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- Questions surround Yakima man's life and death
- Gates Foundation awards $880,000 to two Valley nonprofits
- La Salle senior shines at service
- Sheriff checks report that principal sat on boy
- Government taking new steps to combat food stamp fraud
- Public trust in YPD starts with increased transparency
- Federal grants mean upgrades for Mabton and Granger
Friday, Feb. 3
* Comedian Adam Norwest is smart and potentially disturbed. He's not an angry young man, but he doesn't shy away from the edge, either. His real talent is in recognizing absurdity and deflating it with a subtly observed joke. If that means his sensibilities are skewed or a bit off from the mainstream, so be it. In fact, it's sort of what makes his material interesting.
You can catch him headlining Funny First Friday at the Rec Room Bar and Grill at Glenwood Square, 5110 Tieton Drive. The show begins at 9 p.m. As always, it's free. For more information, call 509-966-4316.
* So you're intimidated by salsa dancing, huh? You'd love to be out there, moving those hips and feeling the heat of the dance, but you're a little worried about looking silly while you learn? The Seasons Performance Hall has you covered. Its dance workshop is neatly divided into beginner, advanced-beginner and intermediate groups. And after the workshop, you can put those new moves to the test as Seattle band Cambalache takes the stage.
Tickets cost $10. For more information, visit www.theseasonsyakima.com or www.cambalachesalsa.com or call 509-453-1888.
Saturday, Feb. 4
* Elegance is well and good, but sometimes it's a lot of work. Enter the annual Jeans and Jewels fundraiser, which combines elegance with casual dress. Wear jewels, sure. But wear jeans, too. And enjoy a fashion show, music, a live auction, hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine.
It's a $65 ticket, with proceeds going to the Larson Gallery and the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. The party takes place at the 4th Street Theatre, 14 S. Fourth St. For more information, visit www.larsongallery.org or call 509-574-4875.
Monday, Feb. 6
* Every year, Allied Arts of Yakima publishes a chapbook of local poetry. It's always worth reading, and it's always surprising.
The way you get your work into that book is by winning an award in the Allied Arts Juried Poetry Contest. The contest annually draws the best poets from throughout Central Washington, but it's also noteworthy as an entry point for up-and-comers.
The submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday at Allied Arts. Poets must submit three to five poems. For more information, visit www.alliedartsyakima.org or call 509-966-0930.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
* Central Washington University snared an honest-to-god literary star in 2007 when Lisa Norris joined the English faculty. Norris' first book of short stories, "Toy Guns," won the 1999 Willa Cather Fiction Prize. And her collection "Women Who Sleep With Animals" won last year's Stephen F. Austin University Press Prize for fiction.
She's legit. And she's reading from that 2011 book for free at 7:30 p.m. at the Student Union and Recreation Center Ballroom on the CWU campus. For more information, call 509-963-1745 or visit www.lisanorris.us.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
* Poet Terry Martin is another Central Washington University gem. Her first book, "Wishboats," won the Judges Choice Award at Bumbershoot in 2000, and she's a stalwart on the local poetry scene. She'll lead this month's Poetry Open Mike Night at 7 p.m. at Allied Arts, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. As always, it's first-come, first-read. Readers can sign up in advance by calling 509-966-0930. For more information, visit www.alliedartsyakima.org.
Friday, Feb. 10
* Some of On magazine's favorite artists will be represented in the new Larson Gallery sculpture show, "From the Ground Up." And, while the show doesn't technically open until Feb. 11, there is a panel discussion and slide lecture the day before. Artists Renee Adams, Rachel Dorn, Carolyn Nelson, Gregory Pierce and Stephen Robison will discuss their work from 1 to 4 p.m. at the gallery on the campus of Yakima Valley Community College. For more information, visit www.larsongallery.org or call 509-574-4875.
* Blind pianist George Shearing stood among the titans of jazz, and his spirit and style influenced generations. That legacy will be on display at 7:30 p.m. at The Seasons Performance Hall, 101 N. Naches Ave. as the Charlie Shoemake Quintet performs "The Sounds of Shearing." Shoemake, a vibraphonist, played with Shearing's band for nearly seven years in the 1960s and 1970s. Tickets cost $15. For more information, visit www.theseasonsyakima.com or call 509-453-1888.
-- Pat Muir
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