Community Listening Sessions
2020-01-22 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center at our upcoming Community Listening Sessions. These fun, interactive discussions allow the public to express their individual and group opinions about the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and how it could change to become a better place for the enjoyment of all residents.
Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be available.
This session will focus on the Latino community and will be held at the Wenatchee Community Center at 504 S Chelan Ave.

Community Listening Sessions
2020-01-23 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-01-30 11:00 - 12:30 | WA
Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center at our upcoming Community Listening Sessions. These fun, interactive discussions allow the public to express their individual and group opinions about the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and how it could change to become a better place for the enjoyment of all residents.
Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be available.
This session will be held at the Museum.

Environmental Film & Speaker Series: The Eagle Huntress
2020-01-28 11:00 - 13:00 | WA
Join us for “The Eagle Huntress”, a part of the Environmental Film & Speaker Series, exploring topics important to our community. This film is presented at the Museum in the Performance Hall. These family-friendly events feature a no-host bar, free popcorn, and treats.
This documentary is about a Kazakh nomad girl in Mongolia who is fighting to become the first female eagle hunter in twelve generations of her family.
Special thanks to our sponsor:

Community Listening Sessions
2020-01-29 11:00 - 12:30 | WA
Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center at our upcoming Community Listening Sessions. These fun, interactive discussions allow the public to express their individual and group opinions about the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and how it could change to become a better place for the enjoyment of all residents.
Residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be available.
This session will focus on understanding the views of East Wenatchee residents and will be held at East Wenatchee City Hall.

Environmental Film & Speaker Series: The True Cost
2020-02-04 11:00 - 13:00 | WA
Join us for “The True Cost”, a part of the Environmental Film & Speaker Series, exploring topics important to our community. This film is presented at the Museum in the Performance Hall. These family-friendly events feature a no-host bar, free popcorn, and treats.
A documentary about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world.
Special thanks to our sponsor:

Get Lit! Jewelry
2020-02-05 10:30 - 13:00 | WA
Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum on Wednesday, February 5th from 6:30 – 9:00 PM, in our MakerSpace for a Get Lit! Jewelry workshop. Learn how to use soldering, circuitry, and basic jewelry making to create a brass and LED pendant or earrings for your Valentine – or yourself! This class is for adults only.

Admission is $30 for members, $35 for non-members. Ticket price includes all supplies for one project and a glass of wine.

REGISTER HERE

First Friday at the Museum
2020-02-07 02:00 - 12:00 | WA
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.
This month come and see the “Hartsfield Family Quilt Collection.” An exhibit showcasing a quilt collection that represents one family’s craft practice from the time of slavery through the mid-20th century. The earliest quilt dates back to Tennessee in the 1850s.

Wells House First Friday Open House
2020-02-07 09:00 - 11:00 | WA
Fall in love with the beautifully restored historic Wells House. Come view pictures of weddings that have taken place at the house through the years. 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.

Coyote's Corner Drop-In Art Class
2020-02-08 02:30 - 03:30 | WA
Join us for a free art class on Saturday, February 8th at 10:30 AM for children ages 4 to 11 and their guardians. Our monthly art lessons are taught by Artist in Residence, Maria Gonzalez in Coyote’s Corner. This month’s lesson is inspired by Gee’s Bend Quilters.

Valentine's LED Card Workshop
2020-02-10 07:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-11 07:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-12 07:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-13 07:00 - 09:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Join us after school for a free drop-in Valentine’s Day Card workshop. Children ages 5 and up are encouraged to attend with their guardians to create six light-up Valentine’s cards. Together you will learn how to “light-up” your valentines using LEDs, copper tape, and basic circuitry. These drop-in workshops will be held February 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

Valentine's Date Night
2020-02-14 10:30 - 12:30 | WA
This event has been canceled due to low registration. Please join us for other upcoming events and programs.

Best of "People of Our Past"
2020-02-22 02:00 - 08:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Join us on Saturday, February 22 as we pay homage to our “People of our Past” living history program by showing films of these past performances. The films will play continuously throughout the day, performances include local historical figures David Thompson, Belle Culp Reeves, and Ed Ferguson. Film viewing is free with Museum admission.

