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Friday, 29 May 2009 |
Thursday, June 17 – Sunday, June 27
Monster Energy Mammoth Motocross
One of the top amateur national events in the motorcycle industry. Enjoy the rush of watching some of the best motocross competitors in the world compete on the famous Mammoth Motocross track located at 8,000 feet. Riders who have honed their skills in the challenging Mammoth Motorcross Track include Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy mcGrath, James Stewart, Rick Johnson, David Bailey, Travis Pastrana. Contact (760) 934-9645.
Friday June 25
Fiddlin’ Pete & Neil Gelvin play at Bishop Arts Walk
Stroll through downtown Bishop, hear some great music, and take the opportunity to meet and support local artists, including Lynn Wechsler, Wanda Daugherty, Dana Clair, Laura Talbot, Mary Matlick, Maryann Thomas, Ron & Nancy Overholtz, Bev Schroeder, Robert Kelty, Don Roberts and Skandar. Other musical groups include the Eastside Trio and the Folk & Cello Experiment.6-9 p.m. in Talmadge Park (next to Amigos)
Campfire Program
“Those Incredible Bears,” presented by Inyo Recreation. 8-9 p.m., Shady Rest Amphitheater. Free Admission. Call for info (760) 924-5500
Mammoth Mountain Bike Park & Scenic Gondola Opening Day
For information, visit www.mammothmountain.com, or call (760) 934-2571
Movies Under the Stars at the Village at Mammoth
“This is it-Michael Jackson. ”Join us at the Village at Mammoth for Free family movies under the stars. Movies begin at Dusk (8 p.m.). Seating provided for the first 80 people, bring a blanket as it does get chilly! Popcorn & drinks for sale. (Weather permitting. All times and dates are subject to change.) For info, visit www.villageatmammoth.com or call (760) 924-1575.
Saturday June 26
Benton Lily Tour with Eastern Sierra Land Trust
Enjoy the wonders of a thriving alkali meadow at Eastern Sierra Land Trust’s Benton Hot Springs Ranch Conservation Easement. Karen Ferrell-Ingram, ESLT executive director, will lead a walk to see the rare Calochortus excavatus, the Inyo County star tulip, in bloom, along with other alkali meadow flowers. We will also take a look at the birds and other wildlife, exploring a meadow and wetlands usually not open to the public. Meet in Benton at the intersection of Hwy 6 and SR 120 at 9 a.m. If you’d like to carpool from Bishop, meet at the parking lot west of Joseph’s Market at 8am. To RSVP and for more information, please contact Sarah Spano at
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or call (760) 873-4554. Suggested donation $10.
Sunday June 27
Sierra Club Hike
Join the Sierra Club hiking to Glass Creek Meadow from Glass Creek Campground. See millions of buttercups and effects of sheep grazing. Moderate 7 mile RT. Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen etc. Meet at 8am at ML Union Bank parking lot. Dogs limited. Contact Jean Dillingham 760 648-7109 or John Walter 760 934 7176.
Movies Under the Stars at the Village at Mammoth
“Jaws. ”Join us at the Village at Mammoth for Free family movies under the stars. Movies begin at Dusk (8 p.m.). Seating provided for the first 80 people, bring a blanket as it does get chilly! Popcorn & drinks for sale. (Weather permitting. All times and dates are subject to change.) For info, visit www.villageatmammoth.com or call (760) 924-1575.
Wednesday June 30
Brown Bag Lunch at Eastern Sierra Land Trust
Join Eastern Sierra Land Trust to hear about the creative and inspiring work of Eastern Sierra Plein Air Painters. Several members of The Eastern Sierra Plein Air Painters will be the featured guests. Some will be painting, so come see what they have been working on this spring. The topic of this Brown Bag Lunch is in anticipation of ESLT’s Art for Conservation Show & Sale, which will feature 20 Eastern Sierra artists during the month of July at the Mono Council for the Arts Gallery in Mammoth Lakes, proceeds of which will benefit the important work of preserving Eastern Sierra lands. Bring a lunch, ESLT will provide drinks. Noon in the garden at 176 Home Street in Bishop. For more information, please email Sarah Spano at
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, or call (760) 873-4554.
