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…
Museum Puppets Make a Splash at Taste of the Harvest
This past Saturday museum staff, volunteers and their families manned the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center booth at Wenatchee’s annual Taste of Harvest Festival downtown. The annual harvest festival is organized by the good people of the Wenatchee Downtown Association and during the day-long event the city shuts down part of Wenatchee Avenue and throngs…
Drive & Dine, Wings & Wine Historic Landmark Tour A Hit!
Last Sunday marked our epic Drive & Dine, Wings & Wine Historic Landmarks Tour that took place today. Take a look at the YouTube video for a little taste of what we experienced on the roads and in the skies of North Central Washington. Special thanks to the Wenatchee Valley Antique Auto Club, the Spirit of…
Museum Patrons To Fly, Drive, Wine & Dine in Historic Fashion This Sunday
Museum patrons and donors are set to take a wonderful drive and dine, wing and wine trip Sunday. The adventurers will arrive at 9 am at the Museum to be regaled by tales and legends by guide leader and local historian Bill Layman. This epic one-day venture was one of the silent auction items up for grabs…
Come to the Museum, Pose with Coyote!
One of the things that makes the Wenatchee Valley community so special is our commitment to and appreciation of public art. The Wenatchee Art on the Avenues organization is the driving force that has brought more than 85 original pieces to the streets and sidewalks of Wenatchee. Some of the pieces are just visiting, and some…
New Museum Director Takes The Helm This Week
Sandy Cohen started his new job on Monday as director of the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center. The museum had been without a permanent director since December, when Brenda Abney resigned to take a museum job in Arizona. Cohen, a Baltimore native, recently served as director of the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum in New Mexico. He is a…
St. Joe’s 4th Graders Learn, Paddles In The Water
A few photos from our 4th grade field experience program highlighting early exploration and fur trading on the Columbia Plateau on Monday, May 18. Student’s from St. Joseph’s School learned about early forms of transportation like canoeing, as well as fur trading and fabric dying at outdoor field stations at Walla Walla Point Park in…
Presenting A Realistic Look At “Cowboys and Indians”
Above a Virginia Beavert (left) and friends as young women in the Yakima Valley. Virginia Beavert and Sharon Glenn will present the historical program “Cowboys and Indians: Not Your Hollywood Version!” at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Saturday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. The program is associated with the museum’s current exhibit, “Extraordinary Ordinary People: American Masters…
Join Us For High Tea At Wells House
The Wells House Committee announces a “Spring Tea” on May 31st at 1:00 p.m. to be held at Wells House, 9th Street and Nelson, in Wenatchee. This fundraising event will feature afternoon “high tea” treats with specialty teas presented by Cha at Pybus Public Market. A highlight of the event will be a display…
Explore! An Ecosystem Near You
Kids can explore the web of life from 9 a.m. to noon, March 31-April 3 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center. Visiting experts and museum staff lead this exciting class for kids in grades 3-5 featuring walking field trips, art lessons, and science experiments. “We want kids to really understand ecosystems including the…