Vintage Wheels will roll into Winthrop
The 51st annual Winthrop Vintage Wheel Car Show will be on Saturday (Sept. 12) from 9 a.m-5 p.m., promising to fill downtown with classic vehicles of all kinds. Up the hill at Pine Near RV Park, vintage travel trailers will be on display.
On Saturday, the parade lineup begins at 7 a.m. at the Winthrop Inn and Abby Creek Inn on Highway 20. The parade into town begins at 10 a.m. The vehicle display on Riverside Avenue continues until 3 p.m.
For more information, visit www.winthropwashington.com/events.
Mazama Community Club meets
The Mazama Community Club will hold its Annual Potluck and Membership Meeting on Sunday (Sept. 13) beginning at 5 p.m. New board members will be elected to serve for 3-year terms. A brief treasurer’s report and information about what the board has been working on and accomplished this year will be presented. Sign-up opportunities for volunteering such as garden maintenance, snow shoveling, pickleball court patrol, Movie and Game Nights will be available.
Mazama Advisory Committee meeting
Residents of Sub-Unit A and other interested parties are invited to the Mazama Community Club on Tuesday (Sept. 15) at 6:30 p.m. for an information session on proposed updates to the Comprehensive Plan for the Upper Methow Valley.
The local land-use planning advisory committee has been working to update the Comprehensive Plan for Sub-Unit A. The planning area being revised encompasses lands extending west of Winthrop town limits, to Lost River and Early Winters, and includes Wolf Creek and the lower Rendezvous. The current plan was last revised nearly 15 years ago. Draft revisions are complete. For more information or a copy of the draft plan, email mazamaadvisorycommittee@gmail.com. Also, visit Facebook: Mazama Advisory Committee or www.mazamaadvisorycommittee.wordpress.com.
At the Winthrop library
• September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Check at the library for details.
• Story Time is every Friday at 11 a.m. This Friday’s event features “The Clever Spider: An Interactive Anansi Story Adventure.”
• Saturday, Sept. 26 from noon- 2p.m., “Unbounded Practice: Women’s Contributions to Early Ecological Design.”
Bear Safety Training
On Tuesday (Sept. 15) from 4-6 p.m., join the Methow Conservancy and Defenders of Wildlife to participate in a real-time bear spray demonstration and learn more about human bear conflict. This event requires a free RSVP. More information available at methowconservancy.org/events.
Methow At Home events
Methow At Home hosts several events that are open to the public, free unless otherwise indicated. For more information and to register, visit methowathome.org.
• “Open Book Club,” Friday, Sept. 18, from 1-2:30 p.m. at Winthrop library. Share your favorites or discuss what you’re currently reading
• “Cohousing Info Session” on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Winthrop library. Learn about cohousing and whether it might be a good fit for you.
• “Caring for People Living With Dementia,” a free four-week course on Wednesday from Sept. 23-Oct. 14, 1-3 p.m. at the Winthrop library.
• “Tech Tuesdays,” on Sept. 15 and 22, from 1-3 p.m. at the Winthrop library.
• “Men’s Social Hour,” Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 4-5:30 p.m. at Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop.
At the Twisp library
Here are events happening at the Twisp Library in September:
• “Preschool Storytime,” on Fridays (except Sept. 11) from 11 a.m.-noon. Designed for preschool-aged children and their adult caregivers.
• “Yarn Circle,” Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2-4 p.m.
• “Teen Activity at Room Two: Games,” Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3-5 p.m., for students in grades 9-12, at Room One building in Twisp.
Postcard writing event
Methow Pride hosts a postcard writing event focused on November ballot initiatives that affect LGBTQ+ youth on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Pride Center and Sanctuary on the TwispWorks campus. For information, visit methowpride.org.
Winthrop Quilt Round Up
The Winthrop Quilt Round Up will be on Saturday, Sept. 19, in downtown Winthrop. Local quilters will display their work throughout town while visitors can participate in a scavenger hunt through local shops and enter a raffle featuring gift baskets. Proceeds benefit the Shafer Museum.
Potluck with a Purpose
The Twisp Valley Grange hosts its monthly “Potluck with a Purpose” on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., potluck at 6 p.m. This month’s program is “Bean to Bonbon: cacao bean’s transformation to chocolate,” presented by local chocolatier Mary Jane Perry. Water, glasses, plates, silverware, napkins provided. More information at twispvalleygrange.org.
TwispFest THIS MONTH
The Twisp Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for TwispFest on Sept. 25-26. The event includes a community potluck and salmon dinner at TwispWorks on Friday, Sept. 25, prepared by 1908 BBQ & Bourbon. On Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. there will an art walk and craft market, family games and activities, a Scarecrow Contest, live music, food, and more in downtown Twisp. For information, visit TwispWA.com.
Student-led Farmers Market
Classroom in Bloom hosts the Methow Valley Elementary School fourth-graders for their annual fall Farmers Market on Friday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m.-noon on the school district campus at 18 Twin Lakes Road. The free event will feature student-grown, harvested, and sold produce. Cash is preferred. For information, email execdirector@classroominbloom.org.
