* It doesn't get more American that watching a baseball game while polishing off a couple of hot dogs and downing a frosty beer or two.
You can do it all next week when the Yakima Bears play a three-night run against the Spokane Indians.
The first pitch for all the games is at 7:05 p.m. at Yakima County Stadium, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Each night has a special promotion, including post-game fireworks on Wednesday.
Tickets cost $4.50 to $8.50, and parking is free Tuesday and Wednesday.
Info: Call 457-5151 or visit www.yakimabears.com.
Wednesday, July 2
* Yakima Valley Community Band begins its Concerts in the Parks series at 7 p.m. in Randall Park.
The free performance features patriotic selections -- including John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" -- classical, jazz and Broadway tunes.
Here's the complete Concerts in the Parks Schedule:
* Wednesdays through Aug. 6 in RandAll Park.
* Thursday and July 31 in Railroad Park, Toppenish.
* July 17 in Wixson ParAll concerts are free and begin at 7 p.m.
Info and concert selections: Visit www.yakimacommunityband.org.
Friday, July 4-Sunday, July 6
* Goldendale's Community Days festivities kick off with a demolition derby at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds on July 4.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. July 5, followed by a show and shine, kids' activities, aboriginal art exhibit at the Golden Art Gallery and a community dance -- with a beer garden -- at the fairgrounds.
The weekend wraps up July 6 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.
* You can celebrate the "big birthday" in Zillah at the third annual Red, White and Blues festival presented by the Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail. Participating wineries will host live music, food vendors and crafts.
The main event is at 7 p.m. July 4, and features the Portland blues outfit the Hudson Roclaying from the top of the hill at Silver Lake Winery. Tickets cost $30 and include a wine paring 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 p.m. July 4: John Nelson at Bonair Winery.
* 7-11 p.m. July 4: Hudson Rocket Band at Silver Lake Winery.
* Noon-3 p.m. July 5: Romagossa Blú at Silver Lake.
* 2-5 p.m. July 5: Gentlemen Wild at Piety Flats Winery.
* 2-6 p.m. July 5: Darnell Scott and the Desert Blues Band at Tefft Cellars.
* 3-6 p.m. July 5: Square dance at Steppe Cellars.
* 5-8 p.m. July 5: Rod Giles Band at Paradisos del Sol. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The date of this event has been corrected from the originally published version.)
* Noon-4 p.m. July 6: Stan Fortier at Masset Winery.
Info: Call Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail at 965-4521 or visit www.rattlesnakehills.com.
Friday, July 4
* The fourth annual One World, One Valley, One Nation celebration of diversity and independence runs from noon to ght at State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Admission and parking are free.
The event, sponsored by the Yakima Herald-Republic, includes food vendors, information booths, the Yakima Fire Department's fire truck and giant spray nozzle (noon-6 p.m.), hands-on kids' activities and face painting (1-6 p.m.), Pacific Science Center exhibits, Yakima Bears baseball and softball skills clinics with former major leaguer Jay Gainer, a carnival -- which begins Thursday, July 3 -- and live entertainment on two stages. Here's the main stage schedule:
* 2:30 p.m. -- Los Bailadores del Sol (Mexican folk dancing).
* 9:50 p.m. -- Color guard and the national anthem, followed by a fireworks show at 10 p.m.
While parking is free, Yakima Transit will also offer park-and-ride bus services to State Fair Park from Eisenhower High School, Gateway Center and Selah Junior High School.
Info: Visit www.yakima4thofjuly.org.
* 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.
* 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 this 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: Call 854-2770.
* The Sunnyside Lions Club, in cooperation with the city of Sunnyside, Sunnyside School District and Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, will once agains 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: Interested vendors can still participate by calling the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce at 837-5939, or Hart at 837-3893.
* 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: Visit www.prosserchamber.org.
* The Daily Record's Fourth of July Celebration presented by Puget Sound Energy begins at 5:30 p.m. in West Ellensburg Neighborhooere there'll 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.
Saturday, July 5
* 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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