Icicle Creek Center for the Arts
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Located just outside Leavenworth, Washington, the campus is steeped in natural beauty and creative energy. This unique non-profit organization offers an opportunity for performers, students, and audience alike to experience world class performances and educational programs in a magnificent yet intimate setting.
Our mission is to advance classical music, performing arts and education in a spectacular mountain retreat setting.
History
Camp Field, initially a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the 1930s, was a Catholic Youth and Family Camp from 1957 to 1982. In 1993 Harriet Bullitt had just purchased the property for a third conversion to an elegant rustic retreat and conference center with a focus on dialogue, conservation and the arts. Offering preliminary concerts proved an exciting compatibility between the two endeavors, and Icicle Creek Music Center found its home venue at the retreat center. A Board of Directors was enlisted, nonprofit status was acquired, and fund-raising began. Icicle Creek's first chamber music festival in 1995 debuted at the newly named Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, still under construction.
About the Venue
The Icicle Creek Center for the Arts campus was completed in 2003. The relationship between the music campus and conference facility is patterned after joint efforts between arts programming and conference facilities at locations such as the acclaimed Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. It supports a spectrum of programming, from artist residencies to retreats for area universities, as well as performances by the resident ensemble and visiting guest artists.
Maps and Directions
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From Seattle via Interstate 90Travel east on Interstate 90 to Cle Elum. Take the Wenatchee exit (milepost 85). Go east on State Rt. 970 for 11.9 miles to US 97. Go north on US 97 for 35 miles to US2. Turn left and travel northwest on Highway 2 through downtown Leavenworth to the west end of town. Turn left on Icicle Road (just before mile post 99) and travel approximately 2.4 miles, past the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery and Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort. Take the first left after the large curve in Icicle Road into the parking lot of our campus. From Seattle via Highway 2Travel north on Interstate 405 from Seattle/Bellevue to Bothell where it meets Highway 522 east to Monroe. Head east on Highway 2 over Stevens Pass. As you enter the town of Leavenworth, turn right on Icicle Road, just past milepost 99. Travel approximately 2.4 miles, past the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery and Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort. Take the first left after the large curve in Icicle Road into the parking lot of our campus. From Spokane via Interstate 90Travel west on Interstate 90 to the Junction of Highway 281 near George. Travel north on Highway 281 to Quincy. Turn left on Highway 28 and travel west through Wenatchee to Leavenworth on Highway 2. Proceed through downtown Leavenworth to the west end of town. Turn left on Icicle Road (just before mile post 99) and travel approximately 2.4 miles, past the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery and Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort. Take the first left after the large curve in Icicle Road into the parking lot of our campus. |
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