July 2008
July 1
Movies Under the Stars,“Hairspray,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760)924-1575, free and open to the public
July 2
SNARL Lecture Series "Rocket Fuel or Au Natural? Perchlorate in Our Food and Water," 7p.m. at the Green Church (Hwy. 395 & Benton Crossing Rd). E-mail ldawson@msi.ucsb.edu, (760) 935-4356. Free and open to the public.
July 3
4th of July Main Street Block Party, 5-10 p.m. on Main Street, (760) 934-2712
Movies Under the Stars, “Surf’s Up,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760)924-1575, free and open to the public
July 4
Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Mammoth Mall parking lot, admission $5-$7, (760) 934-0017
Footloose Freedom Mile Race, 10:10 a.m. at the Snowcreek Driving Range, www.highsierrastriders.org, (760)937-2406
4th of July Parade, 11 a.m. starting at Old Mammoth Road and Main Street, (760) 934-6717
Grumpy's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Starts a half hour after the parade is finished, free to watch and $20 to enter, www.Grumpysmammoth.com, (760) 934-8587
Fire Safety Fun Festival, after the parade until 3 p.m. at the USFS Fire Station on Sawmill Cutoff Road, iksumoto@fs.fed.us, (760) 924-5538
Fire Station #1 Open House, 12-3 p.m. at Fire Station #1 on Main Street, (760) 934-2300
Pops in the Park, 1:30p.m., Mammoth Creek Park, 45-piece orchestra playing a free concert, www.chambermusicunbound.org,(760) 934-7015
Fireworks at Crowley Lake, 9:15p.m., family entertainment at the beach starts at 5:30 p.m., www.crowleylakefishcamp.com, (760) 935-4301. $25 per car, $5 per person walk-in.
Campfire Program, “Fascinating Bears and Campfire Songs with Derik Olson,” 7:30-9 p.m., Shady RestAmphitheater, (760) 924-8328. Free and open to the public.
July 4-5
Friends of the Library Fourth of July Book Sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. onSaturday, Minaret Village Mall, all proceeds go to the Mammoth Lakes Library,(760) 934-4777
July 4-6
It's a Mammoth 4th of July Weekend! At the Village at Mammoth, www.villageatmammoth.com,(760) 924-1575
Mammoth Celebrates the Arts, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Footloose parking lot, free and open to the public, www.monoarts.org, (760) 873-7242/(760) 937-2942
July 5
4th of July Tri at Whitmore Pool, www.mammothsharks.org, (760) 914-2662
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra Annual Yard Sale, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 126 Twin Lakes Lane, www.disabledsportseasternsierra.org, (760) 934-0791
Bonnie Colgan Book Signing-“Moments in Time”, Mammoth Ski Museum, 4-7 p.m., (760) 934-5665
July 6
Fiddlin’ Pete’s Pokonobe Dinner Concert, 6 p.m., Pokonobe Lodge at Lake Mary, $45 Adults, $20 Youth, www.fiddlinpete.com, (760) 873-4616
July 8
Introduction to the Forest of Valentine Reserve Walk & Talk, 9-11:30 a.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Tourism & Recreation Commission Meeting: Tourism Issues, 4 p.m. in Suite Z in the Minaret Village Mall, www.visitmammoth.com, (760) 934-2712 ext. 1207
Movies Under the Stars, “Bee Movie,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760) 924-1575, free and open to the public
July 9
Early Season Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve Walk & Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
July 9-13
Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee, located all around Mammoth Lakes, www.mammothjazz.org, (760) 934-2478/(877) 686-5299
July 10
Living History: Los Angeles to Valentine Camp in the 1920s Walk & Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Tourism & Recreation Commission Meeting: Parks & Rec Issues, 4 p.m. in Suite Z in the Minaret Village Mall, www.visitmammoth.com, (760) 934-2712 ext. 1207
Movies Under the Stars, “Shrek 3,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760) 924-1575, free and open to the public
July 10-13
Theatre Neo at the Village, (760) 924-1575
July 11
Introduction to the Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve Walk & Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Campfire Program, “A Step Back in Time with Bodie Historian Steve Adams,” 8-9 p.m., Shady Rest Amphitheater, free and open to the public, (760) 924-8328
July 11-13
Beach Party at Crowley, 6 p.m.-midnight, food and entertainment, (760) 402-2171
July 11-12
Summer Sundown Concert Series, 7 p.m., Village at Mammoth, www.villageatmammoth.com, (760) 924-1575
July 12
June Lake Triathlon, 8 a.m. at June Lake, www.highsierratri.org, (760) 934-9234
July 15
Movies Under the Stars, “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760)924-1575, free and open to the public
July 16
Early Season Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve Walk & Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
SNARL Lecture Series "The Causes and Consequences of Species Extinction in Sierra Nevada Streams," 7 p.m. at the Green Church (Hwy. 395 & BentonCrossing Road). E-mail ldawson@msi.ucsb.edu, (760) 935-4356. Free and open to the public.
