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This is a digital publication celebrating all the best of Waitsburg, Washington. We’re here to help you find fun things to do, explore the neighborhood, and put you in touch with the amazing creatives, makers, and businesses that call this great (and tiny) city home.

 
 
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL @ LIBERTY THEATER
TTPRG @ THE LIBRARY
BLUEGRASS JAM @ TEN TON
FALL OF FREEDOM @ ROYAL BLOCK
ORNAMENT PAINTING @ THE LIBRARY
TONGUE + GROOVE @ ROYAL BLOCK
WELLER PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED
BLUEGRASS JAM @ MARRIOTT HOTEL
BARREL TASTING @ DUMAS STATION
HOLIDAY MARKET SERIES @ WOLFLING COFFEE

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FALL OF FREEDOM
FALL OF FREEDOM

A SHORTS SURVIVAL GUIDE (for Democracy)
NOVEMBER 21, 7PM
THE ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN STREET
21+

The Movie Crush presents a patriotic program of short films that honors America’s hallowed history of resistance and civil disobedience. It’s a deep ticket of narrative, documentary, animation and music video. The evening will include works from Aaron Bourget, Dan Fipphen, Dan Goldes, Džan Harba, Dano Johnson, Elyse Kelly, Kevin Maher, Patrick Smith, and many more.

Democracy is a muscle that must be exercised in order to be flexed. Come join us for a cinematic workout, which promises to be amusing, alarming, infuriating, inspiring, thought-provoking and action-spurring.

THE UNIFYING POWER OF TRANSLATION
THE UNIFYING POWER OF TRANSLATION

A VIRTUAL READING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 5:15PM
ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN STREET

Celebrating poetry in translation (which Arthur Sze will focus on during his tenure as US Poet Laureat) we’re having a virtual reading on November 11 at 5:15pm Pacific, featuring Arthur Sze, Patty Crane, Shangyang Fang, and Robin Myers. It's sure to be a rich evening!  

We will join from the Royal Block and would love to have you join us in Waitsburg …or you can log in yourself from wherever in the world you may be.

21+

HUNGER RELIEF COALITION
HUNGER RELIEF COALITION

With SNAP benefits at risk due to the federal shutdown, partners have launched the Walla Walla Valley Hunger Relief Coalition (WWVHRC).

How You Can Help:

Donate funds: donated funds will be used to purchase food cards for eligible families and food for distribution to local food pantries and meal programs.

DONATE ONLINE, or send a check to BMAC at 8 E. Cherry St., Walla Walla, WA 99362 (with WWVHRC in the memo line). 

Donate food to BMAC Food Bank: donations of shelf-stable pantry items or fresh produce can be dropped off at the BMAC Food Bank, 921 W. Cherry St., Walla Walla, 8am-2pm, Monday-Friday.

Donate food via a Donation Barrel
Food donation barrels are avaiable at the following locations:
Comprehensive Healthcare, 1520 Kelly Place, Walla Walla
College Place City Hall, 625 S. College Ave, College Place Super 1 Foods, 710 S 9th Avenue, Walla WallaYMCA, 340 S Park, Walla Walla
VITAL Wines Tasting Room, 17 N Second Ave., Walla Walla
Burwood Brewing, 1120 E St., Walla Walla
Seven Hills Winery, 212 N 3rd, Walla Walla

DUMAS HARVEST DINNER WITH THE Q
DUMAS HARVEST DINNER WITH THE Q

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025, 5:30 PM
DUMAS STATION WINES
36229 HIGHWAY 12
$54 per person + tax, Wine Glass and Bottle Specials Available
GET YOUR TICKETS ONLINE

We’re firing up fall at Dumas Station! Join us for a Harvest Dinner featuring mouthwatering dishes from The Q Wood Fire Grill, perfectly paired with our latest wine releases. Eat, sip, and celebrate the season with us! It’s a Leg of Lamb dinner with all the fixings. Here’s the full menu:

Appetizers – Oriental Pork Lettuce Wraps and Salmon Crostini w/ Lemon Cream & Chive Oil
Fresh Greens Salad w/ Root Vegetable ‘Flowers’
Leg of Lamb w/ Chimichurri and Rosemary, Scalloped Potatoes & Grilled Seasonal Vegetables

OYSTER RELEASE
OYSTER RELEASE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 3-6pm
ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN STREET

Oysters on the half shell and oyster stew paired with new wines from the Walla Walla Valley.

21+

ART TALK: 'CONSUMERS' by Judith Kindler
ART TALK: 'CONSUMERS' by Judith Kindler

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
6PM
THE ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN STREET

Consumers by Judith Kindler, is the subject of this month’s Art Talk with Joseph Roberts and the artist who will be joining via Zoom. 

Royal Block hosts monthly art talks: round-table discussions facilitated by Joseph Roberts that consider differing perceptions of a single artwork. No art experience necessary.

Come early to sample wines from August Forest from 3-6pm!

