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GOVERNMENT Weaverville is in the top 10 (currently #2) for the Budget Travel 2012 Coolest Small Town in America Contest! They need your vote. Please visit their website every day to vote until January 31, 2012. Vote for Weaverville at the bottom of the page/article. Organic Consumers Association's Millions Against Monsanto Truth-in-Labeling Campaign is encouraging activists to plan their own campaign event with others in their area. Food Activist Pamm Larry, who is spearheading the effort to get GMO Labeling on California Ballot in 2012, is speaking at many informational events. The goal is to pass a voter initiative on November 2012 ballot that would require all foods containing GMOs to be labeled. There have been many meetings for activists to come together to learn about GMO issues, the initiative, how to be an activist in your community, and organizing into a cohesive group. More info: call Pamm Larry at 530-570-6827 or email Pamm at plarry@labelgmos.org. Download campaign materials and posters. Join your local district chapter! Visit OCA's California State page for more info. If you would like to get trained to gather signatures, send Organic Consumer's Association an email at caballot@organicconsumers.org with the following information: full name, mailing address, zip code, and phone number. A local leader from your area will contact you by phone with all the info you will need to attend a signature gathering activist training session. BOYCOTT: Here is a list of products under Koch Brothers empire – Charles and David, who are working behind the scenes in Wisconsin and on a national scale to get President Obama out of office. Mark Bosworth is a missing Cycle Oregon volunteer and also a cousin of Portland banjoist, Leela Grace. Leela writes: "Hello, everyone... I am writing with a desperate plea for help in finding a dear member of my family who is missing, likely suffering from memory loss and confusion due to a recurrence of cancer, and in urgent need of medical attention." Please look at website for photos and complete info. "75% of food and fiber we grow today was discovered and cultivated by native farmers and hunter-gatherers of North, Central and South America. These indigenous varieties include corn, beans, peanuts, cotton, potatoes, tomatoes, chili peppers, avocados, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, squashes, black walnuts, pecans, chocolate, tobacco, rubber, sunflowers, and medicinal herbs and plants." Read rest of article. "When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." - Cree teaching ***JANUARY 2012*** FRI JAN 27: WEAVERVILLE - WEEKLY FRIDAY FIX IT DAY at Sweet Sheep Yarn (515 Main Street) all day. Drop by for help on knitting & crochet projects or techniques at no cost to you. Sweet Sheep Yarn is situated in historic district in a building that was built in 1855. The architecture is perfect for displaying yarn as the floor to ceiling shelves that were hand-carved before the 1900s are still intact. They sell quality yarn from Berroco, Cascade, Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Noro, Katia, Queensland, Pagewood Farm, Mountain Colors, and Universal and offer personal instruction in knitting and crochet. More info: call Jan Saxon at 623-8650. FRI JAN 27: LEWISTON - WEEKLY BINGO & BURGER NIGHT at Moose Family Lodge 6-9pm. Lodge is located in 'downtown' old Lewiston just steps away from the Trinity River, Lewiston Hotel, and the Country Peddler. More info: call Moose administrator Dave Orellana at 778-3877. FRI JAN 27: WEAVERVILLE - OPEN MIC at Mamma Llama Coffeehouse at 7pm. Free admission. Signups for open mike start at 6:30pm. Performances start at 7pm. They serve wine and micro brew beers. Performers must play their own original music. They welcome musicians, poets, comics, dancers, puppeteers and anything else that makes for good family entertainment. Whether you come to play or listen, it will be a fun night! Show them and other like minded individuals what you've got. Last Friday each month. More info: call Steve or Donna at Mamma Llama at 623-6363. FRI JAN 27: ARCATA - BARN DANCE at Veterans Memorial Building (1425 J Street) 7:30-11pm. Caller: Michael Ismerio. Music by The Striped Pig Stringband. Dance benefits Coastal Grove Charter School. No need to bring a partner. All dances are taught. Beer and snacks will be sold. Ice water available - bring your own bottle or cup! Volunteers needed to help with dance. Admission to dance is free for volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering or need info about dance: call Humboldt Folklife Society at 707-822-5394 or e-mail