Liberty Bell Junior/Senior High School English Department teachers are taking a creative approach to making poetry accessible to students by offering them varied and frequent access to different forms of poetry throughout their years in school, and one such program is currently underway: the third annual Poetry Week. Sponsored by the Public School Funding Alliance […]
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Cast members from the Liberty Bell Drama Company rehearsed “All That Jazz,” the opening number of “Chicago,” earlier this week at The Merc Playhouse. The high school students, directed by Kelly Grayum and Danbert Nobacon, will perform the musical at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15-19, at The Merc. The […]
Cascadia’s Jazz in the Methow promises music-packed weekend
The Westerlies, a popular Seattle-based horn ensemble that has a Methow Valley following, will headline Cascadia Music’s Jazz in the Methow weekend May 24-26. Also appearing will be the Jacob Zimmerman Jazz Swing Band and the Methow Valley’s own Westendorf Jazz Trio. The schedule includes a jam session, Jazz Academy workshops and a dance. The […]
Three valley residents winners in Audubon photography competition
It was a clean sweep for Methow Valley photographers in the annual North Central Washington Audubon Society bird photography contest, with the top three awards in the adult category going to local photographers. First place was awarded to Rick Rottman of Winthrop for a photo of a northern pygmy owl. Pat Leigh of Winthrop won […]
Volta Piano Trio brings premier chamber ensemble to Merc Playhouse
The Volta Piano Trio, a chamber music ensemble including a pianist, cellist and violinist, will perform on Saturday (May 4) at The Merc Playhouse in Twisp. The Volta Piano Trio, formerly known as the Icicle Creek Piano Trio, has established itself as one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier chamber ensembles, according to the group’s website. […]
Twisp ‘creative district’ designation could boost arts, economy
Twisp could benefit not just artistically but also economically if it is certified as a “creative district” by the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA), the Twisp Town Council learned at its meeting last week. Amanda Jackson Mott, executive director of Methow Arts, said the designation has the potential to “strengthen the creative sector, diversify the […]
Strong wins Young Musician award from Wenatchee Valley Orchestra
Liberty Bell High School sophomore Stephanie Strong recently took first place in the 2019 Angela Schuster Svendsen Young Musician Competition sponsored by the Wenatchee Valley Orchestra. The competition was on March 23. The Young Musician award includes a $1,000 cash prize and the opportunity to play with the orchestra in concert. Strong has been playing […]
Trashion touts waste-stream wear
Confluence Gallery’s ninth annual Trashion Show will once again bring the creative couture of clutter to the Methow Valley Community Center in Twisp on May 4. Artists, designers, models and spectators will share in the creation of spectacular and odd outer (and under) wear made from repurposed items. The runway show features upcycled recycled outfits […]
Valley author Rose Weagant wins fiction writing award
Twisp resident Rose Weagant has won an award for fiction from the 2019 Write on the River Writers’ Competition. Weagant received third place for a short fiction story titled “The Buskers.” The story focuses on two boys who play music in the center of their small town in order to earn money for a movie, […]
Liberty Bell students included in statewide poetry project
Poems by two Methow Valley students are included in an online interactive poetry project that features poems about different areas of Washington state. Liberty Bell High School students Keeley Brooks and Travis Grialou wrote poems about the Methow Valley that are included on the map. The project, called “Washington Poetic Routes,” was created by Washington […]
