02/19/10 Planner

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AUDITIONS

 

BEL CANTO OF YAKIMA. 7-9 p.m. Mondays. Yakima Evangelical Church, 7901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Women's choir. 509-575-5762, www.belcantoyakima.com.

 

CAMERATA CLUB MEN'S CHORUS OF YAKIMA. 7 p.m. Mondays at Wesley United Methodist church, 14 N. 48th Ave. Love for male singing and harmony required, ability to read music helpful. Info: Dick Schut 509-452-8819.

 

CASCADE WINDS OF YAKIMA. Thursdays. Broadmoor clubhouse, 55 W. Washington St. Open auditions for women's barbershop chorus. 509-248-0956 or 509-945-2193.

 

THE DEPOT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE. Local musical performers wanted. Auditions by appointment. 509-930-5424.

 

MANIC THUNDER IMPROV TROUPE. 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. Seeking versatile electric guitarist and/or keyboardist. Info: Carmen's Comedy Club, 316 S. First St., Suite 7, Selah (in person) or e-mail manicthunderimprov@gmail.com. Serious inquiries only.

 

SHOWTIME ONE. Seeking sopranos to join local performing group. Weekly meetings and two shows a year. Song and dance group open to men and women. Audition info: Patti Rasberry, 509-965-0152.

 

YAKIMA CHAPTER OF THE BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY. 7 p.m. Mondays. St. Timothy Episcopal Church, 4105 Richey Road. Info: Art Ries, 509-697-8546.

 

YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND. 7-9 p.m. Mondays. Eisenhower High School band room, 702 S. 40th Ave. Woodwind, brass, percussion players of all levels. Should be able to read and play music at the band's level. 509-965-2115, www.yakimacommunityband.org.

 

DISCUSSION/LECTURE

 

"MEXICO 1810-1910-2010." Monthly lecture through June on "Everyday Life in Michoacán During the Mexican Independence and the Revolution." Free. Lectures are in Spanish, translated simultaneously in English. Sponsored in part by SECUM and the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies. Locations and times: www.cwu.edu/~la_studies/Michoacan/index.html or 509-963-1244.

* Today: Juana Martínez Villa presents "Civil Festivities and Political Power in Morelia on the Eve of the Mexican Revolution."

* March 11-12: Raúl Eduardo González presents "Literature and Everyday Life at Independence and During the Mexican Revolution."

 

KITTITAS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM LUNCH AND LECTURE SERIES. Noon-12:45 p.m. today. 114 E. Third Ave., Ellensburg. Bring a lunch. Barb Owen presents, "1853 -- She Came to America; a Tozer Family Diary." Free. 509-925-3778, www.kchm.org.

 

"COMMUNITY SOLAR FOR YAKIMA COUNTY." 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. 48th Ave. Presented by Gary Nystedt, resouce manager for Ellensburg. Info: Sara Cate, 509-248-4382.

 

YVCC BIOLOGY LECTURE. 7 p.m. Wednesday. YVCC's Glenn Anthon Hall, Room 121, South 16th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard. Neil Barg presents "Captain of the Men of Death." Barg will use Streptococcus pneumonia (a common cause of bacterial pneumonia) to illustrate principles of how pathogens cause disease and how the immune system responds. Free. 509-574-4646.

 

YAKIMA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Feb. 28. Yakima Valley Musuem, 2105 Tieton Drive. 1 p.m. potluck followed at 2 p.m. by Jo Miles presentation, "Early Explorers and Native Americans of the Valley." Cost: $2 nonmembers. Celebrating the 125th year of the move from Yakima City to North Yakima. 509-966-6579 or www.yakimavalleymuseum.org/programs/historicalsociety.

 

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. 10 a.m. the first Saturday of each month. 1901 S. 12th Ave., Union Gap. Call 509-248-1328.

 

KAFFEEKLATSCH. 2 p.m the first Thursday of each month. Jitters, 5906 Summitview Ave. German language group. 509-965-6706.

 

GAMING

 

GAME BOARD NIGHT. 5 p.m. Mondays. Guerra's Coffee Company, 1829 S. First St., Suite B, Sunnyside. 509-839-6101.

 

YAKIMA CHESS CLUB. 5 p.m. Thursdays. Borders, 1700 E. Washington Ave., Union Gap. Players of all levels welcome. 509-248-4018.

 

ROLE PLAYING. Ron's Coin & Book locations.

* 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays: Open play, 2901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. 509-457-1877.

* 7-10 p.m. Fridays: Magic: The Gathering tournaments, 2901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. 509-457-1877.

* Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays: Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist King Tournaments, 6 N. Third St. 509-248-1117.

