Events

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...

Professional art instructor Chester Ferrell will teach a seven-week series of art classes for children in 2nd through 7th grades. Each child receives individual attention while working at his or her own level. Mr. Ferrell uses the works of great Masters to explore different styles of art. Children can be registered for one lesson, a...

Pacific lamprey have been on earth for around 450 million years but, in the past 50 years, they’ve been pushed to near extinction in the Columbia River Basin. Lamprey have been a part of the cultures of the tribes in the Pacific Northwest since time immemorial. In this video, tribal members share their feelings on...

Get to know five real people whose lives contributed to the character of the Wenatchee Valley. Actors portray the characters, sharing short monologues and then answering questions from the audience. This year’s characters are pilot Clyde Pangborn (Jake Lodato), pioneer farmwoman Ida Burts (Sue Lawson), architect Ludwig Solberg (Brent Youlden), trapper Gordon Stuart (Bob Stoehr)...

Professional art instructor Chester Ferrell will teach a seven-week series of art classes for children in 2nd through 7th grades. Each child receives individual attention while working at his or her own level. Mr. Ferrell uses the works of great Masters to explore different styles of art. Children can be registered for one lesson, a...

The Wells House Committee and Ivy Wild Catering is hosting this free Bridal and Event Fair to showcase the historic Wells House for event uses. Make your wedding or special event truly memorable by reserving and holding it in this beautiful, historic home! For information on how to reserve your date at Wells House call (509) 888-6241...

Get to know five real people whose lives contributed to the character of the Wenatchee Valley. Actors portray the characters, sharing short monologues and then answering questions from the audience. This year’s characters are pilot Clyde Pangborn, architect Ludwig Solberg, trapper Gordon Stuart, Shacktown resident Susie Vickrey and pioneer farmwoman Ida Burts. The daytime shows...

Get to know five real people whose lives contributed to the character of the Wenatchee Valley. Actors portray the characters, sharing short monologues and then answering questions from the audience. This year’s characters are pilot Clyde Pangborn (Jake Lodato), pioneer farmwoman Ida Burts (Sue Lawson), architect Ludwig Solberg (Brent Youlden), trapper Gordon Stuart (Bob Stoehr)...

The annual Regional High School Art Show features outstanding art from students in Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties. The pieces are judged and prizes awarded, with winning works going on display at our state capitol. You’re also welcome to vote for the People’s Choice award! The exhibit, cosponsored by the state Office of the Superintendent...

Professional art instructor Chester Ferrell will teach a seven-week series of art classes for children in 2nd through 7th grades. Each child receives individual attention while working at his or her own level. Mr. Ferrell uses the works of great Masters to explore different styles of art. Children can be registered for one lesson, a...