Spring Break Camp: Marvelous Mammals
2022-04-04 09:00 - 2022-04-08 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Do you think mammals are marvelous? Have you ever wanted to learn how to film, edit, and create your own YouTube videos? In this camp, 5th and 6th graders will learn about our local mammals and work in small teams to create media content. Join us for a fun-filled week of mammal explorations, media creation, and more!
Cost is $150 members and $175 nonmembers. Registration closes on Thursday, March 31.
REGISTER HERE
Classes are held Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM- 3:30 PM for students in 5th & 6th grades. Students will have lunch on-site; lunch is not provided.

Environmental Film & Speaker Series: Owl by Paul Bannick
2022-04-07 19:00 - 21:00
Join us along with our sponsor North Central Washington Audubon Society on Thursday, April 7 PM for a virtual program with Paul Bannick featuring video, sound, stories from the field and several dozen new images from his award-winning and best-selling book: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls. Paul’s program will take us through the seasons of owl lives: courtship, mating, and nesting in spring; fledging and feeding of young in summer; dispersal and gaining independence in fall; and, finally, winter’s migrations and competitions for food.
Please register to attend this event virtually.
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This film is a part of the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s Environmental Film & Speaker Series. Sponsorship support from foundations, community sponsorships, and individual giving allows us to offer these programs to the community. This series helps connect our community to the world around us, provide a platform for stimulating educational opportunities, raise awareness of issues impacting the environment upon which we all depend, and identify actions our community can take to improve and sustain our world and our Valley.
Please consider supporting the Wenatchee Valley Museum by joining us as a member and donor. Your support makes possible the programs, exhibits, and preservation of our local history that is an essential part of our community. Learn more at: https://www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/donate

Science on Saturdays: Owl Pellet Dissection
2022-04-09 10:30 - 12:30
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 9 is Owl Pellet Dissection. Owls swallow their prey whole, but cannot fully digest some items such as bones and teeth. These indigestible items are then compacted into a pellet that the owl spits out. We can learn a lot about owls and their diets by dissecting these pellets. In this Science on Saturday program, you’ll be able to dissect an owl pellet and investigate for yourself what they ate. You’ll begin to identify the indigestible pieces left behind in the pellet and learn to categorize them. These pellets have been sterilized so that we can have safe fun learning the science behind owl pellets.
This class is recommended for kids 10 and up. Each child needs to have an adult present. Preregistration is not required, but encouraged as there are a limited number of spots which will be filled first-come, first-served while supplies last.
Cost is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers
This class will be offered at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM
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Movement Mondays
2022-04-11 10:30 - 11:15
Join us on Monday, April 11 at 10:30 AM for Movement Mondays. Did you know music and dance can help with the development of math skills? Addition, subtraction, sizes, shapes and patterns are all important in dance and choreography. We hope to see you monthly on Movement Mondays for a fun way to reinforce math, colors, and shapes though music, dance, and movement! Cost of registration is $10 per child and caregivers are free. Pre-registration is required, please register to reserve your spot. This program is recommended for children pre-K through 2nd Grade.
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Adult participation is optional but supervision is required.

Author Talk & Book Signing
2022-04-14 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for an author talk and book sigining with Dr. Helen Knowles on Thursday, April 14, at 6 PM on her book Making Minimum Wage: Elsie Parrish versus the West Coast Hotel Company. Come meet the author and learn more about this local story that changed the course of history.
The US Supreme Court’s 1937 decision in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish, upholding the constitutionality of Washington State’s minimum wage law for women, had monumental consequences for all American workers. It also marked a major shift in the Court’s response to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal agenda. In Making Minimum Wage, Helen J. Knowles tells the human story behind this historic case.
There is no charge for the program but preregistration is encouraged to reserve your seat.
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Dr. Helen J. Knowles is Associate Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York at Oswego and author of The Tie Goes to Freedom: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Liberty.

