Play explores issues with humor, insight There’s a reason you’ve never heard of the upcoming play at The Merc Playhouse, “A Diner on the Way.” The show, which opens Friday (July 12), is making its national debut right here in the Methow Valley. And the setting simply couldn’t be more appropriate, as the play revolves […]
ARTS
Painting with fire
New show at Confluence reveals the wide, spontaneous world of encaustic arts James Moore, co-curator of the encaustic-arts show opening Saturday (July 13) at Confluence Gallery in Twisp, considers himself a beginner in the art form. Moore and fellow Tonasket artist Linda Augier brought together the works of 12 artists for “Metamorphic Alchemy,” the new […]
Feeling creative
TwispWorks officials give visitors from the Washington State Arts Commission a tour of the campus on Wednesday (June 12). From left are Sandy Moody, president of the Twisp Chamber of Commerce; Annette Roth, the Arts Commission’s creative districts program manager; Arts Commission consultant Elliat Graney-Saucke; TwispWorks Executive Director Don Linnertz; and Tori Karpenko, TwispWorks director […]
Beer, bikes and bands: Brewfest and Singletrack Celebration join forces
The 2019 Methow Valley Brewfest and Singletrack Celebration converge on the valley this weekend, offering mountain biking, craft brews and live music. Singletrack shuttles On Saturday (June 22) the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Methow Chapter, in conjunction with Methow Cycle & Sport, will provide shuttle service for bike riders from the Chickadee Trailhead at Sun Mountain to Thompson Pass, where […]
All the right notes
The annual Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival is both classy and casual Music that evokes the life of a Japanese samurai, a piece by the youngest musician to win a Pulitzer Prize, and a virtuosic tour-de-force for solo bass are among the highlights of the 24th-annual Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival opening June 20 at […]
Methow Valley Schools receive grants for mentorship, music programs
Three $5,000 grants from the Community Foundation of North Central Washington will support a mentorship coordinator at the Independent Learning Center (ILC), and pay for musical instruments at Liberty Bell High School and Methow Valley Elementary School. During her three years as mentorship coordinator, Kelleigh McMillan said she has been connecting students at the ILC […]
Winthrop Gallery’s new exhibit opens
The Winthrop Gallery will host an artists’ reception for its new exhibit, “Under a Blue Sky,” on Saturday (June 8) from 6 – 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit continues through July 22. Gallery artists will present works that celebrate the joy of life under a blue Methow sky, featuring art inspired by the outdoors. The […]
Gardens are fertile ground for new exhibit at Confluence Gallery
Whether they are places to grow food or tranquil retreats, gardens have always been sources of inspiration for artists. Gardens inspired the next Confluence Gallery exhibit, called “Dig It: A Place Where Art and Gardens Come Together.” The exhibit presents art about gardens and art for gardens, and opens Saturday (June 1) with a reception […]
Rod Weagant exhibit opens at Collapse Gallery in Wenatchee
Methow Valley artist Rod Weagant will have a solo show opening at the Collapse Gallery in Wenatchee on June 7, continuing through June 29. There will be an opening reception on June 7 from 4–9 p.m. at the gallery, 115 S. Wenatchee Ave. Weagant has been an established plein air artist in north central Washington […]
Cascadia Music jazzes it up all weekend with performances, workshops
Three days of jazz appreciation — including listening, learning and playing — start Friday (May 24) to launch this year’s Jazz in the Methow weekend presented by Cascadia Music. The Westerlies, a popular Seattle-based horn ensemble that has a Methow Valley following, will headline the weekend on Sunday (May 26). Also appearing will be the Jacob Zimmerman Jazz Swing […]
