art
Jesse Allen Opening
Tomorrow, 3-9 p.m. Earth Gallery, 436 maple lane, Garberville. Collection of hand pulled prints from the ‘60s to late ‘90s. www.facebook.com/earthgallery. 923-1121.
upcoming
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free
44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. www.KineticGrandChampionship.com. 889-3024.
events
Mechanical Menagerie
Tomorrow, 8:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Whimsical all-ages animal-themed benefit for Nighshade Serenade. Music by Gunsafe, fire show, animal hijinx by Blue Angel Burlesque, bellydancing and silent auction. $10. E-mail megjclarke@hotmail.com. 832-8973.
theater
The Finals
Today, Tomorrow, Saturday, 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Students of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre’s Class of 2011 presents seven 10-minute plays. www.dellarte.com. 668-5663.
Audubon Banquet
What:
On Saturday, Feb. 20, Redwood Region Audubon Society is holding its Annual Banquet & Auctions at the Red Lion Inn in Eureka. The featured speaker will be Brian Sullivan of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology on “eBird: Where Birding Meets Science.” He is currently project leader for eBird, an internet-based checklist program build for birders by birders. Sullivan also serves as photographic editor of the Birds of North America Online and the journal, North American Birds.
The Banquet will feature a buffet dinner, Silent and Live Auctions, and award presentations. A no-host social hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. will be followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the speaker at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased in advance, with checks received at the RRAS post office box by January 15. Tickets are on a sliding scale from $30-$50. You must purchase a banquet ticket to attend the lecture.
Checks should be made payable to RRAS, with “Banquet” in the notation line, and mailed to PO Box 1054, Eureka 95502. Printed tickets will not be mailed; names will be placed on a check-in list. To charge tickets, phone Jay Sooter of Jay Sooter’s Spas and Saunas at (707) 444-8001.
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 5:30 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-444-8001 |
| Venue | Red Lion Hotel |
| Cost | $50.00 |
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Mechanical Menagerie (Tomorrow)
events / 8:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Whimsical all-ages animal-themed benefit for Nighshade Serenade. Music by Gunsafe, fire show, animal hijinx by Blue Angel Burlesque, bellydancing and silent auction. $10. E-mail megjclarke@hotmail.com. 832-8973.
