Monday Lowdown: Fortuna Rodeo Week's Yeehaws Start TODAY

Fortuna’s boots are on again! For the next seven days, the “friendly city” will be just a bit friendlier as it comes together for a week of festivities to celebrate the return of the annual Fortuna Rodeo. Let your Lowdown give you a quick rundown of the “yeehaw”-eliciting events in store this week (click any day for a complete schedule of that day’s events):

• Monday: Burn your tongue out of your mouth at the annual Chili Cookoff on Main Street.
• Tuesday: Exhaust your children during the Children’s Game Night at the Redwood Village Shopping Center.
• Wednesday: The carnival opens in Rohner Park and remains for the remainder of the week. Plus, more child occupying games and Junior Rodeo.
• Thursday: Hopefully, nothing catches fire in Fortuna Thursday, our local heroes will be occupied with the annual Fireman’s Games. Plus, there's barrel racing at the Rodeo Grounds in the evening.
• Friday: Motorsports Night rodeo clown Troy Lerwill, the Diesel Truck Tug-of-War Championship and, of course, the wow,-someone-thought-of-that spectacle that is Quadiators.
• Saturday: With the weekend comes the actual rodeo part of the Fortuna Rodeo, but there’s also a parade and the Bulls, Broncs, Bands and Brews shindig at the rodeo grounds.
• Sunday: More rodeo, plus the annual gut-busting barbecue and Fortuna Rodeo Run/Walk.

More info at fortunarodeo.com. Other Monday options, including Folklife Festival Kids' Carnival in your Lowdown below. 

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema

• CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: 1:00, 3:35, 6:15, 8:50
• FINDING DORY 2D: 12:30, 1:50, 3:05, 4:25, 5:45, 8:20
• FREE STATE OF JONES: 12:25, 5:55
• INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE 2D: 12:20, 6:05
• INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE 3D: 3:15, 9:00
• MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES: 12:50, 3:20, 6:45, 9:15
• SWISS ARMY MAN: 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:25
• THE BFG 2D: 12:45, 3:40, 5:50, 8:40
• THE LEGEND OF TARZAN 2D: 12:00, 5:20, 6:30, 9:10
• THE LEGEND OF TARZAN 3D: 2:40, 8:00
• THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR: 12:35, 3:10, 7:00, 9:30
• THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2D: 12:05, 1:30, 2:30, 4:55, 6:10, 7:15, 9:35
• THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 3D: 3:50, 8:30
• THE SHALLOWS: 11:55, 3:30, 9:05

Mill Creek Cinema

• CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: 2:20, 7:00
• FINDING DORY 2D: 12:30, 3:05, 5:40, 8:25
• INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE 2D: 12:20, 3:15, 6:10, 9:00
• MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES: 1:40, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20
• THE BFG 2D: 11:50, 2:40, 5:30, 8:20
• THE BFG 3D: 2:15
• THE LEGEND OF TARZAN 2D: 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10
• THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR: 7:15, 9:40
• THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2D: 1:00, 3:25, 5:50, 8:10
• THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 3D: 12:00, 4:55
• THE SHALLOWS: 12:10, 4:50, 9:30