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Audubon Guided Birding Tour

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary / 8:30-11 a.m. / Free

Bring your binoculars and meet trip leader ­­­­­Cindy Moyer at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for easy to walk trails and a diverse range of shorebirds, songbirds, raptors, and waders.

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Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market

See Event Description / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free

The Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market is open every Saturday, year round, offering the freshest produce, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, and more! Enjoy music and hot food vendors at this fun, family friendly event.

441-9999 / info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org / Web site

the Sanctuary's fall Salebration Yard Sale

See Event Description / 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

info@sanctuaryarcata.org / Web site

Mad River Community Hospital Health Fair

Mad River Community Hospital / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free

Mad River Community Hospital is bringing Health Care to the Community. Featuring vendors, informational booths & exhibits focused on improving the lives of people in our community. Garden fresh produce, low-cost blood testing will be available.

822-7220 / Web site

Wigi Wetlands Volunteer Workday

Bayshore Mall / 9-11 a.m. / Free

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society on Saturday, September 24, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for a special Wigi Wetlands Volunteer Workday.

214-605-7368 / jeremy.cashen@yahoo.com / Web site

Humboldt Trails Summit

Sequoia Conference Center / 9-11:45 a.m. / Free

Presentations begin at 10 a.m. with Hank Seeman from Humboldt County Public Works Department, followed by Senator Mike McGuire, Karen Gear from the State Coastal Conservancy, and the new Executive Director for the Great Redwood Trail Agency providing progress update on the Great Redwood Trail.

info@humtrails.org / Web site

National Public Lands Day Volunteer Workday

Ma-le'l Dunes North (Off Young Lane) / 9 a.m.-noon / Free

Celebrate National Public Lands Day at the Ma-le'l Dunes Unit of Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge. Volunteer and help restore coastal dune habitat by removing invasive, non-native yellow bush lupine.

733-5406 / denise_seeger@fws.gov / Web site

Samoa Speeder/Train Rides

Timber Heritage Samoa Shops / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. / $8 / $7 Senior (62+) / $8 Adults (18-62) / $4 Children (2-17) / Free Children (0-2)

Take a ride on Humboldt’s historic rails with a scenic trip along the bay on Timber Heritage Association’s historic crew car rail speeder! Fun for the whole family! Near the Samoa Cookhouse.

443-2657 / Web site

National Public Lands Day: Lost Coast Stewardship Celebration

Mal Coombs Park / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free

Mal Coombs Park projects will include removal of invasive species and work in the native plant gardens surrounding the lighthouse. Black Sands Beach projects will feature the installation of a new, community-made ocean safety sign and monument garden spruce-up.

info@lostcoast.org / Web site

Old Town Gazebo Beautification

Old Town Gazebo / 10 a.m.-noon

On Saturday, September 24th we will be working on beautifying the Old Town Gazebo in tandem with the Da Gou Rou Louwi’ Cultural Center. This cleanup will consist of improving the existing flower beds at the Old Town Gazebo by laying a weed barrier and adding soil and mulch!

441-4080 / jthomas@ci.eureka.ca.gov / Web site

Crab Park Cleanup

See Event Description / 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Join Friends of the Eel River for a cleanup at Crab Park in Ferndale! This event is part of Coastal Cleanup Month 2022, which is coordinated by the Northcoast Environmental Center.

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Nature Journaling Basics

Humboldt Coastal Nature Center / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. / Free / 18+

The Nature Journaling Basics workshop is perfect for those that want to slow down and tune into the wonders of nature. No previous art or outdoor experience is necessary.

444-1397 / info@friendsofthedunes.org / Web site

Fieldbrook Art and Wine Festival

Fieldbrook Winery / 11 a.m.-4 p.m. / Free

839-4140 / jgarlick@hotmail.com /

Humboldt Paintball Community

See Event Description / 11-6 a.m. / $60

2013 Drake Hill Drive, Fortuna. HPC is Open every weekend! We welcome all ages for a day of bonding, adventure and fun. Here at Humboldt paintball we encourage you to come and get out some aggression our park is perfect for back to school time.

498-3835 / scoutstalls13@gmail.com / Web site

Loleta Community Celebration

Loleta Downtown Park / 11 a.m.-2 p.m. / $15

In Loleta's downtown park. Free event with bucket raffle, games, music, vendors, and fire truck rides. Pulled pork meal. Proceeds are for park maintenance. Table Bluff Farms will have their farm stand in the park.

499-9040 / flenghiano@gmail.com / Web site

La Fiesta Santuario

El Jardin Santuario / noon-4 p.m. / Free

La Fiesta Santuario will feature music by LBoogie, food from Los Giles and Mother’s Cooking, art celebration with Arcata Playhouse, a flea market, a silent auction, a collective art mural, and more!

