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PAGE 2 • April 2016 • The Entertainer
April
2016
This Month’s Features
The horse sale is a popular event during Cattle Barons Weekend in Pendleton, Oregon. This year it’s the weekend of May 12-14.
Pendleton will host Cattle Barons Weekend
T
he Cattle Barons of Pendleton are
preserving Western culture, they
say, “one scholarship at a time.” And
that’s what the Cattle Barons Weekend is really all about — raising
scholarship funds so that generations
of young people will help feed the
nation while preserving Western
traditions.
Pendleton represents that Western
culture more than any other place, and
the Cattle Barons Weekend is about
as “Western” as it gets. The annual
event, now in its ninth year, is coming
up this month, May 12-14. Events take
place at the Pendleton Convention
Center and the Roundup Grounds
Pavilion.
The Cattle Barons Weekend was
created in honor of the region’s cattlemen and ranchers, and all of the
proceeds go toward college scholarships for students who want to major in
agriculture. You don’t have to be a
cattle baron to attend, and in fact there
are fun events for every family member.
Events include saddle bronc riding, a
team branding and trailer-loading
comptition, a trade show, a barbecue
cook-off, a family fun area, plus sales
of geldings and stock dogs. The
“Tradin’ Post” area in the convention
center will open at noon on Friday and
at 9 a.m. on Saturday with a variety of
vendors.
On Saturday, teams will compete for
bragging rights in the “Buckaroo
Barbecue Challenge,” with judging
taking place at 11 a.m. There’s also
the “Backyard Brewers Challenge,”
with an opportunity for home brewers
to show off their products. The annual
Silver Bit, Spur and Engraving Show is
also held during Cattle Barons Weekend.
On Saturday evening at the Roundup
Grounds Pavilion, the Stock Saddle
Bronc Riding event gets under way a 7
p.m., with cowboys from all over the
Northwest competing on some of the
strongest outlaw horses. It’s different
from a traditional rodeo, because these
cowboys ar working ranchers and
ranch hands who bring their own
saddles — not special saddles as in
other rodeos.
Cattleman are used to hard work,
and the organizers of the Pendleton
Cattle Barons Weekend have worked
long and hard to bring you this spectacular Western-themed festival.
“It has become quite an event,” said
Cattle Barons board member Marty
Campbell. “Last year we could see that
we had really turned a corner and the
weekend had become a tradition for a
lot of people. This year it’s cool to see
that people are calling for information
well in advance.”
So join in the fun and help support
deserving youth at the same time.For
information, entry forms and a complete schedule of events, visit
cattlebarons.net.
‘Discover the Charms’ of downtown Kennewick
Downtown Kennewick is on the
move. Not only are there big plans for
Clover Island development and a
vintner’s village nearby, but people are
increasingly coming downtown to shop
and visit the galleries and restaurants.
The farmers market is returning to the
downtown and will open on June 2.
You might say that people are “discovering the charms” of Historic Downtown Kennwick.
The Downtown Kennewick Partnership adopted that idea as a theme for
a special event on May 5 and 6. For
four hours, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
you’re invited to “Discover the Charms”
of the downtown area. You won’t find
big-box stores or an indoor mall, but
you’ll discover charming antique
stores, art galleries, working artists
and boutique shopping experiences —
mostly in historic buildings.
The event starts at the Downtown
Kennewick Business Center, 124 W.
Kennewick Avenue, where merchants
will be selling charm bracelets for $5.
You will also receive a map of participating downtown merchants. Visit
each of the businesses on the map
and you will be eligible to win a variety
of prizes, while supplies last. Children
under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information,
call (509) 582-7221.
One week later, the 17th Annual
Classy Chassy Show-n-Shine starts
on Friday Night, May
13, with Registration, a
poker run, and a rally at
Overturf Motors on
Columbia Drive. The
Main event, the Show-nShine, will take place
on Kennewick Avenue in
the heart of the downtown area, starting at 8
a.m. with registration,
check-in, and set-up. If
you’re planning to show
your prized vehicle,
come early to choose
your desired location,
because there will be
more than 200 cars all
vying for that Best in
Show trophy. Preregistration is $20 before
May 1, and will be $25
after that day. If you’re
just a spectator you
don’t have to spend a
dime, and you can enjoy
some great music
starting at noon while
you browse among the
antique, classic and hotrod cars.
For more information
on downtown Kennewick
events, plans and
activities, visit online at
historickennewick.org.
Enjoy live music at Maryhill Winery ...... 4
Male Ensemble will perform in Pasco 4
MCMT to stage musical Company ...... 4
School kids learn about ‘Mercer Girls’ 5
Gem show will be at fairgrounds ........ 5
Oliver is VTC’s sping musical ............. 6
1970s disco music takes the stage .... 7
Women of Wisdon plan annual tea .... 7
Art, music, lectures offered by CBC .... 8
CBC scientists hail LIGO discovery .... 8
AJ’s Salon wants to serve your mom .. 9
Youth choir celebrates Broadway ...... 11
Kennewick hosts cowboy gathering . 11
Power House to have variety of acts . 12
Sunnyside concert features Vivace ... 12
Kick-off set for Tri Art for Giving ......... 13
“Dreamcoat” musical comes to town 13
Heritage Nursery is a place for gifts .. 14
Sunnyside celebrates Cinco de Mayo15
20s-style party raises funds for kids .. 15
‘Living History’ actors set for season . 16
3 Rivers Folklife has busy schedule .. 16
National drag star comes to Pasco ... 17
Plant sale will benefit Hospice ........... 17
UnTapped Music Festival lineup set .. 17
Allied Arts features local talent ........... 18
‘Sunbonnet Sue’ exhibit in Richland .. 18
Ritzville art event seeks artists ........... 18
Hermiston hosts Oregon art festival .. 19
Custer’s Arts & Crafts Show returns .. 19
Local woodcarvers display their art ... 19
Movies: Batma & Greek Wedding 2 ... 20
Books: Fiction and nonfiction reviews 21
Dance event involves local ‘stars’ ..... 22
Walla Walla Symphony concert set .... 23
Pendleton exhibit explores evolution . 23
Sternwheeler is returning to area ....... 24
Mothers’ Day brunch buffet served ..... 25
Feast Walla Walla, Guitar Fest joined 26
WSU offers wine management .......... 26
Variety of groups perform at Emerald 27
Wine & More set to unlock ‘mystery’ .. 27
Europe travel night planned ............... 28
‘Discover Prosser’ event scheduled .. 29
Traveling in British Columbia ............. 29
How to get good acupunture results .. 30
Three expos deal with health, safety .. 31
Century Bike Ride coming in May ...... 32
‘Smash for Cash’ is for Camp Patriot 36
MLB: Philly Robb picks the Astros ...... 34
Dealing with invasive plants .............. 36
Calendar of Events ....................... 38-39
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Maryhill concert lineup to be announced this month
I
n early April, Maryhill Winery near
Goldendale will announce the lineup
of summer concerts in its 4,000-seat
outdoor amphitheater. The summer
concert series features world-class
entertainment throughout the summer.
The winery was built in 2000 on a
bluff overlooking the Columbia River,
and audiences in the outdoor amphitheater enjoy a view of the river and the
hills beyond as they enjoy the earlyevening entertainment.
In addition to the concert series,
Maryhill provides live music on its vinecovered terrace every summer weekend from 1 to 5 p.m., starting on
Memorial Day weekend and continuing
through September. Music is provided
by some of the best Pacific Northwest
with tastings
performers. The
and special
schedule
offers. Visitors
includes the
can be among
Tablerockers on
the first to enjoy
May 30, Karen
newly released
Lovely on
wines, excluJune 4, Heather
sively available
Keizur and
for tasting
Steve
during the
Christofferson
weekend. Many
on June 5, Side
of these wines
Project on June
can only be
11and 12, the
found by visiting
Kat Cogswell
the winery. It’s a
Trio on June 18
The amphitheater at Maryhill Winery
fantastic
and Sonic Light
opportunity to talk directly with the
Brigade on June 19.
One weekend each month, Maryhill staff about new vintages and gain
insight into Washington wines. This
will be celebrating its latest releases
month’s Wine Release Weekend will
be on Saturday and Sunday, April 16
and 17.
On April 9 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.,
Maryhill Winery founders Craig and
Vicki Leuthold will host a special dinner
at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel
near Hood River, Ore. For $95 per
person you’ll enjoy an unforgettable
evening including a reception with
appetizers and a four-course dinner
paired with Maryhill wines that even the
most sophisticated palate will love.
Space is limited, so purchase your
tickets early by visiting the events
calendar at maryhillwinery.com.
Maryhill Winery is just off of Highway
14 near Goldendale, Wash. Call
(509) 773-1976.
Next Community Concerts offering will feature all-male choir
The next performance in the Community Concerts series in the Tri-Cities
will feature the Male Ensemble Northwest, or MEN. They will perform in the
Faith Assembly Auditorium in west
Pasco on April 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Male Ensemble Northwest was
formed in 1982 by Howard Meharg of
Longview, Wash. Meharg had worked
as a choir director since 1958 and
taught in central Washington schools.
His professional career included two
tours with the Norman Luboff Choir.
Meharg wanted to start a singing
group that would encourage young
males in public schools to sing in
choirs, so he formed Male Ensemble
Northwest. In the years since its
inception, MEN has performed in
venues from local churches to regional
and national conventions, always
remembering to spread the message of
male singing. The ensemble has
performed for members of the American Choral Directors Association in
Washington, D. C., San Antonio,
Texas, Lawton, Okla. and Oshkosh,
Wis.
One member of the ensemble who
is familiar to Tri-Cities audiences is
Justin Raffa, artistic director of the
Mid-Columbia Mastersingers. He’s a
graduate of Westminster Choir College
of Rider University in Princeton, N.J.
He has directed the Mastersingers,
managed the Mid-Columbia Symphony
and directed the music program at All
Saints Episcopal Church in Richland.
He has also been an actor, music
director and board member with MidColumbia Musical Theatre, as well as
conductor of the Three Rivers
Children’s Chorus and music advisor
with Washington East Opera.
MCMT spring show will be
musical comedy Company
Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre is
presenting the delightful comedy
Company as the spring 2016 show. It
opens April 15 at the Uptown Theatre
in Richland.
The show was written by George
Furth with music and lyrics by the
famous Stephen Sondheim. It opened
on Broadway in 1970 and ran for 705
performances. It was revived in 2006
and has also been performed by at
least 10 world touring companies.
Company was nominated for a
record-setting 14 Tony Awards and won
for Best Musical, Best Book of a
Musical, Best original Score, Best
Lyrics and Best Revival. It also won a
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding
Musical and Outstanding Revival.
Company was originally titled
Threes. Its plot revolves around Robert,
or “Bobby,” a single man unable to
commit fully to a steady relationship.
The cast includes his best friends —
five married couples and his three
girlfriends. The show has no particular
plot, but is composed of short vignettes linked by a celebration of
Robert’s 35th birthday.
Company, when first presented, was
one of the first musicals to deal with
adult themes. Sondheim remarked that
many people used theatre to escape
from day-to-day trials, but with Company those themes and relationships
just hit them square in the face.
The show originally encompassed
several one-act plays written by Furth,
but Harold Prince felt they would be
best combined as the basis for a
musical, with New York marriages
being examined by a central character.
The show was revised and updated in
the early 1990s and has continued to
be popular with audiences ever since.
A production starring Neil Patrick
Harris was filmed in 2011 for a brief run
in movie theaters, and another production was a “Great Performances”
feature on PBS in 2008.
The show begins with Robert’s 35th
birthday celebration, a surprise party
planned for by his friends. When he
fails to blow out any of the candles on
his birthday cake, the couples promise
that his wish will come true — though
he has wished for nothing, since his
friends are all he needs.
What follows is a series of disconnected vignettes in no particular
chronological order, each featuring
Robert during a visit with one of the
couples or alone with one of the
girlfriends. The music is driving and
captivating, featuring some of
Sondheim’s best. The score includes
“Marry Me a Little,” “Another Hundred
People,” “Getting Married Today,” “Side
By Side by Side” and “The Ladies Who
Lunch.”
The show is a break from MidColumbia Musical Theatre’s traditional
big-cast musicals. It features a small
cast and will be performed in the
intimate setting of the Richland
Uptown Theatre, where wine and
specialty drinks can be served.
Performances are on April 15, 16, 22
and 23 at 7:30 p.m., plus a 2 p.m.
Sunday matinee on April 24. Tickets
are available online at mcmt.tix.com,
at the Academy of Ballet office, at
Adventures Underground and at the
door.
Admission is by
season ticket or $25
for adults, $10 for
students and $55 for
a family. As a special
incentive, new
subscribers for the
2016-2017 season
will be allow free
admission to this last
concert of the 20152016 season.
Members of the Male
Ensemble Northwest
include Justin Raffa of
the Tri-Cities, pictured
second from left in the
foreground. They will
perform April 9 at Faith
Assembly in Pasco
Area children will see musical
commemorating ‘Mercer Girls’
I
n 1864, during the Civil War, women
from the East Coast were recruited
by Asa Mercer to teach in the Washington Territory. Full of hope for a new
life in the West, they took a long
journey by ship from Massachusetts to
Seattle, where they received a warm
welcome. But life in their new city was
often difficult.
A lively, entertaining new musical
tells the story of these women who
became the teachers, wives, mothers
and grandmothers of early Puget
Sound families. It is told primarily
through the detailed journal entries of
the eldest Mercer Girl, Lizzie Ordway,
the first public school teacher in the
fast-growing town of Seattle.
This month, the Fifth Avenue
Theatre’s Adventure Musical Theater
Touring Company will bring this
educational musical to Mid-Columbia
students. This is the seventh year that
the theatre company has performed
original musicals in our region’s
schools.
Local organizers Porky Thomsen
and Terri Stephenson have once again
spearheaded the effort to bring the
program to the Tri-Cities by recruiting
sponsors and working with area school
districts to line up performances. About
5,000 kids in kindergarten through
eighth grade in eight area school
districts will see the show.
The Mercer Girls will be performed
April 11-15 in our area, starting in
Pasco on Monday, April 11. Here is
the full schedule:
Monday, April 11 – Pasco School
District, at Pasco High School – 10
a.m. and 1 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12 – Warden School
District, Warden Elementary –
9:15 a.m.
Tuesday, April 12 – Columbia
School District at Columbia Auditorium
– 1 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13 – Richland
School District, at Chief Joseph Middle
School – 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 14 – Kiona-Benton
City School District, at Kiona-Benton
City Middle School – 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 14 – Othello
School District, at Scootney Springs
Elementary School – 1:30 p.m.
Friday, April 15 – Kennewick
School District, at Kennewick High
School – 9:30 a.m.
Friday, April 15 – North Franklin
School District at Mesa Elementary –
1 p.m.
The performances are 50 minutes
followed by a 10 minute question-andanswer period.
The nonprofit 5th Avenue Theatre is
one of the nation’s most prolific
incubators of new musicals, including
Tony Award winners Hairspray and
Memphis. The physical structure of the
same name dates back to 1926 and
was originally a Seattle vaudeville
performance hall.
The Adventure Musical Theatre
Touring Company was formed in 1994
to introduce musical theatre to school
children throughout Washington State.
Its original musicals are created by
local composers and writers to engage
and educate students through
storytelling, song and dance.
Past shows that have been seen by
Mid-Columbia students include It
Happened at the World’s Fair;
Klondike —The Great Alaskan Gold
Rush; Rosie the Riveter; The Lewis
and Clark Story; Northwest Bookshelf
and last year’s Baseball Saved Us.
For more about the Firth Avenue
Theatre, the Adventure Musical Theater
Touring Company and and this educational musical, visit
www.5thavenue.org. On the website
you will also find a link to a
downloadable teacher study guide.
Gem and mineral show to be held
at the fairgrounds in Kennewick
The Lakeside Gem and Mineral Club
will have plenty of rocks, minerals and
much more to do and see at its 20th
annual rock show to be held at the
Benton County Fairgrounds in
Kennewick on April 16 and 17. The
show is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Saturday and 10 to 4 on Sunday.
A large variety of gems, minerals
and fossils will be on display in
Building 1 at the fairgrounds and will be
available for purchase at the show.
Admission is $5 for adults, and
children under 14 are admitted free if
accompanied by an adult.
There will be demonstrations on how
to cut spheres out of solid rock, how to
crack geodes, the art of jewelrymaking and much more. There will be
a junior rockhounds corner where kids
can have fun discovering precious
treasures and cab win prizes. All
youth, Scouts and families will enjoy
the show, and kids can learn about
joining Lakeside’s Junior Rock Club
that meets monthly in Kennewick.
This year, 11 vendors will be offering
top-quality mineral specimens, fossils,
jewelry, gemstones and specialized
equipment for cutting, polishing and
displaying rocks. The show is an
educational experience, with about 40
displays by many club members and
other collectors from Eastern Washington. There also will be a special
fluorescent mineral display room.
The show will have door prizes and
silent auctions at 30-minute intervals
throughout both days.
People of all ages enjoy the annual
Lakeside Gem and Mineral Show.
The annual rock show also is when
the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies conducts its mid-year
meeting, which this year will be on
Saturday, April 16, at fairgrounds
Building 3. Members from Alaska,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Northern
Utah and Washington will be coming
together to talk about their common
interests in the hobby.
“Our show attracts hundreds of
visitors every year, and it is especially
informative for younger rockhounds
who enjoy learning about all the
different kinds of gems and minerals,”
said Larry Hulstrom, the chairman for
the 2016 show.
The Kennewick show will also have
a tailgate swap meet from 7 a.m. to
12 noon on Sunday. Members of the
Northwest Federation with rocks to sell
will be set up in the parking lot.
For more information, visit
lakesidegemandmineralclub.com. You
can also find the club on Facebook
and at visittri-cities.com.
Valley Theater Company will stage musical Oliver
C
horuses of children’s and adults’
voices, a six-piece orchestra and
a classic music score will help bring to
life the musical adaption of a Charles
Dickens masterpiece in Prosser’s
Princess Theatre next month.
Oliver!, the musical that was spun
from Dickens’s Victorian-era novel
Oliver Twist, will be directed by community-theater veteran Paul Brooks,
who was also involved with the production of the musical 24 years ago. This
time around, the production will stretch
the Valley Theatre Company and the
Princess to the limit.
The first challenge was finding valley
talent to meet the requirements of the
cast. Auditions were held on three
different occasions — one for the
children’s roles and the children’s
chorus, and two more for the adults.
“We drew actors from all across the
valley,” said Brooks. With the 42
members of the cast selected, the
next task, he said, was to fit them all
on the Princess stage at the same
time. “That’s a huge number of actors.”
To accomplish that feat required
construction of a set that includes a
“walking bridge” and a runway, according to Brooks. The production will also
employ an orchestra pit for the sixpiece orchestra that will accompany
the vocals.
The size of the cast is such that
even rehearsals have spilled out of the
theater proper. “We rehearse in the
theater and in the adjacent Green
Room,” Brooks said, “which is used for
choreography.”
He said the large number of children
involved in the production should make
it especially enjoyable for the youngsters in the audience. “There is an
The children’s chorus for VTC;s Oliver are: (front row, from left) Rebekah
Besterbreur, Amiya Fulton, Seth Ramsay, James Householder and Kate Ashton;
(second row, from left) Rachel Hudak, Aaron Waywell, Elizabeth Humberstadt,
Alexis Atencio and Aspen Peters; (back row, from left) Sara Waywell, Finn Doherty,
Joel Alvarez, Halsee Derrick, Emily Johnson, David Hudak, and Olivia Mears.
appeal for children in the audience
wing. One of Fagin’s associates is Bill
seeing other children having fun on the Sikes, a violent man whose girlfriend,
stage.”.
One of the highlights of the show is
the interaction between the children
For its upcoming 2016-2017
and their “mentor,” Fagin, who schools
season, the Valley Theater Comthem in the art of picking pockets. The
pany has scheduled four producstory revolves around an orphan boy,
tions, the first of which will be a
Oliver Twist, who was born in an
comedy encompassing 37 William
English workhouse where his mother
Shakespeare plays.
died during childbirth.
The Complete Works of
Oliver is eventually “sold” as an
William Shakespeare (Abridged)
apprentice to a local undertaker. He
[Revised] will open Sept. 9, diescapes that situation and makes his
rected by Candace Andrews and
way to London, where he makes
produced by Marcia Hopkins. The
friends with a group of boys whom
show is billed as a “fast-paced
Fagin has taken under his larcenous
romp through all 37 of William
Shakespeare’s plays in 97 minutes.”
For the holiday season, the
company will present the musical
White Christmas, featuring 17 Irving
Berlin songs. The show, based on
Nancy, is devoted to him despite his
abuse of her.
Soon Oliver comes to consider
Nancy his one true friend, a friend he
especially needs when he discovers
what Fagin and the boys actually do.
The musical’s sobering subject
matter — human trafficking and
domestic abuse — are a concern for
Brooks. “I’m talking to my cast about
it,” he said. “Even 150 years after the
time of Oliver Twist, we are still faced
with the same predicaments.”
Oliver! opens April 29 and continues
with evening performances on April 30
and May 6 and 7. There will also be a
matinee performance on May 1 at 2:30
p.m.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12
for seniors (65 and older) and students.
Ticket are available at Adventures
Underground in Richland, Patnode’s
True Value Hardware in Benton City,
Sixth Street Art Gallery and Bonnie’s
Vine and Gift in Prosser, Bleyhl in
Grandview, Melange in Sunnyside and
at the door of the Princess Theatre in
Prosser. You can also order tickets
online at theprincesstheatre.net.
FOUR SHOWS SET FOR 2016-17 SEASON
the popular movie of the same
name, will be directed by Suzanne
Kephart and will open Dec. 2.
Another comedy will open just
in time for Valentine’s Day, 2017,
with the presentation of The Lone
Star Love Potion, directed by Mari
Page. The show will open Feb. 10,
and will include a Valentine’s Day
dinner and show on Feb. 14.
Wrapping up the season will be
Painting Churches, a comedy/
drama to be directed by Rick
James.
For its new season, VTC will add
a Sunday matinee on the opening
weekend of each production. For
information, visit
theprincesstheatre.net.
IN BRIEF
Richland’s HAPO Community Stage set to open
The City of Richland will host a grand opening of the $1.1 million HAPO
Community Stage in John Dam Plaza on Saturday, April 9. After a ceremonial
ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m., 20 local performing arts groups will participate in the
all-day celebration until 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and
vendors will have food and beverages available. Parking is available at the corner
of Jadwin and Swift, north of the Federal Building, as well as at City Hall and in
the Richland Parkway. For information, visit ci.richland.wa.us.
Wildhorse to host ‘Thunder from Down Under’
Wildhorse Resort and Casino will feature the men of Thunder from Down
Under, the Australian exotic dancers known for their chiseled bodies, cheeky
humor and boy-next-door charm. It’s perfect for a bachelorette party or just a
“girls’ night out.” The men will perform two shows on Sunday, May, 29, at 7 and
10 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general seating and $35 for premium seating. A party
table that includes front-row seating and table service for up to four people is
$250. Tickets can be purchased online at wildhorseresort.com or in the
Wildhorse Gift Shop. You must be 21 or older to attend.
Pasco Farmers Market is seeking entertainers
The Pasco Farmers Market is now booking entertainment for Saturday
mornings during the market’s 2016 season from May 7 to October 29. Entertainers, dance groups, theatre troupes, choirs, bands and other performers of all
ages are invited to inquire about booking a Saturday spot between 8 a.m. and
1 p.m. Contact Heather Hull Hart via email to [email protected]. Visit
online at downtownpasco.com/pfm.
Summer camp teaches reading, spelling and more
The 20th Annual Reading and Spelling Camp will be held June 20 through
July 20 from 8:15 a.m. to 12 noon at Northwest United Protestant Church in
Richland. This program will help students catch up if they are behind in school. If
they are gifted students, it will help them become even more accelerated
learners. Instructors teach English phonics, grammar, spelling rules and penmanship in 60 hours of instruction over a 20-day period. For information and
registration, call (509) 946-5453 or (509) 627-5447.
The dance moves you loved in 1977 are back in an all-new stage musical.
Disco fever is reborn at
Yakima’s Capitol Theatre
meets a new generation of playgoers
to explore the soaring sounds and
pulsating rhythms of this coming-ofelive the music and dancing of the age disco fantasy.
This brand new production of
1970s when Saturday Night Fever
Saturday
Night Fever includes a large
– The Musical comes to the Capitol
and
hugely
talented cast of actorTheatre in Yakima for two performances on Friday and Saturday, April musicians playing instruments,
dancing, and singing the classics
15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m.
The iconic story of Tony, the kid from “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “Jive
Brooklyn who wants to dance his way Talkin’,” “You Should Be Dancing,” and
“How Deep is Your Love?”
to a better life, is back!
Saturday Night Fever – The
It’s back by way of an all-new
Musical
is directed by Jeffrey B. Moss
production that shares Tony’s love of
with
choreography
by Denis Jones and
dancing in spectacular new ways.
musical direction by Skip Brevis. The
Fueled by the Bee Gees’ hit songs,
touring company is directed by
this contemporary retelling of the
Columbia Artists Theatricals.
classic story captures the energy,
For tickets or more information
passion and life-changing moments
about entertainment at the Capitol
that thrilled movie audiences in
Theatre in Yakima, call (509) 8531977and still does today.
ARTS (2787) or visit capitoltheatre.org.
Now, a new generation of dancers
Stage show features dancing
queens and disco kings!
R
Women of Wisdom to hold 2nd
annual mother-daughter event
The Women of Wisdom (WOW) will ships and hardship funding based on
hold their 2nd annual Mother and
need. But the tea and fashion event is
more than a fundraiser. It also helps
Daughter Tea and Fashion Show on
Saturday, May 7, at the Pasco Red
reinforce mother-daughter relationLion, beginning at 11 a.m.
ships, encourages mentoring and
builds self-esteem in young women.
The 2016 theme is, “It’s Raining Love
and Laughter.”
After you’ve attended the
WOW Tri-Cities offers
Mother and Daughter Tea,
you may decide you want
women opportunities for
personal growth and
to become a member of
provides tools and skills to
WOW. You can join with a
tax-deductible donation of
maintain the health of
mind, body and spirit.
$158, payable at $15 a
Groups within the WOW
month. Once you reach the
yearly total you will receive
organization include the
WOW Walkers and the
a free gift, and your
WOW Book Club. The
donation will help make a
difference in the commuorganization’s symbol is
Chauné Fitzgerald
the owl, representing
nity. Your membership
wisdom.
includes free leadership workshops
and other benefits as well
WOW Tri-Cities was founded by
Richland businesswoman Chauné
Tickets for the May 7 tea are $25 for
adults and $15 for girls 18 and under.
Fitzgerald, and its members are a
They are available from Salon Remedi
diverse group of women leaders. The
group’s inaugural event was the Triin the Richland Parkway.
Visit wowtricities.blogspot.com and
Cities Roll Bounce Skate Night in
on the WOW Tri-Cities Facebook
February 2015 to celebrate Black
History Month, and the event was
oage. For information, you can also
call (509) 308-0559 or send email to
repeated this past February at the
Rollarena Skating Center in Richland. [email protected]. If you would
The annual Mother and Daughter Tea like to be a table captain and host a
helps fund the mission of WOW, which group of eight to ten women and girls,
text Ashley Jenkins at (706) 726-2292.
includes providing academic scholar-
CBC Arts Center offers music, art, lecture in April
A
By Bill McKay
pril is always an exciting month at
the CBC Arts Center. We continue
to strive to bring our community,
through our instructional programs, a
large variety of lectures, concerts,
visual art exhibits, plays, musicals and
other artistic ventures for your
enjoyment.We hope to see you at
some of the events.
Esvelt Gallery
From April 4 through 28, the Esvelt
Gallery will feature an exhibit entitled
“Structural Language” by fiber and
textile artist Naomi S. Adams.
Naomi has been sewing since she
was quite small. She remembers
sitting for hours under the dining-room
table with her sisters, surrounded by
fabric scraps, making clothes for her
doll. These works had a limited life
span, as she would immediately rip
them apart as soon as she created
them in order to make something new!
Naomi began quilting in 1996 and
has never looked back. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in interior design,
magna cum laude, from Washington
State University, and she earned a
master’s in fine arts from the University
of North Texas. She is currently an
assistant professor of art and fiber
media at Idaho State University in
Pocatello.
We invite you to Naomi’s artist
lecture about her work on April 4 at
5:30 p.m. in the gallery, followed by a
reception for her at 6:30.
Lecture Series
Well-known Northwest performers
“Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron”
will join us at the Richland Public
Library on April 21 at 7 p.m. to present
“Bandana to Badges: Stories and
Songs of Northwest Workers.”
Real people and real experiences
are the foundations of folk music and
stories. These are codified in the
lasting representations found in our
oral history. This program shares
stories and songs of working life in the
Northwest, beginning
with American settlement
of the West and ending
with modern high-tech
industry.
Thoughtful music
selections and interesting historical tidbits
reflect the evolution of
these workers’ experiences. This event is
hosted by the Three
Rivers Folk Life Society.
directed by Randy Hubbs on April
15 beginning at 7:30
p.m. in the Art Fuller
Auditorium at Kennewick
High School. Tickets will
be $15 general admission and $10 for students
and seniors.
On April 21, we will
host the CBC’s Freeform
CD Release Concert in
our CBC Theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Also, you may be
interested in checking
Jazz Unlimited Guest artist Randy Brecker out the Honors Showcase Choir Concert on
Since 1973, Jazz Unlimited has
April
22
at
7
p.m.
to hear some of the
been on our campus, featuring as
finest middle-school and high-school
many as 4.000 middle-school and
choirs that were heard during the
high-school students competing in
various instrumental and vocal catego- daytime competitions.
Except for the Randy Brecker
ries. April 15-16 is “Band Weekend”
concert, all concerts and competition
and April 22-23 is “Choral Weekend.”
events are free to the public.
Guest artist Randy Brecker will
perform on the Yamaha with the
columbiabasin.edu/jazzunlimited.
Columbia Basin Jazz Orchestra
Local LIGO facility proves Einstein’s prediction of gravitational waves
ripples in the fabric of spacetime.
Everything that has mass affects
If you are a Tri-Citian, surely you
this fabric — even you! Think of
have heard the news on Feb. 11 the
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave tossing a pebble into a pond. Small
Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collabo- pebbles will create small ripples that
propagate outward from the impact,
ration confirmed that the twin LIGO
while larger and larger pebbles
detectors at Hanford and in Louisiana
had successfully detected gravitational create larger and larger ripples.
waves! The actual detection was made Gravitational waves that are big
enough to detect occur when very
on Sept. 14, but it took a few months
massive objects interact in space,
for scientists to officially verify this
such as when a star explodes or
astounding discovery. Albert Einstein
predicted the existence of gravitational black holes collide.
These waves propagate out in all
waves nearly 100 years ago, and this
directions from the source. By the
new finding validates his work.
time they reach the Earth, they are
Gravitational waves are essentially
By Erin Steinert
very weak. LIGO’s detectors use laser
light bouncing off of mirrors in long
evacuated tubes to try to measure the
stretching and compressing of space
when one of these waves comes
‘LIGO’ continues on Page 9
CBC PLANETARIUM MARCH MOVIE SCHEDULE
April 1: Secret Lives of Stars, 7 p.m.; Stars of the Pharaohs, 8 p.m.
April 2: The Little Star That Could, 2 p.m.; The Enchanted Reef, 3 p.m
April 8: Supervolcanoes, 7 p.m.; Secrets of the Sun, 8 p.m.
April 9: Black Holes, 2 p.m.; Cell! Cell! Cell!, 3 p.m.
April 15: Secret Lives of Stars, 7 p.m.; Two Small Pieces of Glass, 8 p.m.
April 16: The Little Star That Could, 2 p.m.; The Life of Trees, 3 p.m.
April 22: Supervolcanoes, 7 p.m.; Bad Astronomy, 8 p.m.
April 23: Black Holes, 2 p.m.; Dynamic Earth, 3 p.m.
April 29: Secret Lives of Stars, 7 p.m.; Oasis in Space, 8 p.m.
April 30: he Little Star That Could, 2 p.m.; The Zula Patrol, 3 p.m.
Treat your mom at AJ’s — a hair
salon, nail studio and much more
T
ucked away behind Andy’s Coffee
Shop on Court Street in Pasco,
next to an auto licensing service, is
AJ’s Hair and Nail Studio.
It’s well worth the trouble to seek it
out, according to Anjeannette Albrecht
(“AJ”), who established the salon in
1995. And it’s the perfect place to treat
your mom with a new hairdo for
Mothers’ Day or a gift certificate to use
later for a range of services
The first thing you’ll notice is the
warm welcome by a friendly staff of six
stylists — AJ herself plus Nancy
Burgess, Shelly Urlacher, Heidi
Lochridge, Terri Schmitz-Gurtison, and
Susan Fangman — and massage
therapist Atina Zink.
All of the stylists at AJ’s have a
minimum of 20 years of experience,
but they are constantly learning about
new products and techniques through
hair shows and continuing-education
opportunities.
“We invest a lot of time into learning
new hair and nail techniques and
trends,” said AJ. Massage therapist
Atina Zink also continues to learn more
about the healing arts.
The salon offers a full range of
services including haircuts for men,
women and children, plus perms and
air waves. Hair coloring is a service
you would expect in any salon, but
what is unusual about AJ’s stylists is
that they’re adept at using the bright
new colors that are trendy right now,
as well as in covering gray and adding
highlights.
Therapeutic massage, waxing and a
range of nail services are available at
AJ’s. They offer artificial and natural
manicures and pedicures, including
shellacking.
Like the trend toward bold, bright hair
colors? The stylists at AJ’s are skilled in
the latest coloring techniques.
“We are privileged to have the best
clientele in the Tri-Cities,” said AJ.
“Our guests look forward to their salon
visits. Not only do they leave happy,
relaxed and looking and feeling better
than when they arrived, but they love
the friendship and camaraderie.”
In fact, you might think you’ve
stepped into a scene from Steel
Magnolias, because many of the
guests linger in the salon long after
their appointments are over, according
to AJ, just to mingle and socialize.
AJ’s Hair and Nail Studio is at 3330
W. Court, St., Ste. P, in Pasco. Just
remember to drive around to the rear of
the complex. For appointments, call
(509) 547-9857. You’ll be glad you did.
‘LIGO’
More detectors will be coming online
over the next several years to study
gravitational waves. Another LIGO
detector is in the works in India, and
Continues from Page 8 the European Space Agency’s LISA
along. When this happens, the mirrors Pathfinder is paving the way for eLISA,
which will measure gravitational waves
move relative to each other by less
than a thousandth of the diameter of a in space rather than on Earth, where
local “noise” can interfere with the
proton! Obviously, keeping the entire
sensitive equipment. The next several
system still enough to detect such a
years should prove to be exciting as
small motion is one of the challenges
we learn more about this phenomenon!
LIGO has had to overcome to be able
Want to learn more about the kinds
to make this amazing discovery.
of events that can cause gravitational
This groundbreaking detection not
waves, such as black-hole collisions
only confirms that Einstein was
correct, but it also gives us a new way and neutron stars? Come to one of our
to understand the universe around us. public shows that run every Friday at 7
and 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 and 3
Gravitational waves carry with them
p.m. Tickets for all events and memimportant information about the
berships can be purchased online prior
structure of our universe and the
to show time. If seats are available,
objects within it, and may help to
you may obtain tickets at the door.
unlock further mysteries that cannot
Visit columbiabasin.edu/planet for
otherwise be understood using other
more
information.
equipment and methods.
In this graphic representation, two black holes colliding in deep space have sent out ripples of
gravitational waves, one of which was detected last December at the LIGO facility on Hanford
property. The observatory is a project the National Science Foundation, Caltech and MIT.
Members of the Forte! Show Choir pose for photos with a Broadway backdrop
Forte! group’s spring concert
features music of Broadway
T
he young people of the Forte! Show
Choir will be presenting “Forte! on
Broadway,” a concert of musical
theatre songs, on May 13 and 14 at
the Art Fuller Auditorium at Kennewick
High School. Tri-City Youth Choir
sponsors this select group of highschool performers who present an
annual spring concert. The teenagers
have been busy working on learning
the choral music and choreography
since mid-January, rehearsing five to
seven hours a week.
Forte! is known for high-quality,
entertaining shows, and this one will
be a crowd-pleaser. The audience can
expect to hear “I Could Have Danced
All Night” and “On the Street Where
You Live” from My Fair Lady, “Arabian
Nights” and “A Whole New World” from
Aladdin, “We Dance” and “Mama Will
Provide” from Once on This Island, and
many more medleys from your favorite
musicals.
Over the past few years, Forte!
members have performed pop and rock
music from the 1950s to the present
day, jazz songs, Christmas music,
movie and show tunes. They have
learned ballroom styles, disco, modern
dance and jazz. They have been taught
how to execute various dance moves
including jumps, barrel rolls and lifts.
For “Forte! on Broadway,” the choir is
learning authentic Polynesian dancing
from choreographer Julie Adams.
“The Polynesian dance techniques
fit so nicely with the songs of Once on
This Island, and I am thrilled that Julie
is bringing this to our show,” said
Artistic Director Heather Hull Hart.
“The choir members are really building
strength and grace in these storytelling movements. Julie is teaching
them that each movement, even the
way you shape your hands, evokes a
different emotion or word.”
Hull Hart created “Forte! on Broadway” together with choreographers
Julie Adams and Christine
Riesenweber. The show will be a
dazzling concert of choral music, with
beloved songs grouped into medleys
and accompanied by choreographed
dancing and acting.
Unlike a traditional choir, each song
is presented as a production number,
similar to what you might see in a full
stage musical. Talented soloists give
the audiences glimpses of familiar
characters from each Broadway show.
And they perform with a stunning
stage backdrop, professional sound
and lighting, and great costumes,
Curtain times are 7 p.m. on Friday,
May 13, and 2 p.m. on Saturday the
14th. The auditorium at Kennewick
High is at 500 S. Dayton Street.
Reserved seats are $12 for adults
and $10.00 for students and seniors.
General admission tickets are $10 and
$8. A general-admission group rate for
groups of six or more is $8 per person.
Tickets may be purchased in
advance at yourtcyc.com or in person
at Tri-City Academy of Ballet and
Music in Richland, and will also be
sold at the door.
David Frizzell, Deborah Allen will
perform at local cowboy gathering
Country music stars David Frizzell
and Deborah Allen will headline at the
13th annual Columbia River Cowboy
Gathering and Music Festival on April
8, 9 and 10 at the Benton County
Fairgrounds in Kennewick. The Friday
and Saturday Concerts start at 5:30,
with Deborah Allen performing on
Friday and David Frizzell on Saturday.
Other noted performers include up
and coming country singer James
Carothers, Les and Nancy Brockus
performing 50s and 60s music, and
Van and Kathy Criddle. The winners of
last year’s Cowboy Idol Contest will
also entertain during the day and at
the evening concerts — Allen and Jill
Kirkham, Floyd Beard and the
People’s Choice winner, the Panhandle
Cowboys.
Daytime activities start at noon on
Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Everything is indoors, including two
daytime stages, great food and all
kinds of vendors. On Saturday, a
Western dance team directed by Beth
Trost will perform and give lessons. On
both days, the Cowboy Idol Contest
will bring contestants from all over the
U.S. The family-friendly event also
includes a Kids Corral with children’s
activities, and kids under 12 are
admitted free during the day.
To make reservations for camping at
the fairgrounds, call (509) 851-4287. To
order tickets, call (509) 851-4287 for
reserved and general seating or buy
general-admission tickets at
Kennewick Ranch & Home. Advance
tickets are $15 for each day, which
includes general seating at the evening
concerts. Advance reserved-concert
seating is $20 each day, including
daytime admission. Prices at the door
will be $10 higher. Day-only passes
are only $5 and will be available only at
the door only.
A free cowboy church on Sunday
begins at 9 a.m., and David Frizzell,
Les and Nancy Brockus, Allen and Jill
Kirkham and other entertainers will be
joining in for the Gospel music. A
Sunday breakfast buffet is available
beginning at 7 a.m.
Proceeds from the Cowboy Gathering help support the Rascal Rodeo for
people with special needs, plus the
Kennewick FFA and the Columbia
Young Marines. So dust off your boots
and come out to have some great
family fun and entertainment while
supporting some worthy causes. For
information, call (509) 851-4287 or visit
columbiarivercowboygathering.com.
Music, improv, circus acts all coming to Power House
E
APRIL EVENTS AT THE GESA POWER HOUSE
arshot Magazine’s 2010 Northwest
Vocalist of the Year, Gail Pettis,
joins forces with Pearl Django — one
of America’s most respected and
busiest hot club-style groups — for an
evening of jazz at Gesa Power House
Theatre in Walla Walla on Friday,
May 27 at 7 p.m.
Gail Pettis
Gail Pettis grew up singing “church
music” in Gary, Indiana, but it wasn’t
until she moved to Seattle in 1996 that
she began to pursue a second career
in music. She closed her orthodontic
practice in 2006 and released her first
solo album in 2007. Her rich, warm
vocals and understated phrasing have
been described as “deliciously soulful.”
Pettis values the freedom of personal expression she finds in music.
“For me, emotion is the currency of
jazz,” she said. “Over the years, I have
The Jet City Improv
learned that wearing your heart on your
sleeve is not always the best approach
to every life situation, but within the
Jet City Improv Comedy
context of music, vulnerability always
On May 21 at 7 p.m., the Gesa
feels right.”
