Heads up, Humboldt:
While the county's masking mandate has been lifted, Public Health is still strongly recommending masking indoors in public, social distancing and "avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces."
COVID-19 is still with us, so be sure to check the protocols at event venues.
California's current Poet Laureate Dana Gioia will read poetry and lecture on poetry. Gioia is also the former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts and the author of such collections as Pity the Beautiful and The Gods of Winter. Joined by James McCubbrey of Eureka High School, Poetry Out Loud Champion for Humboldt County.