Thursday July 1 –
Saturday July 31
Art for Conservation Show & Sale
Eastern Sierra Land Trust’s second annual Art for Conservation Show & Sale opens July 1 at Mono Council for the Arts gallery in Mammoth Lakes. ESLT is partnering with more than 20 local artists featuring works created at a Plein Air Paint Out held at the Benton Hot Springs Ranch conservation easement in May. Proceeds from the sale will benefit ESLT’s important land preservation work that offers conservation alternatives to willing landowners who would like to permanently preserve their land. Open to the public 12-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays. The Mono Council for the Arts is located at 3343 Main Street in the Luxury Outlet Mall in Mammoth Lakes. For more information, contact Mary McGurke at
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or (760) 873-4554.
Friday July 2
One Love, One Country Reggae Concert Series
6 p.m., Village at Mammoth
Raiz Musik and the Devastators will play Friday evening. A total of six bands are slated for the weekend reggae series. Watch for more details.
Saturday July 3
Tour of Homes
Tour some of Mammoth’s most extraordinary homes. Pick up maps and home highlight books at the Lutheran church at Meridian and Old Mammoth Road at 12:30. Tour goes from 1-4 p.m. Tickets $25 at Mammoth Business Essentials and Bishop Art Supply. (760) 934-8227.
Celebrate the Arts
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Footloose Sports parking lot, corner of Main and Old Mammoth Road, Contact: (760) 873-7242. 2010 marks the 33rd annual July 4th celebration by the Mono Council for the Arts. Artwork from 60 fine artists and craftsmen will be on display. Also, entertainment for the kids, a beer and wine garden and food will be available at the venue.
Chalk It Up
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Luxury Outlet Mall parking lot. Watch local artists turn squares of asphalt into works of art. Squares and chalk available for the kids to create their own masterpieces. Characters from Alice in Wonderful will be on hand. The event is put on by the Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theater.
Fiddlin’ Pete Picnic Concert
Noon to 3 p.m., Pokonobe Lodge at Lake Mary, Contact: (760) 873-4616
Gourmet family picnic buffet lunch on the deck followed by a concert in the Lodge. Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott and Neil Gelvin. Adults $20; kids $10; pre-schoolers free.
Fiddlin’ Pete Dinner Concert
6 p.m. Pokonobe Lodge at Lake Mary, Contact: (760) 873-4616. Sixth annual dinner concert featuring Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott and Neil Gelvin at the historic Pokonobe Lodge with dinner prepared by Wilderness Catering. Limited seating so make your reservations early.
Horseshoe Tournament
Village at Mammoth
2 p.m.
Registration information: (760) 924-1575
Remember, close is only good in horseshoes. Come out and try your luck.
One Love, One Country
Reggae Concert Series
Village at Mammoth
3 p.m.
Bands to be announced. A DJ will play throughout the weekend.
Rubber Ducky Races
Village at Mammoth
4 p.m.
Time to get those ducks out of the bathtub and put them to the test amongst a field of very competitive quackers. To register or for more information, call (760) 924-1575.
First Annual Chihuahua Races
Village at Mammoth
5 p.m.
If these critters can stop shaking and yapping long enough to run in a straight line, this should be an electrifying event. At least their little warm-up togs should be cute. To register or for more information, call (760) 924-1575.
Ben & Jerry’s Vermonster Ice Cream Eating Contest
Village at Mammoth
Evening, time to be announced.
This is one to enter even if you know you’ll lose. When it comes to ice cream, there are definitely no losers. Make mine a triple scoop with nuts. To register or for more information, call (760) 924-1575.
Village at Mammoth Fireworks Display
Dusk
Dunk Tank
Details to be announced
This is your chance to slam dunk your friends and neighbors, depending on the accuracy of your arm.
