March 5-16
Friday, March 5/
FAC (Friday Afternoon Club) at Lakanuki, 3-6 p.m. 1/2 off specials!
Avalon Jazz Trio plays Rafters. 8-11 p.m.
Pete Eller is back! Listen to the live broadcast of his classic rock show from The Tap at www.thesheetradio.com. 5-9 p.m.
Fire pit @ the Yodler. Friday and Saturday. Warm up after a great day of skiing/snowboarding and enjoy apres ski drink/food specials. 760.934.0606.
Apres ski bands play MMSA venues: Little Eagle, Canyon, Main Lodge. Check www.mammothmountain.com for times and artists.
Millpond Music Festival guitar favorite David Jacobs-Strain returns to Bishop for a 7 p.m. concert in the Inyo Council for the Arts theater, 137 Main St. Tix: $15 adult. $12 seniors, $10 students. Info: 760.873.8014.
Vertical Limit @ Auld Dub, 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 6/
Late night happy hour @ Grumpy’s every night. 10 p.m. ‘til close. $2 domestic drafts, more. Don’t forget: $5 Jagermeister shots all day every day!
Saturdays at the Whitebark Lounge in the Westin Monache with DJ Lloyd Cearley spinning the best grooves.
DJ A-LO spins it @ the Auld Dub, 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 7/
Sensual Sundays at The Tap w/DJ Lloyd Cearley, starting at 9 p.m. Get in the “cue” for Pool Tourneys, 2 & 6 p.m.!
Tuesday, March 9/
Darts League @ The Tap, 6 p.m.
DJ Thor the Falconeer spins you senseless @ Auld Dub, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 10/
Wild Wednesday @ Whiskey Creek.
Open Mic @ Stellar Brew. 7-11 p.m.
Thursday, March 11/
Open Mic Night @ The Tap starting at 8 p.m.
Vidiot Night at the Outlaw Saloon! Bring helmet cams, video cams or your own home-brewed DVDs and show your professional “Vidiot skillz” on our Big Screen! Drink specials 6-9 p.m.
Avalon Jazz Trio plays Rafters. 8-11 p.m., and Friday, March 12, with Clair Herrera!
Friday, March 5-7/
Friends of the Inyo Surprise Canyon Exploration & Invasives. This weekend trip is a spectacular desert escape and a great way to give back to the land. Both Saturday and Sunday will offer hikes up Surprise Canyon, a watery oasis in the Panamint Mountains on the edge of Death Valley National Park, while helping control and remove invasive species that are damaging the canyon. Advance registration required. Free and open to all! Info/sign-up: e-mail explore@friendsoftheinyo.org or call 760.873.6500.
Friday, March 5/
Family Movie Night, 7 p.m. in the Mammoth Lakes Library. Tonight: Oscar-nominated Disney-Pixar animated feature “Up.”
Saturday, March 6/
P3 Demo Days. Free 2011 ski and snowboard demos. BBQ. Beer! Grillin’ and chillin’ all day. On Main Street next to Base Camp. 760.934.9500 (Sunday also).
June Mountain Ski Patrol & Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center present Avalanche Awareness Night in the June Lake Community Center, beginning at 6 p.m. Discussion will be on “Local Avalanches, Backcountry Travel, Local Weather Patterns and Season History, Human Factors in Avalanches.”
Pleasant Valley Reservoir Birding
Are winter’s mergansers, goldeneyes, and other visitors still around? Anybody singing yet? Join Larry Nahm and Carolyn Gann for a morning walk of about three miles. Meet at 8 a.m. at the “Y” behind Bishop’s Shell station. More info: 760.872.4125.
Story Time, 10:30 a.m. in the Mammoth Lakes Library. Info: 760.934.4777.
Snowshoe session with Merilyn McGill, accomplished runner and triathlete every Saturday at 11 a.m. at Snowcreek Athletic Club. FREE to members and guests. Bring your own snowshoes. Info: 760.934.8511.
Sunday, March 7/
Unbound Freestyle Series – Boardercross at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. Lift ticket or season pass, entry fee and USASA membership required. Info: 760.934.2571, ext. 3174.
Monday, March 8/
AARP Tax Help, 1-5 p.m. in the Mammoth Lakes Library for low/moderate incomes. Free. Call for appointment 760.934.5674. (Also on Wednesdays.)
Tuesday, March 9/
Mono County Board of Supervisors meeting, 9 a.m. in the Bridgeport Courthouse building.
Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce Monthly Mixer, 5-7 p.m., at Lakanuki in the Village at Mammoth. Hosts this month: Eastside Magazine.
2nd Football Fundraiser Dinner Series at Gomez’s in the Village at Mammoth. Gomez’s donates 10% of dinner sales to MHS Football.
Community Reads presents a special screening of “White Ecstasy,” an Austrian film about skiing in the 1930s – a true piece of history! Inyo Council for the Arts, 137 Main St. in Bishop, 7 p.m. Free! Info: 760.873.8014.
Meryl’s Oscar Movies: “The Devil Wears Prada,” w/ Anne Hathaway, in the Mammoth Library. Free, 7 p.m.
Mammoth Lakes Tourism Commission DMO Special Meeting, 5 p.m., in either Suite Z or Town-County Conference Rm. Info: 760.934.8989.
Wednesday, March 10/
Eastern Sierra Audubon Society presentation — Shorebirds of Owens Lake. Take a virtual tour of the lake! 7 p.m., White Mountain Research Station, 3000 E. Line St., Bishop. Info: www.ESAudubon.org/760.872.7846.
Mammoth Lakes Planning Commission meeting, 2 p.m., Suite Z. Minaret Mall. Topic: Old Mammoth Place. Info: 760.934.8989.
Community Reads Event: “The Other Side of The Mountain” book discussion with Jill Kinmont Boothe in person, 2 p.m.,Mammoth Lakes Library.
Mammoth Lakes Town Council debates the merits of a Utility User tax extension. 6 p.m. Suite Z. Minaret Mall.
Thursday, March 11/
Watercolor class w/ Tom Fujiwara, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. outdoors at the Cook’s residence (Jill Kinmont Boothe’s childhood home). $30 fee includes lunch. Sign up: Andrea, 760.873.7360. A Community Reads/Altrusa event.
March 14: Long Valley Firefighter’s Association Sally DePerro benefit dinner, 4–8 p.m. in the Crowley Lake Community Center. Proceeds will help assist DePerro with expenses while undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Food provided by Salsa’s. Silent auction. Tix: available at Salsa’s Restaurant or from Robin Conners (760.924.4114) in Mammoth Hospital Administration. Donation: $10.
March 14: Fiddlin’ Pete and Neil Gelvin in concert at Sierra Inn of June Lake. The 6 p.m. dinner is a St. Patrick’s Day special, followed by the concert. $45 adults; $20/young-uns. No host bar or bring your own wine. Limited seating – call 760.648.7774 for reservations.
March 15:MARCH INYO ASSOCIATES MEETING Social Hour at Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery at 6 p.m.; Dinner at 7 p.m., Owens Valley School Multipurpose Room. Traditional St. Patrick’s Fare – Corned Beef & Cabbage
$18/person
RSVP before noon on Wednesday, March 10.
Bishop Chamber of Commerce phone (760-873-8405) or email (execdir@bishopvisitor.com)
March 16: Talk to a lawyer ENGLISH SESSION courtesy Mono Superior Court … small claims, divorces, other family or civil problems, 7-8 p.m., Mammoth Library. Childcare, refreshments. FREE.
