Landscape ecologist Paul Hessburg and biologist/photographer John Marshall will lead this tour of fire-prone forest environments. Participants will meet at the museum, then board a bus that will make two stops for short interpretive hikes near Cashmere and Leavenworth. Hessburg and Marshall will show how repeated wildfires maintain dry forest, how plants and animals respond...

The Big Burn is the dramatic story of an unimaginable wildfire that swept across the Northern Rockies in the summer of 1910. The fire devoured more than three million acres in 36 hours, confronting the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with a catastrophe that would define the agency and the nation's fire policy for the rest...

Come view rare and never-seen-before photographs of Wenatchee treasure W.T. Clark and his family at this fundraising event for Wells House restoration work! Clark was the mastermind behind the Highline irrigation canal and pipeline bridge across the Columbia, and built the "pebble castle" now known as Wells House. Find out why he was so important...

Residents acknowledge that wildfires are an inevitable part of life in North Central Washington, but we can take meaningful action to reduce the odds of catastrophic loss. Summit presenters are committed to developing a comprehensive, collaborative regional approach to reducing the risks of wildfire loss. Come explore what steps must be taken and how you...

The film reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and supermarkets. Fast food is big, but supermarkets are bigger – earning $4 trillion globally. They have tremendous power over the agricultural system. Over the past three decades they have drained revenue from their...

Hear a panel of experts talk about the art scene in North Central Washington – artists, venues, styles, how to get involved – at this free program co-presented by Wenatchee Valley College and Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center. Speakers are WVC art department chair Scott Bailey, art instructor Natalie Schmidt Dotzauer, artist Robert Wilson,...

Popular organist Brad Miller will help you welcome the holiday season with a lively program of Christmas tunes, sing-alongs and silent films accompanied by the museum’s 1919 Liberty Theater Pipe Organ. Browse through the museum while you’re here! Brad will perform on Friday and Saturday. Regular museum admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, $2 kids 6-12, free...

Popular organist Brad Miller will help you welcome the holiday season with a lively program of Christmas tunes, sing-alongs and silent films accompanied by the museum’s 1919 Liberty Theater Pipe Organ. Browse through the museum while you’re here! Brad will perform on Friday and Saturday. Regular museum admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, $2 kids 6-12, free...

As part of Wenatchee First Fridays, the Wenatchee Valley Museum offers free admission all day and a reception with refreshments from 5 to 8 p.m. In the Main Gallery we celebrate the opening of the NCW Juried Art Show, an array of two- and three-dimensional works by artists throughout North Central Washington. Vote for your...

This annual museum event offers holiday arts and crafts for all ages. Create your own beaded snowflakes, wreaths and swags; make a cranberry-popcorn garland and other Christmas tree ornaments; have your photo taken with Santa and make your own picture frame. Kids will love making reindeer rope; pinecone elves, reindeer and penguins; snowman pins; snow...

Enjoy this historic mansion dressed in holiday decor! Refreshments will be served. Wells House is available for holiday party rental, too; call 888-6241 to reserve. Wells House Committee is an affiliate of the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center.

“Treaty Talks: A Journey Up the Columbia River for People and Salmon” is a short film chronicling a three-month expedition up the 1,243 miles of the Columbia River from the sea to its source. Five canoes, carved and paddled by native and non-native youth, symbolically represented Columbia River salmon - and the journey honored those...

Experience tastes of the region by sampling a variety of wines by award-winning vintners along with tasty morsels by the best chefs in the area. Listen to live music while immersing yourself in the valley’s culinary, enological, artistic and cultural heritage on display at the museum. This elegant evening benefits the programs and services of the Wenatchee...

Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center members are invited to a reception (with wine and hors d'oeuvres) to preview our new permanent exhibit, "Our People, Our Place." You'll learn about the history of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee, from Native Americans and Chinese miners through steamboats, railroad and early agriculture/businesses to PUDs, media, manufacturing and retail...

Join us for the opening of our newest permanent exhibit featuring Wenatchee/East Wenatchee history, “Our People, Our Place.” Photographs, text panels, period clothing and 3-D displays of artifacts from the museum's collection bring to life many aspects of the development of our community. The exhibit is located on the second floor and will be a...