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Little Theatre of Walla Walla presents "Leading Ladies
 
Date:May 2,3,9,10,11, 16, 17
 
Location:1130 Sumach
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 529-3683
 
Price:Adults $12 Children $9
 
Description:  Two English Shakespearean actors, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they -resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash.
 
Website:www.ltww.org
 
 
WWCC Presents "Da"
 
Date:May 1-3, 8-11
 
Location:Walla Walla Community College
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 527-4317
 
Description:  Walla Walla Community College actors present "Da" by Hugh Leonard
 
Website:wwcc.edu
 
 
Walla Walla Symphony
 
Date:May 13
 
Location:Walla Walla College Church
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 529-8020
 
Hours:3:00pm
 
Description:  "The Resurrection" Mahler - Symphony No. 2 "The Resurrection" Maries Birve, Soprano Angela Niederloh, Mezzo-Soprano Walla Walla Choral Society and Friends
 
Website:www.wwsymphony.com
 
 
As You Like It
 
Date:May 1- 4, 15-17
 
Location:Harper Joy Theater Whitman College
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 527-5180
 
Price:$10 Adults, $7 Seniors and Full time students
 
Description:  In fear of their lives, Rosalind and Celia flee to the forest of Arden. Escaping what they most fear, they discover what they most love. Rosalind disguised as a boy tempts the man she loves to fall for the boy she isn't. This modern version uses music, song and dance to evoke this timeless tale where the boundaries of reality and fantasy merge in a comic masterpiece of love and life. General Box Office tickets available April 21
 
Website:www.whitman.edu/theatre/season/index.html
 
 
Walla Walla Symphony - Discovery Series
 
Date:June 7
 
Location:Walla Walla Fairgrounds
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 529-8020
 
Hours:3:00pm
 
Description:  Mares 'n Music
 
Website:www.wwsymphony.com
 
 
Tasting Music Series - Shostakovich 8th Quartet
 
Date:June 9
 
Location:Waters Winery, 1825 JB George Road
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(800) 838-3006
 
Price:$10
 
Hours:6:00p.m.
 
Description:  This first Tasting Music Event of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival pairs the powerful 8th String Quartet of Dimitri Shostakovich wine wines form the acclaimed Waters Winery
 
Website:www.wwcmf.org
 
 
Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival
 
Date:June 9 - 20
 
Location:various locations
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(800) 838-3006
 
Description:  The first event of its kind in the Walla Walla Valley, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival will present twenty-six events open to the public.
 
Website:www.wwcmf.org
 
 
Tasting Music Series - Schubert Cello Quintet
 
Date:June 13
 
Location:Walla Walla Vintners - 225 Vineyard Lane
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(800) 838-3006
 
Price:$10
 
Hours:6:00p.m.
 
Description:  This second Tasting Music event ofthe 2008 Walla Walla Chamber Music festival will pair Schubert's lyrical and profound String Quintet in C Major with wines from Walla Walla Vintners
 
Website:www.wwcmf.org
 
 
Tasting Music Series - Mendelssohn c minor Trio
 
Date:June 15
 
Location:Morrison Lane - 201 West Main St.
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(800) 838-3006
 
Price:$10
 
Hours:6:00p.m.
 
Description:  For the third Tasting Music Event, the Walla Walla Chambr Music Festival is proud to present the Icicle Piano Trio. Sharing the stage with wines from Morrison Lane in Walla Walla's most musical tasting Room, the Icicle Creek Trio will perform and discuss the trio in c minor by Felix Mendelssohn
 
Website:www.wwcmf.org
 
 
Tasting Music Series - Mozart String Quartet in G K.387
 
Date:June 19
 
Location:College Cellars of Walla Walla - 500 Tausick Way
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(800) 838-3006
 
Price:$10
 
Hours:6:00p.m.
 
Description:  What better way to celebrate the final Tasting Music Event of the 2008 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival than with Mozart? Mozart's String Quartet in G (K.387 is one of his most joyous and playful works. Guests are invited to sample wines by College Cellars of Walla Walla, the label of the acclaimed Department of Enology and Viticulture at Walla Walla Community College.
 
Website:www.wwcmf.org
 
 
Dance Contest
 
Date:June 22
 
Location:WWCC Performing Arts Theatre
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 524-5161
 
Price:Free
 
Hours:2:00 pm
 
Description:  Do you love Dancing with the Stars? Join our dance contest or just come and watch. The age categories are 5-10, 11-17, 18-49 and 50 and older. The top three couples in each age category will perform on the 4th of July in Pioneer Park.
 
