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Dance classes

Humboldt Asian Pacific Islanders is providing courses in Japanese competition dancing in preparation for the fifth annual Humboldt Obon Festival.

Dances will probably be taught Sundays and Mondays, beginning July 5 at 6 p.m. on the Redwood Raks Collective Jade Studio, 824 L St. within the Creamery Building in Arcata.

All are welcome. Dance equipment will probably be supplied. You don’t want a associate or particular footwear. For extra info, go to or name or textual content 707-496-6734.

Beach cleanup

Every Independence Day, hundreds collect alongside Crescent City’s shoreline to rejoice. But when the festivities finish, seashores are left with the lasting influence of litter and firework particles.

On July 5, Redwood Parks Conservancy invitations group members to return collectively for the annual “5th of July Beach Clean-Up,” a volunteer effort devoted to restoring the fantastic thing about the shoreline and defending the wildlife and marine ecosystems that depend upon it.

Everyone will meet at 110 Anchor Way within the parking zone subsequent to Schmidt’s House of Jambalaya in Crescent City. Volunteers are requested to RSVP by going to

Those unable to attend in individual can nonetheless help the trouble by making a donation to Redwood Parks Conservancy. Contributions assist fund the provides, gear and employees wanted to make the cleanup a hit. To be taught extra or to donate, go to redwoodparksconservancy.org.

Pulling ivy

The Sequoia Park Ivy League is again for one more invasive ivy pull. Volunteers are invited to drop by the park anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on July 11. Meet on the Glatt Street fountain at Glatt and T streets, Eureka. The Ivy League will present all of the wanted provides in addition to some coaching.

This occasion is household pleasant; minors have to be accompanied and managed by their guardian. For extra info, name 707-441-4218.