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Chamber music
The Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival continues through Saturday (Aug. 3), with center-stage concerts at Signal Hill Ranch (Highway 20, between Twisp and Winthrop) on Thursday and Saturday (7:30 p.m.) and free concerts on Wednesday at the Mazama Store (6 p.m.) and the Lost River Winery Tasting Room in Winthrop on Friday (5 p.m.) For […]
Summer camp!
Overnight and day camps have been in full swing around the Methow Valley for the past few weeks, where kids – from toddlers to teens – had fun with outdoor skills, horseback riding, drama, art and gymnastics, among other pursuits.
Show at Confluence blurs line between inside and out
By LAURELLE WALSH A new show that explores harmony between people, interior and exterior living spaces and the objects that fill those spaces opens at Confluence Gallery and Art Center this weekend. “Inside Out” emphasizes the design aspects of arts and crafts and how “thoughtfully designed objects and the environment we create with them has […]
Mazama Festival of Books sets busy two-day schedule
The lineup is set for the second Mazama Festival of Books, scheduled for Sept. 7-8 at the Mazama Community Center. The festival debuted last year with moderators Katherine Lanpher and Lauren Cerand, who will return this year to engage authors in intimate salon-style conversations about their work. The festival was founded by part-time Mazama resident […]
Arts shorts
Haitian art show The Studio in Twisp will host an opening reception on Saturday (Aug. 3) from 4-8 p.m. for a contemporary art exhibit celebrating the Haitian spirit and the people of Haiti. All of the artwork included in the exhibit is for sale. All proceeds will go directly to on-the-ground organizations in Haiti that […]
Art and empty spaces come together in ARTscapes
By ANN McCREARY For Winthrop copper artist Jessica Dietz, the opportunity to create her artwork in an open studio with public visiting hours is a welcome change from the basement shop where she has been working. Dietz is setting up her artist studio in a previously empty Glover Street house in Twisp through a program […]
Changing musical styles at chamber music festival
By MARCY STAMPER Concertgoers will have a rare opportunity to appreciate changing styles in classical music and its interpretation at this year’s Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival. Musicians on the concert stage during the first weekend of the festival, beginning Thursday (July 25), come from an older tradition that prizes interpretive freedom, said Kevin Krentz, […]
Wild Mind films screen this weekend
The Wild Mind Film Camp will wind up its second year in the Methow Valley on Saturday (July 27) with a free showing of the 12 documentary films created by students during the 11-day film tutorial. This year, there will be films about James Donaldson, Bernie Hosey, Ed Welch, the Spartan Art Project, Second Mile […]
Arts shorts
Clay art Ceramicist Matt Armbrust and the Methow Valley Clay Art Center are hosting ceramicists from around the country as part of the Methow Valley Clay Art Fest, Aug. 8-11 at TwispWorks. The free event will feature demonstrations from artists Seth Charles, Deb Schwartzkopf and Don Ashford. For information, contact Armbrust at mattpotter@holdenvillage.org or go […]
