 | The Yakima Folklife Association,
a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation, presents a series of 8 monthly concerts, October through May, and a summer festival on the second weekend in July. With the goal of expanding and diversifying Central Washington's audience for live music, we have kept concert ticket prices low while guaranteeing high quality at every show-"bring music to the people, bring people to the music"-and our audience has gotten bigger. To do this on our tiny budget, we have a standard concert strategy (with a few exceptions): we beg performers to accept embarrassingly low payment "guarantees," and, in return, we agree to keep none of the profits-all proceeds above production costs go to the performers. The performers have accepted (thank you, thank you!), the crowds have come, tapes & CDs have been purchased, and everyone got more than the guarantee. At festival time there is no admission fee. No ticket proceeds. It is our gift to the public, and there is virtually no income. We join with the Yakima Valley Museum and ask performers to help us nurture a growing audience. The festival gives us the opportunity to open our stage to new and emerging performers and expose them to the broad and diverse audience of Central Washington from its geographic and demographic hub in Yakima, as well as introducing new performers to other local arts organizations and performance venues for consideration in upcoming concerts and events. Please help keep this 20-year-old festival going by buying a button, a T-shirt, giving a monetary donation, and joining the Yakima Folklife Association. The Yakima Valley Museum, opened in 1951, offers historical exhibits on the Yakima Valley-its natural history, American Indian culture, pioneer life, early city life, the Valley's fruit industry, and former Yakima resident and environmentalist, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. The museum also has a superb collection of horse-drawn vehicles, from stagecoach to hearse, and a changing schedule of special exhibitions. Within the museum is the Children's Underground, an interactive learning center offering activities and programs for children ages 5 to 15. The Museum Soda Fountain, a functioning replica of a late
1930s Art Deco soda fountain, serves Malts, Floats,
Green Rivers, Phosphates, and ice cream specialties.
The museum also operates the nearby H. M. Gilbert
Homeplace, an authentic late Victorian farmhouse.The
Yakima Valley Museum is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit
corporation that relies on community support for
its survival-it receives no funding from the City
of Yakima or the State of Washington. Help keep
our heritage alive and become a museum member
today.
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