Science on Saturdays: Seed Paper
2022-04-16 10:30 - 12:30
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 16 is Seed Paper. Have you ever wondered how to make your own paper? What about paper you can later plant to grow into flowers? Join us to learn how to make your own seed paper using recycled items and nature! You can make this paper decorative by using spices for color, lavender for the smell, dried leaves, and vines for added texture. You can make the paper into cards and later plant it in soil. Watch the science behind these seeds as they germinate and grow!
Join us for a beginner’s experience on homemade paper. The museum will provide all the materials and instructions to create a few different types of paper.  Each child needs to have an adult present. Preregistration is not required, but encouraged as there are a limited number of spots which will be filled first-come, first-served while supplies last.
Cost is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers
This class will be offered at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM
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Book Signing: Chris Rader and Rod Molzahn
2022-04-20 19:00 - 20:30
Join us to meet two local authors who will discuss and sign copies of their recently published books of Wenatchee-area history on Wednesday, April 20, at 7 PM. Rod Molzahn, author of “What They Found: Stories of People in North Central Washington,” and Chris Rader, who wrote “Place of Plenty: A History of Wenatchee, in English and Spanish,” will talk about the scope of their books. Each will read a brief selection and answer questions about their research, including general questions about local history. Both books are on sale at the museum. There is no charge for the program but preregistration is encouraged to reserve your seat.
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Science on Saturdays: Recycled Blooms
2022-04-23 10:30 - 12:30
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 23 is Recycled Blooms. Find new ways to create with recycled materials. This is one of the prettiest science experiments you will ever do! Using recycled plastic, CD’s, wire, heat and other recycled items, you’ll create a beautiful flower garden. Participants will be able to make between 2 to 3 flowers per registration.
Recommended age is 12 years old and each child needs to have an adult present. We will be using hot glue guns and lighters, so please be aware and careful. Preregistration is not required, but encouraged as there are a limited number of spots which will be filled first-come, first-served while supplies last.
Cost is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers
This class will be offered at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM
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Science on Saturdays: Automaton Workshop
2022-04-30 10:30 - 12:30
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 30 is an Automaton Workshop. Have you ever wondered what makes a Jack in the Box jump out of its box? Or how a player piano can play such beautiful music? Come explore automata and see how people have built self-moving machines for hundreds of years!  In this MakerSpace class, you’ll learn the science of automata and how the gears help these machines move! You’ll make your own gears and use them in a moving automaton.
This class is recommended for kids 10 and up. Each child needs to have an adult present. Preregistration is not required, but encouraged as there are a limited number of spots which will be filled first-come, first-served while supplies last.
Cost is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers
This class will be offered at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM
REGISTER HERE

Movement Mondays
2022-05-02 10:30 - 11:15
Join us on Monday, May 2 at 10:30 AM for Movement Mondays. Did you know music and dance can help with the development of math skills? Addition, subtraction, sizes, shapes and patterns are all important in dance and choreography. We hope to see you monthly on Movement Mondays for a fun way to reinforce math, colors, and shapes though music, dance, and movement! Cost of registration is $10 per child and caregivers are free. Pre-registration is required, please register to reserve your spot. This program is recommended for children pre-K through 2nd Grade.
REGISTER HERE
Adult participation is optional but supervision is required.

Environmental Film & Speaker Series: The Winter's Tale
2022-05-05 19:00 - 21:00
Join us on Thursday, May 5 at 7 PM for a viewing of “The Winter’s Tale” as part of our Environmental Film & Speaker Series. Warm your spirits with the epic storytelling of Randy Lewis who shares his traditional native Wenatchi stories alongside the geologic icons of our region. Randy, flutist Arnold Cleveland, and geologist Nick Zentner will captivate the mind and soul in this presentation.

This documentary tells the stories of the Wenatchi Tribe through the legends, history, and geology of North Central Washington as told by Randy Lewis, and captured by North Central Washington film students. “The Winter’s Tale” is a directed film study program reaching across the Wenatchee Valley and across cultures.

This family friendly event has limited in-person seating. Please pre-register to reserve your spot. A livestream of the event will be available for those who cannot attend in-person. Cost is $15 for museum members and $20 for non-members.

