Doing Aging: The Social Construction of Getting Older
Six Week Series - Fridays March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18 & 25   
Winthrop Library Community Room

9:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Sustainability Pathways is facilitating this class through Western’s Academy for Lifelong Learning.

We will tune into these online classes as an in-person group using the Zoom cart in the Community Room. After the online portion, in-person dialogue will be facilitated by a WWU Community Resilience Fellow.

The classes are free and open to the public, with registration required. Youth are also encouraged to join as we strive to create an intergenerational learning space.

The classes are being co-sponsored by NCW Libraries - Winthrop, Methow at Home, and Friends of the Winthrop Library.

See class details:  Academy for Lifelong Learning | Western Washington University
Watch the Preview Video for Doing Aging: The Social Construction of Getting Older.
 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

May:
Themes in Philosophy IV
Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15 & 22
9:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Hiyashi Chu-Ka Japanese Cold Noodles

Come join us for a fun and delicious event with Jean Wilson and special guest Gabe Garms of Creative Koji.

Hiyashi Chu-ka means 'chilled Chinese' and it is a very popular Japanese dish in the summer.  Chilled Chinese egg noodles topped w/ colorful vegetables, eggs strip and a variety of meats, dressed w/ soy sauce and Creative Koji miso dressing –  super refreshing & delicious! 

$25 MAH Members / $35 non-members

CLICK HERE to register

Volunteers play a vital role in carrying out the mission of Methow At Home.  

Day after day, our volunteers respond to a variety of service requests from members such as driving them to appointments, helping with light housework, providing handy person help around the home, providing meals as needed, or simply visiting with members.

The saying, It takes a village to raise a child, extends to our mission that

it takes a village to care for our older neighbors. 

Join our fabulous team of local volunteers who assist the older members and elders in the Methow Valley, from Methow to Mazama, allowing them to age with dignity and grace in their homes. 

 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

This training is for new volunteers that have no prior experience volunteering for Methow at Home. However, current members are welcome to attend in order to learn more about Helpful Village. Contact us for more information. 

Please use discretion to keeps others safe and healthy. If you have had potential exposure to COVID-19 or are experiencing cold- or flu-like symptoms of any kind, please do not attend at this time. 

Doing Aging: The Social Construction of Getting Older
Six Week Series - Fridays March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18 & 25   
Winthrop Library Community Room

9:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Sustainability Pathways is facilitating this class through Western’s Academy for Lifelong Learning.

We will tune into these online classes as an in-person group using the Zoom cart in the Community Room. After the online portion, in-person dialogue will be facilitated by a WWU Community Resilience Fellow.

The classes are free and open to the public, with registration required. Youth are also encouraged to join as we strive to create an intergenerational learning space.

The classes are being co-sponsored by NCW Libraries - Winthrop, Methow at Home, and Friends of the Winthrop Library.

See class details:  Academy for Lifelong Learning | Western Washington University
Watch the Preview Video for Doing Aging: The Social Construction of Getting Older.
 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

May:
Themes in Philosophy IV
Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15 & 22
9:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Bring your knitting, embroidery, mending, crochet project, hand sewing, etc. to Jane Hill’s house for a "sewcial circle". Move forward on those little projects, while getting to know one another and sharing in story and laughter.

Minimum of 3 people and maximum of 8. Location will  be given up on registration.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Join Methow At Home staff, members, and volunteers to learn our new platform Helpful Village!

Register Here: https://methowathome.helpfulvillage.com/events/24-helpful-village-demo-for-members-and-volunteers

It’s been so much fun to be out on the trail together Carolyn is fitting one more meetup in!

Wednesday, March 12 @ 12:00 pm

Skiing! Has it been a while?

Are you always finding reasons not to ski? How about dusting off those cross-country skis and joining others who haven’t been skiing lately, or would like company “just in case”? Join Carolyn Loren for a mellow, flat ski on Mazama’s flat loops. Skis can be rented nearby, coffee can be sipped afterwards.

