Sep 24 Thursday
Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby present The Roots Project: a journey through American music, storytelling, and shared cultural memory. Hailed as “a brilliant collision of cultures,” the ensemble weaves together folk, blues, gospel, and soul with Indigenous musical traditions to create a sound that is at once timeless and urgently contemporary. In this stripped-down songwriter format, the evening unfolds with an intimate, conversational energy.
Sep 25 Friday
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.
The GRO Parade of Homes is a premier annual event presented by the Building Industry Association of Clark County (BIA), highlighting the latest trends and achievements in homebuilding. Visitors can explore a collection of newly built homes from local builders, each showcasing distinctive architecture, craftsmanship, innovative features, and modern design inspirations.
The event features a convenient single-site layout, with all homes located within the same community. This allows you to spend less time traveling between homes and more time exploring the latest in home design and construction.
Nocturnal
Sept 25 - Nov 15, 2026
Inspired by the world that emerges after the light fades, Childhood’s End Gallery presents “Nocturnal” featuring new paintings by Liza Brenner and Jonathan Happ, alongside mixed media sculpture by Loralin Toney.
Arts Walk Reception: Oct 2nd 5-9pmArts Walk continues Oct 3rd 12-6pm
FREE
Childhood’s End Gallery222 4th Ave WOlympia WA 98501
[email protected]
360-943-3724
A free Storytime & Preschool Discovery Fun takes place Sept 25 (aka 9-2-5), the first national Give Like Dolly Day to honor Dolly Parton’s legacy of inspiring children to dream big and develop a lifelong love of reading.Preschoolers and their parents/caretakers can join us for a free literacy celebration. Stories from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will be read aloud by bestselling author and WSU professor, Buddy Levy, followed by time to explore hands-on activities in the Palouse Discovery Science Center. This event is a collaboration of Bull Country 99.5 and United Way of Whitman County and Moscow/Latah County. The event is free but registration is required at www.latahunitedway.org
Six-time Las Vegas “Headliner of the Year,” Frankie Moreno has captivated audiences across the U.S. Now, he’s bringing his electrifying Jazz Trio show to The Thomsen Club at Field Hall for the very first time! Joined by his brother Tony Moreno on bass and his son Giovanni Moreno on drums, the Moreno Jazz Trio will deliver a high-energy performance featuring brand new arrangements of their biggest hits and fan favorites.
Choose between one of two dinner shows and enjoy an evening of enchanting music and delicious food and drink.
The longtime guitarist and sideman takes the center stage - this time sharing his voice and song. An intimate, soulful set of originals and covers from a local Tri-Cities performer.
6PM-8PM
All Ages. No Cover. Dinner show. Walk ins welcome.
