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Today
* The second annual Naches Valley Independence Day Festival moves into day two starting at 10 a.m. in Cleman's View Sports Park off U.S. Highway 12.
There will be vendors and fun for the kids (including a hot dog eating contest), and at 9 p.m. families are invited to bring "safe and sane" fireworks to set off in the park. Organizers are hiring crowd control to make sure things don't get out of hand with the fireworks, says Randy Juette, president of the Naches Valley Chamber of Commerce and vice president for the Upper Valley Sports and Recreation organization, which is putting on the event.
And all day, there will be plenty of live music. Here's the schedule:
* Noon -- James Henson (one-man show on guitar).
* 1 p.m. -- BBQ 2 (father-and-son rock, reggae, blues).
* 2 p.m. -- Rebel Rose (country, yodeling).
* 3 p.m. -- James Henson (one-man show on guitar).
* 4 p.m. -- BBQ 2 (father-and-son rock, reggae, blues).
* 5 p.m. -- Rebel Rose (country, yodeling).
* 6 p.m. -- Plants Eat People (Tri-Cities punk).
* 7 p.m. -- Pity Dog (alt-rock).
* 8 p.m. -- Ben Johnson and The Overtones (blazing blues, classic rock).
* 9 p.m. -- Captain Electric & The Anorexic Puppies (teen blues-rockers to blow your mind).
Outside food is permitted in the park during the festivities, but not alcoholic beverages, which will be served in the park's clubhouse. Parking costs $5 and admission is free.
Info: www.nachesvalleychamber.com.
* Although the Toppenish Powwow and Rodeo is canceled this year, you can still ring in the Fourth in Old West style during the Wild West Parade, which begins at 11 a.m. and runs through downtown Toppenish.
Info: Toppenish Chamber of Commerce, 865-3262 or www.toppenish.net.
* Also in Toppenish, beginning at 6 p.m. there'll be live music from Tri-Cities country band Nuketown, and a DJ at the Yakama Nation Legends Casino outdoor arena, 580 Fort Road, Toppenish.
What's promised to be the biggest Legends fireworks show ever follows at dusk.
Info: 865-8800.
* Granger's annual Dino-Mite Fourth of July celebration will be limited to just the professional fireworks display this year after the Granger City Council voted last week to prohibit personal fireworks in its city parks. In the past, the city has provided platforms for families to set off their fireworks around the pond at Hisey "Dinosaur" Park.
The professional fireworks display will be at 10 p.m. at Hisey Park.
Info: 854-2770.
* The Sunnyside Lions Club, in cooperation with the city of Sunnyside, Sunnyside School District and Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, will once again host the community fireworks display at the Sunnyside High School stadium.
The free "Friday Night Lights" show, as organizer Julia Hart is calling it, begins at dusk, preceded by a few words from Sunnyside Mayor Paul Garcia and the color guard.
Gates open at 7:30 p.m. with pre-fireworks festivities including live music, food vendors and kids' activities.
Info: Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, 837-5939.
* In Grandview, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting the 31st annual flag-raising ceremony at 9 a.m. at Stokely Square on West Second Street.
Activities include a 21-gun salute, color guard and an announcement of new Eagle Scouts. Grandview teacher Franklin Wise will be the guest speaker. A free continental breakfast will follow.
* Prosser will host its annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration beginning with a kiddie parade at 10 a.m. Activities continue in Prosser City Park on Sommers Avenue with a car show, bingo, food vendors, live entertainment and games.
The Prosser Rotary Club will sponsor a fireworks display at dusk, about 9:45 p.m., at Prosser High School's Art Fiker Stadium.
Info: www.prosserchamber.org.
* In Ellensburg, The Daily Record's Fourth of July Celebration presented by Puget Sound Energy begins at 5:30 p.m. in West Ellensburg Neighborhood Park, where there will be food vendors, bouncy toys for the kids (including a two-story space shuttle), a mechanical bull, pony rides, live music and ticket sales for the Duck Drop raffle. The fireworks display begins at dark.
Info: Call the Daily Record at 925-1414.
Today-Sunday
* The third annual Red, White and Blues festival, presented by the Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail, is in Zillah this weekend. Participating wineries will host live music, food vendors and crafts.
The main event is at 7 tonight and features the Portland blues outfit the Hudson Rocket Band playing from the top of the hill at Silver Lake Winery. Tickets cost $30 and include a wine pairing class, a glass of wine, the concert and a prime spot for viewing the numerous fireworks displays throughout the Valley. Tickets are available at Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail wineries or through www.localwineevents.com.
Here's the complete schedule:
* 4-7 today: John Nelson at Bonair Winery.
* 7-11 tonight: Hudson Rocket Band at Silver Lake Winery.
* Noon-3 p.m. Saturday: Romagossa Blú at Silver Lake.
* 2-5 p.m. Saturday: Gentlemen Wild at Piety Flats Winery.
* 2-6 p.m. Saturday: Darnell Scott and the Desert Blues Band at Tefft Cellars.
* 3-6 p.m. Saturday: Square dance at Steppe Cellars.
* 5-8 p.m. Saturday: Rod Giles Band at Paradisos del Sol.
* Noon-4 p.m. Sunday: Stan Fortier at Masset Winery.
Info: Call Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail at 965-4521 or visit www.rattlesnakehills.com.
* Goldendale's Community Days festivities kick off with a demolition derby at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds today.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by a show and shine, kids' activities, an aboriginal art exhibit at the Golden Art Gallery, and a community dance -- with a beer garden -- at the fairgrounds.
The weekend wraps up Sunday with the second annual Community Talent Show hosted by the Goldendale Chamber of Commerce. The contest begins at 1 p.m. in the lot next to the Golden Art Gallery.
Info: Call 773-3400 or visit www.goldendalechamber.org.
Saturday
* The Washington Fruit Place at Barrett Orchards, 1209 Pecks Canyon Road, will hold its annual cherry festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The fun includes a cherry pie-eating contest, cherry pit-spitting contest, chocolate-covered cherries and story time with George and Martha Washington. Visitors should park across the street at the Yakima Adventist Christian School and hop on the hay wagon for a free ride.
Info: Call 966-1275, or visit www.treeripened.com.
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