LIGHTING CEREMONY AT 4:30 P.M.

ON SAT. AND SUN.,

DEC. 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 2010
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 2 Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival Dec. 1, 2010

Christmas Lighting Fest events are for everyone

Grange Christmas Bazaar the Leavenworth Senior Center, 423 Evans. Call 509-548- community to join them at their annual Christmas Light-
Dec. 3-5, 10-12, 17-19 - A bazaar featuring wonderful 6666 for information. ing craft fair, and bake sale at the Leavenworth Commu-
gifts. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, nity United Methodist Church, 418 Evans St. from 9 a.m
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Chumstick Grange, 621 Front St. Call Bronn Journey Christmas to 4 p.m., with lunch served from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. Lunch
will also be served on Saturday, Dec. 18. Handmade gifts,
509-548-7853 for information. Concerts crafts, decorations, linens, baked goods, and much more
Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2, 7 and 8. Renowned harpist Bronn will be for sale. Soup, sandwiches, pie and beverages will
Christmas in the Mountains: Journey’s holiday concert is a delight for all ages. His be served. For information call 509-548-6222.
‘Home for the Holidays’ wife Katherine adds her exquisite voice to the program
Dec. 3, 4, 9 and 10 at the Church of the Nazarene, 111 for a Christmas concert that will warm the heart. A true
Night at the Museum
On Dec. 3, from 6 to 9 p.m., The Leavenworth Nutcracker
Ski Hill Dr. in Leavenworth. Tickets $14 for adults and $12 Leavenworth tradition. Concerts start at 7:30 p.m. at Com-
munity United Methodist Church, 418 Evans St. Tickets Museum on 735 Front St. is hosting a Night at the Mu-
for students and seniors over 62, available from Village
seum. Tickets are $10. The Museum will be featuring
Voices members, the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce at $15 are available at the Chamber of Commerce. Call
509-548-5807 for information. beer from Alpine Brewing in Orville, Wash. Special guest
or at the door. The concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 509-
Karolin Steinbach of the Steinbach Nutcracker Family
548-9797 or 509-548-5807.
Marlin Handbell Ringers in Germany will be in attendance. For information call
Living Nativity Dec. 5, 7, 8 and 19. The magic created by 108 English 509-548-4573 or nutcrackermuseum.com.
Dec. 4, 11, 18, 22, 23 and 24. Enjoy a live enactment of handbells rings in the holiday season. On Dec. 5, the ‘Miracle on 34th Street’
the nativity downtown at the Gazebo and at the Nazarene Ringers are at the Cashmere Coffeehouse in Cashmere, Cascade High School presents “Miracle on 34th Street”
Church, 111 Ski Hill Dr. The Nazarene Church shows are Wash. at 2 p.m. The Dec. 7 and 8 performances are at the on Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11 at the CHS Commons at 7 p.m.
on Dec. 22, 23 and 24 at 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 8:30 Best Western Icicle Inn and the Dec. 19 show is at Canyon Tickets available at the door. The show is adapted from
p.m. The Gazebo shows are Dec. 4, 11 and 18 at 5:30 p.m. Wren Recital Hall at the Icicle Creek Music Center. Call the novel by Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder, Will Severin,
Admission is free and donations are graciously accepted. 509-548-4319 for information and to make reservations. and John Vreeke. For information call 509-548-5277.
See www.marlinhandbells.com.
For information call 509-548-5292. Leavenworth Community
Senior Center Chili Feed Christmas Lighting Luncheon Coffeehouse
Dec. 4 and 11, 12 to 6 p.m. A touch of home cooking right and Craft Fair On Dec. 3, the Leavenworth Community Coffeehouse
here in Leavenworth. All you can eat chili, soup with all Dec. 4 and 11. The Leavenworth Community United
the fixings, including corn bread, coffee and dessert at Methodist and Hilfreiche Hausfrauen Club invites the See EVENTS on Page 3
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Christmas Lighting Fest events are for everyone

