What’s Happening in Hillsboro? County Fair Edition

It’s happening! The Washington County Fair starts Thursday and continues until Sunday. Admission is free, though parking might be tight: take the MAX to the Fairgrounds stop if you can.Check out the full schedule here; note that certain events, including the rodeo and a few concerts, have an entry fee.

The fair isn’t all that’s up this week: celebrated Hillsboro theatre troupe Bag&Baggage presents their take on Romeo and Juliet starting this week, with shows Thursday Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm on the Hillsboro Civic Plaza. This adaptation includes text from Shakespeare’s original play, but also some from Persian Muslim Poet Nizami’s Layla and Majnun. Don’t miss it!

If all this isn’t enough for you, Thursday night also brings a concert to Showtime at Shute: tribute band Petty Fever will cover four decades of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Yeah: we’re spoiled for choice this week. Get out there and enjoy yourself!