Yakima & Selah Neighbors' Network

YSNN Table at Downtown Farmers Market, 9-1PM
2023-07-16 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-17 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-22 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
YSNN Table at Downtown Farmers Market, 9-1PM NEW Address 15 W Yakima Ave. New Downtown Pavilion Marketplace.

Coffee and Conversation in person
2023-07-18 09:00 - 10:00
Coffee and Conversation in person at Cafe 11th on Yakima Avenue and 11th avenue.
This is an informal discussion group where topics can range from gardening to art and everything in between. There is no set agenda, just a chance to share various topics and ideas with others. The discussions tend to be lively, open and nonjudgmental. In addition, you get to know people from various backgrounds and lifestyles along with some great conversations.

Walking (inside) at the Harman Center 1-2 pm Wednesday's
2023-07-26 13:00 - 14:00
Join us as we TRY out:
Harman Center

WALKING IN THE BALLROOM 1:00pm – 2:00pm Wednesday, July 26, FREE
HARMAN CENTER
101 N 65TH AVE, YAKIMA, WA 98908
CONTACT INFORMATION
Front Desk (509) 575-6166

click on: Harman Center Summer 2023 Newsletter

*New time to beat the heat! 8AM Walking Group at Kissel Park- Open to all
2023-08-04 08:00 - 09:00
Kissel Park, 3000 W Mead Ave, Yakima, WA 98902 (Weather permitting) -Kissel Park loop is 0.6 of a mile, flat and has seating along the way. We meet at the parking lot at 9AM. Call for more information

ECRA-Environmental, Climate, Reading, Action, monthly. Call to join. 10-12pm
2023-08-12 10:00 - 12:00

Family and friends-Potluck LUNCH PICNIC , Selah- Saturday, August, 19, 11am-2pm
2023-08-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Playland Riverside Park, 1 Playland Ext, Selah, WA, 98942, United States
Family Potluck LUNCH PICNIC, Selah- Saturday, August, 19, 11am-2pm
Playland Riverside Park -1 Playland Ext Selah WA 98942 – Middle of the park covered picnic area, bathrooms. Look for YSNN flag.

Due to air quality YSNN will not have a booth at the Downtown Farmers' Market on Sunday, August 20th. We will let you know when will will be there again.
2023-08-20 09:00 - 13:00
Due to air quality YSNN will not have a booth at the Downtown Farmers’ Market on Sunday, August 20th. We will let you know when will will be there again.

Labor Day. Office Closed
2023-09-04
Our office will be closed on Labor Day.

Yakima CoffeeHouse Poets, Next Open Mic is scheduled Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 7:00pm. Host – Joanna Thomas
2023-09-13 19:00 - 20:30
The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets presents Open Mic Night on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May, usually held at the Larson Gallery, YVCC Campus.
Our Open Mic meetings have a choice — via ZOOM™ OR IN PERSON at the new Larson Gallery!
(Across the street from the old Larson Gallery)

Next Open Mic is scheduled
Wednesday, September 13, 2023,
7:00pm.
Host – Joanna Thomas
Click on link: Joanna Thomas

You can now attend Open Mic via ZOOM™ OR IN PERSON!
In person is at the new Larson Gallery, 1606 W. Nob Hill Blvd.
When we gather together in person, masks are optional.
Otherwise, a ZOOM™ link will be circulated by email the day before the event
for those of you who want to attend virtually.
If you wish to read, please sign up via email:ycppoetry@gmail.com

Potluck and Ponder at Larson Gallery Tuesday, Sept. 26th, 6pm-8:30pm w/ guests Multicare Yakima Memorial
2023-09-26 18:00 - 20:30
Join us for a potluck, finger food style or bring your favorite dish.
YSNN POTLUCK AND PONDER w/ guests Tanny Davenport; Physician Executive and Kimberly Bersing; Chief Nursing Executive from Multicare Memorial, on Healthcare Goals and Challenges. Bring your questions about the future of healthcare in the Yakima Valley and other pertinent questions.
Tuesday Sept. 26th, 6pm-8:30pm. Bring your questions about the future of healthcare in the Yakima Valley and other pertinent questions. Larson Gallery, 1606 W Nob Hill Blvd, plenty of parking. Members please call to carpool or for a ride, 509-853-1917.

NEW! Neighborhood Eats-October 5, 4:30pm
2023-10-05 16:30 - 18:30
NEW! Neighborhood Eats-October 5, 4:30pm, Willow Cafe’ 3512 Tieton Drive.
Join this fun no-host gathering. Meet up with friends old and new as we try local eatery’s.

