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Mono County Library: Illustrated Stories - Starting November 5

Join the Mono County Library for this free extra-curricular activity and explore the evolutionary development of human storytelling throughout the school year. Open to all Mono County teens and young adults in grades 9-12. Each series will have span multiple weeks with a different theme. The Illustrated Stories starts November 5 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm and continues on Thursday evenings through December 10, join for one evening or the full series and discover the way images can tell a story. Get more info and register today! 

MAC After School Programs

The After-School Art Clubs are available for students in the Mammoth Unified & Eastern Sierra school districts.  The After-School Art Club is a weekly club with a rotation of learning in visual art, media arts, theatre, and dance. The program is open to children ages 5 – 17 and will provide students the opportunity to express themselves artistically in a safe and nurturing environment. Through our After-School Art Clubs, students in Mono County are exposed to art they may not receive in school. As often as possible, the arts and craft projects will include cultural components. Get more information and register here.

Mammoth Lakes Library Virtual Homework Zone

Volunteer high school students will work with K-8 students as Homework Coaches, using their own academic experience to help along their younger peers.  Each VHZ is facilitated by the Youth Librarian, Miss Carissa, though Homework Coaches will work with individual students or small groups in zoom break-out rooms.  In these distant times, one-on-one connections like this can make a big difference. Get more information and register here. 

Mono County Virtual Peapod

Socialize with other families in Mono County online in English each Monday and Friday at 10:00 am with Mono Kids Virtual Peapods click here for the Zoom links and on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm on Facebook Live. Spanish Peapod meets virtually on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 1:30. More information is available here.

Mammoth Lakes Library Story Hour and Curbside Pickup

Join Mammoth Lakes library for a virtual story hour Wednesdays at 10:30 am in English and in Spanish on the first and third Fridays of the month via the Mammoth Lakes Library Facebook Page. Mammoth Library also has a resource page to keep school aged children busy while learning from home.

DSES Weekly Virtual Programming 

Offering recorded programming on cycling, communication, adaptive workouts, backcountry guiding, story time, gardening and more! Get more info and take a dive into these fun resources today! 

Quarantine Kitchen

Parks and Facilities Update

With freezing temperatures and snow in the forecast for this weekend, the Parks Department have CLOSED the following amenities for the the winter season.

• Community Tennis Courts
• Shady Rest DiscGolfPark®
• Bike Trail access to the Lakes Basin 
• Restrooms and drinking fountains at Shady Rest Park. Portable restrooms are in place.
• Restrooms and drinking fountains at Whitmore Recreation Area. Portable restrooms are in place.
• Restrooms at Mammoth Creek Park East
• Drinking fountains at Trails End Park/Volcom Brothers and Little Brothers Skatepark

For a full update visit our parks and facilities status page here. 

MAC Art and Wine Events

Mono Arts Council provides a variety of art programs for all ages. Upcoming Art & Wine events include Pet Portraits on November 7 and Alcohol Ink Tiles on November 9 and November 10. Get more info and register here.

Sierra Classic Theatre Zoom of Doom Murder Mystery

Combine 22 years of tradition, a global pandemic and ban against gatherings, successful virtual wine tastings and you get Sierra Classics Zoom of Doom wine-drinking murder mystery virtual dinner. Partnering this year with Petra's Bistro (November 15), The Warming Hut (November 16) and Roberto's Cafe (November 17) each restaurant will provide you with a special Murder Mystery To Go meal featuring wine so you can still enjoy the show you know and love now from the comfort of your own home. This fun traditional event is sure to have you laughing out loud, get more information here and buy your $15 tickets today! 

World Kindness Day Virtual Art Show

Help spread kindness throughout our community and celebrate World Kindness Day with this virtual art show. Celebrate this day by creating and submitting (digitally) a piece of art representing your thoughts or feelings on kindness, what it means to you, why is it important, examples you've seen, etc.  Submissions now open to all Mono County residents. Virtual Art Show will be held Friday, November 13 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m via Zoom. Get more information here. 

Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation Winter Auction

Support the Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation with their virtual winter auction, proceeds help support programs and financial aid for youth academics and athletics. Some fun trips and unique mammoth experiences and services found only in this auction. Bidding closes November 14 at 8:00 pm PST, get more info here and start bidding today!

Creek Fire Information

The Creek Fire remains to the southwest of Mammoth Lakes continues to impact air quality in the Eastern Sierras, although less so this week. The U.S. Forest Service - Sierra Nevada National Forest continues to host live Facebook updates throughout the week. Recordings of these meetings can be viewed on Facebook or YouTube. 

Pass Closures

See a full breakdown of California's Blueprint for a Safer Economy and search Mono County to see business and activity sector status'. For information specific to Mono County visit the Mono County Covid-19 Response webpage.

Parks and Recreation Department

(760)965-3690  •  MammothParksAndRec.com
ParkandRec@townofmammothlakes.ca.gov
Facebook: Mammoth Parks N Rec