Power House Theatre will welcome the
Seattle-based Jet City Improv comediPearl Django
ans, who will riff on the old B-movie
With a performance history spanning genre with hilarious on-the-spot
more than two decades, Pearl Django dialogue, music and sound effects
based on audience suggestions.
is one of America’s finest gypsy jazz
The movies selected for this unique
bands, but with a varied repertoire.
Their fans are guitar enthusiasts, jazz “Twisted Flicks” comedy show are
never rated worse than PG, and the
buffs, lovers of string , bluegrass and
improvised dialogue also stays away
new swing music, and fans who are
from objectionable language, so this
drawn to French and Gypsy music.
show is appropriate for ages 10 and
The band’s signature style is
up.
marked by dexterous string work, the
Reserved seating is $25-$30, and
steady pulse of a rhythm guitar and an
tickets are on sale now
unmistakable swing. They have
Visit phtww.com for information and
released 11 albums to date.
tickets to these and other events at
Reserved seating tickets are $25
the theatre.
and $30 and will go on sale April 8.
Spellbinding vocal quartet
presents Sunnyside concert
Vivace, a modern and
thrilling combination of four
unique and exceptional pop
and classical singers, will
be performing live at
Sunnyside High School
Auditorium in Sunnyside on
Monday, April 11, at 7:30
p.m. as part of the Lower
Valley Community Concerts Association season.
Based primarily in
Vancouver, BC, the group
includes vocalists Melody
Courage, Tiffany
Desrosiers, Marc Devigne
and Michael Ciufo, who first
merged their talents in 2010
performing at the Vancouver
Winter Olympic Games.
Since then, they have gone
on to tour extensively
throughout the United
States and Canada,
captivating audiences
everywhere they go.
Vivace’s stirring combiThe members of the quartet Vivace
nation of powerful male
voices and emotionally driven female
The Lower Valley Community
vocals come together to create a
Concert Association presents a series
of concerts each year. Season ticket
sound that is exclusively their own.
With a rich and diverse repertoire
memberships are priced for adults,
ranging from pop to arias and their own students and families. Community
Concert members may also attend
self-written material, Vivace incorporates a fresh new take on the classical concerts at no additional cost in the
Tri-Cities, Wenatchee, Moses Lake
and modern music of today.
and Pendleton, on a space-available
Single tickets for this performance
are $30 for adults and $5 for students. basis, through a reciprocity agreement
with those associations.
Tickets, including season memberFor more information, call (509) 839ships, can now be purchased online as
well as by mail, through a volunteer or 5222 or visit online at
lowervalleyconcerts.org.
at the concerts.
Wanderlust Circus
April 5, 6:30 p.m. (family night)
and April 6, 7 p.m.
The 2016 Little Watts Children’s
Series presents a kid-friendly
evening of acrobats, aerialists,
jugglers, a live orchestra and more
on April 5 at 6:30 p.m. The animalfree show draws from a roster of
performers, designers and technicians from some of the greatest
shows on earth. Reserved seating
is $10 for adults and $7 for youth.
Then, on April 6 at 7 p.m., it’s
the Wanderlust Circus Cabaret,
described as “circus meets
burlesque meets Bohemian
vaudeville.” Portland’s largest
evolving collective of acrobats,
aerialists, contortionists and others
perform a cabaret-style show
geared toward adults 18 and older.
Reserved Seating is $30. Visit
phtww.com for details and tickets.
Sugaray Rayford
April 8, 7 p.m.
The 5th Annual
Coyote Kings Invitational
Walla Walla Guitar
Festival opens with
Sugaray Rayford, one of
the most sought-after
stars in blues music.
Sugaray is nominated for
four 2016 Blues Music
Awards. Tickets are
available through the
Walla Walla Guitar
Festival. Visit the website
wallawallaguitarfestival.com
Thrive Ecology Launch
April 14, 5:30 p.m.
Brian and Carrie Spradlin are
launching a new wellness company
in Walla Walla. Come hear their
story, learn about Adaptive Resistance eXercise (ARX) technology,
win door prizes, and more. Admission is free, but an RSVP to the
theatre is appreciated.
Gospel Choir
April 30, 7 p.m.
The Northwest Community
Gospel Choir is a multicultural
choral group from Portland has
performed annually with the Oregon
Symphony since 1999. The performers are committed to spreading
gospel music and bringing joy and
energy to every song they sing.
Reserved Seating is $35.
More information about upcoming
events can be found at phtww.com.
The Northwest Community Gospel Choir
Tri Art For Giving kicks off on
April 29 at Reach Center event
T
ri Art for Giving is building on
last year’s success with its
second annual event, sponsored
and organized by the Arts Foundation of the Mid-Columbia. It is a
regional art exhibition, a competition and a fundraiser for MidColumbia arts organizations.
Tri Art for Giving is a familyfriendly event involving artists and
businesses, giving them an opportunity to showcase art, stimulate
minds and nurture the culture of our
community. From April 29 through
May 21, the public can visit the 27
local businesses that serve as
venues, view 33 works of art by 23
artists, and vote for the art they like
by submitting a ballot at any of the
venues or online at
artsfoundationmc.org.
A panel of judges will determine
the winners in a juried category, and
“people’s choice” winners will be
selected by the public. Cash prizes
for the artists range from $250 for
third place in each category to
$1,000 for each of the first-place
winners.
Last year’s winners were Ron
Gerton (1st place jury); Mike
Thornton (1st place people’s
choice); David Wyatt (2nd place
jury and 2nd place people’s choice);
Marie Noorani (3rd place jury); and
Nathan Plung (3rd place people’s
choice). Venues that were honored
included Trios Health and the
Carousel of Dreams.
The kick-off
A kick-off event will be held on
Friday, April 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
Hanford Reach Interpretive Center in
Richland, near the west entrance to
Columbia Park.
Castle Event Catering 13 Bones Urban
BBQ will supply barbecue, and Barnard
Griffin Wines will be available at a no-host
bar. There will be short musical, literary
and performing-arts entertainment, so
bring the family and celebrate arts of all
forms. Tickets are only $10, available
online at artsfoundationmc.org, and your
ticket will include the food.
New to Tri Art this year will be Plein Air
painting. (“Plein Air” is a French-derived
term for outdoor painting.) Artists will draw
or paint the beautiful landscape around
the Reach Center during the kick-off.
Awards ceremony
The awards ceremony will be held on
May 21 at the Uptown Theater in Richland
from 6 to 8 p.m. and will feature
hors d’oeuvres from Castle Event Catering
and wines from Barnard Griffin Winery at a
no-host bar. Come and celebrate with the
winning artists and representatives of the
venues. Tickets are $20 each and are
available online.
Tri Art for Giving began last year as a
partnership between the Arts Foundation
of the Mid-Columbia and Leadership TriCities Class XX. That collaboration was
recognized for successful project management by the Columbia River Basin
Chapter of the Project Management
Institute. The program was chosen as the
2016 Project of the Year People’s Choice.
For tickets and more information about
the Arts Foundation of the Mid-Columbia
and Tri Art for Giving, visit the website
artsfoundationmc.org.
JC McCann stars as Joseph in this touring production of Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. It will be in Kennewick for one performance on May 10.
Musical story of biblical Joseph
coming to Toyota Center in May
Tickets are on sale for the touring
production of Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
coming to the Windermere Theatre
at Toyota Center in Kennewick on
May 10 at 7 p.m.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd
Webber created the musical about
the trials and triumphs of the
biblical Joseph. You will leave the
theatre humming the music to “Go
Go Go Joseph,” “Any Dream Will
Do” and “Close Every Door.” The
music is a mix of styles from
country and calypso to bubble-gum
pop and rock-n-roll.
Some of the music was written
by Webber as a favor to an English
school. It was only a 20-minute
show for chorus and orchestra.
Webber and Rice went on to
write the musical Jesus Christ
Superstar, and its success inspired
them to adapt Joseph as a major musical.
It ran for three years in London and made
it to Broadway in 1982.
The musical is based on the Bible story
of Joseph and his coat of many colors.
Joseph, his father’s favorite son, is a boy
blessed with prophetic dreams. When he
is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers
and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a
series of challenges.
Joseph’s gift of interpreting dreams
impresses the Pharaoh (depicted as Elvis
— this is, after all, musical comedy!).
Joseph becomes second in command,
and his brothers grovel at his feet. After
testing their integrity, Joseph reveals that
he’s the brother they betrayed.
Ticket prices range from $32 to $67,
depending on seating, and are available at
the Toyota Center box office, other
Ticketmaster outlets and online at
ticketmaster.com. For phone orders, call
(800) 745-3000.
Thought Heritage was just
a nursery? It’s much more!
W
hat mother wouldn’t like a gift of
fresh flowers, a gourmet gift
basket, a custom silk floral design,
elegant jewelry or an accessory for the
home? A shop featuring these great gift
ideas would be the ideal place to shop
for the perfect Mother’s Day gift.
Now, here’s the surprising part. The
place is Heritage Nursery and Garden
Center at 2816 West 27th Ave. in
Kennewick. Maybe you thought it was
just a nursery, but it’s much more.
The shop at the Heritage Center is
filled with unique home décor, candles
and fashion accessories. Hobo genuine leather purses, Baggallini handbags and elegant Boma jewelry are
just a few of the great lines that make
it easy to shop for your stylish wife or
mother.
You can browse at your leisure for
home and garden inspiration or have a
dedicated Heritage staff member help
you find the perfect gifts for the mothers in your life. Heritage can create
stunning bouquets of fresh flowers,
show you beautiful indoor or outdoor
plants, and suggest home and fashion
accessories to match Mom’s personal
style.
The full-service flower shop at
Heritage offers a unique selection of
beautiful fresh flower arrangements or
silk designs, gift baskets and much
more. For Mother’s Day or any occasion, delivery is available.
And, of course, if your mom enjoys
being outside in her garden, Heritage
Nursery and Garden Center has the
custom color pots and hanging baskets that will brighten her day. All of
the staff members and designers are
Inside the shop at Heritage Nursery and
Garden Center, you’ll find a varietY of
beautiful gift ideas for Mothers’ Day.
dedicated to educating you on proper
selection and care of plants for this
area, and they’ll help you pick the
perfect trees, shrubs or plants for any
yard.
On the other hand, your wife or
mother may prefer to experience the
shop on her own and choose her own
gift, so store gift cards are always
available. This year, impress her on
Mother’s Day with gifts that are “better
by design” from Heritage Nursery and
Garden Center.
For information and ordering, visit
heritagehomeaccentsandfloral.com.
There you will also find links to landscaping and yard services, bulk
materials sales and other services
from their complete garden center.
Sunnyside’s colorful Cinco de Mayo parade
Annual Cinco de Mayo
is a Sunnyside tradition
S
ome of the largest celebrations of
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “Fifth
of May”) take place right here in our
region. Although it’s a minor holiday in
most of Mexico, it is observed in the
United States as a celebration of
Mexican heritage and Mexican immigrants’ contributions to our culture. The
celebration that is billed as the largest
in the state is in Sunnyside.
This year’s event on the weekend of
May 6, 7 and 8 will be the town’s 28th
annual Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Friday will be “Buddy Night” at the
carnival along with a “Teen Glow Stick
Dance Party” downtown.
Saturday at 10 a.m., audiences will
gather for the Cinco de Mayo Beauty
Pageant for ages 0 to 20, with lots of
gifts and prizes. Saturday is also
“Tejano Day,” with music by Califas
and Grupo Imagine. Vendors will be
set up on 6th Street with something for
everyone — ethnic foods, crafts,
jewelry and much more.
The annual Cinco de Mayo parade
begins at noon on Sunday, with the
popular Charro horse competition.
Well-known singer Stefani Monteil will
entertain.
For more information, or to download
vendor and parade applications or
beauty pageant information, visit
sunnysidechamber.com.
‘Roaring 20s’ party’ will
benefit at-risk children
For an abused child, a homeless
single parent with young children, or a
caregiver with no resources, the future
can seem hopeless. But the mission of
Catholic Family and Child Service
(CFCS) is to help bring hope to life,
especially for those most in
need.
Each year, CFCS helps
more than 13,000 individuals
of all ages, faiths and
cultures in Benton and
Franklin Counties through
more than 19 program
offerings. Those services
are made possible through
special events like the 29th
Annual Gala Dinner and
Auction on Saturday, May 7, at
the beautiful Terra Blanca Estate
Winery and Vineyard in Benton
City.
Every year, CFCS transports the
community to a new era or location,
and this year guests will experience
the glamorous and tumultuous decade
of the “Roaring 20s,” a time of “flappers,” the Charleston and bootleggers.
The ticket price of $100 per person
covers a variety of wines, sparkling
wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres, jazz music,
a delicious dinner and fun festivities for
the evening. The event features a live
auction, mystery wine grab, a
“dessert dash” and dancing.
Funds from this year’s gala
will assist the agency’s early
learning programs.
The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program
serves 3- and 4-year-olds
from low-income families or
with developmental or
environmental risk factors that
could interfere with school
success. Early Childhood
Intervention and Prevention
Services helps children ages from 3
months through 5 years of age who
have been exposed to, or are at risk of,
child abuse or neglect.
Make a difference for these children
and have a fantastic time doing it! Call
(509) 946-4645 to purchase tickets or
to learn more. Seating is limited, so
call early to reserve seats.
3 Rivers Folklife Society
activities for this month
by Micki Perry
In April, 3 Rivers Folklife Society will have two singlongs, a coffeehouse and a
benefit concert for the Tumbleweed Music Festival. We will also host a Community Humanities Lecture. For directions to venues and other information about
our events, visit 3rfs.org or call (509) 528-2215.
Singalongs set for April 1 and 9 in Tri-Cities
Fort Walla Walla’s “Living History” group poses in costume in the museum’s Pioneer
Village. Living History performances are at 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Performances and special programs
bring Ft. Walla Walla Museum to life
N
ot all of a museum’s assets are
preserved in cases behind glass.
For example, Fort Walla Walla Museum brings history to life through
special programming that includes live
history-based performances and
community-centered presentations.
Living History
This April, the museum’s Living
History Company will begin its highly
anticipated seasonal run of performances. Now in its 17th year, the
company makes the early history of
Walla Walla entertaining and accessible to spectators of all ages.
The players tell stories that are true
accounts of events. They assume the
roles of real people who lived in the
Walla Walla area, and many of the
performers even delve into their own
family histories to portray their ancestors, creating a meaningful connection
to the past for the actors and audiences. The company takes pride not
only in its meticulous and accurate
costuming, but also in its research of
events and individuals from the area’s
19th-century pioneer heritage.
The company was started in 1998
as a way to increase engagement
between the museum and the public.
Today, the company has grown from
about a dozen authentic local characters to more than fifty, and it continues
to draw an enthusiastic audience —
both locally and from afar.
Museum After Hours
The Fort Walla Walla Museum also
hosts a free presentation series called
“Museum After Hours,” featuring topics
ranging from regional culture and
history to current local developments.
These talks are designed to engage,
inform, and provide a platform for
community discussion. Upcoming
topics include the history, growth, and
future of vineyards in the Walla Walla
Valley; the restoration of traditional
fisheries in the Yakama Nation; and an
overview of a touring exhibition that
looks at the experiences of invasion,
occupation and colonization across
multiple cultures.
The diverse speakers include
published authors, museum curators,
historians, local business leaders,
cultural and natural resource managers
and others. They inspire audiences to
look toward the future as well as the
past.
This special programming is one of
Fort Walla Walla Museum’s many
offerings that make local history and
current issues accessible to everyone.
There’s always something happening,
so stop by and see what’s new at the
old fort.
Museum schedules
Living History performances are
scheduled on Sundays at 2 p.m. from
April to October, and also on Saturdays from June to August. Museum
After Hours presentations are on the
last Thursday of every month, start at
5 p.m., from March through October.
Fort Walla Walla Museum is located
on Myra Road in Fort Walla Walla
Park. It is open daily from 10 to 5 from
now through October. For more
information, call (509) 525-7703 or
send email to [email protected]. For a
current schedule of events, visit
fwwm.org.
The First Friday Folkie Free-for-All on Friday, April 1, will take place at
7:30 p.m. at the home of Scott Woodside, 6802 West Arrowhead in Kennewick.
If you play an instrument, bring it — or just bring your voice and a snack to
share. Call (509) 735-7037 for directions.
At the Second Saturday Sea Song Singalong on Saturday, April 9, the singing
of mostly sea songs and shanties begins around 7 p.m. at Round Table Pizza
on George Washington Way in Richland. Everyone is welcome and there is no
cost except for the food and beverages.
Coffeehouse features Tia Shan on April 8
The 3 Rivers Coffeehouse on Friday, April 8, at the All Saints’ Episcopal
Church, 1312 Kimbal Avenue in Richland, will feature Seattle singer and
songwriter Tia Shan. As usual, the coffeehouse will begin at 7:30 p.m. with an
open-mic session. Potential performers should arrive early to secure a performance slot. Suggested donation at the door is $8, or $6 for seniors and students. This will be the last coffeehouse of the season.
Tia Shan is a Seattle-based songwriter who is known in both the folk and pop
music scenes for her unusual chord choices and melodies and her detailed
lyrics. She has been writing songs about her favorite books since she was in
high school in Santa Rosa, Calif., when she wrote a song for a book report that
she ended up singing for Pope John Paul II at the Sistine Chapel.
Tia went on to study at Seattle’s Cornish College under Linda Waterfall and
joined The Bushwick Book Club, a group that reads books, writes songs about
them, and performs them at various Seattle venues. Her latest CD, “Living
Fiction.” is all about books she read for Bushwick, so she is still writing unique
and original book reports. Visit her online at taishanmusic.com.
Richland to celebrate opening of community stage
The new HAPO Community Stage and Amphitheater will have a grand opening
on Saturday, April 8, from !0 a.m to 8 p.m. in John Dam Plaza in Richland. The
ribbon cutting will be at 10, then more than 20 arts organizations will perform all
day. From about 4:15 to 5 p.m. 3 Rivers will present music by the Badger
Mountain Dry Band, Trillium-238 and Matt Hammer.
Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron will lecture
Songwriters Janet Humphrey and Mary Hartman, along with cellist Michelle
Cameron, will present “Bandanas to Badges,” an exploration in song on working
people of Washington, on Thursday, April 21 , at 7 p.m. at the Richland Library.
The presentation is part of the Community Lecture Series. It will beon Thursday,
April 21 , 7:00 PM, at the Richland Library.It will be hosted by 3 Rivers Folklife
Society and is free and open to the public.
Trillium-239 will do Tumbleweed benefit concert
Trillium-239 is the new name of the trio formerly known as Humphrey,
Hartman and Cameron. They will do a benefit concert for the Tumbleweed Music
Festival on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Unitarian Universalist Church, 2819 West Sylvester in Pasco. Tickets are available in advance at
the Bookworm in Kennewick and Octopus’ Garden in Richland, and will also be
available at the door. General admission is $14 ($12 for seniors and students).
Richland songwriters Janet Humphrey and Mary Hartman discovered a mutual
love of songwriting and originally formed a duo. They met cellist Michelle
Cameron at thee Tumbleweed Music Festival and formed the trio that is known
throughout the Northwest for tight harmonies, original arrangements of classic
songs, and lyrics ranging from poignant to quirky to hilarious.
The trio decided their original name sounded too much like a law firm. Trillium239 combines their favorite three-petaled flower with the number of the element
that brought them all to the Tri-Cities. Visit them online at trillium239.com.
Tumbleweed applications are online
Applications for performers, food vendors and arts-and-crafts vendors for the
Tumbleweed Music Festival are online at 3rfs.org and tumbleweedfest.com.
There is also an entry form for the Jane Titland Memorial Song Contest, which
has the theme “Come Together.” Entries are due on April 16.
Vendor applications are due July 1 but will be accepted after that deadline.
The festival will be held Sept. 2-4 at Howard Amon Park in Richland.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star
will headline Pasco show
A
“Spring Fling” drag show on
Saturday, April 2, at Out and About
nightclub in Pasco will star Jessica
Wild, a popular cast member on
season two of the Logo Channel’s
reality show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
The show will be hosted by Ivanaha
Fusionn of Portland along with Vida
Amore and Ifeelya Cummings of the
Tri-Cities. The show, also featuring
local drag performers, will begin at 9:30
p.m. The club is at 327 W. Lewis in
downtown Pasco.
José David Sierra, who performs as
Drag performer Jessica Wild
Jessica Wild, is also a professional
makeup artist originally from Puerto
Rico and now living in Inglewood, Calif.
José took his drag name from a girl he
dated as a teenager, and “Wild”
describes Jessica’s amazing dance
performances.
Besides her participation on
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Wild has
performed on the popular Puerto Rican
television program “Objetivo Fama,”
which airs throughout the United States
and Latin America. Last August she
appeared with Miley Cyrus and 29
other drag queens at the MTV Video
Music Awards.
