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Humboldt County: Kids Eat Free

Food for People

No small, growing humans shall go hungry in Humboldt, by golly. 

With school out, starting this week Food For People’s Childrens’ Summer Lunch Program will provide free sack lunches on weekdays to low-income children at numerous locations around the county. Last year, according to FFP, the summer program provided more than 17,500 meals to youth 18 and younger.

Know some hungry youngins? Peruse this year’s list of meal sites below. More details on FFP’s website

ARCATA

Arcata Elementary School
6/26-8/18 / M-F (12:00-12:45pm)

Camp Odyssey B&G Club
7/10-8/4 / M-F (12:00-1:00pm)

Redwood Park
6/19-8/25 / M-F (12:00-12:30pm)

Trinity Baptist Church
5/19-8/25 / M-F (12:00-1:00pm)

EUREKA

Boys & Girls Club
6/26-8/18 / M-F (1:00-2:00pm)

Boys & Girls Teen Center
6/26-8/18 / M-F (2:00-3:00pm)

Cooper Gulch Park
6/19-8/11 / MWF (12:00-12:45pm)

Ink People
6/20-8/25 / T-F (12:00-1:00pm)

Sequoia Park
6/19-8/11 / T & TH (12:00-12:45pm)

Food for People
6/19-8/25 / M-F (12:00-1:00pm)

John Ryan Youth Center
6/19-8/11 / M-F (12:00-12:45pm)

Morris Graves Museum
varies / M-F (11:00-11:30pm)

FORTUNA

Excel Summer Day Camp
6/19-7/14 / M-F (12:45-1:30pm)

Fortuna Summer Fun
6/19-7/7 & 7/23-8/25 / M-F (12:00-1:00pm)

Newburg Park
7/10-7/21 / M-F (12:00-1:00pm)

ELSEWHERE

Ferndale Lutheran Church
6/19-8/25 / M-F (11:30-12:30pm)

Hoopa Tribal Education Association
7/5-8/24 / M-Th (varies)

Manila Community Park
6/19-7/21 / M-F (12:00-12:30pm)

Mac Teen Center
6/26-8/18 / M-F (12:00-1:00pm)

Rio Dell Fireman's Park
5/19-8/25 / M-F (12:15-12:45pm)

Scotia School
5/19-8/25 / M-F (1:00-1:30pm)

Dream Quest Willow Creek
6/26-8/25 / M-F (12:00-1:00pm)

--Andrew Goff

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Passport to Dance and Musical Theatre

North Coast Dance / 8-5 a.m. / $110 / $215 ages 8-13

For children ages 5-13!

442-7779 / northcoastdance@sbcglobal.net / Web site

Drop-In Activities For All

Arcata Community Center / 9 a.m.-10 p.m. / $3 / $20 punch card

Choose from: Badminton, Basketball, Community Song Circle, Hula Dance, Pickle Ball, Samba Drumming and more.

822-7091 / rec@cityofarcata.org / Web site

Maker Fun Factory VBS

Faith Center Foursquare Church / 9 a.m.-noon / Free

"Send your kids on an imaginative, impacting adventure! At Maker Fun Factory VBS, kids discover not only that God made them the way they are, but for a purpose too."

442-1784 / mlemen@eurekafaithcenter.org / Web site

Camp Perigot

Blue Lake Roller Rink / 9 a.m.-4 p.m. / Free

Something for the kids to do.

668-5932 / parks-rec@bluelake.ca.gov / Web site

Children's Summer Lunch Program

See Event Description / noon / Free

Providing a free lunch’s for children on summer weekdays at different county-wide sites located in McKinleyville, Arcata, Manila, Eureka , Fortuna, Rio Dell, Scotia and Willow Creek, and Hoopa.

445-3166 / csmith@foodforpeople.org / Web site

AHHA Community Conversation

See Event Description / 2-3:30 p.m. / Free

Afforable Homeless Housing Alternatives meets monthly on the third Monday for a Community Conversation on Affordable Homeless Housing.

267-4035 / ahha.humco@gmail.com / Web site

Insanity Live

Redwood Lounge / 5:15-6:15 p.m. / $5

Dynamic, cardio-conditioning and athletic training class taught in a format that can be done by all fitness levels and ages.

822-7091 / rec@cityofarcata.org / Web site

David Lynch: The Art Life (2017)

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 6 p.m. / $8.50 / $6.50 Matinee

This riveting profile of director David Lynch (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, The Elephant Man, etc) explores how the formative experiences of his youth led him to become "one of American cinema’s finest oddities."

630-5000 / Web site

Quiz Night

Blondies Food and Drink / 7 p.m.

Aww, show people how smart you are when you drink. Adorable.

822-3453 / Web site

Swing Dance Night

Redwood Raks World Dance Studio / 7-10 p.m. / $7

616-6876 / Web site

Friendship Circle Dance

Humboldt Hill Grange / 7 p.m. / $4

Dancing to live music featuring tunes from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s.

725-5323 /

Karaoke with DJ Marv

Six Rivers Brewery / 8 p.m. / Free

Monday night sushi and "singing."

839-7580 / 6rbmusicbooking@gmail.com / Web site

Really Cheap Bowling

Harbor Lanes / 8 p.m.-midnight

$1.75 per game? Steeeee-rike!

Karaoke

Six Rivers Brewery / 8-11 p.m. / Free

With DJ Marv!

839-7580 / musicbooking@sixriversbrewery.com / Web site

Rude Lion Sound's Dancehall Mondays

Ocean Grove Lodge / 9:30 p.m. / 21+

Reggae/dancehall night. Looks like this.

677-3543 / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre