6/19- Wolfling Coffee - 7PM
206 Main St, Waitsburg 

This week's Jam is at Wolfling Coffee on Main Street in Waitsburg!  Nice folks, great acoustics, great coffee/snacks....love this spot for a jam!

FRI 6/19 6-7pm ART IN SHORT: THE POWER OF ART

Brilliant art-centric short movie series curated by Warren Etheredge and presented by the Walla Walla Movie Crush.

Free | 21+

2026 Summer Cultural Enrichment Program

Liberty Theater is the place to be for kiddos who love movie time this summer. Every Tuesday and Friday at 1PM they are screening a kids movie. Admission is free, and a special low price of $2 for a small soda or water with a small popcorn. Here’s the lineup!

Open Season June 16 + 19

Waterhorse June 23 + 26

Planet 5 June 30 + July 3

Hook July 7 + 10

Muppets From Space July 14 + 17

Surf’s Up July 21 + 24

FIFA WORLD CUP VIEWING PARTY
Waitsburg Fairgrounds
Friday, June 19  •  11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Admission is free, but reserve your spot online!

Join Waitsburg Commercial Club and Touchet Valley Soccer for this fun, family friendly event. We will be streaming the World Cup game with the USA vs Australia. We will have a soccer field set up for the kids to play.

Soccer themed crafts will be hosted by Palouse Valley Community Center.

Touchet Valley Soccer will have a both set up and will be taking sign ups for the 2026 soccer season.

We will have light concessions available to purchase but families are encouraged to pack a lunch.

2026 Summer Cultural Enrichment Program

Liberty Theater is the place to be for kiddos who love movie time this summer. Every Tuesday and Friday at 1PM they are screening a kids movie. Admission is free, and a special low price of $2 for a small soda or water with a small popcorn. Here’s the lineup!

Open Season June 16 + 19

Waterhorse June 23 + 26

Planet 5 June 30 + July 3

Hook July 7 + 10

Muppets From Space July 14 + 17

Surf’s Up July 21 + 24

Please join us for an interactive Sunday in the Gallery with Kris Stewart on June 14 from 1:00-3:00.
Kris will demonstrate traditional cyanotype printing, using the sun to expose the images. She’ll also reveal how she created some of the enhanced cyanotypes in June’s Beyond the Surface exhibit. Time and weather permitting, each attendee will have the opportunity to make their own traditional cyanotype to take home. Everyone welcome. Free.
Combine Art Collective
130 E Rose St, downtown Walla walla
Sunday, June 14, 1:00-3:00pm

WhoopemUp Cafe returns on SAT, JUNE 13 starting at 5pm with a 3-course dinner headlined by Val’s famous Cajun Gumbo.

A spicier, richer Gumbo that is served with potato salad (to cool it down a bit!). And of course, you can also expect The Bobcat Room to be doing its thing as usual.

$40 per person
Reservations required. Take out is available, but must be reserved in advance
Pre-order by TEXTING 509-386-2448
21+ Only
The Bobcat Room | 229 E. Main St. Dayton, WA 99328

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First Course
Southern Style Pickled Shrimp Cocktail with Red Onion, Fennel, Lemon and Spices

Second Course
Spicy Cajun Gumbo with Andouille Sausage, Chicken, and Okra. Slow Cooked and fortified with Red Wine. Served with Potato Salad and Cornbread

Third Course
Bourbon Chocolate Mousse with Creme Anglaise and Pecan Brittle

6/12 - TVAMP
141 Main St, Waitsburg

Hey Folks!Many, MANY apologies for the confusion, but a few Jam dates/locations have changed this past month and they will move around a bit in July as well! 
Sooooooooo...probably best to check your newsletter before you drive!
:)
This week's Jam is located at TVAMP!  Main Street in Waitsburg, just across the street from the Waitsburg Grocery Store!!

June has been a busy month. so far!......whewwww!
And....
Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival is this weekend! The TVAMP crew has offered to help with the Sacajawea festival's Youth Workshop, again this year!  It's on Saturday, June 13 and starts at 2PM.  Kids of all ages and abilities are welcome!
More Info About the Festival...Here:
Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival | Mid-Columbia Traditional Arts & Music

Kate   :)
 

New show alert!!

LOW PLAINS DRIFTERS + ROBERT GOMEZ

Saturday, June 6, 7PM

Tavern Ancestral

SAT 6/6 6-7pm ART TALK

This month Joseph Roberts is leading a conversation focused on "Blue Fields" by Matthew Klein who will be joining from New York via Zoom. 

Royal Block hosts monthly art talks: round-table discussions facilitated by Joseph Roberts that consider differing perceptions of a single artwork. No art experience necessary.

Come early to sample new wines from our friends at RYZO!

21+

SAT 6/6 3-6pm WINE TASTING WITH RYZO

Chad and Cari Honsinger from RYZO Wines are back and they will be pouring their latest Alpine style wines. Flight, by-the-glass and by-the-bottle available.

