Friday, March 29, 2024

Wenatchee museums present living history program

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Wenatchee Valley history will come alive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 7, at "People of Our Past." The living history program will be presented simultaneously at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center (WVMCC) and Chelan County PUD's Museum of the Columbia at Rocky Reach Visitor Center. The program is free. Nine local actors will portray people from the Wenatchee area's past, appearing in costume and giving brief monologues as their characters. Visitors will be invited to talk with and ask question of the actors. "Our goal is to provide factual information about our region's history in an entertaining way," said Michelle Loudon, WVMCC education coordinator. "By engaging with a specific character, visitors will have a personal experience that will help them remember the person's role in our history and the culture that surrounded him or her. "Four actors will appear at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center and five at the Museum of the Columbia. Guests are encouraged to visit both museums to meet all nine characters.

Images of the actors in character are available in the PUD's Media Room photo gallery.

The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center is located at 127 S. Mission St. in Wenatchee. The Museum of the Columbia is located at Rocky Reach Visitor Center, seven miles north of Wenatchee on Highway 97A.

For more information, contact WVMCC's Michelle Loudon at (509) 888-6240 or Rocky Reach Visitor Services Department Manager Debbie Gallaher at (509) 661-4960.
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