 

FILM

 

ELLENSBURG FILM FORUM AND BAR NOIR. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. the second and last Saturday of each month. Gallery One, 408 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. Film screenings, live music, drinks. Benefits the Ellensburg Film Festival. 509-607-1485, www.ellensburgfilmfestival.com.

 

KID STUFF

 

ELMO'S BIRTHDAY STORYTIME. 11 a.m. Saturday. Borders, 1700 E. Washington Ave. Elmo Easy as 1-2-3 celebration and storytime for ages 2-7. (This is not a costume character event.) 509-248-4018.

 

ENGINEERING DAY FOR KIDS. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. YVCC Hopf Union Building, South 16th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard. Free. Hands-on activity booths for elementary school kids. Hosted by the Yakima American Society of Civil Engineers and the YVCC Engineering Club. Info: Natalie Martinkus, 509-457-4009.

 

IMAGINATION LIBRARY STORY HOUR. Second Wednesday of each month. 10-11 a.m. in English, noon to 1 p.m. in Spanish at the Yakima Valley Musuem's Children's Underground, 2105 Tieton Drive. Ages 5 and younger. Presented by Circle of Success. 509-965-7100.

 

STORY TIME. Children's books read aloud.

* 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Toddlers. Inklings, 5629 Summitview Ave. in Chalet Place. 509-965-5830.

* 11 a.m. Fridays. Preschoolers. Goldendale Library, 131 W. Burgen St. 509-773-4487.

* 11 a.m. Saturdays. Borders, 1700 E. Washington Ave., Union Gap. 509-248-4018.

* 11 a.m. the first Saturday of each month. Sixth Street Coffee, 713 S. Sixth St., Prosser.

* At your local Yakima Valley Library. For schedule, visit www.yvl.org.

 

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. 400 N. Main St., Ellensburg. Play rooms, stage, reading nook. $4.25; 1 and younger free. 509-925-6789.

 

CINEMA CIRCLE. 11 a.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month, excluding holidays and summer. Yakima Cinema, 1305 N. 16th Ave., or The Majestic, 1919 S. 14th St. $6 adults, $5 ages 4-6, free for one 3-year old or younger with each paying adult (unless 3-D showing). Adults must be accompanied by a child 6 or younger. 509-469-9888.

* Feb. 25: "The Tooth Fairy." (PG.)

 

WINERY EVENTS

 

AIRFIELD ESTATES MARDI GRAS WINEMAKER'S DINNER. 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 560 Merlot Drive, Prosser. "Fat Saturday," foods and wines. Cost: $85 per person (tax and gratuity included). 509-786-7401 or www.airfieldwines.com.

 

THIRD THURSDAY WINE SEMINARS. The Tasting Room Yakima, 250 Ehler Road. $12 to $20 per person, includes six wines, appetizers. RSVP. Space limited. 509-966-0686.

 

SIMPLE SUPPERS AT KESTREL VINTNERS. 5 p.m. the third Friday of each month. 2899 Lee Road, Prosser. Cost: $15, includes main dish, side dish, glass of wine. 509-786-2675 or www.kestrelwines.com.

 

THINGS TO DO: SOON

 

SPORTSMEN SHOW. Today-Sunday. Yakima Valley SunDome, 1301 N. Fair Ave. Three days for one price: $8 adults, $4 ages 6-12, free for ages 5 and younger. Daily hunting and fishing seminars, casting pool and other outdoor activities. www.yakimasundome.com.

 

"SWEETHEART SWING DANCE." Tonight. Lower Naches Grange, 111 E. Gleed Road in Gleed. Dance lessons at 7 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Music by the Naches Valley High School Band. Tickets: $5. 509-969-2256.

 

ELLENBURG CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AUCTION. 5 p.m. Saturday. Kittitas Valley Event Center, Teanaway and Umtanum halls. Tickets: $18. Dinner followed by silent and live auctions. www.ellensburgchristian.org.

 

SMORGASBORD. 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday. Highland High School cafeteria, 17000 Summitview Road, Cowiche. Cost: $7.50. Porceeds benefit Highland Scotties Band, Drill Team and Rally. Info: Becky Craig, 509-673-2097.

 

WHITE PASS WINTER CARNIVAL. Feb. 27-28. Family-oriented events including snow castle, professional snow sculptors, live music, fireworks, kids' carnival, snow sports competitions. For a list of events visit www.skiwhitepass.com/schedule/wintercarnival.cfm.

 

WEST VALLEY KIWANIS CLUB CRAB FEED. 4-8 p.m. Feb. 27. West Valley Junior High School, 7505 Zier Road. Tickets: Ray Stenberg, 509-575-6320.

 

WILD WEST AUCTION AND STEAK FEED. Feb. 27. Toppenish Eagles, 515 S. Division St. Tickets: $25, available at Toppenish Visitor Information Center. Info: Toppenish Chamber of Commerce, 509-865-3262.

