spring 2019
Okanogan High School junior Madeline Luther is the face of poetry for the Okanogan area this spring. As the newly-proclaimed Washington State Poetry Out Loud Champion, Madeline was one of 13 high school students to participate in the annual Washington State Poetry Out Loud competition, and rocked it, reciting her poems with poise, passion, and… [Read More]
Spring 2019
by Ashley Lodato Education Director, Methow Arts Just imagine that you’re a high school drama class teacher in the tiny Methow Valley and you want to produce the musical “Chicago.” Your school is located in what many people would consider the middle of nowhere. Your class size is 30. The theater you’ll be performing in… [Read More]
Spring 2019
These recipes are brought to you by Hannah Cordes, co-owner of Aspen Grove, author of Blue Kale Road cooking blog and Methow Arts board member. Yes, I have yet another fruit and cream dessert that I’m crazy for, and I’ve fallen rather hard. It’s one of those “please take it away so I don’t eat the entire… [Read More]
Spring 2019
Recipe by Hannah Cordes http://www.bluekaleroad.com/2016/02/ Chicken and Lamb Soupy Stew with Hawaij First of all, I appreciate the kind responses to my last post. Thank you. The past couple of months have brought about chances to plunge into new opportunities and it feels really good. Skate skiing is a blast, I’m starting a new venture on… [Read More]
Spring 2019
Recipe by Hannah Cordes http://www.bluekaleroad.com/2013/05/cherry-mint-shrub.html With summer whispering in my ear, I’ve begun happily putting the screens back on the windows, pulling out the barbecue and digging out my flip-flops. We spent this past long weekend in the sunny Methow Valley, and even though we came back to rain I still have warm days on… [Read More]
Fall 2019
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Arts Education Spotlight 2019
by Ashley Lodato, Education Director Using sketching and acrylic painting techniques fourth grade students at Methow Valley Elementary School created still life compositions through a Methow Arts Artist-in-Residence program. Teaching artist Deirdre Cassidy showed students a diversity of examples throughout art history and taught them about the nature of the content in still life compositions.… [Read More]
Winter 2018.19
Brought to you by the Twisp Chamber of Commerce#twispwa #visittwisp #playintwisp #winterintwisp When snow blankets the Methow Valley and the North Cascades Highway has been gated and closed for the season, Twisp marks your entrance to the vast winter wonderland of the eastern slopes of the North Cascades. Come visit us and enjoy winter Twisp-style.… [Read More]