You will need a ski pass for this event. Passes and ski rentals can be purchased at the Methow Valley Ski School & Rental - Click Here for Website 

We’ll gather at 12:00 on the trail, directly across from the North Cascades Mountain Guides building by the cute Red Cabin. We will stay out on the trail as long as people are enjoying it, approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. Then head over to the Mazama store for a treat if interested. 

TRANGO OPTION for those who want to learn how easy it is to ski by bus, join Carolyn on the bus from Twisp or Winthrop. Carolyn will board at 11:17 p.m. by the Winthrop Ball Field (opposite the new Winthrop Visitor Center) with skis, boots and poles, wearing snow boots that will be stored at Mazama. The bus can be loaded from other location, visit TRANGO website HERE to learn more. Cost is $1.00. The next returning bus leaves the Mazama Store at 3 p.m., another goes at 5 p.m.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

If you have any questions reach out to - donna@methowathome.org.

Join us for a mix and mingle no-host Happy Hour at OSB Taproom in Twisp. Come visit with the Methow At Home staff, members, and volunteers. Bring a friend or come make some new ones!

CLICK HERE to let us know you are coming

First Wednesday Wisdom Circle with Tracy Bocarde Sprauer
March 5th, 10:30-12:00
Everyone Welcome
By Donation

Join Tracy Bocarde Sprauer for a reflective and engaging "philosophy over a cuppa tea" session in the nourishing Wellspring Space.

This month we will listen to a 30 minute podcast from Carol Orsborn - The Freedom of Consciously Aging - Carol shares the concept of embracing old age as a transformative process. She emphasizes the importance of accepting reality, embracing mortality, and recognizing one's belovedness. She also touches on the evolutionary purpose of old age and the role of spiritual practices in navigating life's challenges, including illness and loss. 

Come and join in an opportunity to build connection and community on a deeper level.

CLICK HERE to register

Jamie’s Place is excited to host its first “Movie Night” on March 4th, 7:00pm at Sun Mountain.  We will be showing the film Young@Heart, winner of the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and of the Rose D’Or for Best Art Documentary.  This heartwarming film features a group of 24 elders who perform rock music by artists such as James Brown and Coldplay.  Their journey towards a big performance showcases how this group of seniors find meaning and relationship through their love of music. 

Please find a link to the trailer and ticket sales below. Hope to see you there!

Movie Trailer:  https://youtu.be/CjnfoFg7i7g

Purchase Tickets Here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-night-tickets-1254717807739?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Methow at Home - Game Day at the Grange
Everyone is welcome! Bring a friend and your favorite board game to teach and enjoy with others, or simply come to join in and try something new. The Grange has supplies for traditional card games. 

Feel free to pack your favorite snack to share and a drink (alcohol-free, please!). 

Youth 10 and over who are interested in playing are welcome to come with a parent.

While registration isn't required, it helps us know how many people to expect.
Click Here to REGISTER

Contact Donna at donna@methowathome.org or call 509-996-5844 for questions 

The last ski meetup was so much fun Carolyn is doing it again! 

Thursday, February 27th @ 12:00 PM

Skiing! Has it been a while?

Are you always finding reasons not to ski? How about dusting off those cross-country skis and joining others who haven’t been skiing lately, or would like company “just in case”? Join Carolyn Loren for a mellow, flat ski on Mazama’s flat loops. Skis can be rented nearby, coffee can be sipped afterwards.

You will need a ski pass for this event. Passes and ski rentals can be purchased at the Methow Valley Ski School & Rental - Click Here for Website 

We’ll gather at 12:00 on the trail, directly across from the North Cascades Mountain Guides building by the cute Red Cabin. We will stay out on the trail as long as people are enjoying it, approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. Then head over to the Mazama store for a treat if interested. 

TRANGO OPTION for those who want to learn how easy it is to ski by bus, join Carolyn on the bus from Twisp or Winthrop. Carolyn will board at 11:17 p.m. by the Winthrop Ball Field (opposite the new Winthrop Visitor Center) with skis, boots and poles, wearing snow boots that will be stored at Mazama. The bus can be loaded from other location, visit TRANGO website HERE to learn more. Cost is $1.00. The next returning bus leaves the Mazama Store at 3 p.m., another goes at 5 p.m.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

If you have any questions reach out to - donna@methowathome.org.

