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==Arts and culture== The [[John Tigard House]], constructed by the son of Wilson M. Tigard in 1880 at the corner of SW Pacific Hwy. and SW Gaarde St., remains, having been saved from demolition in the 1970s by the Tigard Area Historical and Preservation Association. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979, and now stands at the corner of SW Canterbury Lane and SW 103rd St. During the [[Portland Rose Festival]] every summer, the Tigard Festival of Balloons is held at Cook Park near [[Tigard High School]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tigardballoon.org/| title = Tigard Festival of Balloons}}</ref> The tallest building in both the city and county is a 12-story building at [[Lincoln Center (Oregon)|Lincoln Center]].<ref>Allen, Martha. Tigard celebrates year of great growth, development. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', December 29, 1987, West Zoner, p. C8.</ref> [[Broadway Rose Theatre Company]] is a professional musical theatre company based in Tigard. The company performs at their home theatre, The New Stage (located just west of downtown Tigard) and at Tigard High School during the summer months. It was founded in 1991 by Dan Murphy, Sharon Maroney and Tigard native Joseph Morkys. What began as a small summer stock theatre has grown into a large, nonprofit organization, and has received many regional theatre awards including several Drammys,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drammyawards.org/past-winners/|title=Past Winners|date=June 8, 2013|website=Drammy Awards|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orartswatch.org/?s=PAMTA|title=PAMTA|website=Oregon ArtsWatch|language=en-US|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> and BroadwayWorld Portland Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/portland/article/2015-BroadwayWorld-Portland-Awards-Winners-Announced-THOROUGHLY-MODERN-MILLIE-Wins-Big-20160111|title=2015 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards Winners Announced - THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Wins Big!|last=Coverage|first=BWW Special|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> The [[Joy Cinema and Pub (Tigard, Oregon)|Joy Cinema and Pub]] is a local independent theater that specializes in [[Repertory cinema|repertory screenings]] and [[cult film]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Joy Cinema and Pub |url=http://thejoycinema.com/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=The Joy Cinema and Pub |language=en}}</ref>
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