”Off to the races,” said the pun headline
Tri-Town‘s premiere summer weekend roars onto the scene, bringing 7,000 out-of-town guests, the region's biggest art show, plus a number of off-the-beaten path events.
👆 Top stories
WA state investigating Facebook, Google over political ad disclosure
🔥 “Instead of deciding to follow state transparency laws, both Facebook and Google simply announced bans on all local political ads in Washington state.”
Kirk Cameron coming to Tri, maybe bringing this giant wooden wheel
No, this is really a news item. Except the wood wheel bit. The other option was telling you The Bachelor: Live on Stage is coming to town. It‘s a *really* slow news day, okay? If you have other news, hit us up.
🎉 Weekend guide
✌️ All Weekend
🚤 Water Follies (aka “boat races” and air show) 🎨 Art in the Park (aka “Allied Arts Black Friday”) 🎭 CBC brings Mamma Mia! to outdoor stage🚢 Water2Wine cruises (Fri Happy Hour Cruise, Fri Dinner Cruise, Sat Lunch Cruise, Sun Champagne Brunch)
🐴 Horse events happening all weekend
🐴 Red Mount Wine Tasting trail rides 🐴 Sunset Wagon Ride Dinner🍟 Friday
Water Follies:
- 8a
- Hydroplane testing
- 11:30
- Air show
- 1–5p
- Boat races
Art in the Park:
- 4p
- Trinity Martial Arts
- 5p
- Elite Force cheer
- 5:30p
- Mid-Columbia Musical Theater
- 6p
- Leading Tones
- 6:30p
- Sultana Dancers
👨🎤 Friday live music
🎸 Edge of Blue at Tagaris 🎸 Jack Rothwell at 3 Eyed Fish 🎸 Gillum Brothers at The Emerald 🎸 Daggerface, Dysfunctional Society, Dogfather, Däs Bülow at The Emerald 🎸 Nerve Centr at Goose Ridge 🎸 Open Mic at D’s 🎸 Dutch Donley & Michael Tormanen at Richland Dugout 🎸 Baeza at Jokers Nightclub 🎸 Chase Craig at McDougall's 🎸 Ben Macy Trio at At Michele's 🎸 Mango! at Copper Top 🎸 Raveis Kole at Bookwalter😎 Saturday
Water Follies:
- 8a
- Hydroplane testing
- 9a-5p
- Boat races
- 11:30
- Air show
Art in the Park:
- 9a
- Hanford High School Fame Camp
- 10a
- Bram Brata
- 4p
- Mid Columbia Ballet
- 4:30p
- Mid Columbia Symphony
- 5:30p
- Mystic Mirage
🎨 Kat Millicent studio: Mah Magnificent Mermaid and Hotter Than Hot Hibiscus
🦌 Hunt & Gather Vintage in the Park show 🎨 Kids open art studio at Yellow Dog Art studio 🧘♀️ Yoga for EveryBODY at Lotus of the Moon 🏳️🌈 Vida Amore Divas Show at Out & About 🧘♀️ Meditation orientation at The Emerald 🧘♀️ Wake & Bake at Lifted Yoga😳 Jeez a lot is happening Saturday
👩🍳 Cookie & Ice Cream Class at Red Mountain Kitchen 🥾 Help finish the Grayhawk trail 🎨 Kids pottery camp 🎨 Bubbles Sip and Paint at Polka Dot Pottery 🍲 Taste of Summer: dinner at Frichette Winery 🍉 Pasco Farmers’ Market with live music from Curtis Nettles 🌌 Bechtel National Planetarium shows Sat 🚴♀️ Wheelhouse Saturday social ride 🎂 Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! at Hot Mess Burgers & Fries 🏄 Intro to Stand-Up Paddleboarding 🎲 LGBTQ+ tabletop gaming social at AU 🍑 Sweet as a Peach Days at Bill’s Berry Farm 🏄 Stand-up Paddleboarding for Kids 🎨 Sunset Island paint night at Clover Island 🎨 Kids jewelry class👨🎤 Saturday live music
🎸 Gillum Brothers At Michele’s 🎸 Michael Parker (aka the Bar Room Poet) live at Atomic Ale 🎸 Pamela Thomas-Martin at D’s 🎸 Jeff Davis at Silos 🎸 Martina Mcbride at Legends Casino 🎸 Krys N Fysh at Koko's Bartini 🎸 Colorblind at KIMOS 🎸 Groove Principal at the Chicken Shack 🎸 Seb El Zin /w Wabi Sabi - Ethno Electronica from France🌞 Sunday
Water Follies:
- 9a-5p
- Boat races
- 11:30
- Air show
🆗 Now here‘s the news
🏛 Elections & politics
August 6 primary is first test of state-wide voter registration database; we urge officials to stay vigilant for little Bobby Tables
Newhouse joins farmers pushing for ratification of Mexico-US-Canada free trade agreement ASAP Meet the five council hopefuls vying for one Kennewick seat (Stan) Lee Blvd? Richland residents continue to push city to part with Confederate icon Robert E Lee.🐴 Horse news from around the world
A horse got out✨ News
Two mammoth sturgeons (one 330lb, one 450lb) caught and released in order to terrorize the imaginations of Columbia boaters
Western US lights up; the smoke particles may permanently affect your health
New legislation allows Oregon students up to five mental health days per three-month period Dept of Ecology urges non-washing-tonians to become wash-your-recycling-tonians💁♀️ What‘s going on
Free skin cancer screening August 10 in Kennewick Kennewick sending two teams to Little League World Series
Pasco‘s Mario Kart tourney was a win with kids,
now
adults will get their chance Aug 10
👩🔬 Science, tech, & education
Women in Engineering Leadership summit taking place at PNNL next week, registration still open🏢 Business & development
🐴 Regional horse news
A horse and his man are okay🎻 Arts
Heidi Elkington‘s cave-painting inspired show opens August 1 at Spectra Art in DTK
PETS‘ ”Sewing Machine“ wins Best Music Video in DBC Film Festival
Local celebrity artist launches new project: ”my best work to date tbh”
🎸 Events
We‘re amidst a major effort to capture upcoming events. Have events you want to see listed on this site? Reach out.
🌎 Links
Tri-City Vibe Tri-Cities Guide♻️ Last week‘s top news
Former Richland City Hall site for sale despite push for public process
School district‘s succession plans flushed
$500,000 $1 million and counting: Rattlesnake Mountain fire burned through more than shrub steppe
With emergency drought declared, KID asks residents to switch to reduced watering schedule
WSDOT mulls pay-per-mile gas tax (clarification: per mile driven, not per mile of polar ice decimated)