Join friends and come sing-a-long. No experience necessary. Lauralee Northcott will lead the event with her guitar and her trusty, tried and true, songbooks. This is a relaxed and friendly event focused on singing around the campfire, without the campfire. 

Nancy Aadland is making her beautiful home available for this gathering, along with her special welcoming smile. BYOB of your choice. 

Lauralee Northcott is a retired teacher and musician. She welcomes you to a light hearted and joyful experience singing some very good songs.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

This book group event has been Canceled

The Way Out - A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain.

Chronic pain is one of the most common health challenges.  At some point, we may all have pain with or without injury that lasts for months.  Sometimes it is just annoying and sometimes it limits our activity. The medical system (surgery, medication, psychotherapy) has struggled with providing solutions that improve our lives.  The medical system is slowly integrating the strategies described in this book. 

For a whole weekend, poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer invites us to bring our playful selves, our wounded selves, our silly and serious and curious selves into a welcoming, supportive, generous environment where we can explore and create together. No previous experience necessary. You don’t even have to like poems to participate.

Multiple events throughout the weekend. Please visit Methow Arts to learn more and register.

Sunday, February 23nd, 2025

Real Life, Real Play: Writing Who We Are Together
A reading and writing workshop

What magic might happen when we gather on the playground of a blank page? No writing experience necessary—just wonder and willingness. Together we’ll read and write poems that invite the imagination and embrace the wildness and raw humanness of our own stories. A wondrous chaos might ensue.

Time: 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Location: Room One

$25 Registration
Open to all ages | Limited to 30 people

No previous writing experience necessary for all sessions, you don’t even have to like poems. You don’t even need to bring a pen and paper—unless you want to. We’ll provide everything, including a space for you to be curious. Sharing will be optional. Laughter will be inevitable.

For a whole weekend, poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer invites us to bring our playful selves, our wounded selves, our silly and serious and curious selves into a welcoming, supportive, generous environment where we can explore and create together. No previous experience necessary. You don’t even have to like poems to participate.

Multiple events throughout the weekend. Please visit Methow Arts to learn more and register.

Saturday, February 22nd, 2025

Public Reading
A reading by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Sometimes the aching heart must go dancing. Join Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer in an evening of poetry, storytelling, song and conversation that explores the wonder, beauty and paradox of living wholeheartedly. We’ll travel to places simultaneously somber and playful, brokenhearted and uplifting, even solemn and sexy as Rosemerry wades heart-deep in the broken world and finds in the rubble honest, surprising invitations to fall more deeply in love with the world.

Time: 6:30 P.M.
Location: Trails End Bookstore
Free event, no registration required

For a whole weekend, poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer invites us to bring our playful selves, our wounded selves, our silly and serious and curious selves into a welcoming, supportive, generous environment where we can explore and create together. No previous experience necessary. You don’t even have to like poems to participate.

Multiple events throughout the weekend. Please visit Methow Arts to learn more and register.

Saturday, February 22nd, 2025

Your Backyard: Belonging to the Land
A morning workshop.

Whether you’ve lived in the Methow Valley for two months or eighty years, this place has changed you and made you who you are. How does it influence the way you see the world? What thrills you about it? What keeps you here? What makes you want to leave? In this two-hour poetry playshop, we’ll read and write poems that help us explore our relationship to this place we call home.

Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Location: At the Winthrop Library
Free event, but registration required
Limited to 30 people (60+ years or older, please)

A Warm Winter Weekend

The Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival is performing a Warm Winter Weekend at the Merc Playhouse in Twisp, WA.  It will feature the Great Master Work, Ravel Piano Trio.  Our Artistic Director, Kevin Krentz, will be playing the cello, Helen Kim, the violin and Paige Molloy, the piano.  We will offer two concerts over the weekend.  Tickets will go on sale December 1, 2024.

