FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK. 5-7 p.m. the first Friday of each month, Ellensburg. 15-plus galleries and nontraditional art spaces. List: www.ellensburgarts.com.
OPENINGS
"LAYERS." New works by Vicki DeRooy. Opening reception: 5:30-8 tonight. Oak Hollow Gallery, Chalet Place, 5631 Summitview Ave. Through Sept. 3. 965-3846.
ONGOING
Galleries
GALLERY ONE. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 408 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. 925-2670, www.gallery-one.org.
* Kittitas County Juried Exhibition. Through Aug. 28.
* Selected drawings by Tom Pickerel.
* Gallery One Instructors Exhibition.
* Work by children in the Gallery One summer camps.
* Ongoing adult and kids art classes. Call for schedule.
THE GOLDEN ART GALLERY. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. 103 E. Main St., Goldendale. 773-5100, www.thegoldenartgallery.com.
LARSON GALLERY. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. YVCC campus, South 16th Avenue and West Nob Hill Boulevard. 574-4875, www.larsongallery.org.
AMERICAN HOP MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 30. 22 S. B St., Toppenish. Adults $3, students $2. For guided tours of 10 people or more, cost is $2 per person. 865-4677, www.americanhopmuseum.org.
BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Prosser City Park. Adults $2, 18 and younger $1. 786-3842.
BICKLETON CAROUSEL MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 12. On the main street of Bickleton. $4 adults, $1 children under 12. Rare hand-carved wooden Herschell-Spillman carousel horses and historical displays of the area. 896-2007 or e-mail carousel@Bickleton.com.
CARPENTER HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY. Noon-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays. 302 W. Third St., Cle Elum. 674-9766.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM. 9-3 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays through October. 4508 Main St., Union Gap. Admission: donation. 457-8735.
* Aug. 16-17: Antique Power Show Expo. Displays of old tractors and machines used on the local farms over the years including a Lindeman tractor. $5.
CLYMER MUSEUM OF ART. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays. 416 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. Free. 962-6416, www.clymermuseum.com.
* "True West." Paintings by Canada' Doug Levitt and Oregon's Joelle Smith. Through Sept. 28.
FORT SIMCOE STATE PARK. 6:30 a.m.-dusk daily through Oct. 2. At the end of State Route 220, 45 minutes south of Yakima. Interpretative center and historical buildings open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays through Oct. 1. 874-2372 or www.parks.wa.gov.
GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY STATE PARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER. 2-5 p.m. and 8 p.m.-midnight Wednesdays-Sundays through Sept. 30. 1602 Observatory Drive, Goldendale. Guided programs: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission: donation. 773-3141 or www.perr.com/gosp.html.
KITTITAS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, open until 7 p.m. the first friday of every month. 114 E. Third Ave., Ellensburg. Admission: donation. 925-3778 or www.kchm.org.
MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Nov. 15. Washington Scenic Route 14, just west of U.S. Highway 97 near Goldendale. $7 adults, $6 seniors, $2 ages 6-16, free for 5 and under. 773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org.
* "Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces." Portraits by Andy Warhol of The Beatles, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Queen Elizabeth II, Jimmy Carter, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli and the emblematic Campbell's Soup Can. Through Nov. 15.
* Outdoor Sculpture Invitational. Large-scale sculptures by Northwest artists. Free. Through Nov. 15.
* Lewis & Clark Overlook & Native Plant Garden. Free. Through Nov. 15.
McALLISTER MUSEUM OF AVIATION. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. 2008 S. 16th Ave. 457-4933 or www.mcallistermuseum.org.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays through October. 10 Asotin Ave., Toppenish. Adults $5, 12 and under $3. 865-1911, www.nprymuseum.Org.
* Aug. 15-17: The 1nnual Northern Pacific Railroad Show. Includes railroad memorabilia, caboose rides, a swap meet and engine house tours.
SUNNYSIDE MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. 1-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays. Corner of Fourth Street and Grant Avenue, Sunnyside. Admission: donation. 837-6010.
THORP GRIST MILL. 11 a.m. -3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through Labor Day. Off Thorp Highway in Thorp. 964-9640, info@thorp.org, www.thorp.org.
YAKAMA NATION CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Highway 97 and Buster Road, Toppenish. $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, $1 for 10 and under, $12 families. 865-2800, ext. 1, www.yakamamuseum.com.
YAKIMA AREA ARBORETUM. Dawn to dusk. 1401 Arboretum Drive. Jewett Visitor Center open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Admission: donation. 248-7337, www.ahtrees.org.
* Various classes and workshops. Call for schedule.
YAKIMA ELECTRIC RAILWAY MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Corner of South Third Avenue and Pine Street. 452-7963, www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org.
* Historic buildings house the entire collection of trolleys and locomotives of the Yakima Valley Transportation Company, plus the machinery to keep them operating.
YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. 2105 Tieton Drive. $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, free for 5 and younger. 248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.
PLAN AHEAD
August
TOPPENISH WESTERN ART SHOW. Noon-6 p.m. Aug. 15, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 17. Railroad Park between Asotin and Toppenish avenues. Art booths, quick draw contest, kids' art class, auctions, Lions Club steak feed. 865-2089, www.toppwesternart.org.
"TEXT AND TEXTILE: QUILTS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOCIAL FABRIC." Opens Aug. 16. Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. Examines quilts as historic documents that can be decoded for insight into the local and national events that shaped their making. Through Dec. 23. 248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.
MARYHILL ARTS FESTIVAL. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 16-17. Maryhill Museum of Art on Washington Scenic Route 14, just west of U.S. Highway 97 near Goldendale. Art, music and food. Free. 773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.com.
SUMMER SALAD SUNDAY BENEFIT. 4 p.m. Aug. 17. Gallery One, 408 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. Handmade ceramic salad bowls, summer salads, specialty breads, wine. Benefits ceramic studio artists. 925-2670, www.gallery-one.org.
CALL TO ARTISTS
PACKWOOD ARTS FESTIVAL. Categories for the juried art exhibit are painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography, drawing, three-dimensional and novice artists. Registration info: Darla, 360-494-2296. Exhibit runs Oct. 11-12.
SEEKING ART. Red Gallery and Studios seeks artists to join the new co-op gallery beginning in September. 469-2766.