Since appearing on RuPaul’s Drag
Race, Wild has appeared in a music
video, performed live with Puerto Rican
rock band Rebeldía, and released a
dance single, “You Like it Wild,” which
is available on iTunes. Jessica has also
performed on stage with Mexican
singer Gloria Trevi.
Jessica will perform along with the
“Lipstick Divas” of Portland and the
local “Divas Latinas,” the longestperforming drag-show group in the TriCities. The performers include Jessica
Rabbid, Tatiana Rexia, Amber Marche,
Kelly Rivera, Ms. Inanna, Deborah
Amore and Victoria St. James.
The evening will also include dancing, cocktails and a chance to meet
and greet all the performers. The cost
is $10, and tickets are available online
at cluboutandabout.com. Table reservations are also available.
Out and About nightclub is also on
Facebook, and you can reach the club
by phone at (509) 543-3796.
UnTapped Music Festival coming in May
to Clover Island, Benton Co. Fairgounds
The countdown is on to the biggest
musical shindig in the Tri-Cities!
On May 13 and 14, the anticipated
20th annual UnTapped Music Festival
will be presented by Mid-Valley Auto
Group and A-One Refrigeration,
Heating and Electrical. For the 21-andover crowd, it’s a chance to taste
brews from more than 50 of the best
breweries in the Northwest, and to
groove with local and national talent
known for musical genres from hoppin’
R&B to iconic blues,
Starting off the festivities at the
Clover Island Inn at 5 p.m. on Friday
the 13th, Bent on Blues will get your
feet tapping with their multi-dimensional sound that includes some
Memphis, a little Mississippi and some
boot-stompin’ Texas jams. The fantastic 3rd Date will follow — a local rock
band that will stimulate the senses and
keep the fun flowing.
Friday’s headliner will be the fantastic Commander Cody, making
UnTapped the perfect place for great
food, brews and blues on the opening
night. Bring a designated driver so
you’ll get home safely and join the epic
celebration on Saturday.
On Saturday, the festival will kick off
at noon at the Benton County Fairgrounds. There will be two stages. An
UnTapped favorite, Lloyd James, will
return to get the party started. Immediately following is Wenatchee’s own
Junk Belly. Then Ben Rice with his
Allman Brother’s vibe. And next is a
Portland favorite with New Orleans
funk, the DK Stewart Sextet.
Just before the headliner at 9:30
p.m. on the blues stage, the soulful
Delgado Brothers will entertain with
their hip LA brand of fiery R&B. And,
finally Hamilton Loomis, who strives
to bridge generations of music
together as he endeavors to redefine
blues-based culture, will take the
stage
On the Country stage will be
regionally adored Brewer’s Grade, TriCities local classic country icons
Stompin’ Ground, rocking Billy Stoops
and the Dirty Angels, local 70s and
80s rockers Colorblind, the headbanging metal sound of Foolish
Fortune, and Burbank’s own soultouching Kate Turner. Headlining the
Country stage will be the spectacular
Parmalee!
With craft vendors, food vendors
and the two beer barns that are open
until 10 p.m., there isn’t much more
any fan of blues and brews will ever
need. Portions of the proceeds go to
the Girls on the Run organization,
which helps and enables women to
become more active and healthy.
Good food, unbelievable beer, aweinspiring music, and all for a good
cause. Nothing can beat that.
Tickets can be purchased by
visiting Untappedmusicfestival.com
and can be divided up by each day or
for the whole weekend. If you’re
feeling like you need more out of your
UnTapped experience, VIP tickets
and camping sites are also available
for those who enjoy partying hard.
So join us for the UnTapped Music
Festival where the food is fantastic,
the brews are the best in town, and
the music just can’t be beat. There
will be so much fun at this year’s
party, you may not remember everything that happened. But, what
happens at UnTapped, stays at
UnTapped.
Bobbi-Joe Floyd, owner of Anything Grows in Richland
Anything Grows plant sale will
benefit Chaplaincy Hospice House
Anything Grows on Columbia Park
Trail in Richland will hold a vegetable
start sale on April 9 from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. to benefit the nonprofit Tri-Cities
Chaplaincy Hospice House. Kick off
your spring garden with beautiful
tomato plants and pepper and herb
starts provided by the Mid-Columbia
Gardens in Richland. The sale will
continue on April 10 or until the
inventory is sold out.
Hundreds of plants will be sold,
including some of the most unusual
heirloom tomato plants around. You’ll
find a choice of succulents and pansy
pots as well. Anything Grows will be
carrying veggie starts all season along
with Fox Farm organic coils and
Victory compost.
Simons Family Chickens are going
to be at the plant sale with baby
chicks, ducklings and quail. Also,
every purchaser receives a raffle
tTicket for a SmartPot gift.
The Chaplaincy Hospice House
cares for patients with life-limiting
illnesses. Its team of physicians,
nurses, social workers, home health
aides, chaplains, volunteers and
bereavement specialists work together
to provide guidance, comfort care and
emotional support to patients and
families. Cork’s Place helps kids deal
with illness or death of a loved one.
Anything Grows is at 1625 Columbia
Park Trail in Richland, across from
Bateman Island. To learn more about
Hospice House and other services,
visit tricitieschaplaincy.org or the
Chaplaincy’s Facebook page.
Allied Arts in Richland features two local artists
Local artists Jan Nilsson and Marcia
Keefer are the featured artists at the
Alllied Arts Gallery at the Park during
April. Both are well-known in the TriCities. They have had many of their art
pieces in area shows, but this is the
first time they have had a show
featuring only their art.
Nilsson has had a varied life within
the arts. She started young in Minnesota by doing art projects in school
and with her sister, and then moved on
to theatre. Her passion for children
encouraged her to get a teaching
cegree in addition to her bachelor’s in
fine arts from Macalester College in St.
Paul. After college, she taught and
operated a weaving studio in
Bellingham for 10 years.
Weaving led a the desire to produce
her own wool, Nilsson said. “On the
land, raising sheep, I witnessed
countless scenes of sky in relationship
to earth, storm and calm — the
contrast of the elements.”
She draws on her lifetime of memories as inspiration for her art. She has
worked with layering, texture and
collage, and her images are layered
with personal memories. They may
contain found objects such as hooks
and each piece is a new adventure.
Marcia Keefer is another transplant
to the Tri-Cities. She has been here a
number of years, so her name is
known to many art enthusiasts —
especially in connection with fiber arts.
She has done silk screening, weaving,
book art and many other forms of
three-dimensional art.
Keefer has taught classes in basket
weaving and has used various materials including pine needles, grasses,
wicker and, recently, paper. She
makes her own paper and spends
many hours getting the paper to line up
both inside and outside of her baskets.
The baskets come in all sizes, and
some have very creative titles.
Com by the Gallery at the Park
starting from now through April 29 to
see this exhibit. Gallery hours are
Tuesday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 to 5.
There will be a reception to meet the
artists on Sunday, April 3, from 1 to 3
p.m. The Gallery at the Park is at 89
Lee Blvd. in Richland at the entrance to
Howard Amon Park and online at
galleryatthepark.org. You can call (509)
943-9815 for information on upcoming
shows, classes and other opportunities.
Artists sought for ‘Art on the Plaza’
“Wine and Food,” acrylic by Jan Nilsson
and postage stamps, alluding to
connections with absent family and
friends. In recent times she has
discovered the excitement of sumi ink
and other acrylic inks on watercolor
paper. She has now combined the two,
“Art on the Plaza” is an event
featuring artists and crafters event
that takes place on Memorial Day
weekend in historic downtown
Ritzville, on Pioneer Plaza.
“Art on the Plaza” is a familyfriendly event sponsored by the
Boots N Brushes Western Artists
Association whose sole purpose is
to attract the finest in arts and
crafts to display in the setting of a
small farming town with 100-yearold historic buildings over.
All interested artists and crafters
are encouraged to participate. “Art
on the Plaza” is open to all forms of
quality arts and crafts. Applications
and information are available on the
Boots N Brushes website,
bnbwaa.com.
White Bluffs Quilt Museum greets
spring with ‘Sunbonnet Sue’ exhibit
Sunbonnet Sue — in dozens of
versions and variations — is featured
in a new exhibit at White Bluffs Quilt
Museum, 294 Torbett in Richland. A
reception to celebrate the textiles, their
makers and owners, is scheduled for
Sunday, April 10, from 4 to 6 p.m.
The Sunbonnet Sue pattern first
appeared sometime after the Civil War,
according to Jean Zoet, president of
the museum board. It is an appliqué
design, meaning that small pieces of
fabric (hat, dress, arms, shoes) are
sewn on a background by painstakingly turning under the raw edges and
taking tiny invisible stitches or more
obvious blanket stitches, sometimes in
black.
It is a perfect opportunity to re-cycle
scraps. And to add personal touches,
makers have personalized Sue’s
wardrobe and even invented a brother
or boyfriend for her — Overall Sam or
Blue Jean Bill.
Probably the oldest quilt on display
is a well-loved and worn example where
the Sue blocks alternate with a bubblegum pink. The color dates it to the
1920s or 30s. Other antique and
vintage quilts are on loan from local
families and collectors.
Several contain 12 blocks where Sue
is cleverly dressed for the weather and
surrounded by references to monthly
holidays. In addition to quilts,
Sunbonnet Sue made her way into
strictly embroidery designs. Two sets
of dish towels — one for each day of
the week — illustrate how women
decorated even their most humble
utility fabrics.
Members and friends of White Bluffs
‘Quilts’ continues on Page 19
Eastern Oregon Arts Festival is May 6-7 in Hermiston
S
Professional artists from around the
pring and the arts are in for a
region will be showcasing their artistic
boundless and breathtaking
creations in the festival area near City
celebration in Hermiston during the
Hall on Saturday from 10 to 4. You’ll
Eastern Oregon Arts Festival on May 6
find a mix of artistic styles from realism
and 7.
to modern, watercolors to photography.
Metal artist Chris Huffman of
The artists will be on hand to share
Hermiston will be creating a sculpture
their creative vision and processes.
on Saturday during the event. The
Artists interested in showing their work
Open Group Art Show is a returning
or having a booth during the festival can
feature this year, and participating
register at desertartscouncil.com.
artists will be judged as they vie for
The Two Rivers Correctional Institu$1,500 in prizes. The festival’s Open
tion will have a group show of inmate
Group Show will be on display Friday
artwork hosted by Grace and Mercy
evening at 5:30 p.m. accompanied by
Lutheran Church. The show will feature
music, light refreshments and available
a wide variety of media.
beverages.
The Eastern Oregon Arts Festival is
The Oregon State University Master
a celebration of spring and creativity in
Gardeners will be demonstrating on
our region, said Co-chair Phyllis
garden topics, answering your gardenShovelski. It is the goal of the sponsoring questions and selling their favorite
ing organization, the Desert Arts
garden plants. Hermiston’s Farmers
Council, to promote involvement in the
Market will be open during the festival
“Barn and Snow” is a striking night photo by Adam Sims. See his work at the
arts and help build a vibrant arts
with fresh produce, along with your
Eastern Oregon Arts Festival in Hermiston May 6 and 7.
community in the region.
favorite vendors. And the demonstration
If you have questions, contact
stage will feature informative talks by
drawn carriage rides. All activities
and paintings for sale and for viewing.
Heather LaBeau at (541)667-5010 or
local experts. Enjoy all that plus great The lineup also includes children’s art Saturday are open to the whole
[email protected].
food and a wine garden.
family, and are all free.
activities, bouncy houses and horseThe weekend kicks off on
Friday evening, May 6, from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 2nd and
Gladys in front of City Hall.
An artist reception, live
music and the unveiling of
Grill on Gage, Fuse Coworking Space display art
the Open Art Show will take
place under the big tent. You
The online cooperative Cyber Art 509 has new exhibits at Grill on Gage in
can meet the artists and
Kennewick and at Fuse, 710 George Washington Way in Richland. Hanging at
jurors, enjoy live music and
the Grill on Gage are works by Patricia Hanson Fleming, Patrick Fleming, Sally
light refreshments and
Green, Greg Ashby, Ed David, Terry Madson, Carol Betker, Sophie Calvey, and
purchase beverages.
Claire Hastings. At Fuse are 21 works of art by Greg Ashby, Jan Taylor, Ed
Saturday events begin at
David, Maja Shaw, Sophie Calvey, Danny Patterson and Trisha Pena, Dave
10 a.m. with music, dance
Poynter, Patricia Fleming and Patrick Fleming. They will be exhibited through
and entertainment will for all
April and are appropriate for all ages. Cyber Art 509 currently has more than 200
ages. Artists’ booths will
pieces on display in nine venues: Blessed on First, Cheese Louise, Fuse, Grill
display hand-made jewelry,
on Gage, Kennewick School District Community Education Office, Paper Street
A painting by Brandi Dalton
ceramics, photographs, prints
Brewery, Richland Library, Smoke Stop Vapor, and Tucannon Cellars.
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‘Quilts’
intermediates and advanced learners.
Recently the museum doubled its
space by annexing the adjacent offices
at 292 Torbett for classes and meetContinues from Page 18 ings, and 294 Torbett now houses the
gallery, library, and marketplace, where
have been creating new versions of
members may sell their handmade
Sunbonnet Sue since the museum
items.
issued a challenge in January. There
For more information, contact Jean
are small Sues in blocks (one repreZoet,
[email protected].
senting the unforgettable line in Gone
with the Wind), Sues in
wall hangings and Sues
in quilts.
Each size is a viewerschoice judging category.
Visitors to the museum
will be given ballots, and
the winners will be
announced at the reception. Items will remain on
display until the end of
April.
The White Bluffs Quilt
Museum registered as a
nonprofit in 2007. Since
then, it has pursued its
mission of preserving the
textile arts in two ways
— by archiving and
exhibiting textile artifacts
“Sunbonnet Sue” quilts, displayed at the White Bluffs
and by teaching textile
Museum in Richland
techniques to novices,
Batman v Superman movie was a huge letdown!
T
By Aubrey Langlois
o say that Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice was dark and had
the same ambiance as a funeral home
would be an understatement.
The level of expectation for this longawaited, media-sensationalized 15
minutes, the film seemed to start on a
great note — replaying the last few
moments of Man of Steel, in which
Superman fights General Zod. It is
given a new angle, as seen by Bruce
Wayne (Ben Affleck).
The billionaire watches in muted
horror and unbridled fury as his company building is used as a punching
bag for the battling gods. His tainted
worldview from his parents’ deaths has
left him a borderline psychotic. He
goes to great lengths to brand some of
the perps he finds especially evil and in
need of a remembering their tangle
with the Bat.
It is obvious that Batman has the
dark viewpoint while Superman (Henry
Cavill) is supposed to take a more
optimistic approach, but somehow
they both end up taking a dreary
detour through forced sad speeches
and dissociative dialogue that is not
interesting and adds nothing to the
film.
Ben Affleck’s nearly painful performance as one of America’s superhero
icons is enough to make any diehard
Batman lover just give up on the series
entirely. He spends an inordinate
amount of screen time often staring
(which drew an almost standing ovation
in the local theater) or her remarkably
written script segment that finally
portrayed a feminine protagonist
properly could tone down the deafening
action.
All in all, it was one giant disappointment that left a gaping hole where the
perfect fighting duo should have landed.
If the only goal was to wow audiences
by showing them how long two
beefcake actors with rippling pectorals
could throw each other through brick
and mortar walls, this film would need
an Oscar.
It takes more than some computerenhanced fight scenes, one or two
good actors and a good idea to make a
great film. It takes actors who feel good
together and don’t come off as phony
or uncomfortable in their respective
Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman in new movie Batman v Superman.
roles. It takes stellar writing that will
into space — and while it might be
tension essentially smothers whatever enthrall the mind and leave onlookers
guessing and on the edge of their
construed as some of the Bat’s more
potential this film had at having an
pensive moments,
incredible story. They seats. It takes a director who takes
risks and possesses a good eye for
Affleck just looks
both seem to flounbringing all the pieces of the puzzle
constipated and
der like two fish out
together with flowing ease. This film
uncomfortable. He
of water in their
never seems to draw
shared screen time, lacks all of that.
Batman v Superman has a severe
the audience into his
barely held together
deficiency of defining moments and is
backstory to better
by the surprisingly
drowning in morbidity and gloom. The
understand his
well-executed Lex
fact that there is going to be a sequel,
mindset as an adult.
Luthor (Jessie Eisenberg).
Affleck’s movements seemed forced
There are CGI effects for miles, and signaled by the final scene that leaves
a Mount Everest-sized cliffhanger, is
and jerky — very un-Batman-like. He
the nonstop explosions, gunfire,
unsettling. If the first film is any
never firmlt grasps the chemistry
punches, kicks and crumbling conneeded to build good tension between crete are sure to leave you deaf. Not
indicator of the second, it’s best just to
these battling titans, and that missing even Wonder Woman’s appearance
avoid the franchise as a whole.
Sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 forces the laughs
By Aubrey Langlois
Several sensationalized films
opened on March 25, one of which
marked the return of the beloved Greek
characters who effectively showed the
world what it was like to be involved in
a large, loud, hungry family. My Big Fat
Greek Wedding 2 brings back many of
the previous film’s actors in order to
advance the storyline of Toula’s young
daughter, now becoming a woman and
trying to get away
from her goosey
family. There’s still
hunky Ian Miller (John
Corbett), old and set
in his ways, Panos
Portokalos (Mark
Margolis) and a spunky Maria
Portokalos (Lainie Kazan). Even the
sexy John Stamos makes an appearance as George.
The first movie of the series was
modest in its budget and managed to
ensnare audiences around the world
with its unusual ethnic humor that was,
and is, both gut-busting and headshaking. Unfortunately, the jokes and
much of the script for this one are
simply rewashed material from the first
film, with a few changes to make it
sound like it wasn’t a rip-off.
At the very least, the storyline is
different. In a way. In place of one large
wedding based around a wallowing
Greek woman, My Big Fat Greek
Wedding 2 bounces around in confus-
ing fashion among several smaller
storylines.
Toula (Nia Vardalos), the once shy
and meek woman of her younger
years, has become just as obnoxious
and domineering as her family. She
has turned into the epitome of protective mother hen, and in many situations throughout the flick the sheer
overbearing hold comes off as phony
and completely unrealistic with her
daughter Paris
(Elena Kampouris).
The younger woman
flawlessly plays this
clearly thanklessdaughter role with
the experienced
ease of an actress
with twice as many years in the
industry.
The weak plot-stretching becomes
obvious when the surrounding issues
over Toula’s parents’ unsigned marriage certificate comes to light, and the
revamping of another Greek wedding is
surrounded by more directionless
comedy.
That’s not to say that the film wasn’t
funny. The humorous material was
always executed with practiced ease,
and the characters in the Portokalos
family are genuinely hysterical. They
deserve their own sequel without all
the fluff. But without any clear indication of where these characters were
heading in congruence with the story’s
The not-so-fat dysfuncional Greek family.
direction, it became maddening to
understand it.
It is sad that this sequel won’t
receive the same beaming appraisals
as its predecessor, based primarily on
its multiple running plots that weaken
the overall stability of the film. If the
personalities of many of the family
members had been developed and
allowed to grow, or if the audience had
been given a glimpse at the reasons
Toula’s family acted the way they
did, the film would have had a more
genuine feel.
At best, this was a shameless
way for Hollywood to eek out more
money from an industry currently
already overrun with played-out
franchises and worn sequels. My Big
Fat Greek Wedding 2 in no way
redefines the genre of either drama or
comedy. And many scenes feel
slapped-together.
That doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie
or that it shouldn’t be seen. If you
loved the first film, the second one
won’t be too disappointing and the
jokes will seem only feel slightly
forced. However, for everyone else,
renting this one for a quick date night
is most likely the best way to get the
most bang for your buck.
Battelle Film Club will show Paprika
This month’s movie in the Battelle
Film Club series is the 2006 Japanese sci-fi animated film Paprika. It
will be shown on April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Battelle Auditorium in Richland.
Based on Yasutaka Tsutsui’s 1993
novel of the same name, Paprika
(original title Papurika) is about three
research psychologists who use a
device that permits therapists to help
patients by entering their dreams.
When the machine is stolen, chaos
ensues. The three scientists —
Chiba, Tokita and Shima — must
work with the police and Chiba’s
counterpart Paprika to save the
world. The movie is directed by
Satoshi Kon. It is ated R for violent
and sexual images.
Ticket prices are $4 for adults and
$2 for children. For more information, visit tricityfilmclub.org.
Idyllic life on an island not what it seemed
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart,
Delacorte Press, 2015
I
By JoDean Jordan
t was always Cadence, Johnny,
Mirren and Gat. The three prized and
revered grandchildren of Tipper and
Harris Sinclair, and one out-of-place
Indian boy. The Four Liars spent each
summer on the secluded, incredibly
prestigious island where each daughter
in the Sinclair family resided in her very
own summerhouse. It was made of
fairy tales, dreams and secrets, and it
was a place where things were not
always what they seemed.
