Lifestyle briefs | Elks Lodge holding blood drive Wednesday

Dance party

A dance with live music and a “great floor” takes place Mondays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Moose Lodge 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Admission is $9.

Blood drive

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 will hold its third annual blood drive Wednesday. There are two Eureka locations where one can donate: the bloodmobile at the Lodge, 445 Herrick Ave., from noon to 6 p.m. and the Northern California Community Blood Bank at 2524 Harrison Ave. from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those donating should bring a photo ID and expect to stay for about an hour.

If one can’t donate on Wednesday, donations will be also be accepted Tuesday through Friday at the blood bank or the bloodmobile at the following locations: in Arcata, Tuesday at Cal Poly Humboldt on B Street from noon to 5 p.m., Thursday at the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus Store on the Arcata Plaza from 8 to 10 a.m. and on the Cal Poly Humboldt Quad from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; in McKinleyville, Friday at Safeway from 10 a.m from noon; and Friday at Tri Counties Bank in Fortuna from 8 to 10 a.m. and Saturday at Cruz’N Eureka from 8 to 10 a.m. (Make sure to mention you are donating to the Elks Blood Drive when registering.)

Call Lynn McKenna at 707-443-9106 to schedule an appointment for Wednesday. The other days, one can just walk in and donate blood.

Book signing

David George Gordon will present a talk about the new edition of his book, “Heaven on the Half Shell: The Story of the Oyster in the Pacific Northwest” Friday at 7 p.m. at Northtown Books, 957 H St. in Arcata.

“Heaven on the Half Shell” offers a thoroughly researched and richly illustrated history of the Pacific Northwest’s beloved bivalve, the oyster. Starting with the earliest evidence of sea gardens and clam beds from 11,500 years ago, this book covers the history of oyster cultivation through contemporary aquaculture in coastal Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Northern California and southeastern Alaska.

Dee-ni’ Day

The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation will hold its 16th annual Dee-ni’ Day Saturday, Sept. 9, across from Lucky 7 Casino at the Howonquet Hall Community Center in Smith River from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

There will be craft and food vendors, children’s activities, stick games, a horseshoe tournament, Indigenous artwork and more. Due to the closure of salmon season, there won’t be the traditionally cooked salmon samples this year.

On genealogy

The Redwood Genealogical Society in Fortuna will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 13 at La Locha’s Restaurant, 751 S. Fortuna Blvd. All are welcome.

The program begins at noon. Enoch Ibarra will be giving the account of his heritage in a talk titled “I Serve. It’s Probably in My DNA.” An optional lunch of two tacos, chips and a beverage will be available for $15 plus tax and tip.