July 2013 This Month`s Features

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PAGE 2 • July 2013 • The Entertainer
July
2013
See Legally Blonde live at CBC Theatre
H
arvard’s beloved blonde takes the
stage by pink storm this month at
Columbia Basin College in the fun,
upbeat musical about self-discovery,
Legally Blonde: the Musical. The playful
stage version based on the movie stays
true to form and is ridiculously enjoyable from start to finish.
Legally Blonde is a “feel good”
musical with peppy music and a simple
story line. It opens on July 19 for nine
performances through Aug. 3 in the
CBC Theatre on the college’s Pasco
campus.
When blonde bombshell Elle Woods
(Katie Evans) discovers her boyfriend,
Warner Huntington III (Scott Miller), is
going to Harvard and leaving her in the
dust, she decides to do whatever it
takes to join him at the Ivy League
school. She gives up the partying and
“playing” in her senior year and hits the
books. Amazingly, she’s admitted to
Harvard Law School!
Once at Harvard, Elle discovers more
challenges. Warner is quite surprised to
find her in his first law class. And Elle is
quite surprised to find that Warner
already has a new girlfriend, Vivien
(Stephanie Fanning) — challenge
number one. Elle is kicked out of class
the first day by shark lawyer Callaghan
(Freddy Izaguirre) — challenge two. But
then she also finds “champions,”
including Paulette the hairdresser
(Katrina Carlson), who helps her find a
new perspective on love, and teaching
assistant Emmett (Nick Trowbridge),
who helps her locate her law books and
assists her with the studying.
When Elle becomes part of the law
team that defends workout guru Brooke
Wyndom (Kelly Brown) she proves she
is much more than a pretty face. Elle
goes to Harvard for love, but what she
finds there is much more.
Cast members pose during a recent rehearsal of CBC’s Legally Blonde: the Musical.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is
one of several themes that become
apparent in this musical. There are
several characters who sell themselves short and realize they can
achieve what they want if only they
believe in themselves — another good
lesson.
The 40-person cast is energized and
energizing. Bright dancing and singing
keep the toes tapping. This is a “must
see” musical for all ages, with the
exception of younger children. Children
would be entertained, but there is
some adult language and adult
references, and the show is rated PG.
If the lively music and dancing aren’t
enough to entertain you, there are also
two great dogs in this show! Elle would
be nothing without her dog Bruiser
(Sunny Schuster). Paulette also has a
dog named Rufus (played by an
adorable German Shepherd, Peyton
Cheatham.)
The production staff includes
director Ginny Quinley, vocal director
Mary Dann, choreographers Marlie
Buriak and John Tuttle, instrumental
director Phil Simpson, scenic and
lighting designer Ronn Campbell, and
costumer Verna Schwilke.
Performances are on July 19, 20,
25, 26, 27 and Aug. 1, 2 and 3 at
7:30 p.m., plus a matinee on July 21
at 2 p.m. Reserved-seat tickets are
$15 for adults and $13 for students and
senior citizens. They are on sale at
columbiabasin.tix.com, at Adventures
Underground in Uptown Richland and
at the Performing Arts office on the
Pasco CBC campus.
For more information, visit
www.columbiabasin.edu/showcase or
call (509) 542-5531.
Comedy, Shakespeare on stage in Walla Walla
The Gesa Power House Theatre’s
new comedy series, aptly titled
“Power House Comedy,” opens Just
For Laughs for five performances
July 12-14.
This first installment of Power
House Comedy will feature renowned
comedians John Pizzi and Billy
Garan, who do everything from celebrity impersonations and stand-up to
ventriloquism and magic.
Pizzi is an energetic stand-up
comedian and ventriloquist best known
for his appearances on America’s Got
Talent in seasons 6 and 7, when his
“virtual ventriloquist” act got him all the
way to the “Vegas Round” on the
show.
Garan’s rapid-fire delivery and
exuberance have defined him as a
valuable opening act for Robert Klein,
Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld.
Just for Laughs will be performed
at 7:30 and 10 p.m. on July 12 and 13,
with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.
The matinee and early evening
performances are for all ages, while the
10 p.m. performances will have edgier
content and are recommended for
adults only.
Tickets are $25-$35, reserved
seating, and the balcony seating for
Power House Comedy is for
ticketholders who are 21 years of age
and older (excluding the Sunday
matinee). Tickets can be purchased
online at PHTWW.com or by calling
the box office at (509) 529-6500.
Shakespeare in August
Celebrate the classics in a modern
context with Shakespeare Walla
Walla’s production of The Merchant of
Venice, which takes to the stage for
12 performances beginning with a
special preview Aug. 8 at the Gesa
Power House Theatre.
The Merchant of Venice shines the
spotlight on prejudice and redemption
— timely and relevant themes even
400 years after the work was written.
This production will be performed in
modern dress and is set in the world of
big business and flashy reality TV,
examining our well-moneyed, celebrity-crazed Hollywood culture in
Shakespeare’s beautiful language.
The Merchant of Venice runs
Aug. 9-18 at the Gesa Power House
Theatre with nightly performances
Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30
p.m., matinee performances Saturday
and Sunday at 3 p.m., and a special
“pay-what-you-will” preview on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 7:30 p.m.
The Gesa Power House Theatre is
at 111 N. 6th in downtown Walla
Walla.
Get tickets online at PHTWW.com
John Pizzi (top, with friend) and Billy
or ShakespeareWallaWalla.org, or call Garan will perform in Just for Laughs at
(509) 520-3223.
the Gesa Power House Theatre.
This Month’s Features
Famous Chief Joseph celebrated ...... 3
Lyle Lovett to play at Wildhorse ........... 5
Hermiston festival features cool cars . 5
Bouncin’ Bins offers summer fun ....... 5
It’s Water Follies, in and over the river 6
CBC Arts features drama and music .. 8
Free Live@5 concerts continue .......... 8
Valley group stages Dixie Swim Club . 9
Sawyer Brown plays island concert .. 10
Walla Walla honors the onion ........... 11
Celebrating Independence Day ........ 13
Clarkston hosts Rockin’ on the River 14
Dayton is ‘braying’ about Mule Mania 14
Ephrata’s Basin Summer Sounds .... 15
Famous Latin comedians coming .... 16
Goldendale invites you to a car show 17
Dance troupes will be in Walla Walla 17
Travel: Exploring the Oregon Trail ..... 18
Take a ride on the Eagle Cap RR ...... 19
Movies: zombies, monsters & more .. 20
Board books make great gifts for tots 21
Art in the Park is six-decade tradition . 22
Juried art show is a family affair ........ 22
Prosser hosts art and wine event ...... 23
Local artists display at the Roxy ......... 23
White Salmon has popular street fair 24
Mid-Columbians celebrate Gay Pride 24
Mezzo Thai opens new restaurant ..... 25
Horse Heaven AVA hosts ‘trail drive’ ... 26
Maryhill Winery’s summer concerts ... 27
The July music schedule at Emerald 28
Square dancing’s not for squares ..... 29
Tri-Cities will select pageant queens 30
Z Place Salon’s healthy alternatives .. 31
Sports: The new soccer board game . 32
Philly Robb: Discrimination in sports 33
Gardening in July: Bring on the water 34
Ellensburg hosts Jazz in the Valley .... 35
Calendar Of Events
Monthly Entertainment Planner ... 38-39
Monthly Features
Movies and Books ........................ 20, 21
Dance ................................................. 29
Sports .................................................. 32
Gardening .......................................... 34
Crossword, Sudoku & Horoscopes .. 36
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The Entertainer • July 2013 • PAGE 3
Oregon town celebrates 68th Chief Joseph Days
PRCA Rodeos, Nez Perce
‘Friendship Feast’ part of
July 23-28 festival in Joseph
C
hief Joseph, leader of the Wallowa
Valley band of Nez Perce Indians
in northeast Oregon, ended the Nez
Perce War of 1877 with the famous
words, “From where the sun now
stands, I will fight no more forever.”
Today, the tiny town of Joseph, Ore.,
(population 1,000) honors the great
chief during Chief Joseph Days, a fiveday event that takes place against a
backdrop of some of the most breathtaking scenery in the West, including
Wallowa Lake, the Eagle Cap Wilderness and Hells Canyon — the deepest
gorge in North America.
The celebration kicks off with a
bucking horse stampede down Main
Street on Tuesday, July 23, at 1:30 p.m.,
and features four nights of actionpacked PRCA rodeo action Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. nightly.
The Tuckerettes, a group of six
talented cowgirls, open each rodeo
with electrifying speed and synchronization as they race around the arena
carrying the flags of the Rodeo’s major
sponsors.
This year, a specialty act called the
One Arm Bandit will perform, and top
contestants featuring world champions
and National Rodeo Finals contenders
will compete on some of the roughest
stock around, courtesy of Growney
Brothers stock contractors.
Native American history
For those interested in Nez Perce
history, Chief Joseph Days offers
visitors a chance to experience
authentic Native American culture with
down Main Street, showcasing
traditional dress.
Chief Joseph Days was
founded in 1946 by famous stock
contractor Harley Tucker. Tucker
was initiated into the National
Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City in 1997, and his
descendants continue the tradition he started as a modest local
competition on the east moraine
of Wallowa Lake.
Today, the Chief Joseph Days
Rodeo is held in the Harley
Tucker Memorial Arena and has
been named one of the top small
outdoor rodeos in the country,
drawing visitors from all over the
world.
The descendants of Harley
Tucker carry on this family
tradition, with children, grandchilBlue skies and rugged mountains frame the town of Joseph during the Main Street
dren and now great-grandchildren
Horse Stampede that kicks off Chief Joseph Days. It includes four nights of rodeos.
involved in all aspects of Chief
the Friendship Feast and Traditional
Joseph Days.
buffalo they provide, asking guests to
Indian Dance contest, held on SaturFor more information, visit
bring a potluck dish to contribute to the
day, July 27. The Nez Perce invite
www.chiefjosephdays.com, or call
feast. The Nez Perce are featured in
everyone to share in the salmon and
(541) 432-1015.
Saturday morning’s Grand Parade
Also in Joseph: Bronze Blues and Brews!
Bronze, Blues and Brews celebrates
its 17th season in the “blues bowl” at
City Park in Joseph on Aug. 9 and 10.
All it took were the dreams of a few
local individuals who thought a blues
festival would be the perfect ingredient
to complement the beauty of Wallowa
County and the arts-oriented town of
Joseph. Over the years, the event has
grown from a dance with one act at the
Joseph Community Center to a fullfledged, award-winning festival featuring regional, national and international
blues artists.
Attention to detail and a commitment to refine the operation year after
year has created an event now dubbed
“The Best Little Fest in the Northwest.”
Join the fun on Friday evening from 9
to midnight to kick off your blues
weekend at the 3rd annual Jam Night
at the Thunder Room, featuring several
of the artists who will perform on the
main stage on Saturday. This nighttime
entertainment is included in the price
your event ticket, and you can
‘Blues’ continues on Page 35
Blues artists play to an appreciative crowd
from the stage at Bronze Blues and Brews.
Pow Wow, top music talent coming to Wildhorse
A
t Wildhorse Resort and Casino in
Pendleton, summer is a time to
enjoy the beautiful outdoor setting as
well as the gaming action inside. Cool
breezes, magnificent vistas and unique
entertainment are in store for you in
July and August.
Coming up on July 5, 6 and 7 is the
19th annual Wildhorse Pow Wow, with
25 drum groups and more than 300
native dancers expected to compete.
The colorful dance performances are
free, and more than 50 vendor food and
craft booths will offer everything from
Indian fry bread to beadwork, clothing
and jewelry.
The festivities will take place on the
grass Pow Wow arena next to the
Wildhorse Cineplex. The grand entry
kicks off each day’s events with
drummers and dancers parading into
the arena in their colorful regalia before
they compete for $30,000 in prize
money. The grand entry begins at 7 p.m.
on Friday, July 5, and at 1 p.m. on
Saturday and Sunday.
For more information, call Juliana
Luke at (541) 966-1567 or send e-mail
to [email protected]. For
hotel, RV park or Tipi Village reservations, call (800) 654-9453.
Eli Young concert
The platinum-selling Eli Young Band
will appear in an outdoor concert at
Wildhorse on Wednesday, July 17, at
7 p.m.
The Ely Young Band has taken the
world of country music by storm. They
were nominated for Song of the Year,
Vocal Group of the Year and Single
Record of the Year at the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards.
fuses elements of his Texas roots into
country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and
blues, coupled with his gift for
storytelling.
Lovett has recorded 14 albums and
released 21 singles since 1980. He has
won four Grammy Awards, including
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
and Best Country Album, and has
appeared in 13 feature films. Esquire
magazine wrote, “The secret of Lyle
Lovett’s endurance comes down to the
three C’s: class, charisma and consistency.”
The concerts will feature an adult
beverage station and food booths.
(Outside food and beverages are not
permitted, and lawn chairs for festival
seating should be low-profile.)
A grand entry kicks off each day of Pow Wow drum and dance competition July 5-7.
Tickets for both the Ely Young Band
and Lyle Lovett are $20 for lawn seating
Country Singles Chart.
Mike Eli (vocals, guitar), James
and $55 for reserved seating. Tickets
Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass), and
can be purchased in person at the
Chris Thompson (drums) began
Lyle Lovett in August
Wildhorse Gift Shop, online at
playing together as students at the
Legendary singer and songwriter
www.wildhorseresort.com or by calling
University of North Texas. They began Lyle Lovett will appear in the outdoor
Box Office Tickets at (800) 494-8497.
touring in 2005 as an opener for
arena on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 6 p.m.
Wildhorse is just off I-84 at exit 216,
Miranda Lambert, and had two albums
Lovett’s music is unconventional. He four miles east of Pendleton.
out by early 2007.
In 2008, the Ely Young Band’s third
album, “Jet Black and Jealous”
included the hit single “When it Rains,”
which spent 37 weeks on the country
charts. The second single from the
album, “Always the Love Songs,”
scored the band their first top 10-hit.
In 2011, the band released “Life at
Best,” which included their first
platinum single and first number-one
hit, “Crazy Girl.” It was the mostplayed song on country radio in 2011.
The next single from that album, “Even
if it Breaks Your Heart,” also reached
The Ely Young Band, left, and legendary singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett
number one on the Billboard Hot
Need a ‘bouncy house’ or water slide?
It’s Bouncin’ Bins, at your service!
Donna Anderson of the Hermiston Classics Car Club and her vintage Ford .
‘Cool Rides’ car show to be
featured during ‘Fun Fest’
The Hermiston Classics Car Club
will hold its 18th annual “Cool
Rides” car show in McKenzie Park
on Saturday, July 13, from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m., with car registration from
7 to 11 a.m. The registration fee for
participants is $25.
The event is held in conjunction
with the Hermiston Family Fun Fest
on Main Street in downtown
Hermiston. Car-club events begin
on Friday night, July 12, with a
poker run starting at 6 p.m. at
McKenzie Park. A potluck dinner
will follow for the participants.
On Saturday, food vendors will be
available in the park, and music will
be provided by the Hired Guns, a
band that’s been described as a
“foot-stompin’, honky-tonkin’, rockn-roll and country” band.
There will even be face-painting
for the kids.
The Hermiston Classics Car
Club, with 60-plus members, is a
family-oriented club dedicated to
the preservation and enjoyment of
classic cars and pickups. The club
motto Is “To Cherish and Preserve.”
The club is a nonprofit organization that supports many community
events. Each year, proceeds from
the “Cool Rides” car show are given
back to the community through
established charitable organizations. This year’s fundraising will be
for the Wounded Warrior Project.
For more information or a
registration form, visit the
Hermiston Classics Car Club
online. The website is at
www.hermistonclassicscarclub.com.
If your child wants more than
anything to have an inflatable water
slilde or “bouncy house” for that
backyard party, Bouncin’ Bins Inflatable Rentals of Pasco advises that you
get your reservation in early. Summertime is fun time, and all their units are
in demand right now — especially the
ones for water play.
Bouncin’ Bins also has dunk tanks
and units for climbing and crawling.
They’ve been in business for 22 years,
and they know what’s going to bring a
smile to a child’s face. The staff of
professionals can show you a range of
options for your party or that fundraiser
for your school, church or nonprofit
organization. You have undoubtedly
seen the company’s inflatables at
many local charity events.
Bouncin’ Bins has a large selection
of inflatable play equipment at its
location on Commercial Avenue in
Pasco. They include themed units
such as Disney’s Cars, Toy Story,
Disney Princess, Batman and dozens
more. When you reserve your unit, the
staff will make sure the inflatable you
want for a successful event is
available. They specialize in water
slides, obstacle courses, bouncers and
even mechanical bulls and rock walls!
And these are surprisingly affordable.
Bouncin’ Bins is dedicated to
providing a safe play experience, too.
They’re fully bonded, licensed and
insured, which is important when you’re
entertaining your children’s friends. And
if you want to set up in a park or other
public area, working with an insured
company is always a requirement.
For information and reservations, call
(509) 545-4465 or send e-mail to
[email protected]. For
information and product descriptions,
visit www.bouncinbin.com.
Tri-City Water Follies — boat races and a lot more!
T
ri-Citians tend to call it “boat-race
weekend,” but the busy week of the
Tri-City Water Follies features other
community activities as well. The
week’s events begin with the Miss TriCities and Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding
Teen Pageants (page 30). And while
the unlimited hydroplanes are racing on
July 26 and 27, the Allied Arts Association is sponsoring Art in the Park in
Richland (page 22). The follies also
includes the Hapo Over the River
Airshow.
The boats are the big draw, however,
and the 2013 Lamb Weston Columbia
Cup July 26-28 will mark the 48th time
the unlimited hydroplanes have raced
on the Columbia River. This year’s
event, like the inaugural race in 1966,
will most likely have 12 unlimiteds in
the competition.
There is no comparison between the
modern unlimited hydroplanes and the
limited outboards that started it all in
1947, when the celebration was called
the Pasco Water Follies and the boats
raced off of Sacajawea Park. In fact,
they have little in common with those
first unlimiteds that began racing off of
Columbia Park in 1966. Today’s
hydroplanes sport nearly 3,000horsepower engines and hulls that
barely touch the water at high speeds.
The action starts with “Fast Lap
Friday,” a two-hour window when teams
The modern, powerful unlimited hydroplane is almost more “plane” than “hydro,”
barely making contact with the surface of the water at high speeds.
can register a time-trial speed. Racing
heats start on Saturday and conclude
on Sunday with the final heat to
determine who takes home the
Columbia Cup.
of Thunder” vintage hydroplane exhibition. Thunderboats from the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum will
perform in a series of exhibition heats
that will evoke memories for long-time
fans of the sport.
New this year is the addition of 1Other boat classes
Liter
hydroplanes. This is a class of
But there is other action on the
light,
quick boats that race at speeds
water. The automotive-powered
approaching
105 mph. They are about
hydroplanes of Grand Prix West will
15 feet in length and are powered by
be back for the 2013 Columbia Cup.
personal watercraft engines.
Grand Prix West is an American
“The 1-Liter class is one of the
Powerboat Association class that
fastest-growing
and most exciting
brings back the “thunder,” with lots of
groups to watch in boat racing,” said
full-throttle noise. The boats will be
Water Follies President Mike Denslow.
displayed around town that week and
“My family has been part of the
will race on Saturday and Sunday.
Water
Follies for a number of years as
And, speaking of “thunder,” Yakama
volunteers,” said local 1-liter owner
Nation Legends Casino will bring the
John Culver. “But this year will be
roar of the World War II-era V-12
piston engines back with the “Legends special because I will get to race my
own boat in the show, with my son as
the driver. I think the fans will be
excited to see the level of competition
from these boats”
year, which is really, really exciting,”
she said. “These are two flying pieces
of history and they are awesome to
see.”
The F7F Tigercat was originally
designed as a combat carrier plane
and saw service in the Korean War.
There are only six that are still flying.
The F8F Grumman Bearcat was
among the last piston-engine flyers
built to counter the infamous Japanese
Zero in World War II. There are only 10
Bearcats flying today.
Other aircraft in the show include the
Supermarine Spitfire, which made the
Rolls-Royce Merlin engine famous
before it powered a generation of
Thunderboats, and the Alpha Jet, a
European light attack jet and trainer.
Will Allen and Red Eagle Airshows will
both perform aerobatics.
Admission
Tickets are available at the Tri-City
Water Follies office in its new location
near the cable bridge in Kennewick,
and at area Albertsons stores. Call
(509) 783-4675 for telephone orders. A
two-day weekend pass is $25 for
adults and $10 for children 6 to 12.
Children 5 and under are admitted free.
General-admission adult tickets at
the Columbia Park gate are $15 on
Saturday and $25 on Sunday. A threeday pass with pit access is $45, and a
daily pit pass for Saturday or Sunday,
which doesn’t include admission to the
park, is $10. Parking is $5 per car on
Friday and Saturday, and $10 per car
on Sunday. Limited Pasco general
The airshow
admission parking is available; look for
Federal budget sequestration
the Water Follies parking signs off of
dashed a plan to have the U.S. Air
Sylvester Street.