info@humboldtfolklife.org. $7/general, $6/Humboldt Folklife Society members and college students, free for kids 12 years & under. FRI JAN 27 - SUN JAN 29: WEAVERVILLE - CABIN FEVER RETREAT at Weaverville Fire Department Meeting Hall. This Thursday Night Strippers retreat is SOLD OUT, but they are taking names for waiting list. If they get enough people they may rent a bigger hall, so call to get on the list: Michele Barros at 623-3201 or Sue/Cindy at 623-6454. SAT JAN 28: WEAVERVILLE - BLACKSMITH CLASSES at J.J. Jackson Museum Blacksmith Shop (780 Main Street) 9am-3pm. Classes are held on second and fourth Saturdays each month October - May. More info: call 623-5211. SAT JAN 28: CHICO, CA - BLUEGRASS JAM at Augie's Cafe (230 Salem Street) 2-5pm. Free. All pickers and listeners welcome! Led by Lucy Smith. More info: call Lucy at 894-1449 or email lucyinchico@hotmail.com. 4th Saturday each month. SAT JAN 28: WEAVERVILLE - ROTARY CLUB OF WEAVERVILLE 27TH ANNUAL CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION FUNDRAISER at Veterans' Memorial (CD) Hall 5:30pm-9pm. $50/person. Limited seating, buy your tickets soon. Live auction, lucky fortune cookies, Dim Sum, silent auction, raffle. Tickets available at State Farm Insurance, Trinity County Insurance, or Sweet Sheep. SAT JAN 28: WEAVERVILLE - ACOUSTIC ETOUFEE at Mamma Llama Coffeehouse at 8pm. Tickets are $10/advance or $12/door. Fiddler Kelly Thibodeaux of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with guitarist Buddy Sawyer, pump out red hot fiddle, shufflin' rhythm and blues, and kickin' Southern rock to create a brand new sound best known as Swamp Rock. This is music that will roll you down Bourbon Street or lead you into the darkest swamps, music so eminently danceable almost no one - young or old - can resist. More info: call Steve or Donna at Mamma Llama at 623-6363. As of 1/26, there about 50 tickets available. SAT JAN 28: ARCATA - THE COUNTRY PRETENDERS PLAYHOUSE MAKEOVER FUNDRAISER at Arcata Playhouse at 8pm - SOLD OUT! Doors open at 7pm. The Country Pretenders features Fred Neighbor, Brooks Otis, Joyce Hough, Gary Davidson and Tim Gray. Steeped in the tradition of Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Bob Wills, the Country Pretenders feature rich vocal harmonies backed by the haunting wail of the pedal steel guitar. Show is a benefit for the Playhouse Makeover Project with Rotary Club of Arcata Sunset. Individual makeovers will be auctioned off at the event to help wrap up fundraising for the Playhouse renovations last summer. Tickets are $15-20 sliding scale and are available at Wildwood Music, Wildberries Marketplace, and The Works, or to reserve tickets call 707-822-1575. MONDAY THOUGHT: "Variety is the spice of life. Monotony finances it." MON JAN 30: HAYFORK - WEEKLY YOGA CLASS: YOGA FOR EVER BODY at Hayfork Yoga Center 11am-12:30pm. Taught by Claudia Bird, who completed a month of yoga training at Ananda Teacher Training Program in Summer 2011. Beginners welcome. Mats, bolsters, blocks, and blankets are provided. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. See Complete Hayfork Yoga Center Schedule. She also teaches a yoga class on Tuesdays at 6pm and on Fridays 11am-12:30pm. More info: call Claudia at 739-0276. MON JAN 30: JUNCTION CITY - WEEKLY YOGA CLASS at at North Fork Grange 5:30-7pm. All are welcome. Bring a yoga mat or towel. Donation is requested to pay for power and propane. Class is taught by Laurie Lingeman or Mari. Weekly on Mondays and Thursdays. More info: call Laurie at 623-7247. MON JAN 30: WEAVERVILLE - WEEKLY NORCAL KNIT & CROCHET CLUB MEETING at Sweet Sheep Yarn (515 Main Street) 6-8pm. NorCal Knit and Crochet Club is open to anyone with an interest in knitting and crochet, as well as other forms of needlework. They are members of Knitting Guild of America and Crochet Guild of America. Sweet Sheep Yarn is situated in historic district in a building that was built in 1855. The architecture is perfect for displaying yarn as the floor to ceiling shelves that were hand-carved before the 1900s are still intact. They sell quality yarn from Berroco, Cascade, Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Noro, Katia, Queensland, Pagewood Farm, Mountain Colors, and Universal and offer personal instruction in knitting and crochet. More info: call Jan Saxon at 623-8650. TUES JAN 31: HAYFORK - HAYFORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTOR'S MEETING at Irene's Cafe at 8am. Public welcome. Last Tuesday each month. TUES JAN 31: HAYFORK - CEMETERY ASSOCIATION MEETING at Community Center. Board meets at 6pm. Public meeting at 7pm. Donations to this group are tax-deductible. Last Tuesday each month. More info: call 628-4206. TUES JAN 31: HAYFORK - WEEKLY YOGA CLASS: YOGA FOR EVERYBODY at Hayfork Yoga Center 6-7:30pm. Taught by Claudia Bird, who completed a month of yoga training at Ananda Teacher Training Program in Summer 2011. Beginners welcome. Mats, bolsters, blocks, and blankets are provided. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. See Complete Hayfork Yoga Center Schedule. She also teaches a yoga classes on Mondays and Fridays 11am-12:30pm. More info: call Claudia at 739-0276. ***FEBRUARY 2012*** WED FEB 1: WEAVERVILLE - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING in BOS chambers at Trinity County Library meeting room at 9am. First & third Tuesdays and first Wednesday each month. Meeting info, agenda, and archived minutes. WED FEB 1: WEAVERVILLE - WEEKLY WARM UP KNIT & CROCHET FOR CHARITY at Sweet Sheep Yarn (515 Main Street) 12noon-2pm. Sweet Sheep Yarn is situated in historic district in a building that was built in 1855. The architecture is perfect for displaying yarn as the floor to ceiling shelves that were hand-carved before the 1900s are still intact. They sell quality yarn from Berroco, Cascade, Rowan, Debbie Bliss, Noro, Katia, Queensland, Pagewood Farm, Mountain Colors, and Universal and offer personal instruction in knitting and crochet. More info: call Jan Saxon at 623-8650. WED FEB 1: LEWISTON - GARDEN CLUB MEETING at Community Center. Social time is 12:30-1pm. Meeting & presentation at 1pm. Refreshments served afterward. Guests always welcome. First Wednesday each month. More info: call Carolyn Rhody at 623-6170. THURS FEB 2: HAYFORK - WEEKLY BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB at Hayfork Yoga Center at 1:30pm. They are reading "Channeling Grace". Prior reading not required. Feel free to join in anytime to discuss book and share insights. Chairs and cushions available. See Complete Hayfork Yoga Center Schedule. THURS FEB 2: HAYFORK - REIKI HEALING CIRCLE at Hayfork Yoga Center at 3-5pm. Share in the experience of healing from physical, emotional, & mental trauma. Practitioners & receivers are welcome. Prior Reiki experience not required. Chairs and cushions are available. Free or by donation. First and third Thursdays each month. See Complete Hayfork Yoga Center Schedule. THURS FEB 2: JUNCTION CITY - WEEKLY YOGA CLASS at at North Fork Grange 5:30-7pm. All are welcome. Bring a yoga mat or towel. Donation is requested to pay for power and propane. Class is taught either by Laurie Lingeman or by Mari. Weekly on Mondays and Thursdays. More info: call Laurie at 623-7247. THURS FEB 2: REDDING - MUSIC NIGHT AT THE LOFT at The Bohemian Art Loft (3304-B Bechelli Lane) at 7pm. Open invitation to all musicians - all genres, all instruments - to share their music and jam. No censorship. Audience welcome. Donations accepted. Refreshments. First Thursday each month. More info: call 229-7818. FRI FEB 3: HAYFORK - WEEKLY YOGA CLASS: YOGA FOR EVERY BODY at Hayfork Yoga Center 11am-12:30pm. Taught by Claudia Bird, who completed a month of yoga training at Ananda Teacher Training Program in Summer 2011. Beginners welcome. Mats, bolsters, blocks, and blankets are provided. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. See Complete Hayfork Yoga Center Schedule. She is also teaching a yoga class on Mondays 11am-12:30pm and Tuesdays at 6pm. More info: call Claudia at 739-0276. FRI FEB 3: HAYFORK - OPEN MIC at Northern Delights Coffeehouse starting around 7:30pm. These open mikes happen every other Friday. More info: call 628-5246 - call to confirm! SAT FEB 4: HAYFORK - COMMUNITY PANCAKE BREAKFAST at Roderick Senior Center 8am-10am. $6 donation. Everyone welcome. First Saturday each month. SAT FEB 4: WEAVERVILLE - CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION at Joss House State Park (630 Main Street) at 11am. History will come alive when a traditional Chinese Lion Dance will be presented at Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park to celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon. Co-sponsored by California State Parks and Weaverville Joss House Association, this free special event will begin in front of the 1874 Chinese Taoist Temple. Weaverville Lion Dance Group will perform the Lion Dance at the park. Chinese believe “the lion will preserve peace and tranquility in the community and prevail over all evil to bring joy and happiness in the New Year.” Hot tea and fortune cookies will be provided by Weaverville Joss House Association. Due to the permanent closure of this State Park on July 1, 2012 this will be the last Chinese New Year Celebration and Lion Dance at Joss House State Historic Park. For more info about