What’s happening

April 15, 2010

Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival

outdoors / 6:30 a.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Community Parkway. Week-long festival celebrating the Marbled Godwit and all the other many bird species that visit the beautiful north coast every spring. Field trips, workshops, and boat excursions are offered. See registration fees and details at www.godwitdays.com. www.godwitdays.com. 826-7050.

Isis Scrolls Healing Arts Practitioners Guide

events, wellness / 6:30-8:30 a.m. Isis Scrolls, 44 Sunny Brae Centre, Arcata. Need help writing your column? Free workshop facilitated by Robert Gluckson and Linda Joanne. isisscrolls.com. 825-8300.

Historic Archaeology Lab Opportunity

etc. / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Native Forum, BSS Building, HSU. None. E-mail crf@humboldt.edu. 826-5247.

Tea Party Patriots Rally

events / 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Humboldt County Courthouse, 825 Fifth St., Eureka. Patriotic music, speakers and candidates. Bring a sign! 498-3101.

Audubon Society Monthly Meeting

meetings / Noon. Golden Harvest Cafe, 1062 G St., Arcata. Come discuss local and bigger-picture conservation topics with others interested in environmental issues. 442-9353.

2010 Annual Juried Student Exhibition

art / 5 p.m. Reese Bullen Gallery, HSU, Arcata. Opening reception and awards ceremony. Wide variety of student-created artwork including drawings, paintings, photography, jewelry, printmaking, graphic design, ceramics and sculpture. Exhibition runs through May 15. 826-5814.

Cuban Culture Event

dance / 5:30-7 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Learn about Afro-Cuban folkloric dance. Sponsored by the HSU MultiCultural Center. 445-1377.

Efficient Cookstoves: Mitigating Climate Change

lecture / 5:30-7 p.m. Humboldt State University, BSS Room 166, Arcata. Sustainable Futures speaker series continues with Omar Raúl Masera, Director of the Bioenergy Laboratory at the Center for Ecosystems Research, National University of Mexico. Masera discusses his “Patsari Cookstove Project.”. www.schatzlab.org/education/speaker_series.html. 826-4345.

BBQ Steak Dinner

events / 6 p.m. Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building, 1426 Main St. Fundraiser for the Johanna Rodoni for Assessor 2010 Campaign. $25. 499-9486.

California Coastal Trail Public Workshop

meetings, seminar / 6:30-8 p.m. Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity St. Help plan the Coastal Trail route through your community. 269-2061.

Dear Edwina

theater / 7 p.m. McKinleyville High School, 1300 Murray Rd. Musical performed by 4th-8th graders from McKinleyville. $10/$5 kids. 839-1549.

Motion Collage

dance / 7:30 p.m. Van Duzer Theatre, HSU. Dance concert of new modern, jazz, ballet plus traditional dances from the Yucatan by HSU students and faculty. Directed by Linda Maxwell. $10/$8 students and seniors. 826-3928.

Scotch Wiggly

music / 8 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. www.mosgos.org. 826-1195.

Iphigenia Must Die

theater / 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Dell’Arte’s second year Masters of Fine Arts students present Euripides tradgedy. Directed by Joan Schirle. Pay-what-you-can. For mature audiences. Call for reservations. 668-5663.

Doubt: A Parable

theater / 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. North Coast Repertory Theatre continues their season with John Patrick Shanely’s play about possibly questionable happenings at a Catholic school in the Bronx. Opening night gala with champagne reception. Benefit for cast and crew. $14. www.ncrt.net. 442-6278.

St. John and the Sinners (blues)

music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Classic rock and blues from Eureka. 839-7580.

KHSU Showcase: Crawdad

events, music / 9:30 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. None. $5. www.khsu.org.