This event repeats every month on the last Thursday of each month, Join us the last Thursday of the month for a casual mystery book group. There will be no assigned books, just time to share and discuss a mystery book that you’ve read with fellow mystery book enthusiasts. Meeting in the library conference room. […]
Join six-generation Oregonian and West Linn author Dede Montgomery as she explores the history, stories, and family legacies shaped by the Willamette River. Growing up on its banks in Wilsonville, Dede’s deep regional roots inspire her six books—including My Music Man and A Map of Her Own. Discover how she blends history, memoir, and fiction […]
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding in Harlem is full of sharp, funny and talented women who make their clients look and feel “nice-nice.” One sweltering summer day, Jaja’s daughter Marie runs the salon while her mother readies for a green-card wedding. As Marie manages laugh-out-loud drama in the shop, unexpected news unites the stylists and clients, […]
Written in 1936, this light-hearted comedy has relevance for today in addressing the main theme of finding one’s own way in today’s complex society, while lightly viewing such topics as distrust of government, domestic terrorism and fear of foreign conflicts. “Grandpa” Vanderhof (Robert Lovitz) once worked in the competitive business world. One day, he realized […]
We will cover the fundamentals of composition, color relationships, lighting, atmospheric perspective, simplification and shape using gouache, watercolor, acrylic or oils. This is a great workshop for any artist that would like to learn how to capture a sense of natural lighting and color into their work. This opportunity is for both new and practicing […]
This September, the Stairwell Gallery will come alive with Susan Schenk’s captivating mixed‑media artworks, where forgotten atlas pages are reborn as sculptural, nature‑inspired forms. A self‑confessed cartophile, Schenk rescues maps left behind in a GPS world and transforms them into intricate, elevated compositions that deliberately obscure familiar details and reward close, curious looking. Come to […]