Cadence was the first-born of the
Sinclair grandchildren, and therefore
the heir to the family fortune with the
responsibility to carry on the name in
its all-American tall blondeness and
perfection. Of course, this thrilled her
divorced mother, who could rest easy
knowing Cadence would inherit the
fortune, and all because of her blue
Sinclair blood. The other sisters,
equally divorced and without marketable skills or work ethics, paraded their
gorgeous children in front of Granddad
Harris in the hope that everything he
owned would someday, very soon, be
theirs. They wanted what was theirs.
The houses, the fortune, the island, the
reputation — everything.
The Sinclairs were built on a solid
foundation of old money, secrets,
prejudices and tradition. When the
eldest Sinclair daughter divorced her
husband and fell in love with an Indian
man, Ed, things changed. Especially
for Cadence. Ed’s nephew, Gat, was
“spring-loaded, contemplation, and
enthusiasm. Gat was ambition and
strong coffee.” Gat was like
no one Cadence had ever
known, and much to her
delight he began to accompany his uncle to the island
each summer. His passion
for the world and literature,
and his determination to right
wrongs, intrigued Cadence.
An innocent friendship that
began in “Summer 8” blossomed into summer love.
While Cadence’s world
opened up with the introduction of Gat into her life, the Sinclair
family was thrust into turmoil when
Granny Tipper passed, leaving
Granddad Harris to rule over the island
with a mansion full of manipulation. His
daughters became puppets and the
fighting began. Summers were not only
centered around toasting marshmallows, bonfires, swimming, trips to the
mainland in luxury boats, and gourmet
meals made by the staff whose names
no one knew — but it was also a
breeding ground for jealousy and petty
fights over whose kids were the most
worthy of the Sinclair name and
fortune.
To an outsider, the Sinclair life was
to be envied, but behind the scenes it
was an unspeakable and petty maze of
family dysfunction. One decision
changed it all. One choice. One stand
against injustice and prejudice. One
desperate attempt to end the
infernal quarrelling and unite
the Sinclairs in love and
understanding. It only took
one deed to reshape what it
meant to be a Sinclair and
what it meant to live in the
shadow of expectation.
We Were Liars is an
exploration of what a family
can become when it is ruled
by money and keeping a
façade. It’s a study of mental
illness and the impact that
parents can have on their children
when they are blinded by greed. The
author does a wonderful job of developing characters over time and giving the
readers a special glimpse into
Cadence’s mind. The story is told by
an unreliable narrator, which heightens
the suspense, making it a difficult book
to put down. In all this, it’s the ending,
the twist, known as “The Truth,” that
really sends the reader reeling.
This novel can be purchased in
paperback from Amazon for $9.34 or
downloaded to a Kindle or via iBooks
for $9.99.
Movies
New Releases
Playing in Theaters
April 2016
1st
Everybody Wants Some
Collide
God's Not Dead 2
8th The Boss
Before I Wake
Hardcore Henry
15th Criminal
Barbershop 3 The Next Cut
The Jungle Book
22nd The Huntsman Winter's War
Elvis & Nixon
29th Keanu
Ratchet and Clank
Same Kind of Different as Me
Mother’s Day
May 2016
6th Captain America 3 Civil War
13th Free State of Jones
Kidnap
Money Monster
20th Neighbors 2 Sorority Rising
The Angry Birds Movie
with the move to court Southern
Everybody Wants Some
evangelicals. Although Lewis is a West
The Nice Guys
Virginia evangelical himself, he writes
27th Alice Through the Looking Glass
that the fundamentalist Christians tend
X-Men: Apocalypse
to isolate themselves from other
conservatives.
Personally, I don’t think religion and
politics mix very well, and it often
seems that the religious right will not
be satisfied until they can pray in the
schools, teach creationism as science, discriminate against gays,
repeal same-sex civil marriage and
post the Ten Commandments on the
courthouse wall. All of these goals
alienate younger and less religious
conservatives and do nothing to win
over the moderate Democrats, secular
voters or minorities.
Barry Goldwater hated being pressured for Senate votes by Christian
conservatives. He also loved his gay
New DVD Releases
grandson and favored gays serving
openly in the military decades before
April 2016
anyone else did. He famously said,
5th Star Wars The Force Awakens
“You don’t need to be ‘straight’ to fight
The Hallow
and die for your country. You just need
Identicals
to shoot straight.”
Riot
A more recent development that has 12th Flight 7500
stifled thought has been the proliferaThe Forest
tion of exclusively conservative media
Standoff
outlets. Conservatives can now listen
19th The Revenant
to Rush, watch Hannity and never have
The Lady in the Van
to come in contact with anyone who
Fifty Shades of Black
disagrees. The news-as-entertainment
Ip Man 3
industry stirs up resentments, keeps
24th Guardians of the Galaxy
the culture wars alive and puts up
Captain America: The Winter
roadblocks to positive changes.
Soldier
Thor 2: The Dark World
The promoters of dumbed-down
26th Ride Along 2
conservatism gain in popularity while
Krampus
making the movement less appealing
to the broader public — in other words,
they are “too dumb to fail.” Eventually,
May 2016
our shifting demographics will force
3rd Joy
changes, but there will be lots of
The Fifth Wave
gnashing of teeth along the way..
The Choice
Lewis names some books we
10th Deadpool
should read to verse ourselves in the
The Boy
Regression
origins and principles of conservatism..
15th Need for Speed
He advises us to regain the enthusiMillion Dollar Arm
asm for new ideas that we all seemed
17th Dirty Grandpa
to share during the Reagan era.
The Witch
In other words, the remedy is to “get
31st Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
smart.”
GOP meltdown began long before the 2016 campaign
Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP
Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to
Win Elections (and How it Can
Reclaim Its Conservative Roots), by
Matt K. Lewis, Hachette Books, 2016
liberalism. Stoking the anger of aging,
white, working-class males is alienating everyone else, as we’re seeing in
the current primary campaign.
Conservatism is increasingly rural,
just as liberalism is increasingly urban.
By Dennis Cresswell
We see that in Washington state,
where there’s a prounounced eastFirst, a disclaimer. I come from a
staunch Republican family. I wore an “I west political divide. The heroes of the
new conservatives are often embarLike Ike” button to school in the
seventh grade, and my first presidential rassing figures such as the “Duck
Dynasty” stars, George Zimmerman,
vote was for Barry Goldwater. I don’t
Kim Davis, Ted Nugent, Josh Duggar
often read fiction, so in my 20s I was
and Cliven Bundy.
reading Goldwater’s Conscience of a
Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and
Conservative and Milton Friedman’s
Bobby Jindal come in for criticism in
Capitalism and Freedom.
I didn’t read Too Dumb to Fail out of this book, along with Rush Limbaugh,
disrespect for conservatives, but to see Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter and Laura
Ingraham, whom Lewis
if the Republican Party
regards as leaders of the
could win me back. I
“conservative entertainwanted to learn whether
ment complex.” The
it’s possible for the party
Heritage Foundation is
to save itself from itself
criticized for using money
— and, not surprisingly,
and influence to promote
author Matt Lewis’s
a conservative philosophy
objective seems to be the
of its own making.
same. After all, his
Reagan, the author
credentials as an up-andpoints out, was not just
coming conservative
an actor reading a script
pundit are solid, and his
or a liberal who became a
viewpoint is from the
conservative to get
right.
elected. He was highly
I never thought of
intelligent, and his
conservatives as “dumb”
transformation came
— well, at least not until
about as a result of devouring books —
Sarah Palin came onto the national
stage. Her rambling speech in support histories, biographies and economic,
political and philosophical writings.
of Donald Trump is classic Palin, and
When he traveled as a spokesman
the New York Daily News headlined
for GE, Reagan declined invitations to
the event, “I’m with Stupid.” In this
the bar car in favor of solitary reading.
campaign season, we are seeing the
dumbing-down of conservatism playing And between the loss of the Republican nomination to Gerald Ford in 1976
out in real time.
and his successful run for the presiFew of today’s so-called conservadency in 1980, he delivered daily radio
tives could tell you why Irish statesman Edmund Burke is considered the messages that he personally wrote on
father of conservatism, or how Russell a variety of subjects. He was far from
Kirk, Irving Kristol, William F. Buckley the “amiable dunce” that Clark Clifford
and Ronald Reagan shaped conserva- once dubbed him. (Yes, the same
Clark Clifford who is infamous for
tive politics. The serious intellectual
involvement in a banking scandal.)
foundation that once defined the
The past 27 years since the Reagan
political right is all but forgotten, and
presidency have seen the betrayal of
the movement is increasingly defined
intellectual conservatism, beginning
by hysterical outrage over advancing
Releases
Utah Ballroom Dancers will conduct exciting dance event
L
By Beth Trost-Hayter
ast year was the first annual
“Dancing with the Tri-City Stars,”
and the event was a big success. Six
well-known “stars” from the Tri-Cities
community competed, and radio
personality Faith Martin was the
winner.
The show is back, with six new TriCity celebrities to compete for the
mirror-ball trophy. It will be on Friday,
April 15, at 7 p.m. at Chief Joseph
Middle School Auditorium in Richland.
The element that makes this event
so spectacular is the participation of
the Utah Ballroom Dance Company,
the group that produces similar shows
all over the United States with its
program called “Dancing With Your
Stars.”
Members of the Utah Dance Company are available to perform for your
daytime meeting, service club, school
or other venue where there’s a gathering of a group that would enjoy their
performance. Contact me, Beth TrostHayter, to discuss the details. There is
no fee for the performances.
The company will arrive five days
before the event to begin training the
local stars to prepare them for the
Tickets to Dancing with the Tri-City
Stars are $30 and can be purchased
online at dancebybethtrost.com. Other
ticket outlets are A-1 Shoes in
Marineland Village in Kennewick and
Cinders Closet at Lee and The Parkway in Richland. The will also be
available at the door if the event is not
sold out. Visit dancebybethtrost.com
for more information.
Beth Trost-Hayter teaches Ballroom,
Swing, Latin and Country dancing for
adults. Classes are held in Kennewick,
Pasco and Richland. She is the
director of the Desert Country Dancers
and the Showtime Girls, and the host
for Dancing with the Tri-City Stars Visit
dancebybethtrost.com, email
[email protected] or call (509)
586-7609or (509) 551-9562
Members of the Utah Ballroom Dance Company will be in town for five days to train
Tri-Citians for Dancing With the Tri-City Stars. They will be available to perform for
your group at no charge. Dancing With the Tri-City Stars will be held on April 15
competition. Ballroom, Swing and
Latin dance styles will be taught to our
high-profile community leaders. They
are: Brian Brooks, Chris Blevins,
Justin Raffa, Debbie Robertson, Mike
McCabe and Stefanie Maier. The
judges are Mary Lou Gnoza, Steve
Young and Roland Thompson.
AT A GLANCE: DANCING
WITH THE TRI-CITY STARS
Friday, April 15, 7 p.m
Chief
. Jo Middle School
504 Wlson St., Richland
Tickets $30 per person
dancebybethtrost.com
Walla Walla Symphony will
present ‘Classics in Concert’
T
he lively music of Mozart and
Haydn take the stage at our next
Symphony Series concert on Tuesday,
April 5 at 7 pm in Cordiner Hall on the
Whitman College campus. “Classics in
Concert” features an impressive
display of virtuosic bassoon playing by
guest artist Mark Eubanks in
Mozart’s Concerto for Bassoon and
Orchestra in B-flat Major, K. 191.
The evening’s program also includes
the delightful overture from Mozart’s
comic opera, Così fan tutte, K.
588, and Haydn’s upbeat Symphony
No. 104 in D Major. Commonly referred
to as “London,” this is Haydn’s final
symphony and the last of twelve works
called the London Symphonies.
Wine from Browne Family Vineyards
will be available to purchase for $5 per
glass before the performance and
during intermission. Snack boxes will
also be available for purchase. All
proceeds benefit the Walla Walla
Symphony.
The free ”Inside the Music” pre-
Improved Clover Island boat launch reopens
The Port of Kennewick is inviting the public to help celebrate the reopening of
the Clover Island Boat Launch on Wednesday, April 6, at 3:30 p.m. The port
partnered with the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office to
construct many of the public amenities. Improvements include a new restroom,
parking-lot paving and landscaping, new launch ramps, educational signage and
“Fair Game,” a bronze work of art featuring eagles fighting over a salmon. The
April 6 grand reopening festivities include a color guard by the Naval Sea Cadet
Corps, a ribbon cutting, a launch of the first vessel by the U.S. Coast Guard and
a public reception. The port district’s goals include transforming Clover Island
into a vibrant, mixed-use destination waterfront, stimulating urban renewal and
creating jobs in the historic downtown area of Kennewick.
Scott Keller to speak at April ASQ meeting April 12
Guest artist Mark Eubanks
concert talk takes place at 6:00pm in
the Cordiner Hall lobby.
Tickets are $17-$28 for adults, $8$16 for students (with ID), and $5 for
youth 18 and under. Tickets can be
purchased online at wwsymphony.org,
by calling (509) 529-8020, by visiting
the Symphony office at 13 ½ E Main
St., Suite #201, or at the door.
Richland hosts ‘senior’ prom
The Richland Senior Association will sponsor a prom for all
ages on May 6 from 6 to 9 p.m.
at the Richland Community
Center, 500 Amon Park Drive in
Richland.
If you like swing music and
ballroom dancing, this event is a
must! The Easy Swing Dance
Band will be playing with five
musicians on an excellent dance
floor. It’s a chance to dress up if
you want, but it’s not required.
Attire will be anything from formal
to causal.
Four Brookdale retirement
communities are coming together
to supply food to make it a very
special occasion. Mark your
calendar fo an evening of fun, great
music and food — and bring the
younger generations in your family.
For more information, call
(509) 946-5385
Science exhibit at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute spotlights evolution
An exhibit at Tamástslikt Cultural
Institute in Pendleton is entitled
“Explore Evolution,” and it features the
work of scientists who are making
groundbreaking discoveries about the
evolution of life. From rapidly evolving
HIV to whales that walked, it examines
evolution in organisms ranging from the
very smallest to the largest. The
exhibit runs through May 28
“Explore Evolution” focuses on seven
research projects that have made a
major contribution to our understanding
of evolution. The interactive exhibit
gives visitors an opportunity to experience how scientists conduct their
research. It spotlights the work of
these scientists:
Charles Wood on the rapid evolution
of HIV.
Sherilyn Fritz and Edward Theriot on
the emergence of a new diatom
species in the fossil record.
IN BRIEF
Cameron Currie on farmer ants and
their coevolving partners.
Kenneth Kaneshiro on sexual
selection among Hawaiian flies.
Rosemary and Peter Grant on
Galápagos finches.
Svante Pääbo and Henrik
Kaessmann on the genetic ties
between humans and chimps.
Philip Gingerich on fossil discoveries
of walking whales.
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is
owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation. It’s open Monday through
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
47106 Wildhorse Boulevard at the far
end of the main driveway of the
Wildhorse Resort and Casino, 10
minutes east of Pendleton.
For more information, contact
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute at (541)
429-7700 or visit tamastslikt.org.
The April 12 meeting of the local ASQ (American Society for Quality) section
will feature Scott Keller, executive director of the Port of Benton, who will speak
on “The Port of Benton: Bigger, Brighter, Bolder.” The port fosters economic
development, trade and tourism by providing quality infrastructure and transportation in Benton County. It owns and operates 50 buildings, four of which are
small-business “incubator” buildings. Keller will talk about some of the port’s
current projects and future plans, including Vintner’s Village, Phase II, in downtown Kennewick. The meeting will be held at the Shilo Inn in Richland, with
check-in and networking at 5:30 p.m., a buffet dinner at 6 and the presentation
at 6:45. The cost is $20 for ASQ members and $25 for non-members, or $5 for
the presentation only. Reservations are requested by April 7. Email
[email protected] or call (509) 371-2221. For more information about ASQ
Section 614, visit asq614.org.
Patriot Car Show and Auction set for April 16
The 3rd annual Patriot Car Show will be held on Saturday, April 16, at Liberty
Christian School, 2200 Williams Blvd. in Richland. The car show will take place
at the school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration for participants is $20 per car
and includes lunch. Food will be available for purchase from the school’s booster
organization and other food vendors. The silent auction will take place during the
hours of the car, show with funds supporting the efforts of Liberty Christian
School. Owners of vintage trailers can participate in a campout night at the
school on Friday night, April 15. There is no additional cost to participate beyond
the car-show registration. Enjoy campfires, popcorn and a movie under the
stars. For more information, to register a vehicle, or to purchase tickets to the
auction and dinner, visit auction.libertychristian.net or contact Kris Dunham at
(509) 946-0602.
Pull together pulled meats as easy one-pot meals
shredded. Then,
like in the pork
nticipation regarding grilling season sandwich that
can be a thing of the past. Grilling follows (and the
same can be
season can be all year long in your
done with
kitchen. A delicious way to prove that
chicken or other
is by easily pulling together some
meats), place the
delicious pulled meats right on your
meat in a pot and
kitchen stovetop.
combine with
Many of us only have been treated
to the saucy delicacy served between barbecue sauce
(store-bought jars
soft thick sandwich buns at barbecue
can save time
restaurants. However, it takes just a
here, too), and
few minutes at home to shred meat
dashes of water,
and cook it up with barbecue sauce
spicy brown
and seasonings. Surprisingly, barbemustard and
cued-sauce pulled meat is an easy
vinegar of your
one-pot meal.
choice. Heat
You can season and prepare your
You can make barbecue pulled chicken sandwiches with
thoroughly and
own meat. Check out the simple
the use of convenient store-bought rotisserie chicken.
serve over wholesteamed pulled pork sandwich that
remained one of my favorite recipes:
follows from Good Housekeeping. But, grain hamburger buns or other thick
it’s even more convenient to purchase round buns.
Ellie Krieger, one of the country’s
an already cooked product, like a
PULLED ROTISSERIE
top nutritionists and a Food Network
rotisserie chicken.
CHICKEN SANDWICH
Whatever type of already seasoned star, shows how light a choice rotisand cooked poultry (remove skin before serie chicken can be in this pulled
1 tablespoon canola oil
shredding) or meat with which you are sandwich rendition for which she has
1 large onion, chopped
you creating your own easy barbecue
starting, simply let it cool and, as the
3 cloves garlic, minced
sauce. Season after season, it has
title implies, pull it apart and it will be
A
By Lisa Messinger
Creators Syndicate
1 (14-ounce) can low-sodium tomato
sauce
¼ cup tomato paste
½ cup water
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
5 tablespoons molasses
1/3 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon liquid smoke
1 whole rotisserie chicken, skin
removed, meat shredded into thin strips
(about 4 to 4½ cups)
6 whole-wheat hamburger rolls
6 large green lettuce leaves
Yields 6 servings.
Heat the oil in a large saute pan over
a medium heat. Add the onions and
cook until they are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic
and cook for 1 minute more. Add
tomato sauce, tomato paste, water,
vinegar, molasses, pepper and liquid
smoke and bring to a boil. Reduce heat
to medium-low and simmer for 15
minutes. Add chopped chicken, return
to a simmer, and cook an additional 10
minutes.
Split rolls. Place a leaf of lettuce on
each roll, then pile on ¾ cup of the
chicken mixture onto the roll.
Gourmet meals, sightseeing featured
on sternwheeler river cruises in April
The historic Columbia Gorge
Sternwheeler will be back in the TriCities April 14-24 for 10 days of cruises
departing from the Clover Island Inn.
On the schedule are lunch, brunch
and dinner cruises, plus a cruise
through the Snake River locks. Or, for
a bargain price you can take a
sightseeing cruise without a meal. The
boat will also be available for one-level
rentals and private events.
The Columbia Gorge is an authentic
499-passenger sternwheeler reminiscent of the ships that cruised the
Columbia in the 1800s. It’s a replica of
the historic Bailey Gatzert, which
operated on the river from the 1890s to
the 1920s.
Lunch cruises last two hours and
are perfect for an afternoon getaway, a
birthday, office party or entertaining
out-of-town guests. Along with your
lunch are ever-changing views and
narration of the sights along the way.
Prices start at $40 for adults and $20
for kids from 4 to years of age. The
champagne Sunday brunch cruises are
slightly more — starting at $46 for
adults and $23 for kids.
The two-hour dinner cruise aboard
the Columbia Gorge is, quite simply,
the perfect night out. What makes it
perfect are the dazzling city lights,
great cuisine that is locally sourced
and prepared fresh on board, plus live
entertainment and narration of the
sights. Prices start at $52 for an adult
and $49 for a child 4-12.
The Snake River locks cruise is a
special 5 ½ hour cruise that passing
through the locks at Ice Harbor Dam
The price starting at $88 includes the
captain’s narration, a continental
breakfast and lunch buffet.
Starting at $28 per person, you can
join any of the regularly scheduled
lunch, brunch or dinner cruises to take
in the sights without a meal included.
Group pricing is available for groups of
15 or more.