Force Raptor Team participate in the
If you want to avoid parking and
airshow. However, Kathy Powell of the traffic concerns altogether, you can
Water Follies said there is good news take a bus from a Ben Franklin Transit
as well. “The Historic Flight Foundation Station at a discounted fare.
in Mukilteo informed us that their
Among all of the things the Water
Grumman F7F Tigercat and F8F
Follies organization does really well is
The F7F Tigercat, which flew in the Korean War, will take part in the Hapo Over-the- Bearcat will be making an appearance its website. There is a wealth of
River Airshow, along with the F8F Bearcat, built to battle the Japanese Zero.
at the Hapo Over-the-River Airshow this information at www.waterfollies.com.
Prosser Wine and Food Fair will celebrate 32nd year
Wine enthusiasts will gather for this
year’s Prosser Wine and Food Fair, the
32nd anniversary of the event. It will be
held Aug. 10 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the
Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center
on Wine Country Road, the event’s
permanent new home.
The fair features an afternoon of fine
wine and local food specialties. Guests
will sample wines from 32 Washington
wineries, food from nearly a dozen local
food vendors and beer from two local
microbreweries. Two bands will provide
entertainment during the event, in two
three-hour sets.
The Wine and Food Fair returns part
of the event proceeds to the community
each year, and over the years has
donated more than $167,000 to worthwhile local organizations.
Only 2,000 tickets are available for
this event, which often sells out. So, if
Guests at the Prosser Wine and Food Fair relax and socialize in the shade of one of
the seating areas on the grass at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, the
permanent new home of the event. This year’s fair will be on Aug. 10 from 2 to 8 p.m.
you want to experience an afternoon
and evening of the best food, wine,
microbrews and entertainment, you’re
encouraged to purchase your tickets
early.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30
the day of the event if it’s not sold
out. Tickets may be purchased online
this year at www.tourprosser.com.
Because there is limited parking at
the Clore Center, shuttle service will be
provided by Ben Franklin Transit.
Shuttles will run from 1:30 to 9 p.m.
with stops at the Best Western Hotel,
the Barn Restaurant, the Prosser
Motel, Wine Country RV, the Depot
parking lot, Bent Franklin Transit bus
stop, the parking Lot across from
Hogue Cellars, and the Prosser High
School Stadium.
The one-way fare on the shuttle will
be $1.50.
This is an adult event, and no pets
or anyone under 21 will be allowed on
the grounds, including small children
and infants.
If you have questions, contact
Susan Webber or the Prosser Chamber of Commerce at (509) 786-4545 or
(866) 343-5101.
New blog site features local writers on a variety of subjects
One of the food vendors at last year’s
Prosser Wine and Food Fair prepares a
delectable treat for visitors.
A new collaborative blog featuring
30-plus writers of the Tri-Cities is
called the Pot-Luck, and you can
visit the site at thepot-luck.com.
The Pot-Luck publishes a single
post per day, featuring one author’s
thoughts about community.
Authors range from an owner of a
software development business to a
stay-at-home mom creating a
community for her autistic son.
Each author has a unique perspec-
tive and history, and writers are free to
share their thoughts in any way they
feel appropriate.
The site was created by John Higley,
and he provides some details about
why he started this project at
thepot-luck.com/about-us.
“Essentially I was finding a lot of
inspiration from those around me in the
area, and wanted a way to share that
inspiration with even more people,”
Higley said. “There are a lot of great
people doing fantastic things that
often go unnoticed.
The Pot-Luck has already been
read in more than 80 countries.
“I’d love to be able to share the
thoughtful words of these local
authors with a wider local audience
as well, allowing them to see what
kinds of wonderful people we have
in our community,” Higley said.
The Pot-Luck is also on
Facebook and Twitter.
CBC offers summer menu of art, music, theatre
S
earn degrees in the arts, and Breaunna
is an artist we are proud to host. Her
exhibit is entitled “Pieces of Me —
New Ceramics” and will be showing in
the gallery from June 24 through
Aug. 16.
By Bill McKay
ummer is a fun time for the Arts
and Humanities Division at CBC as
we present our Summer Theatre
production. This year’s show is Legally
Blonde: the Musical (see page 2). We
also have a wonderful exhibit in the
Esvelt Gallery, and the Columbia Basin
Concert Band is out in the community
performing at a number of venues.
The Concert Band
CBC Summer Theatre
The CBC Summer Theatre has
assembled a wonderful cast, crew and
directors for Legally Blonde, which
opens July 19 and runs through Aug. 3.
To purchase tickets online, visit
www.columbiabasin.tix.com. They are
also on sale at Adventures Underground in Richland and the CBC
Randy Hubbs directs the Columbia Basin Concert Band, which is playing for the
Performing Arts office on the Pasco
public in retirement homes. Hubbs is dedicated to this annual summer outreach.
campus. For tickets at the door, the
box office will open 60 minutes before
in ceramics. She is now back in the
Gray showing her work in the Esvelt
curtain time. For additional information, Gallery this summer. Breaunna
Tri-Cities and works part time in the
call (509) 542-5531.
ceramics department at CBC.
received her AA degree at Columbia
The Esvelt Gallery is dedicating our
Basin College and went on to Central
summer exhibitions to showcasing
Esvelt Gallery
Washington University, where she
earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree our graduates who have gone on to
We are pleased to have Breaunna
Columbia Basin College is thankful
for the Concert Band and its community outreach. Each summer, the band
travels to a number of retirement
homes in the Tri-Cities to provide
entertainment for the residents.
These performances are open to the
public, and the residents welcome
visitors. We know they enjoy having
people visit their home. All of the
concerts begin at 7 p.m.
This year’s visits are all in
Kennewick. On July 2 the band will be
at the Hawthorne Court Retirement
Center. On July 9 they will be at the
Manor at Canyon Lakes, and on July
16 they will perform at the Royal
Columbian Retirement Inn.
Bill McKay is Dean of Arts and
Humanities at Columbia Basin College.
Free Live@5 concerts feature local, regional artists
The annual Live@5 Concert Series,
brought to you by classic rock radio
station Eagle 106.5 FM and Richland
Parks and Recreation, has been
offering free musical performances in
Richland’s John Dam Plaza for 10
years. Concerts will be held every
Thursday in July from 5 to 9 p.m., with
the exception of Independence Day.
The first concert of this month will be
held on Wednesday, July 3, instead of
Thursday.
Live@5 is free, and it’s family-
friendly. Top local and regional talent
is featured on the main stage. Adding
to the fun are food concessions, retail
booths, a free Kid Zone with inflatable
play equipment, plus contests and
door prizes.
Fallout, July 3
On Wednesday, July 3, the rock
cover band Fallout will be the featured
act. The band’s music spans four
decades, and these solid musicians
put on a high-octane live show.
Fallout has performed at high-profile
community events including past
Live@Five concerts and Clover Island’s
“Thunder on the Island” series. The
band has also done live acoustic
performances on Eagle 106.5 and
other local stations.
Colorblind, July 11
Next up, on July 11, is Colorblind, a
five-piece, high-energy group that has
built its signature sound on guitar-
driven rock with strong vocals.
Colorblind’s music includes a variety of
hits from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and
today. The band has a huge local
following and always packs the dance
floors when playing in local clubs.
VooDoo Alley, July 18
VooDoo Alley, featured on July 18, is
mainly a cover band but also plays
some high-energy originals that have
become local fan favorites. This high‘Live@5’ continues on Page 9
The Dixie Swim Club brings summer fun to Prosser
T
he Valley Theater Company will
present the touching comedyThe
Dixie Swim Club for four performances
in early August at the Princess Theatre
in Prosser. The play, directed by Rick
James, opens on Aug. 2.
The Dixie Swim Club is about five
Southern women who met on a college
swim team in the 1950s. Free from
husbands, children and jobs, they
reunite one weekend every summer at
the same beach cottage on North
Carolina’s Outer Banks. The play
focuses on four of those weekends and
spans a period of 33 years.
Sheree (Kim Keltch) is the spunky
team captain, desperately trying to
maintain her organized and “perfect”
life. Dinah (Heather Ruane) is the
wisecracking overachiever whose
courtroom victories are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal
life. Lexie (Darlene Mahon) is pampered, outspoken and determined to
hold on to her looks and youth as long
as possible. The self-deprecating
Vernadette (SueEllen Davis) is acutely
aware of the dark cloud that hovers
over her life and has decided to just
give in and embrace the chaos. Sweet,
naïve Jeri Neal (Candace
Andrews) continues to
surprise her friends with
her life choices.
As the years pass,
these women increasingly rely on one another
to get through the
challenges — men, sex,
children, divorce, aging —
that life flings at them.
And when fate throws a
wrench into one of their lives, these
friends rally around their own with the
strength and love that takes this
comedy in a poignant and surprising
direction.
Performances will be August 2, 3, 9
and 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Princess
Theatre in historic downtown Prosser.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for
seniors and students. They are
available at the Sixth Street Art and
Gift Gallery in Prosser, Adventures
Underground in Richland, Patnode’s
Hardware in Benton City, Safeway in
Grandview and Mélange in Sunnyside.
Visit the Valley Theater Company
and the Princess Theatre online at
www.ThePrincessTheatre.net.
The story of five women who met
on a college swim team is told
over the course of 33 years in
Valley Theater Company’s
summer comedy, The Dixie Swim
Club. The actresses are, from
left, Candace Andrews, Kim
Keltch, SueEllen Davis,
Darlene Mahon and Heather
Ruane.
‘Live@5’
Days is a premier musical act. But
it’s also one of the Northwest’s most
engaging variety acts, incorporating
stellar musicianship, a diverse
Continues from Page 8 repertoire and engaging entertainment. Dance Hall Days will take the
energy dance and party band always
delivers a premium performance with Live@5 stage on July 25 to close out
the summer concert series.
a variety of music that leaves
So bring the kids, your appetites
everyone wanting more.
and some blankets or lawn chairs to
Richland’s John Dam Plaza for the
Dance Hall Days, July 25
With its superb regular musicians free concerts and much more on
July 3, 11, 18 and 25.
and guest vocalists, Dance Hall
IN BRIEF
Tumbleweed fest appeals to all musical tastes
Mark your calendars now for the 17th annual Tumbleweed Music Festival in
Richland’s Howard Amon Park. Always on Labor Day weekend, this year’s
Tumbleweed with be Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. This year, more than a hundred
acts are expected, offering traditional and contemporary folk, blues, bluegrass,
ballet, gospel, Cajun, Celtic, Caribbean, classical, jazz, country, Middle Eastern, folklorico, old-time music and dance, and much more. The event is sponsored by 3 Rivers Folklife Society. Visit 3rfs.org.
Music fans at a Live@5 concert in John Dam Plaza take a moment to peruse the
radio-station memorabilia and meet the personalities of Eagle 106.5 FM.
Sawyer Brown will return to ‘rock’ Clover Island
A
fter 30 years, thousands of concerts, some gold
and platinum albums and a few music awards
— including the Academy of Country Music’s Vocal
Group of the Year Award in 1997 — Sawyer Brown is
still going strong.
Maybe it’s the beautiful rivershore concert setting
on Clover Island that brings this great band back to
our area. They will return to the Tri-Cities and will
once again play outdoors at the Clover Island Inn on
Sunday, July 14, with doors opening at 4:30 p.m.
Sawyer Brown’s original members were part of
country-pop artist Don King’s road band. When King
stopped touring in 1981, the group decided to stay
together and took the name Sawyer Brown, which
was a reference to the street where they rehearsed
in the early days.
“We figured it was easier to get work if people
thought we were a person,” lead singer Mark Miller
said with a laugh. “And we wanted to work.”
“It was a different time,” remembered bass guitar
player Jim Scholten. “People thought we were too
different, too outside the box...and it took a lot to get
us happening. But we were about playing, five sets a
night anywhere they’d let us, until `Star Search’
happened.”
Mark Miller (center) and members of Sawyer Brown.
“Star Search” was television’s “American Idol” of
the 1980s. Sawyer Brown auditioned for the show in
1983 just to get the audition videotape to promote
the band. But then they not only made it onto the
show but went on to win the $100,000 prize and a
recording contract. Success followed success as
they scored a top-20 hit with their first single,
“Leona,” and their first number-one hit, “Step That
Step,” soon after.
By 1990, Sawyer Brown had accumulated enough
hits for a Greatest Hits package. Some of their
biggest hits of the 1980s were “Betty’s Being Bad,”
“The Café On the Corner,” “All These Years,” “Used
To Blue,” “Heart Don’t Fall Now,” “This Thing Called
Wanting (And Having It All),” “This Night Won’t Last
Forever,” “Treat Her Right” and classics such as
George Jones’ “The Race Is On” and Dave Dudley’s
“Six Days On The Road.”
In the next decade, singer-songwriter Mac
McAnally’s ballads helped to redefine Sawyer
Brown, which up until then had trouble shaking the
image of a “bubble gum” pop act. The McAnallywritten song “The Walk”, the final single off “The Dirt
Road” album, was said to be the turning point for the
group. Following “The Walk”, the band scored a
number of top-five and top-10 hits, including the two
chart-toppers “Some Girls Do” and “Thank God for
You,” which Miller co-wrote with McAnally.
This is a 21-and-over event. Advance tickets can
be purchased for $25 online at
brownpapertickets.com. They will be $30 at the door.
Reserved tables for 10 are available for $300. Hotelroom packages are offered at $130, including two
concert tickets, an overnight stay and breakfast the
following morning.
Enjoy the ‘thunder’
The Clover Island Inn’s 3rd annual “Thunder on the
Island” concert series continues on Wednesday
nights from 6 to 9 through Aug. 14. By now you’ll
probably welcome the chance to cool off with an
evening by the river.
On July 3 you can kick off your Independence Day
activities with Kennewick band Groove Principal, a
three-piece trio that plays music by Aerosmith, Neon
Trees, Knack, Escape Club, Weezer and other
groups. All three members sing both lead vocals and
back-up, and their influences include Tom Petty,
INXS, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2.
Other acts scheduled for “Thunder on the Island”
include Jim Bassnight on July 10, Vaughn Jensen on
July 17, Junkyard Jane on July 24, Tuck Foster and
the Mossrites on July 31, Black Cat Bone on Aug. 7
and on Aug. 14 a repeat performance by The
Shades, who supplied the “thunder” in mid-June.
Jim Basnight and his band perform songs in a
number of styles including rock from the 1950s
through the 90s, as well as soul, punk, funk, Americana, alternative and blues.
The Vaughn Jensen Band of West Richland is
known for a high-energy brand of blues. They play
originals and not-so-traditional covers, led by
guitarist and songwriter Vaughn Jensen.
Tuck Foster and the Mossrites is a regional blues
band consisting of frontman Tuck Foster on harmonica and vocals and seasoned bass player
Patrick "T" Moss and his “Mossrites.”
Black Cat Bone is also a blues band, formed in
1998 by D.B. “Sticks” Thompson and veteran
guitarist Duncan Pryce of the Tri-Cities. Pryce is
also an accomplished songwriter with a number of
CDs released in the Tri-cities.
The Shades are hailed as the Tri-Cities’ numberone party band. They play classic rock and pop
tunes from the 1960s right up to today — from
Rolling Stones music to Lady Gaga.
Thunder on the Island is free and suitable for all
ages. For information and updates on any of the
summer activities at the Clorver Island Inn, visit
www.cloverislandinn.com.
The “party band” the Shades will play a return
“Thunder on the Island” engagement on Aug. 14.
Festival celebrates Walla
Walla’s world-famous onion
T
he sights and sounds of summer
are no match for the aroma of
summer in Walla Walla. It’s the sweet
smell of Walla Walla Sweet onions.
Residents are gearing up for the
region’s 113th onion harvest and the
annual event that celebrates it — the
2013 Walla Walla Sweet Onion
Festival, on July 20 and 21 this year.
On Saturday, July 20, you can start
your day downtown at 3rd and Main for
the 5k and 10k Fun Run. Registration
starts at 7 a.m. and the run begins
at 8. By 9, you’ll be browsing at the
farmers market and hearing live music.
By 10, the children will be playing in
the Kids Zone, where they can decorate Mr. and Mrs. Onion-head, participate in face-painting and try their hand
at onion bowling.
More than 40 arts and crafts vendors
and various commercial vendors will fill
the streets, along with food vendors
serving the famous Walla Walla Sweet
Onion in as many variations as you
can imagine. You’ll find the Bloomin’
Onion, the Caramel covered onion,
Sweet Onion Rings and caramelized
Sweet Onion Crepes!
This year’s onion-eating contest will
take place on both Saturday and
Sunday at 1 p.m. There will be one
event for ages 14 and under, and
another for the older crowd! For the
spectators, the laughter and fun are as
sweet as the onions.
And on Saturday there are also the
food competitions. Who makes the
best onion dish in the Walla Walla
Valley? Cooks will enter and compete
to make the best Sweet Onion Salad,
Sweet Onion Salsa and Sweet Onion
Dessert. You can’t go wrong with a
Walla Walla Sweet Onion — no matter
what you’re making!
The Saturday-night street concert
will start at 7 p.m. with local band the
Coyote Kings. Then at 9:30 Jimmy
Lloyd Rea and the Switchmasters will
take the stage with some of the best
blues music in the region. Bring the
whole family, because they’ll all enjoy
this free concert.
This year, for the first time, festival
organizers are introducing a grapestomp competition. It’s another event
that’s likely to produce more laughter
than juice as you watch the teams.
The Walla Walla Sweet Onion
Festival is a free family event. If you’re
a fan of Walla Walla’s famous product,
you’re going to love it. And even if you
come just for the fun, You’re going to
love it just as much.
Call (509) 525-1031 for more info, or
visit www.sweetonions.org.
Purple Ridge Farm, home of the annual Hermiston Lavender Festival.
Lavender Festival time is here!
Spend a wonderful day in Hermiston
on July 13 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in
the beautiful lavender fields at the
Purple Ridge Lavender Farm. The farm
is partnering again this year with the
Agape House of Hermiston to host this
year’s Lavender Festival.
The festival will feature wine-tasting,
artists in the fields, antiques, food and
live music. You can get a chair massage, view artwork, browse among
antiques and learn a lavender craft.
Music will be provided by Dakota
Brown, the No-Shows, Roger Blythe
and 2-Faced Johnny, Brad and Bruce
Power Duo and Jeremy Neufeld
Classical Jazz.
The farm will be offering U-Pick
lavender, lavender wand-making
classes, lavender lemonade and
lavender cookies. Lavender products
will be available including the farm’s
famous lavender oil, plants and an
array of other lavender items and gifts
from the Farm Boutique.
A shuttle service will be operated on
Saturday from the downtown
Hermiston Funfest, courtesy of Tom
Denchel Ford Country. Several wineries
will be on hand for wine-tasting. Aunty
A child in the Kids Zone shows off her Mr. Ida’s Quilt Shop will hold a quilt expo
or Mrs. Oninon-head.
with lavender-themed quilts created in
her lavender quilt challenge. And the
Three Rivers Model-T Club will display
their prized automobiles.
The suggested donation for general
admission is $5, or $10 with winetasting included, and you’ll be supporting Agape House. This nonprofit
organization has been helping the less
fortunate since 1986 with a food bank,
clothing dispensary and other services
for the hundreds of homeless and
working poor. This years proceeds will
benefit Martha’s House, a new homeless shelter built by Agape House and
its donors.
New this year is the pre-sale of
tickets for a lavender-themed dinner
catered by the Country Gentleman on
Saturday the 13th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
with wine-tasting by Sno Road Winery.
Purple Ridge Lavender Farm is at
29081 Bridge Road outside of
Hermiston. For directions and other
information, visit
www.PurpleRidgeLavender.com. You
can also call April at (541) 701-5695 or
Sheri at (541) 561-3945.
Mark your calendar now, and share
the news with your friends. Spend a
beautiful day in the sun and enjoy
everything the Lavender Festival offers
while you are helping a worthy cause.
Communities mark the 4th the old-fashioned way
Y
ou will have only a few days to read
this before deciding how to spend
the Independence Day holiday, but we
know what you’re looking for. You have
fond childhood memories of patriotic
Fourth of July celebrations, and you
want your kids to experience the
holiday the way you did.
Here are some community celebrations to consider.
Private fireworks
Franklin County, Pasco, Kennewick
and Prosser do not allow fireworks of
any kind. Richland, West Richland,
Benton City, unincorporated parts of
Benton County and Walla Walla allow
what officials call “safe and sane”
fireworks (those that stay on the
ground).
Please be super cautious when you
use any type of fireworks. And check
River of Fire Festival,
the laws in your community, because
there are restrictions on dates and
Kennewick
locations, and they may change from
This all-day celebration takes place
year to year.
in Columbia Park in Kennewick, with
West Richland, for example, used to
events starting at 8 a.m. and closing at
allow liberal use of fireworks for about
10 p.m. after a spectacular fireworks
10 days in the summer, but starting
display. This will be the 27th year of the
this year they are limited to July 2-4, and
annual festival.
Aquatic Center for kids 3 to 11. The
only during certain hours (6 to 11 p.m.
PGG
Independence
The cost is $7 per carload, so
“dash” ends at the park, where there
July 2 and 3, and 6 to midnight July 4).
Day, Pendleton, Ore.
organize a carpool in that big minivan
will be family games and festivities all
The West Richland ordinance was
The PGG Independence Day
and spend the day there. There’ll be a
day. Traditional games include threemodified last year after a fire started by
celebration in Pendleton includes
kids’ area, food and craft vendors and
legged races, a tug-of-war and even a
fireworks threatened buildings near Flat
the largest fireworks display in the area, barrel racing in the Happy Canyon
watermelon-spitting contest.
Top Park.
Arena during the day, starting at
started at dusk from a barge on the
Professional bull riding and mutton
So be aware of the fire danger, which
9 a.m. A “Let ’er Buck” fun run also
Columbia River.
bustin’ start at 7:30 p.m. in the Happy is severe this year, as well as the
starts at 9 at Roy Raley Park,
Canyon Arena, and a fireworks show to hazards to swimmers and boaters.
followed
by
a
parade
at
10
a.m.
and
a
be viewed from the arena starts
Have fun, but have a safe and sane
Grand Old 4th of July,
“Dash-n-Splash” event at 11 at the
at 10 p.m.
Fourth of July!
Pasco
The day starts with the Kiwanis
Pancake Breakfast in Memorial Park at
7 a.m., followed by a fun run at 8 a.m.
to raise funds for Camp Patriot, starting
at the Pasco Sporting Complex.
A pre-parade Kids Street Dance will
be held at 9:15 in Memorial Park. Then
the Hapo Grand Old 4th of July Parade
starts at 10 a.m, near City Hall and
proceeds on Sylvester and 14th to
Memorial Park.
Then finish off your day with a
fireworks display at dusk over Gesa
Stadium on Burden Blvd.
Boardman Thunder,
Boardman, Ore.
Start the day with a fun run and walk,
followed by breakfast served by the Boy
Scouts in Boardman Marina Park and
the parade on Main Street.
All-day activities in Marina Park
include food and novelty vendors, a
horseshoe tournament , bingo, live
music. karaoke, kids’ games and a
bouncy castle.
When the sun goes down, the
“thunder” starts — the fireworks show
over the Columbia River.
Old-Fashioned Fourth of
July, Prosser
A kiddie parade, sack races, bingo, a
stage show, an obstacle course, a car
show, food and fireworks make the Old
Fashioned 4th of July Celebration in
Prosser an annual tradition.
The car show and other activities
begin at 10 a.m. in City Park. The
kiddie parade starts at the courthouse
and winds its way to the park, where
there are games, food and entertainment. At 12:30 p.m. the annual Little
Miss Prosser and Little Junior Miss
Prosser contestants take the stage.
The day ends with the Prosser
Rotary Club’s annual fireworks display
at Art Fiker Stadium on Paterson Rd.
Stars and Stripes
Celebration, Hermiston
This celebration takes place in Butte
Park in Hermiston, starting at noon. It
includes a pool party, kids’ games and
a bouncy house, a magic show, craft
and food vendors and live music by
Jamie Nasario and the Shades.
Enjoy a barbecue dinner and watch
the fireworks at dusk.
Rock bands Pop Evil, Trapt will play Clarkston concert
F
or more than a decade, the Rockin’
on the River concerts in Clarkston
have brought some amazing talent to
this outdoor venue — Joan Jett and the
Black Hearts, Everclear, Kenny Wayne
Shepherd and Candlebox. This year’s
concert on July 27 is the 12th annual
Rockin’ on the River, and it will feature
two great bands — Pop Evil and Trapt.
Rockin’ On The River is a non-profit
organization that supports community
charities and is run solely by volunteers
who donate hundreds of hours to
organizing the event. Each concert has
featured a nationally popular act.
The outdoor concert venue is in the
Gateway Golf Center in Clarkston, with
the Snake River providing a natural
background to the covered stage.
Bring a blanket and enjoy the natural
amphitheater on grass-covered
grounds. It’s conveniently located to
hotels, campgrounds and RV parks.
Pop Evil is a loud and proud rock
band from Michigan. Their debut studio
album, “Lipstick on the Mirror,” was
released in 2008 and featured radio
favorites “Hero,” “Somebody Like You,”
“100 in a 55” and “Stepping Stone.” It
was released on an independent label
and re-released in 2009 when the band
signed with Universal Records. Shortly
after that, Pop Evil supported Judas
Priest on a 30th Anniversary North
American tour.
In 2010, the band’s second album,
“War of Angels,” debuted with the
single “Last Man Standing.” It became
popular on sports TV and was played
during the Stanley Cup Finals, NFL
games, NASCAR races and other
ESPN and Fox Network shows.
The group’s latest album, “Onyx,”
was just released this spring with the
lead single, “Trenches.”
Trapt is a four-piece band from Los
Gatos, Calif., with six studio albums
under their belts — “Amalgamation,”
Los Angeles to pursue their
music.
The band’s newest effort,
“Reborn,” was released this past
January.
There are some rules for this
concert. No outside food or drink
are allowed, but wonderful local
food and beverage vendors are on
hand. (Remember to bring your
ID if you want to enjoy adult
beverages.) No recording devices
are allowed, and no pets.
Gates open at 4 p.m. so be
These ladies were obviously having fun
at last year’s Rockin’ on the River show. sure to get there early so you
can get a good spot before the
opening acts start playing at
“Trapt,” “Someone in Control,” “Only
Through the Pain,” “No Apologies” and 5 p.m.
Tickets are $27 in advance and
“Reborn.” The two original members,
$35 at the gate. Parking is only
Chris Taylor Brown and Pete Charell,
$2. For tickets and information,
formed the band and began playing
gigs when they were still in high school visit www.rockinontheriver.org and
“like” Rockin’ on the River on
in the mid-1990s. They eventually
Facebook to receive updates.
dropped out of college and moved to
Dayton residents welcome you for their annual ‘Mule Mania’
If you love mules and donkeys, or
simply want to learn more about them,
the southeastern Washington community of Dayton is the place to be during
July 17-21 for Mule Mania.
More than 200 mules and donkeys
are expected in town for the five days of
activities. This eight year-old event (the
third year in Dayton) boasts workshops
and clinics, demonstrations and
competitions (big hitch, Western,
English, trail, cattle driving, etc), a
downtown parade, a “Mule Meet-andGreet” and much more.
But whether you love mules or not,
you’ll have fun at Mule Mania. “There is
something interesting to do or see for
absolutely every person out there,” said
Brad McMasters, executive director of
the Dayton Chamber of Commerce.
“The inquisitive, the foodies, historians,
animal lovers…everyone. And it’s free!”
For example, chefs competing in
the Chuck Wagon Cook-Off will cook
and serve up to 350 meals on Friday
and Saturday nights. There’ll be a beer
and wine garden, a drill-team performance, authentic Western vendors,
Western entertainment, a cowboy
church and a tack sale and auction.
Take time to check out the town
while you’re there, because it’s a
charming example of Americana. Once
one of the largest townships in the
Washington Territory, Dayton is proud
to have the oldest working county
courthouse and the oldest existing
train depot in the state.
There are three historic districts and
many beautiful homes and buildings to
check out. Lewis and Clark camped
just east of town, and the original
campsite has been recreated with
steel silhouette statues representing
all the members of the Corps of
Discovery.
There are restaurants for every
palate, plus wineries and unique
shopping experiences. “Alexander’s
Chocolate Classics is as educational
as it is delicious,” said McMasters.
If you have a chance to visit the
Liberty Theater, don’t miss it. This
independent theater, operated by the
nonprofit Touchet Valley Arts Council,
is a venue for live stage plays and also
shows first-run films and independent,
art and foreign films.
The Dayton Historic Depot, which
operates as a museum, is exhibiting a
photo collection through September
called “Having Fun in Dayton! Wish
You Were Here!” More than 50 photographs depict gatherings in Dayton
from 1870 to1940. It focuses mainly on
the many ways the people of Dayton
had fun in the past — their recreational
activities, music, drama, social clubs,
picnics, costume parties, formal
dinners and downtown events
Dayton residents have a way of
describing their town: “Expect the
unexpected.” Visit for Mule mania July
17-21 — or any other time, for that
matter — and you’ll find that Dayton
lives up to that motto.
The Western Washington band The Lonely Forest returns to Basin Summer Sounds
seven years after their first performance at the 2nd annual event in Ephrata.
The music is alway free
at Basin Summer Sounds!
Annual festival in
Ephrata July 19-20
Van Deusen, Tony Ruland, Braydn
Krueger and Eric Sturgeon formed the
indie-rock band in 2005. Their music
has been featured on the CW Network
television series “The Vampire Diaries.”
swing band that started a “Zoot
The Lonely Forest performs at 7 p.m.
Suit Riot,” a country star looking
At 9 p.m., get ready for Dallas native
for a “Brand New Girlfriend,” a popular
Steve
Holy. During his 10-year career,
Texas jazz guitarist and a Seattle band
Holy
has
topped the country-music
that was around for the second event in
charts with “Brand
2005 will headline
WWW.BASINSUMMERSOUNDS.COM New Girlfriend” and
the 10th Basin
“Good Morning
Summer Sounds
Beautiful,”
which
was
number one for
music festival, set for July 19-20 in
five
weeks
in
2002
and
was named
Ephrata. Six other bands will round out
Billboard’s No. 10 Top Country Song of
a music lover’s top-10 favorites during
the Decade for 1999-2009.
the two-day event.
Saturday evening, Ephrata welA decade of free music comes full
comes
back its adopted Southern son,
circle Friday evening, when the Lonely
Hamilton Loomis, for a performance
Forest returns to the Grant County
Courthouse stage for the first time
‘Sounds’ continues on Page 35
since 2006. Anacortes natives John
A
Latin Comedy Jam coming to Kennewick July 27
C
omedy may be the universal
language, and although the comics
of the Latin Comedy Jam do their show
in English, they appeal to audiences
everywhere.
“Although all the comics are of Latin
descent, they are comics who just
happen to be Latino,” said Mike
Acquisto-Gotti, executive producer of
the show. “Their humor is universal and
is enjoyed by millions around the
world.”
The Latin Comedy Jam, which will be
at the Three Rivers Convention Center
in Kennewick on July 27, features
some of the funniest comedians in the
business. They’ve been in the movies
Happy Feet I and II and Space Jam as
well as on Mad TV, VH1’s “Baggin,”
“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and
specials on HBO and Comedy Central.
The talented cast members of “The
Latin Comedy Jam” work year-round to
keep the show fresh and new, said
Acquisto-Gotti. The cast for the
Kennewick show includes Johnny
Sanchez, Shayla Rivera, Luke Torres
and Jerry Garcia.
In 1999, Rivera moved to Los
Angeles and created the hit onewoman show “Rocket Science and
Salsa.” She has appeared on television
in “Girls Behaving Badly,” “Ultimate
Revenge,” and “Extreme Fakeover,”
“National Lapoon’s Funny Money,” and
“Funny is Funny” among others. She
has been a guest on shows with
Roseanne Barr and Martin Short, and
was featured in the “Paul Rodriguez
Latin All Stars.”
Johnny Sanchez
Shayla Rivera
Native Puerto Rican Shayla Rivera
earned a
Johnny Sanchez
bachelor’s
Johnny Sanchez was the voice of
degree in
Lombardo in the Happy Feet movies.
aerospace
He has toured with Louie Anderson and engineering
with “The Latin Kings of Comedy” with
and worked on
Paul Rodriguez. He recently performed NASA’s shuttle
in Jamaica along with Cedric The
and spaceEntertainer, Bill Bellamey and Tommy
station proDavidson.
grams in
Sanchez’s TV credits include the
Houston for
“HBO Comedy Showcase” “Comics
eight years.
Unleashed” on ABC, “The USO ComAfter becoming
Shayla Rivera
edy Tour,” “Lopez Tonight” and his own a regular at the
half-hour special on Comedy Central.
Comedy
He was also a part of Showtime’s hit
Showcase in Houston, Rivera gave up
her day job and went on the road.
“Payaso Comedy Slam.”
that connect with all audiences, and
the punch lines are non-stop.
Garcia is
currently
performing all
over the
country with
national
headliners
such as Jeff
Garcia, Eric
Schwartz,
Willie Barcena,
and Rudy
Luke Torres
Luke Torres landed a paid spot as a Moreno.
Jerry Garcia
For more
regular at the world-famous Comedy
about
the
Latin
Comedy
Store and was quickly picked up by
Jam tour, visit thelatincomedyjam.com.
the crew at Fox’s “In Living Color,”
working alongside Jim Carrey, Damon Tickets can be purchased at the
Toyota Center box office (summer
Wayans and Academy Award winner
hours are noon to 6, Monday through
Jamie Foxx. He has also shared the
Friday), at all Ticketmaster outlets,
stage with Dennis Miller, Howie
Mandel, George Carlin, Louie Anderson online at ticketmaster.com or by phone
at (800) 745-3000.
and Dana Carvey.
Torres has appeared on numerous
TV shows on CBS, NBC, Fox, Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime and
Telemundo, and in motion pictures
including Space Jam. In his act he
does traditional stand-up comedy,
impressions, characters, dialects and
musical parodies. He was the headlining comedian on Paul Rodriguez’s
“Latin Kings of Comedy.”
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia is one of the fastestrising young Latin comics. He has
quickly stormed his way onto the
national comedy scene. Audiences all
over the country can’t get enough of
this smart, energetic and very funny
“little big man.” His act includes
hilarious views on life, parenthood,
relationships and everyday struggles
Luke Torres
Goldendale’s Main Street fills up with vehicles and spectators during the Goldendale
Motorsports Association Show’n Shine Car Show. This year’s event is July 5 and 6.
Goldendale will ‘shine’
over the July 4th weekend
I
f you’re looking for a great way to
spend the weekend after the Fourth
of July, then you should definitely
check out the Goldendale Community
Days Show ’n Shine, presented by the
Goldendale Motorsports Association.
This car show is celebrating 16 years
and is expected to draw a wide range
of vehicles including classic cars,
trucks, motorcycles and even tractors.
The event kicks off at 6 p.m. on
Friday evening, July 5, with a cruise
from Goldendale’s Les Schwab parking
lot up the historic Maryhill Loops Road.
If you’ve ever wanted to drive on the
first paved road in Washington state,
then this is your chance. The cruise
will return to Goldendale and end with
free-style cruising around town.
There are lots of activities taking
place that evening to keep you busy.
On Saturday, July 6, Main Street will fill
up with cars and their owners ready to
win a trophy in one of 16 categories.
The first 125 entries will also receive a
dash plaque and goody bag.
In addition to the car show, activities will include a drag tree contest,
Hot Wheels drag-racing contest, raffle
prizes and much more.
Registration for the event begins at
9 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, and is only
$10 per vehicle. There is no admission
fee for spectators, and there will be
many activities taking place just one
block away from the show on the
county courthouse lawn.
The 16th Annual Goldendale
Community Days Show ’n Shine car
show is a great opportunity to visit and
get to know Goldendale. For more
information visit
goldendalemotorsports.org or call (509)
539-2557. Goldendale is located just
10 miles north of the Columbia River in
Klickitat County, Washington.
World-class dancers to be in
Walla Walla for one week only
Need more flash, funk, passionate
artistry and general amazement in your
life this summer? Then be sure not to
miss this year’s third annual Walla
Walla Dance Festival July 20 -26.
Three professional dance companies
from across the nation will be in the
Walla Walla Valley for this amazing
event.
ODC Dance Company of San
Francisco is known worldwide for its
athleticism, passion, and intellectual
depth. ODC embodies a full range of
dance styles and is noted for a seamless fusion of modern and ballet dance
styles, creating an atmosphere of pure
theater.
Lorin Latarro Broadway Dancers are
hoofers straight from the Big Apple and
the steps of Broadway. Prepare for
some pizazz and fancy footwork that
will bring the quality and authenticity of
Broadway directly to Walla Walla.
The funky but refined hip-hop moves
of Nobility Mob of Los Angeles will be
seen at the festival again this summer,
bringing class, power, integrity and fun
to the stage. The company’s choreography and limitless energy embody the
best of this cutting-edge style of
professional dance. Don’t be surprised
if you end up dancing in the aisles!
From winery performances to
community master classes, street
performances and the “grand performance” on July 26 at 7 p.m. in
ODC Dance Company of San Francisco
will join two other world-class
companies for a week in Walla Walla.
Cordiner Hall, this is dance artistry to
captivate the dance lover and doubters
alike.
Other events include an ODC
performance at Charles Smith Wines
on July 21, the Latarro Dancers’ open
rehearsal at Cordiner Hall on July 22
and “Terrific Tuesday” for kids at
Cordiner Hall on July 23. On July 24,
Nobility Mob will perform at Land Title
Plaza and Latarro Dancers at
Whitehouse-Crawford Restaurant.
Check out the local schedule at
wallawalladancefestival.org so you
won’t miss out. Tickets are available
online with no additional fees.
Take a day trip, relive the time of the Oregon Trail
A
n easy day trip along Interstate 84
through northeast Oregon is a
getaway to historic times, following
sites along the old Oregon Trail.
The Oregon Trail was the “highway”
of its day more than 160 years ago,
bringing pioneer settlers in ox-pulled
wagon trains on a five-month journey
halfway across the continent. The route
went through eastern Oregon, and at
about present day Pendleton it turned
west to finish the journey to the
Willamette Valley. The thousands who
made the trip established towns,
governments, farms and businesses
that became the Oregon and Washington of today.
From the Tri-Cities, one of the
nearest locations to see ruts of the
covered wagon trains is at Echo
Meadows, about 5.5 miles west of
Echo, Ore. From eastbound I-84, exit
182 onto Highway 207 South, then turn
east onto Highway 320, which leads to
an interpretive site. The sandy, sagebrush-covered site, now surrounded by
irrigated farmland, is a stark reminder
of what the land looked like before
water was pumped from the ground. A
pristine mile-long section of wagon
ruts is at the end of a half-mile paved,
fully accessible footpath. (There are no
amenities at this site, so bring your
own water.)
Historic markers abound from Echo
Meadows to the Idaho border — at
rest stops, interpretive parks and in
communities. Oregon Trail markers left
by pioneer preservationist Ezra
Meeker in 1910 are found in odd
locations such as the state prison
entrance in Pendleton, a residential
front yard in LaGrande, and next to a
fence post in the tiny town of Durkee.
A marker in Emigrant Springs State
Park records the 1923 visit of President Harding to this remote spot
outside Meacham. Wagon ruts can be
seen at Blue Mountain Crossing
Interpretive Park, also just outside
Meacham.
Baker City is about a two-and-a-half‘Trail’ continues on Page 35
Train excursion has‘Alpenfest’ theme
The Eagle Cap Excursion Train’s
July 20 train ride will have a SwissBavarian theme to reflect Oregon’s
Alpenfest, the cultural festival that
takes place at Wallowa Lake, Joseph
and Enterprise, Ore., in September.
Excursion-train planners are working
with the organizers of Alpenfest to
incorporate Alpenfest food, entertainment and ambience into the July
trip. The rail route, surrounded
by high ridges and fragrant
pine trees, is the ideal
setting for thoughts of
Heidi and her home in
the Swiss Alps. Wear
your dirndl or
lederhosen and you
may win a prize!
Bavarian-costumed
volunteers will greet
passengers at the Elgin
depot with the sound of
alphorns and polka music. The
lunch menu on the train will reflect the
theme as well. Passengers can expect
the same attentive volunteer train crew,
beautiful scenery and friendly, relaxed
atmosphere for which this excursion
train is known.
The Eagle Cap Excursion Train
operates on a highly scenic and
roadless stretch of railroad along the
Grande Ronde and Wallowa Rivers in
northeast Oregon. The train departs at
10 a.m. on selected Saturdays from
the new depot in Elgin. Visit
www.eaglecaptrainrides.com for a
schedule and additional information.
Oregon’s Alpenfest, which
takes place Sept. 26-29,
is a celebration of
Swiss and Bavarian
culture and cuisine
in the majestic
Wallowa Mountain
country known as
Oregon’s Little
Switzerland. Featured
are polka bands,
yodeling, alphorns and
locally crafted bratwurst,
beer and wine. Other
popular attractions are the
Alpine art, antique and craft fairs,
shopping in local art and sculpture
galleries and picturesque shops, and
Alpenfest specials in local restaurants.
Details are available at
oregonalpenfest.com.
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center near Baker City
The good, the bad, the ugly exhibited
At the National Historic Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center, a special
exhibit called “Sinners and Saints:
Indelicate Stories of Emigrants in the
West,” offers a unique opportunity to
explore concepts of tolerance and
diversity on the 19th-century frontier.
