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Mid-Columbia events for March 25-April 3

Comedian Sean McBride will perform March 31-April 2 in Richland.
Comedian Sean McBride will perform March 31-April 2 in Richland. Courtesy Sean McBride

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fri | Mar. 25

Comedy

Marc Yaffee, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10.

Dance

Open Dance Fridays, swing/country/ballroom, 6 p.m., Pasco Eagles Club, 2829 W. Sylvester St. Cost: $6.

Nightlife

Small Souls with Shoeshine Blue, Americana from Portland, 5 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Terry Robb, 7 p.m., Brewminatti, 713 Sixth St., Prosser. Cost: $10 in advance or $15 day of show. Call 509-786-4012.

Bluezette, 7 p.m., Barnard Griffin Wine Bar and Eatery, 878 Tulip Lane, Richland. No cover. Call 509-627-0266.

Scott Pemberton Trio, 9 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

DJ Garin Moore’s Old School Party, 9:30 p.m. Mar. 25 to Mar. 25, Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $7. Call 509-943-1173.

Gaming

Magic the Gathering Booster Draft, 4:30 p.m., Adventures Underground, 1391 George Washington Way, Richland. Cost: $15. Draft, build and battle from the latest set of Magic the Gathering.

Film

Planetarium shows, Supervolcanoes, 7 p.m., and Bad Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions, 8 p.m., Columbia Basin College’s Bechtel National Planetarium, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Cost: $6 adults, $5 seniors; $3 ages 6-12; free for 5 and under. Call 509-542-4515.

Music

Handel’s ‘Messiah’ sing along with Mormon Tabernacle Choir, pre-concert feeds starts at 6 p.m., music starts at 6:30 p.m., viewings planned at the LDS church’s Kennewick Stake Center, 895 Gage Blvd., Richland; the Prosser Ward Building, 1855 Highlands Drive, Prosser; the Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 N. Sixth Ave., Walla Walla; and the Hermiston Stake Center, 1035 S.E. Ninth St.

Misc.

LIGO Public Tour, 3 p.m., Hanford Observatory, Highway 10, Richland. Free. Tour one of two gravitational wave observatory sites in the U.S. Bring walking shoes.

Diversity Through Music, 8 p.m., The Roxy Bar, 101 W. Kennewick Ave. Cost: $5. Money raised through benefit concert will go toward the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation. Call 509-438-3425.

Talks & Readings

Free Verse Friday Open Poetry Night, 7 p.m., Adventures Underground, 1391 George Washington Way, Richland. No cover. Call 509-946-9893.

Theater

‘100 Lunches,’ 8 p.m., Richland Players, 608 The Parkway, Richland. Cost: $15. Mystery playwright Chuck Reynolds has had his plays lauded by all critics except Charity Starr. When she has the gall to ask his help in writing a play of her own, Chuck fiendishly insists on lessons over lunch with Charity footing the bill at the most expensive restaurants in New York City. Lunatic waiters provide a hilarious touch to these meetings.

sat | Mar. 26

Comedy

Marc Yaffee, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10.

Nightlife

Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron, 5 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Wine & Piano at Ms Rhoda’s Wine Garden, 6:30 p.m., Ms. Rhoda’s Wine Garden, 702 Jadwin Ave., Richland.

The Firesides, classic rock and country, 7 p.m., Barnard Griffin Wine Bar and Eatery, 878 Tulip Lane, Richland. No cover. Call 509-627-0266.

Live Band Karaoke with Apophus, 8 p.m., The Roxy Bar, 101 W. Kennewick Ave. Cost: $5-$17. Call 509-438-3425.

Salsa Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $7.

Film

Planetarium shows, Black Holes: The other Side of Infinity, 2 p.m., and Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope, 3 p.m., Columbia Basin College’s Bechtel National Planetarium, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Cost: $6 adults, $5 seniors; $3 ages 6-12; free for 5 and under. Call 509-542-4515.

Special Event

Patricia Briggs book signing, 11 a.m., The Bookworm Tri-Cities, 731 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite 102, Kennewick.

Theater

‘100 Lunches,’ 8 p.m., Richland Players, 608 The Parkway, Richland. Cost: $15. Mystery playwright Chuck Reynolds has had his plays lauded by all critics except Charity Starr. When she has the gall to ask his help in writing a play of her own, Chuck fiendishly insists on lessons over lunch with Charity footing the bill at the most expensive restaurants in New York City. Lunatic waiters provide a hilarious touch to these meetings.

mon | Mar. 28

Nightlife

Jam night with Vaughn Jensen, 8 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

tue | Mar. 29

Dance

Dance lessons for singles and couples, 6:30 p.m., Pasco Eagles Club, 2829 W. Sylvester St. Cost: $6.

