by Susan Matley | Jan 13, 2023 | Official Blog
The Arts. Performing, visual and literary. I love them all as both creator and consumer, as author and reader, as actor and audience, as inept sketcher and gallery visitor. In the few days of 2023 so far, I’ve rehearsed and performed six days straight and...
by Susan Matley | Jan 6, 2023 | Official Blog
I love being on stage, I really, really do! But I have a performer’s Achilles Heel. I’m talking about hair. Ideally, any role I might play would involve a hat. This is definitely true for my Living History presentations. Straw boater? Excellent!...
by Susan Matley | Dec 30, 2022 | Events
If the holidays overwhelmed you and you missed your chance to see a live production of The Nutcracker, never fear! Dance Center of Walla Walla’s production of the beloved ballet is at Cordiner Hall for two performances January 6th and 7th. Details here:...
by Susan Matley | Dec 30, 2022 | Official Blog
Last Saturday marked the conclusion of Advent Bowl 2022. In the four years since its invention I’ve learned to choose activities for the daily random draw that are not only interesting but can be completed on that same day. In 2019 I floundered with “Make felt holiday...
by Susan Matley | Dec 23, 2022 | Official Blog
Here we go again. I feel like a five-year-old, trapped in her room and having a never-ending tea party with her stuffed animals. It’s not a COVID shutdown; it’s an unusually cold winter. Not that I’m complaining! Hey, it’s 5 F outside right now, a 150%...