YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOLLIES. 6 tonight: cast meeting at Memorial Hospital auditorium, 2811 Tieton Drive. 1 p.m. Saturday: auditions at The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. For May 17 performance of "Spontaneous Combustion." www.memfound.org.
BEL CANTO OF YAKIMA. 7-9 p.m. Mondays. Yakima Evangelical Church, 7901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Women's choir. 965-2868.
CASCADE WINDS OF YAKIMA. Thursdays. Broadmoor clubhouse, 55 W. Washington St. Open auditions for women's barbershop chorus. 248-0956, 945-2193.
THE DEPOT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE. Local musical performers wanted. Auditions by appointment. 930-5424.
ELLENSBURG CAMPUS COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA. 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays. CWU Music Education Building, Room 150, off Alder Street, Ellensburg. All musicians welcome.
SHOWTIME ONE. Song and dance group open to men and women. Audition info: Patti Rasberry, 965-0152.
YAKIMA CHAPTER OF THE BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY. 7 p.m. Mondays. St. Timothy Episcopal Church, 4500 Richey Road in Yakima. Info: Art Ries, 697-8546.
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND. 7-9 p.m. Mondays. Eisenhower High School band room, 702 S. 40th Ave. Woodwind, brass, percussion players of all levels. Should be able to read and play music at the band's level. 969-1624, www.yakimacommunityband.org.
DISCUSSION/LECTURE
"INQUIRING MIND" PROGRAM SERIES. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Goldendale Library, 131 W. Burgen St. Three-part series beginning with Susan Butruille: "Tea, True Womanhood and Uppity Women." 773-4487.
YVCC VISITING FACULTY LECTURE SERIES. 7 p.m. Tuesday. YVCC's Glenn Anthon Hall, Room 119, 1000 S. 16th Ave. Peter Landolt, research entomologist at USDA's Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory: "Stinging Wasps: Their Life History and Pest Status." Free. 574-4646, www.yvcc.edu.
YVCC DIVERSITY SERIES. 7 p.m. Thursday. The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. "Pico de Gallo," one-man play by Jade Esteban Estrada. Free. Info: Maria Cuevas, 574-6800, ext. 3151, www.yvcc.edu/diversity.
KAFFEEKLATSCH. 2 p.m the third Wednesday of each month. Borders, 1700 E.ington Ave., Union Gap. German conversation group. 248-4018.
GAMING
ROLE PLAYING. Ron's Coin & Book locations.
* 7-10 p.m. Thursdays: World of Warcraft, 2901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. 457-1877.
* 7-10 p.m. Fridays: Magic: The Gathering tournaments, 2901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. 457-1877.
* 7-10 p.m. Fridays, 1 p.m. Saturdays: Marvel vs. DC, 2901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. 457-1877.
* Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays: Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist King Tournaments, 6 N. Third St. 248-1117.
FARMERS MARKETS
PROSSER FARMERS MARKET. 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Prosser City Park, Seventh Street and Sommers Avenue. 786-9174, www.prosserfarmersmarket.com.
KITTITAS COUNTY FARMERS MARKET. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Wells Fargo Bank drive-through parking lot, Fourth Avenue and Pearl Street. 888-925-2204, www.ellensburg-chamber.com.
YAKIMA FARMERS MARKET. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. In front of the Capitol Theatre, 19 S. Third St. 457-5765, www.yakiarket.org.
FILM
SINGING COWBOY MOVIE DOUBLE FEATURE. 2 p.m. Sunday. Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. "In Old Santa Fe" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Free. Presented in conjunction with "Cowboys on the Silver Screen" exhibit. 248-0747.
"FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF." 7 p.m. Monday. CWU Student Union and Recreation Center Theatre, off Chestnut Street, Ellensburg. Free.
KID STUFF
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. 400 N. Main St., Ellensburg. Play rooms, stage, reading nook. $3.50; 1 and younger free. 925-6789.
CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK. Monday-May 18. Stories, crafts, cookies at your local library. Info: Linda Nixon, 452-8541, ext. 721.
* 3:30 p.m. May 16, Downtown Yakima, 102 N. Third St.