REGISTER HERE to attend in-person
REGISTER HERE for the livestream

This film is a part of the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s Environmental Film & Speaker Series. Sponsorship support from foundations, community sponsorships, and individual giving allows us to offer these programs to the community. This series helps connect our community to the world around us, provide a platform for stimulating educational opportunities, raise awareness of issues impacting the environment upon which we all depend, and identify actions our community can take to improve and sustain our world and our Valley.
Please consider supporting the Wenatchee Valley Museum by joining us as a member and donor. Your support makes possible the programs, exhibits, and preservation of our local history that is an essential part of our community. Learn more at: https://www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org/donate

Cannon Mine Talk
2022-05-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Did you know there was a gold mine in Wenatchee?
The Cannon Mine was a joint venture of Asamera Minerals, Inc. & Breakwater Resources LTD. The mine was a major producer of gold and the second-largest underground gold mine in the United States.
It produced 1.25 million ounces of gold and 2 million ounces of silver. In 1994 the underground mining operations were closed and the mine was “plugged.”
Join us on May 17 at 7:00 pm for a special presentation about the Cannon Mine by Diane Groody. Diane was one of 2 Asamera geologists on the original exploration crew that came to look for gold in 1981. She stayed after the discovery, through the development and operation of the mine until 1989 as the Underground Operations Geologist. She supervised the drilling, sampling, and mapping at the mine, gave input on ground and grade control, and calculated the reserves and royalty payments. She was the first and only woman mine geologist in the USA at the time.
This event is part of our Legendary Locales exhibit and is free for museum members. Click here to register.

Yoga Basics with Dianne - June Session
2022-06-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Wells House, 625 Nelson Ave., Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
Yoga Basics with Dianne
Wednesdays June 1, 8, 15, and 22 at 10 am.
Wells House 801 Nelson Ave (located on the Wenatchee Valley College Campus)
$40 for four-week series/members $50/non-members
Improve your flexibility, balance, strength, and relaxation using basic yoga postures and breathing techniques while enjoying the charm of the Wells House. We will be outside on the lawn of this historic house.
Dianne McCammon will lead this small, adults-only yoga series. Yoga Basics is slower-paced and focuses on developing a clear and safe alignment of fundamental postures. This series of classes is designed for beginners, those recovering from injury or anyone wanting to refine their current practice. Come learn, play, and maybe even break a sweat in a supportive environment. All bodies are welcome.
Dianne is certified at the 500-hour level with Yoga Alliance and is a Registered Yoga Therapist with International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Please bring your mat and water. Space is limited. We will be following health and safety guidelines issued by the Chelan Douglas Health District and the State of Washington, including facemasks if mandated.
Register here. Space is limited.

Museum First Friday
2022-06-03 16:00 - 20:00
Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum on First Friday in June to experience Geology, Storytelling, Photography and Music! The Museum will be open with free admission during extended hours from 4 to 8 PM on the First Friday of each month. Free admissions will also be offered all day on the Saturday following First Friday for Family Saturday.
In June we are hosting Timothy Connor, writer, photographer and geology buff in an exhibit presenting his new book, Beautiful Wounds: A Search for Solace and Light in Washington’s Channeled Scablands. We will present a selection of photography which are featured in the book. Timothy’s journey follows the footsteps of J. Harlan Bretz who theorized correctly about the Missoula Floods over 100 years ago. The Exhibit will run from June 3rd through August 6th, 2022. Photography will be for sale.
If you haven’t seen our new featured exhibit Legendary Locales/ Lugares Legendarios now is a great time to experience it. This exhibit examines the geological forces that created our local land marks and the stories rooted in native lore that bring together characters and lessons into memorable and entertaining anecdotes.
We are also pleased to be hosting Sharon Stearnes once again for a concert on the museum’s Liberty Theater Wurlitzer pipe organ. She will be playing a large selection of music sure to delight people of all ages, including some Disney tunes. Join us on Friday, June 3 at 7 PM and sing-along or simply enjoy the beautiful music.

Pipe Organ Concert and Sing-A-Long with Sharon Stearnes
2022-06-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Sharon Stearnes will once again be joining us for a concert on the museum’s Liberty Theater Wurlitzer pipe organ. She will be playing a large variety of music to please all ages with, of course, Disney tunes. Sing along or just enjoy the beautiful music.
The concert will begin at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 3. The suggested donation is $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
Please register here.

Family Saturday
2022-06-04 10:00 - 16:00
Join us on Saturday, June 4 for Family Saturday. Free admission will be offered at the museum all day on the Saturday following Frist Friday for Family Saturday. The museum is open from 10 AM to 4 PM.