683-5293 / cdphumboldt@gmail.com / Web site

Conversations on Altruism: Altruistic Behavior Institute 40th Anniversary

Cal Poly Humboldt / noon-1 p.m. / Free

826-4553 / altruism@humboldt.edu / Web site

TRINIDAD MARKETPLACE POPUP SHOP & COASTAL VILLAGE ART SHOW

Trinidad Town Hall / 2-9 p.m.

677-3655 / tcc@trinidadcivicclub.org /

Dow's Prairie Grange Game Night

See Event Description / 5-10 p.m. / Free

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Trinidad Art Gallery Artist Reception

Trinidad Art Gallery / 6-9 p.m. / Free

Celebrating 2022's final Trinidad Art Night, Trinidad Art Gallery will be hosting a reception for featured artists Andrew Forsell and Annie Reid. Forsell creates jewelry both formal and organic, inspired by the sea, while Reid is a painter showing her gift of vision and the beauty she finds.

677-3770 / trinidadgallery@gmail.com / Web site

The Lost Dogs

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6-8:30 p.m. / Free

Come out and enjoy the music of local Blues and R&B band, The Lost Dogs!

668-4151 / Web site

Lost Dogs

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6-8 p.m. / Free

Join us for an end-of-summer hoorah with The Lost Dogs! The Lost Dogs are a local band that primarily plays blues, but they also enjoy playing a wide variety of other music such as R&B, rock, funk, and folk covers and originals.

668-4151 / Web site

2022 Naming Ceremony

Sanctuary Forest / 6-7:30 p.m. / Free

The community is cordially invited to join Sanctuary Forest on Saturday, September 24 as we gather by candlelight in a beautiful redwood grove to acknowledge those who inspire and support our work.

986-1087 / anna@sanctuaryforest.org / Web site

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

The Old Steeple / 7:30-10 p.m. / $25 / $30 at the door

The musical partnership between consummate performer Alasdair Fraser, "the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling", and brilliant Californian cellist Natalie Haas spans the full spectrum between intimate chamber music and ecstatic dance energy.

786-7030 / ferndalemusic@yahoo.com / Web site

Drooler Tape Release Party

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 8 p.m. / $10 / 21+

A night of high energy, danceable, fist pumping alt-rock with Portland's DROOLER (featuring some familiar faces from Humboldt!), celebrating the release of their new limited cassette 'Yellow #3.'

630-5000 / info@miniplexevents.com / Web site

Tiny, Beautiful Things

North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $20 / $18 students/seniors

Based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies the questions and answers that “Sugar” was publishing online from 2010-2012. Directed by and featuring Cynthia Martells, Tony-nominated local actress.

442-6278 / Web site

Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson

Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $20

Based on Hamlet's “To be or not to be,” Natural Shocks is a 60-minute, one-woman tour-de-force play that bursts to life when we meet a woman waiting out an imminent tornado in her basement.

269-355-0819 / nanettevoss@gmail.com / Web site

Cal Poly Recital Series—Jennifer Trowbridge and David Powell

Fulkerson Recital Hall / 8 p.m. / $15 / Free Cal Poly Students with ID / $5 Children

826-3566 / mus@humboldt.edu / Web site

The Great Bingo Revival

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 8:30 p.m. / $20

'70s gold bingo experience with DJ Rusty Reams. Prizes, gogo dancers and more!

613-3030 / Web site

AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Fickle Hill

Humboldt Brews / 9 p.m. / $18 / $15 Advance / 21+

Singer, songwriter, and mandolinist, AJ Lee & Blue Summit's bluegrass band has performed all over the world.

826-2739 / humbrews@gmail.com / Web site

NightHawk

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+

NightHawk is a Humboldt County Rock Band, dedicated to creating music that makes you want to dance! From classic rock to R&B to country rock to blues.

668-9770 / info@bluelakecasino.com / Web site

Brooks Wheelan

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9-11 p.m. / $20 / 21+

Here's some stuff Brooks has done! Cast Member of Saturday Night Live (2013-14) -Had the #1 comedy album on iTunes with the release of his debut album, “This is cool, Right?” which was hailed by many outlets as one of the best comedy albums of 2015.

845-9964 / info@savagehenrycomedy.com / Web site

Late Night Comedy! Farm to Table!

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 11-11:59 p.m. / $5 / 18+

It's a late night comedy showcase hosted by Baseball Robby. Loosey goosey funny show.

845-8864 / info@savagehenrycomedy.com / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema