Lifestyle briefs

Marsh trip

The Redwood Region Audubon Society will present a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday from 8:30 to 11 a.m.

Bring binoculars and meet trip leader Dan Greaney at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata to enjoy easy-to-walk trails. This time of year, many resident birds may be singing, nesting and showing signs of breeding activity. Shorebirds will likely be abundant in tidal areas, the pond islands and mud around the marsh as well.

No tour

The usual Saturday 2 p.m. tour of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary led by Friends of the Arcata Marsh will not be held this Saturday in recognition of the Godwit Days festival. For more information about Godwit Days, visit www.godwitdays.org.

Concert planned

Cal Poly Humboldt's Department of Dance, Music, and Theater will present a concert of world premieres celebrating Latinx culture and artistry.

The “Music and Poetry Concert” is set for Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Fulkerson Recital Hall at Cal Poly Humboldt. This concert is free and open to the public.

For this concert, the music department collaborated with Toyon, Cal Poly Humboldt's multilingual literary journal, and the creative writing department. The project began with a poetry contest for Latinx students to write poems on the theme of “Mi casa es…”. The poets entered their submissions knowing that the winning poems would be set to music and performed in a concert.

For the poem that won first prize, “Mi Lugar,” by Jacob Garcia, the music department commissioned award-winning Venezuelan-American composer Carlos Cordero to set the poem for choir. The piece will be performed by Cal Poly Humboldt's University Singers. “Mi Lugar” explores the idea of home through childhood memories.

The other winning poems, Celcie Martin's “Mi casa es…” and Lila Salinas' “Mi corazon,” have been set to music for smaller forces by Cal Poly Humboldt faculty, students and local composers. “Mi corazon” was set by composition student Ora Allison and Martin's poem was set to music by faculty composer Brian Post, music department pianist and composer John Chernoff and composition student Chazz Medrano.

Dance party

A dance party featuring live music and “a great floor” will take place Monday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Admission is $9.

For bike commuters

The Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association will hold a dinner meeting Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pachanga Mexicana Restaurant, Fifth and S streets, Eureka.

The agenda will be set by participants. Included will be a discussion of Bike Month Humboldt events. For more information, call Rick Knapp, president, at 707-499-5918.

Film screening

La Comida Nos Une, “The Food That Unites Us,” is a USDA-funded project at Cal Poly Humboldt that examines the scientific, political, socioeconomic and social justice aspects of sustainable food systems.

As part of the project, a food celebration and screening of “Las Kitchenistas” will take place May 3 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Behavioral & Social Sciences building, Room 166, on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus in Arcata.

The film will be followed by a virtual panel of “Kitchenista” participants and staff, food demonstrations, as well as a panel of local speakers. This event is free and open to campus and the community. RSVP to help with planning purposes at https:// docs.google.com/forms/ d/e/1FAIpQLSen8Cob7v_ akj2QyYGIusb1DCJxBbrugp4KjHjqbiLpDyHs5g/ viewform.

Disaster prep

The Blue Lake Rancheria is hosting a free Disaster Preparedness Academy for Spanish-speaking members of the community to be held in Arcata on May 4. Participants will each receive a disaster kit.

This event is limited to 25 people. To register, go to https://www.bluelakerancheria-nsn.gov/ events/disaster-preparedness-academy-uihs/. For more information, email rtic@bluelakerancheriansn.gov or call 707-6685101, ext. 1049.

Street festival

The Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity will host the third annual Eureka Chinatown Street Festival — Year of the Dragon — on May 4 from 4 to 9 p.m. in front of the Clarke Historical Museum, 240 E St., Eureka.

May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month, honoring the achievements and contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

This lively local event is free to the public. The street in front of the museum will be filled with Lion dancers, street performances by local Asian artists, Asian food trucks, artisan vendors, a kid zone and more.

From 4 to 6 p.m., is the Lion Blessing of Businesses. Starting at the Chinatown Mural at E Street and Charlie Moon Way, follow the Lion dancers through the streets of Old Town as they bless local businesses for good luck and prosperity.

From 6 to 9 p.m., the street festival will feature performances by traditional Lion and Dragon Dancers, Humboldt Taiko, Humboldt County Lao Dancers, K-Pop Dance Team from Eureka High School, Humboldt Rockers and Samba da Alegria.

For more information, visit https://www.hapihumboldt.org/.