 Dates:  February 15, 2025 7pm to 9pm

              February 16, 2025 2pm to 4pm.

 Cost: $48.00

 Location: Merc Playhouse, Twisp, WA

 Organizer: Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival

Phone Number: 509-997-5000

Email: info@methowmusicfestival.org

 Website: methowmusicfestival.org

A Warm Winter Weekend

The Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival is performing a Warm Winter Weekend at the Merc Playhouse in Twisp, WA.  It will feature the Great Master Work, Ravel Piano Trio.  Our Artistic Director, Kevin Krentz, will be playing the cello, Helen Kim, the violin and Paige Molloy, the piano.  We will offer two concerts over the weekend.  Tickets will go on sale December 1, 2024.

 Dates:  February 15, 2025 7pm to 9pm

              February 16, 2025 2pm to 4pm.

 Cost: $48.00

 Location: Merc Playhouse, Twisp, WA

 Organizer: Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival

Phone Number: 509-997-5000

Email: info@methowmusicfestival.org

 Website: methowmusicfestival.org

Friday, February 14th @ 11:30 at the Senior Center in Twisp 

Join us for a special lunchtime event at the Senior Center on Friday, February 14th. Come enjoy a delightful afternoon filled with music, food and friends. Local musicians, Michael Stout and Ben Wheeler will be playing Tin Pan Alley – Gems of the Jazz Age for Valentine's Day. Arrive at 11:30 to socialize, lunch is served at noon. 

Call Greta at 509-997-7722 to reserve your meal.  

Suggested donation for seniors over 60 is $5 
Fee for persons under age 60 is $12 

Check out the Senior Center Facebook page here -https://www.facebook.com/share/1Gj6ofD7da/?mibextid=LQQJ4d 

Bring your knitting, embroidery, mending, crochet project, hand sewing, etc. to Jane Hill’s house for a "sewcial circle". Move forward on those little projects, while getting to know one another and sharing in story and laughter.

Minimum of 3 people and maximum of 8. Location will  be given up on registration.

Register HERE

Caring for People Living with Dementia

Wednesday afternoons 1-3:00 PM, February 12, 19th, 26th, and March 5 at the Winthrop Public Library.

Minimum of 5 and Maximum of 12 participants. You can request respite care for your loved one (we will set up a Creative Aging art project in the room next door).

Register HERE

This four week, 8-hr course will offer all kinds of insight into dementia and how to provide loving, respectful care for people living with dementia. The key is education and approaching care with creativity, compassion, and understanding. We’ll also cover ways to take care of ourselves as caregivers.

About your instructor: Kathy Merwin is passionate about holistic care for people living with dementia. Kathy is part of the Methow At Home team as staff, member, volunteer, SAIL instructor, and facilitator for the monthly Dementia Care Partner support group.

Methow At Home’s dementia education and care partner support programming and the Methow Creative Aging program are made possible with the support of Moccasin Lake Foundation, the Frye Museum, and the Richard & Maude Ferry Charitable Foundation.

The last ski meetup was so much fun Carolyn is doing it again! 

February 10th @ 12:00 PM

Skiing! Has it been a while?

Are you always finding reasons not to ski? How about dusting off those cross-country skis and joining others who haven’t been skiing lately, or would like company “just in case”? Join Carolyn Loren for a mellow, flat ski on Mazama’s flat loops. Skis can be rented nearby, coffee can be sipped afterwards.

You will need a ski pass for this event. Passes and ski rentals can be purchased at the Methow Valley Ski School & Rental - Click Here for Website 

We’ll gather at 12:00 on the trail, directly across from the North Cascades Mountain Guides building by the cute Red Cabin. We will stay out on the trail as long as people are enjoying it, approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. Then head over to the Mazama store for a treat if interested. 