For information or to purchase
tickets, visit www.portlandspirit.com or
call (800) 224-3901.
THE SCHEDULE
Thursday April 14 - Dinner (6:308:30 p.m.)
Friday, April 15 - Lunch (Noon2 p.m.); DINNER SOLD OUT
Saturday, April 16 - Snake River
Locks (10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.); Dinner
(6:30 - 8:30 p.m.)
Sunday, April 17 - Brunch
(10 a.m. -Noon); Brunch (2-4 p.m.);
Dinner (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Monday, April 18 - Lunch (Noon2 p.m.); Dinner (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 19 - Snake River
Locks (10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.); Dinner
(6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, April 20 - Lunch
(Noon-2 p.m.); Dinner (6:308:30 p.m.)
Thursday, April 21 - Snake River
Locks (10 a.m.-3:30 pm); Dinner
(6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Friday, April 22 - Lunch (Noon2 p.m.); Dinner (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Saturday, April 23 - Snake River
Locks (10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.); DINNER
SOLD OUT
Sunday, April 24 - BRUNCH
SOLD OUT
Enjoy Mother’s Day brunch
at the Marcus Whitman
T
his month and next, everyone will
be thinking about how to make
Mothers’ Day special for Mom, and the
Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center in Walla Walla is ready to
help you make it an unforgettable
experience. As they say at the Marcus
Whitman, you’ll discover unexpected
pleasures.
The staff at the Marc Restaurant is
putting out a very special buffet to
celebrate the special day for the
mothers in your life, served from 10
a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 8.
You’ll need reservations, but that’s just
a phone call away at (509) 524-5139.
The hotel’s award-winning chefs will
put their special innovative twists on
some classic selections and offer a
variety of surprises for you if you’re into
culinary adventures. Executive Chef
Scott McLean works with local growers
to give his guests a true farm-to-table
experience. Dine in the Marc Restaurant, relax in the Vineyard Lounge or
schedule a Chef’s Table for a truly
memorable culinary experience.
Mother’s Day Brunch prices are
$35.95 for adults and $29.95 for
seniors (60 and older). Children 6-12
dine for $19.95 and kids 5 and under
for free.
The Marcus Whitman Hotel and
Conference Center is in the heart of
Walla Walla, and was recently named
“Hotel of the Year” by the Washington
State Wine Commission. It is within
walking distance of wine-tasting
rooms, eclectic shops and art galleries. You can easily make a day of it
and enjoy what beautiful downtown
Walla Walla has to offer.
Executive Chef Scott McLean
The Marcus Whitman Hotel also
offers the perfect setting for a weekend
getaway or special celebration. The
staff members pride themselves on
providing genuine hospitality and an
exceptional experience for every guest,
every day of the year.
The Marcus Whitman originally
opened in 1928, and it was completely
restored and reopened in 2001. From
the moment you enter the Grand
Lobby, you’ll know you’ve discovered a
place that is like no other in our region.
For some stunning photos and other
information, visit the website,
marcuswhitmanhotel.com.
Be a hero to your family by making
your reservations now for a very special
Mother’s Day experience.
Feast Walla Walla to be held jointly with Guitar Festival
T
he Downtown Walla Walla Foundation has announced that this year’s
Feast Walla Walla will partner with the
Walla Walla Guitar Festival for one
spectacular weekend downtown — the
weekend of April 8-10.
Feast Walla Walla is the party under
the big tent on First Street in downtown
Walla Walla. It is an opportunity to
enjoy food and drink from some of
Walla Walla’s favorite restaurants,
wineries and breweries!
Feast on Saturday is $50 per ticket,
which includes 10 tokens, a Feast
plate and a Feast wine glass. You can
exchange each token for a bite or sip
from your favorite restaurant or beverage vendor.
One of the advantages of Feast
Walla Walla is that you can buy the
wines you likeon the spot! Any half
case (mixed or not) is 10 percent off,
and a full case is 20 percent off. If
you’re staying at a local hotel you can
get free next-day delivery.
The Guitar Festival has been a major
event for five years in Walla Walla. This
year, the event will have the largest
number of bands in its history. Thirty
blues and roots artists will perform over
three days in 15 venues in the heart of
downtown. Guitar Fest kicks off Friday
night with Sugaray Rayford in concert
at the Gesa Powerhouse Theatre.
Also new is the Downtown Blues
and Gospel Brunch with live music on
Sunday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. in the big party tent — the finale
of a wonderful weekend. Local downtown restaurants — Olive Catering, the
Maple Counter Café, Bacon and Eggs
and the Walla Walla Bread Company
— will provide breakfast foods.
Musical talents performing at the
brunch are Rae Gordon, Gary Winston
and the Real Deal and Gary
Hemenway.
Tickets for Feast Walla Walla and
the Downtown Blues and Gospel
Brunch can be purchased at
Downtownwallawalla.com. Tickets for
Guitar Fest are available at
wallawallaguitarfestival.com.
For more information, call The
Downtown Walla Walla Foundation at
(509) 529-8755.
Robin Barrett (center) and the Coyote Kings originated the Walla Walla Guitar
Festival and have now combined the event with Feast Walla Walla
WSU Tri-Cities launches online certificate in wine business management
Beginning next January, Washington
State University Tri-Cities will offer a
one-year online professional certificate
program in wine business management.
The new non-credit certificate
program will be offered in six modules
developed and taught by WSU business faculty with interests in wine
business, as well as industry professionals with unique expertise in wine
business marketing, financial management and specific legal, compliance
and trademark issues.
“This combination of academic and
practitioner instruction provides both
rigor and applicable focus to the field,”
said Robert Harrington, WSU Tri-Cities
professor of hospitality and wine
business management. “The certificate
program includes a unique focus, with
rigor and quality application of wine
business strategic planning, marketing, financial consideration, legal
issues, management and wine tourism
management.”
In addition to the online classes, the
program requires two weekend experi-
ences in Washington Wine Country.
Harrington said the experiences
provide students with opportunities to
network and learn with wine industry
professionals, faculty and fellow
students on the business of wine.
Students will be responsible for their
own travel and lodging while attending
the two weekend experiences.
The program was developed in
coordination with the viticulture and
enology certificate programs already
offered through WSU. The program is
offered through WSU’s School of
Hospitality Business Management,
which is housed in the WSU Carson
College of Business.
“I am excited that WSU now offers
three certificate programs for the wine
industry, viticulture, enology, and wine
business,” said Thomas Henick-Kling,
WSU director of viticulture and enology.
“Together, the three programs offer a
strong and unique education option.”
To apply for the program, visit
business.wsu.edu. For information,
contact Harrington at (509) 372-7487 or
[email protected].
And the beat goes on at Richland’s Emerald of Siam!
T
he Emerald of Siam in Richland’s
Uptown Shopping Center continues
to offer the best in musical entertainment as well as fine Thai dining.
On April 7, Rabbit Wilde of
Bellingham will perform at the Emerald
with songs from a new album called
“The Heartlan. Rabbit Wilde is an
American string band that plays rootsy
foot-tapping music. On the album “The
Heartland,” Rabbit Wilde mines the
best of the American songbook,
melding indie rock, pop, blues and
soul, along with their trademark brand
of front-porch-shaking folk music.
On April 8, Spokane jazz band Still
Guessing will open for Seattle band
Theoretics. Two of the members of Still
Guessing, Denin Koch and Jansen
Leggett, grew up in the Tri-Cities and
graduated just a few years ago. The
five members of the band met at
Whitworth College in Spokane, where
they are all music students.
“Emerald of Siam is a very important
part of the Tri-Cities music scene, and
has been for many years,” said
The Spokane jazz quintet Still Guessing, with two members from the Tri-Cities, will
play at the Emerald of Siam on April 8. The members are music students in Spokane.
Leggett, the band’s drummer. “I have
many memories of watching great
bands and playing in great bands here,
and I can’t wait to make more memories.”
On April 16, it’s the group T Sisters,
a rising Americana band from Oakland,
Calif. The T Sisters, Erika, Rachel and
Chloe, have been singing and writing
music together since childhood, and
their inventive songwriting is supported
by their own acoustic instrumentation.
In 2014, the T Sisters released their
debut full-length album “Kindred Lines”
with legendary folk and bluegrass
producer Laurie Lewis.
On April 22, a show featuring Spokane and Tri-Cities bands begins at 9
p.m. and is open to all ages until 10:45.
Headlining the show is the metal quartet
Mercy Brown of Spokane, with another
Spokane band, Rasputin, and Tri-Cities
groups the Festering and Prevailing
Existence. It’s all yours for a $5 cover.
If the name Mercy Brown seems
familiar, you may have seen the viral
video in which magical nanny Mary
Poppins and some animated characters
are about to break into song. But then
the music begins and Sera Hatchett,
lead singer of Mercy Brown, growls
through an angry rendition of
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” in a
very un-Mary Poppins style. The
popularity of the “Mary Poppins Sings
Death Metal” surprised even its creators
when it received millions of hits on
YouTube.
For other acts featured at the Emerald, see their ad in this issue and the
Calendar of Events listings on page 38.
Wine & More unlocks the ‘mystery’ of wine, and of food pairings
You can tell that
Wine & More — a
wine shop, bistro and
gift shop — was born
out of a love for the
finer things in life.
Owner Anita Kentfield
admits to liking fine
wines, and she created
a business designed to
make wine knowledge
more accessible and
wine tasting and
shopping more enjoyable.
Wine & More features wine tastings
(including special showcase events),
wine by the bottle or case, gourmet
foods in the cozy bistro, a gift shop
stocked with carefully chosen fresh gift
ideas, and gift baskets made-to-order.
Enter the door and you’re greeted by
a life-size wine butler and a colorful
array of carefully chosen items for
nearly any room in your home. Many
of the tasteful gift ideas are designed
around wine or grapes
Wine & More carries a large variety
of European and imported wines as
well as hosting special wine tastings,
each featuring a particular local winery
and their quality reserve wines.
Wine events are planned so that
customers learn something new each
time. On April 14, “Blind Tasting 201:
Unlock the Mystery” will explore the
various styles of wine and even the art
of detecting wine flaws.
Tickets are $40, which includes four
wines and four food pairings. The event
is from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wine & More.
There is limited seating for this event,
so make your reservation early by
calling (509) 582-0120.
But you don’t have to wait for a
special event to stop in and browse,
and you can purchase your tickets in
person at the shop.
Wine & More is at 3600 South Zintel
Way, Suite C, just off Highway 395 in
the Southgate area, across 395 from
Bob’s Burgers and Brews. It is also
online at wineandmore.biz.
Is spectacular European trip on your travel list?
I
By Sondra Wilson
’m lucky to have been to Europe
many times, and some years more
than once. In fact, in my youth I was
even lucky enough to live in Italy and
Germany, and that experience
changed me forever.
Visiting Europe is really like riding a
bicycle. Once you have done it, you
never forget how to deal with the travel
and how to get around. Europe is really
my happy place! I love the history, the
culture, the culinary aspects of the
countries I visit and so much more.
I’m not intimidated at all by being
there, but for those who are new to
visiting Europe it can be confusing and
sometimes scary. Our goal at Travel
Leaders is to eliminate all that for you,
so I’m excited to announce that our
next special evening is to educate you
on how to get the most from your
Europe vacation.
Even if you have been there before,
Europe is a big place, and travel there
can be complex. Whether you are
planning to visit Europe in 2016 or
2017 or it’s still just a dream, here’s
your opportunity to visit with the
experts from the Globus family of travel
brands for one-stop shopping advice in
fast, airport or rail station pick-up and
drop-off, a local host to assist you the
best use of your time in the cities, and
a sightseeing tour to help you get your
bearings. It’s such a great thing to have
a local person who can recommend a
great restaurant or museum.
Monograms even has packages for
longer stays in Rome, Florence, Venice
and the Lake Maggione tour we are
featuring this month. Book it in April for
2016 and get a whopping 20-percent
discount on your total land vacation —
you pick the time.
If you really would enjoy having
someone to steer you in the right
direction and make the very most of
your time, consider a motorcoach tour.
Globus motorcoach tours are offered
throughout Europe in almost any
combination, and they offer the opporOn a Globus motorcoach tour you’ll see Europe with an onboard host and local
tunity to see so much with an onboard
guides at each stop. By the end of the trip, everyone on your tour will be like family.
host and local guides at each stop.
Buses have wifi now so you can keep
in touch. Your suitcases are always
planning the perfect European vacaGlobus. Europe is a huge place with
handled for you.
tion. And there is a trip to fit every
many options, and we can help you
Most of the motorcoach tours
budget.
plan a trip that’s perfect for you.
include experiences that are unique to
Join us April 27 at 6 p.m. at the
Globus with skip-the-line opportunities
Clover Island Inn, where you will have
Popular options
at major sights, unique castle and
the opportunity to visit with the travel
So
what
are
some
of
the
options
for
home visits, cooking classes and wine
consultants of Travel Leaders and
seeing Europe? My favorite right now is tastings. Why stand in line at the
river cruising. It’s a great way to
Vatican if you don’t have to?
explore the countryside, enjoy small
Motorcoach travel is for any age group,
villages and wander at ease. It’s also a and by the end of the trip you are all
great way to unpack, explore and have family. I just did Spain and Portugal last
a culinary adventure.
year on Globus and it was fantastic!
I’m excited to say that, as you read Our going-away dinner was in a castle
this I am in Holland and Belgium on an with local music and a jazz group.
Avalon Waterways river cruise. It’s one
of the newest options in river cruising.
RSVP to attend
Avalon, if you watch HGTV, is
If you join us on April 27 at the
promoting its newest concept in river
Clover Island Inn, you will find the
travel — the panoramic suite cabins.
touring option that is suited to the way
Avalon offers 11 feet of windows that
you want to travel. I’ll just be back from
open to large cabins with seating
my exciting Avalon river cruise and I
areas. The bed has been oriented
look forward to sharing that information
toward the view, and the bathrooms
with you.
have granite countertops and art
RSVP to Jan at Travel Leaders at
niches. Sounds expensive, but it’s one
(509)
943-4686, because our recent
of the most affordable on the river. Join
us on the 27th to hear all about Avalon. events have been standing-room-only.
For vacation packages, Monograms The best time to see Europe is in the
Travel is the best thing going! It allows fall, so you are not too late for this
year, and we will have special offers
you to have some pre-reserved structhat night to help you get there.
ture, but total freedom to explore on
your own. The concept is terrific. The
Sondra Wilson is president of Travel
basic things you would want to purLeaders
in Richland, Kennewick, and
chase for your vacation are included.
Yakima. The company is celebrating
Three nights in cities all over Europe
its 33rd year in business.
are pre-paid and include daily break-
RICK STEVES’ TRAVEL TIPS ARE ONLINE
Travel writer Rick Steves’ website,
ricksteves.com, is a treasure trove of
travel tips. For example, travelers
need to carry a passport, credit or
debit cards and some emergency
cash, but are often the target of
pickpockets and thieves. To outwit
them, he recommends a money belt.
“More secure than a travel wallet,
money belts are your key to peace of
mind,” he advises. “I never travel
without one. A money belt is a small,
zippered fabric pouch that fastens
around the waist under your pants or
skirt. You wear it completely hidden
from sight, tucked in like a shirttail
— over your undies and shirt, under
your pants.”
With a money belt, all your
essential documents are on you as
securely and thoughtlessly as your
underwear. “If you pull out your
money belt to retrieve something,
always remember to tuck it back
in,” Steves writes. “And don’t use a
fanny pack as a money belt —
thieves assume this is where you
keep your goodies.”
Discover Prosser…and discover the good life!
W
ith the advent of warmer spring
weather, there are new discoveries to be made every day. The discovery of a new plant growing, a new
flower blooming, a new nest built or a
new place to explore. In Prosser they
specialize in the exploration of wine
country, but wine is not all they do!
This spring, join your friends and
discover why in Prosser they say they
enjoy ‘the good life’ every day of the
year. With downtown shopping, live
music, theatrical performances and
special events, there is almost always
an opportunity to head out and do
something, even in the early spring
season. Here’s what to watch for in
April and May.
Live music at Brewminatti
The small-town ‘feel’ of Prosser is one reason that residents live“the good life.”
With an offering of spectacular
artists almost every weekend, this
relatively new addition to downtown
Prosser is grabbing attention from both
the neighbor down the street and
visitors across the Northwest! Visit
brewminatti.com for details.
Tasting April 22-24. Many of the local
wineries are also hosting special
spring release parties, dinners and
events, so take a look at the calendar
on tourprosser.com and find something
special!
Spring barrel tasting
‘In This Together’ Festival
You have an annual opportunity to
taste the in-progress wines of local
winemakers during Spring Barrel
The In This Together Music Festival,
to be held for the first time on April 30,
is raising funds for the Lynchpin
Foundation, an organization that
assists children who are affected by
Autism Spectrum Disorder. With a full
lineup of fantastic Northwest musical
artists, this all-ages event is only $25
and kids 16 and under are admitted
free! Find out more at:
inthistogethermusicfestival.com.
Discover Prosser
And finally, spring really gets going
when the town celebrates Discover
Prosser the first weekend in May. Start
your discovery on Friday, May 6, with
the “A Taste of the Valley” fundraiser,
which allows you to try small bites or
appetizers at many area restaurants
while funding much-needed repairs to
the Hospice Benefit Shop.
End your day with the Valley Theatre
Company’s production of Oliver at the
historic Princess Theatre, or stop by
Brewminatti for the evening show.
Saturday, May 7, sees the start of
the local farmers market, where you
can pick up fresh produce, local
handcrafts and fresh-roasted coffee and
enjoy a laid-back breakfast.
Then browse the Community Yard
Sale next door in Prosser’s City Park,
where you’ll probably find that someone
else’s trash is your treasure.
Head a ways out of town for the
Northwest Preparedness Expo and
learn why you should be prepared to
take care of your family in times of
distress.
And, again, you can end your day
with another showing of Oliver at the
Princess Theatre.
These are just some of the reasons
folks who live in Prosser love and enjoy
the good life. Plan a visit and discover
what they have to share.
British Columbia offers secrets, serenity, surprises!
By Doug Hansen
Creators Syndicate
I’ll share a travel secret with you if
you promise to keep it to yourself: My
wife and I discovered a place that’s
easy to get to; has clean, safe, flowerfilled cities surrounded by stunning
forests, mountains and lakes; offers
excellent wildlife viewing (killer whales,
bears and bald eagles); and has lots of
outdoor activities such as hiking,
kayaking, swimming and biking:
Vancouver Island and nearby Knight
Inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
We spent a week falling in love with
this splendid region. Until we started
driving around Vancouver Island, we
didn’t realize how large it is. At 290
miles long by 50 miles wide, it’s the
largest Pacific island east of New
Zealand. The ideal weather we enjoyed
confirmed the island’s reputation for
having one of the most pleasant, sunny
climates in Canada.
We began our journey in Seattle,
where we boarded the Victoria Clipper
for the two-and-a-half-hour ride to
Victoria. The ferry’s airline-style
reclining seats, combined with panoramic views of the Olympic
‘BC Travel’ continues on Page 35
How to get the best results from your acupuncture
What factors contribute
to therapeutic effects?
regarding the sensations you feel while
waiting for QI arrival is important.
Acupuncture Manipulation
By Xiaoyuan Huang (LAC, MD)
ore and more Americans seek
acupuncture treatment to improve
their health and wellness. However,
patients may struggle with how to get
the desired effect. Here are some
observatons based on my extensive
training and years of acupuncture
practice.
M
After receiving QI, acupuncturists
use reinforcing or reducing movements
of the needle to make the therapeutic
effect better for your personal condition.
For example, a fast twirling or rotating
motion makes the muscles relax, but a
slow twirling or rotating motion will
increase muscle tension when rehabilitating muscles affected by a stroke.
Conditions
Combining therapies
Acupuncture is highly effective for a
wide range of health problems. Before
considering acupuncture, you should
consult with the acupuncturist to find
out if your condition is within the scope
of practice for acupuncture. Immediate
relief can be felt from some conditions
such as stress and pain. With other
conditions it may take a few weeks for
the patient to notice a significant
change.
Locating Acupressure
Points (Acupoints)
One of the most important things in
acupuncture is point location. Treatment will fail or yield only short-term
results if acupoint location isn’t done
properly.
Selection and Compatibilty
of Acupoints
Each acupoint has a specific
therapeutic effect, and good synergy
comes from the right combination of
Acupuncture treatment is often used
in combination with an electro-stimulator, tuina (Chinese massage), cupping,
the TDP lamp (Teding Diancibo Pu, or
special magnetic spectrum lamp),
different acupoints. Therefore, the
physical therapy and other modern
correct selection of a group of
methods. These methods can be used
acupoints plays a very important role in together with acupuncture to achiev
acupuncture treatment.
better treatment results.
The effectiveness of acupuncture
Receiving QI (De qi)
treatment depends on the
Receiving QI refers to the excitation acupuncturist’s skills, competence,
of QI (vital energy) in meridians by
understanding of traditional Chinese
acupuncture needle stimulation. Good medicine theory and interaction with
communication with your therapist
patients.
