The Absynth Quintet (finally) plays for Humboldt Surfrider

Who's excited to play Ocean Night?

Those banjo players are quick, but the stand-up bass and Tofu’s drum kit weighed down the Absynth Quintet boys just long enough for us to catch up to them, grab’em by an ear and say, “Play for us, darn you!” Knowing what was good for them, they put on their smilingest faces and promised to show up at Arcata Theatre Lounge for our August 5 Ocean Night. Now that we’ve corralled them, please make it worth everyone’s while by coming out to support great music and important causes.

As always, Ocean Night is sponsored by Humboldt Surfrider, Humboldt Baykeeper and Ocean Conservancy. It’s all ages and we’re asking a $3-$10 donation – a bit more than usual, but it’s an extra-special and slightly more expensive night – clearly, a total bargain! (Also seeking business sponsorships – email humboldt@surfrider.org.)

Films for the Thursday, Aug. 5 event are:

Can you break the habit?

Bag It – Is Your Life Too Plastic?

Shelter, from the Moonshine Conspiracy:

We’re also featuring a video from Team Marine and some cool underwater freediving footage from locals Andrew Weltz and Kirby Morejohn.

Volunteer for “Oceans”!

We have a rare opportunity to table at Broadway Cinema for the opening of Disney’s new, amazing ”Oceans” movie.

Volunteers are needed for the following times:

• Friday, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
• Saturday, 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. (movie plays at 11:45 a.m.)

All volunteers will receive a free pass to ”Oceans” as thanks! Email Jennifer at humboldt@surfrider.org ASAP to sign up! Thanks! And please check the movie out regardless – it’s supposed to be amazing! We really appreciate Coming Attractions‘ support!

Mad River Beach Clean-up report

Thanks, Debbie!

April 10 cleanup at Mad River Beach with Warren from HSU and his crew plus Surfrider locals. If nails were gold, we’d be rollin in it!  Picture of Jody, Adrien and entire crew. I think we took out six buckets of nails plus other stuff.

Kick Butts Day, March 27 – Arcata Plaza

Clean’em up at the source with the folks from Tobacco Free Humboldt!

Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Arcata Plaza.

Stats about cigarette butt litter here.

Hold On to Your Butts!

Highway Clean-Up this Saturday!

Time to maintain our little chunk o’highway up in Trinidad – join Humboldt Surfrider for a clean-up Saturday morning!

Meet at the rest stop north of Trinidad at 9 a.m., this Saturday, March 6.

(Ages 16 and over only.)

Contact: adrien@kokatat.com for more info.

You’ve heard about the Pacific Gyre, now introducing, the Atlantic! (boo)

From Surfrider’s PDX compatriots:

Hey Oceansavas:

Lots more to come from my journey to the North Atlantic Gyre. Absolutely mindblowing experience. Seeing this stuff firsthand, in a liquid wilderness, and finding that it’s ubiquitous is a tough pill to swallow. We did 37 trawls for plastic fragments. Each positive. BLECK. Then the patches of crap….fish living in buckets…living in pipes…transparent jellyfish with plastic flecs inside…lighters, shotgun shells…bleach bottles with fish teeth marks…milk crates…….it’s all there….

Stiv

Surfrider meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2

February 2010 Agenda

Website: http://www.surfrider.org/humboldt

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/humboldtsurfrider

Facebook: search for “surfrider humboldt”

Co-op Register Donation Program: #87382

Adopt-a-Highway volunteer day UPDATE postponed till Jan. 30

Weather permitting, we’ll be cleaning up our Trinidad area stretch of highway Saturday, Jan. 30. Contact Adrien for details – we’ll send out a reminder email next week, too.

Free, all ages movie night at Arcata Theatre Lounge – tonight!

Please come out to help ensure this free, all ages monthly event can continue! We need to show we have your support! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and movies start at 7 p.m.


Tonight, Surfrider presents Stylemasters: “Journey back to an era of change, when boards became shorter and movements more radical. Shot in the late ’70s STYLEMASTERS chronicles the progression of surfing in this pivotal time, documenting the lifestyle and performance of some of the most influential surfers ever.”
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Coming in December: Dear & Yonder. “Created by Tiffany Campbell and Andria Lessler, the movie features a diverse cast of daring ladies united by their love of the sea.”

In January: The Cove, “a 2009 exposé of the annual killing of about 2,300 dolphins in a National Park at Taiji, Wakayama in Japan. The film was directed by former National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, and was filmed secretly during 2007 using underwater microphones and high-definition cameras disguised as rocks.”

The monthly event is sponsored by Humboldt Surfrider, Ocean Conservancy and Humboldt Baykeeper .

Five reasons to read this post

DbH at ATL for ISD

First – thanks to everyone who made International Surfing Day 2009 a huge success for Humboldt Surfrider!

Second – forgive the lag time between posts. It’s summer, baby!

Third – not too late to volunteer for July 4 (Happy Birthday Jonny Redboard!) on the Arcata Plaza! Email Kalei at kcolridge@gmail.com.

Fourth – Clam Beach clean-up Sunday, July 5!

Fifth – regular chapter meeting and update Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m., Plaza Grill View Room area. So much to report!

Will catch up more soon. You can always email humboldt@surfrider.org with any questions, demands or offerings.