03/19/10 10 Days Out

Saturday, March 20

* Just when you thought every combination of musical styles had been exhausted, The Quick and Easy Boys present funky-tonk, a mixture of funk and honky-tonk that somehow sounds pretty darn good. The Portland band, which lists Funkadelic, Willie Nelson, James Brown and Hank Williams among its influences, plays at 9 p.m. at the Yakima Sports Center, 214 E. Yakima Ave. Cover is $5.

* His retrospective is still up at the Larson Gallery, and a show of his students' work is up at Allied Arts. Now, Charles A. Smith gets one more honor, the Larson's 2010 Arts Award. It will be presented during a dinner from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the gallery on the Yakima Valley Community College campus. Tickets to the dinner cost $50. For more information, visit www.larsongallery.org or call 509-574-4875.

* After a long winter of not seeing a single Rodin sculpture, you're probably ready for the Maryhill Museum of Art's season opening. The museum, which features 87 of Rodin's works, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year with an exhibit featuring 70 of its best pieces. The museum is on Washington Scenic Route 14, just west of U.S. Highway 97 near Goldendale. For more information, call 509-773-3733 or visit www.maryhillmuseum.org.

Saturday, March 27

* Los Flacos plays acoustic Mexican music, yes, but to put it that simply discounts all the other influences that make the Seattle quartet's music so interesting. There's some South American influence in there, too, and a little bit of a Caribbean sound. It's a dynamic combination that will be on display at The Seasons Performance Hall, 101 N. Naches Ave. Tickets cost $15. For more information, visit www.theseasonsyakima.com or call 509-453-1888.

* The search for a new Yakima Symphony Orchestra conductor continues with a performance led by finalist Nikolas Caoile, a Central Washington University professor. Caoile, who will conduct a program of Tchaikovsky music with guest pianist Regina Yeh, is the third of four conductor candidates to have such a public audition. Ticket prices vary. For more information, visit www.yakimasymphony.org or call 509-853-2787.