Brighten your autumn by celebrating Diwali, the vibrant Indian Festival of Lights, at the Wilsonville Public Library. This free, family-friendly evening brings the community together to experience the joy and rich traditions of the holiday. Enjoy an immersive celebration featuring lively music, beautiful cultural dances, delicious traditional foods and hands-on festive crafts.
Bring the family and settle in with dinner & a beverage for some foot-tapping fun with a group of musicians playing traditional Irish tunes all evening. The next Three Mugs session is this Saturday, Sep 12 from 6-9 pm. Thanks to Stephen Arnold, we‘re now on a regular schedule of the 2nd Sat of each month. Your participation will help keep it going!
The Modern Folk is a experimental/ambient folk music based on traditional folk forms such as Appalachian, Irish, and Delta Blues and Spiritual Jazz styles.
Experience the vibrancy of Historic Downtown Hillsboro during the holidays. We have your passport to retail therapy at over a dozen merchants, to meet and greet up to 14 wineries and more perks in Downtown as we launch the 6th Annual Sip & Shop November 7th 2026 3:00PM – 7:00PM. Passport Tickets Get your Sip & Shop Passport tickets by Nov. 1 for the early-bird rate. After Nov. 1, tickets are $25, so don’t wait Purchase Passport Tickets Here Early Bird through 11/1: $22 each or $74 for 4pk bundle ($18.50 each) Your passport includes: Complimentary tastings Reusable shopping bag filled with merchant swag + promos A logo wine glass *(while supplies last)* Use the ticket link to grab yours today and join the fun! Beneficiary: Proceeds from this year’s event support the Family Peace Center of Washington County Participating Merchants Artful Garden Belladonna Bowie Bargains Catherine Bede Gallery Colours Art Dee’s Divine Finds Gimre’s Shoes LaHaie’s Le’Stuff Antique Mall (Co-Sponsor) Merrill Gardens Piccolo Mondo Rock It Resell Snider’s Antique Mall 3 Goats Vineyard Willow & Ash Urban River Spirits Pouring Partners Chris James Cellars DAnu Winery Dion Vineyards Flipturn Cellars Helvetia Winery La Randonnée Résolu Cellars (Co-Sponsor) Parra Wine Co Patton Valley Wines Scotch Church Road Vineyard 3 Goats Vineyard 2 Towns Cider Bull Run Cider Urban River Spirits How the Sip & Shop Passport works: You’ll be directed to pick up your passport map, Swag bag including restaurant specials a
Sign up for the poster session here!
The 2026 Pauling Medal will be presented to Professor Wooley at the 2026 Pauling Medal Symposium on November 7, 2026, at Portland State University in Portland, OR, in recognition of her pioneering studies.
Information about the symposium is posted at the Pauling Medal web page. The symposium includes lectures by eminent scientists and the awardee, a student poster session, a reception, and an evening banquet with presentation of the Pauling Medal to Professor Wooley.
The symposium is free and open to the public. The Awards Dinner is open to the public but requires advance purchase of a banquet ticket. Please visit the Pauling Medal web page for event details and banquet tickets.
Schedule:
1:00 - 5:30pm: Symposium in Hoffman Hall
Symposium speakers