Community Calendar

The Okanogan County Artists Association is pleased to announce the 44th Western & Native Art Show held in conjunction with the Omak Stampede August 7th-10th at the Elks Lodge, 110 S. Ash St. , Omak, WA.
The show features well known accomplished artists from the Northwest high lighting individual styles in different medias.
The event is free & open to the public. Art is available for purchase.
The hours are 10am - 6pm Thursday through Saturday & Sunday 10am - 2pm
A reception for the artists & public is Saturday from 3pm - 5pm Come & meet the artists

All educators welcome! Classroom teachers, art teachers, and homeschool parents join us for free materials and inspiration. Between 11am and 2pm teachers can walk through our material giveaway area (right outside Art Salvage) and select free creative materials, including paper, fabrics and textiles, mixed media supplies, interior design samples, craft items, art tools and more. Don’t forget to come inside for special discounts, demos, and prizes.

All educators welcome! Classroom teachers, art teachers, and homeschool parents join us for inspiration and creative materials. Between 11am and 2pm teachers can walk through our material giveaway area (right outside Art Salvage) and select from paper, fabrics and textiles, mixed media supplies, interior design samples, craft items, art tools and more. Don’t forget to come inside for special discounts, demos, and prizes.

During the month of August the Liberty Gallery features paintings by artist Lauren Urlacher of her favorite flower, the dahlia. Her hyper-realistic floral paintings invite viewers into a tranquil moment of stillness. In a fast-paced world, Lauren’s art offers a calming pause, encouraging mindfulness through close observation of nature’s intricate details. Her August show titled “Dahlia Days of Summer” celebrates the peak season of dahlias in Spokane when we see the biggest and best of these blooms.

Stop by the Historic Liberty Building to meet the artist on August 1st from 5-8:30 pm.

Katie Frey graduated from Walla Walla University with an English and Art degree and worked as a teacher for years before deciding to step into begin art as a full time career. She primarily paints landscapes and animals as her artwork is inspired by her time spent in nature. She also finds inspiration in the textures and patterns of rocks & plants, and both the ease & energy of wild animals. Katie wants her watercolors to look as spontaneous and joyful as it feels when she creates them.

Stop by Pottery Place Plus in the Historic Liberty Building this August to see Katie's beautiful watercolors ~ stop by First Friday August 1st to meet Katie in person!

In this scented case of mistaken identity and letter writing, two feuding perfume clerks have no idea that they're in love.

Set in a 1930's European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye.

After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown.

Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves... and all the twists and turns along the way!

Rating G - Appropriate for all audiences

Constants explores the shifting balance between what holds steady and what is always in flux. Using a combination of painting and collaged imagery, I reflect on how our lives are shaped by both enduring constants and the ever-changing variables of perception, experience, and the shifting social, political, and natural landscapes we inhabit. These layered mixed-media paintings give form to the complexities inherent in being alive, using a blend of representation and abstraction to explore the tension between the known and the mysterious, the material and the immaterial, and the constant interplay between the everyday and the cosmic.

Join us for an evening with survivor Shasta Groene and New York Times bestselling true crime author Gregg Olsen as they discuss her story in his gripping new book, Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home (available August 1).

For twenty years, Shasta Groene, the victim of a serial rapist and murderer, has allowed others to shape her narrative—therapists, the media, even her family. She stayed silent as people whispered and snickered, some in awe, others in horror, and labeled her “that girl.” Now, she’s no longer quiet and is proudly claiming the moniker survivor.

Books will be available for purchase from ...And Books Too and a book signing will follow the presentation.

Things are heating up! We are so excited to bring you a provocative free event for Bookstore Romance Day! Local romance authors Bethany Bennett, Courtney Davis, Lucy Gilmore, and Jessica James will be here as part of a panel to answer all of your passionate questions. Not only will we have their books for purchase (and they'll sign as many as your heart desires), we'll also have their FAVORITE romance books available! The conversation will be moderated by award-winning romance audiobook narrator Victoria Connolly. Meeting FOUR romance writers not enough to tempt you? How about a raffle?! RSVP via https://auntiesbooks.com/event/2025-08-09/bookstore-romance-day

Northwoods Unleashed! Rocks the 60s & 70s (And Some Surprises) is directed by Lee Duke, and is scheduled for 4 weekend performances on August 1,2,8 and 9. Audiences will take a trip down memory lane with 2 solid hours of notable, favorite oldies provided by a cast of highly talented performers. Get ready to bring those memories alive. They might come in handy with some interactive surprises the Northwoods family and Director Duke have in store for you. Menus are provided by: Owen's Catering (Aug. 1-Country Fried Steak); Mi Pueblo (Aug. 2-Arroz Con Pollo Chicken), Village Kitchen/HooRays Catering (Aug.8-Pork Cutlets); and Village Kitchen/HooRays Catering (Aug.9-Peppersteak Stir Fry).