Cascadia Music will present a special performance, “Music of the Americas,” on May 13 at the Methow Valley Community Center in Twisp. The concert will feature the Cascadia Chorale, Pipestone Orchestra and Pipestone Youth Orchestra. The Hottell Ragtime Band will open the show at 6:30 p.m.; the Cascadia performances will begin at 7 p.m. Before […]
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Arts Briefs: ‘Oz’ continues this week, ‘Naturalist’s Sketchbook’
‘Oz’ continues this week The Methow Valley Theater production of “The Wizard of Oz” continues through this weekend, with shows at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Methow Valley Community Center, Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. For more information, visit […]
At last, we’re off to see ‘The Wizard’ at Methow Valley Theater
There’s no place like Twisp for classic production The show must go on … even if it takes three years and enduring a worldwide pandemic. In March of 2020, the Methow Valley Theater was preparing to open its spring musical production, “The Wizard of Oz.” Costumes were made, sets were designed, and rehearsals were well […]
Arts Briefs: ‘Naturalist’s Sketchbook’, Trashion Show tickets
‘Naturalist’s Sketchbook’ Artist Perri Howard and naturalist David Lukas are offering “The Naturalist’s Sketchbook: A Springtime Adventure Series,” a series of three field excursions combined with studio time, on May 6, 13 and 27 from noon-5 p.m. each day. Cost is $95 per class; take one or all three. Each session will include a two-hour […]
‘Don’t Kill the Buzz’ opens at Confluence this week
Exhibit celebrates world of insects If bugs freak you out, you should commit yourself to seeing the upcoming exhibit at The Confluence: Art in Twisp, which opens this Saturday (April 22). “Don’t Kill the Buzz: a Celebration of Insects” aims to “import a fresh appreciation for insects, a group of sentient beings who comprise over […]
Kaltenbach wins Cherrington Scholarship competition
Zoe Kaltenbach, a sophomore at Liberty Bell High School, is the 2023 winner of Cascadia Music’s Cherrington Memorial Merit Scholarship award. Kaltenbach, who is 16, studies violin with Pam Hunt. She played “La Folia” by Arcangelo Corelli, arranged by Shinichi Suzuki. “I really enjoy how different each section is,” Kaltenbach said of the piece. “Some […]
Arts Briefs: ‘Lifespan of a Fact’ continues, ‘Wizard of Oz’ opens April 28
‘Lifespan of a Fact’ continues The Merc Playhouse Readers Theater production of “The Lifespan of a Fact” concludes this week with performances at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday (April 21-22) and at 2 p.m. on Sunday (April 23). All shows will include an intermission. Admission is by donation. For more information, visit www.mercplayhouse.org. ‘Wizard […]
‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ explores real-life issues
Merc production weighs the essence of truth Fact: in 2002, a 16-year-old named Levi Presley jumped from the observation deck of Las Vegas’s Stratosphere Hotel, plummeting 1,149 feet to his death. Fact: following Presley’s suicide, author John D’Agata was commissioned by Harper’s Magazine to write an essay called “What Happens Here,” examining the culture of […]
Arts Briefs: Gothard Sisters in Omak, Flenniken, Bacon read poetry, Feel the buzz at Confluence
Gothard Sisters in Omak The Gothard Sisters, a trio who play contemporary Celtic music, will perform at the Omak Performing Arts Center on Friday (April 14) at 7 p.m. Blending Celtic, folk, and classical, the Gothard Sisters bring songs to life with violin, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bodhran, djembe, whistle and vocal harmonies. Tickets are $25 […]
Flenniken, Bacon to offer poetry reading, book signing at Confluence on April 21
Former Washington Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken will join local poet Subhaga Crystal Bacon and members of the Confluence Poets in a reading and book signing for Bacon’s newest book, “Surrender of Water in Hidden Places,” at The Confluence: Art in Twisp on Friday, April 21, from 7 -9 p.m. Flenniken is the author of three […]
