THE WOODSHED. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Saturdays. 8590 Highway 410, Naches. 658-2905.
CONCERTS
Classical/Chamber/Choral
CWU MUSIC DEPARTMENT. Music Education Building, off Alder Street, Ellensburg. Costs and info: 963-1216, www.cwu.edu/~music.
* 7 tonight: Nathan Johnson and Michael Dove, joint junior percussion recital.
* Noon Saturday: Matthew Parsons, senior tuba recital.
* 2 p.m. Saturday: Adam Pelandini, saxophone recital.
* 4 p.m. Saturday: Chad Opitz, senior voice recital.
* 2 p.m. Sunday: Trista Delo, senior viola recital.
* 4 p.m. Sunday: Choir Concert.
* 5 p.m. Sunday: Jeff Ball, senior violin recital.
* 8 p.m. Sunday: Taylor Kragness, percussion graduate recital.
* 7 p.m. Tuesday: Single Reed Nite.
* 6 p.m. Wednesday: Wilson 5, student brass quintet recital.
* 7 p.m. Wednesday: Kairos String Quartet.
* 7 p.m. Thursday: Tuba-euphonium studio recital.
* 6:30 p.m. May 16: Golden West Winds.
* 1 p.m. May 17: Erik Curley's super senior trombone recital.
* 4 p.m. May 17: Ross Chambers recital.
* Noon May 18: Heather Hart, graduate violin recital.
* 2 p.m. May 18: Ian Houghton, graduate piano recital.
* 4 p.m. May 18: CWU Symphony Orchestra and Choirs. Part of Performing Arts and Presidential Speaker Series.
SECOND SUNDAY SERIES. 2 p.m. Sunday. Ryan Schultz. Englewood Christian Church, 511 N. 44th Ave. Free, donations accepted. (Tuba.)
KAIROS QUARTET. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Music Education Building, off Alder Street, Ellensburg. Costs and info: 963-1216, www.cwu.edu/~music. (Beethoven's Opus 131.)
ANDRE FERIANTE. 7:30 p.m. May 16. The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. Tickets: $15 through The Seasons box office, 453-1888, www.seasonsmusicfestival.com. (Classical guitarist.)
GOLDEN WEST WINDS. 1 p.m. May 18. Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. Info: 248-0747. (Woodwind quintet from Travis Air Force Base in Vacaville, Calif.)
CWU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHOIRS. 4 p.m. May 18. Music Education Building, off Alder Street, Ellensburg. Tickets: www.cwu.edu/president/series, Student Union and Recreation Center ticket office, or 963-1301. Part of Performing Arts and Presidential Speaker Series. (Ralph Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.)
Jazz/Blues
KENDRA SHANK. 7:30 tonight. The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. Tickets: $20 through The Seasons box office, 453-1888, www.seasonsmusicfestival.com. (Jazz vocalist.)
YVCC SALSA BAND. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Featuring Memo Acevedo, Allan Molnar, Jim Seeley and Lenny Price. The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. Tickets: $15 through The Seasons box office, 453-1888, www.seasonsval.com. (YVCC Latin Music Celebration grand finale.)
JAZZ BRUNCH. 11 a.m. Sunday. CWU Student Union and Recreation Center Ballroom, off Chestnut Street, Ellensburg. $16.50 adults, $12.50 seniors, $8.25 ages 10 and under through CWU student union box office, 963-1301. (Mother's Day brunch with CWU's Vocal Jazz II.)
CWU MUSIC DEPARTMENT. Music Education Building, off Alder Street, Ellensburg. Costs and info: 963-1216, www.cwu.edu/~music.
* 8 p.m. May 16: Jazz Nite I.
* 7 p.m. May 20: Jazz Combo Nite.
Rock/Country/Pop
RYANHOOD. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. CWU Student Union and Recreation Center Theater, off Chestnut Street, Ellensburg. $7 general admission, $5 students through CWU student union box office, 963-1301. (Acoustic guitar duo.)
YVCC BROWN BAG CONCERT SERIES. Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday. Mystery Fluid. YVCC Kendall Hall outdoor stage, South 16th Avenue and West Nob Hill Boulevard. Free. (Rock.)
LONESTAR. 6 p.m. May 17. Yakama Nation Legends Casino outdoor arena, 580 Fort Road, Toppenish. With Joe Nichols. Tickets: $10, $30 through the Legends Casino gift shop, 877-726-6311, ext. 5271, or Ticketmaster, 453-7139, www.ticketmaster.com. (Country.)
