The Wild & Scenic Film Festival for school-age children arrives online in the Blue Mountain Region on Monday, April 26. Videos will be on demand through May 3 with free admission.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival for school-age children arrives online in the Blue Mountain Region on Monday, April 26. Videos will be on demand through May 3 with free admission.
Two virtual community film events will examine how the last century of forest management has contributed to the growth of megafires and how different tools can be used to better prepare and protect communities surrounding fire-adapted ecosystems.
The Walla Walla Public Library is focusing on a spring theme in April.
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NEW YORK — The original principal cast of “Downton Abbey” are returning for a second film that will arrive in theaters Dec. 22, Focus Features announced Monday, April 19.
Documentary 'Triggered: The Charles Krafft Story' screening April 23, 28 at Gesa Power House Theatre
A Pacific Northwest artist with a stellar pedigree, Charles Krafft rode high as the bad boy of ceramic sculpture until a Seattle newspaper published a piece in 2013 by local art critic Jen Graves, labeling Krafft as a holocaust denier and white nationalist.
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April’s free Museum After Hours presentation will welcome Maryhill Museum of Art Curator of Art Steven Grafe via Zoom. His program tells the story of "Le Théâtre de la Mode: Occupied Paris and the Rebirth of Fashion."
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Hamlet said, "The play's the thing." Frazier Farmstead Museum personnel think so too, and are calling for volunteers, ages 8-18, who'd like to participate in a summer theatrical production there.
Once upon a time, and not that long ago, there was no plastic. For thousands of years of human history, if people wanted to carry something around, from babies to drinking water, they wove a basket. It takes skill, patience and an eye for artistry to create a useful basket.
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A better booster for Walla Walla's nascent wine industry couldn't be found than Tom Stockley. From early on, the journalist wrote enthusiastically about the business in Walla Walla — well, and the state — in "Wine," his weekly column in The Seattle Times.
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United Way of the Blue Mountains is sponsoring a virtual singing competition fundraiser, Sing United: Clash of the Blue Mountain Beats.
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Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days plans to have a full fair this year. Current coronavirus safety guidelines allow a maximum of 400 spectators with capacity restrictions depending on the facility.
Organizers have a new plan in the works a year after canceling the annual local fundraiser for American Cancer Society research because of the coronavirus quarantine.
Walla Walla Symphony's A Little Night Music concert will be from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, live at Walla Walla University Church, 212 SW Fourth St., and via livestream.
Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic Music has another pandemic contra dance lined up, this time to live music from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in Pioneer Park, 940 E Alder St.
The first Big Ideas Talk of the year at Walla Walla Public Library, 238 E Alder St., will feature a community discussion of Ross Gay's book, “The Book of Delights." It will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 22, via Zoom.
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DAYTON — Three museums here are opening in April and May: Smith Hollow Country Schoolhouse and Dodge Quarantine Cabin, 113 N Front St., will be open Saturdays from noon-2 p.m. and Palus Museum/Veteran's Exhibit, 426 E Main St., will be open Saturdays from 2-4 p.m.
The Walla Walla Public Library is focusing on a spring theme in April.
As a star of sorts Yakima is getting at least 15 minutes of fame. The city of more than 93,000 residents provides the setting for J. Rick Castaneda's award-winning independent film "Cement Suitcase."
Excitement is palpable for the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival Board, which has determined to offer live, in-person concerts in June.
Blue Mountain Artists Guild will now exhibit in gallery shows open to in-person viewing.
An Earth Day-themed party via Zoom is on tap, organized by Walla Walla Public Library personnel, who teamed with Brittany Brook of Moonshadow Music for the presentation from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 17.
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There's light at the end of the tunnel for Telander Gallery owners Todd and Kirsten Telander after the couple's downtown gallery sustained serious damage when a car crashed into the storefront.
As Frank Sinatra croons in “My Way,” “What is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught.”
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Dayton Days is expected to take place come the end of May. The Columbia County Commissioners granted Dayton Days Inc. use of the Columbia County Fairgrounds over Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29.
Walla Walla High School student Grady Lemma, an entrant in the Educational Service District 123 2021 Virtual Art Exhibit, received a $2,000 scholarship awarded by Central Washington University faculty.
The Walla Walla Public Library is focusing on a spring theme in April.
The final day of the NEXUS: Frankie Laufer Art Show will conclude with a closing reception from 5-7 p.m. April 23 at Morell Family Wines, 202 E. Main St.
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Screenings of the British comedy drama "Running Naked" will be from 7-9 p.m. April 2 and 7 at Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 N Sixth Ave.
The World Ski and Snowboard Festival is back for its 25th year. The three-week digital format runs April 16-30 and will feature a film and photo competition, a top sheet art competition and live music and DJ sets.
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When Tracey Edwards became the new director of Shakespeare Walla Walla in February 2020, she was hoping to hit the ground running. The schedule dictated as much. As it turns out, COVID-19 had other plans.
Frazier Farmstead Museum is set to open April 3 for the season, said museum Director Linda Whiting. A special open house from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. will include a Spring Scavenger Hunt, a crafting activity, the Curly Fries Food Truck and cookies.
TACOMA — After a year of COVID-19 pandemic-related closures, six facilities in Tacoma’s Museum District are springing back to life with new exhibitions and experiences for visitors.
The Walla Walla Public Library is focusing on Women’s History Month in March.
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Chris Cresci was raised in Walla Walla and now helps document other beautiful lands. His film, "Where We Belong," will be one of 30 shorts featured in an upcoming film festival.
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The Walla Walla Valley’s cultural and entertainment institutions have largely been shuttered since March last year, but some, such as Fort Walla Walla, are preparing for visitors again in Phase 2 of Washington’s reopening plan.
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Walla Walla's Cinemark Grand Cinemas and The Liberty Theater in Dayton will reopen Friday with the easing of restrictions in Phase 2 of the state's pandemic recovery plan.
Walla Walla Public Library features nonfiction books for juvenile readers this week.
Walla Walla Public Library books for adults this week focus on Black History Month.
COLUMN: When you jump out of an airplane with a parachute, you have a pretty good idea of where you'll end up. It's the process of getting to Earth that you can't predict. Unnerving? Yes, but that's also part of the adventure.
The focus for adults books at the Walla Walla Public Library is on Black History Month.
Combine Art Collective opened its “red, rojo, rouge” exhibit today.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Walla Walla Guitar Festival and in a normal year the celebration would be soon.
The Walla Walla Public Library has a selection of young adult nonfiction books available.
COLUMN: The Walla Walla Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America will present its first lecture of the new season on Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m., featuring speaker Allison Thomason of Southern Illinois University.
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Revamping the local nonprofit was already at the top of the list for Tracey Edwards, the new executive director of Shakespeare Walla Walla, who was hired just weeks before school doors closed in March.
New nonfiction books are available for juvenile readers at the Walla Walla Public Library, 238 E. Alder St.
New books are available for adult readers at the Walla Walla Public Library, 238 E. Alder St.
The Walla Walla Public Library, 238 E. Alder St., is offering new books for adult readers.
