ICCA Benefit Bash raises money to support arts education

Interim Executive Director Mercy Rome addresses guests inside the Snowy Owl Theater.

PHOTO BY DAVE MASUDA

Guests enjoy the Bandits of the Animal Kingdom at the Meadow Stage.

PHOTO BY DAVE MASUDA

Central West Quartet performs for guests in front of the Snowy Owl Theater.

PHOTO BY DAVE MASUDA

The Welter Brothers open the evening with music on the Snowy Owl Theater Patio.

PHOTO BY DAVE MASUDA

The Benefit Bash was a progressive dinner, featuring new courses and live performances in different parts of the ICCA campus.

PHOTO BY DAVE MASUDA

Posted Friday, May 29, 2026 1:16 pm

By TAYLOR CALDWELL
Ward Media Staff Reporter

LEAVENWORTH — Icicle Creek Center for the Arts (ICCA) kicked off the summer season with its annual Benefit Bash on May 28, a fundraiser supporting ICCA’s education and outreach programs.

Over the course of the evening, guests moved through a progressive gourmet dinner across the ICCA campus with live performances at every stop. The event opened with a performance by the Welter Brothers on the Snowy Owl Theater Patio, followed by Bandits of the Animal Kingdom on the Meadow Stage. Guests returned to the Snowy Owl Theater for their third course accompanied by chamber music from the Central West Quartet. The evening culminated in a live auction inside the theater.

The fundraiser, which drew in approximately 180 guests, helps support a number of ICCA programs that introduce music, theater and visual arts to students, including the Visiting Artist Series, summer camps, and community arts education initiatives.

Taylor Caldwell: 509-433-7276 or taylor@ward.media