DON'T MISS THIS.... WEDNESDAY Oct. 18, 4pm- YSNN Zoom Talks w/Kelsey Kelmel, Heritage Gardens 101
2023-10-18 16:00 - 17:30
WEDNESDAY OCT. 18- DON’T MISS THIS….
Oct. 18, 4pm- YSNN Zoom Talks w/Kelsey Kelmel, Heritage Gardens 101
In addition to being the Heritage Garden Program’s representative for three counties, Kelsey also works for a native plant nursery where she grows native and drought tolerant species. Kelsey loves to connect folks to the local shrub-steppe flora and is actively involved in the Columbia Basin Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society. She is currently in the midst of converting her brother’s lawn of Bermuda grass into a native, drought tolerant landscape and is an avid food gardener with an affinity for vermicomposting aka worm bins.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88927953827?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 889 2795 3827
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Sunday NOV 5 2:00AM FALL BACK!
2023-11-05 02:00

Nov. 8, 4pm- YSNN Zoom Talks w/ Ellen Allmendinger, "Early Mennonite Immigration to America and Their Westward Settlement."
2023-11-08 16:00 - 17:30
Nov. 8, 4pm- YSNN Zoom Talks w/ Ellen Allmendinger, “Early Mennonite Immigration to America and Their Westward Settlement.”
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86759447606?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 867 5944 7606
Passcode: [REDACTED]

ECRA- Environmental Climate Reading Action- Saturdays, monthly 10-12pm Call or email to join.
2023-11-11 10:00 - 12:00
ECRA- Environmental Climate Reading Action- Saturdays monthly, 10-12pm Call or email to join.

Yakima CoffeeHouse Poets Open Mic w/ host Susan Blair-Wednesday, 7:00pm.
2023-11-15 19:00 - 20:30
Wednesday, 7:00pm. Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85964230618
Meeting ID: 859 6423 0618
Passcode: [REDACTED]

The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets presents Open Mic Night on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May, usually held at the Larson Gallery, YVCC Campus.
Starting in April, our Open Mic meetings have a choice — via ZOOM™ OR IN PERSON at the new Larson Gallery!
(Across the street from the old Larson Gallery)

NEW NOVEMBER DATE – THIRD WEDNESDAY
Due to a venue scheduling conflict, our
Next Open Mic is scheduled for
Wednesday, November 15, 2023,
7:00pm.
Host – Susan Blair

Susan Blair

Susan Blair is a poet, writer, arts event organizer and award-winning speaker. She will be reading from her latest chapbook publication, A Howling, published by Press 53, in October 2023.
Her work has also appeared in numerous print and online publications. Susan founded The Shrub-Steppe Poetry Journal, an annual anthology representing the poets of Central Washington. She also writes poetry for children and appears in costume as “Perri the Poetry Fairy.” Susan graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont with a B.A. in German and Russian and currently lives in Wenatchee, WA.

12PM Thursday Nov. 16, Neighborhood Eats(Try local eateries)-The Spice, 1510 Summitview Ave
2023-11-16 12:00 - 13:30
Neighborhood Eats- one Thursday monthly, 12:00pm. (Try local eateries)- Thursday Nov. 16.
The Spice, 1510 Summitview Ave.
https://www.thespiceyakima.com/

Canceled 1/18/24 Walking Group
2023-11-18 11:00 - 12:00
Walking Group is canceled Friday January 18 2024.

Thanksgiving Day. Office Closed.
2023-11-23
We will be closed Thanksgiving Day.

Dec. 5th-16th @Yakima valley Museum Holiday Lights Extravaganza! YSNN will participate with a tree
2023-12-05 08:00 - 2023-12-16 17:00
Dec. 5th-16th – Yakima valley Museum Holiday Lights Extravaganza! YSNN will participate with a tree. 2105 Tieton Dr.

Coffee and Conversation via zoom 9am link below
2023-12-05 09:00 - 10:00
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84926822121?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 849 2682 2121
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Dec. 5, 6pm- Finger Food Potluck at Larson Gallery w/ Yakima Coffeehouse Poets.
2023-12-05 18:00 - 20:00
Tuesday Dec. 5, 6pm-8pm, Potluck at Larson Gallery w/ Yakima Coffeehouse Poets. 1606 W Nob Hill Blvd/
Join us celebrate the season. Your choice to bring finger food for the potluck but do come to enjoy our wonderful guests from Yakima Coffeehouse Poets sharing their talents with us for the evening. There will be door prizes and much more.

Yakima CoffeeHouse Poets Open Mic night Dec. 13, 7pm in person/ via zoom.
2023-12-13 19:00 - 20:30
Next Open Mic is scheduled for
Wednesday, December 13, 2023,
7:00pm.
Host – Claire Carpenter
Claire will be reading from her new chapbook “Skinny-Dipping Before Breakfast.”

Claire Carpenter

Claire Carpenter roams the streets of Yakima on a green bicycle, reciting poems to herself. In her wilder days, she once spent a winter at a research station in Antarctica and a summer on a sailboat in the Galapagos Islands. Now she teaches biology at Yakima Valley College and raises goats and boys and free-range vegetables. She wanders sagebrush-covered ridges with her dog, dreaming of future adventures.

You can now attend Open Mic via ZOOM™ OR IN PERSON!
In person is at the new Larson Gallery, 1606 W. Nob Hill Blvd.
When we gather together in person, masks are optional.
Otherwise, a ZOOM™ link will be circulated by email the day before the event
for those of you who want to attend virtually.
If you wish to read, please sign up via email:

Christmas Day. Office Closed. Merry Christmas!
2023-12-25
We will be closed, Christmas Day.

New Years Day, Jan. 1st (Monday) Office will be closed. Thank you!
2024-01-01 08:00 - 17:00

Vol/Member Committee meeting 10am
2024-01-10 10:00 - 12:00

ECRA meeting 10am-12pm *call to find out more
2024-01-13 10:00 - 12:00
Environmental Climate Reading Action interest group. One Saturday a month. 509-853-1917

Board meeting
2024-01-15 10:00 - 12:00
