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ART & POETRY FEB 2026

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Art quilt depicting two Edwardian women kissing

The March 2026 issue is out now on Patreon!
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Cover art by Beau Boaro

Boots in the Basin: Choose hope. See this month's community news from the environmental coalition!

BOOTS feb 2026

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By Jenny Rieke, Mikki Symonds, Pauline Schafer, and Dana Ward

“Choose hope” is narrated by Kelly Wilkinson

#TriCitiesWA #ChooseHope #NativePlants #Conservation #IndigenousPerspectives #HanfordReach #CommunityStewardship

Building Community Power: Naima Chambers and the vision behind the Tri-Cities Diversity & Inclusion Council “We strive to foster a unified community that embraces cultures and celebrates diversity.”

Building Community Power: TCD&IC

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By Anyla McDonald

#tricitieswa #DEI #communitybuilding #inclusionmatters #naimachambers #socialimpact #supportlocalnonprofits #CulturalDiversity #belonging

The Richland Steinway The history of the Steinway grand piano at Richland High is entwined with the top-secret Manhattan Project and a 1940s radio star!

The Richland Steinway

By Mary Hartman

Narrated by @richpalmer.bsky.social

#richlandwa #ManhattanProject #kaykyser #steinway #HiddenHistory #tricitieswa #wwiihistory #communityconcerts #musicalhistory

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Slide 2 Friday, Feb 27 -Tabletop Demo Days, 3-6pm, Adventures Underground -Cookie Decorating, 6-8pm, Layered Cake Artistry -Jack Rothwell, 6-8pm, Barnard Griffin Winery -Resin Sea Turtle, 6-8pm, Art YOUR Way Saturday, Feb 28 -LGBTea+ and Coffee, 10am-1pm, Caterpillar Café -Read Between the Vines, Noon-2pm, Tagaris Winery -The Knockoffs, 7-10pm, Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Co -Xtreme Music Bingo, 7-9pm, Copper Top Taphouse Sunday, Mar1 -Bad Art Club, 10am-2pm, Take a Break -Sunday Food Pantry , 10am-Noon, Richland AC Church -Grandma's Storytime, 2-2:30pm, Adventures Underground #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

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*Events may require reservations, or details may change after this list is published. Always verify details with event host.* Slide 1 Monday, Feb 23 -Magic Mondays, 4-7pm, Caterpillar Café -Monday Vinyasa, 4:30-5:30pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga -Open Mic, 7pm, Emerald of Siam Tuesday, Feb 24 -Steve Norwood, 6-8pm, Emerald of Siam -Monthly Trivia, 6-8pm, Barnard Griffin Winery -Trivia @ Iconic, 6-8pm, Iconic Brewing Wednesday, Feb 25 -Open Door to Hope, 11am-4pm, St Vincent de Paul Food Bank 215 S 6th Ave, https://www.svdppasco.org/ -Moonshot Gaming, 4-9pm, Moonshot Brewing, 8804 W Victoria Ave #140, https://tricityareagaming.org/calendar/ -RAD Art Lab! 1:30-3pm, 4:30-6pm Art YOUR Way -Music Bingo, 6-8pm, The Peacock -Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-7pm, Azucar @ Out & About -Recovery Dharma, 7:30-9pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga Thursday, Feb 26 -Museum Sensory Hours, 2:30pm, REACH Museum -Next Steps Workshop, 3-6pm, Columbia Basin College -Sober Social Games, 5-8pm, Kindred Spirits -Pinball League Night, 5pm Moonshot Brewing -Trivia Thursdays, 6-8pm, Summer's Hub of Pasco -Game Night Live, 6-9pm, Solar Spirits, 702 Suite B The Parkway #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

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In my Miep Gies era “Those of us who carry white privilege must use it to help our fellow human beings. It’s time to step up.”

In my Miep Gies era: Using white privilege for good

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By Ellicia Elliott

Narrated by @raewittevo.bsky.social

#SocialJustice #DEI #CheckYourPrivilege #historylessons #activism #Allyship #communitysupport #getuncomfortable #reflectivepractice

The Sankofa Migration: Poetry from the Black Prisoners Caucus of Washington State Penitentiary Poetry from the 6th and 7th issue of The Sankofa Migration, the official publication from the Black Prisoners Caucus of Washington State Penitentiary.

Poetry from The Sankofa Migration

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#PoetryCommunity #VoicesFromWithin #SocialJustice #Resilience #ModernPoetry #SpokenWord #HealingThroughArt #Redemption #WritingCommunity

¿Quién es responsable de la crisis de las drogas en Estados Unidos? / Who is responsible for the drug crisis in the United States? BILINGUAL: "Why does the U.S. not apply this fight against drug trafficking within its own borders?” “¿Por qué Estados Unidos no aplica esta lucha contra el narcotráfico dentro de sus propias fronter...

