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}}} Continued from previous page and free. Riverside Playhouse. Cost: free. Info: mtow.org. Wenatchee First Fridays, 9/6, 5 – 8 p.m. Walk downtown for art, music, dining and entertainment. Downtown Wenatchee. Two Rivers Art Gallery, 9/6, 5 – 8 p.m. Featured artist will be Dan McConnell. Over 40 local and regional artists show their work here. Local wines and complimentary refreshments. 102 N Columbia, Wenatchee. Cost: free. Info: 2riversgallery.com. Tumbleweed Bead Co., 9/6, 5 - 8 p.m. Artist Mikael Heins draws his work from memory and occasional photo references and uses an assortment of pastels, colored pencils and fine tip pens. Refreshments served. Cost: free. Info: tumbleweedbeadco.com. The Wine Thief, 9/6, 5 – 8 p.m. Terry Johnson will be the featured artist through October. He will show paintings, pottery and glass. Wine served. Downtown. Cost: free. Chelan-Douglas CASA and ATEEM open House, 9/5, 6 -7:30 p.m. Learn about CASA’s mentoring program from staff and current mentors. Light snacks provided. Chelan County PUD auditorium, 327 N Wenatchee Ave. Cost: free. Info: cdcasa.org. All You Can Eat Breakfast, 9/7, 7 – 11 a.m. Pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee and milk. Leavenworth Lions Club Park. Cost: $6, $3 for ages 3-10, free for military personnel with I.D. Info: leavenworthlions. com. Lake Chelan Shore to Shore Marathon, 9/7, 7 a.m. Packet pickup and pre-race dinner will be at the Vin du Lac Winery in Chelan. Info: lakechelanmarathon.com. Sailing Regatta, 9/7-8, 10 a.m. Skippers meet at Chelan Lakeshore Marina on Saturday. 11 a.m. on Sunday. Any jet skis within range are fair game for water balloons or anything else you want to throw. Dinner and party Saturday night at Rusty’s Nut Farm, tickets are $20. Bring your musical instruments. Info: sailchelan.com/regatta. Lake Chelan Swim, 9/7, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is an event to raise funds and awareness for swimming
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lessons on Lake Chelan to serve residents and visitors. The swim is 1.5 miles long and starts at Willow Point Park and goes to Manson Bay Park on the North Shore of Lake Chelan. Info: lakechelanswim.com. Petco Adoptions, 9/7 & 8, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Petco partners with local shelters and rescues to help find loving homes for thousands of adoptable pets. East Wenatchee Petco. Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 9/7, 7 p.m. Live performance. Deep Water Amphitheater, Manson. Info: colvillecasinos.com. Alzheimer’s Café, 9/10, 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Mountain Meadows Senior Living Campus hosts a cafe the second Tuesday of every month. This is a casual setting for folks with Alzheimer’s, dementia, their loved ones and caregivers. Desserts and beverages will be served free of charge. Entertainment and activities for those wishing to participate. Join us to meet new friends and share experiences. Located at 320 Park Avenue, Leavenworth. Info: 548-4076. Leavenworth Blues Festival, 9/13 & 14. Doors open at 5 p.m., music at 6 p.m. The Julie Duke Band, local favorite Junkbelly and National act the 44’s will perform. Saturday the doors open at noon with music at 12:30 p.m. with Nolan Garrett, Tuck Foster and the Mossrites, The Tommy Hogan Band, Sammy Eubanks and Randy Oxford Band. Cost: $37.50. Tickets: tickettomato.com. Info: leavenworthblues.com. Pearls and Paws, 9/13, 6:30 p.m. An evening of live music and a four course dinner paired with local wines. Fundraiser for a new shelter for the lost, homeless and abandoned animals in the Wenatchee Valley. Music by The Lake Boys. Tsillan Cellars, Lake Chelan. Cost: $100. Info: 662-9577. Eli Young Band, 9/13, 7 p.m. Live performance. Deep Water Amphitheater, Manson. Info: colvillecasinos.com. NCW Quilt Show, 9/13-14. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Town Toyota Center. Info: towntoyotacenter.com. Book Signing, 9/13, 7 p.m. at D’Vinery, 617 Front St, Leavenworth & 9/14, 1 p.m. at A Book For All Seasons. Janee Baugher will be on hand with her new book The Body’s Physics. Cost: free.
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Hawk Migration Festival, 9/14, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Visit vendors, see raptor demonstrations and take a field trip to the Chelan Ridge Raptor Migration site. Shuttles will run from Pateros to Chelan Ridge. Memorial Park in Pateros. Cost: free. Info: newaudubon.org. Walk to remember our children, 9/14, 10 a.m. This is a 2 mile walk open to everyone who wants to join hands and hearts in remembering children who have died too soon. T-shirt, race style bib, balloon release, remembrance wall, lunch, raffle and music. Walla Walla Point Park. Cost: $20 or $60 per family. Info: 663-6727 or 665-9987. Star Struck, 9/14, 4-9 p.m. Silent auction, wine tasting and entertainment. At dusk a gourmet dinner will be served by Ivy Wild Inn followed by musicians with a live auction and dessert. Snowy Owl Theater, Leavenworth. Info: icicle.org. Free Garden Talks, 9/15. 3 p.m.: Grapes in the fall — Harvesting and More; 3:45 p.m.: Arranging Backyard Bouquets; 4:30 p.m.: Bulb Planting. Garden tours and a plant clinic will also be offered at the Community Education Garden on the grounds of the Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center at 1100 N. Western Avenue. Free. Info: 667-6540. Environmental Film Series, 9/16, 7 p.m. Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center. Cost: $5 donation suggested. Compassionate Friends, 9/16, 7 p.m. This is a grief support group to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age, and to provide information to help others be supportive. Grace Lutheran Church, 1408 Washington St. Info: Carol 665-9987. Alatheia Riding Center, 9/18, noon. Free lunch provided by BPW members. Founder Nancy Grette will speak about what they do at Alatheia, how she started it and what the future plans are for the center. Alatheia Riding Center seeks to provide progressive independence through equine assisted activities and therapies to children and adults with physical, emotional and learning associated special needs. Community Foundation, 9 S. Wenatchee Ave. Info: Terri Miller tm@mjnealaia.com or 663-6455. Liverpool Legends, 9/18, 7:30 p.m. On the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania, a Grammy-nominated