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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Rhythm & Blues
Photos of musicians and fans at the 2013 Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival
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Jazz on deck The as-yet-unnamed jazz quartet of David Weidig on guitar, vocalist Meghan Sullivan, Doug Wolfe on string bass and Mike Harvey on trombone gave an early evening performance on the deck of Twisp River Suites on Friday. The combo played two hours of jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, […]
Johnny Winter tops big talent list at Rhythm & Blues Fest
By MARCY STAMPER Headliner Johnny Winter, with his long commitment to authentic blues and creative flights into blues rock, is the perfect match for the state’s venerable Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival this weekend at the Blues Ranch just west of Winthrop. Winter is coming to Winthrop for the first time in the festival’s 26-year […]