¿Quién es responsable de la crisis de las drogas en Estados Unidos? / Who is responsible for the drug crisis in the United States?

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By Ulises Navarro

#NarcosGringos #AmericanNarcos #FollowTheMoney #RastroDelDinero #WarOnDrugs

We need better ‘training’ “Imagine traveling at 125mph in comfortable seats while watching the scenery pass by.”

We need better ‘training’

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By Steve Ghan

Narrated by @richpalmer.bsky.social

#HighSpeedRail #amtrak #sustainabletravel #publictransit #greeninfrastructure #electrifyeverything #ClimateAction #cascadia #pnw #SmartCities #cleanenergy #infrastructure

*Events may require reservations, or details may change after this list is published. Always verify details with event host.* Slide 1 Monday, Feb 16 -Magic Mondays, 4-7pm, Caterpillar Café -Monday Vinyasa, 4:30-5:30pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga Tuesday, Feb 17 -By the Book Knitters , 6-7:45pm, Richland Public Library -Trivia @ Iconic, 6-8pm, Iconic Brewing -PFLAG Family Support, 6:30-8pm, Richland Public Library (Rm A) Wednesday, Feb 18 -Open Door to Hope, 11am-4pm, St Vincent de Paul Food Bank -RAD Art Lab! 1:30-3pm, 4:30-6pm, Art YOUR Way -Pokemon League, 4-7pm, Caterpillar Café -Music Bingo, 6-8pm, The Peacock -Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-7pm, Azucar @ Out & About -Recovery Dharma, 7:30-9pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga Thursday, Feb 19 -Grandma's Storytime, 2-2:30pm, Adventures Underground -TAG boardgaming, 5-7pm, Caterpillar Café -The Price of Plenty, 5pm, Richland Public Library -Trivia Thursdays, 6-8pm, Summer's Hub of Pasco -Geeks who Drink, 7:30pm, Emerald of Siam -Perreo Thursdays, 9:30pm-2am, The Grizzly Bar

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*Events may require reservations, or details may change after this list is published. Always verify details with event host.* Slide 1 Monday, Feb 16 -Magic Mondays, 4-7pm, Caterpillar Café -Monday Vinyasa, 4:30-5:30pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga Tuesday, Feb 17 -By the Book Knitters , 6-7:45pm, Richland Public Library -Trivia @ Iconic, 6-8pm, Iconic Brewing -PFLAG Family Support, 6:30-8pm, Richland Public Library (Rm A) Wednesday, Feb 18 -Open Door to Hope, 11am-4pm, St Vincent de Paul Food Bank -RAD Art Lab! 1:30-3pm, 4:30-6pm, Art YOUR Way -Pokemon League, 4-7pm, Caterpillar Café -Music Bingo, 6-8pm, The Peacock -Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-7pm, Azucar @ Out & About -Recovery Dharma, 7:30-9pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga Thursday, Feb 19 -Grandma's Storytime, 2-2:30pm, Adventures Underground -TAG boardgaming, 5-7pm, Caterpillar Café -The Price of Plenty, 5pm, Richland Public Library -Trivia Thursdays, 6-8pm, Summer's Hub of Pasco -Geeks who Drink, 7:30pm, Emerald of Siam -Perreo Thursdays, 9:30pm-2am, The Grizzly Bar #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

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Positive Intelligence: The inner voice of the Sage “The Sage represents the deeper, wiser, and more compassionate part of the mind.”

Positive Intelligence: The inner voice of the Sage

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By Joe Montgomery, PhD

Narrated by @jmwood.bsky.social

#positiveintelligence #neuroscience #emotionalintelligence #LeadershipDevelopment #mentalhealthmatters #stressreduction #ProfessionalGrowth

Black history in the Tri-Cities ”There’s no overstating the severity of the racism to which Black folk throughout the Tri-Cities were subjected. It was vicious, and far-reaching.”

Black history in the Tri-Cities

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By Ashleigh Malin

Narrated by Ted Miller

#ManhattanProject #BlackHistoryWA #SundownTowns #GreenBridge #PacificNorthwestHistory #WAHistory #EastPasco #WaiilatpuMission

Two protests, one day “Look at those faces… the persistent, kind-hearted Americans who see what's going on and refuse to quietly accept it.”

Two protests, one day

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By Dori Luzzo Gilmour

Narrated by @narratorjames.bsky.social

#tricitieswa #LocalNews #protest #NoWarForOil #Indivisible #CommunityAction #AbolishICE #HandsOffVenezuela #antiwar #socialism #SelfDetermination #endforeverwars

The cost of ‘order’ ”When foreign policy shifts from national security to the management of foreign natural resources, we are no longer practicing an ‘America First’ doctrine.”

