7:30 p.m., Sept. 23: Mitch Weary Jr. Locally born music producer Mitch Weary Jr. stepped in at the last minute to fill Friday’s slot. The son of the late pastor and choir director, Weary signed a production deal with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records in 2008 and has helped produce songs for big names like Ludacris and...
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A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz is an annual fundraiser put on each August by the Junior League of Yakima and the Yakima Greenway Foundation. The event includes: music, local food, wines, brews and a silent auction. It is held...
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It’s called Jazz in the Valley, but here’s the secret: The annual Ellensburg event is almost as much a blues festival as it is a jazz festival. It’s probably about a 60-40 split in favor of jazz, according to Larry...
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Ribs. Savory, tangy, fall-off-the-bone tender ribs. They really bring a community together. At least that was the case at the Southeast Yakima Community Center’s third annual Rhythm and Ribs fair on July 23, 2011, where visitors...
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To an outsider, the members of the Yakima Community Band might not seem to have much in common. The musicians range in age from 14 to well into their 80s. Some drive in from Cle Elum and Prosser every week to attend practices....
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The Yakima Folklife Festival is kind of a miracle if you think about it. It’s three days of music, featuring dozens of acts, and it’s all free. The musicians play for free, the audience watches for free. A miracle. Brian...
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The Yakima Folklife Festival, Goldendale Community Days and the Rails to Ales Brewfest in Cle Elum are just a few of the events to get out to this weekend (July 8-10). The folklife festival runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday with...
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It’s July Fourth weekend — Paint the town red, white and blue Let it never be said that Yakima Valley towns celebrate the Fourth of July in anything less than classic style — from professional fireworks displays to...
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The wine judging is over, so it’s time for the fun part, the wine drinking. Twenty-nine wineries from throughout the state, all of which participated in the Washington State Wine Competition earlier this month in Yakima, will be...
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