Community Calendar

Join the OSF Education team in an adventure through Shakespeare's World. Learn more about Shakespeare's words as we play Dictionary from 1605! Come along as we journey from the small town of Stratford-Upon-Avon with Shakespeare to arrive on streets of London around 1584, rich with a vibrant (and sometimes smelly) population. Celebrate Shakespeare's birthday with OSF and enjoy this investigation of the time, plays, and inventiveness of the world's most produced playwright.

This event is best for ages 16 and up, though interested younger participants are welcome, with an adult.

Join our Teen Court Leader's Board as they share what is new with Teen Court. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about who we are, what we do, and how you can be involved. Our leaders will also be facilitating a discussion around how we can improve our program and presence in the Humboldt community.

Join us at the Schneider Museum of Art on Thursday, April 30, for the opening reception of our newest exhibition, "Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art."
We’ll have hors d'oeuvres and complimentary wine generously provided by Foris Wine to enjoy as you explore the museum.

What’s on View:

Treehaven and Heiter Galleries: "Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art." Explore paintings, sculpture, and furniture from the group’s most iconic members, including Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Fernand Léger. Born in opposition to surrealism, this group promoted "structure and construction," featuring works rarely seen together since 1930. This touring exhibition was organized by the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia.

Entry and Main Galleries: Masterworks on Loan and Highlights from the Permanent Collection. A curated look at some of the most significant pieces in our care alongside special guest works.

Event Details
📅 Thursday, April 30
🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Schneider Museum of Art

The "Cercle et Carré" exhibition is supported by the Daura Foundation.

This exhibition will be on view through August 8, 2026.

More information at https://sma.sou.edu/exhibitions/cercle-et-carre-and-the-international-spirit-of-abstract-art/

Join Cal Poly Humboldt research faculty member Vincent Ialenti as he explores America's nuclear waste gridlock and the future of Humboldt Bay’s storage site– one of over seventy stranded nuclear waste sites across the country. Learn how legal, financial, and cultural forces have influenced the U.S. nuclear waste program, and where Humboldt Bay sits within the broader national challenge of governing radioactive materials as societies attempt to make credible, long term promises about safety, stewardship, and justice.

This event is free and open to the public and will be held on Thursday, April 30th from 5:30-7:00 pm in BSS 166 at Cal Poly Humboldt. For questions, contact schatzenergy@humboldt.edu or call 707-826-4345.

More details at: https://schatzcenter.org/2026/03/speaker-vincentialenti/

We are a Zen practice community in the Diamond Sangha lineage founded by Robert Aitken Rōshi. We provide zazen(meditation) instruction, weekly zazen, practice talks, Dharma discussions and more.

Thursday April 30th 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Casey Dunn lives on a Southern Oregon farm and is a local author of Southern Gothic Suspense, with Booklist comparing her novel, Silence on Cold River to Silence of the Lambs. She’s excited to be in conversation with Tamika Thompson, dubbed “the queen of ‘social horror'” by Bookstr, about Thompson‘s debut gothic novel set in a public housing project. The two will discuss the recent evolution of gothic literature, balancing the supernatural with realism within their work, and navigating genre labels, including thriller, horror, mystery, and suspense.
About the book: “Ringing with lyricism and suspense, The Curse of Hester Gardens is a compelling vision of the horror of trying to raise sons in public housing haunted by violence. Despite ghosts and the uncanny, the true terror is the trap of poverty, which tests a mother’s love to its limits. Tamika Thompson‘s sharp characterization and insightful storytelling make this a must-read.”
—Tananarive Due, Los Angeles Book Prize and Bram Stoker Award winner, THE REFORMATORY

K.C. Winters is an author, illustrator, and longtime educator whose work blends watercolor art, historical research, and human storytelling. One Balloon: Silent Attack on the American Homeland is based on a true World War II event that happened in southeastern Oregon near Klamath Falls on May 5, 1945. A story of history, compassion and forgiveness. A lecture and slide presentation plus Q&A and book signing with the author.

Naturopath physician Mikinzie Smoot will lead adults in strength-building exercises – incorporating weights, weight bars and step platforms.

Book directly with instructor for this one-hour class – offered weekly on Wednesday at 8-9am and Fridays 8:15-9:15am.

For registration and payment: https://www.jvillefitness.com For information call: 541-621-1883 or email: drsmootmedspa@gmail.com

The Best of the Best features high school students from Southern Oregon. The show is juried on who gets to show their art; each school is allowed 10 projects. Once the museum puts the art on display a committee of local artists judge the art for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Show is up until May 5th. Come down and show these young artists your support.

Cookbook Sale

The Friends the Redwood Libraries will present a special one-day sale of Cookbooks only on Friday, May 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Eureka Library, 1313 Third Street. The sale is open to everyone. 

Over 1,000 Cookbooks will be on offer, many of them from private collectors. Prices will be $0.25 for spiral bound, $0.50 for paperbound, and $1.00 for hardbound. Credit cards are welcome; small bills are appreciated for cash sales. 

 All proceeds benefit the entire Humboldt County Library system