Winners have been announced for the North Central Washington Juried Art Show, which opened Dec. 4 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center. The show is sponsored by Community Foundation of North Central Washington. Judges Marita Dingus and Gregg Schlanger chose the following to receive awards: First place and $500, karen dawn dean of Wenatchee for three…
Throwback Thursday: Welcome To Wenatchee
#ThrowbackThursday to a view of a lighted “Welcome to Wenatchee” sign arched across the foot of First Street. The Griggs Building with The Wenatchee Department Store sign is visible. This photos was taken sometime between 1903 and 1909, when the railroad depot was still at the foot of First Street. From the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center Historic Photograph…
Presenting Sin Fronteras Latin Folk May 22
Sin Fronteras, or “without borders,” will present a concert at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center on Friday, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. The program is associated with the museum’s new exhibit, “Extraordinary Ordinary People: American Masters of Traditional Arts.” Admission is free, with donations encouraged. The Seattle-area trio performs in the nueva canción,…
Help Us Build a Pop-Up Museum Oct. 3!
We invite everyone to participate in a Wings and Wheels-themed “Pop-Up Museum” on Friday, October 3 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center. A pop-up museum is a temporary exhibit created by people who show up with objects to display and share – sort of like a community show and tell. If you would…
WVM to Reopen Small Artworks Gallery
At the beginning of this year the Wenatchee Valley Museum opened a “Small Artworks” Gallery as a pilot project. It was an effort to benefit North Central Washington artists and local art collectors and to foster a greater appreciation for collecting and displaying art in our area. The pilot program was a success and now…
Explore Cultural Landmarks With Native Guide Randy Lewis May 18!
Explore culturally significant locations from the Peshastin Pinnacles to
the Wenatchee Heights with Native American guide Randy Lewis during a day-long bus tour Sunday, May 18.
E.T. Pybus: The Steve Jobs of Wenatchee
Before he became Wenatchee’s “Man of Steel,” industry builder and pioneer E.T. Pybus established a thriving blacksmith shop in a booming farm community. The shop quickly morphed from village blacksmith to wagon and harrow repair, sheet metal fabrication and building parts for United States World War II military operations. “Pybus was the Steve Jobs of…