21+

AUGUST FOREST WINE TASTING
AUGUST FOREST WINE TASTING

SATURDAY, NOV 1
3-6PM
THE ROYAL BLOCK
222 MAIN STREET

The Royal Block is excited to welcome back our friends C.J. Augustine and Forest Rogers-Phillips of August Forest, who will be pouring their full line up of wines including their newly released 2024 Rosé of Cabernet Franc!

Come for the wine and stay for the art talk that follows at 6pm!

21+

ERITAGE FALL HARVEST PARTY
ERITAGE FALL HARVEST PARTY

SAT, NOV 1, 2-6PM
ERITAGE RESORT
1319 BERGEVIN SPRINGS ROAD
All Ages | Free to attend | Early bird food reservations
Call 509-394-9200 for Early Birds | Full details on Instagram

Our own DJ DAVID LONG (a.k.a. Walla Walla DJ) will be bringing the music to the ERITAGE FALL HARVEST PARTY on Saturday from 2-6 PM! Festivities include a Pig Roast (or veggie option), a Grape Stomp Contest, Fall themed Photo Booth, and a Pumpkin Float Finale on the lake.

SPOOKY SEASON HAS ARRIVED
SPOOKY SEASON HAS ARRIVED

Friends, we are pedaling towards Halloween like the bike is stolen. The neighborhood is decorated, WAITSBURG GROCERY has a generous array of candy on hand, and there are Halloween celebrations set to thrill.

TRICK-OR-TREAT WELLER PUBLIC LIBRARY for something from their coveted Prize Box on Halloween from 9AM to 2PM. The businesses downtown have also been preparing for little ghosts and goblins, so beware!

Historically the spookiest house in town, Bruce Mansion, is hosting a free family-friendly costume HALLOWEEN PARTY from 4-6PM sponsored by the WAITSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY. There will be Trunk-or-Treat, Face Painting, you can color small Halloween Canvas Bags, or you try your luck with the Pumpkin Ring Toss for prizes…

Further afield, THE LIBERTY THEATER is doing a 30th anniversary screening of CASPER, starting Halloween night.

On the mysterious front, a HALLOWEEN MYTHICAL MOVABLE BLUEGRASS JAM is happening, we’re just not sure where. Stay tuned! We’ll have the location posted as soon as we have details.

BOOGRASS!
BOOGRASS!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PLAZA THEATER
208 MAIN STREET
$10 AT THE DOOR, KIDS ARE FREE

This is an annual fundraiser, hosted by RYES & TVAMP at the historical, Plaza Theater located on Main St in Waitsburg. There will be a Silent Auction and entertainment by TVAMP affiliated bands (students & teachers!).

All proceeds will benefit our fiscal sponsor, Rural Youth Enrichment Services (501c3) which supports Waitsburg's youth through various projects; TVAMP, Youth Football, Friends of the Pool, Friends of the Fairgrounds, Youth & Government, and Urban Forestry. 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A CHRISTMAS CAROL

LIBERTY THEATER
344 EAST MAIN, DAYTON
NOV 13 - DEC 6, 2025
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
 
This year's Liberty Theater presentation of "A Christmas Carol" combines the beloved story of the same title published by Charles Dickens in 1843, and the well-known short story, "The Gift of the Magi," published by O. Henry in 1905. Woven together, these two beautiful stories become one tale, in which the hard-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted with the choice between a self-imposed hell and a redeeming, selfless love. The strength of charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence is the focus of this reimagined stageplay written by Mike Ferrians and Brenda Henderson, who have also collaborated in the creation of new music and lyrics to help bring the story to life, and produced by Touchet Valley Arts Council Productions.
Directed by Mike Ferrians and Brenda Henderson. Book and new music by Mike Ferrians and Brenda Henderson, based on the works of Charles Dickens and O. Henry, ​A Christmas Carol

Tagged A Christmas Carol, Liberty Theater, Theater, Live Theater

ANALOG OASIS: THE BURBS
ANALOG OASIS: THE BURBS

OCTOBER 24 + 25
DOORS AT 5PM, SHOW AT 6PM
HOTEL HARDWARE
TICKETS ONLINE, PRESALE BEGINS SAT OCT 4, 9AM
$15, 21+

Join is October 24 + 25 for a haunted Halloween soirée and exclusive two-night showing of The ‘Burbs (1989), directed by Joe Dante.

​This event will be our second collaboration with Hotel Hardware, a restored boutique hotel that’s been a home for stories and ghosts since 1890. Padraic will be serving up a custom cocktail menu in The Bobcat Room, along with special guest cuisine available throughout the evening. 

Doors open at 5. Show starts at 6, with afterparty following. Tickets are $15 and will be available to purchase online Saturday, 10/4 at 9am. Seats are limited to 40 for each night’s showing. The bar, food and parking lot party is open to the public. 21+

 Costumes encouraged! (…And possibly rewarded 👻)

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