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7 a.m. Annual Twice Nice Rummage Sale Oddfellows Hall

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8 a.m. Tire Amnesty Day Humboldt Coastal Nature Center

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9 a.m. North Group Sierra Club Hike See Event Description

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9:30 a.m. Manila Dunes Restoration Manila Community Center

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10 a.m. Spiff Up The Zoo Sequoia Park Zoo

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10 a.m. Humboldt Botanical Gardens Humboldt Botanical Garden

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10 a.m. Manila Dunes Guided Walk Manila Community Center

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10 a.m. Annual Juggling Festival Humboldt State University

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10 a.m. Exploring the I-Ching Humboldt Wellness Center

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11 a.m. Soups and Salads for Shoes Fortuna Monday Club

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noon Landscape Design from the Top Down Living Earth Landscapes

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1 p.m. March and Rally for Peace Humboldt County Courthouse

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1 p.m. 35th Annual Daffodil Show Fortuna River Lodge

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1:30 p.m. Afternoon Tea Humboldt Area Foundation

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1:30 p.m. Eureka Photoshop Users Group Adorni Recreation Center

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1:30 p.m. For the Next 7 Generations Morris Graves Museum of Art

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1:30 p.m. Spring Equinox Celebration Manila Community Center

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2 p.m. Friends of the Marsh Tour Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center

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2 p.m. Betty Peugh Sweaney Collection Presentation Trinidad Museum

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5 p.m. Humboldt Roller Derby Redwood Acres Fairground

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5 p.m. Elephants and Tigers: A Bollywood Extravaganza Wharfinger Building

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5 p.m. Downey for Sheriff Spaghetti Dinner Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building

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5:30 p.m. Arcata Rotary Spring Wine Festival Kate Buchanan Room at HSU

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5:30 p.m. Arcata Rotary Spring Wine Festival Kate Buchanan Room at HSU

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6 p.m. The Tumbleweeds (cowboy songs) Chapala Cafe

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6 p.m. Blue Lotus Jazz Libation

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6 p.m. McKinleyville Land Trust Dinner Azalea Hall

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7 p.m. Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties Mantova's Two Street Music

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7 p.m. Juggling Festival Show Van Duzer Theatre

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7:30 p.m. Joe & Me (Greek/Turkish) Cafe Mokka

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7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream Arcata High School

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7:30 p.m. Tenor Recital Christ Episcopal Church

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7:30 p.m. We Are All Related Accident Gallery

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7:30 p.m. For the Love of the Dance Redwood Raks World Dance Studio

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8 p.m. Karaoke w/ Chris Clay Boiler Room

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8 p.m. On the Wings of a Dove Carlo Theater (Dell'Arte)

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8 p.m. Antigone College of the Redwoods

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8 p.m. So Hum Tales Mateel Community Center

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8 p.m. The Phoebes Mosgo's

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9 p.m. Vintage Soul (R&B) Cher-Ae-Heights Casino

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9 p.m. Cadillac Ranch Six Rivers Brewery

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9 p.m. The Roadmasters (country) Bear River Casino

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9 p.m. Trevor 101, Children of the Sun (rock/blues) Lil' Red Lion

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9 p.m. Band Behind Your Hedge (classic rock) Central Station Cocktail Lounge

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9:30 p.m. For the Love of Dance After Party Arcata Theater Lounge

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10 p.m. Music by DJ Sidelines

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10 p.m. DJ Icy Hot Aunty Mo's Lounge

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10 p.m. Polyhood Productions Pearl Lounge

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10:30 p.m. Splinter Cell, Watch it Sparkle (rock) Alibi Lounge and Restaurant

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Early June, 58°, Overcast

By Theresa McLaren

Today, it would have been nice
to flag down an ice cream truck,
get a tutti-frutti bomb pop
and sit on the sidewalk
licking the blue ice fast enough
not to let it drip, slow enough
not to get a brain freeze.



It would have been nice
to sweat, just a little,
seek out shade, drink iced tea,
wear a T-shirt without a sweater,
worry about sun exposure,
put on a straw hat,
go barefoot, wear sunglasses.



Instead, the damp fog continues
to hide the sun like an older brother
hides your favorite doll,
teases you for days,
giving you single strands of hair.
By the time you recover
your doll she'll be half-bald;
by the time the fog uncovers the sun
summer will be just about over.

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