Directed by Ki Gottberg with Sara Jinks Celebrate the magic of winter with The Merc Playhouse during our holiday show offering: Winter Wonder, opening Friday, December 5th. Poems, stories, live music, song and dance, all created and performed by local performers, will usher in the season for which we have all been waiting! Entertainment suited… [Read More]
Saturdays, 10am-1pm through October, 2014
Saturdays at TwispWorks are happening every Saturday on the historic TwispWorks campus, through the month of October! Artists like La Fabrica’s silk, wool, and cotton creations artist Jae Cremin, Culler Studio’s natural dyer Sara Ashford, painter Donna Keyser, silversmith Sarah Jo Lightner, metal worker Jerry Merz, and more will be open their doors for sales, classes,… [Read More]
Sat, Nov 1, 7pm, 2014
ONLINE TICKETS CLICK HERE VIDEO LINK HERE Winner of a Pew Fellowship for Performance Art and Puppetry’s Citation of Excellence This show is highly recommended for adults and children. —————————————————– He’s only a man, with just two arms and two hands. But Joe Cashore works miracles with only the slightest pluck and pull on strings… [Read More]
Oct 10-26, Thurs-Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm, 2014
Crisp, witty exchanges pepper this light hearted and inventive thriller that unfolds with a series of macabre twists. A thriller writer indulges in vitriolic word duels with his estranged wife until she shoots him. An amateur detective from next door attempts to solve the murder before calling the police. But appearances are never quite what… [Read More]
Sun, Oct 12, 7pm, 2014
Intimate Performances are a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get up close and personal with musicians, poets, lecturers and more in a restored 1951 Spartan Imperial Mansion. This show will feature Eli West of musical duo Cahalen & Eli, bringing his beautifully accessible bluegrass guitar arrangements to this 37′ trailer. The warmth of Eli’s voice combined with his… [Read More]
Opening Reception: Sat, Sept 27, 4-8pm, Exhibit: Sept 27-Nov 8, 2014
‘What’s whole is already broken‘, an installation by Laura Gunnip. Do the precious things we acquire over time define us? How do we choose what to keep? Which to let go of? What if we lose or break something irreplaceable? How can we hold these things lightly without fear of losing them? Laura Gunnip’s installation ‘What’s whole… [Read More]
Sun, Sept 28, 3pm, 2014
Biologist John Crandall talks about the Pacific Lamprey, a unique fish, important native food, and valuable medical research subject. These strange looking, jawless fish have been around for 500 million years–200 million years before the dinosaurs even appeared, and they are living in our river! Lampreys play a significant role in our local watershed, but changes… [Read More]
Sun, Sept 28, 5pm-Dark, 2014
Join TwispWorks, the Methow Valley Interpretive Center and your neighbors in celebration of the harvest, changing seasons and our hard working local farmers and food producers. Bring a chair and blanket, plus a main dish, side dish, dessert or beverage to share!There will be lawn games, live music and fun for all. Please let us… [Read More]