 

DOLL, TOY AND TEDDY BEAR SHOW AND SALE. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 27. Salvation Army Corps buildings, 310 N. 16th Ave. Antique dolls, teddy bears, furniture, dishes, toys, books, doll clothes. Admission donation: $3. Proceeds benefit Salvation Army's youth programs. Lunch sold for $5. 509-452-4485.

 

THINGS TO DO: ONGOING

 

DOWNTOWN FIRST FRIDAYS. 5-8 p.m. the first Friday of each month. Live music, wine tastings, special events at various downtown businesses. Info and list: Committee for Downtown Yakima, www.downtownyakima.com, 509-225-2485.

 

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. 7-9:30 p.m. Saturdays. YMCA, 5 N. Naches Ave. Ages 7-15. Swimming, basketball, volleyball, Foosball, pool. 509-248-1202.

 

FIRST SATURDAY BIRDWALK. 8 a.m. the first Saturday of each month. Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park, Ellensburg. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather. Info: Kittitas Audubon Society, www.kittitasaudubon.org.

 

SECOND SATURDAY WALK AROUND. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Chalet Place, North 56th and Summitview avenues. Live music, special events, displays.

 

TRIVIA. Test your smarts.

* 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays: Jack-sons Sports Bar, 432 S. 48th Ave. 509-966-4340.

* 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays: Bert's Place, Glenwood Square, 5110 Tieton Drive. 509-972-4557.

 

LABYRINTH WALKING. Gilbert Park, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave.; Children's Village, 3801 Kern Road; McGuire Playground on Yakima Greenway; Heritage University, 3240 Fort Road, Toppenish. For fun, calm, answers, gratitude, ideas. 509-966-7047.

 

MEDIEVAL SWORDSMANSHIP. Beginner-level classes. Fencing Society of the Academy of Historical Arts & Sciences. 509-972-8578, mail@livinghistoryacademy.org.

 

YAKIMA VALLEY LIBRARIES EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. Story times, family game nights, crafts, poetry circle. Info: www.yvl.org or call local library branch.

 

PLAN AHEAD

 

"YAKIMA AREA WILDFLOWERS: COWICHE CANYON AND SNOW MOUNTAIN RANCH." 7 p.m. March 1. Yakima Area Arboretum, 1401 Arboretum Drive. Lecture and slideshow by photographer David Hagen. Free. 509-248-7337.

 

YVCC INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENT SYMPOSIUM. 7-9 p.m. March 3. Deccio Higher Education Parker Room, 1000 S. 12th Ave. Students share artwork, dramatic scenes, speeches, multimedia presentations on subjects related to women. Free. 509-574-4646.

 

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE AND AUCTION. 5:30 p.m. March 6. Yakima Convention Center, 10 N. Eighth St. Silent and live auction, full dinner with wine and murder mystery theatre, "And Then There Was ..." Cost: $50. Tickets: Shonna, 509-949-2590. Presented by the Zonta Club of Yakima, www.zontayakima.org.

 

FRIENDS OF THE ROSLYN LIBRARY'S SEUSSAPALOOZA IV. 6-9 p.m. March 6. NWI Building, 101 E. Pennsylvania, No. 4, Roslyn (enter on First Street). Dinner and silent auction. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children, free ages 6 and younger. 509-649-3420 or www.roslynlibrary.org.

 

VOICES: WASHINGTON'S WOMEN WIN THE VOTE. 1 p.m. March 7. Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. Guest speaker Shanna Stevenson, Women's History Consortium coordinator. Free. 509-248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.

 

FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT: THE NIGHT SKY. 6 p.m. March 10. CWU, Michaelson Hall, Room 126. Janet Finke's Teaching Children's Literature class will read and tell stories to children. Each child receives a free book. Info: Nan, 509-963-2785 or www.cwu.edu/~frc.

 

MASTER GARDENERS BACKYARD HARVEST: SPRING WORKSHOP SERIES. 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays beginning March 10. Davis High School Kiva, entrance near Seventh Avenue and Walnut Street. Cost: $30 for the series or $10 a class. Register at 509-574-1600.

* March 10: "Vegetable Gardens Start to Finish" by Ed Hume.

* March 16: "High Yields in Small Spaces" by Phyllis Pugnetti.

* March 24: "Soils, Mulches and Additives" by Linda Chalker-Scott.

* March 30: "Gardening Without Boundaries" by Sara Perry.

 

WINE 201: SPAIN AT MILBRANDT VINEYARDS. 6 p.m. March 11. 508 Cabernet Court, Prosser. Workshop focuses on specific wine regions of the world. Tasting wines of Spain and Washington state with a light food pairing. Cost: $30. Space limited. 509-788-0030 or www.milbrandtvineyards.com/events.

