‘Seattle’s Medic One’ has Methow connections Before the mid-1960s, if your heart stopped you were, quite probably, dead, awaiting only a physician’s pronouncement confirming the fact. Even well into the 1960s and 1970s, unless you had your heart attack in one of the few medical facilities equipped with a new-fangled device that re-ignited a non-beating […]
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State poet laureate brings ‘One River: Many Voices’ to the valley
There’s a certain poetry in the momentum and sound of water as it cascades over rocks and laps against the shore. Poets and lovers of verse will have a chance to experience that energy this weekend with Washington poet laureate Claudia Castro Luna, who’s traveling around the state holding poetry workshops and readings connected with […]
OVOC offers Halloween costume rentals
Try on a new persona this Halloween – or at any special event – by renting a memorable outfit or festive accessories from the Okanogan Valley Orchestra & Chorus (OVOC) Costume Shop. The collection – thousands of costumes in all – includes everything from medieval garb to Victorian gowns to witches’ capes and vampire regalia. […]
OVOC launches fall season with ‘classics’
In their first concert of the season, “Strike a Chord: A Concert of Classics,” the Okanogan Valley Orchestra & Chorus (OVOC) showcase masterworks by stellar composers of classical repertoire on Saturday (Oct. 12). The orchestra, directed by Matt Brown, performs The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss and The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, as well […]
Missoula Children’s Theater returns to the Methow Valley with ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’
The Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to the Methow Valley this year on Nov. 2 with a production of “Jack & the Beanstalk” that will feature dozens of local students. Auditions will be at Methow Valley Elementary School on Oct. 28, from 12:40-2:40 p.m. Parts are open for all grades. No preparation is needed. Not all […]
Confluence Gallery exhibit’s artists find ample inspiration in plein air
The Confluence Gallery show opening this week, “Oil & Water: A Plein Air Exhibit,” features some two dozen artists, almost all of them based in the Methow Valley. The artists who made the oils and watercolors that go on exhibit this Saturday (Oct. 5) got out of the studio and met their subjects on their […]
Confluence Poets celebrate five years
Confluence Poets will celebrate their fifth anniversary on Oct. 9 at Confluence Gallery, Twisp. The free event begins at 7 p.m. Featured local poets will include Subhaga Crystal Bacon, Ryan Brennan, Vick Douxmont, Cindy Williams Gutierrez, Christine Kendall and Greg Wright. Ken Bevis will provide music; refreshments will be provided. For information, call 997-2787. Confluence […]
Twisp seeks to elevate status as artistic hub through state program
Town, Methow Arts to apply for ‘creative district’ designation The Town of Twisp and Methow Arts Alliance are developing a plan to make the town one of the state’s first official creative districts. The town and the arts nonprofit hope to submit an application for creative-district status to the Washington State Arts Commission “by November […]
‘Autumn Elements’ show is just in time at Winthrop Gallery
Just in the nick of time for the autumnal equinox, the Winthrop Gallery opens an exhibit celebrating the glorious colors and textures of fall. The “Autumn Elements” exhibit, which runs through Nov. 11, showcases fall-inspired pieces in a variety of media: painting, photography, drawing, ceramics, glass and textiles. The public is invited to a free […]
HooDoo Marimba in ‘Celebrating Cultures’ at Pearrygin Lake
The Washington State Parks “Celebrating Cultures” series returns to Pearrygin Lake State Park on Saturday (Sept. 14) with performances by the local band HooDoo Marimba and the Radost Folk Ensemble. The free event will be from 2-5 p.m. Visitors should enter the event through the east campground at the park. A Discover Pass is required […]