HEALTH IN BRIEF
Study questions value of double mastectomies
A growing number of women facing a mastectomy in one breast are opting for
removal of the other, non-cancerous breast at the same time. Advocates say it
can translate into a better quality of life for some affected women. A new study
of almost 4,000 women, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, suggests
otherwise. Researchers found that women who underwent prophylactic double
mastectomies reported only slightly better social, physical and sexual wellbeing than those who opted for a single procedure.
Penicillin allergies may disappear over time
According to the Centers for Disease Control, roughly one in 10 American
patients claim to have an allergic reaction to penicillin class antibiotics (which
measurably reduces their therapeutic options). In fact, researchers say 80
percent of people who might have been allergic to penicillin in the past lose the
reaction after 10 years. The real number of people with penicillin allergies is
closer to 1 in 100. The CDC recommends getting a skin test if you’re unsure.
Island buzz is all about sterile male mosquitoes
On the island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia, a South Pacific atoll owned by
Marlon Brando’s family, a mass killing is going on for a good cause. Researchers there have released more than a million sterile male mosquitoes with the
goal of wiping the insect off the face of the island. And in fact, mosquito numbers have plummeted on Tetiaroa. Researchers hope to learn enough to try it on
a broader scale elsewhere. More than 800,000 children die each year from
mosquito-borne diseases, from malaria and dengue to yellow fever and Zika.
Dementia link to seafood may be a fish tale
For years, there has been vigorous debate over whether eating too much fish
might be a risk factor for dementia. The culprit wasn’t fish itself — there’s some
evidence that a regular diet of seafood may actually boost brain volume — but
rather high levels of mercury. But, in terms of dementia at least, it looks like fish
are off the hook. A recent published study found no cause for concern. In fact,
quite the opposite: More seafood consumption was associated with fewer signs
of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers warn that the study isn’t conclusive.
Pregnant pause often doesn’t apply to drinking
More than 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 are at risk of
exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually
active and not using birth control, reports the Centers for Disease Control in a
new study. The CDC says three in four women who want to get pregnant do not
stop drinking alcohol when they stop using birth control.
I’m stressed, tired and in pain and I need Help!
I
By Crystal Willingham
n our busy, overworked society,
stress is a word most people are all
too familiar with. That feeling of being
overwhelmed that comes with thoughts
of having too much to do, too many
responsibilities and not enough help,
rest and relaxation.
Physiologically, these overwhelming
thoughts create real symptoms in the
body and can cause heart problems,
depression, fatigue, headaches and
many other ailments. What is happening biologically is a reaction of the
autonomic nervous system, in which
the sympathetic or fight-or-flight
system gets overused to the point of a
total imbalance. Making choices to
alleviate or rid ourselves of stress is of
paramount importance. We can either
choose to find solutions or we can
wind up in the hospital on a forced
hiatus from life.
The first step in truly de-stressing, in
my opinion, is coming to a realization
that stress is a choice. I know... why
would anyone choose to be stressed?
A valid question when the thought of
being able to remain cool and calm
under pressure is a foreign concept to
most of us. Students of the law of
attraction learn that, indeed, life is full
of choices that we either deliberately
make or make by default because of
some idea or belief that “it’s just the
way things are.”
Without getting into the nitty gritty of
this universal law, the fact is that we
can choose to live stress-free, and in
so choosing it will go away at some
point. I’ve read stories of this being an
instantaneous event for some and
taking months or years (as in my
case) for others.
Since we are spirits having a human
experience, and we are in the material
world, doing and being all the things
we do and be, there’s more to getting
a handle on the reality of what stress
is than thinking it away. (Again, that is
for most of us.)
Here is a short list of natural ways
to alleviate stress that you have
probably already heard:
Spend time in meditation
Learn relaxation breathing tech-
Crystal
Willingham of
Crystal Clarity
Media and
Consulting is a
holistic wellness
and business
consultant in
Kennewick.
Health and Safety Expo will have STEM theme
Exhibitors are being sought for the
annual Health and Safety Expo to be
held at the TRAC Center in Pasco on
May 10. This year’s expo will have a
STEM theme (science, technology,
engineering and math). Booths should
promote health and safety or some
aspect of STEM education.
Washington STEM was founded to
reimagine and revitalize STEM education for every student in Washington.
The Divine Fellowship plans
Northwest Healing Spirit Expo
On your journey to selfawareness and spiritual
healing, your next stop should
be the Northwest Healing Spirit
Expo on April 9 and 10 at the
Red Lion Columbia Center in
Kennewick. The hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday
and 10 to 4 on Sunday.
Admission is $6, or $5 with
a non-perishable food item for
the food bank or a pet food
item for the pet shelter.
This year’s vendors will be
offering aura pictures, biofeedback, readings, healing,
massage therapy, jewelry,
pendulums, clothing, art,
niques
Listen to relaxing music
Watch funny movies
Practice yoga
Do low-impact exercisea
Cut back or eliminate caffeine
Avoid “stressful” situations
Consume more healthy foods and
eliminate processed foods
Spend quality time having fun with
friends and family
Sometimes we need more help than
these self-help methods can provide. In
that case, seeking professional help is
another option and there are many
practitioners who can provide holistic
and natural services and products to
help you on your way to living stress
free.
If you’d like to meet some of these
people, then you will want to attend the
Whole Life Wellness Expo on May 6
and 7. There will be presentations and
workshops by local and national
holistic health experts and 50-plus
vendors of holistic products and
services. And it will be a fun and
relaxing environment in which to spend
the day!
createyourvibrantlifestyle.com or call
me at (509) 440-7130.
candles and crystals, to name
just a few. There will even be a
deli available.
Free lectures will be held both
days. The Divine Fellowship will
also have a fun “intuitive process” during services in the
expo lecture rooms at around
10 a.m. on Sunday.
There will a silent auction and
raffle for a beautiful handmade
quilt and dozens of other prizes.
And if all that isn’t fun enough,
the alternative rock band U4RIA
will play from 6:45 to 9 p.m on
Saturday..
Visit the expo on Facebook or
nwhealingspiritexpo.com.
Its purpose is to help all Washington
high-school graduates to be STEMliterate, prepared to complete postsecondary degrees, and thrive in
Washington’s STEM-driven workforce
and society.
The expo planning committee is
working with the Mid-Columbia STEM
Network to incorporate the theme into
this year’s expo.
The goal of the Health and Safety
Expo is to engage the community and
promote health and safety — and, this
year, science, technology, engineering
and mathematics — at home and in
the workplace. Admission to the event
is free to the public and fun for all ages.
The expo is supported by the
Department of Energy, Hanford contractors and the Hanford unions.
For exhibitor information, contact
Terri McEvoy at (509) 376-1496.
Dust off your bikes for some family fun on May 7
The biking event known as the
Group Health Inland Empire Century
Bicycle Ride is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, just before Mother’s Day.
Hundreds of riders are expected on the
bike paths, streets and highways of
the area for a day of fun and exercise.
The annual group ride is sponsored
by two Kiwanis Clubs — the Tri-Cities
Industry club and the Columbia club —
to raise funds to support their charitable activities. The Tri-Cities’ great
spring weather and the well-organized
event attract bicycle riders from all over
the Northwest.
Serious cyclists choose the challenging 100-mile ride, and families
usually take the leisurely 25-mile ride.
There are also 50-mile and 75-mile
routes, and all are designed for safety.
Best of all, they showcase the scenic
beauty of our rivers, vineyards, parks
and farmlands. The ride offers a
wonderful family outing for the Mother’s
Day weekend.
The starting point is the Camp
Kiwanis facility in Columbia Park, east
of the Hanford Reach Interpretive
Center. You may start as early as 6:30
a.m. and as late as 9 on Saturday.
wheat fields above Prosser, you can
enjoy a breathtaking view of the entire
lower Yakima River valley. The route
then travels westward to the outskirts
of Prosser and back. You return via the
Old Inland Empire Highway to Benton
City and join the 50-mile route back to
Richland. The route to Prosser and the
Old Inland Empire Highway are surrounded by vineyards and fields of hops
and fruit trees.
Registration fees are $50 for adults
for the 50, 75 and 100-mile rides; $25
for adults for the 25-mile route; $10 for
ages 13 to 17; and free for those under
13 accaccompanied by a registered
rider. Registrations after April 9 will be
$5 more for adults. Online registrations
close May 5. You may be reimbursed a
portion of your registration fee if you
purchase a bike from a participating
bicycle shop.
Families generally enjoy the leisurely 25-mile bike ride. Snacks and bathroom
Riders may register on Friday, May
facilities are available along the way, and the course is monitored for safey
6, at the Columbia Park Kiwanis
Building between 4 and 8 p.m., or on
Ride at your own speed, ending the
From Columbia Park you will head
May 7 at the start of the ride between
ride anytime before 5 p.m. The routes east through Kennewick, across the
6:30 and 8:30 a.m. Free tuneups are
are closely monitored by experienced Columbia to Pasco, then cross again
support personnel, and there are rest
to Richland, while other rides go on to provided by RoundAbout Mobile
Cycling Services on a first-come, firststops offering snacks, bathroom
Benton City. The 50-mile riders return
served basis on pre-registration night,
facilities and emergency repairs.
from Benton City to Richland.
May 6.
The 75- and 100-mile riders climb
For registration, route maps and
Webber Canyon Road to the green
rolling wheat fields of the Horse Heaven other information, visit the website
www.inlandempirecentury.org.
Hills. Before descending out of the
IN BRIEF
Tri-Cities’ ultimate party bus has arrived!
A Vegas-style black party bus is now available from Tri-Cities Limo. This
18-to-20-passenger party on wheels even includes an exterior ighting system
with exterior speakers so the party can be taken outside. A sound system is
synchronized with an interior laser light show, and the bus has a standing-room
interior so you and your friends can dance and even sing karaoke while you’re
safely driven from place to place. Two TVs, an integrated DVD player, undercarriage red neon lighting system, and charging stations for your electronic devices
round out the creature comforts. Visit TriCitiesLimo.com or call (509) 737-8675.
Human trafficking exhibit is at WSU Tri-Cities
Participants will use MP3 players and smartphones to step into the life of a
human trafficking victim during a multisensory exhibition known as “SOLD: The
Human Trafficking Experience,” April 6-9 at Washington State University TriCities. Suited for those age 13 and older, the free exhibition combines technology with true stories to educate visitors about human trafficking. The exhibition
runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until 7 p.m. on April 7, in the Consolidated
Information Center Visit soldexp.com.
The action is intense in the TRAC Center Ranch & Home during the Camp
Patriot Smash for Cash demolition derby.
‘Smash for Cash’ at TRAC Center
will benefit Camp Patriot services
G
et ready for some smash-emup fun at the TRAC Center in
Pasco on April 23. It’s the Camp
Patriot “Smash for Cash” Demolition Derby — which is actually
two demolition events in one night,
if you include the power wheels
derby for kids.
The doors open at 6 p.m., and
the action begins at 7. Reserved
seating is !7 in advance or $19 the
day of the even. General admission prices are $14 and $16, and
kids 9 and younger get in for $5 in
advance or $7 the day of the
derby. Best of all, a dollar of every
ticket sold goes toward helping
disable veterans have an outdoor
experience provided by Camp
Patriot volunteers.
Camp Patriot is a 501(c)3
nonprofit organization with a
mission to empower and thank
wounded and disabled military
veterans of all generations though
its outdoor programs.
In 2014, the Camp Patriot
Veteran Retreat Ranch was established in Northwest Montana,
entirely with private funds. From
there, the volunteers assist disable
vets in all kinds of outdoor adventures, often with special equipment
they design themselves.
Camp Patriot is funded solely by
fundraisers and donations from
individuals, families and corporations. It is run entirely by volunteers, so as much as 90 percent of
all donations go directly into their
programs to help wounded warriors.
Advance tickets to the Smash
for Chas Demolition Derby are
available online through
traconline.com or at the TRAC
Center box office, Kennewick
Ranch & Home, or the Pasco Red
Lion.
Philly Robb picks Astros to win the World Series
T
have already closed. Add the fact that
the Giants’ magic has been wrecked
with panic signings like Jeff Samardzija
and it is primed for the D-backs.
Let’s thank the Rockies and Padres
for showing up in advance.
By ‘Philly’ Robb Francis
he 2015 major-league baseball
season ended with the Kansas City
Royals winning their first World Series
since 1985 and the second in franchise
history. Will 2016 feature a repeat,
maybe another franchise returning to
the series after a long absence, or a
team that has yet to get the chance to
play for the championship?
AL LAYOUT
AL EAST
The Blue Jays win the East, the
Royals repeat in the Central and the
Astros win a fight in the West.
The Rangers are your top wild card
with the Indians grabbing the second
wild card. The Rangers beat the Indians
for the right to play the Blue Jays. The
Blue Jays outlast the Rangers in a fivegame series and the Astros take care
of the Royals.
The Astros’ rotation and bullpen are
enough to beat the Bue Jays in the AL
Championship Series.
The Toronto Blue Jays should repeat
as the best team in the division. They
lost David Price to the Red Sox and
decided not to bring back 37-year-old
Mark Buehrle. So the rotation won’t be
as strong, but that lineup can out-hit
anyone on the planet. They will win
nearly every slugfest, and while the
starters may not be as strong, their
bullpen is good enough to hold a
couple-run lead.
The Red Sox will get a boost from
David Price, and they have a nice
young core of players again to build
around. Health will be a question as
Rusney Castillo and Pablo Sandoval
are already hurt.
The Yankees will be in the hunt, but
just like last season, will fade down the
stretch. The Yankees are too old and
they could sign five Aroldis Chapmans
and still not win the division. The load
off the Yankees’ back comes after next
season when A-Rod retires.
The Rays are back to rebuilding and
the Baltimore Orioles are back to being
bad after a nice run over the past five
years.
AL WEST
Phillies will try to win 70.
This is going to be a heck of a race
between the Houston Astros and the
Texas Rangers. Yu Darvish is back for
the division champions, while the wildcard Astros return the reigning Cy
Young winner, Dallas Keuchel.
Darvish and Cole Hamels will be
awesome in Texas and the Astros have
the best young team in baseball. I
think the addition of Ken Giles as the
Astros’ closer gives them a slight
advantage to win the West.
The Angels are mired under some
bad deals, the Mariners hopefully take
a step forward this season and the A’s
will have their first last-place finish in
quite some time.
NL LAYOUT
NL CENTRAL
AL CENTRAL
NL EAST
The Nationals win the East, the
Cubs win the Central and send Cubs
fans everywhere in ridiculous acts of
celebration as they falsely believe the
end of the billy-goat curse is near. The
Diamonbacks complete a solid campaign to win the West. The Mets win
the top wild card while the Pirates get
the second.
The Mets win the wild card for the
right to play the Cubs in the divisional
Series. The Mets rotation is just too
strong for the Cubs as Cub fans
everywhere break their statues of Joboo
into little tiny pieces for the 108th year
in a row.
The Nationals and Diamondbacks
put on a fireworks show through five
with the Nationals edging Arizona. The
division rival Nationals and Mets go toeto-toe as the Nationals earn the right to
face the Astros in the World Series.
This is a tough division. but The
Kansas City Royals are the world
champions and haven’t lost enough
while seeing the division gain enough
to think they won’t be the favorite to
repeat as division champions.
The Indians will give them the best
run for their money as the Tigers get
older, the Twins get better, and the
White Sox languish in bad signings.
The MLB 2016 season: Can Houston Astros closing pitcher Ken Giles, formerly with
the Phillies, help take the Astros to a World Series win?
Most pundits have the Mets
anointed as the World Series champs
— but not so fast. The Washington
Nationals starters can hold their own
and their lineup has plenty of pop. I
like the Nats to win the division,
followed by the Mets.
The Marlins with Don Mattingly will
be better just by his presence. The
Braves will struggle while the new-look
The Cubs spent a lot of money in
the offseason on Jason Heyward, plus
they added Ben Zobrist and John
Lackey. Nice moves. Enough to win
the division, but not enough to beat the
billy goat.
The Pirates will give the Cubs all
they can handle, but this is the off year
for the Cardinals. The farm system has
some holes and it is starting to show
on the big-league roster.
The Brewers are trying to turn their
fortunes back around as the Reds —
another team saddled with bad contracts and immovable players —
continue to go backward.
NL WEST
The Arizona Diamondbacks may
surprise everyone and win this division.
Signing Zack Grienke was huge. Every
team was going to overpay, so why not
Arizona? Paul Goldschmidt is just
awesome, so why not Arizona?
Throw in the fact that the Dodgers
have a new bench boss, are only
getting older, and their window may
WORLD SERIES
The Astros and Nationals can both
hit the ball and have solid pitching. The
Astros, however, have stellar pitching
and won’t be outhit by Washington.
Astros win in six.
Ams end season without a playoff spot, look forward to Bantam Draft
all with the Americans. He scored a
total of 237 points. In his 2008-09
season as Americans’ team captain,
he became the first Ams player to be
named WHL’s Humanitarian of the
Year.
WHL players earn college or
university tuition for each season of
play. After his junior career was over,
Procyshen used his WHL scholarship
for an education in business at the
University of New Brunswick from 2009
to 2011.
Procyshen then decided to quit
hockey due to an injury and transferred
to the University of Saskatchewan,
where he finished his business degree
and enrolled for a diploma in
Awards presented
agronomy. He has applied for a
At the final season game, a March
master’s program in soil fertility to
19 match-up against Spokane, the Tribegin in the fall.
City Americans honored former team
Former WHL players Stu Barnes
captain Taylor Procyshen with the
and Olaf Kolzig received WHL Alumni
Scholastic Alumni Achievement Award Achievement Awards in the profesas part of the WHL’s 50th season
sional hockey category.
celebration.
Barnes, who played 133 regular
Procyshen played in four WHL
season games in an Americans jersey,
seasons, recording 259 regular season also represented Team Canada at the
games played and 39 playoffs games, World Junior Championships and
The Tri-City Americans, who ended
the season without a playoff spot, will
select 6th overall in the upcoming 2016
Western Hockey League Bantam
Draft.
A lottery held last month determines
the order of the first six selections in
the first round of the draft involving this
season’s six non-playoff teams —
Kootenay, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Swift
Current, Medicine Hat and Tri-City.
The draft will be held in Calgary,
Alberta, on May 5. Players eligible for
the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft will be
2001-born players from all over Canada
and the U.S.
and represented Germany multiple
times on the world stage.
All-star pick
Parker Bowles, who wrapped up his
Ams career this year, was selected for
the 2015-16 Western Conference AllStar team.
Bowles is the 18th Americans player
to be named a first-team all-star and
the first since Justin Feser was
selected in the 2012-13 season.
Bowles led the Ams in scoring in
2015-16 while placing 6th overall in the
WHL scoring race. In his WHL career
he scored 224 points in 231 games
Photo by Steve Einan
played.
The native of Kelowna, BC, also won
Former Americans standout Taylor
the Americans’ Most Valuable Player
Procyshen returned to the Tri-Cities to
Award and was named Offensive Player
receive the Scholastic Alumni
of the Year.
Achievement Award on March 19.
Season tickets for 2016-2017 home
games at Toyota Center are now on
sale. Season-ticket holders enjoy the
played 15 years in the NHL.
Kolzig, who played 78 games for the best seats and the best rates. Call
Americans, was a first-round draft pick (509) 736-0606, visit AmsHockey.com
or drop by the Americans offices’ at the
for the Washington Capitals in 1989,
played more than 15 years in the NHL bottom level of the Toyota Center.
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Peninsula mountains, along with
occasional whale-sightings made for a
fast, comfortable and enjoyable
crossing.
Who wouldn’t fall in love with flowerfilled Victoria? As our ferry docked near
the center of town, we were immediately struck by the city’s turn-of-thecentury English charm. White horsedrawn carriages clattered past us as
we walked the few blocks to the
upscale Magnolia Hotel, conveniently
located near all the main sights. From
our hotel room we gazed at the
sparkling harbor fringed with moored
yachts and animated by a steady
procession of seaplanes taking off and
landing. Pedestrians and bicyclists
navigated the uncrowded streets below,
reminding us that Victoria is one of the
most walkable cities in Canada (Walk
Score 2014) and has more bike
commuters per capita than anywhere
else in the country.
In the evening, after dinner, we
strolled along the waterfront, where all
sorts of musicians played and colored
lights painted the facades of the
imposing granite Legislature and the
venerable Empress Hotel with luminous shades of purple, red and amber.
No trip to Victoria is complete
without a visit to the world-famous
Butchart Gardens. We added a fun
twist by taking the Prince of Whales
whale-watching cruise that gave us a
rare opportunity to see pods of orcas
(killer whales) before dropping us off at
the gardens. This botanical wonderland
draws visitors from around the world,
which accounted for some initial
congestion, but fortunately the crowds
Campbell River, where we spent the
night prior to meeting our lodge’s
seaplane company early the next
morning. We flew across the Alaskan
inland passage to Knight Inlet, located
about 150 miles north of Vancouver and
only reachable by boat or seaplane.