Folk/Bluegrass
"NEW MEMORIES" FOLK MUSIC FEST. 7 p.m. May 17. The Buena Grange, 170 Highland Drive. Free. Presented by the Toppenish Historical Society. Info: 865-2398 or 837-1659.
COMEDY
ALEXANDRA McHALE. 8 tonight. CWU Student Union and Recreation Center Ballroom, off Chestnut Street, Ellensburg. $7 general admission, $5 students through CWU student union box office, 963-1301. (Sassy comedian.)
DANCE
Ballroom
BALLROOM PLUS. 8 p.m. the fourth Friday of each month. Harman Center at Gailleon Park, 101 N. 65th Ave. $5 per person. Snack bar open, no alcohol. 575-6166.
USA DANCE-YAKIMA. May 16. YMCA, 5 N. Naches Ave. Lessons 7-8 p.m., dancing 8-10 p.m. $5 for USADance or YMCA members, $10 nonmembers. 678-6531.
Boomer
BOOMER DANCES. 8-10:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month. Harman Center at Gailleon Park, 101 N. 65th Ave. DJ Lou Bartelli and dance music of the '50s, '60s, '70s. $5. Snack bar open, no alcohol. 575-6166.
Country/Contra/Line
LOS BAILADORES DEL SOL. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. Castlevale EPIC, 2902 Castlevale Road. Dance group practice; public welcome to participate. 877-3223.
SQUARE AND ROUND DANCING. 7:30-10:30 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Yakima Valley Square Dance Center, 207 E. Charron Road, Moxee. $4. 697-3954 or 575-0855. Presented by Gateswingers.
YAKIMA CONTRA DANCING. 8-11 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Broadway Grange, 909 W. Washington Ave. Adults $6, students $3. Free newcomer teaching session at 7:30 p.m. Saturday's band: Eric Anderson of San Francisco and Alan Roberts of Seattle, with caller Gary Miller of Yakima.
YAKIMA ROUNDERS. 8-10 p.m. Thursdays. Yakima Valley Square Dance Center, 207 E. Charron Road, Moxee. Round dance. $3. Singles welcome. 965-3015 or 453-6377.
Senior
HARMAN CENTER SENIOR DANCES. Gailleon Park, 101 N. 65th Ave. Adults of all ages. $3. 575-6166.
* 1:30-4 p.m. Wednesdays: Norm Mohar and Gary Malner, music from the '40s and '50s, country, big band.
* 1:30-4 p.m. Fridays: Hap Easter, big band and country.
Swing
NVHS JAZZ BAND SWING DANCE. Tonight. Lower Naches Grange. Dance lessons begin at 7 p.m., live music at 8 p.m. Refreshments provided. $4. Proceeds go to NVHS Music Boosters. Tickets: at the door or from band or choir students.
PLAN AHEAD
May
CARRIE UNDERWOOD. 7:30 p.m. May 23. SunDome, 1301 S. Fair Ave. $35, $45, $55. Tickets: TicketsWest, 800-325-7328, www.ticketswest.com, or State Fair Park ticket office, 1301 S. Fair Ave. (Pop-country star.)
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE OF THE BANDS. 7:30 p.m. May 23. Davis High School auditorium, 212 S. Sixth Ave. Captain Electric and the Anorexic Puppies, Fire Team Bravo Bravo, Adipose, others. $5.
SASQUATCH! May 24-26. Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Wash. R.E.M., The Cure, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Tegan & Sara, Built to Spill, Ozomatli, others. $65 per day until May 19, then $75. Through Ticketmaster, 453-7139, www.ticketmaster.com. (Indie-rock.)
THE UPTOWN TRIO WITH LOGAN STROSAHL. 7:30 p.m. May 24. The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. Tickets: $12 through The Seasons box office, 453-1888, www.seasonsmusicfestival.com. (Jazz.)
RAINING JANE. 7 p.m. May 27. CWU Student Union and Recreation Center Pit, off Chestnut Street, Ellensburg. Free. (Electric folk-rock.)
TAJ MAHAL. 7:30 p.m. May 30. The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. Tickets: $45, $65 through The Seasons box office, 453-1888, www.seasonsmusicfestival.com. (Roots-blues.)
ROCK THE GAP. May 31. 5:30 p.m. Sarg Hubbard Park on the Yakima Greenway. Happy hour, salmon dinner, live music by The Epics. Tickets: sold out for dinner. $20 for band only and a complimentary drink available through the Yakima Greenway Foundation, 111 S. 18th St., 453-8280.
RUSH. 8 p.m. May 31. Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Wash. $44.10, $70.35, $91.35 through Ticketmaster, 453-7139, www.ticketmaster.com. (Old school prog-rock.)
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