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May 2021
Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest
Come birding with us! Join Wenatchee River Institute for the 19th annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest! This year, we will be following a hybrid model, offering both virtual workshops and in-person field trips. Listed on our schedule, you will find many field trips, bird walks, hikes, art workshops, educational workshops, and more throughout the whole weekend! There is an event for everyone, whether that is at home or in-person! Visit our website for more details on events and registration: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/.
Find out more »Watercolor Workshop: Birds in Their Habitats with Molly Hashimoto
Learn how to place birds in landscapes: forests, wetlands and more. We'll begin with some warm up bird sketches, refining them, and then proceed to the surrounding landscapes. See my complete supply list for info on what to have ready; whatever materials you currently use are fine, but it is always great to use Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. Cost: $53 members, $60 non-members Limit of 20 participants After registering, you will receive the Zoom link information. Watercolor… Continue Reading Watercolor Workshop: Birds in Their Habitats with Molly Hashimoto
Find out more »Tonasket Farmers Market
The 24th Annual Tonasket Farmers Market starts again. We feature on average 30 unique vendors. From locally grown fruits and vegetables, handcrafted preserves and honey, to hand made arts and crafts.
Find out more »Sip & Paint: American Goldfinch
In celebration of Spring Bird Fest - paint an American Goldfinch! A portion of the profits will go towards the Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest. Your purchase includes instruction on a zoom live virtual painting event in the comfort of your own home. If you could provide your own paint supplies, here are some things to gather: Canvas - I will paint on an 11 x14” canvas. You can use what you have. Acrylic paint - White, Black, Yellow, Orange, Red,… Continue Reading Sip & Paint: American Goldfinch
Find out more »camp zanika
The annual spring clean-up for Camp Zanika Lache is Saturday, May 15, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are in need of volunteers that can help us open camp for the summer: clean cabins, set up the archery range, the waterfront, clean the Kiwanis lodge, clean the kitchen, burn debris, repair the Kiwanis lodge roof and have fun at the same time! We have jobs of all shapes and sizes. Bring your gloves, rakes, chainsaws, loppers, and anything… Continue Reading camp zanika
Find out more »Magpie
In collaboration, WaterWorks Gallery and Seattle Metals Guild Presents Magpie April 22 - June 5 A magpie is a creature that loves collecting bright and shiny objects. Micki Lippe, renowned jeweler and magpie extraordinaire, welcomed 15 jewelers from the Seattle Metals Guild into her studio nest of trash. Transforming a bit of the tread from a car tire, it becomes a dark, black matte surface. A piece of broken glass takes on a mysterious beauty. All these objects collected by… Continue Reading Magpie
Find out more »Craft Saturdays at Job Carr Cabin Museum: Cabin Kids Art Challenge
Job Carr Cabin Museum is offering socially-distanced Craft Saturdays! Take-home craft kits include all the materials and instructions needed for a fun at-home activity. May 15, Cabin Kids Art Challenge - Children can use the materials provided in this take-home craft kit to create an original artwork for the 2021 Cabin Kids Art Challenge. - The Cabin Kids Art Challenge begins 5/1. The Museum's annual art contest is open to children age 12 and under. One entry per child. -… Continue Reading Craft Saturdays at Job Carr Cabin Museum: Cabin Kids Art Challenge
Find out more »Bird Fest Keynote: The Wonderful Adaptations of Birds
We all admire birds because they are colorful and active, they can fly (envy as well as admiration!), and we see them around us all the time, unlike many other kinds of animals. But have you thought about all the different ways they can be birds? They live in almost all of Earth's habitats. Their feeding habits are infinitely variable. The same is true of their breeding habits, although every one of them indeed lays eggs. And the ways they… Continue Reading Bird Fest Keynote: The Wonderful Adaptations of Birds
Find out more »Saxophone Fusion
Sarah Ioannides, conductor James Carter, saxophone Saxophone Fusion features saxophonist James Carter from his 2019 performance with Symphony Tacoma. Selections include Milhaud’s La Création du Monde, which tells the creation story according to African folk mythology with influences of Harlem Renaissance jazz and a multimedia film with art visuals, from African tribal sculptures to works by Picasso and Gauguin. Puerto Rico native Roberto Sierra’s Caribbean Rhapsody marries classical and Latin jazz influences and showcases Carter’s virtuosity. It draws on Sierra’s… Continue Reading Saxophone Fusion
Find out more »Sketching Birds in Watercolor with Laurel Mundy
Learn to sketch a bird in pencil and watercolor and have fun while you do it! This workshop is designed for anyone who likes birds and wants to learn some techniques for how to sketch them—whether you’re a beginner birder looking to improve your identification skills through sketching, or a bird expert wanting to explore a new facet to your passion. Learn the basics of blocking in shapes, sketching bird anatomy, watercolor techniques, and adding in a few details to… Continue Reading Sketching Birds in Watercolor with Laurel Mundy
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