Hillsboro

‘Hard Boiled Eggnog’: Who offed Santa?

Noel meets Noir in Bag & Baggage’s new family friendly holiday play.

Harrison Butler leads HART Theatre back from the brink – and into the future

The Hillsboro theater’s dynamic artistic director brings an inclusive vision that embraces new work, community engagement, educational initiatives — and maybe a new campus.

Hillsboro’s Main Street: Awash in art and community

The city’s downtown uses arts to boost economy and livability – but work remains to be done, arts advocates say.

A new stage for telling Native stories

Director Jeanette Harrison’s new Native Theater Project, in an innovative partnership with Hillsboro’s Bag & Baggage Productions, debuts with Blossom Johnson’s "Diné Nishłį (I Am A Sacred Being) or, A Boarding School Play."

The Sun Rises Over Everyone: El Sol Festival shines a light on Hillsboro’s cultural diversity

A summer arts celebration reflects the inclusive approach of its home, M&M Marketplace, and provides a welcoming environment for the city’s increasingly diverse communities.

Up in the air sky high, sky high: Light Opera of Portland’s “Iolanthe”

LOoP’s debut, a charming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s fairy opera.

Light Opera of Portland’s ‘Iolanthe’ throws Gilbert & Sullivan for a LOoP

The company brings its comic operettas to downtown Portland and Hillsboro.

Hillsboro Pride Party: A rainbow rises

During Pride Month, Oregon's fifth largest city celebrates openness and diversity amid recognition that the quest to overcome fear and repression is far from over.

Inaugural Hillsboro Film Festival creates a new hub for West Side cinema

The two-day event at The Vault drew entries from around the globe and raised funds for host Bag&Baggage Productions.

The Fall of Hillsboro’s Sequoia Gallery + Studios 

The artist-operated downtown institution’s closure after 16 years deprives Oregon of an important visual arts hub. 

Walters Cultural Arts Center showcases creativity and builds connections in downtown Hillsboro

The busy cultural hub celebrates its 20th anniversary with a day-long party this Saturday, March 16

Nik Whitcomb, Hillsboro’s new bag man

As Bag & Baggage performs "Red Velvet," his first directing show as the theater's artistic director, the Omaha and New York transplant creates a tight bond with his new home town.

Ekphrastic Jazz in Hillsboro: Creating new music inspired by public art

“Out There Jazz Suite” transmutes Hillsboro sculptures into a recording, a multimedia concert, and a community collaboration.

Art Adventure: Heading to Hillsboro

From its Walters Arts Center to its Civic Center, a surprise Lee Kelly sculpture and more, Portland's booming western neighbor offers a surprise for the eyes.