Murder Mystery Dinner
2020-02-25 10:00 - 12:00 | WA
Join us for an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner on Tuesday, February 25th at 6:00 p.m. at the Wells House. You have been invited to a Mardi Gras masquerade hosted by Marshall Inglewood, the Governor of Louisiana. The party will be held at the governor’s posh New Orleans mansion. You will arrive at an elegant evening of hors-d’oeuvres, drinks, and dancing, but as it turns out, something mysterious is afoot!
Tickets are $45 for Museum members and $55 for non-members.
The event will be held at the Wells House located on the Wenatchee Valley College Campus off of 9th street at the end of Nelson.
REGISTER HERE

Get Lit! Pet Collar Series
2020-03-04 10:30 - 13:00, 2020-03-11 11:30 - 14:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Join us in our MakerSpace for a Get Lit! Pet Collar Series. Learn how to use conductive thread to make a light-up pet collar and make a tag with our 3D printer.
Wednesday, March 4: We are creating the pet collar. The collar will be constructed with nylon webbing, plastic release buckles, and conductive thread. You will need to bring your pet’s neck measurement to class with you.
Wednesday, March 11: We are finishing the collar if needed and designing the tag. Everyone needs to set-up a free account on tinkercad.com and bring a laptop to class with you. We will help with understanding Tinkercad and troubleshooting the designs of the tags before printing.
Wednesday, March 18: We are wrapping up the tags or picking them up if they were not finished printing the previous week.
Admission to the series is $40 for members and $45 for non-members. Ticket price includes all supplies for one project and a glass of wine at each class.
REGISTER HERE

First Friday at the Museum
2020-03-06 02:00 - 12:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Join us for the opening of the 41st Annual Regional High School Art Show. Museum visitors can see artwork from students in Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan Counties. 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.
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY: Nothing is more important than public safety and the well-being of our community. The museum is preparing for COVID-19 in our community by working closely with local public health officials and aligning with local, state and federal public health guidelines. In order to promote everyday preventive actions, we have added hand sanitizer stations throughout the museum, we are reinforcing good hygiene and sanitization policies with staff, volunteers and visitors, and we are working with our janitorial service to ensure they continue to provide high level cleaning of our facility, including proactive sanitization of surfaces of the museum that the staff and public come in contact with. We would like to urge our visitors to stay home when they are sick, or when someone in their household is sick. We will continue do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our visitors and their families.

Wells House First Friday Open House
2020-03-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Wells House, 625 Nelson Ave., Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
Join us at 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.
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY: Nothing is more important than public safety and the well-being of our community. The museum is preparing for COVID-19 in our community by working closely with local public health officials and aligning with local, state and federal public health guidelines. In order to promote everyday preventive actions, we have added hand sanitizer stations throughout the museum, we are reinforcing good hygiene and sanitization policies with staff, volunteers and visitors, and we are working with our janitorial service to ensure they continue to provide high level cleaning of our facility, including proactive sanitization of surfaces of the museum that the staff and public come in contact with. We would like to urge our visitors to stay home when they are sick, or when someone in their household is sick. We will continue do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our visitors and their families.

Coyote's Corner Drop-in Art Class
2020-03-07 02:30 - 03:30 | WA
Join us for a free art class on Saturday, March 7th at 10:30 AM for children ages 4 to 11 and their guardians. Our monthly art lessons are taught by Artist in Residence, Maria Gonzalez in Coyote’s Corner. This month’s lesson is inspired by Andy Warhol.
Nothing is more important than public safety and the well-being of our community. The museum is preparing for COVID-19 in our community by working closely with local public health officials and aligning with local, state and federal public health guidelines. In order to promote everyday preventive actions, we have added hand sanitizer stations throughout the museum, we are reinforcing good hygiene and sanitization policies with staff, volunteers and visitors, and we are working with our janitorial service to ensure they continue to provide high level cleaning of our facility, including proactive sanitization of surfaces of the museum that the staff and public come in contact with. We would like to urge our visitors to stay home when they are sick, or when someone in their household is sick. We will continue do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our visitors and their families.

Environmental Film & Speaker Series: Albatross
2020-03-10 12:00 - 14:00 | WA
Join us for “Albatross”, a part of the Environmental Film & Speaker Series, exploring topics important to our community. This film is presented at the Museum in the Performance Hall. This event features a no-host bar, free popcorn, and treats.
A documentary that reveals the extent to which plastics are damaging our environment reaching even the most remote places on Earth.
This is an adult film with strong emotional content, so we recommend it for viewers age 12 and above.
Special thanks to our sponsor:

Nothing is more important than public safety and the well-being of our community. The museum is preparing for COVID-19 in our community by working closely with local public health officials and aligning with local, state and federal public health guidelines. In order to promote everyday preventive actions, we have added hand sanitizer stations throughout the museum, we are reinforcing good hygiene and sanitization policies with staff, volunteers and visitors, and we are working with our janitorial service to ensure they continue to provide high level cleaning of our facility, including proactive sanitization of surfaces of the museum that the staff and public come in contact with. We would like to urge our visitors to stay home when they are sick, or when someone in their household is sick. We will continue do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our visitors and their families.