Annual June Lake “Best of the Best” sale
Sponsored by June Lake Loop Women’s Club, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the June Lake Community Center parking lot. We have saved all the best of what we have from our Thrift Store all year for this special one day event. All purchases and donations go towards the June Lake Loop Women’s Club goals of serving the community and offering scholarships to the students in June Lake. Contact Laura Newland, (760) 648-7527
Sunday July 4
Book Sale and Silent Auction
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Crowley Lake Community Center. Sponsored by Crowley Lake Friends of The Library. Auction Items include night at Rainbow Tarns B&B, kayak excursion with picnic, dinners at restaurants, artwork and other great items. For information contact Tim Willoughby, (760) 9035-4892.
Monday July 5
Mono Lake Historical Society
Local authors Don Banta and David Carle will show slides and tell stories from their book Mono Lake Basin at the 5:30 p.m. meeting of the Mono Basin Historical Society at the Lee Vining Community Center. Business meeting first, followed by a potluck dinner at 6:30 and the free slide program at 7 p.m. For more information, call (760) 647-6461. The Mono Basin Historical Society operates the Old Schoolhouse Museum and Upside-Down House in Lee Vining, on Mattley Avenue next to Hess Park. Visit www.monobasinhs.org
Wednesday July 7
Early Season Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve
Valentine Reserve changes color throughout the wildflower season. This hike allows you to see what is blooming early in the season. Depending on the year, you can expect to see arrays of forget-me-nots, Mariposa lilies, violets and fritillary lilies, which will be in seed later in the summer. This class is a wonderful opportunity to spend time walking around the spectacular Valentine Meadow. The hike is moderately strenuous, with a 500’ elevation gain. Bring water, hat, sunscreen and a snack.
Talk given by Sherryl Taylor
Sherryl Taylor, Valentine staff
9:30 a.m. -12 Noon. Meet at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, $15 per person donation. Also July 14.
Thursday July 8
The Forest of Valentine Reserve
Learn to identify the five most common species of conifers at Valentine Reserve by looking at cones, needles, bark and other features of each tree. On this easy walk, the importance of fire to the forest ecosystem will be discussed as well as the role Mountain Pine beetles play in forest ecology. Bring water, hat, sunscreen and a snack.
Talk by Leslie Dawson, Valentine Reserve Education Coordinator
9:30 a.m. -12 Noon; moderate hike
Meet at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, $15 donation per person. Also on July 15.
Friday July 9
Black Bears
While walking through Black Bear forest habitat you will see bear-scratched trees, a bear den and occasionally bear tracks. Leslie Dawson, Valentine Reserve Education Coordinator, will talk about how bears survive in the forest, and how Mammoth Lakes is managing its bear population. Children welcome.
9:30 a.m. - 12 Noon, easy hike. $15 donation. Also July 16 and Saturday July 10
Living History-Los Angeles to Valentine Camp in the 1920s
In the 1920s some of the most influential men of Los Angeles left the city once a year and came to Valentine Camp to hike and fish. Join local historian and storyteller Ken Irvine as he talks about this period. Ken lives in the posh Alexandria Hotel and frequently lunches at the California Club with William Mulholland. He is acquainted with William Valentine (Robinson’s Department Store), Henry O’Melveney (law), William Kerchoff (Southern California Gas), and Joseph Sartori (Security Pacific Bank). Ken is invited to be their guest in 1924 at Valentine Camp. Ken will tell stories about Los Angeles, Old Mammoth and life with the rich and powerful at Valentine Camp. The group will walk in the Valentine entrance road and around the historic log cabins. 9 - 11:30 a.m. $15 donation. Meet at entrance.
Also on July 24.
Saturday July 10
June Lake Triathlon
Master Gardener Herb Cooking Class
This 3-hour class will teach you everything you ever wanted to know regarding cooking with herbs. Taught by University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardeners of Inyo-Mono counties, the class will focus on growing herbs, cooking with herbs, and making gifts with herbs. You will receive recipes and handouts, and eat delicious food. 9 a.m. - Noon, Jill Kinmont Boothe School. Register in person at the UCCE Office, at 207 W. South Street, Bishop. For more information, contact Maggie Kingsbury at (760) 872-4219.