event or park closure, please contact Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park at 623-5284 or visit Weaverville Joss House Association, a nonprofit group that is attempting to save the park from closure. California State Parks welcomes all visitors. If members of your group have special needs, please contact them in advance to arrange accommodations. More info: email Jack Frost at jfrost@parks.ca.gov or call 225-2065. SAT FEB 4: WEAVERVILLE - ART CRUISE 5-8pm! Artist's receptions & show openings with food & beverages at Highland Art Center & Gallery, 5 Windows Gallery, Textile Traditions, Trinity County Chamber of Commerce, Sweet Sheep Yarn, Main Street Gallery, Angela's Bead Art and more 5-8pm. Cruise Main Street and see which additional businesses are open! First Saturday each month. SAT FEB 4: HAYFORK - LIONS CLUB BINGO at Fairgrounds Dining Hall at 5:30pm. Concession stand will be open. $10 buy-in. Proceeds support community events. First Saturday each month. More info: call 628-4671. SAT FEB 4: ARCATA - MARTYN JOSEPH CONCERT at Arcata Playhouse at 8pm. UK Singer-songwriter playing folk-funk/Americana. Tickets $15 & $13. SUN FEB 5: REDDING - CSOTFA - DISTRICT 6 FIDDLE JAM at St. James Lutheran Church (2500 Shasta View Drive, just south of Highway 44). Workshop at 1pm. Jamming at 2pm. First Sunday each month. Monthly jam sessions are all about fiddling (and picking) old-time jigs, reels, hoedowns, waltzes and tunes of choice. Beginner, intermediate and advanced players of all ages are welcome to come and learn new songs, have fun with old friends and make new friends. Acoustic non-fiddlers also welcome. More info: call Tricia Ferguson at 241-6265. DIRECTIONS: St. James: Take Hwy 44 East; Shasta View is 2nd or 3rd exit; turn right; church is on right. SUN FEB 5: WEAVERVILLE - MONTHLY HARMONY ROSE MEDITATION & HEALING CLINIC at LaBerteaux Studio at Highland Art Center (upstairs) at 12:30pm. By donation. First Sunday each month. More info or to confirm: call Jaqueline at 623-6575 or SuZan at 623-4213. SUN FEB 5: REDDING - DAVE SHORT'S JAZZ MONTHLY CONCERT at Old City Hall (1313 Market Street) at 7pm. Dave Short's Jazz At Old City Hall is a monthly concert series dedicated to providing jazz musicians a friendly, intimate venue for them to perform their favorite music. Tickets are $10 at door or at Bernie's Guitar (223-2040). First Sunday each month. They also provide support for The Sundial Saxophones, a summer jazz camp for young jazz musicians. Dave Short's Jazz at Old City Hall is an affiliate of The Shasta County Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. MON FEB 6: LEWISTON - LEWISTON SPARKIES FIREFIGHTER AUXILIARY GROUP MEETING at Community Center (Texas Avenue) at 3pm. Open to men & women over age 16. Public is welcome. First Monday each month. More info: call Kristen at 778-3132. TUES FEB 7: HAYFORK - FOOD COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTION at Trinity County Fairgrounds 9-10am. First Tuesday each month. TUES FEB 7: WEAVERVILLE - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING in BOS chambers at Trinity County Library meeting room at 9am. First & third Tuesdays and first Wednesday each month. Meeting info, agenda, and archived minutes. TUES FEB 7: WILLOW CREEK - STUDIO 299 CENTER FOR THE ARTS MEETING at St. Joseph's Community Service Room at 5pm. Studio 299 is a non-profit artist's collaborative serving Western Trinity & Eastern Humboldt counties area. First Tuesday each month. More info: call 629-3488. TUES FEB 7: HAYFORK - MOUNTAIN ACTORS WORKSHOP MEETING at home of Chris and Melody Semer at 6:30pm. Open to public. First Tuesday each month. More info: call Chris or Melodye Semer at 628-5445 or call Kitty Wilson. TUES FEB 7: HYAMPOM - CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT at Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center at 7pm. Concert will feature Philip Brezina on violin and Ian Scarfe on piano. The two founders of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival return to Weaverville for a concert of classical masterpieces for violin and piano. Program: "Spanish Dances" by Enrique Granados; "Rumanian Dances" by Bela Bartok; "French Arabesques" by Claude Debussy and Gabriel Faure; and Ludwig van Beethoven's wonderful "Spring Sonata", the Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24. Admission is by donation - from absolutely free to lots of money, these folks are certainly deserving but don’t want to exclude anyone. They gave wonderful performances in Weaverville and Hyampom last summer. They are extremely talented young musicians bringing Chamber music to Trinity County. TUES FEB 7: LEWISTON - OLD