Christmas In Cle Elum is a full day of fun and entertainment

Holiday Extravaganza Dec. 7 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SURC Central Marketplace CWUs Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) adds a festive twist to fostering public awareness and leadership with the annual Holiday Extravaganza. Bring the family Friday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to the Student Union and Recreation Center (SURC) Central Marketplace for a fun day of arts and crafts for children kindergarten through fifth grade. This event never fails to draw in hundreds of children, as well as 150 CWU student volunteers who will help attendees create handmade holiday decorations at over forty unique craft stations. This event is a fun and exciting way for children to learn about other culture?s holiday celebrations, as the craft stations will include fun and functional décor for holidays including Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukah and secular crafts. Don't miss this event that is sure to bring holiday spirit to the CWU and Ellensburg communities. For more information please contact Amber Plotke at 509-963-1850 or clce@cwu.edu.

OPEN INVITATION -All are invited to this Free publc event.

• Meet the Ellensburg Metaphysical Network team
• Learn who we are and wy we formed this group
• Learn about our upcoming monthly events for2014
• Meet others in our community interested in metaphysical topics
• DVD Presentation ~ "The Sleeping Psychic" - An A&E Network Presentation on one of the most gifted, and well documeted psychics of the 20th Century, Edgar Cayce. Cayce gave over 14,000 readings on various topics, including Health Related Information, Philosophy and Reincarnation, Dreams and Dream Interpretation, ESP and Psychic Phenomena, and Spiritual Growth, Meditation, and Prayer.

Thursday, December 5th
6:45pm - 8:30pm
Hal Holmes Center - Kittitas Room
 

 

 

 

 

Ware Fair Dec. 7 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. SURC This year marks the 38th anniversary of Ware Fair at CWU. This festival has something for everyone, including fine art, handmade crafts, delectable eats and holiday fun. Featuring more than 50 vendors from the northwest, Ware Fair never fails to impress. For more information contact Ware Fair coordinator Alyssa Herandy at 509-963-3315 or warefair@cwu.edu.

Ware Fair Dec. 6 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SURC This year marks the 38th anniversary of Ware Fair at CWU. This festival has something for everyone, including fine art, handmade crafts, delectable eats and holiday fun. Featuring more than 50 vendors from the northwest, Ware Fair never fails to impress. For more information contact Ware Fair coordinator Alyssa Herandy at 509-963-3315 or warefair@cwu.edu.

Christmas Trees available at Kittitas Exit 115!

Beginning weekend after Thanksgiving and extending thru Christmas Eve - unless sold out!

Supports Kittitas Class of 2014 Senior Trip!

Ellensburg Downtown Association brings you "Hometown Holidays" for the first - nineteenth of December.
Please check their website for complete calendar of events

www.ellensburgdowntown.org 

This is the most popular health lecture in history!!!
Powerful, practical and affordable solutions to hundreds of health challenges....
Special Q & A Session will follow

Celebrate the holidays and save at Wind River's Holiday Open House December 6-8. Stop by our annual event and enjoy 20% off storewide (excluding sale items), free hot cider and snacks, and drawings for four $50 Wind River gift cards. Find fun, affordable gifts for everyone on your list, or let Wind River build a custom gift basket for you. Stock up on everything you need for holiday entertaining, including holiday decorations and ornaments, great Northwest wines, gourmet food, and colorful dishware. Don't miss this event for savings, festivity, and fun! Come to the Holiday Open House December 6-8 at Wind River, on Canyon Road just off I-90. Open 8 AM to 8 PM daily.

Join us for First Friday Coffee Club, brought to you by the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce.
The First Friday Coffee Club meets the first Friday of each month , from 9 -10 am. Coffee Club is an informal networking opportunity to share your business with others in the community, it is free and open to any business in the county. For more information about the First Friday Coffee Club call 509-925-2002
December Coffee Club is Sponsored & Hosted by
Perkins Family Restaurant & Bakery

Ware Fair Dec. 5 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SURC This year marks the 38th anniversary of Ware Fair at CWU. This festival has something for everyone, including fine art, handmade crafts, delectable eats and holiday fun. Featuring more than 50 vendors from the northwest, Ware Fair never fails to impress. For more information contact Ware Fair coordinator Alyssa Herandy at 509-963-3315 or warefair@cwu.edu.

