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| 4/28/10 | Leavenworth Chamber Newsletter
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Greetings!
It's a spectacular spring with the complete package to please everyone! Overwhelm your senses with the natural beauty. Come join us for the Mother Daughter Look Alike Contest, view the migratory birds, and get your adrenaline rush with the best white water in the State! |
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Maifest With A Special Tribute To Mom May 7-9 | | |
Come Join In The Fun  At noon on Saturday you hear the Alp horn opening the annual Maifest celebration. A wave of town people wearing lederhosen (leather pants) and dresses (dirndls) parade down along with goats, horse-drawn wagons, and Bernese Mountain dogs. Flowers are blooming in baskets throughout the town. This is all set in a picture postcard setting with snowcapped mountains, vibrant green hills, lush evergreens and the smells of gingerbread and bratwursts permeate the senses.
Oompa music plays while traditional folk dancers prepare the crowd for the popular maibaum dance. Local bands perform throughout the afternoon and artists are displaying their wares. Sunday it's all about Mom with special discounts, flowers, raffles, a Mother-Daughter Look Alike Contest and prizes. See Schedule |
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Maifest Lions Club Breakfast May 8
Breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage/ ham, coffee and milk served in the Lion's Club Park.
Time: 7-11am
Location: Lion's Club Park
Fee: $5.50 adult/$3 ages 10 and under
Information: 509-548-6776 |
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Senior Center All You Can Eat Spaghetti Feed May 8 Spaghetti, Green Salad, Garlic Bread and Dessert
Time: 12-6pm
Location: 423 Evans Street
Fee: $7 adults /$4 ages 12 & under
Information: 509-548-6666
Reservations: No |
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Pear Blossom Walk May 1 | | |
Marvel at the beauty  Our area has the distinction of being the largest exporter of organic pears in the US. Tour the orchard, see agriculture displays, animals, music, food, free cow train rides. Wine Tasting. Bring your camera or easel.
Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Smallwoods Harvest, Peshastin
Fee: Free
Information: 548-5802-Teri Miller |
| Chinook Fishing Could Be Back on Wenatchee River |
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After 20 Years!  This year's run is predicted to be the largest run since 1938 and State officials have cautiously confirmed they hope to open the Wenatchee River soon for salmon fishing! About 16 miles north of Leavenworth is Fish Lake where you can fish year round. |
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Organic Garden Tour May - September 25 |
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The Environmental Leader  The organic garden at Sleeping Lady offers visitors a unique place to stroll and enjoy two acres of certified organic fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. The Organic Garden is a great place to observe wildlife. Many kinds of birds - including Hummingbirds, Blackbirds, Purple Finches, and Robins - call the garden home. Sleeping Lady is located along the migration routes of several bird species and offers enthusiasts exceptional bird watching, particularly in May and June.
Time: 5pm
Location: Sleeping Lady, 7375 Icicle Road
Fee: Free to the public
Information: 509-548-6344 |
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Spring Birdfest May 13-16 | | | |
Workshops, Art Shows, Concerts, Field Trips & Magic  The Leavenworth area features spectacular habitats ranging from snow-capped mountains to sunny ponderosa pine forests and lush riparian zones, to shrub-steppe.
All our field trips are led by experts. Learn about the wide variety of migratory birds that come here for a brief, but important part of their year: to breed and reproduce. Hear the songs sung only during the breeding season while during the height of wildflower season. While birding is the heart of the weekend, activities also include bringing your sketch book and drawing with a wildlife biologist and artist, a 6 mile hike through flowered covered meadows, get eye to eye with owls, hawks, falcons and eagles, a music and dance concert and MUCH MORE!
Time: Varies
Location: Throughout Leavenworth
Fee: Varied |
| 100th Anniversary Concert May 15 |
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Apollo Club  Songs from a Bygone era 1910 thru 2010. Come celebrate with one of our valley's most admired choral ensembles. You can purchase tickets at the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce !
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Wenatchee High School, Wenatchee Fee: $12 or $15 at the door Information: 509-548-3484 |
| Come and Taste The Wine |
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Spring Barrel Tasting May 15 & 16 Wedge Mountain Winery invites you to taste wine in the cave, from the barrel. Meats and cheeses  from the Cheesemongers Shop in Leavenworth will be provided.
Time: 10:00-6:00 |
| Icicle Creek Music Center May 19 |
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Tokyo Strings Quartet In Concert  Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world, the Tokyo Quartet-Martin Beaver and Kikuei Ikeda (violins), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) and Clive Greensmith (cello)-has collaborated with a remarkable array of artists and composers. Performing over a hundred concerts worldwide each season, the quartet has a devoted international following that includes the major capitals of the world and extends to all four corners, from Australia to Estonia to Scandinavia and the Far East.
Featuring some of the most romantic music ever written, performed by the Icicle Creek Piano Trio accompanied by exquisite chocolates and champagne.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sleeping Lady Chapel Theater
Fee: $38 advance $42 at door
Information: 509-548-6347 |
| Beer, Wine & Moonshine |
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New Distillery--It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere Leavenworth is known for it's great brews and fine wines, now we have an added attraction, a new distillery offering up moonshine and Chilean style brandy. You can view the still and bottling area as you sample. The distillery is open Wednesday - Friday from 9 to 2, and Saturdays from 1 - 5. Appointments for private tastings can be arranged by calling the distillery.
Information: 509-860-0102.
Location: 101 Maple Street Cashmere, WA
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| Wildlife Viewing |
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Tim Bentz | |
Deer Sighting  Wildlife sightings are just a walk away in springtime. This particular herd was found grazing on Blewett Pass--10 miles from Leavenworth. Wildlife is abundant in our area. I will be featuring wildlife sightings each month. Feel free to e-mail me your photos and stories. |
| Hike of the Month |
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Tim Bentz | |
Peshastin Pinnacles  Peshastin Pinnacles State Park is a 34-acre desert park featuring a group of sandstone slabs and spires called "the Pinnacles." Climbable spires reach 200 feet into the air. Rocks and trails provide views of surrounding orchards, the Enchantment Mountain Range, and the Wenatchee River valley.
Even if you aren't a rock climber, it's a great day hike. A series of trails lead from the shaded picnic area up and around the sandstone rock formation. It's a short drive just East of Leaveworth. |
| Your Recreation Guide to FUN! |
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Fresh Mountain Air, Alpine Scenery & Sunshine  Become a free spirit as you enter into the beautiful alpine setting of Leavenworth. We have unlimited outdoor recreational opportunities.
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| Longest Running Art Show In the State |
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Village Art in the Park  There are over 50 artists that participate in this show each year from Leavenworth and throughout the Northwest. Village Art in the Park welcomes all brush media, hand thrown and hand built ceramics, pottery, metals, and jewelry wood, glass, fiber, printmaking, photography, sketching and portrait work. Take a stroll through the park, meet all the artists, enjoy all the beautiful images, relax in this great atmosphere and visit our local galleries. Art & Theater |
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Contact Information
Sherry Schweizer, Media Relations
Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce phone: 509-548-5807 | Join our mailing list! |
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