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Leavenworth, WA – I have been blessed with not only having been in Munich during Oktoberfest, but riding a log raft down the Isar river, an oompah bands and the best German BBQ meats accompanied with Bavarian Ales and later on partaking of the festivities in downtown Bavaria.
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Oktoberfest in Munich is one of the world's biggest annual parties which now attracts more than
6 million revelers each year.
While I cannot be in Bavaria each and every Oktoberfest,
there are other cheaper alternatives. Recently, U.S. News Travel in a piece identifying the seven of the best
Oktoberfest celebrations across the United States, selected Leavenworth as the place to celebrate
Octoberfest in the US. I
concur.
Oktoberfest in Leavernoworth takes place in the foothills of
the Cascade Mountains, about 115 miles east of Seattle, and expects 35,000
visitors this year. The schedule includes oompah bands, polka music and
Bavarian-style dancing, as well as a children's Kinderplatz play area, complete
with a rock climbing wall and a bounce house.
Most of the festivities will take place within the Festhalle
and Tent area, located downtown on Front Street.
Entry tickets cost $10 on Friday and $20 on Saturday; food
and beer cost extra. When your stein runs dry, the city, reminiscent of a Bavarian village, provides plenty of
diversion in the form of Bavarian-themed shops and restaurants.
But wait, there is more.
The Icicle Creek Center for the Arts (ICCA) provides world-class music
and entertainment, offerings that are new to both
ICCA and the Wenatchee Valley, such as its fall lineup consisting of
Icicle Creek Presents the
Met: Live in HD, new opera series starts Saturday, October 5, 2013. Superb
technology and design of the Snowy Owl Theater create an unprecedented
opportunity to bring world-class opera to the Wenatchee Valley, courtesy of a
partnership with one of the world’s most-renowned and influential opera
companies, the Metropolitan Opera. This series uses industry-leading High
Definition satellite feed in 60-channel surround sound in the comfort of the
Snowy Owl Theater. October 5, 2013 – May 10, 2014.
New Documentary Film Series –
In a partnership with local community
leaders, Icicle Creek offers a monthly
documentary screening in a series entitled Confluence at Icicle Creek. Designed
to foster critical thinking and moral deliberation on the issues of the day,
each month will see films in the following categories: Nature &
Environment, Outdoor Adventure, Arts & Culture, Food & Farming, Social
& Economic Justice, Health and Personal Journeys. All screenings at
Snowy Owl Theater on the first Thursday of each month, starting October 3, 2013.
A featured area non-profit and subject experts will be featured in a
post-showing discussion session.
New Americana Roots Music
Series -
Blending Icicle Creek’s education
mission with pure entertainment, the Rustic Roots Music Series explores the
roots of American music. This series offers a sampling of artists performing in
various categories of music that flow from the original music of our country,
in the rustic splendor of Snowy Owl Theater. Concerts will feature bluegrass,
blues, Americana, folk, singer-songwriter and who knows – maybe some jazz and
rock. Things kick off October 17, 2013 with
a performance by folk music’s renaissance man, John McCutcheon – singer,
songwriter, storyteller, master guitarist, activist and all-around entertaining
man.
Renewed Classical Series –
Led by Artistic Director and
pianist Oksana Ezhokina, this Season the Icicle Creek Chamber Players (ICCP)
bring “BIG WORKS/BIG IDEAS” to Icicle Creek – performing composers or
compositions that constitute big ideas, or major works in the body of classical
music. The Chamber Players series kicks off October 18, 2013, and concludes in April, 2014.
Other Special Events –
In an ongoing partnership with the
Sleeping Lady Foundation, Icicle Creek ipresents several more unique events,
starting with the political humor of Capitol
Stepson October 4, 2013. And coming next
spring, a lecture and workshops on March 14, 2014 by Julia Cameron (author of The Artist’s Way), and a
lecture on
March 15, 2014by the renowned author Sherman
Alexie (Reservations Blues,
and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian). Community events are
front and center as well: Framed, a photography contest sponsored by Icicle
Brewing Company including a screening of the documentary film STAND (September 28, 2013) and the run of
this year’s Amberleaf Theatre presentation featuring local actors,
dancers and singers in the annual send-up of all things Leavenworth (September
26-27 and 29, 2013).
.For more information, contact Lilia Grundy, Icicle Creek Center
for the Arts - (509) 548-6347 x42, or email
- lgrundy@icicle.org
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