A Dragtastic Event
2022-06-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Join us as we partner with Wenatchee Pride in centering and celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ culture and community during Pride month at A Dragtastic Event on June 17 from 8 – 10 PM. See your favorite drag queens doing what they do best in this fun celebration. You must be 21 to attend.

Drag queens have existed since ancient times: male stage actors performed female roles all around the globe, from Greek drama to Japanese kabuki. William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved African-American, is the earliest-documented person to describe themselves as a ‘drag queen’. In the 1880s in Washington DC, Swann began hosting cross-dressing events that he and his male guests referred to as ‘drags’. Among his friends, Swann became known as ‘the Queen’ because of his role as the leader and organizer of these gatherings.

Individual tickets are $25/members and $30/non-members. VIP tables seating 4 are $125/members and $135/non-members, and tables seating 6 are $175/members and $185/non-members. VIP tables will be along the catwalk where you can enjoy maximum interactions with the performers.

We have just added standing bistro tables for 4. They are $110/members and $130/non-members.

Beer, wine, and a special signature cocktail will be available to purchase.
Registration is required. Please register here.

MakerSpace: Stained Glass
2022-06-20 18:00 - 21:00
Join us in our MakerSpace with Soon Choi for a wonderful two parts session on Stained glass basics. Choose from a variety of templates provided such as a window hanging, necklace, pendant or a flower. This class is open to ages 16+ and will run for two consecutive Mondays in June, 20 and 27 from 6 to 9 PM.
Soon Choi has worked in the Wenatchee Community to keep the art of stained glass alive.
She has passion around teaching people the basics of soldering glass, cutting, foiling and
designing to create original artworks out of glass.
Cost: $75 non-members $65 members
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First Friday
2022-07-01 16:00 - 20:00
Join us for First Friday. The Museum offers free admission during extended hours from 4 PM to 8 PM on the First Friday of the Month.
We are happy to host an installation of the Washington State Superintendent’s High School Art Show winners for 2022. Since 1973, the Superintendent’s High School Art Show has honored excellence in the visual arts. Students from all nine of the state’s educational service districts (ESDs) participate in this artistic celebration each year. The finalists from these regional ESD shows are invited to participate in the Superintendent’s High School Art Show.
One of the award winners is Anessa Hanson from Wenatchee High School. Her painting is titled “Sunflower Meadow.” Her teacher is Reed Carlson.
Come to the Museum to see Anessa’s painting along with all the other award winners from across the State of Washington.

Family Saturday
2022-07-02 10:00 - 16:00
Join us on the first Saturday of the month for Family Saturday. The Museum offers free admission from 10 AM to 4 PM on the first Saturday of every month.
We are happy to host an installation of the Washington State Superintendent’s High School Art Show winners for 2022. Since 1973, the Superintendent’s High School Art Show has honored excellence in the visual arts. Students from all nine of the state’s educational service districts (ESDs) participate in this artistic celebration each year. The finalists from these regional ESD shows are invited to participate in the Superintendent’s High School Art Show.
One of the award winners is Anessa Hanson from Wenatchee High School. Her painting is titled “Sunflower Meadow.” Her teacher is Reed Carlson.
Come to the Museum to see Anessa’s painting along with all the other award winners from across the State of Washington.

Yoga Basics with Dianne - On the Wells House Lawn
2022-07-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-07-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-07-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Wells House, 625 Nelson Ave., Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
Yoga Basics On the Wells House Lawn with Dianne
Wednesdays in July – July 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 10 am.
Wells House 801 Nelson Ave (located on the Wenatchee Valley College Campus)
Improve your flexibility, balance, strength, and relaxation using basic yoga postures and breathing techniques while enjoying the charm of the Wells House. We will be outside on the lawn of this historic house.
Dianne McCammon will lead this small, adults-only yoga series. Yoga Basics is slower-paced and focuses on developing a clear and safe alignment of fundamental postures. This series of classes is designed for beginners, those recovering from injury or anyone wanting to refine their current practice. Come learn, play, and maybe even break a sweat in a supportive environment. All bodies are welcome.
Sign up for all 4 sessions or decide to come that morning, you have the option. Walk-ins are welcome. If you preregister for all 4 sessions, the cost is $40/members and $50/non-members. If you don’t want to commit to all 4 and would rather decide weekly, the cost is $15/session. Please bring exact change or a card and we will register you before class. You can also sign up online.
Dianne is certified at the 500-hour level with Yoga Alliance and is a Registered Yoga Therapist with International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Please bring your mat and water. Space is limited. We will be following health and safety guidelines issued by the Chelan Douglas Health District and the State of Washington, including facemasks if mandated.
Register here.