Get Lit! Pet Collar Series
2020-03-18 11:30 - 14:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Canceled due to low registration. Check out the next in our Get Lit series: Pysanky Eggs

Join us in our MakerSpace for a Get Lit! Pet Collar Series. Learn how to use conductive thread to make a light-up pet collar and make a tag with our 3D printer.

Wednesday, March 4: We are creating the pet collar. The collar will be constructed with nylon webbing, plastic release buckles, and conductive thread. You will need to bring your pet’s neck measurement to class with you.
Wednesday, March 11: We are finishing the collar if needed and designing the tag. Everyone needs to set-up a free account on tinkercad.com and bring a laptop to class with you. We will help with understanding Tinkercad and troubleshooting the designs of the tags before printing.
Wednesday, March 18: We are wrapping up the tags or picking them up if they were not finished printing the previous week.
Admission to the series is $40 for members and $45 for non-members. Ticket price includes all supplies for one project and a glass of wine at each class.

Environmental Film & Speaker Series: Canoeing the Vanishing Arctic POSTPONED
2020-03-24 12:00 - 14:00 | WA
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY UPDATE: To ensure that the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center remains a safe, secure, and welcoming space for all our visitors, our staff is closely following the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District and State of Washington’s emergency recommendations regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Due to increasing concerns over large gatherings, and the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District regarding COVID-19, we are postponing this Environmental Film & Speaker event: Canoeing the Arctic. We are working to find a new date for this event, and will communicate this date as soon as possible.

The decision to postpone was not made lightly. In the end, the health and safety of the community was paramount in our decision. We hope you understand that the museum staff and board believes this is the right decision for the safety of our community.
At this time, however, the Chelan-Douglas Health District has not recommended the closure of museums or other public spaces. The Museum currently remains open to visitors during regular operating hours. Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Because our first priority is the health and well-being of our community, we have instituted sanitization measures throughout the museum facilities, including our exhibits, performance hall, and other high-traffic spaces.
If you have questions about how COVID-19 may affect upcoming programs at the Museum, please call us at (509) 888-6240 or email us at info@wvmcc.org.

Join us for “Canoeing the Vanishing Arctic: Down the Hood River to the Arctic Sound”, a part of the Environmental Film & Speaker Series, exploring topics important to our community. This film is presented at the Museum in the Performance Hall. This event features a no-host bar, free popcorn, and treats.
This presentation by Andy Dappen will cover a canoe trip that local Wenatchee residents embarked on in order to explore the rapidly-changing Arctic.
Special thanks to our sponsor:
Kathleen McNalty

Get Lit! Pysanky Eggs POSTPONED
2020-03-25 11:30 - 14:00 | WA
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY UPDATE: To ensure that the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center remains a safe, secure, and welcoming space for all our visitors, our staff is closely following the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District and State of Washington’s emergency recommendations regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Due to increasing concerns over large gatherings, and the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District regarding COVID-19, we are postponing the Get Lit! Pysanky Eggs Workshop. We are working to find a new date for this event, and will communicate this date as soon as possible.

The decision to postpone was not made lightly. In the end, the health and safety of the community was paramount in our decision. We hope you understand that the museum staff and board believes this is the right decision for the safety of our community.
At this time, however, the Chelan-Douglas Health District has not recommended the closure of museums or other public spaces. The Museum currently remains open to visitors during regular operating hours. Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Because our first priority is the health and well-being of our community, we have instituted sanitization measures throughout the museum facilities, including our exhibits, performance hall, and other high-traffic spaces.
If you have questions about how COVID-19 may affect upcoming programs at the Museum, please call us at (509) 888-6240 or email us at info@wvmcc.org.

Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum on Wednesday, March 25th from 6:30 – 9:00 PM, in our MakerSpace for a Get Lit! Pysanky Eggs workshop. Learn how to make this traditional craft of Ukraine and Poland! Create your own multicolored design through this wax and dye process. This class is for adults only.

