‘Revolutionists’ continues
The Merc Playhouse production of “The Revolutionists,” written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Missi Smith, continues this week with shows Thursday (Oct. 1) through Sunday (Oct. 4). Showtime is 7 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2 and 3 (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 at (doors at 1:30 p.m.). Ticket prices range from $20-$30, with $5 admission for students. Oct. 1 is admission by donation. Visit www.mercplayhouse.org for more information.
Photo contest
The Okanogan Conservation District is again hosting a photo contest to celebrate the natural beauty, open spaces, and agricultural producers of Okanogan County. Eligible are year-round photos that relate to each month of the year, including landscapes, scenery, plants, wildlife and habitat, people caring for natural resources, people enjoying the outdoors, agriculture, farming and livestock, land stewardship and conservation practices, historic conservation and farming practice. There’s no limit to the number of photos you can submit. Submit here by Oct. 9: https://tinyurl.com/OCDPhotoContest.
Book release
“Winter Tracks Under Dragontail” by Brian Hackworth will be on display.
Confluence Poet Julianne Seeman and Methow Press present a new collection of poetry by Seeman, “Make Up for Lost Time” on Thursday (Oct. 1) at 6 p.m. at Brix Wine Bar, 229 Riverside Ave., Winthrop. The event is free.
Opening at Confluence
Two new exhibits open at The Confluence: Art in Twisp on Oct. 6, with an opening reception at the gallery on Friday, Oct. 10, from 5-7 p.m. The main gallery exhibit is “This Land is Our Land,” curated by Jennifer Molesworth. The shows run through Nov. 14.
Dollar Watch returns
The Dollar Watch Cowboy Jamboree, a local entertainment tradition for a decade in the early 2000s, returns with a benefit show for Winthrop Kiwanis on Saturday, Oct. 10. Doors open at 6 p.m., the show starts at 7 p.m. There will be a cash bar available. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. General admission is $40; reserved admission is $60. Tickets will be available at the Kiwanis website, https://winthropkiwanis.com, or at www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-dollar-watch-cowboy-jamboree.
Chamber Music Festival fundraiser
Tickets are on sale for “The Crescendo: An Evening for Chamber Music,” a fundraiser for the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Sun Mountain Lodge.
The evening includes dinner, an auction, and eight cellos filling the room with music. Chamber Festival Artistic Director Kevin Krentz and cellist Haeyoon Shin take the stage with six of their students for a cello octet: eight cellos playing as one.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $175 per individual, $1,600 for a host table of eight, or $2,500 for a patron tale of eight. Doors at 5 p.m. For information, visit www.methowmusicfestival.org/the-crescendo.
Folk & Roots Festival
The Winthrop Folk & Roots Festival returns to the Winthrop Barn Oct. 23–24 with a lineup including nationally touring singer-songwriter Max Gomez, Golden Shoals, Skillethead and other Pacific Northwest artists performing folk, bluegrass and old-time music.
The event is Produced by Mountain Music Fund. Tickets and festival information are available at www.mountainmusicfund.org and also at www.folknroots.com.