Stories drawn from first-person
accounts are woven into narratives
that highlight the morals and values
of pioneers, early settlers and Native
American tribes of the Columbia
Plateau. Presented in a story-booth
format, these tales describe individu-
als who traveled the Oregon and
California Trails and settled in
burgeoning towns.
This intimate exhibit space
explores and reflects on timeless
topics of survival, love, family, vice
and spirituality. A selection of
stories from the exhibit is also
available on the internet at
www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail.
Visit the Interpretive Center
through Sept 9 to hear more of
these “indelicate stories” and view
the full exhibit.
Hood River Fair has traditional and new features
Nightly entertainment includes
Darrell Worley on Saturday night
T
he fair season has begun, and one
of the first up is the Hood River
County Fair. It’s an old-fashioned fair
with 4-H, FFA, and other agricultural
and commercial exhibits, but it also
offers outstanding entertainment,
family activities and endless food
choices.
The fair returns to the fairgrounds
near the community of Odell for a fourday run July 24-27. In addition to the
exhibits, the carnival rides and midway
fun, there will be special entertainment
every evening — including country
music star Darrell Worley on Saturday
night.
On-stage entertainment begins
Wednesday evening with Hardshell
Harmony, a bluegrass band from the
Hood River area. Thursday is country
band Brewer’s Grade, featuring accomplished acoustic and electric guitarist
Zac Grooms. Friday’s entertainment
has a south-of-the-border flavor with
Banda Rebelde Del Pacifico
Headliner Darrell Worley takes to the
Griffith Motors main stage at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 27. Worley’s six albums
have produced 18 singles on the
Billboard Hot Country Songs charts,
including the number-one hits “I Miss
My Friend,” “Have You Forgotten?” and
“Awful, Beautiful Life.” Nine other
singles have reached the top 40.
Appropriately, this year’s theme is
“Country Scenes and Children’s
Dreams.” Free with admission to the
fair are many great attractions that
fairgoers of all ages will love. The
“Walk on the Wild Side” exotic animal
show displays a wide range of exotic
animals and reptiles in a jungle
atmosphere. The OMSI Planetarium is
a unique facility where you can learn
about the night sky and celestial
bodies. Professor Bamboozle’s Road
Show brings laughs and fun — and
balloons — to the fairgrounds each
day. And who doesn’t enjoy magic?
Godfrey the Magician brings his awardwinning style of comedy and magic to
this year’s fair. He’ll perform each day
of the fair.
The “Kiddie Tractor Pull,” a real
crowd pleaser, will be held each day at
2 p.m. Competitors in three age
groups — 4 years and younger, 5-6
and 7-8 — use toy John Deere tractors. Also, “wool busting” is back.
Future rodeo stars up to 55 pounds
can try their hand at riding a sheep.
There’ll be three shows daily, and a
championship competition Saturday
Darrell Worley
night.
It wouldn’t be a county fair without
carnival rides, and every day is “bracelet day.” Bracelets are available in
advance for $17 at the fair office and
other locations in Odell, The Dalles
and Hood River. They’ll be $22 after the
fair opens. Gates to the fair open at
noon each day and carnival rides begin
at 1 p.m.
The 4-H and FFA livestock auction is
scheduled for Friday evening at 4:30 p.m.,
and 4-H and FFA members can
compete at noon on Saturday in “The
Ámazing Race” scavenger event.
Daily adult tickets are $7 Wednesday through Friday and $10 on Saturday. Kids under 6 are admitted free,
and children 6 to 12 years of age pay
just $2. Run-of-the-fair tickets are $24
for adults and $6 for the 6- to 12-yearolds.
To reach the 2012 Hood River
County Fair, travel on I-84 to Hood River
exit 64, then south on State Highway
35 to the Odell junction. Follow the
signs to the fairgrounds at 3020
Wy’east Road, at the corner of
Wy’east and Summit roads. Or drive
Highway 26 to its intersection with
Highway 35, then north on Highway 35
to the Odell junction.
For additional information, visit
hoodriverfair.org.
Travel: definitely not what it was 30 years ago!
By Sondra Wilson
We are happy to give ourselves a
pat on the back — it’s our 30th
anniversary this month, and for those
of you who know a bit about the travel
business, that is a huge achievement.
We’ve weathered a lot of changes in
the past 30 years. In fact, change is
our middle name. I love to reminisce
and share that when we started our
company in 1983 we were just discovering the world of computers. We were
sent tariff sheets from the airlines
weekly and we had to manually pull
out the old sheets and insert the new
ones. That’s how we discovered the
airfares and quoted them to clients.
Can you imagine that there were
only three fares in those days? The
excursion fare, a first-class fare and a
coach fare were the only published
fares, and they rarely changed. Tickets
were written by hand, and when we
really graduated to the big time, we
called the airline and they faxed a
ticket to a ticket printer located in our
office. You had to have a ticket to
board the airplane.
Fast-forward 30 years, and with our
computerized world we have fare
changes by the minute, e-tickets and
baggage fees. One constant over the
years is our commitment to our clients,
who value us and who continue to
utilize our expert service. We show our
worth daily with monitored schedule
changes, instant inventory worldwide,
our ability to deliver quality service at
the lowest cost and — unlike the
‘Travel’ continues on Page 35
World War Z showcases the beginning of the end
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By Andrea Green
rad Pitt’s newest action vehicle,
World War Z, takes a unique
approach to the current zombie fad.
While it’s got plenty of fast-moving
flesh-eaters to avoid, both the film and
its source material attempt to translate
the theme of a global viral pandemic
into something more realistic, taking
cues from historical cases such as the
devastating 1918 Spanish flu epidemic.
The film is based on the2006 novel
by Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral
History of the Zombie War, which was
itself inspired by journalist Studs
Terkel’s 1985 Pulitzer prize-winning
non-fiction title A Good War: An Oral
History of World War II.
The novel is presented as a piece of
post-apocalyptic journalism, wherein
the author recounts travelling what’s left
of the globe to record “eye-witness”
accounts of the early days of a devastating global pandemic. There’s also a
tie-in box set with the author’s first
book, the straightly-played New York
Times bestselling handbook The
Zombie Survival Guide, which was
released in 2003 and is presented as a
document which could conceivably
exist in the WWZ fictional universe.
(Not exactly what you’d expect from
somebody who used to write for
“Saturday Night Live, “is it?)
While the film necessarily departs
from key details of the book, the sense
of “an oral history” of the event manages to survive intact through the focus
The current zombie craze continues in the new movie World War Z, in theaters now.
on the experience of a single man, the
reluctantly re-recruited United Nations
human rights investigator Gerry Lane
(Brad Pitt), who’d traded in his life of
danger and intrigue for the civilian
pleasures of family life
with his wife and kids.
Only occasional shots
feature action outside of
Lane’s purview, and
those focus primarily on
his wife.
Much like the novel, the film retains
its critical eye toward American
isolationism and inept government
bureaucracy, although the treatment of
these topics is much less overt as the
political commentary has taken a
backseat to the film’s focus on action
sequences.
Early reports and key information
are available, but go
unheeded. Plans are
not made, and there’s
the sense that avoiding
raising the public alarm
was more important
than considering the
potential of a threat, despite numerous
warnings coming from the global
scientific community. Moreover,
despite being the protagonist, Lane is
a man operating outside of his element, attempting to pinpoint the
epidemiological features of a fastmoving disease pandemic without the
benefit of a medical background or
scientific training. Lane’s lack of
necessary knowledge reinforces the
themes of inadequate preparation and
institutional complacency that play
their own part in the destruction of
civilization that accompanies the
outbreak.
The film succeeds in providing the
audience with some gripping on-screen
action, but traditional zombie-movie
problems with shallow plotline and
characters’ lack of emotional depth do
drag things down a bit. It’s fun, it’s
different, but the film adaptation of
World War Z isn’t a genre gamechanger in the same vein as the novel.
Simply put, the focus on social
commentary is present but not sustained enough to provide real complexity to the work.
Fans of the source material may not
appreciate the film’s divergent ending,
but general audiences will find themselves largely satisfied with the tidy,
yet admittedly shallow, conclusion.
While it’s not perfect, there’s enough
going right to encourage moviegoers to
look past the more uneven aspects of
the effort.
World War Z is rated PG-13 for
disturbing images, violence, and
intense frightening zombie sequences.
The film runs 1 hour 55 minutes.
Monsters University tackles scary subject on the side
By Andrea Green
Pixar’s sequel to their popular
Monsters, Inc. franchise reintroduces
fans to the dynamic duo of James
“Sully” Sullivan (John Goodman) and
Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) back in
the halcyon days of university — when
they couldn’t stand the sight of each
other.
Predictably, this family-friendly film
shows how the most famous Scare
Team at Monsters, Inc. learned to
overcome their differences, ultimately
becoming best friends, while reminding
viewers of the witty visuals and creative
world-building that earned Pixar such a
devoted fan following of the initial
release.
Now, I hate to do this to those who
haven’t seen the first film (2001’s slam
dunk Monsters, Inc.), but here’s a
spoiler alert — while Sully does attain
his dream of becoming a Scarer, his
brilliant and industrious buddy Mike, er,
doesn’t. (While, like his friend, Mike
works at Monsters, Inc., scaring’s not
his job per se.)
Behind all its crazy antics, Monsters
University addresses a unique theme
for a children’s movie: sure, we tell our
kids that they can do anything and be
anything if they set a goal and really
put their minds to it, but stare down
any grownup on the street and sooner
Monsters University: The trailers are the best, spoofing real commercials.
or later they’re going to have to fess up
and acknowledge that, in real life, that
isn’t necessarily the case.
How does a child who’s raised with
the idea that with hard
work anything is
possible acclimate to
the reality that, no
matter how hard you try
or how much you want
something (and regardless of what Mommy and Daddy may
have told you), sometimes it honestly
just isn’t in the cards? (Now that’s
scary stuff!)
By far the best things about Monsters University are its
trailers, which turn
spoofing real-life commercials for higher
education into an art
form.
I’m not sure the
“Revenge of the Nerds”-type Greek
system nostalgia will carry over to the
younger generation; my college
experience certainly didn’t reflect those
hackneyed stereotypes so it’s not a
foregone conclusion that theirs will,
either, and prepping kids for their roles
as either dumb, power-hungry jocks or
smart-yet-downtrodden/uncool bookworms has always left a bad taste in
my mouth.
I don’t know about you, but I certainly wouldn’t want my “little monster”
thinking they needed to fit into that
particular dichotomy; it’s not as if
somebody needs to be a bully or blow
off their exams simply because they’re
an ace with a soccer ball, or that
intellectual ability precludes an active
social life or athletic prowess.
While it’s got a lot going for it (as do
all of the Pixar features, really), this
sequel is both predictable and largely
forgettable. However, the film’s deft
handling of a difficult and rarely addressed theme will have parents
scrambling to take notes. (It’s OK,
Mom and Dad, you can totally use
those on the final exam.)
Stay through the end of the credits
for a fun extra scene, and be sure to
arrive in time to see the exquisite short
“The Blue Umbrella” presented before
the feature film.
Monsters University is rated G and
runs 1 hour 28 minutes.
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Bling Ring indicts
America’s obsession with fame and celebrity
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By Andrea Green
elebrities who are famous for
being famous appear to be a
uniquely American obsession. In her
new film The Bling Ring, starring
Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame,
director Sofia Coppola turns her lens to
the true story of the “Hollywood Hills
Burglars,” a group of mostly teenaged
criminals who burglarized homes of the
rich and famous for about a year in
2008-09, eventually acquiring around
$3 million in cash and stolen goods. In
the ultimate irony, and perhaps the
most poignant comment on American
culture seen onscreen yet, stealing
from celebrities ultimately makes the
perpetrators famous in their own right.
This fictionalized account is based
on Nancy Jo Sales’ Vanity Fair article
“The Suspects Wore Louboutins,”
which references the iconic red
lacquer-soled stilettos considered by
stars (and their fans) to be the apex of
both style and luxury. Just how out of
it does a teenage girl have to be to
wear $1,000 designer shoes to her
burglary hearing? The answer is, not
so out of it that she fails to use her
status as a career platform later.
The young housebreakers have an
ingenious method for perpetrating their
crimes; these avid celeb watchers
keep an eye out in the press for news
stories indicating that a certain
celebrity is out of town, Google the
address, and jump the fence. Yes,
that’s it. Really.
Ironically, while acknowledging the
illicit nature of the late-night heists, the
kids fail to see themselves truly as
criminals. Instead, they’ve broken into
friends “Yeah, I got this from
Paris’(Hilton); I go there all the time” as
if it were the most normal thing in the
world.
Despite the purloined nature of their
ill-gotten gains, the teens develop a
misplaced sense of intimacy with the
celebs they’re stealing from; it’s as if
there’s deeper connection between the
thieves and the celebrities they
emulate and admire. The perpetrators
begin to absorb the idea that the only
reason they are able to keep gaining
entrance to the properties is that, on
some level, the A-listers are allowing it
to happen. Possessing these objects
encourages a false sense of intimate
connection with the stars; dialogue in
several scenes reinforces the implied
idea that “it was hers and now it’s mine
(because she let me have it) so we
must be, like, totally BFFs forever.”
The pointed observation of unreality is
spot on and terrifying to contemplate
on a larger scale. ”They can because
they can” morphs to include “and so I
can, too.”
The Bling Ring is the kind of film
Emma Watson stars in The Bling Ring.
that becomes more compelling the
longer viewers have to digest it. Some
viewers won’t appreciate Coppola’s
the lifestyle of fame and fortune that
“shallow film about shallow people,” but
surrounds them, and like the stars
this beautifully accomplished film
they idolize, it doesn’t really matter
definitely has teeth beneath its flashy
how they got there. Now, they’re
exterior. Viewers who choose to reach
shamelessly partying at the same
beneath the surface won’t be disaphotspots as the rich and famous that
pointed.
they’ve ripped off (sometimes even
The Bling Ring is rated R for brief
while their victims are in the same
scenes of sexual references and rather
room), posting pictures on their
Facebook pages posing with their new extensive portrayals of teen alcohol
acquisitions or just wads of cash, and and drug abuse. The film runs 1 hour
casually name-dropping to their school 30 minutes.
New board books are educational for new tots
fingers. They can help an elephant
swing its trunk, a snake shake its
rattles and a seagull flap her wings.
Board books are the smartest gifts
Bold colors and sparse backgrounds
for new babies and parents. They
engage youngsters and introduce them showcase each page spread’s animal,
and the creatures clearly need Baby’s
to language patterns and meanings,
help with flashing their fangs and
vivid images and the magic of
pecking their beaks.
storytelling. These are some of the
A fantastically fun board book
newest and most notable.
featuring a nose-pointing robot on the
cover, Wiggle! rocks, and wiggles —
Sophie’s Busy Day from DK
literally!
Publishing; 12 pages; $5.99.
First created in France in 1961,
My Mom is the Best Circus by
rubber teething toy “Sophie la girafe”
Luciana Navarro Powell; Robin
has long been a fixture in high-end
nurseries, but it is now taking the baby Corey Books/Random House; 24
pages; $7.99.
toy world by storm. Made from allLike most children, the kids in this
natural materials and featuring an
irresistible vintage look, toy Sophie is vivid board book have a mother who
can juggle (toast), tame wild beasts
too cute and user-friendly. Now, DK
(laundry exploding out of a dryer), walk
Publishing is releasing four different
on stilts (high heels), magically make
padded board books starring Sophie
dinner appear and roll around on the
the Giraffe and her friends, all with
different textures and activity possibili- floor with her tots, like an acrobat.
Best of all, this mom’s best stunt “is
ties.
Sophie’s Busy Day shows the
smiling animal cleaning up toys,
picking apples, visiting the grocery
“Dig Into Reading” this summer by
store, baking a cake with pals and
finally falling fast asleep. A blanket has joining the Mid-Columbia Libraries’
annual Summer Reading Program
touch-and-feel appeal, as do shiny
apples, cake frosting, a shopping bag through Aug. 31.
The library will host a series of free
and toys. Adorable for boys and girls,
the other titles are “Peekaboo Sophie!” events befitting the theme “underground.” Explore fossils and geology
“My First Sophie la giraffe: Let’s Get
with the Pacific Science Center, and
Counting” and “Sophie la giraffe:
develop a green thumb with interactive
Colors.”
gardening workshops for all ages by
Wiggle! by Taro Gomi; Chronicle the local Master Gardeners.
In July, be dazzled by Kimmy’s
Books; 16 pages; $6.99.
Kloset and her entertaining arts, crafts
Taro Gomi’s mod illustrations and
tales have a retro look high in popular- and singing activities for any age,
ity. In this board book, finger holes are followed by the comedic talents of
Alex Zerbe. Finally, round out the
drilled into every page, so tots and
parents can interact with their wiggling summer with a performance by
By Lee Littlewood
Creators Syndicate
Movies
New Releases
Playing in Theaters
July 2013
3rd
12th
17th
19th
26th
31st
Despicable Me 2
The Lone Ranger
Grown Ups 2
Pacific Rim
Turbo
The Conjuring
R.I.P.D.
Red 2
The Wolverine
The To Do List
The Smurfs 2
August 2013
2nd
7th
9th
16th
21st
23rd
28th
30th
2 Guns
Europa Report
Percy Jackson: Sea of
Monsters
Elysium
I Give it a Year
Planes
We’re the Millers
The Butler
Kick-Ass 2
Paranoia
The Mortal Instruments: City of
Bones
The World’s End
You’re Next
Closed Circuit
One Direction Concert - 3D
the sandman show,” as she lulls her
children to sleep successfully.
Lively and playful, with funny
artwork and a happy theme, Powell’s
satisfying tale is homage to moms’
vast talents.
Diggers Go by Steve Light;
Chronicle Books; 18 pages; $9.99.
Steve Light’s Trains Go and
Trucks Go won starred reviews from
Kirkus Reviews. The series is praised
for its high-energy sketches and
lively, loud, descriptive language. In
this ode to construction vehicles,
“The excavator goes, Chumma,
Chumma, Chumma, Hufft, Hufft,
Falump” above a green digger hard at
work.
Super fun to read aloud, Diggers
Go highlights unique watercolors
more artsy than the more precisely
drawn vehicles. Its’ horizontally long
design adds difference, making
Diggers Go ahead of the pack.
‘Dig into reading’ with your library
Seattle’s ever-popular Recess Monkey
trio in August.
Readers who log 15 hours of reading
by Aug. 31 will be entered to win one of
45 Simon Mall Visa gift cards, sponsored by Friends of Mid-Columbia
Libraries, Prosser Friends of the Library
and the Karolina Lorz Foundation. All
kids who complete the reading requirement receive a free book and are invited
to attend their local library’s “finisher
party,” where they can win more prizes.
All library events are free and open to
the public. There is no cost to participate in the Summer Reading Program.
For event details and online sign-up,
visit www.midcolumbialibraries.org.
Releases
New DVD Releases
July 2013
2nd The House I Live In
Inescapable
6 Souls
Employer
Tower Block
9th The Host
Dead Man Down
16th 42
Bullet to the Head
Erased
23rd Starbuck
Graceland
August 2013
6th
Oblivion
The Place Beyond the Pines
Mud
On the Road
13th Olympus Has Fallen
The Big Wedding
The Company You Keep
Emperor
20th Scary Movie 5
No One Lives
Killing Season
27th The Reluctant Fundamentalist
33 Postcards
Art in the Park now in its 63rd year in Richland
T
By Bob Allen
he Tri Cities’ premier art show
continues its 63-year run when Art
in the Park takes over Howard Amon
Park in Richland on July 26 and 27.
This year’s show will feature nearly 200
artists.
“We’re really excited to welcome
over 60 new artists this year,” said Art
in the Park director Susan Swanson.
“We had to turn down several applicants this year for not meeting our
standards.”
Artists, Swanson explained, must
apply to be in the show, and their work
is screened by local artists who are
knowledgeable about the applicant’s
medium. This assures that items for
sale are handmade, original artwork.
The first show, sponsored by the
newly formed Allied Arts Association in
1950, was held at the Uptown Shopping Center. From that beginning,
featuring local artists only, the show
has grown to include participants from
47 states and Canada.
As always, the show is held the
same weekend as the Columbia Cup
hydroplane races, offering an alternative
for race fans who want to take a break
from the race activities. Admission to
the show is free.
It’ll take some time to see the nearly
200 displays of arts and crafts, so
you’ll want to take a break for something to drink, a snack or a meal. You
can choose from a variety of food
booths provided by local service and
singing, acting, and dancing for middleschool students. In the afternoon, the
martial arts demonstration will start at
3:30, followed by steel drum bands and
concluding from 5:30 to 6:30 with
marimba bands.
Best of all, the entertainment is free!
