Leavenworth is always where the action is.  Sunny skies, magnificent scenery, art, festivals, outstanding outdoor theater, phenomenal rafting and kayaking, stimulating tours, legendary lodging,  fruit fresh from the tree, indescribable hikes.......and much more!

7/13-7/17 and 7/20-7/24
 Session I is for children entering grades 1, 2, and 3, and Session II is for children entering grades 4, 5, and 6. Cost to participate is $120, registration deadline is July 3.

509-668-4663

Come and enjoy the latest gallery in town to open

Location:  Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street , shares the "River Haus" with the Upper Valley Museum which will be open for your enjoyment during the reception.

Time: 5-PM

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Workshops include seeing and exploring with your camera, making a wire crochet necklace, mobile making for adults and mobile making for kids along with learning the Butoh dance and much more.

To Register call 509-668-4663

 

Workshop topics range from River Dance Fly Casting, Sculpture in a Day, Moving Patterns in Loom Weaving and Musical Theater Performances.

Time:  Varied

Information: 509-668-4663 

The 16th annual Music Festival is  filled with exciting musical experiences. This Festival season celebrates music of the Americas, as each concert program includes a piece from that very large and exciting body of works. We invite you to explore the quintessential American sounds of Ives, Copland and Gershwin, the musical experimentation of Cage and Crumb, as well as the lavish sonorities and driving rhythms of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, and Ginastera. The music you will hear this coming season spans more than four centuries of musical history from Bach, Beethoven and Brahms to the living composers of today.

 

Check out their schedule and hear these critically acclaimed international guests artists and residents musicians perform chamber music throughout the month.  Concert Information

 

Come treat yourself to an ice cold glass of fresh squeezed cider, juicy strawberries and local cherries and vegetables. There's nothing better than tree ripened fruit.  July will bring on peaches, apricots, cantaloupe, sweet corn, melons and Walla Walla onions.  Our climate and soil create ideal growing conditions to produce the best fruit in the State.  Fruit stands are open daily. The farmers come to market on Tuesday mornings from 8-1 and Thursday evenings from 4-8 PM.  Stop by the visitor center for a free Ag Tourism Driving map.

Information: 509-293-3997  

Cost: $8 for a 45 minute tour, $12 for a 75 minute tour

The free scenic trolley will take you through the streets of Leavenworth, to the Leavenworth Golf course, to horseback riding,  the Fish Hatchery and then on to Sleeping Lady Retreat where you can take an art walk and view the famous outdoor Icicle Creek Chandelier by Dale Chihuly and other works of art-no charge. You can hop out along the way to take some of our great hiking trails. The trolley is offering this FREE starting July 1. Hop on board!

 

Reed Carlson

Photographer 

Photographing water is one of the common challenges for the photographer. Who among us has not tried to do this countless times, with a camera, at the beach, or the lakeshore, or at a pristine waterfall in the wilderness? Here in our own backyard at the White River Falls, near Lake Wenatchee, we have a small, spectacular waterfall, that you can drive your car to, have a picnic lunch, or even camp overnight.
Here are a few hints to make your efforts worthwhile: Choose an overcast day, or at least a time of day when the sun is not glaring into the water harshly. The contrast with direct sun is really a challenge, especially when there is also detail you want to see in the surrounding rocks, or foliage. Use a moderate high ISO setting to catch the detail in the water splashes. Take care to prevent mist and water splashes on your lens and camera. Simple camera enclosure bags are available to protect your equipment.