Wednesday July 14
Early Season Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve
Valentine Reserve changes color throughout the wildflower season. This hike allows you to see what is blooming early in the season. Depending on the year, you can expect to see arrays of forget-me-nots, Mariposa lilies, violets and fritillary lilies, which will be in seed later in the summer. This class is a wonderful opportunity to spend time walking around the spectacular Valentine Meadow. The hike is moderately strenuous, with a 500’ elevation gain. Bring water, hat, sunscreen and a snack.
Talk given by Sherryl Taylor
Sherryl Taylor, Valentine staff
9:30 a.m. -12 Noon. Meet at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, $15 per person donation.
Thursday July 15
The Forest of Valentine Reserve
Learn to identify the five most common species of conifers at Valentine Reserve by looking at cones, needles, bark and other features of each tree. On this easy walk, the importance of fire to the forest ecosystem will be discussed as well as the role Mountain Pine beetles play in forest ecology. Bring water, hat, sunscreen and a snack.
Talk by Leslie Dawson, Valentine Reserve Education Coordinator
9:30 a.m. -12 Noon; moderate hike
Meet at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, $15 donation per person.
Friday July 16
Black Bears
While walking through Black Bear forest habitat you will see bear-scratched trees, a bear den and occasionally bear tracks. Leslie Dawson, Valentine Reserve Education Coordinator, will talk about how bears survive in the forest, and how Mammoth Lakes is managing its bear population. Children welcome.
9:30 a.m. - 12 Noon, easy hike. $15 donation.
Wednesday July 21
Introduction to the Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve
Every plant has a story, or a native use, and learning a plant’s story is often a key to helping remember its name. If you are looking for a fun way to learn many local wildflowers by common name this is your class. Valentine Reserve Education Coordinator Leslie Dawson will lead a hike through five distinct plant communities, and the dominant species found in each community will be described. This class is a wonderful opportunity to spend time walking around the spectacular Valentine Meadow. Bring water, hat, sunscreen and a snack. 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.; moderately strenuous. Meet at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, $15 per person donation. Also July 22 and 23.
Saturday July 24
Living History-Los Angeles to Valentine Camp in the 1920s
In the 1920s some of the most influential men of Los Angeles left the city once a year and came to Valentine Camp to hike and fish. Join local historian and storyteller Ken Irvine as he talks about this period. Ken lives in the posh Alexandria Hotel and frequently lunches at the California Club with William Mulholland. He is acquainted with William Valentine (Robinson’s Department Store), Henry O’Melveney (law), William Kerchoff (Southern California Gas), and Joseph Sartori (Security Pacific Bank). Ken is invited to be their guest in 1924 at Valentine Camp. Ken will tell stories about Los Angeles, Old Mammoth and life with the rich and powerful at Valentine Camp. The group will walk in the Valentine entrance road and around the historic log cabins. 9 - 11:30 a.m. $15 donation. Meet at entrance.
Friday July 23 –
Sunday July 25
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sierra Classic Theatre presents play by William Shakespeare
Friday July 30 –
Sunday August 1
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sierra Classic Theatre presents play by William Shakespeare
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Friday, July 30 – Saturday, July 31
Explore Mono Basin
7th Annual Ghosts of the Sagebrush Tour, a fundraiser for the Mono Basin Historical Society, will explore “1940 in the Mono Basin, A Year on the Edge of Change.” On Friday, dinner will be served at the Lee Vining Community Center at 6 PM, with live swing-era music by the Bishop Big Band and a dance at 8PM. On Saturday, the all-day Tour program will begin at 10 AM at the Old Schoolhouse Museum, next to Hess Park in Lee Vining, with old-timers’ recollections of 1940 in Lee Vining, then after a picnic lunch, move to Grant Dam and the West Portal Construction Camp site to explore the construction history of water diversions by Los Angeles with guest speakers and historic photo displays. Tickets for the fundraiser dinner/dance are available now: $20 for adults and $15 for children (6 to 12); tickets for the Tour are $20. Available at the Old Schoolhouse Museum, (760)647-6461;
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