Fridays Saturdays & Sundays
On Friday evenings greet Saint Nicholas at 4:30 p.m. as Festivities begin with Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas an Santa Claus arriving in town at noon.
he arrives at the Front Street Gazebo with special treats Visitors enjoy live music and entertainment all afternoon into the evening, including the Lighting
for the children. There will be no lighting ceremony on Ceremony starting at 4:30 p.m. when the Village and the trees in Front Street Park come alive with
Friday. lights and color.
The following events are in the downtown gazebo area. Visit www.leavenworth.org or call 548-5807 for updates

Friday, Dec. 3 Friday, Dec. 10 Friday, Dec. 17

3:30-5:30 p.m. Cascade High School Select
Choir
4:30 p.m. Arrival of Saint Nicholas
7:30 p.m. Village Voices’ Christmas in the
Mountains Concert – Leaven-
worth Church of the Nazarene
Saturday, Dec. 4
11:30 a.m.- 1st Corps Army Jazz Quartet
12:30 p.m.
12:30-1:00 p.m. Irene’s School of Dance
1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
1:00-1:30 p.m. Kentridge High School Jazz Choir
1:30-2:00 p.m. Irene’s School of Dance
2:30-3:30 p.m. Walla Walla Valley Academy’s
Praise Ringers
3:30-5:30 p.m. Enzian Swiss Women’s Choir and
Saints Cosmas and Damian Choir
4:30 p.m. Christmas Lighting Ceremony
5:45 p.m. Starlight Lantern Parade
6:00-7:00 p.m. Snoqualmie Middle School
7:00-8:00 p.m. Cavelero Mid High
7:30 p.m. Village Voices’ Christmas in the
Mountains Concert – Leaven-
worth Church of the Nazarene
8:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle
Sunday, Dec. 5
1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
1:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle
2:00-3:00 p.m. Greg Parke
3:30-5:30 p.m. Everett High School
4:30 p.m. Christmas Lighting Ceremony
5:30-6:30 p.m. Greg Parke
6:30-8:00 p.m. Michael Lewis Duo
3:30-5:30 p.m. Cascade High School Select 3:30-5:30 p.m. IRMS Middle School Choir
Choir 4:30 p.m. Arrival of Saint Nicholas
4:30 p.m. Arrival of Saint Nicholas 8:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
7:30 p.m. Village Voices’ Christmas in the Leavenworth Festhalle
Mountains Concert – Leaven-
worth Church of the Nazarene
Saturday, Dec. 18
1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
8:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle 1:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle
Saturday, Dec. 11
2:00-3:00 p.m. Leavenworth’s Village Voices
12:00-2:00 p.m. Leavenworth’s Musikappelle
3:00-5:30 p.m. Wenatchee Apollo Club
1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
4:30 p.m. Christmas Lighting Ceremony
1:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sophia Tilley
2:00-3:30 p.m. Brass Band Northwest 8:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle
3:30-5:30 p.m. CommonBond 5
4:30 p.m. Christmas Lighting Ceremony
Sunday, Dec. 19
1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
5:45 p.m. Starlight Lantern Parade
1:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors
6:00-7:00 p.m. Cashmere High School Jazz
Leavenworth Festhalle
Band
2:00-3:00 p.m. Greg Parke
8:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle 3:30-5:30 p.m. Steve Mason
Sunday, Dec. 12 5:30-6:30 p.m. Greg Parke
12:00-1:00 p.m. Cashmere High School Choir 7:00 p.m. Marlin Handbell Ringers – Can-
yon Wren Recital Hall
1:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
1:00-2:30 p.m. Beth and Rachael
1:00 p.m. Amahl and the Night Visitors –
Leavenworth Festhalle
3:30-5:30 p.m. Snoqualmie Community En-
semble
4:30 p.m. Christmas Lighting Ceremony