The cost of 'order'

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By Bryan Verhei

Narrated by Chad Fox

#ConstitutionFirst #WarPowers #venezuela #RuleOfLaw #ForeignPolicy #ExecutiveOverreach #ChecksAndBalances #Article1Section8 #AmericaFirst #NationalSovereignty #ConstitutionalRepublic #noglobalpolice

Tell Congress: Reject the SAVE Act The SAVE Act could block millions of American citizens from voting.

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Friday, Feb 13 -Game Time Fridays, 11am-1pm, Richland Public Library -Pair Perfectly, 2pm, Experience 46 Degrees -Winter Concert Series, 5-8pm, Sugar Pine Barn -Jacie & the Nitpickers, 5-8pm, Emerald of Siam -Eastside Temporalities, 5pm, Café con Arte -Perfume Party, 6-8:30pm, La Luna Wellness Studio -RadCon 9B: ALIENS! 13-Feb to 15-Feb, Times Vary, Red Lion Hotel Pasco -Valentine's Dinner, 13-Feb & 14-Feb, Times Vary, Barnard Griffin Winery -Valentine's Day, 13-Feb to 15-Feb, Times Vary, Sage Brewing Company Saturday, Feb 14 -LGBTea+ and Coffee, 10am-1pm, Caterpillar Café -Valentine's Day Market, 10am-4pm, Layered Cake Artistry -PFLAG masked crafts, 1-3pm, CSA Building -Pinball Tournament, 5pm, Moonshot Brewing -Live Lounge Sessions, 6pm, Solar Spirits, 702 Suite -Stonehêd Valentine’s, 9:00pm, Emerald of Siam Sunday, Feb 15 -Sunday Food Pantry , 10am-Noon, Richland AC Church -Paint Your Bestie, 1-3pm, Muret-Gaston Winery -Ask Death Doulas, 2:30-4:30pm, Richland Public Library #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

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*Events may require reservations, or details may change after this list is published. Always verify details with event host.* Slide 1 Monday, Feb 9 -Monday Vinyasa, 4:30-5:30pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga -LGBTQIA+ Craft Social, 5:30-7:30pm, Richland Public Library -Kids Paint the Town, 6-8pm, Budd's Broiler Tuesday, Feb 10 -GM Workshop, 5-7pm, Caterpillar Cafe -Romancing the Cryptid, 6-8pm, Lee's Tahitian -Trivia @ Iconic, 6-8pm, Iconic Brewing Wednesday, Feb 11 -Open Door to Hope, 11am-4pm, St Vincent de Paul Food Bank -Galentine's Glow Up, 4-7pm, Honey House Esthetics -Moonshot Gaming, 4-9pm, Moonshot Brewing -Bean to Bar Chocolate, 5:30-8:30pm, Layered Cake Artistry -Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-7pm, Azucar @ Out & About -Recovery Dharma, 7:30-9pm, Lifted Lotus Yoga Thursday, Feb 12 -Little Explorers, 10am-11am, REACH Museum -Quilting at the Library, 10am-3pm, Richland Public Library -Next Steps Workshop, 3-6pm, Columbia Basin College -Paint Your Partner 21+, 6:30-8:30pm, Azucar @ Out & About -Gaymer Night, 6pm Azucar @ Out & About -Geeks who Drink, 7:30pm, Emerald of Siam #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

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Government violence puts us all in danger "ICE was established to make us safer following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. They have failed in that mission.”

Government violence puts us all in danger

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By Ted Miller

Narrated by Ted Miller

#AbolishICE #CivilRights #socialjustice #AmericanHistory #DueProcess #humanrights #knowyourhistory #FirstAmendment #constitutionalrights #EndDetention

Update: Richland officials respond to ICE data breach “Update regarding our report last month on ICE accessing our data in violation of department policies and state law.”

Update: Richland officials respond to ICE data breach

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By Dori Luzzo Gilmour

#richlandwa #tricitieswa #FlockSafety #DataPrivacy #surveillance #studentsafety #ice #immigrationrights #CivilLiberties #CommunityTrust #BentonCounty #washingtonstate

What’s the real price of industrial agriculture in the Yakima Valley? “Many families here in the Lower Yakima Valley have experiences with injury, illness, and death related to agricultural work.”

What’s the real price of industrial agriculture in the Yakima Valley

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By Maria Fernandez

Narrated by Melinda Cumming

#thepriceofplenty #yakimavalley #EnvironmentalJustice #cleanwater #PublicHealth #socialjustice #richlandwa #tricitieswa #documentary

RadCon: Celebrating 35 years of being wonderfully weird RadCon 9B is February 13–15 (President’s Day weekend) at Pasco Red Lion Inn.

