What’s happening

June 20, 2010

16th Annual Sand Sculpture Festival

STAFF PICK / events / 8 a.m.-3 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome to dig in and sculpt. Best time for spectators to view sculptures is 12-2 p.m. All proceeds support Friends of the Dunes education programs at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center. friendsofthedunes.org. 444-1397.

54th Annual Trinidad Fish Fest

STAFF PICK / events / 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Trinity Street, Trinity Street, Trinidad. Whitefish and salmon dinners. Local wines and beers. Kids activities. Helicoptor rescue demos. Music by Blue Rhythm Review, Mojo Brown, Roystorm Hyatis, Pilot Rock Ramblers and more. Funds support our Greater Trinidad Chamber of Commerce Scholarships. 677-0223.

Willow Creek Kiwanis Annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast

events, food / 7-11:30 a.m. Trinity Valley School, Hwy. 96 just north of Willow Creek. All-you-can-eat breakfast with raffle and drawing. $5 adv./$4 kids/$3 kids adv. $6. E-mail suedoane46@yahoo.com.

Hayfork-N-You Motorcycle Rally/Auto Show

outdoors / 8 a.m. Trinity County Fairgrounds, Hayfork. Ride through NorCal’s scenic mountains and camp out. Poker run, bike show, bike games, parade through town, live music nightly, mud wrestling, wet t-shirt, soggy shorts, hairy chest and tattoo contests. Auto Show & Shine on Saturday. $15. www.hayfork-n-you.com. 530-242-1970.

Clam Beach Plover Party

outdoors / 9 a.m.-noon. Meet at the northern paved parking area for Clam Beach and Little River State Beach. Join naturalist Brian Dykstra for a walk about Western Snowy Plovers in the winter. 444-1397.

Drip Irrigation Start to Finish

garden, lecture, free / Noon-1 p.m. Living Earth Landscapes, 5307 Boyd Road, Arcata. Keith Hamm discusses how to design, install, repair, and maintain drip irrigation systems. www.northcoastlandscapes.com. 822-7663.

Wild West Chili Cook-off

food / 1-4 p.m. Willow Creek China-Flat Museum, 38949 CA-299. Vote on your favorite chili in the Klamath-Trinity area. Admission includes hamburger, salad, chili, drink and dessert. $8/$5 kids. 530-629-2347.

Open Jazz Jam

music / 2-4:30 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Pianist Darius Brotman performs followed by an open jam. 442-0278.

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

movies / 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $5. 822-1220.

Earl Thomas CD Release and Feast

music / 6 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theater, 447 Main St. Enjoy kick’n jambalaya by Ferndale’s master chef, Steve Sterbeck, age appropriate draft beverage and the fusion of traditional and contemporary blues. $20. 786-9634.

Dogbone

music / 6 p.m. Larrupin Cafe, 1658 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad. Feral jazz-rock with John King and friends.

Open Mic

music / 7-10 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. 826-1195.

Humboldt Crabs vs. Redding Colt 45’s

sports / 7 p.m. Arcata Ballpark, Ninth and F streets. Root for your hometown baseball team. Music by the Crab Grass Band. $7/$5 students and seniors/$3 kids under 12. humboldtcrabs.com. 822-2333.

A Humboldt Cinderella

dance / 7 p.m. Van Duzer Theatre, HSU. $12. 822-4947.

Piano Ben

music / 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-7580.

Deep Groove Night

music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. $5. 822-4766.