📶 Sherwood Broadband expanding citywide

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Issue 28 | Thursday, April 30, 2026

Hello, neighbor! Welcome to the Sherwood Sun weekly newsletter.

In this week's edition, we cover the timeline for Sherwood Broadband to blanket the city, and registration is now open for Art Smart summer camp at the Sherwood Center for the Arts.

After that, check out our contributed monthly column from The Garden Corner to keep up with spring planting.

Before you go, visit our comprehensive local events calendar to find out about fun things to do this week right here in Sherwood.

Support local journalism and your neighbors, and read on!

— Jules Rogers, founder, editor, neighbor

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Let's get straight to the news:

📶 Sherwood edges closer to city-wide broadband internet service

Within three years, broadband is expected to blanket the city.

🎨 Sherwood youngsters will get plenty of summer camp experience, thanks to the Sherwood Center for the Arts

Kids can enjoy half-day and full-day Arts and Rec camps, Digital Arts and Science camps, Music and Theatre Arts camps, and Fine Arts camps.

🌺 The Garden Corner Column: That’s an excellent question

Tualatin's The Garden Corner writes a monthly column to help you keep up with your garden year-round.

🗓️ What's happening in Sherwood this week?

Here is what's on our calendar from April 30-May 6. Don't miss out on your favorite local events going on right here in Sherwood!

⭐ Starred events have been enhanced with a sponsorship.

Got an event or story tip to share with the community? Contact us!

Thursday | April 30

• Coffee & Campfire Playdate — 8:30-11 a.m., Langer's Entertainment Center
• Pinochle — 1 p.m., Marjorie Stewart Senior Community Center
• Varsity Girls Tennis v. Newberg — 4 p.m., Sherwood High School
• Paint with Friends — 5-8 p.m., Glimpses of Wonder and Warfare
• Board Game Club — 6-9 p.m., Langer's Entertainment Center
• Music Bingo Night — 6:30-8:30 p.m., BearKat Brewing Company

May Day | May 1

• First Friday Nature: Tualatin Wildlife Refuge — 9:15 a.m., Marjorie Stewart Senior Community Center
• Varsity Boys Tennis v. Forest Grove— 4 p.m., Sherwood High School
• Book Signing with local author Melanie Dobson — 6-8 p.m., Symposium Coffee
• Friday Night Magic: The Gathering Draft — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Glimpses of Wonder and Warfare
• Live Music with Bobby Turner — 7-9:30 p.m., 503 Uncorked

Kentucky Derby | May 2

• Cars & Coffee — 9-11 a.m., Langer's Entertainment Center parking lot
• Seed Planting Party — 10-11 a.m., Sherwood Public Library
• Digital Navigator Tech Help — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sherwood Public Library
• Kentucky Derby Party — Generations Bar & Grill
• Annual Kentucky Derby Party — Noon-5 p.m., Blakeslee Vineyard
• Kill Team Warhammer game night — 6-8 p.m., Glimpse Wonder and Warfare
• Bingo Night — 6-8 p.m., Sherwood STAR Society
• Poker Fundraiser — 6 p.m., Sherwood Elks Lodge
• Live Music with James Nikolas — 7-9:30 p.m., 503 Uncorked

Sunday | May 3

• Trivia Brunch Buffet — 11 a.m.-2 p.m., The Tack Room
• Community Chess Drop-in — 1-4 p.m., Sherwood Public Library
• Pokemon League Challenge — 3-6 p.m., Glimpses of Wonder and Warfare

Monday | May 4

• Mystery Monday Book Club — 4 p.m., Marjorie Stewart Senior Community Center
• Burger Night — 5 p.m., American Legion Post 56
• Varsity Baseball v. Glencoe — 5 p.m., Sherwood High School
• Sherwood Speed Date & Mingle (45+) — 6:30-8 p.m., 503 Uncorked
• Brewery Bingo — 6:30-9:30 p.m., The Tack Room
• Magic: The Gathering Legacy game night — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Glimpses of Wonder and Warfare
• Sherwood Cultural Arts Commission special meeting — 6:30-7:30 p.m., Sherwood City Hall

Cinco de Mayo | May 5

• Blood Drive — 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Sherwood High School
• Coffee & Campfire Playdate — 8:30-11 a.m., Langer's Entertainment Center
• Baby Storytime— 9:30-10 a.m., Sherwood Public Library
• Fun for Ones — 10:15-11:15 a.m., Sherwood Public Library
• Cinco de Mayo Taco Tuesday — Generations Bar & Grill
• Varsity Softball v. Forest Grove — 5 p.m., Sherwood High School
• Varsity Girls Tennis v. Glencoe — 5 p.m., Sherwood High School
• ⭐ Pens and Needles — 5:30 p.m., Sherwood Bookstore 
• OpinioNation —  6-8 p.m., The Tack Room
• Star Wars Unlimited Weekly Play — 6-11 p.m., Glimpses of Wonder and Warfare
• Trivia Tuesday — 7-8:30 p.m., 503 Uncorked
• Sherwood City Council meeting — 7-8 p.m., Sherwood City Hall

Wednesday | May 6

• Shakespeare Club — Sherwood STAR Society
• All Ages Storytime — 9:30-11:15 a.m., Sherwood Public Library
• Marvel Crisis Protocol game night — 5:30-8:30 p.m., Glimpses of Wonder and Warfare
• Track & Field v. McMinnville & Century – 4 p.m., Sherwood High School
• Bingo — 6-7:30 p.m., Generations Bar & Grill
• Trivia in the Tack Room — 6-8 p.m., The Tack Room
• Trivia Wednesdays — 6:30-8:30 p.m., BearKat Brewing
• 503 Bunco Nights — 6:30-8:30, 503 Uncorked

Check with the host before attending events. The Sherwood Sun is not responsible for schedule changes.