"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.

Join the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce for April's First Friday Coffee Club at Basecamp Books & Bites.

Don't forget your business cards! 

On May 2nd, come be immersed in Polynesian culture at the PolyFest 2019 event courtesy of Poly Central and the Diversity & Equity Center! Enjoy FREE barbecue at 4:30 pm followed by authentic performances starting at 7:00 pm that highlight the islands of Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Tonga and Tahiti.

Explore the diverse and unique shrub steppe wildflowers at the Wild Horse Wind Facility. Enjoy guided wildflower walks, presentations, displays, and wind turbine tours.

RSVP Required: wildhorse@pse.com

Session 1
10:00am Wind Turbine Tour
11:00am Wildflower Orientation Presentation
11:30am Wildflower and Wind Power Walk

Session 2
2:00pm Wind Turbine Tour
3:00pm Wildflower Orientation
3:30pm Wildflower and Wind Power Walk

Please bring snacks, water, sturdy hiking boots/shoes, sunscreen, a camera, and hiking poles (optional). The hike is cross country over uneven ground, and will be accessed via a gravel road.

Wildflower walks will also be offered mid-week, by appointment, April through May.

Yoga Every Monday at the Eagles! 

Come hang out with Washington Trails Association at Trails & Ales. We can’t wait to share with you WTA’s vision for the Teanaway Community Forest and surrounding areas. There is so much potential for hiking adventures in this special place. Bring a friend, buy yourself a drink and enjoy appetizers on us while meeting other hikers in your community. RSVP: https://www.wta.org/get-involved/events/calendar/rsvp-forms/rsvp-trails-and-ales-ellensburg-2019

Join the Kittitas Valley League of Women Voters and the Ellensburg Public Library to celebrate 50 years of League! The event is from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019 in the Hal Holmes Center.

The Open Road Band plays the Eagles!
Live music at the Cle Elum Eagles #649 every Saturday night at 8pm, on the LARGEST dance floor in Kittitas County!   The Eagles, a great place to meet fun, like minded folks. And, it's a Washington State, Federal 501c3 organization, with People helping People First and Foremost. Come Join the FUN!!!

Come cheer on the Rodeo City Rollergirls as we take on Jet City Roller Derby on Saturday, April 27th at Ellensburg High School in the gym. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the bout starts at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5. Children 5 and under are free.

Join the Ellensburg Downtown Association and volunteers from throughout the community and help make downtown sparkle for its summer guests! We are coming up on the most popular season to travel and nothing welcomes out of town friends like a clean downtown.

Free document shred and drug take back day hosted by RSVP and Volunteer Center and the Kittitas County Sheriff Office. 9am until 1pm for local residents. No business offices please. Each person may bring two large boxes or bags to be safely disposed. Event sponsored by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner SHIBA Program.

A fun run for the whole family! 5k/10k start at 10 a.m. with the free kid’s run beginning at 11:15 a.m. Get environmental at the free Earth Day Family Festival happening concurrently.

Free dance lessons at the Eagles every Wednesday 

Come to the Cle Elum Eagles for their Jazz Cafe fundraiser for Cle Elum Roslyn High School Band and Choir! 

Join KVH for the 16th annual Magical Evening...a Night of Hope benefiting Family Birthing Place

Location: Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 5:30 pm
Enjoy dinner, silent auction and pick-your-prize raffle. Registration will open January 2019. 

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Join us to celebrate Earth Day at this free family event with music, dance performances, fun environmental education activities, and the “Salmon Run” 5K/10K!

Gorgeous and challenging courses on the trails on the wind farm. Run next to majestic wind turbines. Lots of wildflowers and most likely wildlife too. Free tours inside the turbines, real food (chili and cornbread), beers from IronHorse Brewery, free massages, live music, free kids dash, very cool wood finisher’s medals, fully supported courses with lots of food and drink at each aid station. Drop dead gorgeous views and unique environment for a run. Benefits Kittitas County Search and Rescue.
  9:30 AM:   Half Marathon Start 10:00 AM:   10K Start 10:30 AM:   5K Start