Website:www.wwcc.edu/summermusical/dancecontest
 
 
Al Stewart Concert
 
Date:June 28
 
Location:Three Rivers Winery, 5641 West Highway 12
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 526-9463
 
Price:$55 per person
 
Hours:Gates open at 5:30pm. Dinner is served from 6:00pm to 7:00pm with the music beginning at 7:00pm.
 
Description:  Al Stewart kicks off our Music on the Lawn summer concert series. Enjoy his electric folk-rock and acoustic ballads while enjoying a picnic dinner on the grass. Tickets include the concert, picnic dinner and a Three Rivers wine glass to take home. Please call the winery to reserve your tickets.
 
Website:threeriverswinery.com
 
 
Summerslide Reining Horse Show
 
Date:June 28-29
 
Location:Walla Walla Fairgrounds
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:509) 337-6324
 
Price:Free to spectators
 
Hours:9am to 5pm
 
Description:  Come and watch reining horses perform their exciting trademark sliding stops, and spins! This show offers a full slate of NRHA(National sanctioned) classes as well as the always popular Freestyle class where the horse and rider wear a costume and perform to music! Freestyle to be held Saturday afternoon.
 
Website:www.RHANW.com
 
 
Anything Goes
 
Date:July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 20, 24, 25, 26
 
Location:Fort Walla Walla Amphitheater
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 527-4255
 
Price:$6 - $20
 
Hours:8:00 PM
 
Description:  Spirits will be lifted, hearts will be warmed, and toes will be tapping when the Fort Walla Walla Amphitheater is transformed into the cruise ship SS America for Cole Porter’s classic comedy, Anything Goes, presented by the Walla Walla Community College Foundation. This laugh-a-minute tap dancing extravaganza at sea features a ship full of zany and intriguing characters. Box office opens at 6:45 pm, doors open at 7:00, and the show begins at 8:00.
 
Website:www.wwcc.edu/summermusical
 
 
Shakespeare Uncork'd
 
Date:August 6,7,8,9 and 10
 
Location:Fort Walla Walla Amphitheater
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Price:Adults $12; Children 12 and under $6
 
Hours:8:00 PM
 
Description:  The Seattle Shakespeare Company presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a twist of fun – it’s set in Vegas circa 1960. Festivities and wine gardens happen before the performances begin each evening.
 
Website:www.shakespeareuncorked.org
 
 
Downtown Walla Walla Summer Concerts
 
Date:May 22 - August 28
 
Location:Downtown Walla Walla
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 529-8755
 
Price:Free
 
Description:  Live music beginning at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday in Downtown Wala Walla.
 
Website:downtownwallawalla.com
 
 
Celebrate Women's History
 
Date:August 30
 
Location:Fort Walla Walla Museum, 755 Myra Road
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 525-7703
 
Description:  Fort Walla Walla Museum's "Living History" performances honor the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted women the right to vote.
 
Website:www.fortwallawallamuseum.org
 
 
Walla Walla Symphony
 
Date:October 28
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 529-8020
 
Description:  Celebrate the Walla Walla Symphony's 102nd season as it performs "The Titan Trio: Bach, Brahms, Beethoven."
 
Website:wwsymphony.org
 
 
Walla Walla Symphony Presents "Tubby the Tuba"
 
Date:November 20
 
Location:Coordiner Hall, Whitman College
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 529-8020
 
Price:Free
 
Hours:7:30 p.m.
 
Description:  It's the family concert with music and fun for everyone! A free Family Concert with special "food-raiser" for area food banks. Bring a non-perishable food item and join us for the delightful, free family concert. Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
 
Website:wwsymphony.org
 
 
Holiday Farmers Market
 
Date:December 6
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 520-3647
 
Description:  Music, art and fun at a special holiday Farmers Market in Downtown Walla Walla.
 
Website:gowallawallafarmersmarket.com
 
 
Walla Walla Feast of Carols
 
Date:December 7
 
Location:Cordiner Hall, Whitman College
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 527-5232
 
Description:  This joyous, free musical event features school and college choirs from the Walla Walla area.
 
Website:whitman.edu
 
 
"The Nutcracker"
 
Date:December 13, 14
 
Location:Cordiner Hall, Whitman College
 
City:Walla Walla
 
Phone:(509) 529-8020
 
Description:  The Walla Walla Symphony brightens Whitman's Cordiner Hall with two performances of this traditional holiday musical: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3: 00 p.m.
 
Website:wwsymphony.org
 
 

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