Clackamas County Arts Alliance

Creatures Of The Sea In Fused Glass
2026-07-12 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sweet Lomy Art LLC, 17197 Stanhelma Drive, Gladstone, OR, 97027, United States
Creatures of the Sea: Fused Glass Class
Dive into a colorful underwater world and bring your favorite sea creatures to life in glass! In this hands-on class, you’ll design and create a one-of-a-kind piece featuring sea horses, jellyfish, sea turtles, crabs, or any ocean-inspired creation your imagination dreams up.
You’ll learn the fundamentals of glass fusing as you cut, snip, and layer vibrant glass pieces to build your design. We’ll also explore the use of fiber paper to add texture and dimension, giving your artwork extra depth and movement, like it’s drifting through the sea.
This class is perfect for beginners and experienced creators alike. You’ll leave your piece to be kiln-fired, transforming your design into a smooth, finished work of art ready for pickup in 1–2 weeks.
Ages: 12+
Project Options:
5-inch piece – $60
7-inch piece – $85
7 x 12-inch piece – $100
10 x 10-inch piece – $125

Canvas and Clay
2026-07-12 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-16 12:00 - 17:00 | OR
Canvas and Clay: A Study of Flora and Fauna…July’s featured artist show at Sidestreet Arts Gallery brings together three painters and a potter from Lake Oswego & West Linn.
Kasey Wanford, Lisa Brinkman, Molly Reeves and Ha Austin
These 4 artists interpreted the natural beauty, flow and simple moments of our world in their unique styles. The nature inspired works depict our desire to find stillness amid chaos and to feel that we are part of, not separate from, the world that surrounds us.
Please join our four artists at Sidestreet Arts Gallery on First Friday, July 3 from 5-7pm. Learn more about the simple joys that inspire them.
The works will be available July 2-August 1, 2026.
🛍️Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm.
🧑‍💻Select items are also available online
Organizers:
https://www.sidestreetarts.com/
https://www.haaustinceramics.com/

Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2026-07-12 14:30 - 16:30, 2026-07-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Clackamas Repertory Theater, 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, OR, 97045, United States
Inspired by Neil Simon’s experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows, this hilarious ensemble comedy dives into the wild world of the television writers’ room of the 1950s, where everyone is desperate to land the next big laugh — and compete for the attention of larger-than-life variety show star, Max Prince. Content Advisory: Strong Language and Adult Themes. Written by: Neil Simon Directed by: Don Alder “Old style comedy: fast and furious.” – The Wall Street Journal “One of [Simon’s] funniest … Comedy, comedy all the way.” – Newsweek “Enough laughs per minute to assure [it] a long run and many happy audiences.” – USA Today “The funniest comedy on Broadway in years and likely to remain the funniest comedy on Broadway for years.” – Variety Sponsored by Krista Breunsbach and her family, Kathy Smith

June 25 – July 19, 2026
Thurs-Sat evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Sun and third Sat* matinees at 2:30 p.m.

*Due to the popularity of matinees, the third Sat of each production will take place at 2:30 p.m. rather than 7:30 p.m.

Chapel Theatre Courtyard Dance Performance
2026-07-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Chapel Theatre, 4107 Harrison Street, Milwaukie, OR, 97222, United States
Did you know there are a bunch of different styles of dance that take place or have taken place at Chapel Theatre? To name a few:
Contemporary
Irish dance
Japanese Lion dance
Ballet Folklorico
Flamenco
Salsa
Tap
Dance fitness
Ballet
These dance styles come from different backgrounds and cultures, and speak to the diversity of movement that exists in our community. We’re inviting you to a free show to check out a few of these dance styles, learn a bit about the background of each dance, and see some demonstrations from a select few. Hang out in our new courtyard, grab a drink, and enjoy the performance!