July 17
Anthropologist, Indigenous Peoples, and the Great Basin at Valentine Reserve Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Public Arts Commission Meeting, 2 p.m. in Suite Z in the Minaret Village Mall, http://www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us, (760) 934-2712 ext. 1207
Movies Under the Stars, “Enchanted,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760) 924-1575, free and open to the public
July 18
Campfire Program, “USFS Fire Prevention with Smokey Bear and Inyo National Forest,” 7:30-9 p.m., Shady Rest Amphitheater, (760) 924-8328, free and open to the public
July 18-19
Summer Sundown Concert Series, 7 p.m., Village at Mammoth, www.villageatmammoth.com, (760) 924-1575
July 20
Fiddlin’ Pete’s Pokonobe Dinner Concert, 6 p.m., Pokonobe Lodge at Lake Mary, $45 Adults, $20 Youth, www.fiddlinpete.com, (760) 873-4616
July 22
Introduction to the Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve Walk & Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Movies Under the Stars, “Spiderwick Chronicles,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760) 924-1575, free and open to the public
July 23
Black Bears Walk & Talk at Valentine Reserve, 9-11:30 a.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
July 24
Living History: Los Angeles to Valentine Camp in the 1920s Walk & Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Movies Under the Stars, “High School Musical,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760)924-1575, free and open to the public
July 25
Summer Sundown Concert Series, 7 p.m., Village at Mammoth, www.villageatmammoth.com, (760) 924-1575
Campfire Program, “Explorethe Eastern Sierra,” 8-9 p.m., Shady Rest Amphitheater, (760) 924-8328, free and open to the public
July 26
38th Annual Firemans Canoe Races & BBQ, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Horseshoe Lake, (760) 934-2300
Children's Fishing Festival, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Snowcreek Ponds, www.visitmammoth.com, (760) 934-2712
Old Timer’s BBQ, Hayden Cabin, (760) 934-6157
Village Fest and Rib Cook-off, Village at Mammoth, free, www.villageatmammoth.com,(760) 924-1575
July 27
38th Annual Firemans Picnic, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shady Rest Park, (760) 934-2300
July 27-August 5
Sierra Cycle Challenge, (760) 934-0791, www.disabledsportseasternsierra.org
July 29
Introduction to the Wildflowers of Valentine Reserve Walk & Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Movies Under the Stars, “August Rush,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760)924-1575, free and open to the public
July 30
Black Bears Walk & Talk at Valentine Reserve, 9-11:30 a.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
July 31
Anthropologist, Indigenous Peoples, and the Great Basin at Valentine Reserve Talk, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Valentine Reserve entrance gate, www.vesr.ucnrs.org, (760) 935-4356, $15 admission
Brew Master Event, Westin, 5-8 p.m., free and open to the public, www.westin.com/mammoth, (760) 934-2526
Movies Under the Stars, “The Waterhorse,” Village at Mammoth, dusk-8 p.m., www.villageatmammoth.com, (760)924-1575, free and open to the public