Parking at the park is often congested during major events. For those
who don’t want to walk from the other
side of George Washington Way, Ben
Franklin Transit will offer shuttle service
from Fran Rish Stadium and
Carmichael Middle School parking lots
to the Community Center at Howard
Amon Park. The fare is $1.50 per
person each way or $4 for a family of
up to five people. Seniors and the
disabled may ride for 75 cents with an
official BFT identification card.
This year’s Art in the Park show is
shaping up to be one of our best.
Local artist Lisa Day prepares her artwork for sale at last year’s Art in the Park.
“Many of our artists tell us this is the
nonprofit organizations. A few of the
best show of its type in the Northwest,
On Saturday, the Academy of
offerings by the 12 organizations
and they return every year,” Swanson
Children’s Theatre will start the enterinclude catfish with hush puppies,
said.
tainment at 9 a.m., followed by a
baked potatoes, nachos, sandwiches, performance by the Hanford High Fame
For information, visit
snow cones, fajitas, funnel cake,
www.alliedartsrichland.org.
Camp, a day camp concentrating on
salads, salmon, ice cream, pie and
strawberry shortcake — all accompanied by an assortment of drinks.
Live entertainment is also provided.
On Friday, the entertainment at the
Fingernail Stage will run non-stop from
It’s not easy to get
3:30 to 7:00 p.m., and will include a
into the annual Juried
martial arts demonstration and belly
Art Show at the Allied
dancing by the Mystic Mirage troupe
Arts Gallery in
and the Sultana Dancers.
Richland. Having three
Father, mother and son all
accepted for juried art show
members of one family
may be a “first.”
Award-winning artist
LuAnn Ostergaard, her
artist-designer husband
Michael Rastovich and
sculptor son, 21-yearold Joseph Rastovich,
will show their work
along with other regional
artists during the “Art
On The River” juried
show July 2 through
Aug. 9.
The accomplished
juror who accepted
them into the show
“Autumn Flyway” by LuAnn Ostergaard
is Geoffrey McCormack,
an artist and teacher from Santa Cruz,
She prints the work on a large-format
:
Calif. He’s a studio painter with a
printer in her studio, using pigment
diverse background in watercolor,
inks and cotton fiber paper. She
gouache and acrylic media. He has a
mounts the print on a handcrafted box
lifetime teaching credential and a
mount and textures the surface with
master’ degree in sculpture from San
gel medium to give the look of a
Jose State University.
painting.
LuAnn creates unusual landscape
Joseph creates large-scale steel
and abstract 2-D work from digital
public sculptures and other smaller
images of rusty, weathered surfaces.
free-standing and wall-hanging sculptures. He also fabricates
steel “canvases” and
creates mood-evoking
abstract wall art.
Michael is
a classically
trained artist and
creates “digital paintings” on a computer with
a stylus as a brush. As
“Island,” by Michael Rastovich
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Artwork, great wines and delectable foods make for a pleasant outdoor
evening in Prosser at the annual Art Walk and Wine Gala. Tickets are limited.
Art, wine go great together
at Prosser’s annual gala
O
n Saturday, July 20, from 6
to10 p,m. on the streets of
historic downtown Prosser, art, fine
wine, gourmet foods and great
entertainment are the ingredients for
the town’s 10th annual Art Walk and
Wine Gala.
This outdoor evening event
features 30 Northwest artists, 20
local wineries, two microbreweries
and three specialty food caterers.
Tickets are $20 for this adultsonly event and will be limited to the
first 600 patrons. This event has
sold out in each of the past five
years, so don’t hesitate to get
tickets while you still can.
This year’s Art Walk features a
variety of media, and some artists
will be demonstrating their tech-
niques on site. The local wineries
will pour award-winning Washington
wines. For the beer enthusiast,
handcrafted microbrews will also be
on tap. And gala patrons can taste
a variety of gourmet foods and
desserts from specialty caterers.
Trees, fountains and flowers from
a local nursery create a pleasant
street ambience, and the sounds of
jazz music will fill the summer
evening air.
Advance tickets are on sale at
tourprosser.com, the Prosser Visitor
Information Center and the Sixth
Street Art Galley in downtown
Prosser.
If tickets are still available they
will be sold at the door. For information, call (509) 786-3177.
a designer, he creates animations and
designs for businesses across the
country.
They all make their living entirely
from selling their art. LuAnn has shown
her work in Art In The Pearl in Portland,
the Scottsdale Art Festival in Arizona
and the Bellevue Art Festival near
Seattle. Both mother and son have
shown work in the Sausalito Art
Festival in California.
LuAnn and Joseph also have work
for sale in Hunt and Gather, a home
décor store in the heart of Portland’s
Pearl District, and Michael is showing
his work in the Bellevue Art Museum
Art Festival in July. They all work in
home studios on their Rancho Reata
property in Kennewick,
To view their work, visit LuAnn’s
website, www.LuAnnOstergaard.com,
Joseph’s at www.Rastovichart.com and
Michael’s at Rastovision.com/portfolio.
You can meet the family during the
“Eclipse,” by Joseph Rastovich
opening reception and award ceremony on July 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at
the Allied Arts Gallery At The Park, 89
Lee Blvd. in Richland.
For information, call the gallery at
(509) 943-9815.
The Salon is keeping art local
A group of five local artists has
opened a gallery called the Salon in the
front section of the Roxy Theater and
Antiques at 101 W. Kennewick Avenue
in historic downtown Kennewick. All five
have different styles, as shown by a
brochure in the Salon which talks about
the artists and how they came to do
what they do. They are Greg Ashby,
Patrick Fleming, Patricia Fleming,
David Poynter and Ed David. All except
David have been living the Tri-Cities for
a long time, and much of the work
reflects their love of local scenes.
“We’re all friends who wouldn’t be
able to live our lives without the art we
do,” said Ashby, whose printing
company, Budget Print, supplied the
brochures. “We’ll be changing the art
every 60 days and hope everyone
comes in, especially during First
Thursday Art Walk.”
Each new hanging highlights one of
the five artists on the poster.
IN BRIEF
James Otto Homecoming Tour comes to town
Kids are welcome at this wine event, the 9th annual Art and Wine Fusion in White
Salmon, a street fair for all ages and a celebration of art, wine and Americana.
Wine, art, kids’ activities and a
summer eve — what’s not to like?
A
summer evening in the Columbia
Gorge area can be downright
gorge-ous. Being surrounded by
beautiful art, sampling artisan wines
and beers, tasting some wonderful food
and hearing some great music can
make it nearly perfect.
And here’s a wine event you can
take the family to, with loads of activities for the kids. It’s the 9th annual Art
and Wine Fusion on Saturday, July 27,
in downtown White Salmon.
Ask anyone who has been to the
event in past years and they’ll tell you
that this street party is “crazy good,”
with family-friendly activities, renowned
artists and entertainers, award-winning
winemakers, and a summer day in the
Gorge.
Artists, vintners, chefs, musicians,
crafts people, entertainers and thousands of friends and guests fill the
downtown area of White Salmon on
Jewett Blvd. from Estes to Main street.
It’s a big small-town community event
that features carefully chosen artists,
the highest quality wine and food, and
activities that celebrate the glorious
summer and scenic views in this
unique part of the Columbia River
Gorge.
Whether you’re a regular guest or a
first-time visitor, you’ll soon see why
the friendly, relaxed sophistication of
Art and Wine Fusion has become
recognized as an iconic Columbia
Gorge event, and one that will become
your cherished tradition for years to
come. White Salmon welcomes you!
Entrance to the event is free for all,
and of course children are welcome.
Adult wine-tasting packages are $16
at the event and $14.50 before the
event at LocalWineEvents.com. If you
want to partake, don’t forget to bring
your ID.
Find more information and updates
at ArtWineFusion.com.
The James Otto Homecoming Tour is an evening of American country music
in Columbia Park on Saturday, Aug. 10. Otto, formerly of Benton City, is a
Grammy-nominated country music star and Song of the Year winner who has
toured with Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, and Reba McEntire. Local country-rock
band Flashmob will open the show. Proceeds will benefit Grace Clinic, which
provides no-cost medical care to uninsured Tri-Citians. Food vendors and a beer
garden will be set up at the outdoor concert at the Columbia Park Stage. Doors
open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general seating and $50 for preferred
seating, and VIP packages are available. For tickets, visit justhelpsomeone.org
and click on “Tickets.” Tickets will also be available at the door. For more
information, send e-mail to [email protected].
Kennewick seniors will tour Hutterite community
The Kennewick Senior Center is sponsoring a day trip on July 10 to share
experiences with the Hutterites of the Columbia Basin, a community of plain
people who are spiritual cousins of the Amish and Mennonites.The Hutterites
will welcome you into their homes and their school and share their vision of faith,
tradition and order. The fee of $62 per person ($57 for “Vallued Supporters” of the
senior center) includes motorcoach transportation and lunch prepared by the
Hutterites, including their fresh-baked bread. Call (509) 585-4303.
Wallenfels, McQuerry will keynote Rivers of Ink
Tri-Cities writers, mark your calendars for Oct. 11 and 12, when the annual
Rivers of Ink will focus on writing, with two full days of writing workshops. Steve
Wallenfels, author of Pod and other novels, will be a keynote speaker along with
Maureen McQuerry, author of The Peculiars. Rivers of Ink is hosted by the
Richland Arts Commission in partnership with Richland Public Library, Richland
Library Friends and the American Association of University Women. For information and updates, visit riversofink.org.
First Cavalry veterans meet twice in July
Are you a veteran of the First Cavalry Division? Enjoy the camaraderie of
other veterans, share memories and learn about veterans’ benefits at the
Kennewick Senior Center, 500 South Auburn in Kennewick. All veterans are
welcome on the second and fourth Thursday, July 11 and 25, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Call (509) 585-4303 for information.
Mid-Columbia Gay Pride a week-long
series of events and celebrations
The gay community has a lot to
celebrate this year, and Tri-Cities
groups have planned a week of Gay
Pride activities with the theme, “It’s
time.”
The Mid-Columbia Gay Pride 2013
celebration kicks off on Saturday, July
13, with a barbecue from 4 to 8 p.m. at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1609 W.
10th Ave. in Kennewick, to benefit the
Three Rivers Coalition’s Quest Youth
Center. Quest is the new LGBT drop-in
social services center at the church.
Young clients who recently received
food-handler cards with the help of the
Pride Foundation will be doing the
cooking.
The Quest Center offers art and
cooking classes, support groups,
movie nights, game nights, employment support, tutoring, mentoring and
rental assistance for homeless youth
as well as food, clothing and hygiene
supplies.
The Out and About nightclub in
Pasco will host a number of Pride
events: “Karaoke Idol” finals” on July 14
from 7 to 9 p.m.; the “Miss Out and
About” pageant on July 17 at 9:30
p.m.; the “Miss Latina Pride” pageant
on July 18 at 10 p.m. ; “Miss Gay
Columbia Basin” on July 20 at 9:30
p.m. and a “Pink Party” on July 21 at
4:30 p.m.
On July 16, a new Pride event
called Pride after Dark will consist of a
professional meet-and-greet event at
Market Vineyard Winery, 1950 Keene
Rd. in Richland. There are family
events as well. On Saturday, July 20, a
“Family Game Day” with softball and
kick-ball will be held in Keewaydin
Park in Kennewick.
And what would a celebration of
pride be without a parade? On Sunday,
July 21, the Gay Pride Parade will start
at 11 a.m. in Richland’s John Dam
Plaza, and Pride in the Park will
continue until 4 p.m. with food and
vendor booths and other activities.
midcolumbiapride.com. To contact the
organizers, send e-mail to
[email protected].
Mezzo Thai Fusion incorporates fresh flavors,
healthy cooking practices from around the world
M
ezzo Thai owner Jacqui’s adventures of traveling around the world
flavor the savory Thai fusion dishes at
her newest restaurant, Mezzo Thai
Fusion at 110 Gage Suite Blvd., Suite
200, in south Richland. While walk-ins
are welcome, you can call (509) 4913400 to make reservations.
The story of Mezzo Thai Fusion’s
cosmopolitan Thai menu begins in
1986. Jacqui (Chaweewan is her Thai
name) began her career by bringing the
taste of authentic Thai cuisine to her
clientele in and around the southwest
London area as a caterer. In 1990, she
opened her first restaurant, Ruan Thai
(meaning “Thai cottage”) in the small
town of St. Helens, which is nestled
between the cities of Liverpool and
Manchester in the northern United
Kingdom. Ruan Thai was a notable
addition to the area, as it was the first
restaurant in the region to offer the
exquisite flavors of authentic Thai cuisine.
After moving to the U.S. in 1998,
Jacqui took a break from her role as a
professional restaurateur and worked in
real estate for many years. Her
The new Mezzo Thai Fusion is now open at 110 Gage Blvd. in South Richland.
passion for cooking, however, was too
strong to resist, and in 2003 she
opened the first Mezzo Thai restaurant
on North Young Street, just off Canal
Drive, in Kennewick. Mezzo Thai
remained a popular Tri-Cities destination for fresh, flavorful cuisine. Jacqui
sold the restaurant to her staff’s family
in 2007 in order to spend several years
taking care of her sick daughter. During
the next few years, Jacqui returned to
catering within the region and had a
strong presence at the local farmers’
markets.
By 2009, Jacqui was able to once
again return to her passion for fine
cuisine. She opened Mezzo Thai Tapas
at 94 Lee Blvd. in Richland. This
restaurant specializes in traditional
Thai cuisine with a touch of international flavor, available on a small
European-inspired menu that she says
promotes her love of traveling the world.
“I cook everywhere I go and learn
new cuisine every day,” Jacqui says.
With the success of Mezzo Thai
Tapas, Jacqui has decided to embrace
another dream by bringing the unique
style of Asian Fusion cuisine to the
region with Mezzo Thai Fusion. The
restaurant has had a soft opening since
mid-June, but she’s planning a Grand
Opening kickoff after receiving her
liquor license sometime in July.
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Keep tapas continually ‘Mezzo Thai’
on tap, says one author
L
isa Messinger of Creators Syndicate has a book suggestion. It’s
Spanish author Penelope Casas’ book
Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain.
Although thousands of years in the
making, some think of tapas (small
plates of shared food ordered multiply
that are popular in Spain and other
countries) as a fad. That’s because
about 10 years ago the trend hit many
lounges and restaurants with a fury. It
may have trimmed down a bit, but
there are many delicious reasons
tapas should not be tapped out.
Twenty years ago when the acclaimed author of Spanish cookbooks
first introduced tapas to the American
public, she probably never dreamed
that the centuries-old Mediterranean
tradition of little plates would be a
lifesaver in time-crunched days to
come. But the updated edition of her
classic “Tapas” is just that.
For today’s busy cooks, these
recipes (including 50 added ones and
added color photographs) are quick
and easy. You are making small
batches fast and, like tapas chefs in
Spain, you could turn out multiple
treats at once and, like the trend in
many modern tapas bars, create an
easy meal from a bunch of appetizers.
Traditional tapas preparation like
this is really a crash course in Spanish
cooking.
Experience the Horse Heaven
Hills AVA during ‘trail drive’
The Horse Heaven Hills Winegrowers’ Trail Drive is held annually on the
third Saturday in July. This year’s Trail
Drive is scheduled for Saturday,
July 20.
The trail drive gives visitors a lot to
choose from — tastings with growers
and owners at area wineries and
tasting rooms, a barbecue at Crow
Butte Park, and affordable bus transportation with entertainment by grower
guides
The Horse Heaven Hills AVA is one of
the largest grape-growing regions in
Washington State, and it’s the source
of 25 percent of the grapes that go into
Washington wines. It’s also home to
many of the state’s top-rated wines.
The Horse Heaven Hills appellation’s
dramatic landscape and majestic
views of the Columbia River also serve
to make the trail drive a wonderful
experience.
The Horse Heaven Hills is a great
weekend destination; and the annual
trail drive is a great way to experience
it. You’ll meet growers and vintners
who are the talent behind many of the
state’s most highly rated wines.
The trail drive is from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m., and the barbecue at Crow
Butte is from 5 to 7. You can choose
from several options — the complete
package including bus transportation,
or just the wine-tasting. Prices range
from $35 to $75. For tickets and
information, visit
horseheavenhillswinegrowers.org.
“I found the new location near home
on Gage with a lot of help from my
landlord, Mr. Grigsby of Grigsby
Constructionm,” Jacqui said. “I managed to put together the traditional look
that allows me to do the traditional
seating on the floor in a small back
corner of the restaurant, so that people
can truly enjoy the traditional way of
eating Thai cuisine. We call this type
of eating ‘khantoke,’ which refers to the
pedestal trays used for the meal. This
type of dining uses a wide variety of
different small dishes put together to
share the balance of taste.”
Mezzo Thai Fusion promotes the
fusion style of cuisine, which incorporates various culinary traditions from
Asia, Europe and America. In this new
location, Jacqui is concentrating on a
back-to-basics healthy menu that
involves selections with reduced
calories and lower cholesterol. Boiling,
steaming, and grilling are the main
methods of cooking, along with a quick
pan-frying method that uses very little
oil. Her meals are prepared fresh daily,
cooked to order, and all sauces and
dressings are made in-house with no
additional MSG.
Jacqui is excited to bring new
experiences to her food fans in the TriCities with the innovative new menu at
Mezzo Thai Fusion, but she hasn’t
abandoned her other outlets for sharing
her love of cooking. “So many people
are signing up for my cooking classes;
I will still do that when there is an
opportunity,” she says. “It is so nice to
see my guests can cook my food. I
feel that sharing knowledge has made
my customers appreciative of what I
am trying to do for them.”
Chef Jacqui (Chaweewan) and the
interior of Taste of Mezzo Thai Fusion.
Unlike many restaurant owners,
Jacqui’s primary concern is the
cooking, which she still does herself.
Her restaurant locations have a general
manager to help look after the day-today operations and give her time to do
what she loves best. “This way I can
concentrate on cooking my best, to
give my best to my customers,” she
says.
Clearly, it’s a recipe for satisfaction.
Mezzo Thai Fusion on Gage Blvd. in
South Richland is open for lunch and
dinner everyday and for breakfast on
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call
(509) 491-3400 for reservations.
Maryhill Winery wows visitors with world-class
summer concert series, award-winning wines
M
aryhill Winery, located along the
Washington side of the scenic
Columbia River Gorge, is one of the
region’s most popular destinations for
wine-tasting, live music and summer
fun.
The award-winning winery recently
announced a stand-out lineup for its
annual summer concert series. And
guests are always welcome to enjoy
their favorite activities on the grounds
— from picnicking and bocce to live
music on the terrace — throughout the
season.
With more than 80,000 visitors
passing through the tasting room each
year, making it the fifth-most-visited
winery in Washington state, Maryhill
continues to solidify its reputation as a
true Pacific Northwest experience.
This year, the winery’s popular
summer concert series will include
third-time Maryhill performer Counting
Crows, with very special guests the
Wallflowers, on Sunday, July 14, at
6 p.m. The number-one-selling duo in
music history, Daryl Hall and John
Oates, will perform on Saturday, Aug.
17, at 7 p.m. And country music icon
Willie Nelson and Family will entertain
on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m.
The stunning 4,000-seat amphitheater at Maryhill is built into the natural
slope of the landscape and takes
advantage of the Columbia Gorge’s
breathtaking scenery, providing one of
the Northwest’s most prized venues. In
addition to concert-series artists,
Maryhill Winery will offer free live music
on the terrace every weekend through
Labor Day, featuring regional artists.
Beyond its live music and popular
The Maryhill Winery amphitheater, with views of the Columbia River Gorge.
grounds, Maryhill Winery boasts an
exceptional winemaking program and
was recently recognized as a top
winner in the 2013 Seattle Wine
Awards. The tasting awards recognize
the highest level of achievement in
Washington wines, and Maryhill earned
the most “Double Gold” medals of any
of the 247 participating wineries. In
addition to the nine “Double Gold” wins,
which are the top honors in each
category, Maryhill’s varietals took home
21 other awards, including 11 “Gold,”
nine “Silver” and one “Bronze” medal.
Maryhill has two tasting rooms to
showcase its exceptional portfolio of
nearly 40 wines — the main tasting
room and gift shop and a special
Reserve Room, which provides access
for tasting and purchasing library and
wine-club-only wines.
Entrance to the Reserve Room is
free for wine-club members and $20 for
guests. (The fee can be applied toward
a three-bottle minimum, Reserve Room
purchase.)
For more information on Maryhill
concerts, award-winning wines or wineclub membership, visit the website
www.maryhillwinery.com.
FIRST UP IN MARYHILL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: COUNTING CROWS
Counting Crows is coming to
Maryhill Winery on July 14 on a
summer tour with the Wallflowers.
Tickets are on sale now.
Counting Crows is a Berkeley-area
roots-rock band that scored a
surprise hit 30 years ago with a debut
alum called “August and Everything
After.” It included the catchy song,
“Mr. Jones” that became a hit single,
and the group has been a multiplatinum success story ever since.
Adam Duritz is the dreadlocked
songwriter and decision-maker
behind Counting Crows.