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 4 Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival
Santa tradition has many names in many places
The kind man who embodies the
spirit of Christmas has many differ-
ent names and faces. In France he
is known as Pere Noel; in Holland,
Kris Kringle; and in Germany he is
known as Der Weinachtsmann (the
Christmas man). Here in Leaven-
worth three traditional images of
this jolly old man greet visitors and
lend an ear to children’s fondest
wishes. The twinkling Christmas
lights and the soft voices of carolers
draw Saint Nicholas, Father Christ-
mas and Santa Claus to this little
Bavarian village every year.
The image of a man clad in red
handing out gifts to children may
have originated with St. Nicholas.
Although little is known about his
life, it is said Nicholas became one
of the youngest bishops ever, at
age 17. St. Nicholas came from a
wealthy family, and legend has it,
he was often seen riding a donkey
in his red and white bishop’s robes
handing out gifts to children.
One of the most famous stories
about St. Nicholas describes a poor
man with three daughters living
at home. The man’s daughters
couldn’t get married because their
father did not have enough money
for a dowry. One night, Nicholas
secretly dropped a bag of gold down
the chimney, enabling the oldest
daughter to get married. Year
after year bags of gold magically
appeared in the man’s fireplace
until all but one of his daughters
was married. That year the man
The story of Santa has taken many shapes and names over the hid near the fireplace and caught a
years. Each year, in Leavenworth during the Christmas Lighting glimpse of St. Nicholas lowering the
Festival, he takes the form of Santa Claus, Father Christmas and bag down the chimney. Although
Saint Nicholas (shown here). the man promised not to reveal the
identity of the gift giver, he couldn’t
stop praising St. Nick for bringing
hope to his family.
St. Nicholas was not only known
to be kind to children, but also to
sailors. In one story he is depicted
helping sailors escape a dreadful
storm. St. Nicholas is believed to
have died on Dec. 6, 345 AD. He
was laid to rest in Turkey where his
bones stayed until 1807 when some
Italian merchant sailors stole them.
The bones are now kept in a church
named after him in the Italian
port of Bari. On St. Nicholas’ feast
day the sailors of Bari still carry a
statue of him from the cathedral
out to sea so that he can bless the
waters and give them safe voyages
throughout the year.
Father Christmas is the name
St. Nicholas was given when word
of his deeds traveled to Britain in
the 16th century. The first images
of Father Christmas depict a jovial
figure with a garland of ivy on his
head. The idea of the spirit of the
wood entering a house offering
hope and renewal for the new year
was a popular one that may have
easily been translated into the no-
tion of Father Christmas.
During this time many Britons
converted to Christianity, and their
iconic images retained much of
their pagan roots. Instead of trying
to wipe out pagan traditions, the
early Christians may have renamed
the spirit of the wood and given
him the duty of bringing people
gifts in memory of the birth of the
Christ Child.
The American image of Santa
Claus may be derived from a fu-
sion of St. Nicholas and Chrisk-
indlein, a German representation
of the Christ Child. In Germany
the Christkindlein accompanied a
Nicholas-like figure or he traveled
with a dwarf-like helper known in
some places as “Pelznickel,” or
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Nicholas with furs. Children woke
up to find gifts the morning after a
man dressed like Pelznickel visited.
The presents were attributed to
Chriskindlein who had come while
everyone was asleep.
Over time, Christkindlein’s name
was shortened to Kris Kringle. Sto-
ries of Kris Kringle and St. Nicholas
intertwined when Dutch settlers in
New York founded the New York
Historical Society in 1804 with St.
Nicholas as its patron saint. In 1810
during the society’s St. Nicholas’
Day dinner a woodcut of the tra-
ditional Nicholas figure dressed in
long robes was unveiled. It was ac-
companied by a Dutch rhyme about
“Sinterklaas.” The Dutch spelling
of St. Nicholas’ name in this poem
evolved into the modern spelling of
Santa Claus.
The image of Santa Claus contin-
ued to change as more stories were
written about him. On Christmas
Eve 1822 Clement Clarke Moore
read “An Account of a Visit from
St. Nicholas” (commonly known
as “Twas the night before Christ-
mas”), a poem he had written to
children. Moore gave St. Nick’s
eight reindeer their names and
expanded on the traditional story
of St. Nicholas dropping presents
down the chimney.
In 1863 Thomas Nast began creat-
ing his own images of Santa Claus
for Harper’s Weekly. Nast’s Santa,
a tall man with flowing whiskers
and dressed in fur from head to
toe, appeared in the magazine from
1863 to the late 1880s. Each year he
added more details to his version
of the Santa legend, including the
home-workshop at the North Pole
and the naughty and nice list. In
1869 a book called “Santa Claus and
His Works” paired Nast’s drawings
with a poem by George P. Webster
See SANTA on Page 6
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Village Voices make mountains ring with music
Submitted by mas in the Mountains musical Tickets, at $14 for adults and $12 in 1982, is Leavenworth’s commu-
Susan Butruille holiday celebration. The 2010 for students and seniors, are nity chorus of mixed voices.
concerts are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday available from the Leavenworth Director Larry Henderson has
Leavenworth’s own acclaimed and Saturday, Dec. 3 and 4, and Chamber of Commerce (509-548- conducted choral groups for more
Village Voices invite holiday rev- Thursday and Friday, Dec. 9 and 5807), Dan’s Food Market, Doane’s than 30 years. A graduate of Hard-
elers to “Home for the Holidays,” 10 at the Church of the Nazarene, Valley Pharmacy in Cashmere, or ing University, the gifted director
the theme for the annual Christ- 111 Ski Hill Drive in Leavenworth. at the door. Village Voices, formed and musician sings tenor with
Wenatchee’s Apollo Club, plays
guitar, and enjoys singing with his
family, including Village Voices
sopranos Carol Henderson and
Mariann Browne. Virtuoso pianist
Judy Parker has accompanied the
singers for several years.
Joining Village Voices are
some old favorites plus voices
new to the annual holiday con-
certs. Christmas Brass, with
Jerry Dirkse, Glenn Kelly, Chris
Shimer, and Jeff Phippen have
delighted audiences for several
years. Also returning for bows
are Kinderchor, the Cascade El-
ementary School choir, founded
and directed by Bev Cagle (Dec.
3 and 4 only); Eastmont High
School flutist Maggie Whiteman,
who returns to play with Village
Voices and two numbers of her
own; and percussionist Steve
Morton, a founding member of
Village Voices. Director Larry
Henderson will sing “Mary Did
The popular Village Voices have been delighting audiences for many years. During the Christmas You Know?” with the men of the
Lighting Festival, the group performs a number of concerts at the Leavenworth Church of the chorus. Two new Village Voices
Nazarene. Always a holiday treat! members will sing solos with the
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chorus: bass Luke Boyce, also
known in the valley as L-Bow the
Clown, and soprano Renata Ru-
mann, a recent Pacific Lutheran
University music graduate, who
also will sing “A Slumber Song
of the Madonna” (Dec. 9 and 10
only).
Christmas in the Mountains
concert goers will enjoy a variety
of holiday music including sono-
rous arrangements of “Home for
the Holidays,” “It Came Upon a
Midnight Clear,” and the German
favorite “O Tannenbaum.” “’Twas
the Night After Christmas” is
a rueful twist on the old classic
poem. “Christmas Classic Cel-
ebration” is a nostalgic medley
of familiar sacred carols. Ever
thought you’d hear “Jingle Bells”
and “Nutcracker Suite” in the
same song? Come listen. “Sleigh
Bells,” set to a Ukranian folk tune,
brings the audience on a magi-
cal imaginary sleigh ride, while
“Sing Hosanna, Sing” celebrates
the joy of the season. From the
welcoming strains of “Leaven-
worth Christmas Tonight” to the
traditional ending with Handel’s
rousing “Hallelujah Chorus,”
accompanied by tympani and
brass, concert goers will delight
in sounds of the season from be-
ginning to end.
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Christmas Lighting delights crowds for 44 years

