After a long pause due to COVID, The Merc Playhouse Society produced The Fantastic Mr. Fox in March 2022. “It was the best night of my life!” said one sixth grader. Check out the trailer here to see what it was all about.

Dangerous Women is a diverse collective of female (and some male) artists based in the center of Washington State. They bring the forgotten or repressed histories of remarkable women and feminine archetypes to life on stage. The performers, writers and crew are risk takers and leaders. Pooling their talents, they present original productions that utilize a rainbow of art forms including dance, visual art, spoken word and music. The productions, staged every other year, are designed to entertain and enlighten individuals and community. Dangerous Women’s goal is to empower all people regardless of race, gender or political persuasion.

Methow Arts Alliance

Youth Arts Initiative

Methow Arts Alliance

CHA CHA Artist in Residence Program

Methow Valley, October 2020

As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, the Icicle Fund hosted two Artist-In-Residence events to celebrate the Conservation, History and Arts (CHA) of North Central Washington at the Methow River (October 2-4, 2020) and the Wenatchee River (May 21-23 2021). The goal of the residencies was to honor, celebrate and record the unique environmental aspects of each location, inspired by revisiting past work created by poet William Stafford in the Methow Valley (1993) or Watershed Artists in the Wenatchee Valley (2001).

Classroom in Bloom

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts

Summer Symphony Camp

Wenatchee Valley YMCA

The mural, “Better Together Mejor Juntos”, was a creation of artists Heather Dappen and Ellen Smith as a vibrant visual cue reminding everyone of the creativity and imagination that exists in the Wenatchee Valley. The phrase in English and Spanish shows the two aspects of Wenatchee but as one community.

Upper Valley Connection Theater Camp is an annual day camp focused on providing theater arts training and experience to people with developmental disabilities.

“Theatre Camp is so much more than just putting on a play. It's a safe space for our participants to learn who they are, to learn how to be themselves”

Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival annual programs are curated to be friendly enough for newcomers as well as sophisticated enough for the toughest critics. The world-class guest artists bring passion, virtuosity, and insight to the beautiful Methow Valley.

Since 1954, Central Basin Community Concert Association has been bringing live concert performances from around the world. We provide opportunities for you to enjoy various talented musicians from around the world.