RADCON: Celebrating 35 years of being wonderfully weird

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By Trudy Hatch

#RadCon #radcon9b #tricitieswa #scificonvention #cosplay #pnwgeeks #aliens #supportlocalartists #TabletopGaming

Gallery at the Park features nature-inspired art This February, see “Wood, Wings, and the Wild Blue Yonder” — Reception Sunday, February 8, 1-3pm.

Gallery at the Park features nature-inspired art

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By Marisa Quirk

#galleryatthepark #richlandwa #tricitieswa #NatureInArt #woodturning #oilpainting #watercolor #supportlocalartists

Slide 2 Friday, Feb 6 -Paint & Pints, 3-6pm, Caterpillar Café -Crushed Glass Resin, 6-8pm, Art YOUR Way -Queens Gate, 7-10pm, Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Co -Chicken Wings & Wine, 6-Feb to 8-Feb, Times Vary, Barnard Griffin Winery -Author Jessica James, 6-Feb, 7-Feb, 6pm Fri, 5pm Sat, Kennewick Library, 1620 S Union St Saturday, Feb7 -Winter Birds, 9am-Noon, McNary Wildlife Refuge -LGBTea+ and Coffee, 10am-1pm, Caterpillar Café -Celebrating a Patriot, 5-6:30pm, Shalom UCC -Improv Comedy Show, 6:45pm, The Mystery Theatre -Xtreme Music Bingo, 7-9pm, Copper Top Taphouse -All love; Sip & Chat, 8pm, Azucar @ Out & About Sunday, Feb 8 -Bad Art Club, 10am-2pm, Take a Break -Sunday Food Pantry , 10am-Noon, Richland AC Church -PFLAG SAFE Social, Noon-2pm, CSA Building -VFW Super Bowl Party, 1:30-9pm, VFW Post 7952 -Grandma's Storytime, 2-2:30pm, Adventures Underground -Breathwork session, 4-5:30pm, Pura vida Barre and Yoga #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

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*Events may require reservations, or details may change after this list is published. Always verify details with event host.* Slide 1 Monday, Feb 2 -Magic Mondays, 4-7pm, Caterpillar Café -Poetry Collage, 5:30-7:30pm, Richland Public Library -Open Mic, 7pm, Emerald of Siam Tuesday, Feb 3 -Library annex info, 6-7pm, West Pasco Library -Trivia @ Iconic, 6-8pm, Iconic Brewing -Ukulele Club , 6:30-7:45pm, Richland Public Library Wednesday, Feb 4 -Open Door to Hope, 11am-4pm, St Vincent de Paul Food Bank -Cribbage Club, 5-8pm, Blackthorne Neighbourhood Pub -Block Print Workshop, 5:30-7:30pm, FrogPatch Paper & Works -Karaoke Wednesdays, 6-7pm, Azucar @ Out & About -Music Bingo, 6-8pm, The Peacock -Breaking Dormancy, 6:30-8pm, Richland Public Library Thursday, Feb 5 -Teen Paint & Sip, 5pm, Richland Public Library -Good 'nuff mending, 5:30-7pm, Tri-Cities Food Co-Op -Journal Junkies, 5:30-7pm, FrogPatch Paper & Works -Gaymer Night, 6pm Azucar @ Out & About -PFLAG Youth Night, 6:30-8:30pm, Boys & Girls Club -Naughty Cocktail Party, 8pm, Jackalope Bar and Grill #supportlocal #events #tricitieswa

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Local bonds and levies are essential to sustain schools ”Voting YES for school levies doesn’t mean you’re paying higher rates; it means you’re continuing to fund basic education.”

Local bonds and levies are essential to sustain schools

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By Miles Thomas

#SchoolLevy #tricitieswa #WAedu #EducationFunding #FactCheck #SupportOurStudents

Art and poetry January 2026 Come and enjoy the art and poetry featured in the January 2026 issue of Tumbleweird!

ART & POETRY jan 2025

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#artandpoetry #artandpoetry2025 #CreativeExpression #ArtisticJourney #poetryart #instaart #instapoetry #artistofinstagram #poetofinstagram #poeticart #poetry #artwork

EASTSIDE TEMPORALITIES - Joel Nunn-Sparks EASTSIDE TEMPORALITIES traces the intertwined histories of East Pasco, centering the African American community from the 1940s through urban renewal, through mixed-media artwork, photographs, oral his...

Cover art this month is “HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS.” by Joel Nunn-Sparks.

It is one of the many pieces that will be in the upcoming EASTSIDE TEMPORALITIES show at Cafe con Arte: www.jnunnsparks.com/eastpasco