TRANGO OPTION for those who want to learn how easy it is to ski by bus, join Carolyn on the bus from Twisp or Winthrop. Carolyn will board at 11:17 p.m. by the Winthrop Ball Field (opposite the new Winthrop Visitor Center) with skis, boots and poles, wearing snow boots that will be stored at Mazama. The bus can be loaded from other location, visit TRANGO website HERE to learn more. Cost is $1.00. The next returning bus leaves the Mazama Store at 3 p.m., another goes at 5 p.m.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

If you have any questions reach out to - donna@methowathome.org.

Winthrop Walk with MAH volunteer Gail Marion on the Sa Teekh Wa trail followed by a No-host lunch at Three Fingered Jack's Saloon. The oldest legal saloon in the state of Washington!

Meet at the North Pedestrian Foot Bridge between J. Bart Bradshaw CPA building and River Pine Inn. Enjoy a social walk along the beautiful Chewuch river in downtown Winthrop. Then head on over to Three Fingered Jack's for lunch.

The trail is in great shape and groomed for walking. Micro spikes and poles are always helpful if you have them.

CLICK HERE to REGISTER

Please contact Donna – donna@methow@home.org if you have any questions.

Please join us for a MAH Lunchtime Learning Series with Dana Visalli via Zoom

 Series Title: A Brief History of Our Home Planet: Geology, Biology and Humanity, based on Bill Bryson's brilliant book 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'.

From the formation of the planet, through the discovery of plate tectonics and the origin and diversification of life on Earth, these hour-long PowerPoint presentations will trace the history of our home planet. 

 Grab your lunch and sit down to join us for this lunchtime zoom beginning Tuesday, January 14th. Sessions will run from Noon – 1:00 pm for 4 consecutive weeks – 1/14, 1/21, 1/28 & 2/4

 We encourage you to read the book because it is so interesting, but reading it is not necessary for this series.

 Please register so you will receive a reminder email and Zoom link to join. If you have trouble registering or have questions, please reach out to Donna Baillie, donna@methowathome.org

Register Here

Methow at Home - Game Day at the Grange
Everyone is welcome! Bring a friend and your favorite board game to teach and enjoy with others, or simply come to join in and try something new. The Grange has supplies for traditional card games. 

Feel free to pack your favorite snack to share and a drink (alcohol-free, please!). 

Youth 10 and over who are interested in playing are welcome to come with a parent.

While registration isn't required, it helps us know how many people to expect.
Click Here to REGISTER

Contact Donna at donna@methowathome.org or call 509-996-5844 for questions 

Curator Tour at Confluence Gallery in Twisp

Thursday, January 30th from 12:00 – 1:00pm

Join us for a Curator Tour with Jennifer Molesworth, as she introduces us to the amazing art in the new exhibit - Climate: Turn Down the Heat.

It is well established and evident to all of us that humans are having a profound impact on the planetary life support systems that sustain us. Burning fossil fuels is rapidly heating up our atmosphere, affecting weather patterns, ocean temperatures, water chemistry, growing seasons, and all the life that surrounds us. We are living in a new climate—one that the human species has never encountered before. Whether we acknowledge it or not, we are all feeling the changes and impacts of our rapidly changing climate. The Confluence has asked artists to explore the grief, anger, love, hope, and action that climate change inspires in them, and to appreciate the awe-inspiring beauty of life on this earth, our only home.

Click here to REGISTER

Please join us for a MAH Lunchtime Learning Series with Dana Visalli via Zoom

 Series Title: A Brief History of Our Home Planet: Geology, Biology and Humanity, based on Bill Bryson's brilliant book 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'.

From the formation of the planet, through the discovery of plate tectonics and the origin and diversification of life on Earth, these hour-long PowerPoint presentations will trace the history of our home planet. 

 Grab your lunch and sit down to join us for this lunchtime zoom beginning Tuesday, January 14th. Sessions will run from Noon – 1:00 pm for 4 consecutive weeks – 1/14, 1/21, 1/28 & 2/4

 We encourage you to read the book because it is so interesting, but reading it is not necessary for this series.

 Please register so you will receive a reminder email and Zoom link to join. If you have trouble registering or have questions, please reach out to Donna Baillie, donna@methowathome.org