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Mid-Columbia events for April 22-May 1

Adam Norwest will perform April 28-30 in Richland.
Adam Norwest will perform April 28-30 in Richland. Courtesy Adam Norwest

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fri | Apr. 22

Comedy

Moses Storm, 8-9:30 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $12. Call 509-943-1173.

Dance

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

Nightlife

Kenny Day, R&B/soul, 5 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Diversity, 5-8p.m., Tucannon Cellars, 40504 Demoss Road, Benton City. Call 509-545-9588.

Wine & Piano at Ms Rhoda’s Wine Garden with Rick Eaton, 6-9 p.m., Ms. Rhoda’s Wine Garden, 702 Jadwin Ave., Richland.

Gurf Morlix, 7-9 p.m., Brewminatti, 713 Sixth St., Prosser. Cost: $15 in advance or $20 day of show.

Mercy Brown, The Festering, Rasputin and Prevailing Existence, metal, 9 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Colorblind, 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, 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

Jazz Unlimited, concert choir, 8:30 a.m., Columbia Basin College, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Free. Features more than 4,200 students from Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Honors Showcase Choir Concert, 7 p.m., Art Fuller Auditorium, 500 S. Dayton St., Kennewick. Free. Event will feature outstanding concert choirs from the day events selected by the judges as having demonstrated an exemplary choral technique.

Art

Columbia Basin Chapter Native Plant Society Photography Show, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Richland. No cover. Exhibit shows four habitats found in Mid-Columbia. Runs through May 2.

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

Misc.

2016 Spring Bazaar & Flea Market, noon, Kennewick Valley Grange #731, 2611 S. Washington. Free.

Theater

‘Miss Nelson is Missing!,’ 7 p.m., Gregson Auditorium, Pasco High School, 1108 N. 10th Ave. Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for students in advance. Price increases to $10 for adults and #8 for students at the door. Matinee is $5 for children and students.

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,’ 7 p.m., Richland High School, 930 Long Ave. Cost: $12 for adults and $10 for students with ID and seniors age 55 and older. Children 12 and under are free.

Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre presents ‘Company,’ 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 1300 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Cost: $10-$20.

‘Our Town’, 7:30 p.m., Hanford High School Auditorium, 450 Hanford St., Richland. Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for students and seniors.

sat | Apr. 23

Comedy

Moses Storm, 8-9:30 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $12. Call 509-943-1173.

Nightlife

Three Rivers Saxtette, saxophone quartet, 5 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Knutzen Brothers, 6 p.m., Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser. Cost: $10. Enjoy all your favorite local wineries in one place.

Sex Mission with VHS, spiritual psychedelic rock, 9 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

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

Music

Jazz Unlimited, jazz choirs, 8:30 a.m., Columbia Basin College, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Free. Features more than 4,200 students from Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Wade In the Water with Bells of the Desert, 7 p.m., Central United Protestant Church, 1124 Stevens Drive, Richland. Cost: $10. Includes music from Little Mermaid and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Trillium-239, 7:30 p.m., Community Unitarian Universalist Church, 2819 W. Sylvester St., Pasco. Cost: $14 for adults; $12 for students and seniors. Formerly known as Humphrey, Hartman and Cameron. Benefit concert for 2016 Tumbleweed Festival.

Camerata Musica presents Simphonie, 8-10 p.m., Battelle Auditorium, Battelle Blvd. & W Ave., Richland. No charge; donations accepted. Simphonie includes flutist Jeffrey Cohan and violinist Ingrid Matthews with German harpsichordist Hans-Jurgen Schnoor for an evening of Bach Trio Sonatas. Call 509-946-1175.

Film

Planetarium shows, Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity, 2 p.m., and Dynamic Earth, 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.

Betsy Dickinson book signing, 2 p.m., Adventures Underground, 1391 George Washington Way, Richland. Free. Author of The Water Master.

Misc.

2016 Spring Bazaar & Flea Market, 9 a.m., Kennewick Valley Grange #731, 2611 S. Washington. Free.

Theater

‘Miss Nelson is Missing!,’ 7 p.m., Gregson Auditorium, Pasco High School, 1108 N. 10th Ave. Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for students in advance. Price increases to $10 for adults and #8 for students at the door. Matinee is $5 for children and students.

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,’ 7 p.m., Richland High School, 930 Long Ave. Cost: $12 for adults and $10 for students with ID and seniors age 55 and older. Children 12 and under are free.

Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre presents ‘Company,’ 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 1300 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Cost: $10-$20.

