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πŸŽ‰ Weekend guide

😎 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
πŸ•Ί Intro to Capoeira, martial arts dance πŸ•Ή Video game fighting tourney

🎨 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 πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Yoga for EveryBODY at Lotus of the Moon πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Vida Amore Divas Show at Out & About πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Meditation orientation at The Emerald πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Wake & Bake at Lifted Yoga

😳 Jeez a lot is happening Saturday

πŸ‘©β€πŸ³ Cookie & Ice Cream Class at Red Mountain Kitchen πŸ₯Ύ Help finish the Grayhawk trail 🎨 Kids pottery camp 🎨 Bubbles Sip and Paint at Polka Dot Pottery 🍲 Taste of Summer: dinner at Frichette Winery πŸ‰ Pasco Farmers’ Market with live music from Curtis Nettles 🌌 Bechtel National Planetarium shows Sat πŸš΄β€β™€οΈ Wheelhouse Saturday social ride πŸŽ‚ Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! at Hot Mess Burgers & Fries πŸ„β€ Intro to Stand-Up Paddleboarding 🎲 LGBTQ+ tabletop gaming social at AU πŸ‘ Sweet as a Peach Days at Bill’s Berry Farm πŸ„β€ Stand-up Paddleboarding for Kids 🎨 Sunset Island paint night at Clover Island 🎨 Kids jewelry class

πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ€ 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

🐴 Horse events all weekend

🐴 Red Mount Wine Tasting trail rides 🐴 Sunset Wagon Ride Dinner

✌️ 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)

🌞 Sunday

Water Follies:

9a-5p
Boat races
11:30
Air show
πŸ‰ Sunday Farmers Market at Keene & Queensgate 🎭 The Athlete of Emotion: Anna Newberry teaching Rasa at Magnolia πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Yoga Community: Kirtan (music, chanting and singing) πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ Mud Factor: obstacle 5k fun run

πŸ†— Now hereβ€˜s the news

πŸ› Elections & politics

Election officials urge citizens to use legible signatures on ballots Washington State investigating Facebook, Google over political ad disclosure

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

Kennewick and Pasco hospitals pull out of Tri-Cities Cancer center

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 πŸ“ˆ Fastest growing counties in the state: Franklin #1, Benton #3

πŸ’β€β™€οΈ Whatβ€˜s going on

Kirk Cameron coming to Tri, maybe bringing this giant wooden wheel Free skin cancer screening August 10 in Kennewick Kennewick sending two teams to Little League World Series

Pascoβ€˜s Mario Kart tourney was a win with kids, now adults will get their chance Aug 10

πŸ₯€πŸ”₯ Flaming Coke machine forced evacuation of Pasco post office

πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ Science, tech, & education

Women in Engineering Leadership summit taking place at PNNL next week, registration still open

🏒 Business & development

Credit unions merging on Aug 1, Gesa merger will create second largest credit union in WA In-home day care centers closing August 1 to protest new state regulations Tribe casino coming to King City? If youβ€˜re replacing ShopKo, make yourself At Home: big box home dΓ©cor store At Home will open this fall.

🐴 Regional horse news

A horse and his man are okay

🎻 Arts

Heidi Elkingtonβ€˜s cave-painting inspired show opens August 1 at Spectra Art in DTK PETSβ€˜ "Sewing Machine" wins Best Music Video in DBC Film Festival Local celebrity artist launches new project: "my best work to date tbh"

🎸 Events

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🌎 Links

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♻️ Last weekβ€˜s top news

Former Richland City Hall site for sale despite push for public process

School districtβ€˜s succession plans flushed

$500,000 $1 million and counting: Rattlesnake Mountain fire burned through more than shrub steppe

West Nile virus found in Bateman Island mosquitos

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)

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