When the Christmas lights
come on in Leavenworth this
year, it will mark the 44th annual
renewal of a festival which began
Nov. 26, 1966.
Buses from Spokane and a
trainload of visitors from Seattle
came to the Bavarian Village that
first year for entertainment, food,
fun and dancing in the streets.
When the train arrived with
nearly 800 passengers, 250 of
them children, it was greeted
by bands and townspeople. The
entourage was led to town by the
Leavenworth Snow Queen in a
tions, hot cider, hot chocolate and
cookies. The chili feed at the fire
hall sponsored by the Rainbow
Girls drew such a big crowd that
it sold out. Luckily, the Grange
Hall had hamburgers and home-
baked beans.
There were free snowmobile
rides, caroling by the Methodist
Church Junior Choir and carica-
ture drawings by Rollin Thomas
of Spokane. Also on hand were
Santa’s helpers, snowmen and a
dog sled team. Ted Price showed
films on ski jumping, snowmobil-
ing and kayaking at the old Alpine
bill was a carillon bell concert of
Christmas songs and Santa’s hour
with the children.
Beth Warman (now deceased),
who took over the program in 1978
with Mae Hamilton, reported that
the lights of the Christmas village
went on like clockwork at 4:15
p.m. that first year.
The first Christmas Lighting
Festival drew wide-reaching no-
tice. A Great Northern Railway
official said the event caused
the biggest turmoil ever to hit
the line’s office in Seattle. It was
swamped by some 7,000 requests
for information and tickets, and
100 people were left standing on
the platform Saturday morning of
the lighting.
The setting for the Christmas
Lighting Festival couldn’t have
been more appropriate. Snow
gently fell as Snow Queen Kristy
Hanson and her escort, Ken Mar-
son, received the crown under an
arch of ski poles. Children met the
train in little snowmobile suits,
and music rang out from the
bandstand all day.
The ceremonies ended with the
burning of the mortgage for the
village carillon bells. Vera Lee, as-
sociate editor of The Leavenworth
Echo and wife of editor Russell
Lee, held the paper as Mayor Wil-
bur Bon lit the fire. Following the
ceremony, a carillon bell concert
was heard throughout the valley
and up the mountain cleft.
No matter how cold the outdoor
temperatures, the warmth of
holiday cheer always fills the air
when Christmas lights burn in
The Bavarian Village.

