Arts & Events

Join Door No. 3 on Thursday, May 17 from 4-7pm for an opening of their exhibit featuring artwork inspired, made and printed at Door No. 3.

CONTACT: Door No. 3 at doorno.3twisp@gmail.com or 509.997.2044. LOCATION: Door No. 3, 201 South Methow Valley Highway, Room 3 in the Methow Valley Community Center, Twisp. (Artwork by Cheyenne Grither)

*Reception, Saturday, May 5, 5-7pm

Join the artists of the Winthrop Gallery in a celebration of the balsam root, a native plant to the Methow Valley, represented in paintings, photography, drawings, ceramics, textiles and more.

DATES: Reception, Sat May 5, from 5-7pm. Refreshments will be served. Exhibit, April 26-June 4. LOCATION: Winthrop Gallery, 237 Riverside, Winthrop. HOURS: Spring hours, 10-5pm, Thursday-Monday. CONTACT: 509. 996.3925, www.winthropgallery.com.

(Balsam Root by Teri Pieper)

A young and successful television actor relocates to New York, where he rents a marvelous, gothic apartment. With his television career in limbo, the actor is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there's one problem: He hates Hamlet. DATES: May 18 – June 3, 2012. Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. Adults $15. Youth 18 & Under $5. “Pay What You Can” performance Thurs., May 24, 7 p.m. LOCATION: The Merc Playhouse 101 S. Glover St. Twisp CONTACT: 509.997.PLAY (7529), www.mercplayhouse.org.

The weekend of May 19-20 is a big one in the local music scene. Pipestone’s 12th annual Music Days Celebration will be held in the Methow Valley Community Center gym, with a Pipestone Orchestra concert on Saturday evening and an afternoon of student recitals on Sunday.

TICKETS: DATES: Saturday, May 19- Sunday, May 20. LOCATION: Methow Valley Community Center gym CONTACT: 509.997.0222

Featuring the work of local artists. Available for purchase.
Methow Valley Inn outside courtyard,Twisp, Wa. 509.997.2253

An Exploration of color on artistic copper repousse` by Jessica Dietz

LOCATION: At Mr. J's Barber Shop, 125 W 2nd Ave, Ste A, Twisp, WA. 509.997.0523

Jessica's work is also featured in Wenatchee in Art on the Avenues. She was recently featured in Foothills magazine.

(The Natura Mystique, 16" round copper repousse' work wall decor. Natural color, foldformed and found objects on repurposed copper sheet.)

Winthrop Rodeo Grounds, Twin Lakes Road

888.463.8469, winthropwashington.com

JUNE 1-3

Field trips, presentations, bird and plant field ID, poetry readings, live raptor demo, art projects and classes, games, activities for all ages, music, local food and more! Only $5 for weekend of activities per person. Food available for purchase. Advanced registration required for Field Trips and Art Classes. RSVP appreciated for evening presentations and dinners. Call the North Cascades Basecamp at 509.996.2334, email info@northcascadesbasecamp.com, visit www.northcascadesbasecamp.com for a schedule of events.

SAT, JUNE 9, 10-2PM

Attend the Annual Fishing Day on Saturday, June 9 from 10-2pm at the Winthrop Fish Hatchery. The annual festival may include the following: Fishing for big trout, Fish cleaning station, Build a River, Hands-on casting with targets, Smoky Bear, Fly Tying, Gyotaku, Fish Watercolor, Ethics and Boating Safety. 10am-2pm. Winthrop Fish Hatchery. Methow Arts, 509.997.4004, info@MethowArtsAlliance.org. (artwork featured is from 2011 5th grade artist residency in the Methow Valley Elementary with Methow Arts, Laura Gunnip and Emily Post.)

JUNE 9-10, 10-5PM

The Methow Valley Studio Tour invites everyone to celebrate locally crafted art on June 9 and 10, 10-5pm. This free event takes place in artists’ studios throughout the Methow Valley. DATES: June 9 and 10, 10-5pm. CONTACT: Confluence Gallery and Art Center. Twisp, WA. 509.997.2787. www.confluencegallery.com (Kelle Ronnfeldt fabric work)