CINEMA CIRCLE. 11 a.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month, excluding holidays and summer. Yakima Cinema, 1305 N. 16th Ave., or The Majestic, 1919 S. 14th St. $5 adults, $4 ages 4-6, free ages 3 and under. Adults must be accompanied by a child 6 or younger. 469-9888.
IMAGINATION LIBRARY STORY HOUR. Second Wednesday of each month. YWCA, 15 N. Naches Ave. 10-11 a.m. in English, noon-1 p.m. in Spanish. Ages 5 and younger. Presented by Circle of Success. 469-9888.
* 11 a.m. Fridays. Preschoolers. Goldendale Library, 131 W. Burgen St. 773-4487.
* 11 a.m. Saturdays. Borders, 1700 E. Washington Ave., Union Gap. 248-4018.
THINGS TO DO: SOON
NATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY. 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday. Open field just south of Randalk. Yakima Astronomical Society will offer views of the sun, moon, planets and deep space objects. www.perr.com/yvac.html.
YAKIMA COLLECTIBLES SHOW AND SALE. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Clarion Hotel, 1507 N. First St. Admission: $1, under 12 free. Free mini-appraisals.
RETROSPECTIVE FASHION SHOW. 7 p.m. May 16. CWU's Milo Smith Tower Theatre, off East University Way, Ellensburg. $5 general admission, $3 students. Presented by CWU Fashion Club. (Styles from the '20s to now.)
AMERICAN REFLECTIONS OPEN CAR SHOW. 10 a.m. May 18. Moxee City Park. Open to all customs, classics, rods, stockers and lowriders. Registration: $20. Admission: Free. Info: Don or Shirley, 965-2547.
THINGS TO DO: ONGOING
DOWNTOWN FIRST FRIDAYS. 5-8 p.m. the first Friday of each month. Live music, wine tastings, special events at various downtown businesses. Info and list: Committee for Downtown Yakima, www.downtownyakima.com, 225-2485.
FRIDAY CLUB. 3-5:30 p.m. Fridays. Goldendale Community Library camplan room, 131 W. Burgen St. Ages 11-18. Chess, checkers, arts and crafts, writers group. On-site sign-up required. Presented by Police Athletic League. 773-4487.
LABYRINTH WALKING. Gilbert Park, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave.; Children's Village, 3801 Kern Road; McGuire Playground on Yakima Greenway; Heritage University, 3240 Fort Road, Toppenish. For fun, calm, answers, gratitude, ideas. 966-7047.
MEDIEVAL SWORDSMANSHIP. Beginner-level classes. Fencing Society of the Academy of Historical Arts & Sciences. 972-8578, mail@livinghistoryacademy.org.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. 7-9:30 p.m. Saturdays. YMCA, 5 N. Naches Ave. Ages 7-15. Swimming, basketball, volleyball, foosball, pool. 248-1202.
SECOND SATURDAY WALK AROUND. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Chalet Place, North 56th and Summitview avenues. Live music, special events, displays.
TOPPENISH MURAL TOURS. Leaves on the hour from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays through Sept. 30. Leaves from the corner of Division Street and Toppenish Avenue. Info: 697-8995 openish Chamber of Commerce, 865-3262.
YAKIMA VALLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. Story times, family game nights, crafts, poetry circle. www.yvrl.org or call local libarary branch.
PLAN AHEAD
May
TALES OF THE RAILS. 7 p.m. May 23. Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. Songs and storytelling by Nancy Stewart and MaryLee Sunseri. Free. Info: 248-0747.
* May 31: Bob Tuck, "Local Yakima Birds and Animals."
WAREHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY AUDITIONS. 1 p.m. May 24-25. Warehouse Theatre in the Allied ArtsCenter, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. "Some Enchanted Evening." Parts available for men and women. Newcomers welcome. Be prepared with a song. Show runs July 18-Aug. 9.
"SEASONS." 7 p.m. May 29. CWU Student Union and Recreation Center Theatre, off Chestnut Street, Ellensburg. $4 general admission, $2 students. (Mountain biking film.)
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