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The new season kicks off on September 29 with the weekend-long Icicle Creek Family Film Festival. This event will feature family-friendly film screenings and workshops in Leavenworth’s Snowy Owl Theater, and in Wenatchee at the Numerica Performing Arts Center.

Twenty events are scheduled for the Fall season alone, and include concerts by notable performers such as Jeffry Foucault, Volta Piano Trio, and the Marlin Handbell Ringers. Internationally-acclaimed spoken-word poet Miles Hodges travels from New York to spend several days in North Central Washington schools before performing live on the Snowy Owl Theater stage in November, and the popular opera series returns- shown live as its performed on the Met Stage. The schedule boasts two ski films, a screening of the documentary An Inconvenient Sequel with a live streamed interview with Al Gore, and more.

The 2018 portion of the season includes a return by America’s Got Talent star Mandy Harvey, internationally-touring Zulu dance troupe Black Umfolosi, and a lecture by renowned bird expert David Sibley, among others.

“We have selected events to bring a wide range of performances to our loyal audiences, while introducing Icicle Creek Center for the Arts to new patrons. In 2017-2018, you can expect to see Icicle Creek increase the number of artists and schools engaged with our popular Visiting Artist Series. We hold a strong commitment to offering consistent and exceptional events that have been selected based on the caliber of the artists, the diversity of the shows, and feedback from our patrons,” said Michael Caemmerer, Program Director for Icicle Creek Center for the Arts.

Check out our Vimeo page for Filmmaker’s Camp student-made documentaries and performances from Theater Camp, Summer Symphony and more!

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts has announced two concerts for the 2017 Music in the Meadow line-up.

The first concert features The Paperboys and is set for July 29. The Paperboys have developed a strong following of fans of the genre-bending, globe-hopping, joyous rock-folk-pop-world-roots music.

On August 12, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins returns to Leavenworth to delight the Icicle Creek audience with well-loved hit songs.

Both artists will perform as part of the Music In The Meadow series- on a stage nestled in a gorgeous meadow setting at the foot of the Enchantments.

The Music In The Meadow series is proudly supported by Cascade Subaru.

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts is a non-profit arts education center offering year-round arts education and outstanding artistic and cultural programming. Icicle Creek Center for the Arts is a place where learning, creating, and performing inspire and nurture the human spirit in a spectacular mountain setting.

Icicle Creek Center for the Arts will host the sixth-annual Vox Docs Film Festival happening March 10th and 11th in the Snowy Owl Theater. The weekend festival showcases the best documentaries of the year and titles that have been winning awards around the globe.  In addition to a weekend of award-winning films, festival activities include opening and closing night post-screening Q&A sessions with nationally-renowned special film guests. The event is a fundraiser for the Young Filmmaker Program at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts.

The films in this year’s festival include:

Author: The JT LeRoy Story – The endlessly riveting documentary that chronicles one of the greatest cultural cons of the 21st century, 16 year-old literary sensation JT LeRoy, and the mastermind behind it all, author Laura Albert. Albert will join the festival as the opening night special guest on March 10th.

Zero Days – Acclaimed as one of the most important films of 2016, Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s documentary thriller explores the potential consequences of cyberwarfare, including the looming threat of weapons like the Stuxnet computer virus.

Gleason – The inspiring documentary that follows, former New Orleans Saints defensive back, Steve Gleason’s inspiring battle with ALS after being diagnosed at the young age of 34

Cameraperson – A stunning achievement in documentary film, cinematographer Kirsten Johnson assembles a self-portrait of her work shot over 25 years to provide a touching and complex look at the person behind the camera.

Crazywise – The thought-provoking, work-in-progress documentary directed by Kevin Tomlinson and critically acclaimed photographer, Phil Borges, explores what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience. Borges, a popular human rights photographer and film director will join the festival as the closing night special guest.

An additional post-festival Sunday matinee screening of Sherpa: Trouble on Everest will be held on March 12 at 2:00 at Pine River Ranch in Plain.

For more detailed film descriptions and links to film trailers visit: www.icicle.org

We are honored to be the recipient of the 2016 NCW Music Educators Association “Friend of Music” award. Icicle Creek was nominated by area music teachers for the award, which recognizes a person or organization who publicly supports music education through their words and actions. Our very own Annie Chalmers was on hand to accept this incredible award. Thank you NCWMEA and to all who strive to make our programs so impactful!

The Winter program guide is out now and hot off the presses. Check out what great entertainment and performances lie ahead for the winter months – from ski films and Christmas concerts to operas and National Theater Live. If you do not currently receive the Icicle Creek Program guide in the mail but would like to in the future, simply add your name and address to the Icicle Creek mailing list here.