March 17 -- Bite of the Methow
Delectable treats from local chefs and bakers in the Methow
Location: Winthrop Barn
Time: 4:30 PM
Phone: 996-3631

March 16 & 17 – Annual Spring Wine Event
Featuring Reininger of Walla Walla and Irony Encore of California, “Meet the Winemakers” Champagne Reception Friday March 18, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in Sun Mt. Lodge’s Wine Cellar. Saturday March 17, Free Wine Seminar with Charles Reininger of Reinginger Winery & Debbie Arefi of Encore-Irony at 11:00 a.m. and Wine Dinner, a fabulous 5-course dinner showcasing the talents of Sous Chef Jessica Davis, 6:30 p.m. with music following in the Wolf Creek Bar & Grill
Location: Sun Mt Lodge, Winthrop
Phone: 800 572-0493 for 509 996-4766
Website: www.sunmountainlodge.com

March 23 & 24 --Okanogan County Spring Fair & Home & Garden Show
Free Admission.
Time: Friday – 12pm to 8pm, Saturday– 9am to 9pm
Phone: 509 422-1621
Website: www.okanogancountyfair.org

April 1-6 -- Horsemanship Spring Break Camps
Sunday – Tuesday, 2nd grade and up. Focus on grooming and care of horse, basic control at all gaits. Wed – Friday, age 12 & up. For Intermediate to advanced riders who are riding and/or training a young horse that is already started.
Phone: 509 429-1957
E Mail: similkameen_adventures@yahoo.com

April 14 -- Rattler Half Marathon
13.1-mile epic trail run through Pipestone Canyon
Location: Methow Valley
Phone: 996-3287
Website: www.mvsta.com

April 27-29 -- Backcountry Horseman Spring Ride
Annual spring ride
Location: Beaver Creek , Methow Valley
Phone: 997-4802

April 28-29 -- Trout Derby & Spaghetti Feed
Opening fishing season with this derby from sun up on Saturday to noon on Sunday. Enter prize trout catches for awards, divisions for youth and adult and largest single fish. Spaghetti Feed, Saturday 5 – 7 p.m. Opening day, Hall Mall, with crafts and vendors.
Location: Conconully, WA
Phone: 826-3374
Website: www.conconully.com

May 3-6--Women's Wild Weekend Getaway
Enjoy a women's only getaway highlighting outdoor & shooting sports at a weekend retreat. Women teaching women including spa parties & wine tasting.
Location: Tanglewood Ranch, Tonasket, WA
Phone: 509-486-1965
Website: www.tanglewoodranch.us

May 5 -- Sunflower Relay & Iron Event
Enjoy a stunning view of the Methow River, North Cascades, and the Sawtooths in this 21.5 mile trail run, ironman or team relay. Flowers abound throughout the valley.
Location: Mazama/Twisp
Phone: 996-3287
Website: www.mvsta.com

May 10 – 13 – 50th Annual Colorama Festival & Pro West Rodeo
Arts, crafts, carnival, entertainment and food booths. Cowboy Breakfast, Saturday, Grand Parade, 11:00 a.m. Special showing of the Laser Light Show on Grand Coulee Dam, 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Over the Dam Run May 13 – 2nd Annual Cowboy Poetry Festival with Dave McClure & Friends, 7 p.m.
Location: Grand Coulee Dam Area
Phone: 800 268-5332 or 633-3074
Website: www.grandcouleedam.org

May 7-11 -- Ride to Rendezvous/
May 11 – 13 -- 62nd Annual Winthrop 49er Days

Saddle up or ride a wagon; 100 riders, 20 wagons, and a ton of fun. Sponsered by Washington Guide & Outfitters Association
Location: Winthrop Phone: 997-1080
49'ers Days Wagon Train Parade, cowboy dinner, music, packers' contest to relive the late 1800's, old western shoot out, games, demonstrations, and western auction
Location: Downtown Winthrop
Phone: 888-463-8469
E Mail: info@winthropwashington.com

May 12 – 73rd Annual May Day Festival
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, bass fishing tourney, arts & crafts, parade down main street of Oroville and many booths including Chamber Barbeque
Location: Downtown Oroville
Phone: 509 476-2739
Web site: www.orovillewashington.com

May 26-27 -- Winthrop Rodeo Days
Saddle bronc, calf riding, bareback and barrel racing
Location: Winthrop Rodeo Grounds
Time: 1 PM
Phone: 996-3869


March 16 -- Cascadia Keyboard Confections
Classical, jazz, and show tunes selected for piano Luscious desserts to follow!
Location: Twisp Community Center
Time: 7 PM
Phone: 997-4601

May 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 -- Spring Musical Sound of Music
Okanogan Orchestra & Chorus perform one of the best-loved musicals of all time
Location: Performing Arts Center Omak, WA
Phone: 509-322-1353
Website: www.okanoganmusic.com

May 7 -- Carlos Nakai
Preeminent Native American flutist
Location: Winthrop Barn
Phone: 997-4004
Time: 8 PM
Website: www.rcarlosnakai.com

May 11 -- Dollar Watch Cowboy Jamboree
Join us for a hilarious trip down the memory trail as we revisit the golden age of radio beneath a western moon and surrounded by the spirited history of the Methow Valley. Wylie Gustafson, Horse Craxzy, Dave McClure.
Location: Winthrop Barn
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Phone: 996-2404

May 19 -- llum-a-nation '07 Concert
We As Human, The Blackstones, and Brian Dixen Band sponsered by Voices in the Valley
Location: Omak Performing Arts Center
Phone: 429-3219
Website: www.voicesinthevalley.com

May 25 -- Sunflower Festival
Pascal Sherman Indian School hosts a delightful festival for school aged children.
Location: Omak
Website: www..psischiefs.org
Phone: 509-422-7590