It’s double feature night in the Wenatchee River Institute’s Red Barn, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 20.
This week: Oh, the drama … theater-goers have all sorts of options this week. Let it rain … or snow. Stay inside and enjoy stories told with song, dance, humor and emotion.
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NCW — Broadcaster and historian Feliks Banel explores Washington state’s darkest weather days and most infamous storms in “Storm Warning: Historic Weather in the Evergreen State” next month at several local libraries.
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WENATCHEE — The annual Write on the River Writers Competition is back, inviting submissions of 1,000-word pieces of fiction or nonfiction, short form or excerpts from longer work, on any theme or topic from writers from the eastern part of the state.
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EAST WENATCHEE — East Wenatchee’s Wings ‘n Wishes Christmas Tree Lighting celebration starts at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at East Wenatchee City Hall, 271 9th St.
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WENATCHEE — Rev. Dallas Stringer will be signing copies of his new book “Isn’t That the Man Who?” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Encouraging Words, 529 S. Wenatchee Ave. The book talks about overcoming labels.
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CASHMERE — The Chelan County Fair is looking for a theme for the 2020 fair, reaching out to its Facebook followers for ideas. The deadline is Thursday. The winner will be announced Friday and receive a family pass and two carnival wristbands. Send ideas via Facebook or call the fair office a…
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CHELAN — The Ruby Theatre, 135 E. Woodin Ave., is offering free Saturday matinees of holiday movies from Nov. 30 through Dec. 21, sponsored by local businesses including Bear Foods, Riverwalk Books, Apple Cup Cafe and The Culinary Apple.
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This week: Regenerate your creativity and caring spirit — sign up for an art class or two, share your prose, check out a documentary or go have a great time listening to some fun music and take in a little culture, just because you can.
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LEAVENWORTH — Icicle Creek Center for the Arts is screening the award-winning documentary, “Twisp: The Power of Community” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Snowy Owl Theater, 7409 Icicle Road.
What is the hold that "The Shining" has over us, culturally? It's the popularity of Stephen King, indeed, but it's also, specifically, Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film. The surreal and disturbing imagery, the unforgettable performances, and the film's hypnotic rhythms have woven their way into ou…
Movie listing is for Friday, Nov. 8 — Thursday, Nov. 14
This week: Halloween has arrived! Finally. Here are a couple more ideas for the big night with opportunities for good deeds, and then get ready to work off all that trick-or-treat bounty or imbibing with music, drama, discussion and a field trip.
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This week: It’s time to explore new worlds and revisit some old ones. Hunt for scarecrows, stomp grapes, experience opera, see a new museum exhibit and listen to Frank Sinatra — or a guy who sounds just like him.
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Omak Theater hosts ‘Farmer of the Year’ filmmakers for premiere
This week: It’s a blues kind of vibe, mixed with a little jazz and a nod to superstition. September is in full swing.
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Pulling off "It Chapter Two" is an almost impossibly tall order. Following up "It," the first installment in the evil clown saga, director Andy Muschietti has to balance loyalty to Stephen King's crazy, 1,138-page tome, as well as to the kooky 1990 made-for-TV miniseries starring Tim Curry. …
This week: Prepare for fall with an early morning bird walk and the classic and not-so-classic music from a couple of trios. Don’t give up on summer too soon, though. Take advantage of one more movie under the stars opportunity and a benefit concert for dogs.
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Viola Davis has already won Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony awards but may win over the people when she takes on the role of "Forever First Lady" Michelle Obama.
This week: School has started again, but we can squeeze in a couple more outdoor events to make it seem like summer is still going strong …
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This week: Fair season continues, summer concerts and outdoor movie nights are still happening, plus a theater gala make for a busy week. Fingers crossed that the weather holds.
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Movie ideas often seem to come in twos, and so just on the (high) heels of last year's excellent "Widows" comes Andrea Berloff's "The Kitchen," another drama about mob wives who, in the absence of their husbands, take over the family business.
This week: Smokey Bear’s birthday, opportunities to test your singing, dancing and painting skills, or just enjoy someone else’s work in a beautiful setting.
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"Veronica Mars" is back, again, courtesy of Hulu's long-coming fourth season of a series born in 2004 on a network _ UPN _ that no longer exists.
Marvel Comic Universe fans can't seem to get enough of the "Avengers."
Get out this Friday evening and see the art around downtown as part of August’s First Friday Art Walk, a self-guided tour of Wenatchee’s arts scene.
Brace yourselves, folks. Kevin Bacon, the star of "Footloose," just turned 61.
The now defunct Pan American World Airways started booking flights to the moon in 1964 and approximately 100,000 passengers had signed up to take the lunar excursion before the company stopped taking reservations seven years later. Pan Am enrolled applicants in its First Moon Flights Club wi…
This week: So many things to do, so many places to be … from the rodeo to the punk rock party and a host of summer concerts, plus opportunities to share adventures and figure out how to put them on paper.
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PASADENA, Calif. _ British actor Jack Bannon learned early on that he's a rotten salesman. While he was struggling to be an actor he worked at the Gap for seven years, from the time he was 16. "I was so bad that they used to encourage me to go into the stock room and pile things up rather th…
The year has reached its midpoint — how did that happen? Wasn't it snowing just a few weeks ago? — and it seems like a good moment to pause for an intermission. Here are the movies that have lingered in my mind most for the first half of the year (caveat: I haven't seen everything!), and the…
Leavenworth Summer Theater is thrilled to be producing one of the greatest musicals of all time, “Hello Dolly!”