Community News & Events

Leavenworth

“Getting Your Life Together Checklist” Workshop

How should we organize our estate?  What documents should we have in a safe place?  What decisions should we make ahead of time in case we are unable to make healthcare decisions.  How do we ensure that our estate is settled in the way we wish?  A Free workshop will be held on May 10^, 6:30 p.m. at the Leavenworth Community Methodist Church that will focus on answering these and many other questions. Judy Weaver 509-885-2990  

The Leavenworth Lions Club

Serving up Breakfast in The Park each 2nd and 4th Saturdays,  May through September.  Come enjoy hearty all you can eat breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and sausage from 7 a.m. - 11a.m. in Lions Club Park.

Leavenworth Library Event

The Cascade High School Advanced and AP Artists will have an art show at the Leavenworth Public Library in the Fireside Room from now through May 19. There will be a wide variety of media- painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and digital art. The student artists are in grades 9-12 and have been exploring styles, cultures, and history through visual imagery. Some artwork will be for sale

Cemetery’s ‘Rake the Spring Twigs’ Community Event

The Upper Valley Historical Society and Greater Leavenworth Museum are hosting the semi-annual cleanup at the Old Leavenworth Cemetery on North Road, directly across from the Amtrak station. Join us on Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.-noon. Please arrive before 10:15 a.m. to place your complimentary Dan’s Food Market sandwich order. We will be picking up leaves and pine needles, among other tasks. Bring your favorite gloves, rakes, loppers, etc. The event is rain or shine. If you cannot help with the cleanup but

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts

Welcomes Indigenous Enterprise for 3 amazing performances on May 12, 7:30 p.m. and May 13 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Indigenous Enterprise, with their award-winning dancers of international acclaim, will wow audiences with a dance, storytelling and multimedia performance representing many Indigenous tribes and celebrating their deep history and Indigenous cultural identity. Indigenous Enterprise is a part of Icicle Creek’s Visiting Artist Series, and they will be giving interactive performances with students in multiple school districts in prior days. There are preshow bonus nature/Indigenous history walks beginning 90 minutes prior to each show, thanks to our partners at Wenatchee River Institute and Indigenous Roots and Reparations Fund. Tickets for all shows available at: www.icicle.org.

Save the Date: Nutcracker Day is June 1

The annual ‘Nutcracker Day’ at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum--a day when we invite the local residents to come to the Museum to see what is here that entices visitors to come from all over the world. Guests can crack nuts with antique nutcrackers, watch a video of the history of nutcrackers, go on a nutcracker hunt, verify the Guinness record of 9103 nutcrackers, enjoy the music of George’s Bavarian drehorgel, and have a chance to win one of the hourly prizes. For this special day, the hours will be 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and entrance on this day is free for everyone.

Regional

Cultivate joy and wellness at our Women's Retreat

Empower yourself with practical skills for creating and sustaining joy and wellness at our Ease into Spring Women’s Retreat for cancer survivors May 12-14 at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort. Most of us live braced mentally, emotionally, and physically against constant signals of stress in our day-to-day lives. It is essential to periodically retreat from the rigors of daily life to allow ourselves to rest, reset, and learn new skills that will support resilience and create a more peaceful, healthy, and joyful life. Neuroscience research suggests that feeling happy and joyful will create and strengthen neural pathways that support a positive outlook on life. This three-day retreat at Leavenworth’s Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort empowers women who have received a cancer diagnosis to embrace survivorship as a life practice by teaching practical skills for cultivating joy, health, and whole-person wellness in day-to-day life. Through journaling, creative expression, gentle movement, and educational talks, EASE Cancer Foundation’s faculty will guide each participant in creating their own personalized, sustainable wellness plan.

Registration is open online now and includes dinner on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, and all supplies. Email info@easecancer.org for more information.

The Cascadia Conservation District

Regular Board meeting will be an in person and call-in / Zoom meeting, held on Friday, May 19, 1:30 p.m. If you wish to attend in person, please call the office as space is limited. More information and instructions will be available on our website at cascadiacd.org or by calling the District office, 509-436-1601.

 We Can Help Make a Difference

On Sunday May 21, 2 p.m., Wenatchee First United Methodist Church is sponsoring and hosting a special concert called Music For the Refugees. It will feature The Wenatchee Big Band, The Apollo Club, The Appleaires, a combined church choir, and other solo artists. The concert will directly benefit Ukrainian refugee families in Chelan, Douglas, and Grant counties, through the Friends of Ukrainian Refugees (FOuR). Admission is free, and a free-will offering will be taken. Did you know today there are around fifty Ukrainian refugee families in North Central Washington?  They’re quietly living among us, practicing, and learning English, going to school, finding their way around new neighborhoods; studying to get a driver’s license, finding jobs, paying their rent, and trying to make new friends and new lives. We watch the news and read the paper, shocked by devastating pictures of the war in Ukraine. Many of us are feeling called to do more, and our words can only go so far. When words fail music speaks.  Let’s show our compassion and caring, and truly make a difference for the Ukrainian families in our area.  Please join us and bring your extended family, friends, and neighbors. Call Judy Kelts, 509-884-7218.