 

CHASING OUT THE SNAKES AND APPELLATION DAYS. March 13-14. Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail off Interstate 82. Free. Specials on wines, authentic Irish foods and Celtic music. 509-965-4521 or 888-375-7498 or www.rattlesnakehills.com.

 

CHILI COOK-OFF AND AUCTION FUNDRAISER. 4-8 p.m. March 13. Yakima Armory on 26th Avenue and Ahtanum Road. Chili vote, silent and live auction. Tickets: $10 adults, free ages 5 and younger. Proceeds benefit Yakima Valley Pet Rescue and Adoption Center. 509-248-3113.

 

NACHES HEIGHTS KITE FESTIVAL. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 13-14. The Tasting Room Yakima, 250 Ehler Road. In conjunction with Washington Kitefliers Association. Kite building for kids, live music, food, local art, wine tasting. $5 entry/donation fee. 509-966-0686 or www.tastingroomyakima.com.

 

SHAMROCK CUP: 6K FUN RUN AND WALK. 9 a.m. March 13. La Salle High School, 3000 Lightning Way, Union Gap. Entry fee and T-shirt: $12 adults, $8 students. 509-225-2904 or www.LaSalleYakima.com.

 

ST. PATRICK'S DAY GALA. 5:30 p.m. March 13. Holy Family Queen gym, 5502 W. Chestnut Ave. Social hour followed by traditional Irish dinner, dancing, entertainment. Cost: $50. 509-225-2904 or www.LaSalleYakima.com.

 

CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOME & GARDEN SHOW. March 19-21. Yakima Valley SunDome, 1301 N. Fair Ave. Noon-7 p.m. March 19, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. March 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 21. Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors, free ages 12 and younger. 509-248-7160.

 

HARMAN SENIOR CENTER SOCIAL. 1-4 p.m. March 23, 101 N. 65th Ave. Strawberry shortcake and ice cream social. Cost: $5. 509-575-6166.

 

GOLDENDALE REGIONAL HOME AND GARDEN SHOW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 16-18. Klickitat County Fairgrounds, Goldendale. Free. Exhibitors, performance by Brian Santos, aka The Wall Wizard and gardening expert Ed Hume. www.goldendalechamber.org.

 

"SALT OF THE EARTH." 7 p.m. April 8. Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. Showing of the film "Salt of the Earth." Discussion by Nancy Rawles, Shanna Stevenson, Maria Cuevas, Carli Shiffner. Free. 509-248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.

 

VOICES: HEAR MY VOICE: WIN THE VOTE. 1 p.m. April 11. Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. Final battle for women's voting rights. Program by Living Voices. Free. 509-248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.

 

YVCC DIVERSITY SERIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S STRUGGES FOR EQUALITY.
7 p.m. April 16. Kendall Hall, 1015 S. 16th Ave. Teatro Chicana: "A Collective Memoir and Selected Plays." Free. 509-574-6800, ext. 3151, or www.yvcc.edu/diversity.

 

EARTH DAY: COWICHE CONSERVANCY 25th ANNIVERSARY PARTY. April 18. Guided walks in Cowiche Canyon followed by a special event at the Tasting Room Yakima at Wilridge Vineyard. RSVP. www.cowichecanyon.org/updates.

 

YVCC DIVERSITY SERIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S STRUGGES FOR EQUALITY. 3 p.m. April 29: CWU, SURC 137 A&B. Bertha Ortega, Vicki Ybarra, Maria Fernandez, Rosalinda Guillen and Maria Cuevas: "The Suffragist Movement and Latina in Yakima County." Free. 509-574-6800, ext. 3151, www.yvcc.edu/diversity.

 

CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA GRANDE. May 1-2 in downtown Yakima. Events include parade, art and food vendors, beer garden, carnival rides, talent show, folk dancers, dancing horses. Info: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 509-453-2050.

 

YVCC DIVERSITY SERIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S STRUGGES FOR EQUALITY. 7 p.m. May 6. Deccio Higher Education Parker Room, 1000 S. 12th Ave.: Bertha Ortega, Vicki Ybarra, Maria Fernandez, Rosalinda Guillen and Maria Cuevas: "The Suffragist Movement and Latina in Yakima County." Free. 509-574-6800, ext. 3151, www.yvcc.edu/diversity.

 

GOLDENDALE COMMUNITY DAYS. July 10. Downtown Goldendale and the Klickitat County Courthouse lawn. Free. Community parade, arts and crafts, vendors, live music, more. www.goldendalechamber.org.

 

GOLDENDALE FESTIVAL OF WHEELS. Sept. 17-19 throughout Goldendale. Free admission for downtown activities. Live entertainment and car show. www.goldendalechamber.org.

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