In 1990, Duritz and guitarist David
Bryson began playing together in
coffee houses, taking the name
Counting Crows from an old English
rhyme. They brought in other musicians for a demo tape, which became
the basis for their debut album.
That first success was followed by
the double-platinum “Recovering the
Satellites” in 1996. “This Desert Life,”
released in 1999, reached the No. 8
position on the Billboard 200 chart.”
“Hard Candy” in 2002 climbed to No. 5
on the U.S. chart and “Saturday Nights
and Sunday Mornings” made it to
No. 3 in 2008. Duritz also wrote a
love song called “Accidentally in
Love” that was used on the
soundtrack of the movie Shrek 2.
Touring with Counting Crows are
the Wallflowers, an LA roots-rock
band formed by Jakob Dylan, son of
Bob Dylan. They have released six
studio albums and one compilation
album. Their song “One Headlight”
became a top-10 hit and won a
Grammy in 1998.
Dylan went solo for a time, but the
group reunited and released “Glad All
Over” last fall.
The music just keeps on
coming at Emerald of Siam
M
usic fans who regularly consult
the Entertainer Calendar of Events
pages for the “Music and Nightlife”
listings are increasingly finding themselves on a night out at the Emerald of
Siam in Richland. The Emerald has a
steady procession of great musical
acts. Here are just a few hightlights for
this month.
On July 11, Seattle-based band
McTuff will play at 9 p.m. This is a
heavyweight jazz, soul and funk band,
and there’ll be a $10 cover that evening.
The band will be touring as part of a
larger summer series and is warming
up to the release of a third full-length
album, “McTuff Vol. 3: The Root.”
Hammond organist Joe Doria plays
the bass lines with his feet and creates
a powerful and jaw-dropping funk and
jazz sound. Andy Coe is one of the
best guitar players on the West Coast,
and the incredible Tarik Abouzied is on
drums.
McTuff began in 2008 as an ode to
jazz organ greats Jimmy Smith and
Captain Jack McDuff, and has since
evolved into a versatile and exciting
group that has performed across the
nation.
The members of the group have
performed with an impressive list of
world-renowned artists including Carlos
Santana. The band has held a residency at Seattle’s legendary
Seamonster Lounge for more than five
years.
On July 19, the Chicago Afrobeat
Project will play at the Emerald on the
heels of the release of “Nyash Up,” the
band’s fourth album. Over the years the
band has mastered a sound that
successfully weaves the uniqueness of
the Chicago music scene with a
distinct western-influenced Nigerian
style of music. In the past, the group
has performed with Bill Kreutzman of
the Grateful Dead, Jeff Parker of
Tortoise and many others.
Chicago Afrobeat Project has a
reputation for delivering a stellar live
performance. They can be heard on
the web at
chicagoafrobeatproject.com.
Tri-City native Evan McPherson is
returning to the area as the guitarist
and bassist with the Seattle band
Spyn Reset from Seattle, playing at
the Emerald of Siam on July 20.
McPherson played in the CBC Jazz
Band 2006 and 2007 before graduating
in 2010 from Cornish College of the
Arts.
Spyn Reset is a four-member
electronic/rock/jazz band that has
played the Emerald twice before and is
currently on an extensive summer tour
of the Northwest. Information about the
group is online at www.spynreset.com.
On July 26 at 9 p.m., the Mike
Dillon Band of New Orleans will return
to the Emerald of Siam. “They played
our customer appreciation party last
October,” said Dara Quinn of the
Emerald of Siam, an accomplished
musician in her own right. “They killed
the room with their amazing percussive presence, feisty female trombone
player and Mike Dillon’s outstanding
presence.”
The Mike Dillon Band is on the web
at ragman.org/mikedillonband.cfm.
Statewide square-dance fest was foot-stompin’ fun
J
By Heather Villa
eff Adolphson of Bellevue came to
Kennewick to dance. The square
dancer of 13 years joined more than
600 other participants at the 61st
Washington State Square and Folk
Dance Festival at the Three Rivers
Convention Center in Kennewick on
June 14 and 15.
The weekend event, packed with
workshops, seminars and opportunities
to have fun dancing, was hosted by the
Blue Mountain Council of the Square
and Folk Dance Federation of Washington. The council is made up of six
square-dance groups in Kennewick,
Richland, Walla Walla and MiltonFreewater.
“We appreciate the hospitality of the
convention center and the hotels,”
Adolphson said, speaking for the
people who traveled many miles to
attend the event. Some participants
stayed in various RV parks.
There’s a reason why modern square
dancing became Washington’s official
state dance in 1979. The social dance
is easy to learn and a good form of
exercise. Even the dancers themselves
don’t realize that they may walk up to
six miles during an evening of square
dancing.
According to the state federation,
modern square and folk dancing —
including round dancing, contra
dancing and clogging — is “one of the
fastest-growing forms of social dancing.” These popular dances have a
foundation of English and French
influences, and can include elements
of Scottish, Scandinavian and Spanish
heritages.
Once dancers are comfortable with
the basics, they can continue to learn
and improve. At the event, Adolphson
took an introduction class for an
advanced square-dancing class. He
Square dancer Jeff Adolphson, center,
learned steps that go well beyond the
poses with two top callers, Kevin
68 mainstream square-dance moves,
Thomaier and Steven Noseck. They all
and even beyond the 30 or so moves
from the “plus” level of square dancing. came from the Seattle area for a weekend
of square-dance activity in the Tri-Cities.
Janice Jestin of Canada attended the
event as a featured clogging expert.
Thelma and Jim Swanson helped
coordinate the schedule of callers. Jim,
after all, is also a caller. He knows the
specific requirements for music that is
licensed by organizations such as BMI
and ASCAP. And Thelma has seen
how technology has made its way into
square dancing. She explained how
sound systems and computers have
changed square dancing since she
was a young girl, when she danced in
barns with family and friends to the
music of a fiddle.
Like most large square-dance
events, the June festival in Kennewick
had its vendors, too. When the dancers took a break, they could learn
about chiropractic services and shop
for ruffled skirts, western shirts, bolo
ties and dance shoes.
Square and folk dancing remains a
Modern music
family activity, allowing people of all
As with any dancing, there needs to
maintains many traditional dance
ages to connect. There’s plenty of
be music. The lyrics “Don’t stop
patterns and traditional western tunes, opportunity to learn a dance that will
thinking about tomorrow…” by
but also incorporates different styles of be considered fun by the younger
Fleetwood Mac echoed alongside a
music such as rock-n-roll,
crowd and the beginners as
square-dance caller and provided the
jazz and even rap.
well as by seasoned
perfect tempo for some high-energy
Thelma Swanson, a
dancers.
“do-si-do” dancing. Square dancing
lifelong square dancer,
Blue Mountain
said, “As long as a
Council clubs include
song has 48 beats, it
the Prairie Shufflers and
will work for square
Melody Mixers of
dancing.”
Kennewick, the ColumDancers followed the
bia River Squares and
choreographed dance
Tri-Cities Circulators of
steps from expert callers.
Richland, Family A-Fair of
Jerry Junck, a famous
Walla Walla and the Muddy
square-dance caller from
Frogs of Milton-Freewater.
Wayne, Neb., challenged
To find out more about square
dancers with new moves. Trenna “TJ”
and folk dancing, to learn about
Chadd, a round-dance cuer, traveled
upcoming events and connect with
from Boise, Idaho, and led dances
local clubs, visit www.squaredancesuch as the waltz and two-step. And
wa.org.
IN BRIEF
Sponsorships available for Bishel’s ‘Zombie Ball’
Can you dance like a zombie? Look like a zombie? The Edith Bishel Center
for the Blind and Visually impaired is planning another great Halloween-month
fundraiser — the “Zombie Ball” — on Oct. 12 at the TRAC Center in Pasco. This
is a family event featuring the “King and Queen of the Undead Contest,” a
Zombiland Kids Corner, costume contests for kids and for 13-and-older, a DJ, a
photo booth, a silent auction and much more. Tickets go on sale Sept. 3 at the
TRAC and at Kennewick Ranch and Home. General Admissions is $16 for 12
and older, and $5 for zombie kids 11 and younger. “Frenzy admission” that
comes with hair and makeup design, is $30. Sponsorship packages are still
available, starting at $500, and vendor booths are $75. Dance groups and
individuals are welcome to compete. Vendor and sponsorhip information are
available at www.edithbishelcenter.org (click on “Events”), or you can contact
Cynthia McCready at (509) 735-0699.
Who will be 2013 Miss Tri-Cities and Miss TriCities Outstanding Teen? Find out July 19 and 20!
The Miss Tri-Cities Scholarship
Program is an official preliminary to the
Miss Washington and Miss America
Pageants. Miss Tri-Cities 2013 will
compete in the 2014 Miss Washington
ourteen young women from the TriPageant, and Miss Tri-Cities OutstandCities will compete for the titles of
ing Teen 2013 will compete for the title
Miss Tri-Cities 2013 and Miss Tri-Cities
of Miss Washington Outstanding Teen.
Outstanding Teen 2013 in the pageant
The winners of those pageants will
productions this month. There are eight
compete for the title of Miss America.
“miss” contestants and six teen
Miss Tri-Cities is selected using the
contestants,
same criteria used in the Miss WashTo choose a successor to the 2012
ington and Miss America Pageants. A
Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen,
private interview is worth 25 percent.
Tayler Plunkett, the Miss Tri-Cities
The talent competition is worth 35
Outstanding Teen pageant will be held
percent of the score. Physical fitness
on July 19. The Miss Tri-Cities Pageant
in swimwear is worth 15 percent, poise
will be held on July 20, ending the oneand personality in evening wear are
year reign of the 2012 Miss Tri-Cities,
worth 20 percent, and an on-stage
Halle Goodwin.
question is worth 5 percent.
Emceeing both pageants this year
Since the early 1990s, each contesare guest emcees Kristen Blair
tant must also have a platform — a
Guerrero —Miss Texas 2009 and a
cause for which she will be an advoformer Miss Tri-Cities 2005 — and
cate during her year of service as Miss
Kevin Utresky, KVEW news anchor.
Tri-Cities.
Theme for the pageant production is
The criteria for Miss Tri-Cities
“Denim and Diamonds.”
Outstanding Teen are 35 percent each
Tayler Plunkett, left, 2012 Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen, and Halle Goodwin,
Both pageants will be held in the
2012 Miss Tri-Cities, get ready to crown their successors at “Denim and Diamonds,” for the interview and talent competition,
Kennewick High School Auditorium.
10 percent for fitness in sportswear
Tickets can be purchased by phone at this year’s pageants that are preliminaries to Miss Washington and Miss America.
and 20 percent for evening wear and
(509) 547-0495, online at
Cities Scholarship Program has a goal the on-stage question.
misstricities.org or at the door. Tickets awarded more than $190,000 in
For more information on the Miss
scholarship to young women in the Tri- of providing $30,000 in scholarship
are $20 each.
Tri-Cities
Scholarship Program, visit
money,
and
donations
are
currently
Cities
over
the
past
14
years,
including
The Miss Tri-Cities Scholarship
$25,000 in scholarships to last year’s being accepted for this year’s scholar- www.misstricities.org or call Dot
Program, sponsored by the Tri-City
Stewart at (509) 627-5622 or 539-3252.
ships.
contestants. For 2013, the Miss TriWater Follies Association, has
The Tri-Cities’ ‘other’
Water Follies events
F
‘Nailing it’ has never been easier than it is today
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ou may still have time to tune up
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Los Angeles nail stylist and author of
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By Sharon Mosley
Creators Syndicate
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‘Nails’ continues on Page 37
New board game teaches soccer rules, techniques
M
otivated young soccer players can
improve their skills by kicking the
ball around, but how do they learn the
rules of the game and how to use those
rules to their advantage?
Those are questions Aziz Makhani, a
Pullman youth and adult league soccer
referee, has been pondering for years.
Too often, he said, young players seem
confused by the technical aspects of
the game or a penalty call, and confusion leads to frustration. He tries to
educate as well as officiate during
games, but he knew there had to be a
better way.
In 2011, he had a middle-of-the-night
epiphany. Soon after, he started his
own business, Sports Cards and
Games, as a platform to launch a
soccer board game. KickShot emphasizes technical components such as
throw-ins, slide tackles and headers as
well as scoring goals. The game is
available online and perhaps at a
soccer fundraiser near you.
Makhani said dozens of people have
helped him move KickShot from an
idea to market in little more than a
year. His wife Beverly is a communications director at Washington State
University and was an early investor.
But Pullman-based Terry Cornelison, a
to take a step back and focus on his
business plan. Did he want to create
just one board game or a sustainable
business with other deliverables?
With a road map in hand, Makhani
said, he’s been able to move forward
quickly. Working with his graphic
artist, Noah Kroese, licensing experts
and manufacturing companies, he
created three collateral products —
motivational posters, washable
placemats and branded water bottles
with Propel Zero electrolyte packets —
that are being rolled out at the same
time as the game.
The key to it all, though, is the board
game.
Many-tiered game
The board game KickShot, developed by soccer referee Aziz Makhani of Pullman.
certified business advisor with the
Washington Small Business Development Center has been Makhani’s go-to
resource. The SBDC is supported by
WSU, the U.S. Small Business
Administration and other institutions. It
offers free, confidential, one-to-one
advice and counsel for entrepreneurs
Makhani has more than 20 years of
experience in product development,
marketing and sales, but creating his
own small business was a new
experience. Being able to call or meet
with Cornelison to discuss a question
or concern — at no charge — was a
huge benefit. “He never says, ‘That’s a
bad idea,’” Makhani said. “Instead, he
says, ‘Have you thought about that?’”
Makhani wanted to focus on the
game itself, but Cornelison advised him
At the simplest level, Makhani said,
KickShot players try to score goals (or
defend against them) with a roll of the
dice. At the next level, players use a
subset of cards to move the ball up
and down the board with specialized
techniques such as headers, throw-ins
and bicycle kicks. Referee signals are
introduced for infringements, direct free
kicks, penalty kicks and offsides. At
‘KickShot’ continues on Page 35
Out gays are in, but they’re no Jackie Robinson
Jason Collins,
Dave Kopay
however, is no
was the first
thought about writing on this topic
Jackie
professional
when the story first went public at
Robinson, and
athlete
to
the end of April. I decided to wait to
that is where the
announce
he
see whether the reaction would be
line needs to be
was gay. After a
positive, negative, or no big deal. It
drawn.
10-year
NFL
played out the way I expected. But
There has
career
that
when another similar development
been
speculaended
in
1977,
occurred, I was surprised by the lack
tion about gay
Kopay made his
of coverage given.
athletes in
announcement
I’m talking about the gay athlete in
sports since the
and
followed
it
sports — specifically the announceearly 1900s. In
with
his
book
ment made by NBA player Jason
order to deter“The David
Collins on April 29, and the debut of
mine if someKopay
Story:
An
Gay pro athletes Jason Collins of the NBA,
openly gay midfielder Robbie Rogers
one is gay you
Extraordinary
left, and soccer player Robbie Rogers
with the LA Galaxy in the 77th minute
would need an
Self-Revelation.”
of a game against the Seattle Soundadmission of the fact or some proof of
Since then a number of athletes
ers.
On April 29, Jason Collins, a 13-year across team and individual sports have it. The only proof you needed that
Jackie Robinson was black was to
revealed their homosexuality. The
NBA veteran, announced to the world
look at him, and in segregated America
world
didn’t
end.
Their
sports
didn’t
after the conclusion of the regular
in 1947 all it took was the eyeball test.
season that he is gay. He became the end. Life went on.
Take the time to watch the movie 42 to
To
believe
there
haven’t
been
first active player in the four major
see
what Jackie Robinson’s life was
homosexual
athletes
in
professional
team sports to declare his homosexulike.
sports
for
the
majority
of
the
existence
ality. Collins wrote a story for Sports
In a time when lynchings were still
of sport is ludicrous. There’s a good
Illustrated for its May issue detailing
commonplace
in some parts of the
chance
they
participated
the
original
his reasons and asking for personal
country,
when
police
would look the
Olympic
Games
in
ancient
Rome.
privacy.
other
way
if
violence
was
committed
The
point
of
this
isn’t
to
celebrate
or
He detailed some aspects of his
against a black man, when “separate
not celebrate Jason Collins, Robbie
journey, including an eight-year
but equal” was a statement of converelationship with WNBA player Carolyn Rogers, Martina Navratilova or Greg
nience in some places, Jackie
Louganis
for
the
decisions
they
made.
Moos, who later said she never knew
Robinson was told to wear Dodger blue
Yes,
it
took
courage
for
every
athlete,
about his sexual orientation until a
and endure the abuse. If he didn’t, no
short while before Collins went public. active or not, to make such a public
one knew when another black man
exclamation
about
their
personal
life.
It
Collins is a free agent who plans to
would have a shot at the majors.
is
to
be
respected.
It
also
needs
to
be
pursue a contract with another team
There is a reason Jackie Robinson
kept
in
the
proper
context.
Gay
this season. He has been praised for
broke a barrier. He had no other choice
athletes have always been there, and
his ethics, his team-first attitude and
but to break it. His color was the
whether they have decided to reveal
leadership, but he is an end-of-thebarrier in 1947. Jackie Robinson’s life
their
private
lives
to
us
or
not,
they
bench player.
was in danger every day he stepped on
have
always
been
a
part
of
sports.
Robbie Rogers became the first
openly gay male player in a professional men’s team sport when he
appeared for the LA Galaxy against the
for all ages, including everything from
Whether your child’s goal is the
Seattle Sounders. I made a point of the
hockey for beginners to advanced
Winter Olympics, professional
gender clarification because he isn’t
hockey or just ice-skating for fun,
figure skating, with prices ranging from
the first openly gay athlete to play in a
$12 for a trial lesson to $175 for
you’ll
want
to
check
out
the
Toyota
professional team sport in this country.
advanced instruction. Summer classes
Arena
Skating
School’s
summer
That distinction belongs to Sue Wicks,
and camps begin July 8, and various
classes that start in July. And the
who in 2002 announced she was gay
levels of instruction continue through
school is not just for kids, either.
while playing for the WNBA’s New York
Many
adults
want
to
learn
to
skate
the summer.
Liberty. In 2005 Sheryl Swoopes of the
The Bonds have both been national
or
to
refresh
their
long-forgotten
WNBA’s Houston Comets revealed she
skills on the ice.
and world champions and professional
was gay while her career was active.
The Toyota Arena is a year-round skaters. They have been coaching
Have a field day picking the fight
indoor
practice ice rink, and the
beginners, gold medalists and NFL
over gender inequality, now that it has
hockey players for three decades.
skating
school
boasts
two
worldbeen introduced into the ranks of gay
Jenny is from Southampton, Enclass skating instructors who just
athletes. It’s not my fight to have, or
gland, and Craig grew up in Walla
happen to be husband and wife.
the full point I am trying to make, but it
Craig and Jenny Bond teach classes Walla. They met when they were both
is part of it.
I
By ‘Philly’ Robb Francis
the field, and there were no hate-crimes
laws in 1947. What Jackie Robinson
did paved the way for David Kopay to
do what he did, and for others since
then, including Jason Collins.
Collins is not a barrier breaker. He
decided to come out in an era when
gay marriage has been legalized and
domestic partnerships have been
recognized for decades; when legislation has existed to protect minorities
and those who live an alternate lifestyle
from being targeted because of who
they are.
Collins has made his choice in an
era when his lifestyle is much more
accepted than was Jackie Robinson’s
skin color. Jason Collins took a road
already traveled, while Robinson paved
a brand new one.
Jason Collins and Robbie Rogers
deserve all the credit in the world for
being confident and comfortable
enough about themselves and their
lives to announce it publicly and have
been commended by many for doing
so. I wonder how long I’ll have to wait
for Tim Tebow to be commended and
credited for the confidence and comfort
he has with his lifestyle.
Then again, maybe it’s just wishful
thinking that someone who promotes
his faith would get equal treatment by
the media. They are bent on exposing
inequality and oppression…oops, I
mean, unless you’re Tim Tebow. Then
it’s okay to be chastised for your views.
Philly Robb can be heard on “The
Huddle” from 2 to 4 p.m. weekdays on
KONA Information Radio, 610 AM .
Toyota Arena Skating School offers a range of summer classes
performing professionally with
Holiday on Ice, and they were
married in 1982.
Toyota Arena is a year-round
skating facility adjacent to Toyota
Center in Kennewick. It’s available
for public skating as well as birthday
parties and hockey tournaments.
Toyota Arena is at 7016
Grandridge Blvd., next to Toyota
Center. For information about the
Toyota Arena Skating School, visit
www.yourtoyotaarena.com. You can
also send e-mail to Craig and Jenny
at [email protected] or call
(509) 737-3721.
Summer is a good time for gardeners to ‘chill out’
using straw mulch this year. I have lots
of it, thanks to my thwarted effort to
uly often brings triple-digit temperabuild what turned out to be an illegal
tures for days on end in our area,
straw-bale wall (Gardening, March
and this is stressful for both gardeners
2013 Entertainer).
and their gardens.
