Week Ahead: Hmong New Year, Music and More

Weather

After a dry, mild midweek, forecasters expect rain to move back in Friday and settle over the weekend, with Saturday and Sunday looking wettest. Most of this week's events are indoors; for the rest, bring a rain jacket.

For Families

Hmong New Year: Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Crescent Elk Middle School, 994 G St. The Hmong Association of Crescent City welcomes the new year with traditional performances, a fashion show and Hmong food, and the whole community is invited. Want to perform? Call (707) 205-7987.

Hobby Showcase Card Show: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., VFW Post 966, 507 Pacific Ave., Brookings. Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, sports cards, comics and more.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the library: Thursday, Nov. 19, 3:30–7 p.m., Chetco Community Public Library, Brookings. Free workshops and two short performances; registration required.

Shopping

56th Brookings Harbor Community Bazaar: Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Azalea Middle School gym and Brookings-Harbor High School cafeteria. More than 100 craft vendors, food trucks and Christmas trees hung with $1 grab-bag gifts. Free admission.

Friends of the Chetco Library Fall Book Sale: through Sunday, 405 Alder St., Brookings.

Nights Out

Friday the 13th: BOMB (7 p.m.) and Desolation Internal (8 p.m.) at Enoteca, 960 3rd St. Or catch Jordan Branch and the Family Tree, 6–8 p.m., at Chetco Brewing in Brookings.

Saturday: Black GTO plays rock originals and classic covers at Enoteca, 7 p.m.

Saturday: A Very Merry Quarter Craze benefits the Santa's Workshop toy program, 5–9:15 p.m., Lucky 7 Casino, Smith River. Tickets $5 at Del Norte Office Supply; 18 and over. Bring a stocking stuffer; ugly sweaters encouraged.

Thursday: Crescent Harbor Art Gallery social mixer, 5 p.m., 140 Marine Way.

Music Lovers (Sunday)

Bayberry String Quartet, 3 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, Brookings. Partnership for the Performing Arts presents Mozart, Schulhoff, Golijov and Beethoven. $20; 18 and under free.

Flute & Piano Recital & Lecture, 4–5:30 p.m., Crescent City United Methodist Church, 664 H St. Chamber works from Bach to Prokofiev, with the players explaining each piece. $20 cash at the door.

Food

Come hungry to Hmong New Year, where Hmong food is part of the celebration, or grab a bite from the food trucks at the Brookings bazaar.

Get Outside, Give Back

Help Restore Big Dune: Sunday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Meet at the Lake Earl Wildlife Area building, 2591 Old Mill Road, for a one-mile hike out to pull invasive beachgrass in Tolowa Dunes State Park. Free and open to all ages (minors with an adult); tools provided, and volunteers get a free Sue-meg State Park day-use pass. Rain is likely, so dress for it. Register through Redwood Parks Conservancy on Eventbrite.

Light Up A Life: Saturday, noon, 585 5th St., Brookings. Coastal Home Health & Hospice reads the names of loved ones and hangs ornaments on its memorial tree.

Every Week

Bingo: Free adult bingo Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the Del Norte County Library, 190 Price Mall (ages 16 and up). Elk Valley Casino runs bingo Sunday through Wednesday, with regular games at 6 p.m. (21 and up).

At the library: Children's storytime and craft Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.; the book club meets Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. to discuss "Nefertiti's Face"; and adults can join Crafternoon Tuesday, Nov. 17, 3–5 p.m. All free.

Seniors: The Del Norte Senior Center, 1765 Northcrest Dr., serves a hot lunch on weekdays ($3 suggested donation for those 60 and over) and offers chair yoga, cards and games. Call (707) 464-3069.

Swim and bowl: Free recreation swim with the slide Saturdays, 2–3:30 p.m., at Fred Endert Pool, 1000 Play St., courtesy of the Del Norte Healthcare District. Tsunami Lanes, 760 L St., hosts themed cosmic bowling Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, is Cosmic Karaoke.

Families: The Family Resource Center of the Redwoods, 494 Pacific Ave., offers free drop-in play, toddler time and craft hours throughout the week. Details at frcredwoods.org.

Get Involved

Crescent City City Council: Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m., Flynn Center Board Chambers, 981 H St. The council meets the first and third Mondays; this is its first meeting since the Nov. 3 election. The agenda will be posted at crescentcity.org. Comment in person or email [email protected]; meetings stream on the city's YouTube channel.

Solid Waste Management Authority: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 4 p.m., Board of Supervisors Chambers, 981 H St. City and county representatives oversee local garbage and recycling.

Next up: the Redwood Coast Transit Authority meets Monday, Nov. 23; the Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 10 a.m. at the Flynn Center (also streamed on the county's YouTube channel); and the Harbor District commissioners' regular meeting date is Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 2 p.m. at the Harbor Office, 101 Citizens Dock Road, or by Zoom. Agendas are posted about three days ahead.

Looking Ahead

Poetry & Painting Potpourri: Sunday, Nov. 22, 2–4 p.m., High Note Winery, 851 3rd St. Poet Terri Glass reads amid Marcia Morgan's "Painting the Music" art show, with music by Dale Morgan and Paul Critz and wine specials. The paintings are up for silent auction through Dec. 19, with all proceeds going to the Partnership for the Performing Arts.

Black and White Dance Party & Pie Eating Contest: Friday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m., Port O'Pints South Beach, 201 Citizens Dock Road. Dress in your best black and white and dance to classic hits and Latin styles, with games, cocktails and a pie-eating contest to work off the Thanksgiving leftovers. $5 cash cover.

Find these and more on the Community Calendar at triplicate.com/calendar.