Nightlife

Madeleine Peyroux, 7 p.m., Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 N. Sixth Ave., Walla Walla. Cost: $43. Madeleine Peyroux sings and plays a hypnotic blend of jazz, folk, country and blues. Call 509-529-6500.

The Amber & Amber Show, karaoke, 9 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

wed | Mar. 30

Nightlife

Mary Lou and Stevie Show, 6 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Wednesday Night Musician’s Circle, 6 p.m., American Legion Post #34, 1029 W. Sylvester St., Pasco. No cover.

Jazz Jam with Kelin Kreider, 8 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Karaoke, 9 p.m., The Roxy Bar, 101 W. Kennewick Ave. Call 509-438-3425.

Art

Craft night, 6:30 p.m., White Bluffs Quilt Museum, 294 Torbett St., Richland. An open craft group for ages 17 and older.

thu | Mar. 31

Comedy

Sean McBride, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10.

Nightlife

Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. No cover. Call 509-946-9328.

Girls Night Out, 9:30 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $3 for men after 11 p.m.

Steve Carver, jazz piano, 5 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Wabi Sabi, jazz fusion, 10 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Music

Marine Band San Diego Music Clinic and Concert, 4:30 p.m., Columbia Basin College, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Free.

fri | Apr. 1

Comedy

Sean McBride, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10.

Nightlife

Sonic Shaman, ambient, 5 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Open Dance Fridays, swing/country/ballroom, 6 p.m., Pasco Eagles Club, 2829 W. Sylvester St. Cost: $6.

Pastel Motel, Petey Puckett Band, Yakima, 8 p.m., The Roxy Bar, 101 W. Kennewick Ave. Cost: $5-$17. Call 509-438-3425.

Hillstomp, blues/punk/bluegrass, Portland, 9 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Joker, Walla Walla cover band, 9:30 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. No cover. Call 509-943-1173.

Gaming

Magic the Gathering Booster Draft, 4:30 p.m., Adventures Underground, 1391 George Washington Way, Richland. Cost: $15. Draft, build and battle from the latest set of Magic the Gathering.

Film

Planetarium shows, Secret Lives of Stars, 7 p.m., and Stars of the Pharaohs, 8 p.m., Columbia Basin College’s Bechtel National Planetarium, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Cost: $6 adults, $5 seniors; $3 ages 6-12; free for 5 and under. Call 509-542-4515.

Misc.

Glow in the Dark Golf Fundraiser, 5:30 p.m., Columbia Park Golf Course, 2701 Columbia Park Trail, Kennewick. Cost: $100 Support Leadership Tri-Cities Class XX and help renovate Tri-City Union Gospel Mission’s Women and Children’s Shelter.

Quilts for All Seasons, Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Cost: $5. Demos, lectures, silent auctions. Call 509-420-4322.

sat | Apr. 2

Comedy

Sean McBride, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10.

Nightlife

Tom Gnoza Memorial Concert, 5 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Proceeds will benefit the Hanford High School Special. Call 509-946-9328.

Native Sibling, Seattle, 7 p.m., Brewminatti, 713 Sixth St., Prosser. Cost: $10-$15. Call 509-786-2269.

Six-Strings & Pearls, classic rock dance band, 8 p.m., The Roxy Bar, 101 W. Kennewick Ave. Cost: $5-$15. Call 509-438-3425.

Salsa Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $7.

Film

Planetarium shows, The Little Star That Could, 2 p.m., and Kaluoka’hina: the Enchanted Reef, 3 p.m., Columbia Basin College’s Bechtel National Planetarium, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Cost: $6 adults, $5 seniors; $3 ages 6-12; free for 5 and under. Call 509-542-4515.

Misc.

Leftovers 4-H Club’s Annual Poultry Event, 9 a.m., Benton County Fairgrounds, 1500 South Oak Street, Kennewick. Free. Education, costume contests, knowledge bowl, egg decorating, crafts, races, raffles and more are planned. Call 509-582-6436 or email chick_day@yahoo.com.

sun | Apr. 3

Dance

The Bearcats, 1 p.m., Pasco Eagles Club, 2829 W. Sylvester St. Cost: $7-$10. Call 509-943-9414.

This story was originally published March 23, 2016 at 1:43 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia events for March 25-April 3."

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