If your yard is shaded, sit outside
Summer is traditionally a season to
and
enjoy it. If you must work in the
“chill out” and beat the heat — to relax
garden, do so early or late in the day
and enjoy the slower pace of life and
and work in the shade whenever
enjoy the garden without toiling in the
possible. If you mow your own lawn,
garden. It’s a time for gardeners to stop
try to do it in the cool of the evening.
and smell the roses that are so prolific
To quote Josephine Nuese from her
as summer begins and then wane as
book The Country Garden, “To my way
summer progresses. Roses need a
of thinking, most of your July and
vacation and so do gardeners.
August gardening should be done in
Seeds do germinate in summer, but
cool shade with your feet up, a cold
summer isn’t always the best time for
glass at your elbow and a stack of
planting things. Seedlings and transYour garden will need plenty of water in the summer heat. Deep watering is best, and garden books, magazines and cataplants are under stress from the heat.
watering by hand may be the best way in some areas of your garden.
logues within easy reach. Don’t deny
The main garden tasks in summer
yourself these long lazy afternoons
consist of maintenance — watering,
Shredded bark mulch can be purUnless you have set up a drip
when, free from any compulsion to
weeding, mulching, mowing and
chased and it looks attractive. Grass
system, you will need to hand-water
scurry around and do things, you can
harvesting the garden’s bounty.
container plants, possibly twice a day clippings are not quite as attractive,
relish the fruits of earlier labors.”
If your bounty is mostly flowers, be
in really hot weather. Group containers but they’re free and are readily availSo chill out, relax, and enjoy your
sure to make lots of beautiful bouquets. together for efficiency and use a hand able if you have a mower with a grass
garden.
Have a great summer!
For those of you who are ambitious
catcher.
wand on shower mode. I personally
enough and lucky enough to have a
Do not use clippings as mulch if you
prefer hand-watering in the vegetable
vegetable garden, nothing tastes better garden because you can direct the
have used a weed-and-feed product or
Micki Perry produces concerts for
than the food you have grown yourself. water on the individual plants or rows
3 Rivers Folklife Society. She has
other herbicide, as there could be
If you have an automatic sprinkler
and not the surrounding areas, so you chemical residue.
been a gardener all her life and a
system, set the timer to deliver water
aren’t nourishing weeds that will thrive
Master Gardener since 1997, though
Shredded leaves or shredded wood
for longer periods of time, perhaps less when they’re watered.
she is now retired.
chips are also effective mulches. I’m
often. Deep watering is so much more
Weeding is another ongoing task in
efficient than shallow sprinkling. Most
summer, but spot watering and
plants, including lawns, need about one applying a thick layer of mulch beinch of water per week. Watering every tween plants will effectively cut down
day for 10 minutes, even twice a day,
on the weeds. Those that do come up
may not deliver that needed one inch of are easily removed with a hoe or
moisture. You can check how much
cultivator or just by pulling them.
your sprinklers are emitting by catching
Mulch also helps conserve moisture
water in a shallow tuna or cat food can. in the soil so weeding is easier.
J
By Micki Perry
IN BRIEF
Rite of spring: leave young wildlife alone
The WSU Veterinary College reminds you to leave young wildlife untouched
and where you found them. Each spring, the college gets calls from wellmeaning people about young wildlife they believe are abandoned, injured or ill.
While people may want to intervene, you might run afoul of the law and disrupt a
natural process. If you happen to come upon a nest of young birds or rabbits or
a bedded fawn, simply walk away. The vast majority of fawns discovered are
simply waiting for the doe to return. It’s a natural survival behavior for the doe to
keep the fawn hidden and perhaps feed and bed herself a considerable distance
away. The cost to care for a fawn brought to the WSU veterinary college runs
from $1,500 to $2,000 and, because they are owned by the state, taxpayers
inevitably foot the bill to raise a deer that will never be returned to the wild.
Charity breakfast will raise funds for children
Catholic Family and Child Services will hold its 2nd annual Kids Day Champion Breakfast on July 11. It’s a quick and fun way to raise some much-needed
funds for services that assist our community’s vulnerable children. You’ll get an
amazing and hearty breakfast, hear testimonials from children and families who
are served by the agency and be inspired to make a contribution. The breakfast
is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., so you can be on your way before 9. You can fill a
table of eight or reserve as many seats as you can. Space is limited, so call
Adrianne Deen now at (509) 946-4645, ext. 2008, or send e-mail to
[email protected].
Get a smart start for your small business
Get advice on how to launch a small business at the Start Smart workshop at
6 p.m. Monday, July 8, in the TRIDEC Bechtel Room at the Tri-Cities Business
and Visitor Center, 7130 W. Grandridge in Kennewick. The three-hour, easy-tounderstand session, presented by the WSU Tri-Cities Business LINKS program,
will cover the basics of starting a business, including financing and licensing.
Cost is $25 for up to two people. Class size is limited and pre-registration is
required at www.tricity.wsu.edu/links, or call (509) 372-7606.
‘Travel’
is almost sold out a year early. Viking is
also entering the ocean cruise industry
and will launch its own cruise ship.
What’s old is new again. The AmeriContinues from Page 19 can Queen Steamboat Company begins
river cruising of the Ohio, Tennessee,
internet — the caring attitude of our
and Mississippi Rivers in a wonderful restaff. They are local people who live in
creation of the old days of river cruising,
our community and are people you can
complete with paddlewheels, rocking
actually talk to.
chairs and more. Don’t get the idea it’s
I hope you’ll drive by our Clearwater
just for old folks. It’s actually gaining in
office and see the present we gave
popularity among families, and their
ourselves, our new digital reader board.
themed cruises for everything from
We’ll be able to advertise lots of lastbaseball to jazz to fall foliage are very
minute specials and great deals.
popular.
Now let me tell you what’s new and
exciting in the world of travel today.
On land
Cruising
What about the concept of all-inclusive
land vacations? Having the opportunity to
know what you will pay before you travel
has great benefits. On the rise are allinclusive hotels in Mexico, with Cancun
leading the pack. Packages that include
air, hotel, meals, drinks and non-motorized water sports make for terrific
vacation options. Cancun and Riviera
Maya are areas full of fun for families,
very secure, and offer guaranteed
bargains.
The watchword for this summer and
fall is “plan in advance.” Flights are very
full and getting reservations and seat
assignments is difficult, Remember when
you could wait until the fares went down?
That is just not the case any longer
because if you wait you won’t find any
space. If you want to travel, please call
us.
I hope you have a wonderful summer
vacation.
In spite of a challenging year for
cruise lines, there have been some
eye-popping changes. Princess has
just launched the Royal Princess,
christened by Kate, the Dutchess of
Cambridge. This ship has a seawalk
Jazz musicians perform in multiple venues during Jazz in the Valley, July 26-28.
extending over the ocean, a multi-level
atrium and much more. It boasts many
firsts and has even more cabin and
deck space and fewer passengers.
genres including jazz, blues, gospel
hh...summertime in the 509! The
Royal Caribbean launches its new
and even salsa will perform.
sound of music lingering in the
Quantum of the Seas next fall. This
This event is fun for the whole family, ship will sport bumper cars, Ripcord by
warm night air, delectable wines and
so book your hotel reservations early.
brews, and dancing. All of this plus
iFly (a skydiving simulator), a cirqueWith activities for kids and adults, the style show and so much more. Built as
more goes on at Jazz in the Valley in
Ellensburg . This three-day jazz festival 2013 Jazz in the Valley Festival is
a multi-generational ship, it will have
going to be full of sunshine, fun and
is known far and wide as a not-to-bemany family suites that can hold
memories.
missed event.
grandma, grandpa, mom, dad and the
You may purchase tickets for each kids in the same family unit.
Enjoy all that jazz July 26, 27 and
individual day of this event or a three28 in downtown Ellensburg. Music
Viking River Cruises impressed
lovers come from all over the nation to day pass for $40. Tickets can be
everyone this year with its launch of 14
check out the amazing 20-plus groups purchased at the Kittitas County
new river ships, and river cruising
that perform each year! An eclectic list Chamber of Commerce, online at
Sondra Wilson is president of Travel
continues to grow in popularity. Our
jazzinthevalley.com or by calling (509) Portugal and Spain river cruise for 2014 Leaders in Richland, Kennewick, and
of performers will be on hand. Musi925-2002.
cians specializing in multiple musical
Yakima.
Music’s in the air in Ellensburg
A
‘Blues’
‘Trail’
The 500-acre site includes a onemile stretch of trail ruts, a reproduction
wagon camp and displays about gold
mining. Exhibits and programs are very
family-friendly, and of interest to all
generations.
Demonstrations of pioneer life skills,
music presentations and a shop
stocked with books and gifts on the
subject provide a full picture of why the
Oregon Trail legacy is still strong in
this part of the world.
For future trips, you can pick up
maps and information about more
Oregon Trail sites along the I-84
corridor at the Interpretive Center. For
more information on planning a trip, call
(541) 523-1843 or visit
oregontrail.blm.gov.
purchase your ticket for both days of
the event at the door for $25. If you
can’t make the festival on Saturday but
still need your blues fix, Jam Night
tickets can be purchased for $5 at the
door.
On Saturday, gates open at 12 noon
for the main event. Artists this year
include Jeff “Cadillac” Aker from 12:30
Jeff “Cadillac” Aker
to 2, Samantha Fish from 2:15 to 3:45,
evening from 8 to 10 p.m.
Zac Harmon from 4:15 to 5:45, and
Albert Castiglia from 6 to 7:30.
www.bronzebluesbrews.com.
Sugaray Rayford is closing out the
hour drive from the Tri-cities if you were
not stopping at any of the other trail
sites. With stops, it’s about four hours.
Baker City is a full-service community
with plenty of eating choices, so it’s a
good place for a midday meal. The
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, just east of Baker City, is
the main stop for a day trip along the
Oregon Trail, with a huge exhibit of fullscale dioramas, artifacts, films,and live
presentations by historic re-enactors in
an air-conditioned theater.
‘KickShot’
songbook — the 1930s and 40s. Their
classic album of 1998, “Zoot Suit Riot
— The Swingin’ Hits of the Cherry
Poppin’ Daddies,” went double platinum. They have appeared on the
Tonight Show, David Letterman and
at 7 p.m. Loomis, a Texas native, has Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve.
performed at the last three Basin
In 2009, the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Summer Sounds festivals. Raised in
were inducted into the Oregon Music
Galveston, Hamilton honed his skills
Hall of Fame, joining notables including
at a young age, learning drums,
Robert Cray and Doc Severinsen.
piano, guitar, bass and harmonica by
Rounding out the Basin Summer
his early teens. At age 16 he went
Sounds 2013 lineup are perennial
backstage to meet Bo Diddley, and
favorites Ian McFeron (11:30 a.m.
before the night was over Loomis was
Saturday), Pearl Django (1 p.m.
playing alongside the legend.
Saturday), DoctorfunK (4 p.m. Satur“I like that our style is not definday) and The Chris Eger Band (5:30
able,” Loomis explained. “It’s part
p.m. Saturday), along with newcomers
blues, part soul, part jazz and part
Rough Stock (Saturday at 2:30 p.m.)
whatever you want to call it. The
and Once Upon a Tuesday (Friday at 5
music we perform has broad appeal
p.m.), a Seattle band with local ties.
and spans several generations.”
Sandy Johnson, an Ephrata High
Closing out the 2013 Basin SumSchool graduate, is the drummer.
mer Sounds festival is Cherry Poppin’
Along with the free non-stop music,
Daddies, a well-known swing band
the weekend features a Car and Cycle
with the unique ability to bring
Show, the Rotary Rim 2 Rim 3-on-3
generations together. The band
basketball tournament, kids’ activities,
emerged in the late 1980s with a
food vendors, and a beverage garden
style that wed the energy of contemfeaturing a wine tent and the popular
porary rock-n-roll with influences from
‘Bottoms-Up’ beer tap. For information,
the golden age of the American
visit www.basinsummersounds.com.
and Physical Education Teacher of the
Year in 2012, said that after watching
her middle-school students play the
game during a free-choice activity
period, she’s a believer. She was
Continues from Page 32 impressed at the way the game
changes with the sophistication of the
the most advanced level, each team
players, from fairly simple to very
has a total of 71 cards to play, both
strategic.
offense and defense, and 13 different
Shawley said KickShot is a great
action cards.
way to get kids thinking strategically
The final version of the game is the
result of countless revisions to stream- about the game. “Any time you can
get kids thinking about soccer off the
line the rules, retain the educational
field it’s a good thing. As a youth
focus and boost the fun factor.
coach, I can really see the benefit of a
Makhani reached out to soccer
board game like this.”
players, board gamers, teachers,
coaches and anyone else he could
think of who might be interested in
Soccer fundraisers
KickShot.
Makhani has created a KickShot
“The amount of heart he has put into website to promote the game and
this game is remarkable,” said Tejasvi other products and is looking for a
Prakash, who beta-tested the game
developer to create a mobile app.
alongside his six-year-old son Ayden.
Regional soccer clubs plan to sell the
Ayden had played micro-soccer,
game as a fundraiser, a strategy that
Prakash said, so he was able to pick
could grow to other parts of the
up the basics of KickShot very quickly. country — or the world.
And he was drawn in by the colorful
“I’m only on one-tenth of my jourplaying cards depicting soccer-playing ney,” Makhani said. “I still have ninehippos, giraffes, lions and more.
tenths of my journey to go.”
Jessica Shawley of Moscow, Idaho,
To learn more about KickShot, visit
who was National Association of Sport www.KickShot.org.
‘Sounds’
HOROSCOPES
unpredictable place. Don’t try to get back
into the same pattern, though. That
groove was in danger of becoming a rut.
HOLIDAY MATHIS
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can’t
admire and fear your drive, which is in
go on an adventure with another person
high gear. Caution: You’ll only be able to
without feeling somewhat responsible for keep your energy up if you take good
him or her. To you, togetherness means
care of yourself. Why wait until you’re
watching out for each other. Assuming
worn out and feeling fragile to give
this high level of responsibility for your
yourself a lift? Give kindness, relaxation
fellow humans will lead to heroics. Many
and treats to yourself all along the way.
will look up to you and follow your ways.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). One
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your sign
beautiful feature is all you need to be a
rules the appetite, and yours will be
great beauty. One talent is all you need to
particularly strong — and not just for food, be successful. You could fret over flaws
but for other things that make life decaand obsess about shortcomings, but
dent. There is a danger of overindulseeing the problems in yourself and
gence. Too much of a good thing ruins
others is really a waste of time. Happithe goodness of the thing. You’ll have to
ness is focusing on what you do well.
remind yourself to think from your head
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). One
instead of your appetites.
of the best things you can do for your
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your
own creative spirit is to allow yourself to
conversational skills are needed,
fail. Expecting greatness at every turn will
especially in groups that are not as
only be discouraging in the end. Instead,
outgoing as you are. You’ll get invited to
drop the demands. Be less critical.
social gatherings and dinners because
Focus on enjoying yourself, learning
you’re well admired, but also because the more and getting out of your own way.
host knows that you’re the perfect one to
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You
break the ice and get the party started.
have behaved honorably in a situation,
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Some
but you are too modest to mention this to
days you feel invincible, but you’re
anyone but your nearest and dearest.
humbler and more realistic than that. We Great choice. People see who you really
are all limited people in a world that will
are. You don’t have to tell them. Your
test our limits over and over. You’re ready stellar character radiates in everything
for trials, optimistic that you’ll either win or you do. Only untrustworthy people talk
learn valuable lessons that will help you
about how good they are all the time.
win the next time. Your serious approach
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). No one
helps you prepare.
is great at everything. Most humans excel
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be put in
at a handful of endeavors and specialize
charge. As the leader, you’ll deal with both in one or two. That’s why it’s so important
delightful and difficult personalities.
to know what you are really good at and
Passive-aggressive people will be
what you could happily spend a great deal
among them. These types are experts at
of your life pursuing. You’ll experiment and
not taking responsibility for their actions.
explore to find your thing.
You may be tempted to call them out, but
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Why keep
don’t be surprised if they hide behind
an old fight alive? There’s so much
lame excuses like “I forgot.”
going on in your world now that you may
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Some
not even remember why you were mad.
people enjoy thinking that anything can
But just because you drop the grudge
happen. You’d rather have a good idea
doesn’t mean you’ll return to the
about something that is likely. It may feel
relationship. Your energy is better used
like you’ve skipped over the edge of your
building a bright tomorrow you can move
groove and are now in an insecure,
toward.
SUDOKU
VINTAGE TV
Answers on Page 39.
‘Nails’
down the center of one of your nails.
Can you see the nail through the
polish, or does the polish cover the nail
in a denser layer of color?
If you want to try a nail polish and
testers are not available, Poole suggests simply holding the bottle up to
the ceiling light and tilting it sideways.
If light passes through the glass, the
polish has low opacity, she says.
But remember, pale polishes can
also be opaque. “Light-colored polishes, such as white and pale pink can
be just as opaque and highly pigmented as dark polishes, and vice
versa, she says. “Likewise the thickness of a polish is not an indicator of
opacity. In fact,” says Poole, “thick,
syrupy polishes are most likely old and
should just be tossed out.”
And how many of us have dozens
of bottles of polish languishing in the
back of the bathroom cabinet? “Nail
polishes expire after a year or two,”
says Poole. “Exposure to changing
temperatures and humidity can alter
the consistency of a polish, so storing
it in a bathroom is not recommended.
Make a safe home for your nail art
supplies in a closet and store the
bottles upright and securely capped.”
Nail prep can be simple, according to Poole. Just make sure you
remove any old polish, wash with soap
and water and dry hands thoroughly.
Then file nails or clip nails and wash
hands again. Then you’re ready to
apply a clear base coat or primer. After
nail art is applied, a clear top coat is a
necessity to seal the underlying polish.
She recommends using a fast-drying
Mark your calendar. It’s time for a fun
mani-pedi!
clear topcoat.
Access to nail polish remover is a
must for cleaning up mistakes. Poole
uses a small angled-edge eyeliner
brush to remove stray polish.
And if you want to enjoy all your
hard work again and again, then just
add your favorite designs to false nails
and store them between wearings in
small Ziploc bags. You may also want
to team up with a “partner” to help you
with more intricate nail projects.
Don’t be afraid to experiment! “If
you make a mistake, simply wipe it off
and start over — or keep going, and
see where it takes you,” adds Poole.
“Let each nail you decorate represent
a different side of your personality.
Your finished nails will be stylish,
crafty, beautiful and uniquely yours, all
at once.”