LEWISTON SCHOOLHOUSE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING at Old School House at 7pm. First Tuesday each month. More info: call Jim Quinn at 778-1000. WED FEB 8: WEAVERVILLE - TRINITY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD MEETING at Alice Goen Jones History Center at 4pm. Second Wednesday each month. More info: contact a TCHS member: Rod Plew, Bill Horstman, Hal Goodyear, Gail Goodyear, or Bridget Carson. WED FEB 8: HYAMPOM - CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT at Hyampom Community Hall at 7pm, followed by refreshments. Concert will feature Philip Brezina on violin and Ian Scarfe on piano. The two founders of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival return to Weaverville for a concert of classical masterpieces for violin and piano. Program: "Spanish Dances" by Enrique Granados; "Rumanian Dances" by Bela Bartok; "French Arabesques" by Claude Debussy and Gabriel Faure; and Ludwig van Beethoven's wonderful "Spring Sonata", the Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24. Admission is by donation - from absolutely free to lots of money, these folks are certainly deserving but don’t want to exclude anyone. They gave wonderful performances in Weaverville and Hyampom last summer. They are extremely talented young musicians bringing Chamber music to Trinity County. If you would like to bring a beverage or snack to share after the show, that would be appreciated. WED FEB 8: REDDING - SPOKEN WORD NIGHT AT THE LOFT at The Bohemian Art Loft (3304-B Bechelli Lane) at 7pm. For serious poets, writers, playwrights, storytellers, comedians, and actors of all genres. No censorship. Audience welcome. Donations accepted. Refreshments. Second Wednesday each month. More info: call 229-7818. THURS FEB 9: WEAVERVILLE - GOLDEN AGE CENTER DISASTER ACTION TEAM MEETING at Center at 10am. Public is welcome. Second Thursday each month. More info: call 623-4472. THURS FEB 9: WEAVERVILLE - WEAVERVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING at Round Table Pizza. Gather at 6pm. Meeting starts at 6:30pm. Second Thursday each month. More info: call 623-2907 or Trinity County Chamber of Commerce at 623-6101. FRI FEB 10: REDDING - OAKSONG SOCIETY CONCERT: SCOTT JOSS & THE SIDEMEN at Bernie’s Guitar (3086 Bechelli Lane, 223-2040) at 8pm. Doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets are $18 and are available at Bernie's Guitar. SAT FEB 11: WEAVERVILLE - BLACKSMITH CLASSES at J.J. Jackson Museum Blacksmith Shop (780 Main Street) 9am-3pm. Classes are held on second and fourth Saturdays each month October - May. More info: call 623-5211. SAT FEB 11: WEAVERVILLE - MONTHLY DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT at Lee Fong Park at 10:30am. Come early to warm up and sign up. Second Saturday each month (?). More info or to confirm: call Angela or Seth at 739-5243. SAT FEB 11: WEAVERVILLE - TRINITY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING & POTLUCK at Trinity Congregational Church Parish Hall at 2pm. Presentation to be announced, but meeting will feature a presentation on a historical aspect of Trinity County. Meeting is open to the public. You can purchase Trinity County Historical Society memberships, 2010 Trinity, and 2011 Trinity County calendars at meeting. Second Saturday each month. More info: contact a TCHS Board member: George P.Chapman, Bill Horstman, Joan Owen, Gay Berrian, Gail Goodyear, Tammy Russell, John Wallace, or Pat Williams. SAT FEB 11: REDDING - MONTHLY ART HOP at various businesses. Kickoff at 5pm. Art Hop is 6-9pm. Celebrating arts and culture in Redding and North State, each Art Hop showcases different regional artists - painters, sculptors, poets, jewelry designers, and more. Participating businesses are featured on Art Hop map. Each will host a reception for a different regional artist. Get your map, "hop" from business to business and experience the North State's rich cultural and artistic diversity! Second Saturday each month. More info: call Troy Hawkins or Adam Mankoski at HawkMan Studios at 243-1169. SAT FEB 11: WEAVERVILLE - THE TROUBLE at Mamma Llama Coffeehouse at 8pm. Tickets are $8/advance or $10/door. The Trouble brings a literate, lyrical edge to their roots-rock foundation, fusing Americana sensibility with a blend of driving rhythms, snarling guitars, melodic hooks, and country harmonies. A collaboration between songwriters Marc Jeffares (formerly of Blue Yonder) and Chris Parreira (The Lonesome Roses), with bassist Jeff Krider (formerly of The Tao Jonesers) and drummer Sam Kaplan-Good (Blue Street Junction, The Small Axe), The Trouble is influenced by artists such as Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Band, Ryan Adams and Tom Waits. Band is: Marc Jeffares - lead guitar, vocals, lyrics, keyboard; Chris Parreira - rhythm guitar, vocals, lyrics, harmonica; Jeff Krider - bass, vocals; Sam Kaplan-Good - drums, vocals. More info or for tickets: call 623-6363. SAT FEB 11: MANILA, CA - BARN DANCE at Manila Community Center 7:30-11pm. Caller: Sue Moon. Music by the Wild Rumpus. No need to bring a partner. All dances are taught. Beer and snacks will be sold. Ice water available - bring your own bottle or cup! Volunteers needed to help with dance. Admission to dance is free for volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering or need info about dance: call Humboldt Folklife Society at 707-822-5394 or e-mail info@humboldtfolklife.org. $7/general, $6/Humboldt Folklife Society members and college students, free for kids 12 years & under. SUN FEB 12: HAYFORK - TIMBERJACKS 4H CLUB MEETING at Hayfork Youth Center at 5pm. Projects in swine, dairy goats, horses, poultry, beekeeping, sewing, electronics & electric, etc. Membership is open to children 5 and older and to parents or caretakers who would like to volunteer time to teach a skill or supervise a project. Children can become members even if parent is unable to lead a project, but they must attend meetings regularly. Visitors are welcome but must follow fairgrounds and 4-H rules of conduct. Second Sunday each month. More info: call Kathy at 628-4221 or 628-4400. MON FEB 13: HAYFORK - COMMUNITY SPIRITS MEETING at Fairgrounds at 2pm. Everyone is welcome. Second Monday each Monday each month. Group sponsors blood drives, Friends of the Library, Welcome Wagon, and more. Public is welcome. MON FEB 13: WEAVERVILLE - WEAVERVILLE AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER ACTION TEAM (DAT) MEETING at Trinity County Library Conference room at 7pm. Second Monday each month. Shasta chapter of DAT provides free training, including CPR and First Aid. They respond to house & forest fires, power outages, stranding due to weather, and more! There are DATs in Weaverville, Hayfork, Lewiston, and Trinity Center/Coffee Creek. The future goal is to have all of Trinity County covered, even in more rural areas like Junction City/Down River, and Van Duzen/Ruth/Southern Trinity. That way, not just a small group of people will have to do it all, they will have local groups in all communities. If you are interested in helping to protect your community: call Katie Quinn (Lewiston DAT) at 778-3307, Barbara or Mike Bagnod (Weaverville DAT) at 623-1142 or Mike Hurley at 778-0577. TUES FEB 14: ST. VALENTINE'S DAY! TUES FEB 14: WEAVERVILLE - TRINITY ALLIANCE FOR THE HEALING ARTS (TAHA) BOARD MEETING at home of Lydea Roach (631 Brooks Lane, approximately .6 of a mile from Highway 3) at 6:30pm. They will be discussing some exciting new possibilities for the year and welcome any ideas you may have. If you have items to put on the meeting agenda, please contact SuZan LaBerteaux. All who are interested in learning more about TAHA are welcome to attend. Second Tuesday each month. More info or for directions: call 623-2603. TUES FEB 14: WEAVERVILLE - TRINITY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING at Trinity Alps Golf Course at 6:30pm. Second Tuesday each month. Open to public. More info: call TC Chamber at 623-6101. TUES FEB 14: HAYFORK - HAYFORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING at High School Library at 7pm. Everyone welcome! Second Tuesday each month. Please call to confirm meeting, as there is not always a meeting every month! More info: call 628-5326 or call Don Mulvey at 628-4249. WED FEB 15: HYAMPOM - THE BEE EATERS CONCERT & POTLUCK at Hyampom Community Hall. Many of you are familiar with these lovely, talented musicians who grew up in Trinity County, and now travel the world with their amazing music. Band features Tristan and Tashina Clarridge on fiddles and cello and Simon Chrisman on hammered dulcimer. Jim French will be accompanying them. There will be a potluck dinner before the performance. Please bring your favorite potluck dish for this special evening. They are still working out details and times, but expect potluck dinner to begin around 6pm, followed by their performance. There will be a donation box for the musicians. They really appreciate these wonderful folks coming to Hyampom. Donations are encouraged and appreciated. WED FEB 15: HAYFORK - COMMUNITY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (HCPAC) at Trinity County Fairgrounds meeting room 7-9pm. Public is welcome to attend and participate. Third Wednesday each month. More info or for an agenda: call Bob or Jan Mountjoy at 