4:00-5:00PM Free indigo seedling giveaway. Come pick up a bundle of seedlings and learn how to grow and process indigo to extract the dye from the leaves. Includes a show-and-tell of various steps in the process. RSVP to reserve your seedlings at http://www.grahamkeegan.com/indigo-tour.

5:00-7:00PM Learn the basics of Indigo dyeing in this introductory workshop. We’ll be dyeing in an indigo vat and making patterns on the fabric using itajime, folded and bound compression. The course covers creating a ferrous vat from scratch, 4 basic folding forms: stripe, lattice, hexagon and chevron. Graham will be teaching best practices for both clamped and tied bindings, and discussing pre and post treatments for fabrics. He will be providing a cotton bandana to each attendee to begin with and encourages everyone to bring a lightweight, reasonably sized item or two (t-shirt, skirt, top, button-down or fabric piece) to fold and dip. No experience necessary. Purchase tickets at http://www.grahamkeegan.com/workshop/indigo-and-shibori-tour-workshop.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/343278822959400/

We are excited to welcome back, for the third time, some singing and songwriting pals from the Pacific Northwest, The Lowest Pair. Kendl and Palmer play banjo duets with the musical integrity of serious old-timers, and sing tunes playful and surreal with the whimsy of the forever young. One of the Sanctuary’s house bands, The Cowtown Serenaders, will open with a set of spaced out folk tunes, led by the high and lonesome sound of the musical saw.

$10-25 sliding scale
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/408067179980739

A lecture on the young animals of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.

Join photographer and videographer Alan Peterson for a look at Arcata Marsh’s youngest residents. See hummingbirds, river otters, raptors, songbirds and more in footage and photos captured by Peterson as they grow up in an abundant and competitive environment. This media-rich lecture covers how ravens encourage their young to fly, how Northern Harrier mothers and fathers take on different roles to protect and feed their offspring, how changing habitats require otter parents to change the lesson plans for their young, and other animal parenting stories from our local biodiversity hotspot. Admission is free with a $5 suggested donation.

Come and join us for life drawing sessions! Live models will pose for a variety of time durations, beginning with shorter poses and ending with longer poses. Some drawing materials provided. Please bring your own drawing board if you want to use one. Please arrive on time or 5 minutes early.

Hosted every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Upstairs at the Sanctuary (meeting room)

Cost: $5-15 donation for models and tea.

For more information, see the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/596003840838447

Come and join us every second Friday evening in the meeting room to see a rotating variety of artists. Exhibitions are two months long, see our newsletter for current artist(s) being featured.

Come the second Sunday of the month from 6pm to 9pm for sewing & mending night.

Suggested donation of $5 – $20

Call Debbie with questions.
(707) 822-4221