Community News

Cashmere

Cashmere Farmers Market

Sunday, September 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 600 Cotlets Way. Shop this week’s harvest of berries, eggplant, tomatoes, squash, corn, nectarines, Shishito peppers, peaches, plums, and cucumbers. Visit Cashmere Market Vendor booths; Overwinter Farm, Fernandez Farm, Wunderbar Farm, Campo Farm & Kitchen, Green Valley Dairy, Earthen Goodness Mushrooms, Yakima Canyon Truck Farm, The Suds Shack Soap Co, Stupid Stitch, Earth’s Treasures, Joey & Me Jewelry, Chapel Street Quilting, Valley Cakes and Bakes, Cute Dumplings and Live Music. Visit us at cascademarkets.org for updates, weekly live music listings, rotating booths, and movie selections.

Leavenworth

Cascade Community Markets

The next Leavenworth Farmers Market is Thursday September 8, 4 -7 p.m., 330 Evans St.

 Look for berries in season plus eggplant, tomatoes, squash, corn, nectarines, Shishito peppers, peaches, plums, and cucumbers. Visit Leavenworth Market Vendor booths; Snowgrass Farm, Earthen Goodness, Feil Orchards, Fernandez Farm, Colockum Hillside Farm, Green Valley Dairy, Sterino Farms, Gibbs Organic Produce, New Mercies Farm Girls, Balsamroot Botanicals, Cute Dumplings, The Old White House, Heirloom Design, Joey & Me Jewelry, Samba’s Baskets, Waste Loop, Winton Composting, Climate Conversations, Blue Heron Health, Kids Education Booth, Rotating Artisan Booth, and Live Music.

Stick around after the market for movie screenings at 7 p.m. Bring snacks or grab some fruit from the vendors, we've got blankets. Visit us at cascademarkets.org for updates, weekly live music listings, rotating booths, and movie selections.

Leavenworth Lions Club Breakfasts in the Park

Enjoy a hearty all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and sausage. Satisfy your appetite and support your community at the same time. The proceeds support community vision, hearing and diabetes needs and so much more.  Breakfasts will be held on 2^nd and 4^th Saturdays in September at Lions Club Park. Ages 10+ $9, ages 4-9 $4 and free to ages 3 and under and active military personnel with ID.

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts

Seth Garrido & The Long Relief Concert in the Meadow on Saturday, September 19, 7 p.m.

Tickets $10, Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy music in the meadow with the local band.  

Red Barn Events back for another season

Wenatchee River Institute’s (WRI) Red Barn Events begins in September and runs through May 2023. Join in for an evening of enlightening speakers, discussions, stories and more. Red Barn Events occur during the week from 7-8  p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for a community social. You also have the option to attend by livestreaming via Zoom. September is a great time to sit back and learn more about the natural world. Red Barn Events include:

Tuesday, September 13 WRI and A Book for All Seasons welcome Washington author, Iris Graville for a reading and discussion on her collection of essays, Writer in a Life Vest. These 36 lyric essays are described as “nature writing at its best”, offering information, insight, and inspiration about climate change.

Wednesday, September 28 WRI and A Book for All Seasons welcome award-winning journalist and nature photographer, Timothy Connor to discuss his book, Beautiful Wounds. Learn about the rugged beauty and diverse natural features of the Channeled Scablands of eastern Washington.

Admission is by donation and helps Red Barn Events continue to grow with help from local business sponsors. Visit the website for more details: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/. Contact: Randee Zerger

rzerger@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.,509-548-0181 ext. 7.

Elder Speak Journey to Wisdom Event

Come to the Elder Speak Journey to Wisdom Event on September 18 from 4-6 p.m., for two hours of film, stories, wisdom, and discussion at Snowy Owl Theater in Leavenworth. In person, you enjoy refreshments before and after the program, and if you are watching from home, you can join online with this link: https://youtu.be/OoLhoVLB9fo

Bev Baugh, Randy Lewis, Jan Cook Mack, and Ed Baugh each share an experience from their life and the wisdom they gained from it. Following their talk, the audience can ask questions of the Elders deepening everyone’s understanding of the wisdom shared. This provides us all a chance to reflect and investigate our own experiences that guide and inform our lives.

This family friendly event is for anyone 5 to 109 years old. For more information go to www.theripplefoundation.org  and look at the Elder Speak Program.

Regional:

The Cascadia Conservation District

 Regular Board meeting will be an in person and call-in / Zoom meeting, held on Friday, September 16^, 1:30 p.m.  If you wish to attend in person, please call the office as space is limited.  More information and instructions will be available on our web site at cascadiacd.org or by calling the district office at 509-436-1601.