Arts / Entertainment
Meet the 2019 Apple Blossom Festival Royalty – Queen Savannah, Princesses Olivia & Elizabeth
KOHO 101 was pleased to welcome the 2019 Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Royalty to the KOHO studios today. Queen Savannah Slife, Princess Elizabeth Popoff and Princess Olivia Lancaster, in addition to saying hi to Elvis, talked with KOHO’s Dan Langager about the Pageant last Saturday and what comes next. Look for these young ladies…
Read More2019 Park Projects, Polar Plunge Postponed – Wenatchee Parks & Rec Update
Dave Erickson, Director of the City of Wenatchee’s Parks, Recreation, Cemetary and Cultural Services Department, joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to provide an update on several park projects this year – remediation on Saddle Rock, a new skate park at Hale Park, a new shelter at Rotary Park and more. Erickson talks…
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Wenatchee Jazz Workshop Connects Student, Professional Music Lovers
For nearly 20 years, the Wenatchee Jazz Workshop has brought professional jazz artists to work with local student musicians. It pairs professional jazz musicians/instructors with jazz band students from six local middle and high schools for a week. At the end of the week are two public concerts called “Jazznights” – one by the pros…
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PAC Director Matt Cadman Announces Retirement From ‘Precious Little Theater’
Matt Cadman knew a Wenatchee without the Numerica Performing Arts Center, but he’s always seen this community’s support of the arts. A third-generation local, Cadman taught U.S. history and English at Eastmont High School for 12 years, after more than 20 years teaching on the West Side. But then in 2013, he left the teaching gig…
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Leavenworth Celebrates All Things Winter This Weekend With Annual Bavarian Ice Fest
From smooshing, to ice carving, to skiing and sledding, Leavenworth is all about celebrating winter this weekend with the annual Bavarian Ice Fest. Morgan Eastman, Events Director at the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce Update, swings by the KOHO studios to talk about all the events planning for Saturday and Sunday. Check out the full rundown…
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2019 Apple Blossom Top 10 Royalty Candidates Selected
The Top 10 Candidates for the 100th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Royalty were selected yesterday – five seniors from Eastmont High School and five from Wenatchee.
Read MoreWenatchee Valley Museum’s New Director Getting Up To Speed, First Friday Art Walk Tonight
After a months-long search, the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center has a new Executive Director. Keni Sturgeon started in November and joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about getting up to speed and starting a strategic planning process in 2019. Also tonight is the monthly First Friday Art Walk in…
Read MoreLink Transit Offering Free Bus Routes, Guided Art Tours For First Friday Art Walks
For the first First Friday Art Walk of the new year, Link Transit wanted to get on board with a new program. The local bus service is offering artist-led First Friday guided art tours. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Local Historians Chronicle Stories of Mid-Columbia’s ‘Great Stone Icons’ in New Book
Saddle Rock, Peshastin Pinnacles, Lincoln Rock – these are the common terms today for iconic stone formations of the Wenatchee Valley. But the Wenatchi/P’squosa new them by other names and had vibrant, extensive origin stories for each, believing the landmarks were placed by the Creator. A new book, Red Star And Blue Star Defeat Spexman,…
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Apple Blossom Festival Announces Royalty Candidates For 100th Anniversary Pageant
Preparations for the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival’s 100th anniversary are well underway. Selection of the 2019 Festival Royalty begins with the announcement of the 32 young women, from the Wenatchee and Eastmont School Districts, who will compete for a chance to be one of the ten candidates who will then vie for the 100th…
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New Venues Make For Biggest First Friday Art Walk To Hit Downtown Wenatchee
Kasey Koski, Exhibits Curator at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, swings by the KOHO studio to talk about First Friday events tonight throughout downtown Wenatchee, featuring the largest number of venues they’ve ever had for the art walk, including Beauty of Bronze at the Museum, new venues Gypsy Lotus and Designer Floors, regulars like Mela and…
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