Our half-hour flight provided a mesmerizing view of mountains, fjords and
forests — the only description that
stuck in my mind was “fantasyland.”
After our seaplane taxied to the
floating lodge’s dock, we disembarked,
stashed our belongings in our modest
but clean and comfortable room,
grabbed a lifejacket and binoculars and
headed out in a small motorboat
heading across the bay to observe our
first grizzly bear. Over the next two
days we saw several young adult
grizzlies feeding on the grass by the
shoreline.
The Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia
In addition, we saw a black bear
munching on clams behind our dining
thinned out considerably as we walked hike on a boardwalk through the
room, a couple of sea lions and several
toward more distant garden paths. My rainforest, we reached the rocky,
bald eagles (including one 20 feet away
favorite area was the former rock
steam-infused enclave, which did
from our boat that was eating a large
quarry that had been transformed into indeed exceed our expectations. My
Canada goose). But I have to admit
a verdant treasure.
wife stood in the cascading hot
As we drove from Victoria to our
waterfall while others sat in a series of that included among my favorite
creatures were the purple and orange
next destination, Tofino and Ucluelet,
natural rock pools. My favorite place
barn swallows that darted through the
we were stunned by the beauty of
lay hidden at a magic spot where the
passageways, pausing only momenunexpectedly tall mountains, shimmer- ocean and the hot water stream
ing blue lakes and vast forests. Tucked converged. The hot springs water
tarily to feed the babies huddled in their
away in the island’s wild, rainy west
mud nests on walls throughout the
warmed my back while pulsating
coast, those neighboring small comsurges of brisk ocean water cooled my lodge.
munities are renowned for their rugged front.
When we weren’t out on excursions,
coastal shorelines, rainforest hiking
we were feasting on first-rate meals,
Thus far we had enjoyed everything
trails, inter-island kayaking and fishing. about our tour of Vancouver Island, but with ample wine and assorted desserts
Of greatest significance for us, howprovided with dinner.
the best was yet to come when we
ever, was the unique Tofino hot
Reflecting back on our visit to
flew to the Knight Inlet Lodge. Most
springs.
Vancouver Island and Knight Inlet, I
Americans only think of Alaska for
A 90-minute boat ride on a drizzly
would say that it ranks among our best
seeing grizzly bears, but this lodge in
day brought us to the small island
trips. Not only do we highly recomthe remote wilderness of British
where the hot springs reside. Along the Columbia offers a serious alternative. It mend this same itinerary to any
way we spotted gray whales and huge boasts “the best grizzly bear viewing in traveler, we are anxious to do what we
sea lions, but our mission was focused British Columbia.”
have rarely wanted to do: return for
on the hot springs. After about a mile’s
Our grizzly adventure began in
more.
IN BRIEF
Adult drop-in volleyball held Thursdays in Pasco
From now through May 12, Pasco Recreation Services is sponsoring adult
drop-in volleyball on Thursday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at McLoughlin Middle
School, 2803 N. Rd. 88 in west Pasco. The fee is $2 per person, per evening,
and you must be at least 18 years of age to even enter the site. Drop-in volleyball provides an.informal way for adults to participate in the sport, and it’s all for
fun. Players will be randomly placed on teams, and it’s a great way to make
friends as you exercise and have fun. For more information, call Pasco Recreation Services at (509) 545-3456.
Seattle exhibit features Hanford’s black workers
The Northwest African American Museum in Seattle has opened a new exhibit
called “The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford.” The exhibit includes stories
and photos collected by the Tri-Cities group called African American Cultural and
Educational Society, or AACCES. Black families came to the Hanford Site from
all over the country during World War II, but those who came from segregated
areas of the country suffered from discrimination here as well. The exhibit
highlights some of the hardships and the contributions they made to the war
effort and winning the Cold War. The exhibit runs through May 22, and members
of AACCES are hoping it can be shown in the Tri-Cities as well.
Cougar Pride Day moved from April 1 to April 8
Due to the a scheduled visit from the new Washington State University
president, WSU Tri-Cities’ Cougar Pride Day has been moved from April 1 to
April 8. Volunteers will lay sod at the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine
Science Center in two shifts: from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. To sign up,
visit orgsync.com/135705/forms/189859. Participants should wear durable
clothing and closed-toe shoes and should bring a reusable water bottle and work
gloves. For more information, contact Ken Fincher, assistant vice chancellor of
advancement and community engagement, at (509) 372-7398 or
[email protected]
Tri-City Youth Choir to hold auditions May 25
The Tri-City Youth Choir’s Forte! performing group will hold auditions for the
fall 2016 season on Wednesday, May 25, at the Richland Community Center.
Forte! Is a special choir for teens of high-school age. Unlike a traditional choir,
members of Forte! are both singers and dancers.(See page 11 for information
about a current production.) For an audition time, contact Becky Kreutz at
[email protected] or call (509) 307-8879.
Head off the intrusion of returning invasive plants
I
By Micki Perry
have vague memories of that 1950s
classic horror sci-fi movie The
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, in
which pod people replaced real people
and started to take over the world.
More recently, the TV series “Resurrection” had dead people coming back
to life and re-emerging in their families
of origin or in dispersant communities,
much to the consternation and confusion of community and family members.
I read the book The Returned, on
which the TV series was based, and in
the book the proliferation of the returned dead becomes a real problem,
as there is no space for them and
communities become overrun with the
“returned” — so much so that they are
eventually rounded up and imprisoned.
What do an old movie and a new TV
series have to do with gardening? Well,
just as pod people and returned dead
people invaded fictional communities,
so can invasive perennials, annuals,
trees and shrubs take over our gardens
and our ecosystems. Some ornamental plants can easily become weeds.
One simple definition of a weed is a
plant that is growing where a gardener
doesn’t want it to be. Invasive plants
spread by roots or seeds can and will
pop up anywhere and everywhere, and
they often become so invasive that
they take over your garden. They
become weeds even if they were
originally ornamentals.
Most invasive plants are pretty, but
they soon get out of control and
become garden thugs threatening to
take over territory where you would
rather have other things growing. They
can choke out your favorite plants
before you know it, and they multiply
so profusely that they are hard to
eradicate.
How do invasive plants spread so
rapidly? Sometimes they spread out of
control by invasive roots and sometimes by seed. Most perennials have
expanding root systems as they age,
They go dormant in the winter and reemerge in the spring. They can be
divided in the spring or fall to make
new plants to plant in other garden
areas.
All perennials are returners by
definition. Invasive perennials have
aggressive roots that spread out and
take over a lot of territory. They make
great ground covers if all you want to
do is cover ground and fill up space
with something pretty, but beware of
giving them space in your cultivated
garden areas. Their roots don’t die, and
if just a bit of root is left it will resurrect
and come back again as a new plant.
That’s why they are so hard to get rid
of.
The only natural way to keep plants
with invasive roots under control is with
barriers. Plant them in pots or confine
them with edging strips or pavement,
Bottomless pots are not always an
answer because their roots are so
invasive that they can spread down and
then up again.
Another solution is to use herbicides
“Don’t invite trouble!”
All that being said, here is an
invitation to some great plant sales. On
April 30, the Basin Bloomers Plant
Sale will be at my home, 1011 South
Dawes St. at the corner of 10th and
Dawes in Kennewick from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. The Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale
will be held in the Kennewick Library
parking lot on Union Ave. on May 6
from 2 to 6 p.m. and May 7 from 9 to 2.
On May 6 and 7 you can attend the
Kennewick First United Methodist
Church Rummage and Plant Sale at
Kennewick Ave. and Dayton Street. The
Blue Mountain Garden Club District
Plant Sale at 412 Thayer Drive in
Richland is also on May 6 and 7, from
Mint in this herb garden is controlled by planting it in a pot within a pot. If planted 8 to 4 on Friday and 8 to 2 on Saturday
(phone 509-947-9009).
in open beds, mint will spread quickly and become nearly uncontrollable.
There are additional plant sales at
local
high schools but they usually
idea
to
pass
on
plants
that
plague
you,
such as glyphosate, but even herbiand I wouldn’t wish some of the above carry mostly annuals.
cides are not always successful and
Hit the plant sales, but beware of
on my worst enemy. If and when you
they will also kill every plant around
invasive plants!
the invaders. Organic herbicides often do buy some of these plants, just
beware of their takeover tendencies
only destroy the herbaceous foliage
Micki Perry produces concerts for 3
and plant them in areas you don’t mind Rivers Folklife Society. She has been a
but do not destroy the roots, so the
them roaming in. Don’t place them
gardener all her life and a Master
“big gun” systemic herbicides are
Gardener since 1997 though she is now
next to your favorite plants. In other
probably more effective.
retired.
words, “Let the buyer beware!” and
Both annuals and perennials set
seed. Some set more seed than
others. Deadheading can head off seed
production, but if a plant produces a lot
of seeds that germinate — even if it is
an annual that dies after one season
Spring Garden Day on April 23
gardening and is known for growing
— the seeds that sprout might also
from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the
unusual and endangered vegetable
take over garden areas, in which case
Highlands Grange Hall in Kennewick plants. She will discuss ways of
it can become an invasive plant if you
will feature two plant experts sharing reducing chemical use in your
let it. Annual seedlings do not have
tips to help you plan your garden.
garden, increasing the drought
extensive root systems and they can
“Planting Trees the Right Way” will tolerance of your garden and how to
usually be eliminated by manual
be presented by Arthur Job of Job’s
save seed from open-pollinated
cultivation and weeding.
Nursery near Pasco. Properly
plants. WSU horticulturist Marianne
planting and caring for the trees in
Ophardt will round out the program
your yard will help insure that they
with a question-and-answer session.
The culprits
stay healthy for years to come.
The cost to attend is $15, and the
So what are some examples of
Also on the schedule is a presen- registration deadline is April 15. Call
invasive plants? The list could go on
tation by Phyllis Pugnetti, a WSU
(509) 735-3551 or stop by the WSU
and on, but here are some listed by
Master Gardener in Yakima County
Extension office, 5600 W. Canal
common names that most experiand the 2015 Washington State
Drive in Kennewick.
enced gardeners will recognize: gout
Master Gardener of the Year.
Highlands Grange is on Union
weed, bugle weed, ladybells, hollyPugnetti
is
an
expert
in
organic
next
to the Mid-Columbi Library.
hocks, garlic chives, asters, borage.
lily of the valley, Kennelworth ivy,
strawberries, dead nettle, creeping St.
John’s wort, bellflower, ox-eye daisy,
rose campion, loosestrife, mint,
evening primrose, persicaria, knotweed, comfrey, lamb’s ears, tansy,
periwinkle, selfheal, yarrow,
ribbongrass, beebalm, feverfew,
spiderwort, creeping Charlie, violets,
Johnny jump-ups, bamboo, rose of
Sharon, raspberries and blackberries.
Most of these are pretty plants,
attractive in their place, but it is just
hard to keep them in their place, as
they have a habit of multiplying
unmercifully. If you plant them, do your
best to keep them under control —
and good luck!
Perhaps because they multiply so
rapidly and gardeners usually have
more than enough of them and want to
share the wealth, the plants on the
above list are very likely to show up at
plant sales and garden exchanges.
Most are also readily available at retail
nurseries and in garden catalogs. My
own opinion is that it is not a good
‘Spring Garden Day’ set for April 23
HOROSCOPES
alight upon you sometimes, though it’s
not something to count on. If you really
HOLIDAY MATHIS want to be sure your life transcends
the mundane, consciously seek the
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Why
magic. Wonders, treasures, breathtakpretend to know? Know-it-alls are
ing scenery — it’s all out there for you
boring, because they don’t ask the
when you decide to find it.
questions that engage and connect the
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You
dots of life. One thing that makes you shouldn’t have to back up everything
so attractive is your insatiable curiosyou do in rational terms. People
ity. Your line of questioning will stir up around you will ask you to explain your
some magic.
thought process, but revealing it is
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). “Ugly”
entirely optional. You’ve a right to the
and “beautiful” are just terms, both of
privacy of your thoughts. Mystery
which will be used to describe the
looks good on you, too. Sometimes
same thing. So much depends upon
the less you say about it the better.
perspective. Change the light and it’s a
new scene. Zoom in or zoom out and
everything seems different. This is why
it’s a good time to avoid making
sweeping generalizations. Gather data.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Often all
that’s necessary to improve the world
from where you’re sitting is a simple
change of attitude. But how do you
make the adjustment? It helps to have
the right tools. Self-guided distraction
is one such tool. Be ready with a few
juicy and healthy distractions you can
shift to when an unhelpful mood
descends on you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). While
you’re capable of meeting your goal
alone, you’re far better off operating
inside a helpful community. Your
connection to others is what will dial
you in to the deeper parts of yourself. A
support system will keep you focused
on what matters. Avoid getting mired in
the minutiae of meetings.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You certainly don’t tire easily, and yet noticing
when you’ve slipped below the level of
thinking that is optimal for you will
keep you from making time-consuming
mistakes. Rest, play and exercise are
the things that get you back to optimal
processing! Keeping your brain fresh
will be the secret to success.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You do
like to feel as though you’re prepared
for anything. But if this feeling of being
at the ready comes with a suitcase of
“essentials,” then just forget it. There’s
a point at which “extra” isn’t helpful.
“Quality over quantity.” That’s the rule
that will keep you from amassing a lot
that you don’t need.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your
search for grace and transcendence
continues, this time in a place where
many others are searching too. With
so many eyes on the situation, if there
is a spiritual treasure, it will surely be
found. Alas, the grace you seek can’t
be seen until it is first felt. Go forward
in compassion and love.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
There’s something about you that
draws people in and keeps them
captivated. This quality is always with
you, but you turn it on and off (often
unconsciously) with an internal switch,
depending on your needs and moods.
When you know what you want in a
situation, charisma will kick in to help.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
You care deeply about your work, and
you want to pass along the flame. That
is why you put in more time than the
others, including time stolen from the
“leisure” category. It’s safe to assume
your work will be the foundation for the
future, and you’re wise to put in the
extra effort to ensure a solid outcome.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You’ve had some recent issues to sort
out. You’ll find yourself checking and
double-checking to make sure you
handled it all. Yes, you worked through
it and now you’re brand new again.
That feeling of lightness in you is
contagious. Those who come near will
catch the levity and spread it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Enchantments have been known to
‘Calendar of Events’
Continues from Page 38
CLASSES & ACTIVITIES
TRI-CITIES & SURROUNDING AREAS
Apr 1
Yoga, weekly, Yoga Community (theyogacommunity.com), Kennewick ................................. 9 am
Apr 2
Meditation, weekly, Yoga Community 4415 W. Clearwater (509 521-4287), Kennewick ....... 8 am
Apr 4
Yoga with Angie, weekly, Yoga Community 4415 W. Clearwater (509 521-4287), Kenn ....... 9 am
Apr 4- 28
Art Exhibit: by Naomi S. Adams, CBC Esvelt Gallery (509-542-5531), Pasco ....................... 8 am
Apr 5- 26
Beginning Belly Dance, 4 week session, Kennewick Recreation (509-585-4293), Kenn .. 6:30 pm
Apr 6
Beginning Yoga 8-week series, Yoga Community (509 521-4287)Kennewick ......................... 6 pm
Apr 12
Oil Painting for Beginners, Eastgate Elementary (509-222-5080), Kennewick .......................... 6 pm
Apr 12
Unlocking Social Security, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ............................... 6:30 pm
Apr 13
Birds Eye view of Ice Age Floods, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ................... 6:30 pm
Apr 13, 20 Introduction to Knapping, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ........................................ 6 pm
Apr 14
Pan Sauces/Cooking for Two, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .......................... 6:30 pm
Apr 14
Chain Maille Jewelry-Captive Inverted Bracelet, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kenn ...... 6:30 pm
Apr 14
Master Gardener Vegetable Gardening, MC Library on Union (509-735-3551), Kenn6:30 pm
Apr 18
Forensic Science-Death Investigation, Benton Co. Coroner’s Office (509-222-5080) ........ 6:30 pm
Apr 20
Credit 101: Understanding Your Credit Score, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .... 6 pm
Apr 21
Wine & Watercolors, Chris Blevins - ‘Guitar’, Market Vineyards (509-430-8633), Richland ... 6 pm
Apr 23
Fly Tying, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ............................................................... 9 am
Apr 23
No Fear Pressure Canning, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ............................ 12 Noon
Apr 23
Watercolor Paiting: Butterfly & Peacock Feather, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kenn ........ 10 am
Apr 23
Learn to Sew-Pajama Pants, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ................................ 9 am
Apr 23
Explore Badger Mountain, Dallas Road Parking Lot (509-222-5080), Richland ...................... 10 am
Apr 26
Travel to Ireland, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ............................................... 6:30 pm
Apr 27
Vegetable Gardening, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ............................................. 7 pm
Apr 27
Complimentary Europe Travel Info Night, Clover Island Inn (509-783-4645), Kennewick ...... 6 pm
Apr 28
Quick Pasta Sauces, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .......................................... 6:30 pm
May 2
Myths & Truths about Estate Planning, Probate, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kenn .......... 7 pm
May 4
Wine & Watercolors, Chris Blevins, Goose Ridge Winery (509-396-7347), Richland ............. 6 pm
May 5
Organizing Photos on Your Computer, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ................... 6 pm
May 5
A Trip to Asia, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick ...................................................... 6:30 pm
May 7
Housed Hanford Buit-Tour 1, South Richland, (509-222-5080), Richland ................................... 9 am
May 9
Being or Choosing an Executor, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .......................... 7 pm
May 10
Oriental Torn Cotton Paper Art-Grapes & Cherries, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kenn ... 6:30 pm
May 11
Discover Iceland, Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .............................................. 6:30 pm
May 12
Oriental torn Cotton Paper Art-Country Sightseeing, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kenn .. 6:30 pm
May 14
Houses Hanford Built-Tour 2, The Gold Coast , (509-222-5080), Richland ............................... 9 am
May 19
Oriental Torn Cotton Paper Art-Summer Bouquet, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kenn ...... 6:30 pm
May 19, 26 Chain Maille Jewelry-Full Persian Bracelet, Kamiakin HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .... 6:30 pm
May 21
Houses Hanford Built-Tour 3, Central Richland, (509-222-5080), Richland ............................... 9 am
May 25
Fix it! For Women: Switch it Up! , Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .................. 6:30 pm
May 25
Voice-Overs: Now is Your Time , Southridge HS (509-222-5080), Kennewick .................. 6:30 pm
Jun 2
Wine & Watercolors, Chris Blevins,, Market Vineyards (509-430-8633), Richland .................. 6 pm
Jun 20- J 20 Summer Reading & Spelling Camp, 1312 Sacramento Blvd (509-946-5453), Richland .... 8:15 am
Jul 19
Pioneer Kids Camp, Fort Walla Walla Museum (509-525-7703), Walla Walla ...................... 8:30 am
Jul 24
Wine & Watercolors - ‘Peacock Feather’, Holy Mac and Deli (509-430-8633), Kennewick ..... 1 pm
Aug 18
Brews and Brushes Winter Forest Sunset, Paper Street Alehouse (509-430-8633), Richland 6 pm
Sep 24
Wine & Watercolors, Chris Blevins’, Milbrandt Vineyards (509-430-8633), Prosser .............. 10 am
Dec 15- J 29 Over-40 Tri-City Tappers intro, Fridays, T-C Academy of Ballet (509-375-1898), Richland 1 pm
Sudoku
Sudoku
from page 37.
Up and Down
For Mothers’ Day,
say it with roses!
There’s no better way to
please a mom than with
roses, and Just Roses
Flowers and More offers
you the stylish, convenient and affordable
way to express your love
with roses. They also
offer other flower arrangements that you might
choose instead —
the “Flowers and
More” part of the
company name.
Just Roses is
a homegrown
business in the
Tri-Cities that
expanded to
Walla Walla
and Spokane
with a simple
business model
— deliver the freshest
possible roses at affordable prices. “We were
looking for a niche, and
there seemed to be a
market for just roses,”
said Sanford
Wormington, who
opened the business
with his wife Connie in 1989.
The concept of selling roses
on a cash-and-carry basis made
roses affordable for
everyone, and Just
Roses’ tuxedo-attired
delivery service added
a touch of elegance.
Many years of
experience have
helped the
Wormingtons to
understand the
shipping and
ordering processes
that are needed to
assure freshness.
Just Roses Flowers
and More works
closely with
wholesalers,
flower farms
and cargo
agencies to ensure
that every rose they
sell is as fresh as
possible. At no point
are their products
warehoused or brokered.
For information and
online ordering, visit
www.jroses.com. The
mother in your life will
appreciate your
thoughtfulness this Mother’s
Day.

April `16 - The Entertainer Newspaper

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