Ringing in the Season

horse-drawn cutter.
They had an hour to visit the
“warming huts” in the Catholic
Youth Organization and Grange
halls, which featured displays of
old-fashioned Christmas decora-
Theatre.
The bandstand program fea-
tured the Leavenworth High
School Tijuana Brass led by Jerry
Dirkse. The Amberleaf Theatre
put on a performance. Also on the

Ring, ring, ring go the bells, of the Marlin Handbell Ringers, that is. The well known Leavenworth
based group has become of staple of the Christmas Lighting Festival over the years, delighting
young and old with their mastery of the bells.

SANTA: American Santa image is a fusion

Continued from Page 4
that identified the North Pole as
Santa’s home. Although Nast never
settled on one size for his Santa
figures -they ranged from elf-like
to man-sized - his 1881 “Merry Old
Santa Claus” drawing is quite close
to the modern image.
A Boston printer named Louis
Prang introduced the English cus-
tom of Christmas cards to America.
In 1885 he issued a card featuring a
red-suited Santa. The chubby Santa
in a red suit began to replace the
fur-dressed Belsnickle image and
the multicolored Santas. Although
some versions of the Santa Claus
figure still had him attired in
various colors of past outfits, in the
beginning of the 20th century, the
jolly, ruddy, sack-carrying Santa
with a red suit and flowing white
whiskers had become the standard
image of Santa Claus.
In 1931 Haddon Sundblom pre-
sented Santa as a plump human
rather than an elf, with a jovial
face and big beard in a Coca-Cola
advertisement. Today it is Sund-
blom’s Santa that bounces children
on his lap and slips down chimneys
around the world.