Come for the wine, stay for the Art Talk that follows at 6-7pm.

21+ 

Pick up a copy of the Waitsburg Times for the map of the city! Some homes start as early as 7am, so roll out of bed early for this one…

KARAOKE NIGHT IS BACK!

Grab your friends, warm up those vocal cords, and kick off summer the right way!

Whether you're belting out country anthems, reliving your favorite 90s hits, crushing pop classics, or teaming up for an epic duet, we've got the stage ready for you.

No partner needed

Solo singers welcome

Duets encouraged

Great drinks, great vibes, and great music all night long

Join us THIS FRIDAY at Whiskey C in Waitsburg!

Karaoke starts at 9:00 PM

Sign-ups begin at 8:30 PM

Bring your friends, request your favorite songs, and help us create the soundtrack to your summer. Who's taking the mic first?

ARTIST RECEPTION: KRIS STEWART
Friday, June 5, from 4–6 PM

Combine Art Collective is pleased to present new work by member artist Kris Stewart.

In Beyond the Surface, Kris Stewart invites viewers into a world of experimental cyanotypes where the sun itself becomes a collaborator. The collection includes both wall works and artist books, each beginning as a golden wash of sensitizer before revealing luminous shades of blue through exposure to sunlight. These are not traditional cyanotypes, however.

Working wet, Stewart pushes the medium into unexpected territory, incorporating a range of additives to create striking edges, rich depth, and a sense of movement that feels almost alive. Layers of oil pastel and acrylic paint emerge in select pieces, adding further intrigue and texture. The resulting body of work rewards close looking: the more time viewers spend with the pieces, the more they discover. Echoes of landscapes, natural forms, and fleeting memories surface and recede, inviting personal interpretation.

Stewart lives and works in Walla Walla, where she creates cyanotypes, handbound books, and marbled paper from her home studio. She views the world as a tapestry of line and color, form and texture. Beyond the Surface is both an exploration of that perspective and an invitation for others to see the world in a similar way.

International Bluegrass Music Association - Male Vocalist of the Year, Greg Blake will be at the Plaza Theater on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7pm.

• Tickets will be availible until sold out on Eventbrite or until Sunday May 31st. (Remainder availible at door)

• Price online is the same as at the door.

• Venue Max holds 130 people

TICKETS ONLINE

DAYTON ARTWALK VOLUME 2 is happening this Saturday in the Hardware District of Dayton.

PARTICIPATING VENUES INCLUDE:
Debut of the Den
Dayton Quilt
Dingles Hardware
Food Truck in the HH parking lot
Artisan Cocktails

Monthly food and music night featuring food specials and instrumental retro space cowboy blues! 

4-8pm Food special: Kerry's Trinidad Cuisine (food truck). Food truck will be accessible to the community curbside in front of the Royal Block.

7-9pm Live Music: Jazzy blues grooves by the amazing Michael Kelly Band

No cover | 21+

BROUGHTON FAMILY FILM

SATURDAY MAY 23
11AM-1PM (on loop)
LIBERTY THEATER
FREE ADMISSION

Liberty Theater will be showing Broughton Family Films. These are the Charles J. Broughton II and Clarence M. Bishop, Senior family movies taken in the late 1020s and 30’s in the Dayton, Washington area. Included are a horse-drawn combine and a later 1930’s wheat harvest.

Take a step back in time!

Champions of Education Memorial Fun Run

Join us for a Fun Run in memory of a beloved members of our community that had huge impacts on the education of our Waitsburg students! With lively music, coffee, beverages, snacks and FUN! All ages, all levels, all welcome!
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REGISTRATION:
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SCHEDULE:
8:30 am - Packet Pick-Up & Waiver Signing - located at the Waitsburg athletic field concession stand

9:00 am - 5k Start
9:05 am - 1k Start
 
LOCATION:
E 8th St, Waitsburg WA 99361 (near the athletic field concession stand)
 
COURSE:
All distances are an out-and-back on Wilson Hollow Road from the Waitsburg athletic field. This is an open course. Run at your own risk. A signed waiver is required to enter the run and will be provided to you at packet pick-up starting at 8 AM on race day.
 
COST:
Adults - $15.00
Children (12 & Under) - Free
 
Hosted by Waitsburg Parks and Rec!

BURGERS BANDS + BREWS

Saturday, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Waitsburg Fairgrounds, Don Thomas Building

The all inclusive ticket gets you into the entire evening! Dinner & local live music from 5 - 8 PM. Children welcome! Brews are served by our local Lions Club. Proceeds from this ticket creates ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS for our local school. 

21+ can continue to dance the night away to local favorite Back Roads Band from 8:00-11:00 PM.

Get your tickets online on the unified Celebration Days Registration form

SAT 5/16 3-6pm:  DONA STELLA WINE RELEASE

Join us for the official release of Waitsburg-grown Dona Stella Riesling (2nd vintage) and Pinky Pinot Noir from Breezy Slope vineyard. 

Sampler flight, by-the-glass and by-the-bottle available!

21+