628-4474. THURS FEB 16: HAYFORK - REIKI HEALING CIRCLE at Hayfork Yoga Center at 3-5pm. Share in the experience of healing from physical, emotional, & mental trauma. Practitioners & receivers are welcome. Prior Reiki experience not required. Chairs and cushions are available. Free or by donation. First and third Thursdays each month. See Complete Hayfork Yoga Center Schedule. THURS FEB 16: SOUTHERN TRINITY - HUMBOLDT-TRINITY RECREATION ALLIANCE (HTRA) MEETING at home of Millie Pollard (432 Van Duzen Road) at 6:30pm. Third Thursday each month. More info: call Gail Glass at 707-574-6269. THURS FEB 16: WEAVERVILLE - THE BEE EATERS CONCERT at Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center at 7pm. Band features Tristan and Tashina Clarridge on fiddles and cello and Simon Chrisman on hammered dulcimer. Jim French will be accompanying them. SAT FEB 18: HAYFORK - VFW BREAKFAST at VFW Hall (Highway 3, East of town) 8am-11am. $7. Third Saturday each month. SAT FEB 18: WEAVERVILLE - DAVID JACOBS-STRAIN at Mamma Llama Coffeehouse at 8pm. Tickets are $12/advance or $15/door. Bending notes with a slide guitar elicits the most invigorating, emotional sounds in popular music. Witness today’s slide explorations in songs by such contemporary guitarists as Chris Whitley, Jack White and the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. Add to that list David Jacobs-Strain, the twenty-something singer-songwriter who brilliantly brings the rich roots of slide guitar to the millennials generation with his eclectic styling that melds blues, folk, rock and indie pop into an Americana brew inflected with pockets of funk and reggae. “There’s a primal sound to the slide,” he says, “I like how I get the slide to sneak around in my songs, showing up in unexpected places, from mellow tunes to hard rock.” In addition to his compelling instrumental prowess, Jacobs-Strain also proves himself a literate lyricist, as evidenced on his latest album, Live From the Left Coast, a duo date with harmonica ace Bob Beach. While Jacobs-Strain can’t exactly put his finger on what style to call his music, he has jokingly named it “gangsta-grass” and “one-man arena rock.” He largely steers away from the blues label, otherwise, he says, “people would be disappointed if they came to one of my shows, even if the blues does form one component of my music. I’m not interested in the clichés that pass for blues today where so often the songwriting is poor and the crowds are sedated by machismo and cheap beer.” Indeed, Jacobs-Strain’s music breaks from today’s blues mainstream by being more playful, hauntingly beautiful and self-revealing. Jacobs-Strain is well-versed in the slide guitar tradition in roots music, country blues and folk, stretching back to Delta blues fathers such as Robert Johnson, Son House and Charley Patton and later to next generation sliders such as Mississippi Fred McDowell with Taj Mahal continuing the practice today. But he feels an equal affinity for the likes of Whitley, Ray LaMontagne, Steven Stills, and Steve Earle. “That’s the kind of music I’m creating,” he says. “And I’m inspired by people like Taj Mahal and the Stones, who have a playful sensuality in their music as well as a sense of nuance.” More info or for tickets: call 623-6363. MON FEB 20: PRESIDENTS' DAY! TUES FEB 21: WEAVERVILLE - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING in BOS chambers at Trinity County Library meeting room at 9am. First & third Tuesdays and first Wednesday each month. Meeting info, agenda, and archived minutes. TUES FEB 21: LEWISTON - LEWISTON AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER ACTION TEAM (DAT) MEETING at lower level of Community Center at 6:30pm. Third Tuesday each month. Shasta chapter of DAT provides free training, including CPR and First Aid. They respond to house & forest fires, power outages, stranding due to weather, and more! There are DATs in Weaverville, Hayfork, Lewiston, and Trinity Center/Coffee Creek. The future goal is to have all of Trinity County covered, even in more rural areas like Junction City/Down River, and Van Duzen/Ruth/Southern Trinity. That way, not just a small group of people will have to do it all, they will have local groups in all communities. If you are interested in helping to protect your community: call Katie Quinn (Lewiston DAT) at 778-3307, Barbara or Mike Bagnod (Weaverville DAT or Hayfork DAT) at 623-1142 or Mike Hurley at 778-0577. WED FEB 22: ASH WEDNESDAY! THURS FEB 23: HAYFORK - TRINITY COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL MEETING (TCFSC) at TCRCD conference room on Horseshoe Lane (behind front office) at 7pm. Agenda will be sent out in early