StoryWalk "Song in the City"
2026-07-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-14 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Iron Mountain Park, 2401 Iron Mountain Rd, Lake Oswego, OR, 97035, United States
Visit Iron Mountain Park to read our newest StoryWalk® installation, Song in the City. Written by Daniel Bernstrom and illustrated by Jenin Mohammed, it tells the story of a young blind girl filled to overflowing with the sounds of her beloved city. Poetically rhythmic and lightly humorous, the tale bridges the gap between generations of music and family while centering love, understanding and joy. Celebrate Disability Pride Month at one of Lake Oswego’s most accessible natural areas, Iron Mountain Park.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier Vermont. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.
Iron Mountain Park is located at 2401 Iron Mountain Rd., Lake Oswego. For more information, contact Youth Services at 503-697-6580.

Ledding Library Art: Ariella-Sophie Sternberg & Val Hubbard
2026-07-13 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-14 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-15 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-16 10:00 - 18:00 | Milwaukie Ledding Library, 10660 SE 21st Ave., Milwaukie, OR, 97222, United States
Val Hubbard presents a series of atmospheric, abstracted paintings, and Ariella-Sophie Sternberg presents “Drawn with the Left Hand,” a collection of drawn portraits documenting a period of recovery from injury.

Stairwell Gallery: Beverly & Arthur Foster: Life and Death in a Potsdam Garden
2026-07-13 10:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-14 10:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-15 10:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-16 10:00 - 19:00 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
Beverly Chesnut Foster’s compelling photographic artistry brings a hidden chapter of Potsdam, Germany, to light. From 1933 to 1945, horticulturists Karl and Eva Foerster cultivated a garden of extraordinary beauty that quietly became a sanctuary during the rise of Nazi terror. Within 3 its peaceful paths and borders, several Jewish women found a way to hide in plain sight as deportations and death camps threatened their lives. Beverly Chesnut Foster explores the tension between danger and refuge with her lens, capturing the interplay of fear, resilience, and quiet defiance embedded in the garden’s past. The accompanying narrative, written by her husband Arthur Foster, a former colleague of the Foersters and a former Berlin professor, provides historical context that deepens the emotional resonance of Beverly’s work. The exhibition will be on view throughout July during regular library hours. Lake Oswego Public Library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, contact April Younglove at 503-534-5667 or ayounglove@lakeoswego.city

Music and Movement in Mandarin
2026-07-13 10:30 - 11:00 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
This event repeats every week on Monday.

Join Sharon Gan, founder of Heart Strings Mandarin, for a program specially designed for young learners. We will sing, move, play instruments, and tell stories. We welcome all levels of Mandarin fluency from absolute beginners to native Mandarin speakers. Recommended for ages 2-5 years. Space is limited and available on a first-come basis.
欢迎参加心弦中文的中文音乐律动课。
Sharon老师会和小朋友一起唱歌，跳舞，玩乐器，说故事，度过充实的三十分钟。
本课程适合二到五岁的小朋友，各种语言程度都可以参加。
名额有限，请速报名！
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library and admission is free. The Lake Oswego Public Library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, contact the Children’s desk at 503-697-6580 or visit the Library’s website at www.lopl.org/kids.

Hands On A Hard Body
2026-07-13 14:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
When an auto dealership in Longview, TX, launches an endurance contest, ten economically strapped strangers embark on a journey that tests their hearts, minds, and bodies. The contestant who keeps at least one hand on a brand-new hardbody truck the longest gets to drive it off the lot. What initially seems like a mere publicity stunt soon becomes a soul-baring battle of wills. Only one can win, but for all involved, the truck holds the key to their own private American dream.
The mix of people in this contest includes: an unlikeable prior winner who is a bit racist; the son of an immigrant who wants to be a veterinarian; a USMC veteran; an older woman (with her husband for support) who really needs the money; a Texas evangelical; a beauty queen; an older man (and his wife as support) who is recovering from a fall from a big rig; and a few other folks. The backstory involves the faltering dealership, lack of sales, and unethical behavior by some of the staff.
The ensemble includes Melissa Gale, Derek Gregerson, Kate Potter, Mike Dederian, Andrew Stoffers, Victoria Garcia, Sam Babst, Danny Caputo, Mary Compton, Evan Tait, RJ Tofte, Bryan Durden, Jody Allen, Margo Schembre, and Jason Nuesa.
Artistic Staff: Hands on a Hardbody is directed by Thomas C. Graff. Cyndy Ramsey-Rier serves as the music director, while Teri Barardino Newman serves as the choreographer and assistant director. Kendra Comerford is the stage manager, Marcus Storey is the sound designer, Bill Burbach is the set designer, Nikki Paulson is the costume designer, Ian Anderson-Priddy is the lighting designer, and Allen R. Phillips designs the properties. Steve Knox is the producer.
July 10 – August 16, 2026
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sunday Matinees and Saturday matinees on July 25 & August 8 at 2:00 PM

Art X Hand: 60 Years of Art at Menucha
2026-07-14 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-15 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-16 10:00 - 17:00 | Arts Council of Lake Oswego ARTspace, 380 A Ave, Suite A, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
Arts Council of Lake Oswego proudly presents Art x Hand: 60 Years of Arts at Menucha. This special art exhibit celebrates Creative Arts Community’s 60 years of programming, and features works by CAC instructors, coordinators, and board members spanning those past six decades.
Artists included are:
Barbara Black
Susie Cowan
Yuji Hiratsuka
Junko Iijima
Mary Josephson
Michael Knutson
Cynthia Lahti
Dennis Meiners
Paul Missal
Sarah Wolf Newlands
Dale Rawls
Lettie Jane Rennekamp
Sandy Roumagoux
Christopher Shotola-Hardt
Melinda Thorsnes
Diane Trapp
Phyllis Trowbridge
Rick True
The exhibit also includes displays of ephemera from the Creative Arts Community archive.
The exhibit will be on view through July 17 every Tuesday–Friday from 10am–5pm at Artspace Gallery, 380 A Avenue, Suite A, Lake Oswego. We’re located in the city hall building next door to Booktique.

Natural History Book Group
2026-07-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
The Natural History Book Group was founded on the recognition that Indigenous peoples have maintained a deep and reciprocal relationship with the land now known as Lake Oswego for millennia, the group acknowledges this history as an essential grounding for its work. Through participant-selected readings that focus on Traditional Ecological Knowledge, members explore how literature and nonfiction can deepen our understanding of the watershed and its indigenous history, while inspiring practical steps toward a more just relationship with both the land we call home and its original caretakers.
Led by the Oswego Lake Watershed Council, this group meets bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) at 5:00pm. We meet at the Lake Oswego Public Library in the second-floor conference room. New members are welcome.
For more information please email Sharon Goss.
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Meetings and Book Selections for 2026:
July 14: The trees are speaking : dispatches from the salmon forests by Lynda V. Mapes
September 8: Traditional Ecological Knowledge by Melissa Nelson
November 10: Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing by Jennifer Grenz
Past Book Group selections:
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant
Cedar by Hilary Stewart
The Gift of Knowledge: Reflections on Sahaptin Ways by Virginia R. Beavert
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson(link is external)
Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest by Josephine Woolington

Pints from the Past: Displacing Black Portland - A History of Housing Discrimination
2026-07-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
Join us for another Pints from the Past Program at the Lake Theater & Cafe! This month’s discussions is presented by Mariah Rocker with the Oregon Black Pioneers, titled ‘Displacing Black Portland: A History of Housing Discrimination.’
“People of African descent have called Portland home since the earliest days of non-Native settlement. However, policies of systemic racism have led to waves of displacement and demolition within the city’s historically Black neighborhoods. The ripple effects of generations of housing discrimination continue to shape Portland’s demographics and Black Portlanders’ opportunities within a rapidly gentrifying city.
This program is offered by the Lake Oswego Public Library in cooperation with the Lake Theater & Café. Admission is free and no ticket is required (though food and drink purchase is encouraged to offset the cost to the Lake Theater). Doors open at 6:30, the presentation begins at 7:00. The Lake Theater & Café is located at 106 North State Street in Lake Oswego. For more information, contact Joshua Macias at jmacias@lakeoswego.city or 503-675-2535. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library.

Art Exhibition - Artist Julie Mantis
2026-07-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Canby Public Library, 220 NE 2nd Ave., Canby, OR, 97013, United States
The Canby Public Library is hosting a solo exhibit from July 9 – August 31. Presenting local artist, Julie Mantis, displaying fourteen of her original oil paintings.
Address: 220 NE 2nd Ave, Canby, OR 97013
Phone: (503) 266-3394
Hours:
Thursday 10 AM–7 PM
Friday 10 AM–5 PM
Saturday 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday 10 AM–7 PM
Tuesday 10 AM–7 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–7 PM

Art Group
2026-07-16 09:00 - 12:00 | OR
Calling all Artist and Artisans:
If you enjoy creating art but hate doing it by your lonesome, we have a group for you. Come join us Thursday mornings, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 822 Washington St., Oregon City.
Bring your own easel, paints, yarn, macrame, beads, paper, or basket weaving (or any other materials you can tote around), and come be creative in a welcoming community.

Poetry Group
2026-07-16 12:30 - 14:00 | Lake Oswego Library, 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, 97034, United States
This event repeats every month on the third Thursday.

Join fellow poetry lovers for a monthly meet-up to read and discuss poetry in a supportive environment. Feel free to read a poem of your own or one written by a published author that you’d like to share. This group meets on the third Thursday of the month in the conference room on the second floor of the library. Meetings will include time for introductions, poetry readings, organic discussion, and resource sharing. Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome to attend, including newcomers, and we hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please email Rachael Hyde at rhyde@lakeoswego.city.

Intro To The Myth of Tea
2026-07-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Cup of Tea, 10117 SE Sunnyside Rd, Clackamas, OR, 97015, United States
Introduction to the 5 major tea types and ceremonial tea.
Join us for an introduction to the five major types of tea; green, white, oolong, black, and dark tea. Together we will explore the origins of Camellia sinensis, trace its history and cultural roots, and experience the art of gongfu ceremonial tea service. This class is an invitation to step into the magic, wonder, and devotion that tea inspires, while learning how its many expressions continue to connect us to the natural world and our human nature.
This gathering is offered with a suggested contribution of $35. In the spirit of inclusivity and balance, you are welcome to offer what feels right for you, whether that is $35, $25, or more if you have the means. Contributions above the suggested amount help make this experience accessible to those with financial need and sustain the ongoing care and energy poured into holding spaces like this. Every offering, whether financial or energetic, affirms the value of community supported education.
We also acknowledge the systemic barriers that have long limited access for BIPOC communities. To honor this, a $15 option is available for BIPOC participants who would benefit from it. This is one way we commit to equity, ensuring that diversity is not only welcomed but integral to the richness of the experience.
If the listed prices are still a barrier, please reach out directly. I am more than willing to work with you to ensure that tea remains within reach for all who feel called to share in it.
All are welcome here. You are invited to arrive exactly as you are and take part in a space rooted in openness, care, and community, a living space where each presence is honored and where we grow together through the deep, transformative beauty of tea.
To help us hold a mindful and welcoming space, we ask participants to be considerate of sensory sensitivities by avoiding strong fragrances. This is a space of gentle awareness, where we honor our own needs as well as those of others. By showing up with openness, care, and respect for each other’s boundaries, we create a collective meditative atmosphere where, tea, and community belonging can flourish.
In the spirit of reciprocity and uplifting community together, five dollars from each participant will be donated to Q Center, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQ2SIA+ communities through advocacy, resources, and safe spaces, embodying tea’s spirit of connection, reflection, healing, and belonging.
This class is led by D’Guar (they/them), a trans person of color, tea guide, and community builder based in Portland, Oregon. D’Guar has devoted their path to exploring the spirit of Camellia sinensis through mindful practice, storytelling, and connection. Through their project Water Fairy Tea, they create spaces where tea becomes a bridge between nature, presence, and belonging. Their offerings weave education with devotion, inviting participants to meet tea not only as a beverage, but as a living companion in self discovery and community care with nature and the world around.
We acknowledge that this work takes place on the traditional lands of the Multnomah, Clackamas, Chinook, Kathlamet, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla, and many other Indigenous ancestors and communities. We honor their enduring presence, care, and wisdom, and offer gratitude to the land and to the people who have tended it since time immemorial.