Admission is $20 for members, $28 for non-members. Ticket price includes all supplies for one project and a glass of wine.

Spring Break Camp CANCELED
2020-03-30 02:00 - 2020-04-03 05:00 | WA
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY UPDATE: To ensure that the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center remains a safe, secure, and welcoming space for all our visitors, our staff is closely following the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District and State of Washington’s emergency recommendations regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Due to increasing concerns over large gatherings, and the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District regarding COVID-19, we are canceling our Spring Break Camps.
The decision to cancel was not made lightly. In the end, the health and safety of the community was paramount in our decision. We hope you understand that the museum staff and board believes this is the right decision for the safety of our community.

At this time, however, the Chelan-Douglas Health District has not recommended the closure of museums or other public spaces. The Museum currently remains open to visitors during regular operating hours. Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Because our first priority is the health and well-being of our community, we have instituted sanitization measures throughout the museum facilities, including our exhibits, performance hall, and other high-traffic spaces.
If you have questions about how COVID-19 may affect upcoming programs at the Museum, please call us at (509) 888-6240 or email us at info@wvmcc.org.

Get ready to team up with your friends to learn the ins and outs of STEAM. Dive into hands-on and engaging activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Join us as we form teams, and discover what STEAM fun is all about.
Classes are held Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM for students in K – 6 grades and PreK children ages 3 – 5 (must be potty trained).

Get Lit! Stained Glass POSTPONED
2020-04-08 11:30 - 14:00 | WA
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY UPDATE: To ensure that the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center remains a safe, secure, and welcoming space for all our visitors, our staff is closely following the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District and State of Washington regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Due to restrictions on large gatherings we are postponing this event. We are working to find a new date for this event, and will communicate this date as soon as possible.

The decision to postpone was not made lightly. In the end, the health and safety of the community was paramount in our decision. We hope you understand that the museum staff and board believes this is the right decision for the safety of our community.
If you have questions about how COVID-19 may affect upcoming programs at the Museum, please call us at (509) 888-6240 or email us at info@wvmcc.org.

Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum on April 8th from 6:30 – 9:00 PM, in our MakerSpace for a Get Lit! Stained Glass workshop. 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 new soldering skills to any number of projects. This class will be for adults only.

Admission is $30 for members, $35 for non-members. Ticket price includes one personalized stained glass piece and a glass of wine.

Family STEM Workshop: Night Lights POSTPONED
2020-04-11 05:00 - 07:00 | WA
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY UPDATE: To ensure that the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center remains a safe, secure, and welcoming space for all our visitors, our staff is closely following the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District and State of Washington regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Due to restrictions on large gatherings we are postponing this event. We are working to find a new date for this event, and will communicate this date as soon as possible.

The decision to postpone was not made lightly. In the end, the health and safety of the community was paramount in our decision. We hope you understand that the museum staff and board believes this is the right decision for the safety of our community.
If you have questions about how COVID-19 may affect upcoming programs at the Museum, please call us at (509) 888-6240 or email us at info@wvmcc.org.

Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum on April 11th, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM, in our MakerSpace for a Family STEM Night Lights workshop. Learn how to use circuitry to wire an acrylic light to a base.

Admission is $20 for one parent and one child with a Museum membership, and $30 for one parent and one child non-members, additional children are $5 each. Ticket price includes all supplies for one project.

Pop-Up MakerSpace: Art Bot POSTPONED
2020-04-13 08:00 - 10:00 | WA
GUEST HEALTH & SAFETY UPDATE: To ensure that the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center remains a safe, secure, and welcoming space for all our visitors, our staff is closely following the recommendations of the Chelan-Douglas Health District and State of Washington regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Due to restrictions on large gatherings we are postponing this event. We are working to find a new date for this event, and will communicate this date as soon as possible.

The decision to postpone was not made lightly. In the end, the health and safety of the community was paramount in our decision. We hope you understand that the museum staff and board believes this is the right decision for the safety of our community.
If you have questions about how COVID-19 may affect upcoming programs at the Museum, please call us at (509) 888-6240 or email us at info@wvmcc.org.

Join us after school for a free Pop-up MakerSpace. Children ages 5 and up are encouraged to attend with their guardians to create a vibrating art robot using recycled and re-purposed materials. Together you will learn how to wire a battery to a motor creating your very own robot. These Pop-up MakerSpace classes will be held April 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
