Calendar of Events
May 2008
Arts! Arcata
Friday, May 9 • 6 to 9 pm
Arcata Main Street's monthly celebration of the arts. 45+ locations featuring art, music, and more. See art, hear art, be art! View Details here.
40th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship
Saturday, Sunday & Monday • Arcata to Ferndale
The race will launch from the Arcata Plaza on Saturday, May 24th at the noon whistle. With the recent passing of Our Glorious Founder, the race is a tribute to Hobart Brown this year, the master artist who started our glorious tradition. This year, expect to see wild Kinetic Kontraptions as they compete in the "Triathlon of the Art World", racing over 42 miles of land, sand, water and mud. Join us on the Plaza, May 24th beginning at 9 am to see the brake tests and meet the Kinetic Pilots who do it all for the glory.
Arcata Dance Jam
Every Saturday • 8:00 to 10 pm
Family friendly place for free form dancing to DJ music, free of alcohol, tobacco and shoes. Arcata Community Yoga Center. By donation. 826-7961
Poets on the Plaza
Monday, May 12 • 8 pm
Open Mike Poetry Reading at 8 p.m. (sign-up at 7:30) Plaza View Room, Jacoby’s Storehouse. $1 donation for refreshments. Original work, 5 minutes, spoken word
• HSU Natural History Museum •
Spring Garrett, Museum Education
Coordinator - (707) 826-4479
Chemistry & Physics Discovery Day
Saturday, May 10 • 10 am to 12:30 pm & 1:30 to 4 pm
Ages 7 to 14. The HSU Departments of Chemistry and
Physics host a drop-in, interactive workshop in physical
science. The morning session will focus on chemistry, while the afternoon will be devoted to physics. In each session, children can engage in discovery-based, hands-on experiments probing the chemical and physical properties of matter & energy at a variety of stations staffed by students in HSU’s Elementary Education program.
Nature for the Very Young: Frogs
Thursday, May 15 • 10:15 to 11:00 am
Saturday, May 17 • 10:15 to 11:00 am
Ages 2 & 3 w/parent. Have fun learning about nature. Meet small animals, play games, put together crafts, sing songs and use your senses to find out about the natural world.
How to Identify Mammal Skulls
Saturday, May 31 • 2 to 5 pm
$25 members/students ($30 non-members)
In this hands-on workshop you will learn to identify the most common local species of north coast mammals. Then learn basic skull and tooth anatomy. Finally, learn how to use a dichotomous key to identify unknowns.
Contact the museum for a complete list of events. www.humboldt.edu/~natmus
• Friends of the Dunes •
(707) 444-1397 - info@friendsofthedunes.org
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center Restoration
Saturday, May 10 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Help the Dune Ecosystem Restoration Team for a morning of habitat restoration at the new Humboldt Coastal Nature Center. Meet at Friends of the Dunes Center on Stamps Lane in Manila at 9:30 a.m.
Friends of the Dunes Property Restoration
Saturday, May 10 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Help restore the new Friends of the Dunes property! Tools and gloves provided, bring water and wear work clothes.
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center Guided Walk: Mother's Day Walk
Sunday, May 11 • 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Join naturalist Nan Siringer for a guided nature walk that will be fun for all ages! An easy walk through the dunes to the beach, and activities for kids and adults alike.
Friends of the Dunes Property Tour
Sunday, May 11 • 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Tour the newly acquired Humboldt Bay Coastal Education
Center & Reserve. Tour the inside of the dome shaped building, learn about future plans and join a short guided walk.
Manila Dunes Restoration
Saturday, May 17 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Manila Dunes Guided Walk
Saturday, May 17 • 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Lanphere Dunes Restoration
Saturday, May 24 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Share the Beach Field Trip: Shorebirds
Saturday, May 24 • 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Learn about shorebirds at this field trip to Clam Beach.
Contact Friends of the Dunes for a complete list of events. www.friendsofthedunes.org