Fireball Party Special plus door prizes

The Ellensburg Public Library and the Downtown Association would like to invite you to participate once again in our annual Children’s Day at the Market!

There will be informational tables promoting youth programs offered during the summer in Kittitas County as well as children performing music, song, and dance at the Rotary Pavilion on the corner of 4th and Pearl.  In addition, local businesses will also have craft stations, activities, or fun giveaways for the kids! For more information, contact the EDA at (509) 962-6246.

A map of participating locations and performances will be posted closer to the event.

We hope to see you there!

The Grange’s annual Bluegrass Concert is Saturday, May 11, 7:00-9:00 PM. We welcome “Rusty Hinges Bluegrass Band” to our stage. Doors open at 6:30 pm, the band takes the stage at 7:00 pm. Desserts will be provided.

This annual event is FREE and FAMILY friendly. Expert-led field trips into the shrub-steppe highlighting geology, plants, beavers, snakes and reptiles, raptors and songbirds, and more! Educational booths with fun activities are located at Helen McCabe State Park and our field trips are led out of Umtanum Creek Recreation Area. Please be sure to purchase a $5 day-pass to park at the Bureau of Land Management's Umtanum Recreation Area - passes are available onsite or for purchase ahead of time from the Chamber of Commerce in Ellensburg. You do not need to register ahead of time, but please bring water to drink, snacks, wear layers of clothing, and sturdy shoes. The trails are easy, but can be rough in places. Please bring your kids, but not your pets :-).

Join us at Ellensburg High School on Saturday, May 11th as the Rodeo City Rollergirls take on the Dockyard Derby Dames in our last home bout of Season 9! Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the bout starts at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 online in advance or $10 at the door. Afterparty will be at the Red Horse Diner following the bout at 6 p.m.

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel. The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all. A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame an instant classic. Audiences will be swept away by the magic of this truly unforgettable musical. Parental Guidance Parents may consider some material unsuitable for their youngest children. May include situations, language, or actions that may startle some patrons.

An established favorite, Girls Night Out is sure to bring much-needed pampering and shopping specials to the ladies of Ellensburg. The evening favorites typically include complimentary hand treatments, massages, and enticing treats. In case you need another reason to shop, you will be entered to win one of two gift baskets for every $10 spent. Gift baskets are filled with merchandise and gift certificates from each of the participating stores. Girls Night Out is brought to you by the Ellensburg Downtown Association. Join us downtown on Thursday, May 9 from 5-9 p.m.

Celebrate Filipino culture at this year’s Barrio Fiesta. Join the CWU Filipino American Student Association on the Barto Lawn on May 10 from 3-6 p.m. While you are at the event, enjoy music, dance performances, delicious food, and a variety of activities. This event is free and open to everyone. The first 200 people will receive free food, but after that it is $9 a plate. Grab your friends and come enjoy this high energy festival surrounding Filipino culture. Thanks to the CWU Diversity & Equity Center for helping sponsor this event. For more information about the event, contact Brendan Borromeo at Brendan.Borromeo@cwu.edu.

Our annual Roslyn Cemetery clean-up day, organized by the Roslyn Ronald Cle Elum Heritage Club.

Grab your brooms, litter pickers, gloves and let's get downtown clean. We will be starting from the blocks of Oakes Ave to Wright Ave along First Street. Afterwards, we will turn our focus on 2nd and Railroad. Please meet us at the Catalyst Co-Working Cle Elum at 214 N Pennsylvania 9am start.

Come learn about the exciting geology of the Yakima River Canyon with Nick Zentner hosted by Rill Adventures. Nick is well known in Kittitas county for sharing his knowledge of geology with his students at CWU and the community. This fun and information talk will be on May 4th 2019 at Umtanum Recreation Site, bring $5 to park. For more information contact Rill Adventures.

Come join the Washington Outdoor School for their 4th annual fundraiser, and a night under the stars at the Early Bird Restaurant in Ellensburg. Bring a loved one or friends for a evening with appetizers, beer/wine walk, live music, lots of fantastic silent auction items, like a helicopter ride for two, a sip and paint for a small group, a night out in roslyn, dinner and a bike rental, Coffee/Pastry and a bird walk with local wildlife biologist Aja Woodrow in the Roslyn Urban Forest and much much more.

"Bugs, Bugs, Bugs"

• 18 free Parent-Child Events in Ellensburg and Kittitas
• Learning Through Play
• Free books and tool kits for home learning
• Learn about Developmental Milestones
• For kids through age 5 and their parents; older siblings welcome!

The Kittitas County Early Learning Coalition is a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to creating early learning programs and events in Kittitas County.

Youth ages 2-18 will have their art creations on display at the Carpenter House Museum & Art Gallery for the month. Exhibits will include Painting/Drawing, 3-D, Jewelry, Photography, Fashion Design/Sewing, and Poetry/Song Writing. Prizes for top entries will be awarded at the Public Reception on Sunday, May 26, 1:00 PM.

Prestige Assisted Living at Hearthstone is excited to invite community members to join residents and staff for a full day of fun and entertainment at Hearthstone’s first annual Senior Rodeo! 
Prestige Assisted Living residents will compete alongside local youth in a collection of rodeo games – including team roping, calf roping, barrel racing and goat tying – with a senior-friendly twist. The event will also feature live music, entertainment and fun prizes for rodeo champions.  
As a partner in active aging and sponsor of the Ellensburg Rodeo, Prestige is dedicated to helping older adults achieve an optimum level of health and wellness throughout all aspects of their lives. The rodeo’s free activities are inspired by Prestige’s Celebrations wellness program, which embraces a philosophy of healthy, fulfilled living to foster happiness and longevity among residents.
Prestige Assisted Living at Hearthstone will host a BBQ lunch at the free event and crown a Rodeo Queen during the awards ceremony.