If you’re tired of the heat and are looking for a really cool place to go, try Pybus Market ….. where our “Big Ass Fans” (really, that is the company name) and great air conditioning make it a comfortable place to shop or have a meal or meet a friend to catch-up. And the cold beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) don’t hurt either!
When it is 100 degrees outside, Pybus Market is the cool place to hang out.
“Hot” summer time events at Pybus Market this week include:
>>> Mark Wavra and Brian Higgins come to Pybus Market as the library puppeteers on Wednesday, July 16 at 2:00pm for a 45 minute show. Our public library’s traveling Bookmobile is inside (beat the heat) from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. Choose from over 3,000 books for all ages, including the most popular books for children and teenagers.
>>> The world-famous Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market is open every Wednesday through October 25 from 8:00am to 1:00pm in the west parking lot of Pybus Market. Come sample the world’s best fruits and vegetables, some fabulous flowers and crafts and coffee …. all from local vendors. Every Wednesday from 8:00am to 1:00pm.
>>> Gavin McLaughlin plays Pybus Market on Friday, July 18 from 6pm to 8pm. Gavin is a Wenatchee local. He has been playing guitar and singing for nearly fifteen years. His extensive style of music ranges from classic rock, to country, blues, jazz, and even modern pop. Live at Pybus Market Friday, July 18 at 6pm.
>>> Get your lawn chairs and blankets ready! RunWenatchee Night at Pybus Public Market will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 18 – with the main event being an outdoors showing at 8:00pm of “Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story,” a 58-minute documentary on the great American runner (for more, see below).
This will be the first outdoor showing of a movie at Pybus Market! Run Wenatchee will offer up more than just the free movie, of course. We also will have giveaways every 15 minutes from 6 to 7:45 p.m. for those who fill out a free raffle ticket at our table at theMission Ridge store in Pybus.
Anyone who registers for one of the Sept. 6 Lake Chelan Shore to Shore races (10K, half-marathon or marathon) will receive a bottle of Vin du Lac wine; and the first 10 people who register for one of the Sept. 20 River Run races (5K. 10K or half-marathon) will receive a day lift-ticket voucher from Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort!
The outdoor showing of “Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story” will start at 8 p.m. This film features rare footage and stills of Prefontaine running indoors and outdoors and in the 1972 Olympic games, as well as his last race in 1975 at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, which preceded his James Dean-like death in an auto accident by a few hours.
>>> The Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market (WVFM) “Kids Market” is Saturday, July 19 from 8am to 1pm. The event designed to provide young people with the opportunity to experience being a business person for a day. In conjunction with our market sponsor, Country Financial, the market will hold a one day selling experience for youth along with other Kids Day activities. Applications can be found at the info booth at a Wednesday Market or inside at the Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market Country Store in Pybus Market, the Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market website under vendor applications or by calling 663-8712 or 881-8644. There will also be fun booths for kids visiting the market to participate in, such as building fruit and veggie sculptures and interactive music!