February. Meeting is open to public. Regular meetings are on fourth Thursday each month. More info or for agenda: contact Noreen Doyas or Pat Frost at Trinity County Resource Conservation District (TCRCD) at 623-6004. FRI FEB 24: ARCATA - IVAN ROSENBERG & CHRIS COOLE CONCERT at Arcata Playhouse at 8pm. SAT FEB 25: WEAVERVILLE - BLIND WILLIES at Mamma Llama Coffeehouse at 8pm. Tickets are $12/advance or $15/door. Blind Willies began at San Francisco’s High School of the Arts as a duo playing covers of American folk songs and Alexei’s originals which he began writing when he was 15. After their professional debut at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, the band’s first two releases of all original songs, The Unkindness of Ravens (2007) and Everybody's Looking for a Meal (2008), were highly praised. The albums defined their sound and provided them the opportunity to perform extensively at eclectic venues, from New York's Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and San Francisco's Djangofest to Brooklyn's intimate back room at Barbès. They shared stages with punk icon Penelope Houston (Avengers), “Dawg Music” innovator David Grisman, and folk iconoclast Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders). Following their sophomore release, and in search of a larger canvas, Alexei assembled a full band of experienced, young musicians, accomplished across diverse genres including rock, jazz, classical, world, and hip-hop. Now five musicians strong - Alexei Wajchman (vocal, guitar, harmonica), Misha Khalikulov (cello), Daniel Riera (bass), Max Miller-Loran (keys, trumpet), and Adam Coopersmith (drums) - the band recorded their new album, Needle, Feather, and a Rope, at Tiny Telephone, indie engineer/producer/performer John Vanderslice's all-analog studio in San Francisco's Mission District. Judging by the rich landscapes Alexei’s songs travel, the band has used the various gifts of its new members to forge a dynamic and unique sound that reflects the deeply resonant American musical traditions they each brought to the table. The music is sincere, raw, and poignant, and the band’s integrity is reflected in the 14 tracks. More info or for tickets: call 623-6363. SUN FEB 26: WEAVERVILLE - PIANO RECITAL FEATURING BEN HARPER (Weaverville piano student) at Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center at 7pm. MON FEB 27: ORTHODOX LENT BEGINS! MON FEB 27: WEAVERVILLE - LOWDEN AQUATIC PARK PROJECT (LAPP) GENERAL MEETING at TPUD conference room at 6:30pm. Fourth Monday each month. LAPP is a non-profit organization. LAPP volunteers completed building Lowden Park Pool in 2008. LAPP has been applying for grants to finish additional projects at the pool. They respectfully request your assistance with donations. All donations are tax deductible and will be used directly on construction of children’s splash area or to cover this year’s operations and maintenance costs. Lowden Park facility supports large swim events and meets, provides swim lessons and recreational swimming opportunities, and benefits children and families of Trinity County. More info about swim events or to make a donation: call Brandt Gutermuth, LAPP Treasurer, at 623-2318 (evening) or 739-2802 (days). TUES FEB 28: SPAY DAY USA is an annual observance on last Tuesday of February that was created by Doris Day Animal League in 1994 to bring attention to nationwide pet overpopulation problem and to encourage animal population control by neutering pets. In 2002, the event's goal was to spay and neuter 200,000 pets across the United States. WED FEB 29: HAYFORK - LOG CABIN QUILTERS MEETING at Roderick Senior Center at 11am. Open to everyone. Dues are $5/year. Last Wednesday each month, except August & December. More info: call Marynel Merris at 628-4288. Use of quilting machine is $3/hour. Batting is available. Call any of these members with keys to set up an appointment: Barbara Leadbetter 628-5388, Mayme Patton 628-5175, or Wanda Brown 628-4378. ***MARCH 2012*** FRI MARCH 9: REDDING - OAKSONG SOCIETY CONCERT: EVIE LADIN BAND at Bernie’s Guitar (3086 Bechelli Lane, 223-2040) at 8pm. Doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets are $18 and are available at Bernie's Guitar. SAT MARCH 10 / SUN MARCH 11: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS at 12 midnight Saturday night! SAT MARCH 17: ST. PATRICK'S DAY! TUES MARCH 20: SPRING BEGINS! FRI MARCH 23: REDDING - OAKSONG SOCIETY CONCERT: BLAME SALLY at Bernie’s Guitar (3086 Bechelli Lane, 223-2040) at 8pm. Doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets are $18 and are available at Bernie's Guitar. 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