Sep 30 Wednesday
Speaker: Katie Pelch
Description: Microplastics are everywhere in our environment. These tiny and sometimes microscopic particles of plastic are present in our air, water, soil, and food; in lakes, rivers, and oceans; even at the top of Mount Everest. Microplastics are also in our bodies, with scientists finding them everywhere from the human heart and brain to testes and placentas. There is a growing concern that microplastics could be harming ecological and human health, in particular digestive, reproductive, and respiratory systems. This talk will highlight the recent findings on microplastics and human health and provide recommendations for reducing exposure.
Bio: Katie Pelch envisions a world free of harmful chemicals, where communities have access to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water and safe consumer products. She is currently a Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) where she works at the intersection of science and policy aims to reduce and eliminate harmful chemicals from the environment. Much of her work to-date has focused on PFAS and microplastics in drinking water and consumer products. Prior to joining NRDC, she was an assistant professor in the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and a senior scientist at the Endocrine Disruption Exchange. Pelch received her PhD in biology from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Office of Health Assessment and Translation at the National Toxicology Program.
Free In Person Financial Course! Want to learn more about money? How to make your dollar stretch? How to create a budget? Well this free course is for you! Come join us on Wednesdays at the WECU Education Center on 511 E. Holly Street, Downtown Bellingham, starting February 4th-March 25th from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Scan the QR code or visit www.oppco.org/flare-registration/ to register. Hope to see you there!!!
Jazz Wednesdays 6-8pm!
Grab your horn, axe, sticks or voice and sit in!
Or sit and enjoy the best in local jazz talent.
All Ages. No Cover. Dinner show. Reservations Recommended.
Oct 01 Thursday
Jim Hodges’ “Unearthed” exhibition is a monumental bronze cast of an uprooted tree stump. The truncated form resonates with majesty while also serving as a mournful reminder of humankind’s impact upon the natural world. The sculpture is suspended in stillness, suggesting what might have been above, stretching branches that had reached into the air towards the sun that once contained life in green and barky rough wildness. With this implication, and through our interaction with the sculpture, “Unearthed” opens generative thought toward relationships between environments and their communities. The work beckons us to consider fragility, ephemerality, as well as the sacredness of life.
This work-in-becoming had its first residency in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral in 2019. Imagine that in the confines of that edifice the sculpture absorbed metaphysical power from everyday spiritual practice, from a celebration of life observed in rites of faith, musical performances, readings, by a community’s presence, participation, and social interaction. “Unearthed” has its second residency at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University, providing the academic and regional community an occasion to approach the work through intentional participation.
In time, its roots will be reunited with the ground through burial, transferring its accumulated goodwill charged with incorporeal memories and energies into the Earth. Only its severed trunk will remain visible, indicating a new role in nature.
IMAGE | Jim Hodges, Unearthed, 2015 to present
LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and during University holidays and breaks.
Each year, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art presents selections from its growing permanent collection in an exhibition, offering fresh perspectives through thematic exhibitions, recent acquisitions, and curated installations.
Open August 25, 2026 through March 13, 2027, “JSMA Collects” explores the many ways artists, curators, and visitors connect with nature, place, and one another. Works on view reflect the relationships between environments and communities, while spring installations expand the conversation to themes of home, family, and everyday life, inviting reflection on the natural world and our place within it.
From its founding collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European paintings, the museum's holdings have grown to more than 4,000 works of art. Today, the collection spans the eighteenth century to the present and features a diverse range of regional, national, and international artists whose works illuminate the breadth and evolution of visual culture.
IMAGE | Etsuko Ichikawa, Vitrified, 2020
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The annual Used Book Sale is located at the corner of 8th and Commercial Street, in downtown Leavenworth. Books are sold "by donation" to fund vital local projects supporting our library and promoting literacy! Fridays and Saturdays 10 am to 5:30 pm. Sundays to Thursdays 10 am to 5 pm. Closes Sunday, Oct. 4th at Noon. Questions: 253-720-3003.
Evening Bingo is back at UKC Senior Center, the first Thursday of each month beginning March 5th through November 5th. Doors open at 4:30pm and calling begins at 6:00pm sharp! Cards and daubers are for sale. Cash bar will be open. Sack dinners for sale $7, or feel free to bring your own snacks.
Join Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center as we celebrate a major milestone - 20 years of serving our community:
Honoring the dedication and hard work of the volunteers who have shaped our mission and made a lasting impact throughout the region.Extending our deepest gratitude to our generous donors and supporters for their unwavering commitment.
Recognizing the recipients of the 2026 Community Peacebuilder Award: Terry Ward and the Interfaith Justice Coalition.
Presenting the Community Mediation Legacy Award to Concie Luna.
Come raise a glass with us as we say: Cheers to 20 Years!
Celebration will include dinner provided by the Hilton Garden Inn. Soda, beer, & wine available for purchase at the cash bar.
Guests will have the opportunity to win door prizes and receive special Wenatchee Valley DRC gifts.
Oct 02 Friday
