By Laurelle Walsh
Agnes and John Almquist have built a business and a life in the Methow Valley by producing and selling their own line of traditional American folk pottery.
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Valley musicians prepare for holiday concert
By Laurelle Walsh
Cascadia’s annual Holiday Concert is less than a month away, and both the Pipestone Orchestra and the Cascadia Chorale are hard at work preparing for the two-night event.
Auditions set for Children’s Theatre
The annual visit of the Missoula Children’s Theatre to the Methow Valley gets underway Monday (Nov. 18) with auditions for a production of Blackbeard the Pirate, beginning at 3:15 p.m. at Methow Valley Elementary School. The play will be performed at 3 and 7 p.m. on Nov. 23 at the school. Cost is $5 for […]
Words and images linked in new Confluence exhibit
By Ann McCreary
A conversation about the connection between art and writing inspired Confluence Gallery & Art Center’s new exhibit, “Visions of Verse,” opening Nov. 9.
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Funny fundraiser for junior class Comedian Tim Behrens performs a new work by renowned humorist Patrick F. McManus – “Poor Again … Dagnabbit!” – in a fundraiser for the Liberty Bell High School junior class at the Winthrop Barn on Saturday (Nov. 9). The show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and […]
Libby puts his photo and personal journeys on display
By Marcy Stamper
For photographer Ken Libby, a scratched and blemished roll of film became a serendipitous opportunity to build on his affinity for the work of early 20th-century photographers of the Himalayas.
Two local filmmakers at ‘First Tuesday’
Local filmmakers Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele will present “Storytelling for Change,” a review of their many projects, at the Methow Conservancy’s “First Tuesday” program on Nov. 5. The free event will be at the Twisp River Pub from 7-8:30 p.m. Dinner and drinks will be available for purchase. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. […]
Poetic lessons
Sam Green, Washington’s first poet laureate, answered questions last week from Liberty Bell High School students about his favorite poets, what he writes about, and described the many ways poetry sustains him every day. “Poetry helps us express what makes us human, and what we share in this emotional society of ours,” he said, encouraging […]
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Scary tales at bookstore What’s Halloween without scary stories? Trail’s End Bookstore in Winthrop will help set the Halloween mood with a reading of scary stories on Thursday (Oct. 31) from 4-6 p.m. Two high school students will be reading scary tales – “but not too scary” – to entertain trick-or-treaters, said bookstore manager Chris […]
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Keyser Soze at the Pub Keyser Soze, a Reno, Nev.-based band with what they call “an original ska/rocksteady sound,” will appear at the Twisp River Pub on Saturday (Oct. 26) beginning at 8 p.m. Ticket prices have yet to be announced. The concert is for the 21-and-over crowd. The group – named after a mysterious […]
