Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 2 at 10:30 AM is our composting class! Join us together with Betsy and Jana from Sustainable Wenatchee for this class on vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is a great way to learn the basics of indoor composting, using Red Wiggler worms...
Do you think mammals are marvelous? Have you ever wanted to learn how to film, edit, and create your own YouTube videos? In this camp, 5th and 6th graders will learn about our local mammals and work in small teams to create media content. Join us for a fun-filled week of mammal explorations, media creation,...
Join us along with our sponsor North Central Washington Audubon Society on Thursday, April 7 PM for a virtual program with Paul Bannick featuring video, sound, stories from the field and several dozen new images from his award-winning and best-selling book: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls. Paul’s program will take us through the...
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 9 is Owl Pellet Dissection. Owls swallow their prey whole, but cannot fully digest some items such as bones and teeth. These indigestible items are then compacted into a pellet that the owl spits out. We can learn a...
Join us on Monday, April 11 at 10:30 AM for Movement Mondays. Did you know music and dance can help with the development of math skills? Addition, subtraction, sizes, shapes and patterns are all important in dance and choreography. We hope to see you monthly on Movement Mondays for a fun way to reinforce math,...
Join us for an author talk and book sigining with Dr. Helen Knowles on Thursday, April 14, at 6 PM on her book Making Minimum Wage: Elsie Parrish versus the West Coast Hotel Company. Come meet the author and learn more about this local story that changed the course of history. The US Supreme Court’s...
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 16 is Seed Paper. Have you ever wondered how to make your own paper? What about paper you can later plant to grow into flowers? Join us to learn how to make your own seed paper using recycled items...
Join us to meet two local authors who will discuss and sign copies of their recently published books of Wenatchee-area history on Wednesday, April 20, at 7 PM. Rod Molzahn, author of “What They Found: Stories of People in North Central Washington,” and Chris Rader, who wrote “Place of Plenty: A History of Wenatchee, in...
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 23 is Recycled Blooms. Find new ways to create with recycled materials. This is one of the prettiest science experiments you will ever do! Using recycled plastic, CD’s, wire, heat and other recycled items, you’ll create a beautiful flower...
Join us in the MakerSpace during the month of April for Science on Saturdays. Saturday, April 30 is an Automaton Workshop. Have you ever wondered what makes a Jack in the Box jump out of its box? Or how a player piano can play such beautiful music? Come explore automata and see how people have...
Join us on Monday, May 2 at 10:30 AM for Movement Mondays. Did you know music and dance can help with the development of math skills? Addition, subtraction, sizes, shapes and patterns are all important in dance and choreography. We hope to see you monthly on Movement Mondays for a fun way to reinforce math,...
Join us on Thursday, May 5 at 7 PM for a viewing of “The Winter’s Tale” as part of our Environmental Film & Speaker Series. Warm your spirits with the epic storytelling of Randy Lewis who shares his traditional native Wenatchi stories alongside the geologic icons of our region. Randy, flutist Arnold Cleveland, and geologist...
Join us on May 17 at 7:00 pm for a special presentation about the Cannon Mine by Diane Groody. Diane was one of 2 Asamera geologists on the original exploration crew that came to look for gold in 1981.
Improve your flexibility, balance, strength, and relaxation using basic yoga postures and breathing techniques while enjoying the charm of the historic and beautiful Wells House.
Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum on First Friday in June to experience Geology, Storytelling, Photography and Music! The Museum will be open with free admission during extended hours from 4 to 8 PM on the First Friday of each month. Free admissions will also be offered all day on the Saturday following First Friday for Family Saturday....