The Museum of Culture and Environment has partnered with the Ellensburg Public Library to create the new Museum-Library Book Club. The Club's first book will be Richard Wrangham's Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human. This event is being held in conjunction with the Museum of Culture & Environment's exhibit Where There's Smoke... Living with Fire. A discussion of the book will be held at the Ellensburg Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m. The book is available for check-out at both the public library and the CWU library and can be purchased at local bookstores and the Wildcat Shop on the CWU campus. The MCE is located in Dean Hall on the CWU campus, 1200 N. D Street. The Museum?s hours are Wednesday through Friday 11:00 a.m. ? 4:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Parking is free on the CWU campus weekdays after 4:30 p.m. and on weekends.

5- Days of Christmas~  December 4-8th.  Join us at Canyon River Ranch for fice days of holiday fun that benefits HopeSource.

This multiday event is sure to have something that you and your family will enjoy.  Come see Canyon River Ranch in all of its holiday splendor.  Shop the Holiday Store, enjoy an evening of music and delicious food, or come out for Saturday's Junior Elves day with your kids or grandchildren so that they can see live reindeer, talk with Santa, decorate cookies, make s'mores and more.  Enjoy all of this knowing you are also supporting a good cause.  Proceeds from evening and daytime events benefit programs at HopeSource.  To learn more about the events and ticket price please see www.5DaysofChristmas.com

HopeSource and Canyon River Ranch invite you to enjoy 5 Days of Christmas.  There will be several events available to attend.  A Black Tie Gala, Designer Holiday Trees & Wreathes, a One of a Kind Holiday Store and Trunk Show,Jr. Elf Celebration, Holiday Baking Demonstrations and a  Community Reception and Open House

A handful of locals will experience how it feels to be 1 of 6 Americans living in poverty as CWU hosts the 2013 Oxfam Hunger Banquet, Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at the CWU Sue Lombard Dining Room. This experimental banquet is free for CWU students, although a ticket is still required. General admission is $5 or by donating a small bag of non-perishable food items. Tickets are available at www.cwu.edu/tickets or at the Wildcat Shop. Those deciding to donate a bag of non-perishable food items are asked to RSVP to Ashley Stubbs, Campus Activities student programmer, at stubbsa@cwu.edu by Dec. 2 to reserve a seat.  As guests enter they will be assigned an income class level that they will be portraying throughout the evening. Everything from the place they sit, what they are fed and the method of consumption will vary according to income level. Only 20% of participants will draw high-income characters that receive a full meal that night. This powerful event that will challenge the views and perceptions of the participants and change the way people think about poverty and hunger.  For more information about this interactive banquet contact Stubbs 509-963-1450.

Two great local bands, the Dithomaso Band and Chaka Conklin, will take the stage at the El Mira (formerly Raw Space) on Saturday November 23rd. They play a variety of blues, folk, R&B, raggae and rock for your listening and dancing pleasure. All ages show; $6.00 at the door. Beer and wine provided by Wine Works.

Everyone is invited to the CWU Native American Student Association (NASA) Open House Monday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the President?s Reception Center, which is adjacent to the president?s home at the corner of 10th and D streets. The open house will feature music and drumming from Native American northern drum group Black Lodge Singers and a performance by Spirit of the Renegade. Take this opportunity to meet students, faculty and staff, as well as members and student leaders of CWU?s NASA, while enjoying free food and refreshments. CWU encourages everyone to get involved to strengthen the Native American voice and presence here on campus. For questions, or more information, please call Michelle Cyrus at 509-963-2198 or email CyrusM@cwu.edu. This event is sponsored by CWU NASA, the Office of the President and the CDSJ.