Community Corner
🌱 What the symphony is bringing to Leavenworth this spring
Happening soon: Annual Used Book Sale on the Leavenworth Patch calendar
What's up Leavenworth! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- What the symphony is bringing to Leavenworth this spring
- How new fire repairs and a highway closure will affect Leavenworth travel.
- Why PETA just spotlighted Leavenworth for vegan Oktoberfest sausages.
Also on today's calendar: Wine Down Wednesdays | Leavenworth and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 70 and low of 46 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra celebrates 80th with season for discovery (tri-cityherald.com) — Leavenworth residents can look forward to the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra bringing Max Richter's reimagined "Four Seasons" to the Icicle Center for the Arts on April 18, part of its 80th anniversary season. The orchestra's lineup ranges from Celtic-infused pops with the Gothard Sisters to Russian Romantic favorites and contemporary works, with several concerts close enough for an easy evening trip from town. 
• Evacuations decrease as crews shift from suppression to recovery on Little Giant, Sisi Fires (leavenworthecho.com) — Fire crews near Leavenworth are shifting from active suppression to repair on the Little Giant and Sisi Fires, allowing remaining evacuation levels to drop to Level 1 in Trinity. With wildfire danger easing, Chelan County has begun a full closure of Chumstick Highway near Plain for landslide repair, expected to last about three weeks and significantly affecting local travel routes.
• PETA Names Top 10 Restaurants Offering Vegan Sausage for Oktoberfest (peta.org) — Leavenworth earns national recognition from PETA for offering a standout vegan sausage option during Oktoberfest season, featuring Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage links loaded with plant-based toppings. The piece encourages visitors and locals alike to enjoy Bavarian-style festivities in town while choosing animal-friendly food, and offers tips for creating similar vegan feasts at home.
📸 Around Leavenworth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leavenworth
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Used Book Sale →
8th Street and Commercial Street, Leavenworth
10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Wine Down Wednesdays | Leavenworth →
Leavenworth Tasting Room, 707 Hwy 2 Unit D, Leavenworth
2:00 pm - Make Your Own Glass Fusing Workshop @ Boulder Bend Glassworks →
Boulder Bend Glassworks, 8210 US Highway 2, Leavenworth
9:30 am - Bumblebee Habitat Restoration Day - Day 1 →
Red Barn at Wenatchee River Institute, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth
9:30 am - Annual Used Book Sale →
8th Street and Commercial Street, Leavenworth
10:00 am - Comedy Show with Scott Losse @ Stein →
Stein Leavenworth, 801 Front St, Leavenworth
7:00 pm - Singer Songwriter Storyteller @ ICCA →
Snowy Owl Theater at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, 7409 Icicle Road, Leavenworth
7:00 pm - Comedy! Oktoberfest with Scott Losse! →
Stein, 801 Front Street, Leavenworth
7:00 pm - Comedy! Oktoberfest with Scott Losse →
Stein, 801 Front Street, Leavenworth
7:00 pm - Oktoberfest in Leavenworth →
Leavenworth WA - Oktoberfest 2026 →
Front Street Gazebo & Leavenworth Festhalle, 820 Front Street, Leavenworth
1:00 am - Leavenworth Village Art in the Park →
Front Street Park – Downtown Leavenworth, 800 Front Street, Leavenworth
9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
📣 Leavenworth Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Vail Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Manager: Ski Patrol in Leavenworth. Apply here.
- Crane Company posted a job opening for Electronics Assembler II (2nd Shift) in Leavenworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leavenworth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wenatchee
- Riley Green Confirms That's Just Me Tour 2027 (jambase.com)
- Talanoa Hufanga Earned an Elite PFF Grade Well Before His Game-Winning Pick vs. Rams (wenatcheeworld.com)
- Cosmic Crisp Could Become Washington's Top Apple Variety (rfdtv.com)
East Wenatchee
- Fifth suspect arrested in Chelan Hills Fire investigation (ncwbusiness.com)
Ok Leavenworth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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