Humboldt State Now: Events http://now.humboldt.edu en now@humboldt.edu Copyright 2008 2008-09-11T04:00:00-08:00 Earthquake Simulator at County Fair http://now.humboldt.edu/events/earthquake-simulator-at-county-fair/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/earthquake-simulator-at-county-fair/ Dr. Lori Dengler, chair of Humboldt State’s Department of Geology, has arranged for a mobile earthquake simulator to be in place the first Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9, at the Humboldt County Fair. The simulator, nicknamed “Big Shaker,” is reputed to be the largest mobile facility of its kind in the world. It can duplicate a variety of seismic events with a magnitude as high as 8.5. The vehicle is a truck trailer housing a mock-up living room that can accommodate nine people at a time. A customized hydraulic system generates the “quakes.” Big Shaker is used to inform the public that some 80 percent of earthquake injuries and deaths are caused by flying household objects that could be secured for $50 to $100 per room.

Dr. Dengler organized the simulator’s presentation at the fair with the financial support of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, Trinidad Rancheria, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, LACO Associates, SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists, the Humboldt Area Foundation, William Lettis & Associates and Winzler & Kelly.

Again this year, Dr. Dengler has organized four HSU students to staff the Earthquake-Tsunami Room for the fair’s entire run.

Free with paid admission Humboldt County Fairgrounds]]> Activites & Recreation 2008-08-07T11:00:00-07:00 Design Your Future Exhibit http://now.humboldt.edu/events/design-your-future-exhibit2/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/design-your-future-exhibit2/ Humboldt State University cordially invites the public to the Discovery Museum on Friday, August 8, from noon to 2:00 p.m. for the official unveiling of five new simple machine exhibits created by area teachers under the auspices of the Design Your Future Teaching Institute, an adjunct of the North Coast Engineering Academies project housed at HSU.

The programs encourage the teaching of more engineering concepts in K-12 North Coast schools, with a concentration on high schools. Teachers from a host of local schools participated in the first institute, designing and constructing simple machine displays to instruct children visiting the Discovery Museum about physics principles.

The museum is located at the corner of 3rd and F streets in Eureka and details are available at the Design Your Future Web site, or from Professor Beth Eschenbach of HSU’s Department of Environmental Resources Engineering at beth.eschenbach@humboldt.edu.

Free Discovery Museum]]> Clubs & Campus Organizations 2008-08-08T12:00:00-07:00 NHM Free Days in August http://now.humboldt.edu/events/nhm-free-days-in-august1/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/nhm-free-days-in-august1/ Everyone is admitted to the museum for free on Saturday, August 9. The free admission day is sponsored by Pierson’s. Stop by and see what’s new at the museum, for free! The Museum is located at 1315 G Street in Arcata.

Free Natural History Museum]]> Activites & Recreation 2008-08-09T08:00:01-07:00 Museum Yard and Plant Sale http://now.humboldt.edu/events/museum-yard-and-plant-sale/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/museum-yard-and-plant-sale/ Come to the Natural History Museum’s 5th annual Yard and Plant Sale on Saturday, August 9 and find some great deals while helping out the Museum. The hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The museum seeks donations of gently used books, sporting goods, clothes, furniture, kitchen supplies and children’s items, etc. Please, no computers or other hard-to-dispose-of items. All proceeds benefit the Museum’s education programs. Volunteers for the event are also needed. If you’d like to donate or volunteer, please contact the museum to make arrangements.

Free Natural History Museum]]> Activites & Recreation 2008-08-09T09:00:00-07:00 Creative Flamenco Sevillanas http://now.humboldt.edu/events/creative-flamenco-sevillanas/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/creative-flamenco-sevillanas/
Separate workshops for adults and children.

Space is limited, register by Aug. 8. More details at http://www.humboldt.edu/flamenco $20 per workshop ]]> Activites & Recreation 2008-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 Live Raptor Presentation http://now.humboldt.edu/events/live-raptor-presentation/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/live-raptor-presentation/ Humboldt Wildlife Care Center returns on Saturday, August 16 with a selection of their non-releaseable birds of prey. Four 15-minute programs are presented beginning at 1 p.m. and going until 2 p.m. Seating is limited to 15 people per session to reduce stress on the animals. All ages are welcome. This very popular program is first-come-first-served. The program is free with paid admission. (Members are free.) Tickets are available earlier in the day at the Museum’s front desk.

Free with paid admission Natural History Museum]]> Activites & Recreation 2008-08-16T13:00:00-07:00 LGBT 101 Workshop http://now.humboldt.edu/events/lgbt-101-workshop/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/lgbt-101-workshop/ Workshops 2008-08-25T17:00:00-07:00 Gender This! http://now.humboldt.edu/events/gender-this/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/gender-this/ Workshops 2008-08-25T18:00:00-07:00 Just Rescue http://now.humboldt.edu/events/just-rescue/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/just-rescue/ Workshops 2008-08-25T19:00:00-07:00 Reggae Legends Steel Pulse http://now.humboldt.edu/events/reggae-legends-steel-pulse/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/reggae-legends-steel-pulse/ Join CenterArts and British reggae legends Steel Pulse on August 26 in the Kate Buchanan Room. Tickets go on sale May 30th for this event.
For more information and credit card orders call CenterArts at 826-3928

Please inquire Kate Buchanan Room]]> Music 2008-08-26T21:00:00-07:00