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HiLARRYous Entertainment - Karaoke, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................ 9 pm
Open Mic/Jam Night/Band Showcase, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ............... 9 pm
Mary Lou and Stevie Show - Jazz, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ............. 5 & 9 pm
Backyard Acoustic Jam , Longbranch Bar & Grill (509-582-5550), Finley ............................... 6 pm
Ballroom Dancing, Columbia River Dance Band, Eagles Club (509-946-6276), Pasco .......... 1 pm
Brandy Larsen & Steve Haberman, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .......... 5 pm
Wabi Sabi - Funk fusion, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ....................................... 9 pm
Dirty Rivers Blues Band, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ............................ 7 pm
The Stone Foxes, Jokers Nightclub (509-943-1173), Richland ................................................ 10 pm
Carl Holt at Cafe Orsa, Terra Blanca Winery (509-588-6082), Benton City ............................... 5 pm
Dan Myers Musical Mystery Tour, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ...................... 5 pm
Giraffe Dodgers - Portland bluegrass, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland .................. 9 pm
Frog Hollow, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick .................... 9 pm
Matt Brown, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ............................................................... 7 pm
Blackwater/Black Cat Bone - Blues, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland .................... 9 pm
Vaughn Jensen Band, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ................................. 7 pm
Nuketown, Ice Harbor Brewery (509-582-5342), Kennewick ................................................ 7:30 pm
Dirty Rivers Blues Band, Apex Cellars, 357 Port Ave. (509-830-0875), Prosser .................... 6 pm
Primitive Circus, Swiftwater Cellars (509-627-8650), Roslyn .................................................... 7 pm
Joachim Nordensson - jazzy solo folk, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ............... 5 pm
Open Dancing on Saturdays, Red Lion (509-783-1332), Pasco ................................................. 5 pm
Doug Rice, Hamilton Cellars (509-628-8227), Richland ............................................................... 2 pm
Jam Night with Vaughn Jensen, Longbranch Bar & Grill (509-582-5550), Finley .................... 7 pm
Mary Lou and Stevie Show - Jazz, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ............... 5:30 pm
Dakota Brown, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ............................................. 7 pm
McTuff - Jazz Heavyweights from Seattle, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ......... 9 pm
Steve Carver - Solo Piano, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................................... 5 pm
Nuketown, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ........................ 9 pm
Primitive Circus, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .......................................... 7 pm
Nasty Jack, Jokers Nightclub (509-943-1173), Richland .......................................................... 10 pm
Chuck Williams & Bob Gustafson, Acoustic, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ...... 5 pm
Aisle of View w/Fishbowl - Reggae, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................... 9 pm
BlueZette Music Trio, Swiftwater Cellars Fireside Room (509-674-6555), Suncadia 7 pm
Tagaris Summer Concert Series, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ............................ 7 pm
Black Cat Bone, Ice Harbor Brewery (509-582-5342), Kennewick ....................................... 7:30 pm
Melissa Cunnington, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ................................... 7 pm
Dan McCool, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ................................................ 7 pm
Klozd Sirkut - Livetronica from Seattle, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................ 9 pm
Primitive Circus, Tony Roma’s (509-627-8650), Kennewick ..................................................... 8 pm
Kenny Day - R&B/Soul, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ........................................ 5 pm
Gabe Knutzen, Hamilton Cellars (509-628-8227), Richland ................................................... 2:30 pm
Mary Lou and Stevie Show - Jazz, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ............... 5:30 pm
Backyard Acoustic Jam, Longbranch Bar & Grill (509-582-5550), Rinley 6 .............................. pm
Pamela Thomas-Martin, OLive Marketplace Cafe (509-526-0200), Walla Walla ...................... 6 pm
Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .......... 5 pm
Tony Woods - Singer/Songwriter, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ........................ 5 pm
Eclectic Approach, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland .................................................... 7 pm
Trespasser, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ...................... 9 pm
Pamela Thomas-Martin, Market Vinyards (509-205-0330), Richland ........................................ 7 pm
Kevin Selfe & the Tornados, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ....................... 7 pm
Gabriel Knutzen - Singer/Songwriter, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................... 5 pm
Panic Attak, Jokers Nightclub (509-943-1173), Richland ........................................................... 10 pm
The SHADES, Apex Winery (509-786-1800), Prosser ............................................................ 6:30 pm
Ballroom Dancing, Easy Swing Dance Band, Community Center (509-946-5385), Richland 1 pm
Gabriel Knutzen - Singer/Songwriter, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................... 5 pm
Chicago Afrobeat & Dara Quinn Project , Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ............. 9 pm
Cody Beebe and The Crooks, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ................................ 7 pm
Mary McPage and The Assassins, Ice Harbor Brewery (509-582-5342), Kennewick ...... 7:30 pm
Black Cat Bone, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ........................................... 7 pm
Spyn Reset - Livetronica from Seattle, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................ 9 pm
The SHADES, Bookwalter Winery (509-627-5000), Richland ..................................................... 7 pm
Gregory Rawlins - Folk from La Grande, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ........... 5 pm
Live Music by Fishbowl, Hamilton Cellars (509-628-8227), Richland ................................. 2:30 pm
Jam Night with Vaughn Jensen, Longbranch Bar & Grill (509-582-5550), Finley .................... 7 pm
Mary Lou and Stevie Show - Jazz , Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland .............. 5:30 pm
Wayman Chapman, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .................................... 5 pm
Steve Carver - Solo Piano, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ................................... 5 pm
Maw Band - Jam rock from Idaho, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ...................... 9 pm
Fall Out, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ............................ 9 pm
Primitive Circus, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .......................................... 7 pm
The Sore Thumb band, Jokers Nightclub (509-943-1173), Richland ....................................... 10 pm
Mike Dillon Band - Punk Jazz, New Orleans, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland .... 9 pm
Chuck Williams & Bob Gustavson - Acoustic, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland ... 5 pm
Gary Winston and the Real Deal, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .............. 7 pm
Faith Martin - Singer/Songwriter, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland .......................... 5 pm
Double Tap - Rock & Roll, Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland .................................... 9 pm
Wayman Chapman, Hamilton Cellars (509-628-8227), Richland .......................................... 2:30 pm
Ian McFerron, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ............................................................ 7 pm
Backyard Acoustic Jam, Longbranch Bar & Grill (509-582-5550), Rinley ................................ 6 pm
Open Mic/Jam Night/Band Showcase , Emerald of Siam (509-946-9328), Richland .............. 9 pm
Mary Lou and Stevie Show - Jazz, Emerald of Saim (509-946-9328), Richland ............... 5:30 pm
Luke Basile & Jamie Nesario, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ................... 5 pm
BackRoads, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ..................... 9 pm
Franco Paletta & the Stingers, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .................... 7 pm
Seatown Rhythm and Blues, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland .................................. 7 pm
Primitive Circus, Swiftwater Cellars (509-627-8650), Roslyn .................................................... 7 pm
Dirty Rivers Blues Band, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ............................ 7 pm
Open Dancing on Saturdays, Red Lion (509-783-1332), Pasco ................................................. 6 pm
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Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
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Aug
Aug
Aug
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Aug
Aug
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Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Oct
Oct
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec
Dec
Dec
4
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10
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30, 31
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20, 21
20, 21
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27, 28
28
4, 5
5-26
18
2-30
15
7-28
20
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Danika Nolton & Gary Johnstad, Hamilton Cellars (509-628-8227), Richland ..................... 2:30
Black Cat Bone, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ........................................... 5
Pamela Thomas-Martin, Minor Obsession, Chas Smith Wines (509-526-5230), Walla Walla 6
Nuketown, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ........................ 9
BluMeadows, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ............................................... 7
Ben Union, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ................................................................. 7
Pamela Thomas-Martin, A Minor Obsession, Ice Harbor Brewery (509-582-5340), Kenn. 7:30
The SHADES, Bookwalter Winery (509-627-5000), Richland ..................................................... 7
Tuck Foster and the Mossrites, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ................. 7
The SHADES, Thunder on the Island, Clover Island (509-586-0541), Kennewick ................... 6
Coyote Kings, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .............................................. 5
Nuketown & B-F Fair Kickoff Party, Branding Iron (509-586-9292), Kennewick ....................... 9
Nuketown, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ........................ 9
Carl Tosten, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland .................................................. 7
Bent on Blues, Swiftwater Cellars (509-674-6555), Suncadia, WA ............................................ 7
Perry Acker, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland .............................................................. 7
Tommy Hogan, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (509-371-1900), Richland ............................................ 7
Pamela Thomas-Martin, The Vogue (509-888-5282), Chelan ..................................................... 8
Trespasser, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ...................... 9
Sammy Eubanks, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ..................................................... 7
The SHADES, Apex Winery (509-786-1800), Prosser ............................................................ 6:30
Trespasser, Branding Iron Restaurant & Nightclub (509-586-9292), Kennewick ...................... 9
Primitive Circus, Tony Roma’s (509-627-8650), Kennewick ..................................................... 8
Eddie Manzanares, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland .................................................. 7
Matt Brown, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ............................................................... 7
The SHADES, Bookwalter Winery (509=627-5000), Richland .................................................... 7
Open Dancing on Saturdays, Red Lion (509-783-1332), Pasco ................................................. 6
Pearl Django, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ............................................................. 7
Primitive Circus, Swiftwater Cellars (509-627-8650), Roslyn .................................................... 7
Primitive Circus, Sausage Fest, Christ the King Church (509-627-8650), Richland ................ 9
Ecclectic Approach, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland .................................................. 7
Pamela Thomas-Martin, Der Hinterhof (509-548-5250), Leavenworth ....................................... 7
Primitive Circus, Thomas O’Neil Cellars (609-627-8650), Richland .......................................... 7
The B Side, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ............................................................... 7
Pamela Thomas-Martin, Der Hinterhof (Pamela Thomas-Martin), Leavenworth ....................... 5
Tri-City Big Band, Tagaris Winery (509-628-0020), Richland ..................................................... 7
New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance, Red Lion (509-783-1332), Pasco ........................................ 6:30
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COMEDY
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
5, 6
11-13
12-14
18-20
25-27
27
Stacey Prussman, Jokers Comedy Club (509-943-1173), Richland .................................... 8:30
Shannon Thompson, Jokers Comedy Club (509-943-1173), Richland ................................ 8:30
‘Just for Laughs’, Gesa Power House Theatre (www.phtww.com), Walla Walla
Adam Norwest, Jokers Comedy Club (509-943-1173), Richland ......................................... 8:30
Auggie Smith, Jokers Comedy Club (509-943-1173), Richland ............................................ 8:30
Latin Comedy Jam, 3 Rivers Convention Ctr (800-745-3000), Kennewick ............................. 8
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PERFORMING ARTS
Jul 1
Jul 15-19
Jul 15-25
Jul 19-Aug
Aug 2-10
Aug 5-9
Aug 8-18
‘Abraham Lincoln Remembers Gettysburg’, Kennewick Library on Union (509.737.6301), ... 7
TC Youth Choir/Forte! Music Camps, Community Center (509-942-7529), Richland ............. 9
Hanford High Fame Camp, Hanford HS (509-375-3406), Richland
3 ‘Legally Blonde:the Musical’, CBC Theatre (509-542-5521), Pasco ................................. 7:30
‘The Dixie Swim Club’, Princess Theatre (theprincesstheatre.net), Prosser ....................... 7:30
TC Youth Choir/Forte! Music Camps, Community Center (509-942-7529), Richland ............. 9
‘The Merchant of Venice’, Gesa Power House Theatre (www.phtww.com), Walla Walla
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SPOKANEAREA
Jul 8
Prairie Home Companion ‘Radio Romance’, INB Perf Arts Center (www.inbpac.com) ..... 7:30 pm
CONCERTS
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
Jul
3
Live@5 Concert, John Dam Plaza (509-783-0783), Richland .................................................... 5
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Thunder on the Island, Clover Island Inn (509-586-0541), Kennewick .................... 6
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Blues Festival;Tommy Tutone/Fireworks, Ione Amphitheater (541-422-7243), Ione, OR ....... 1
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Battle of the Tribute Bands, Swiftwater Cellars (swiftwatercellars.com), Roslyn
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Live@5 Concert, John Dam Plaza (509-783-0783), Richland ................................................... 5
14
Counting Crows, Maryhill Winery (www.maryhillwinery.com), Columbia River Gore .......... 6
14
Sawyer Brown, Clover Island Inn (509-586-0541), Kennewick ............................................ 4:30
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19, 20 Basin Summer Sounds FREE!, 5 pm Fri.; 11:30 am Sat. (509-750-9530, Kerry), Ephrata .... 5
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Evening for the Angels, Red Lion Hanford House (509-783-7416), Richland ....................... 7:30
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26-28 Jazz in the Valley, Downtown (509-925-2002), Ellensburg
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‘Calendar of Events’
CONCERTS, CONT.
SPECIAL EVENTS, CONT.
Jul 27
Darrell Worley, Hood River Co. Fair (541-354-2865), Hood River, OR ..................................... 8
Jul 27
Rockin’ on the River, Gateway Golf Center (ticketswest.com), Clarkston .......................... 4:50
Aug 4
Lyle Lovett, Wildhorse Resort (800-654-9453), Pendleton, OR .................................................. 6
Aug 7, 14 Thunder on the Island, Clover Island Inn (509-586-0541), Kennewick ...................................... 6
Aug 10
Bronze Blues & Brews, (bronzebluesbrews.com), Joseph, OR
Aug 10
James Otto Homecoming Tour, Columbia Park Stage Area (509-375-5033), Kennewick ....... 6
Aug 16
The Beatniks, Swiftwater Cellars (swiftwatercellars.com), Roslyn
Aug 30-Sep 1 Tumbleweed Music Festival, Howard Amon Park (tumbleweed.com), Richland
Oct 5
97Rocktoberfest, TRAC Center (509-543-2999), Pasco
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SEATTLEAREA
Jul 19
Sep 4
Paul McCartney, Safeco Field (ticketmaster.com), Seattle .......................................................... 8 pm
The Eagles, Key Arena (ticketmaster.com), Seattle .................................................................... 8 pm
PORTLAND AREA
Jul 8
Glenn Miller Orchestra, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (800-273-1530), Portland ..................... 8 pm
SPOKANEAREA
Jul 13
Third Day, Spokane Spirit Fest (855-443-8499), Riverfront Park (4dtixx.com), Spokane ..... 6 pm
THEGORGEAMPHITHEATRE
Aug 24
Black Sabbath, The Gorge Amphitheatre (www.gorgeamphitheatre.net), Quincey ................. 7 pm
Aug 29-31 Dave Matthews Band, Gorge Amphitheatre (gorgeamphitheatre.net), Quincey ........................ 3 pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sep
Sep
Sep
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec
Dec
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5
10-20
12
19
8-10
9
6-24
14
Hops Fest, Downtown (5413-86-2000), Hood River, OR ...................................................... 12 Noon
International Model A Day, 1600 Air Museum Rd. (541-308-1600), Hood River, OR ............. 9 am
March of Dimes - Food Network Black Tie Event, TRAC Center (509-627-8650), Pasco ..... 9 pm
Fall Home Show, TRAC Center (509-543-2999), Pasco
Concours de Maryhill Open Car Show, Maryhill Museum (509-539-2557), Goldendale ....... 9 am
Annual Hood River Valley Harvest Fest, Waterfront Park (541-386-2000), Hood River, OR
2nd Saturday Action Day, WAAAM Air and Auto Museum (541-308-1600), Hood River, OR 9 am
Indoor Garage Sale, TRAC Center (509-543-2999), Pasco ........................................................ 8 am
Custer’s Christmas Arts & Craft Show , TRAC Center (509-543-2999), Pasco ..................... 10 am
Hood River Holidays, Downtown (541-386-2000), Hood River, OR ........................................ 6 pm
CLASSES & ACTIVITIES
Jul 2
Weekly Adaptive Yoga for Chronic Conditions, Yoga Community (509-521-4287), Kenn. .... 10 am
Jul 8
Beginning Yoga Series - 8 weeks, Yoga Community (509-521-4287), Kennewick .................. 6 pm
Jul 9
Begin Prenatal Yoga 6-week series, Yoga Community (509-521-4287), Kennewick ........ 6:30 pm
Jul 9
Hydroponics Gardening, Benton City Library, 810 Horne Dr (509-588-6471), Benton City .... 6 pm
Jul 14-Dec 31 Customized Small Group Art Workshops, Steve Henderson Studio (509-382-9775), Dayton
Jul 17
300-plus online classes begin, Community Ed, online at www.ed2go.com/kce ......... 12 midnight
Aug 25-Dec 31 Reiki Classes, NorthStar Wellness Center (Marie, 509-572-0735), Richland
Sep 14
Loose Landscapes, LaVonda Kellogg 618 Lago Vista Dr (509-430-8633), Richland .......... 8:45 am
Sep 20-Dec 13 DivorceCare - Tuesday Evenings, Bethel Church (509-628-0150), Richland ............. 6:45 pm
Sep 20-D 13 Single & Parenting - Tuesday Evenings, Bethel Church (509 628-0150), Richland ........ 6:45 pm
SPORTS
Jul 4
River of Fire, Columbia Park (tricityregionalchamber.com), Kennewick
Jul 4
Camp Patriot 4th of July Fun Run, Pasco Softball Complex (585-797-7245), Pasco .............. 8 am
Jul 4
Thunder 4th of July, Marina Park (www.boardmanchamber.org), ................................... Boardman
Jul 5-7
Wildhorse Pow Wow, Wildhorse Resort (541-654-9453), Pendleton, OR
Jul 5-Se[ 6 First Friday Street Closure, July, Aug, Sept, Downtown (541-386-2000), Hood River, OR .. 5 pm
Jul 6
Community Days Show ‘n Shine, Downtown (509-539-2557), Goldendale ............................. 9 am
Jul 8
Pasco Chamber Membership Luncheon , Red Lion Hotel (509-547-9755), Pasco ........... 11:45 am
Jul 12, 13 WAAAM Cruise and Car Show, 1600 Air Museum Rd. (541-308-1600), Hood River, OR ..... 9 am
Jul 13
Ticket Sales Kick Off, “Healed With a Kiss”, Ice Harbor Brewery (509-378-1007), Kenn. ...... 4 pm
Jul 13
Purple Ridge Lavender Festival, Purple Rdge Farm (541=561-3945), Hermiston ................. 10 am
Jul 13
Cool Rides Car Show, McKenzie Park (541-571-5960), Hermiston
Jul 17-21 Dayton Mule Mania, Columbia County Fairgrounds (mulemaniadayton.com), Dayton
Jul 19
Miss Tri-Cities OUtstanding Teen, Kennewick HS (www.misstricities.org), Kennewick
Jul 19, 20 Basin Summer Sounds FREE!, 5 pm Fri.; 11:30 am Sat. (509-750-9530, Kerry), Ephrata .... 5 pm
Jul 20
Evening for the Angels, Red Lion Hanford House (509-783-7416), Richland ....................... 7:30 pm
Jul 20
Prosser Art Walk & Wine Gala, Downtown (509-786-3177), Prosser ........................................ 6 pm
Jul 20
Miss Tri-Cities Pageant, Kennewick HA (www.misstricities.org), Kenniwick
Jul 20
Purse Auction for Royal Family Kids Camp , Kitzke Cellars (509-628-9442), Richland ......... 3 pm
Jul 20-26 Walla Walla Dance Festival, wwdf.org (509-240-3502), Walla Walla
Jul 20, 21 Sweet Onion Festival, Downtown (509-525-1031), Walla Walla
Jul 23-28 Chief Joseph Days, (541-432-1015), Joseph, OR
Jul 24-27 Hood River County Fair, Hood River, OR (541-354-2865),
Jul 26-28 Tri-City Water Follies, Columbia Park (www.waterfollies.com), Kennewick
Jul 26, 27 Art in the Park, Howard Amon Park (www.alliedartsrichland.org), Richland
Jul 27
Country Nesters “Antiques in the Park Show”, John Dam Plaza (509-430-2151), Richland . 9 am
Jul 27
Art & Wine Fusion, Downtown (artwinefusion.com), White Salmon ........................................... 3 pm
Aug 3
Hot Desert Nights, Golf,Drag Race, Car Show, Dance, (509-439-0250), Desert Aire ......... 7:30 am
Aug 3, 4
WAAAM Swap Meet, 1600 Air Museum Rd. (541-308-1600), Hood River, OR .................. 7:30 am
Aug 10
2nd Saturday Action Day, WAAAM Air and Auto Museum (541-308-1600), Hood River ......... 9 am
Aug 11
Bug Run, Cadillac Jack’s Saloon & Grill (541-310-8355), Pendleton, OR ........................... 12 Noon
Aug 12
Pasco Chamber Membership Luncheon, Red Lion Hotel (509-547-9755), Pasco ............ 11:45 am
Aug 17
Indoor Garage Sale, TRAC Center (509-543-2999), Pasco ........................................................ 8 am
Aug 24
Drink Some Wine, Solve a Crime , Bookwalter & Gamache Vintners (509-582-1351) .......... 11 am
Aug 30-Sep 1 Tumbleweed Music Festival, Howard Amon Park (www.tumbleweedfest.com), Richland
Sep 1-Dec 30 cyberart509 local artists’ exhibit, Zinful’s Panini Bar, downtown (509-586-6100), Kenn. 11 am
Sep 2
Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim, Columbia River (541-386-2000), Hood River, OR . 5:30 am
Sep 7
Pasco Chamber Annual Sunshine Ball, Red Lion Hotel (509-547-9755), Pasco ...................... 6 pm
Sep 7
Healed With a Kiss, Hedges Winery (509-378-1007), Red Mountian ......................................... 2 pm
3rd Annual Outdoorsman Expo, TRAC Center (509-543-2999), Pasco .................................. 10 am
Sep 7, 8
Sep 7, 8
Annual Hood River Fly-In, 1600 Air Museum Rd. (541-308-1600), Hood River, OR .............. 8 am
Sep 8- Nov 10 cyberart509 local artists’ exhibit, The Grill on Gage (509-628-1795), Kennewick .......... 11 am
Sep 9
Pasco Chamber Membership Luncheon, Red Lion Hotel (509-547-9755), Pasco ............ 11:45 am
Sep 14
Sep 21 Festival of Wheels Car Show, Main Street (509-539-2557), Goldendale 9 am
Sep 27-29 Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival, Walla Walla Fairgrounds (541-938-6130), Walla Walla ...... 10 am
Jul 1, 2, 3 Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Spokane, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco .......................... 7:15
Jul 10-14 Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Hillsboro, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ........................... 7:15
Jul 13
Atomic City Roller Girls vs. Snake Pit Derby Dames, Toyota Arena (509-308-9474) ............. 6
Jul 18-21 Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Salem-Keizer,, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ................. 7:15
Jul 22
Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Salem-Keizer, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ................ 11:15
Jul 31
Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Eugene, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ............................ 7:15
Aug 1
Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Vancouver, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ....................... 7:15
Aug 1-4
Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Eugene, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ............................ 7:15
Aug 13, 14, 15 Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Spokane, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco .................. 7:15
Aug 16-20 Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Boise, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ................................ 7:15
Aug 24, 25, 26 Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Everett, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ..................... 7:15
Sep 1, 2
Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Vancouver, Gesa Stadium (509-544-8789), Pasco ....................... 7:15
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