Welcome to our 24th annual Film & Speaker Series, exploring topics important to our community.
All films are presented at the Museum. These family-friendly events feature a no-host bar and treats. If you are interested in receiving our monthly email reminders, click the link below to be added to our Film & Speaker Series e-newsletter.
Era of Megafires
Thursday, September 11, at 6 PM
This mixed media presentation will educate audiences on wildfires, their natural role on the forest, and how human impacts are significantly increasing incidences of Mega fires (100,000+ acre fires). This talk will be presented by Dr. Paul Hessburg, sharing knowledge conducted from nearly 30 years of fire and landscape ecology research, accompanied by stunning video vignettes and wildlife photography from John Marshall.
Wonderful, Weird, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums with Harriet Baskas
Wednesday, September 24, at 5:30 PM. Doors open at 5 PM
The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center is excited to collaborate with Humanities Washington for a night of Wonderful, Weird, and Worrisome Objects from our archives! Join journalist Harriet Baskas as she unveils her life’s mission to find the oddest collection items tucked away in Washington State museums.
Elder Speak
Thursday, October 9, at 6 PM
Elder Speak is a guided, nine-month journey that honors, affirms, and brings forth the deep, often untapped wisdom of our Elders. This culminating event is a sacred space to listen, witness, and understand the personal and collective paths of four remarkable Elders, Glen Carlson, Joe Roy, Merry Roy, and Ron Scutt.
Fish War
Thursday, November 13, at 6 PM
When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it was a declaration of war. FISH WAR follows the tribes’ fight to exercise their treaty-reserved fishing rights. A landmark court case in 1974 would affirm the tribes’ treaty rights and establish them as co-managers of the resource, but the fate of salmon in the Pacific Northwest still hangs in the balance.
Bad People and Good Ol’ Boys – The Criminalization of Rural Disadvantage
Thursday, February 12, at 6 PM
Join Washington State University (WSU) Professor of Sociology Dr. Jennifer Sherman as she asks questions including: Why do we define criminality in the ways we do? And are there more effective ways to keep our communities safe and support vulnerable people?
Bye Bye Tiberius
Thursday, March 12, at 6 PM
In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dreams of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to the village and questions for the first time her mother’s bold choices, her chosen exile and the way the women in their family influence both their lives.
Landfall
Thursday, April 9, at 6 PM
Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, LANDFALL is a cautionary tale for our times. Set against the backdrop of protests that toppled the US colony’s governor in 2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of collective trauma and resistance. While the devastation of María attracted a great deal of media coverage, the world has paid far less attention to the storm that preceded it: a 72-billion-dollar debt crisis crippling Puerto Rico well before the winds and waters hit.
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