Events

Mountain Music Series Featuring Massy Ferguson Date: January 12th, 2019 Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Where: Hampton Lodge Saturdays are all about live music up at Mission Ridge. Whether you ski under the lights or come up just for a rockin show, Mission Ridge is the place to be! All the excitement goes down inside the Hampton Lodge and can be enjoyed from either the Chair 5 Pub or the KaWham Cafe. Dinner and drink specials will keep you fueled up and dancing […]

Leavenworth Winter Sports Club Presents- Nordic Ski 4 FREE Day Date: 01/13/2019 Time: 8am - 2pm Location: Icicle River Trails Ski for free at the Icicle River Trails on Jan. 13th. Come give Nordic Skiing a try! Used to be Ski for Health event and its now Ski 4 Free Day! Check in at the LWSC welcome tent to sign in and get your free day pass! Instructors will be available for free 20 minute mini lessons from 10am - […]

Date and Time Tue, January 15, 2019 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM PST Location Pybus Public Market 3 North Worthen Street Wenatchee, WA 98801 The Pybus University class on Tuesday, January 15 at 7pm is entitled: "Orcas & Salmon – The Link Between the Resident Orcas of Puget Sound & the Salmon and People of North Central Washington." It is taught by Barbara Carrillo and Greer Maier. Orcas in Pacific Northwest waters have struggled over the last several decades with […]

Leavenworth’s Marlene and Kevin Farrell present a film they created while traveling with their two children via sailboat. The film highlights the advantages of raising children with an environmental ethic and sense of adventure. Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center For more information please click here.

Thursdays January-February 2019 10am-12pm Join area naturalist guides for a FREE snowshoe stroll along the river front trail in Leavenworth, WA! Even though we are within close proximity to the bustling downtown area, you will still have the feeling of being in the wilderness along our beautiful river. All ages welcome! Snowshoes provided! Drop-ins welcome. Reservations appreciated and required for groups of 8+. For reservations, call 509-548-0181 x5 link to website: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/calendar/2019/1 Contact info: Rachel Bishop, rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org, 509-548-0181 x5

Saturday, January 19, 2019 Mission Ridge would like to welcome The United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association back for the Rail Jam event, as part of the Western Washington Series competition. We will update this event with more information as soon as it's available. USASA is the largest amateur snowboard and freeski organization in the US, with over 500 events held annually across the US. All ages are welcome to compete. *A membership with USASA is required for […]

Leavenworth Winter Sports Club Presents- Snowshoe Demo Location: Leavenworth Ski Hill Date & Time: 1/20/19 10am-1pm Looking for a winter activity that doesn't require a big investment in equipment, instruction and practice...like skiing? Then come on out and discover the fast growing winter sport of snowshoeing. If you can walk, you can snowshoe.  You can checkout snowshoes from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Enjoy a special snowshoe trail at the Ski Hill. A bonfire will provide a warm welcome at […]

Washington State Parks invites the public to participate in family-friendly, guided snowshoe hikes this winter at Lake Wenatchee State Park, just 25 east of Stevens Pass. Snowshoe hikes start promptly at 1:00 p.m. on the following dates:   Jan. 1, 6, 12, 21, 26 Feb. 2, 10, 16, 24   Meet at the North Reservation Booth in the North Park: 21588 State Route 207                 Leavenworth, WA 98826 When: Snowshoers should arrive early enough to prepare for the 1:00 p.m. […]

Story of the Wanapum People by Rex Buck, Jr. January 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Rex Buck, Jr., 61, chief of the Priest Rapids Band of the Wanapum, discusses the impact of displacement on his tribe and his hope for renewed connections to the land among future generations of Wanapum Indians in this hour-long talk and slide show. Buck grew up near the Manhattan Project site at Hanford along the […]

Thursdays January-February 2019 10am-12pm Join area naturalist guides for a FREE snowshoe stroll along the river front trail in Leavenworth, WA! Even though we are within close proximity to the bustling downtown area, you will still have the feeling of being in the wilderness along our beautiful river. All ages welcome! Snowshoes provided! Drop-ins welcome. Reservations appreciated and required for groups of 8+. For reservations, call 509-548-0181 x5 link to website: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/event-calendar.html/calendar/2019/1 Contact info: Rachel Bishop, rbishop@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org, 509-548-0181 x5

Framing Culture in Two Takes: Edward S. Curtis vs. Frank S. Matsura January 24, 2019 @ 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Washington State University Associate Professor of Art History and Fine Arts Michael Hollman takes a critical look at the differing visions of Native American life as portrayed in the turn-of-the-century images of Seattle’s Edward S. Curtis and Okanogan’s Frank S. Matsura. Holloman is the former director of Plateau Cultural Studies at the Northwest Museum […]

the North American rainforest caribou to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge In WRI’s Red Barn on Wednesday, January 25th, wildlife expert, author, photographer, and tracker David Moskowitz shares from his book Caribou Rainforest: From Heartbreak to Hope. In a North American rainforest that few people know exists, about a dozen dwindling herds of mountain caribou are struggling to survive –in the US herd, fewer than twenty of these shy animals remain. This iconic ungulate, identified as an “umbrella species” by […]