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Being a part of a growing arts community the following are some links
which you think you will find of interest. We have also added some links
of local interest as well.
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival
PO Box 2071 - Leavenworth 98826
877-265-6026 or 509-548-6347
Artists from across North America join Kairos Quartet, presenting concerts
of intimate format classical music, jazz & bluegrass. Saturday nights &
Sunday afternoons in July.
Icicle Creek Music Center
7409 Icicle Road – PO Box 2071 - Leavenworth
509-548-6347 or 509-665-8637
Founded by Marcia Kaufmann & Scott Hosfeld, the center brings a wide
variety of classical, jazz & contemporary music to Sleeping Lady Retreat &
Conference Center. The Icicle Creek Summer Chamber Music Festival & Mozart
Festival are a few examples.
Leavenworth Community Coffee House
Every Friday night brings a new artist to the Chumstick Grange Hall, 621
Front Street, Leavenworth, for acoustic folk music, jazz, old-time
favorites & original music. Admission is by donation & is a nonalcoholic,
nonsmoking venue.
Leavenworth Summer Theater
"The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Music"
Join Maria and all the wonderful cast for a wonderful evening of great
music in our mountainside setting above Leavenworth for a magical
once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Fall and Winter show tickets by phone only. Summer Box Office at Icicle
Junction Corner of Highway 2& Icicle Road.Summer season tickets are
available by phone or in person. Each summer LST offers several
entertaining & exciting musicals “live, outdoors & under the stars” in
Leavenworth. During the fall and winter seasons two shows are presented
indoors at the beautiful Sleeping Lady Chapel Theatre.
Tickets 509-548-2000
Marlin Handbell Ringers
A group of Leavenworth residents bring handbell music to the Bavarian
Village with the Marlin Handbell Ringers. The group has two recordings &
performs several times each year for local audiences.
Musikkapelle Leavenworth
This traditional German band entertains at all community events &
Leavenworth festivals.
The Grunewald Guild
Located on River Road in Plain, the Guild offers classes throughout the
summer months, with an emphasis on combining art and faith in a community
atmosphere. Students and teachers from all over the world travel to share
their faith, spiritual energy and talent with local Grunewald Guild
residents, Liz & Richard Caemmerer (509) 763-3693.
Upper Valley Arts
PO Box 754 Leavenworth 98826
509-548-1127
Organized for the encouragement, development & furtherance of cultural
activities in the Upper Wenatchee Valley. The group fulfills this mission
by encouraging new versatile programs, promoting the arts as a means of
helping draw the community together & attempting to cater to the cultural
tastes of as many as possible. Supported programs include Leavenworth
Summer Theater, Leavenworth Arts website, Empty Bowls, student
scholarships & Icicle Creek Music Center.
Village Art in the Park
PO Box 261 – Leavenworth 98826 - 509-548-5809
Village Art in the Park is the longest running outdoor art show in the
Pacific Northwest. (May3rd-Oct12th). This show offers many amateur and
professional artists a opportunity to participate. Village Art in the Park
is a non-profit organization that provides art education and a teacher for
our Elementary school students. Organization gives scholarships to
students pursing a higher education in the arts. They are a supporter of
Leavenworth Summer Theatre plus other art organizations.
Watershed Art
An impressive group of world-renowned wildlife artists have drawn, painted
and sculpted their impressions of the Wenatchee River Watershed to create
an awareness of the watershed as a unique and special place worth
protecting. A representation of Watershed Art is on permanent display at
Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat.
Other links of local interest:
To learn more about the many activities and events in Leavenworth, "The
Bavarian Village" visit the following sites.
Chamber
www.leavenworth.org
Projekt Bayern
www.projektbayern.com
Autumn Leaf Festival
www.autumnleaffestival.com
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