Admission is free all day starting at 10:00 AM at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on the first Friday of every month, and hours are extended to 8:00 PM with light refreshments and snacks offered after 5:00 PM. Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center and North Central Regional Library are hosting a FREE MakerSpace on Friday, June 7 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM. Featuring a laser cutter, sewing machines, cricut machine, and 3D printing. Some materials will be…

Come take a look inside the beautifully restored historic Wells House. Tours will be given on the first and second floors with insider information including history about the house and the original owners, fun facts about its college days, and interesting details uncovered in the renovation. Light refreshments will be served. The Wells House is located off of 9th Street at the end of Nelson on the Wenatchee Valley College campus.

Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on Saturday, June 8 for a Downtown Walking Tour from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Linda Boese of NCRL and Debbie Sawyer of WVMCC will begin the tour at the Museum with a demonstration of the Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. The tour will visit Liberty Theater, the original home of the 100 year-old organ, and the Chamber of Commerce for Wine Tasting and light refreshments. The tour will visit the North Central Regional…

Are you tired of your plain old windows? Ever wondered how to solder?   On June 12, from 6:30  – 9:00 PM, the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s MakerSpace is hosting another class in the Get Lit series: Stained Glass! Learn how to use design and construct your own personalized stained glass piece along with the basics of soldering. With the knowledge you gain from this class you will be able to make your own stained glass at home and apply your…

Enjoy the magic of poetry! Children ages 4-11 and their caregivers are invited to join us for silly poems, funny poems, story poems, limericks and more. Perri will also facilitate a related fun craft for kids. Perri’s Activity Books are available at the Museum Gift Shop.

    Grades 1 - 2: Story Art Join us as we connect Art and Literature with fun art projects inspired by children’s books. Enjoy listening to the books like “If I ran the Zoo” by Dr. Seuss and then make a Tizzled Topped Tufted Mazurka! Or use paper and glue to create a unique masterpiece after listening to the story "Too Much Glue" by Jason Lefebvre.   Grades 3 - 7: Board Game Creator Spend the week creating your own…

    Grades 1 - 2: Dough Creations Let’s roll out the dough for this class! Use your imagination to create things out of dough that you make. Playdough, salt dough, clay, etc... You make it and then create with it!   Grades 3 - 7: Fiber Arts (ALL DAY) Enjoy four days of creative hands on making. Spend your day sewing, knitting and learning macramé! Come and sew a tote bag, arm knit a fun scarf, and macramé a wall…

Planning to enjoy the Concert in Centennial Park? Join us at the Beer Garden at the Museum. Our parking lots offers a perfect view and listening spot to enjoy The Prefunc live on the Centennial Park stage. Beer and wine are available for purchase. Must be 21 to enter. $1 cover. Open 7-9 PM.    

Admission is free all day starting at 10:00 AM at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on the first Friday of every month, and hours are extended to 8:00 PM with light refreshments and snacks offered after 5:00 PM.

    Grades 1 - 2: Welcome to the Jungle Take a walk on the wild side! Have you ever watched animals move and wondered why or how they are able to do that? Let’s create fun wildlife crafts as we explore different animals in the jungle!   Grades 3 - 5: Paper Sand Art (SOLD OUT) Use paper and sand to create a masterpiece! What will you make with Paper Mache? What color will you make your sand? Let your imagination…

Brent Cunderla will take you on a tour from Wenatchee to Leavenworth that will highlight the different rock types and geologic processes that occurred over the last 100 million years. The Wenatchee Valley is unique in that all three major rock types: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary occur here. Numerous examples of these three rock groups will be discussed and observed on the field trip. Tour goers will meet at the Wenatchee Valley Museum to board a tour bus that will…

    Grades 1 - 2: Wonderful World of Waves Let’s make some noise and not only hear it, but see it too! We will explore the science of sound by participating in fun experiments using water!   Grades 3 - 5: LEGO Extravaganza Join us as we challenge you to build a spaceship, boat or animal for our collection and show it off in our LEGO gallery! There will be guided time that will challenge you and plenty of opportunity…