‘Our Town’, 7:30 p.m., Hanford High School Auditorium, 450 Hanford St., Richland. Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for students and seniors.

sun | Apr. 24

Dance

Ballroom, 1 p.m., Pasco Eagles Club, 2829 W. Sylvester St. $7 Dance or listen to your favorite tunes with live swing music. Call 509-943-9414.

Film

‘Years of Living Dangerously’, 2-3:30 p.m., Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive. Free. An Emmy-winning documentary that has nine one-hour episodes about the cause and effect of climate change.

Music

Columbia Chorale, 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2001 W. Kennewick Ave. Free.

African Children’s Choir, 7 p.m., Kennewick High School, 500 S. Dayton, No cover. The Choir is composed children ages 7 through 11. Many have lost one or both parents through the devastation of war, famine and disease.

Theater

Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre presents ‘Company,’ 2 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 1300 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Cost: $10-$20.

Misc.

2-mile veteran benefit run, noon, Columbia Park, 5111 Columbia Park Trail, Kennewick. Cost: $35. Will benefit the Gary Sinise Foundation for Veterans. Call 509-308-9828.

mon | Apr. 25

Nightlife

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

tue | Apr. 26

Dance

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

Nightlife

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

wed | Apr. 27

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.

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

Karaoke, 9 p.m., The Dugout, 7111 Burden Blvd., Pasco. No cover.

thu | Apr. 28

Comedy

Adam Norwest, Tacoma native, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10. Call 509-943-1173.

Nightlife

Pamela Thomas-Martin, 6 p.m., Olive Marketplace & Cafe, 21 E. Main St., Walla Walla. Call 509-205-0330.

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

The Knutzen Brothers, 8 p.m., The Dugout, 7111 Burden Blvd., Pasco. No cover.

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

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

Music

Tri-Cities Sacred Harp, a capella singing, 6:30 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue, Richland. Free. Call 509-545-4637.

fri | Apr. 29

Comedy

Adam Norwest, Tacoma native, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10. Call 509-943-1173.

Dance

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

Nightlife

Cindy McKay, 5-8 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

3rd Date, 9:30 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. No cover. Call 509-943-1173.

Happy Orchestra, Seattle-based jazz/funk/soul, 9 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

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 Oasis in Space, 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.

Theater

‘Miss Nelson is Missing!,’ 7 p.m., Gregson Auditorium, Pasco High School, 1108 N. 10th Ave. Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for students in advance. Price increases to $10 for adults and $8 for students at the door. Matinee is $5 for children and students.

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,’ 7 p.m., Richland High School, 930 Long Ave. Cost: $12 for adults; $10 for students with ID and seniors age 55 and older. Free for kids 12 and under.

‘Our Town’, 7:30 p.m., Hanford High School Auditorium, 450 Hanford St., Richland. Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for students and seniors.

sat | Apr. 30

Comedy

Adam Norwest, Tacoma native, 8 p.m., Joker’s, 624 Wellsian Way, Richland. Cost: $10. Call 509-943-1173.

Nightlife

Badger Mountain Dry Band, 5-8 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

Four on the Floor, funk/jazz/jam, 9 p.m., Emerald of Siam, 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Call 509-946-9328.

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

Music

Northwest Community Gospel Choir, 7 p.m., Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 N. Sixth Ave., Walla Walla. Cost: $35. Call 509-529-6500.

Film

Planetarium shows, The Little Star That Could, 2 p.m., and The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather, 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.

Special Event

Jenny’s Hope Annual Super Pet Adoption, 10 a.m., Columbia Park, 5111 Columbia Park Trail, Kennewick. Free. Meet and play with dogs and cats. Event includes food and pet vendors, pet-friendly groups, silent auctions.

Theater

‘Miss Nelson is Missing!,’ 2 p.m., Gregson Auditorium, Pasco High School, 1108 N. 10th Ave. Cost: $8 for adults; $5 for students in advance. Price increases to $10 for adults and $8 for students at the door. Matinee is $5 for children and students.

‘Our Town’, 7:30 p.m., Hanford High School Auditorium, 450 Hanford St., Richland. Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for students and seniors.

sun | May 1

Music

Camerata Musica: Young Artists of Distinction, 2-4 p.m., Battelle Auditorium, 902 Battelle Blvd., Richland. No cover, but donations accepted. Call 509-946-1175.

Tri-Cities Accordion Social Concert by Gary Malner, 2 p.m., Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 640 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick. Call 509-375-4204.

This story was originally published April 20, 2016 at 2:02 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia events for April 22-May 1."

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