Beer Garden in the Parking Lot
2022-07-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-22 19:00 - 21:00
Join us at the Museum’s Beer Garden every Friday between July 8 and August 5. Our parking lot offers the perfect view to watch the concerts in Centennial Park.
Beer from Wenatchee Valley Brewing will be available for purchase and there is a $1 cover fee. You must be 21 to enter.

Super Summer Adventure Camps: Session 1
2022-07-11 09:00 - 2022-07-15 15:30
Join us for a week of Science at our Super Summer Adventure Camps. We offer weekly enrichment classes for kids with a wide variety of classes for students entering K-6 grades in the Fall of 2022.
Grades K-1: Wee Science
9 AM – 12 PM
Do you like experimenting with all kinds of materials? Join us as we have fun with chemical reactions and experiment with surface tension and bubbles. Let’s be scientists for the week!
Grades 2-3: Secrets of Science
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Explore Science! Discover crazy chemistry including explosions, bubbling potions, and chemical reactions. Experiment with Engineering – design bridges, create robots, and test out circuitry and discover why things move.
Grades 4-6: Wild About Science
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Science can be WILD! Come and discover mind-blowing facts of our mysterious animal world from bizarre bugs to nature anomalies. In this camp we will use our observation and thinking skills to learn about just how wild science can be.
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Free Concert on the Wells House Lawn
2022-07-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Wells House, 625 Nelson Ave., Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
The Wells House and the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra present Concerts on the Wells House Lawn.

Featuring:

July 13 – Rose Trio Violins

August 10 – WVS Strings

September 14 – WVS Flutes and Clarinets

Bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy an evening of music. We will have wine available for purchase. All concerts start at 7:00 and are free.

All groups are ensembles from the Wenatchee Valley Symphony.
The Wells House is located at the end of Nelson Street on the Wenatchee Valley College campus.

Super Summer Adventure Camps: Session 2
2022-07-18 09:00 - 2022-07-22 15:30
Join us for a week of Inventions at our Super Summer Adventure Camps. We offer weekly enrichment classes for kids with a wide variety of classes for students entering K-6 grades in the Fall of 2022.
Grades K-1: Imagineers
9 AM – 12 PM
Use your imagination and experiment with wire, gears, and wheels to create whirling, twirling masterpieces of design. Master some basic tools and take home your inventions at the end of the week.
Grades 2-3: Invention Convention
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Campers will work together to use their imagination, creativity, ingenuity and teamwork to engineer solutions to problems, create sculptures, or build functioning machines. What will you invent?
Grades 4-6: Inventors Workshop
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
What kinds of “machines” were built before robots were invented? Join us for a week of wind up creations, automatons, dancing bots, and hydraulic arms. We’ll explore the best (and worst!) of some famous inventions including those of Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and many more!
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Scabland Sojourn: Book Signing with Tim Connor
2022-07-23 18:00 - 20:00
Join us to meet author Tim Connor on Saturday, July 23, at 6 PM. In Beautiful Wounds writer and photographer Timothy Connor shares stunning images, engaging field notes, historical narrative, and a touching, personal sojourn. A national award-winning journalist with a passion for nature photography, his writing unfolds the story as the camera illuminates the path. The photography captures the sweeping horizons, braided wetlands, and a surprisingly vibrant wilderness. HIs book is on sale at the museum gift shop. Registration is free for museum members and $15 for non-members.

The museum’s second floor rotating gallery currently features an exhibit presenting Connor’s new book, Beautiful Wounds: A Search for Solace and Light in Washington’s Channeled Scablands. It displays a selection of photography which are featured in the book. Timothy’s journey follows the footsteps of J. Harlan Bretz who theorized correctly about the Missoula Floods over 100 years ago. The exhibit runs through August 6, 2022. Photography featured in the exhibit is for sale.

REGISTER HERE