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LST presents ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’

By Ian Dunn The orchestra plays a big role ing Maren Cagle, who plays the feel very blessed to have found said in his notes, there should
Editor in the production, Salter said, in- mother. She has the distinction such strong singers in every not be a little girl playing Amahl.
cluding starting and finishing the of being the only performer who category. I lucked out and have a Salter said they wanted to re-
The new show for the Leaven- show with no actors on stage. was in the original Amahl, play- well balanced chorus and strong main true to what the composer
worth Summer Theater is not ex- As for the singers, there are a ing a shepard. singers in every role,” Salter said. intended.
actly new. “Amahl and the Night number of LST veterans includ- “Maren sings just beautiful. I “I have a strong singing cast. The “A lot of times people throw
Visitors” was actually presented was my biggest concern and my a girl into the role if they can-
by Leavenworth Summer Theater biggest blessing.”
(LST) in the mid-90s, around the The composer of the show, See AMAHL on Page 8
time the theater group was just
getting started.
LST has not performed the
show since then. Mainly, believes
show director Jeanine Salter,
because the requirements of the
show are so specific.
“We need a boy who is a very
good singer that can carry the
show,” Salter said. “He has to be a
good actor and a good singer. The
music is demanding and has a lot
of strings in the orchestra. Plus,
you have to have good singers.
Everyone has to be able to sing
real well.”
When Salter signed on to di-
rect the show, her 13th for LST,
her first question was whether
or not they had a particular boy
in mind. They told her no, but
were confident a good one would
audition. When the auditions
rolled around, Salter found not
one Amahl, but two.
“I was so lucky to have two.
I have two very good Amahls. I
could not be happier,” she said.
Playing role of Amahl is Jonah
Gunter, 12, and Daniel Tveten, Maren Cagle and Daniel Tveten appear as mother and son in the
13. Leavenworth Summer Theater production of “Amahl and the Night
Because the show has some Visitors.” The musical program is presented at the Leavenworth
real haunting tones, getting a Festhalle during the Christmas Lighting Festival.
cello and oboe player is key, but
not always easy to find. Lucky
for Salter, Juel Iwaasa came on
board as the vocal director and
conductor.
“I lucked out getting Juel Iwaa-
sa, who has several kids who all
play strings. The two younger
ones have been on stage with me
before,” she said. “We also have a
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AMAHL: Both Amahls get equal billing Introducing

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not find a boy,” she said. “The
composer felt strongly about
it because it’s a coming of age
piece. The boy soprano has a very
clear quality of tone. With a girl
singer, the vibrato will already be
introduced.”
Salter said, with the two
Amahls, there is no understudy.
Each boy will take turns per-
forming.
“I do pay attention to giving
each equal rehearsal time,” she
said. “They both have unique
takes on the character. They have
interpreted the character in their
own way. I am really impressed
with both.”
The story takes place in the
biblical era, as three kings make
their way across the desert to
see the baby Jesus. They stop to
rest at the home of a shepherd,
a widow and her crippled son.
That’s where the story begins.
The three kings are played by
Ted Fredericks, David Harvill
and William Thayer-Daugherty.
“The kings voices are phenom-
enal. They have a very stately
presence and a little humor,” she
said. “I do like to find the humor
in things. It makes it more relat-
able to an audience.”
The cast has been rehearsing
since mid-October. Their first run
throughs were held last week,
including the dance number by
LST vet Briar Hoper.
“Amahl and the Night Visi-
tors” is being performed at the
Festhalle in Leavenworth. It is
relatively short, just 70 minutes,
so there is no intermission.
The show opens Saturday, Dec.
4 and runs through Dec. 19. For
showtimes and ticket informa-
tion, go to www.leavenworthsum-
mertheater.com or call 548-2000.
Ian Dunn can be reached at
548-5286 or editor@leavenworth-
echo.com.
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tea to go and gourmet
accompaniments.
Come in and
sip a sample today.
Cup and Kettle
725 Front St., in the Glockenspiel Mall
Open Daily, 10-5 • 548-8327 (TEAS)

Apple Annie’s
Open HOuse
saturday, Dec. 4, 9-6 p.m.
FREE Christmas wrapping with purchase!
Coffee, Cookies, Fun Galore!
782-4004
100 Apple Annie Ave.
(off Hwy. 2)