There are plenty of things to do on this Independence Day. And if you’re not all tuckered out from your Fourth of July festivities, there is life after fireworks.
JULY 4
The Lewis-Clark Community Concert Band will play its annual Fourth of July concert beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the bandshell at Lewiston’s Pioneer Park.
The band, under the direction of Garry Walker, will perform songs of the holiday including “America, the Beautiful,” “Songs of the Plains,” “America” (from “West Side Story”) and the famed march “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa, the official National March of the United States.
The park is at 203 Fifth St.
JULY 6
“Get Wreckd,” an outdoor summer music festival, will begin at 5 p.m. July 6 in the parking lot at Riverport Brewing Co. in Clarkston.
There will be 10 acts playing on two stages at the venue, 150 Ninth St.
Brian Grimm, Dakoda White, Sammi Hanchett and Taj Stevenson will play on the Riverport Stage while B-Sinn, Strychnine, DAB, Jodie and the Fosters, Better Daze and Starlab Arcada will perform on the Monumental Stage.
The venue also will include a beer garden and food available for purchase.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and the cost is $10 in advance and $13 at the gate. Tickets are available online at www.monumentalshows.com or from band members.
JULY 7
Works by Jennifer Rod of Moscow will be on exhibit at Uniontown’s Artisans at the Dahmen Barn beginning Friday with an opening reception from 1 to 3 p.m. July 7.
The exhibit is titled “Bodies of Work and Play,” and admission is free. It continues through July 28.
Rod is a painter, sculptor and teacher who does commissions and shows extensively in the Pacific Northwest region, according to a news release.
The barn is at 419 N. Park Way.
JULY 7
Ron Johnson of Kamiah will talk about his years working as a surveyor during a presentation beginning at 2 p.m. July 7 in the Welcome Center along Kamiah’s Main Street.
In March, Johnson donated some old surveying equipment to the Kamiah Valley Museum. One of the pieces is a late-1950s portable Geodimeter distance meter with a tripod. This expensive piece of equipment was one of only a few made in Sweden, and the instruments were commonly shared internationally among different countries as needed, according to a news release.
He will tell attendees about his job experiences as a surveyor as well as some of the equipment he has used over the years, and talk about what it was like to do the job in the early years of surveying. The equipment will be on display during the presentation.
Refreshments will be provided.
JULY 8
An astronomy professor from Washington State University in Pullman will talk about black holes beginning at 6 p.m. July 8 at the Colfax Library.
Matthew Duez will give the presentation, part of the “Science on the Palouse” series set for the second Monday of each month.
A black hole is an astronomical phenomenon that no particle, not even light, can escape, according to a news release. Duez will explain how they are formed, how big they get, where they are located and what happens to objects that get sucked into them.
The series is sponsored by the Whitman Conservation District and geared toward adults but is suitable for youth ages 10 and older.
The library is at 102 S. Main St. !
