Creek Fire Conversation - Tonight

Join representatives from the Creek Fire Incident Management Team, the United States Forest Service, Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District, Mono County Sheriff and the Town of Mammoth Lakes this Thursday, October 15, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. to receive a presentation and to ask questions about the status of the Creek Fire. There is no planned or proposed evacuations for the Town of Mammoth Lakes. The Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District and the Town of Mammoth Lakes continues to work closely with the Creek Fire Incident Management team regarding planned management action and the impact to the Town of Mammoth Lakes and Mono County. More info and links to the meeting are available here.

Community Conversation Mammoth Resorts President & COO Mark Brownlie - Monday, October 19

Join Mark Brownlie for a bilingual conversation on the state of the ski industry, updates on winter operations from Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, and an open Q&A session this Monday, October 19 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Topics for this week’s community conversation include:

• State of the Ski Industry
• Updates on Winter Operations from Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain
• Community Updates

World Kindness Day Virtual Art Show

Mono Arts Council, Mono County Libraries, and Mono County Behavioral Health are joining together to spread kindness throughout our community and celebrate World Kindness Day with a virtual art show. This virtual art show is a way for our community to engage in the restorative and uplifting process of making art while coming together to spread the message of kindness. Open to Mono County residents high school age and up. Submissions due October 25 at midnight with a virtual reception Friday, November 13 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm via Zoom https://monocounty.zoom.us/j/94632986674.

MAC Art Events

Check out Mono Makes Art: Dance, Mono Makes Art: Visual Art, Mono Makes Art: Theatre and more here and register today!

Mono County Virtual Peapod

Socialize with other families in Mono County online 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. 

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  Saturdays at 10:30 am in Spanish via the Mammoth Lakes Library Facebook Page. Mammoth Library also has a resource page to cure those cabin fever blues. Both curbside pick-up and in person perusing are available. 

DSES Weekly Virtual Programming 

Offering weekly programming including story hours, gardening tips, yoga, adaptive workouts and more. Check out their full offerings and register for what interests you today! 

Mono County Library: The Evolution of Storytelling Project

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 Spoken Series is ongoing on Mondays through October 26 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Join for one or all the sessions in this series. Get more info and register today! 

Parks and Facilities Update

For a full update visit our parks and facilities status page here. Playgrounds in Mammoth Lakes - Mammoth Creek Park, Community Center and Trails End Park are open. Masks and physical distancing are still required. Please be courteous to other community members and limit your time to around 30 minutes. Read the full recommendations here. Get your play on Mammoth Lakes! 

Halloween Events

Due to the current Public Health Office Order (July 31) prohibiting gatherings of persons from different household units throughout Mono County, the annual Halloween Party and Haunted Roller Rink at the Mammoth RecZone has been cancelled.  Halloween is traditionally a fun time for families to trick-or- treat in their neighborhoods, but this year is notably different due the COVID-19 pandemic. Some traditional holiday activities promote congregating and mixing of households, which increase the risk of transmitting COVID-19. For this reason, CDPH recommends that you choose a safer, alternative way to celebrate Halloween. Read more here. 

One alternative is to participate in our virtual Halloween Costume Contest! Join the Parks and Recreation Department for their virtual costume contest. Winners in the following categories will win a $20 gift card: Most Creative, Scariest, Cutest, Recreation Themed, People's Choice and Luckiest (randomly drawn from all submissions.) Submit pictures of your costumes online between Friday, October 30 and Sunday, November 1 using the hashtag #MammothHalloween to be entered. Vote for your favorite costume on our Facebook event page here on Monday, November 2. Winners will be announced Thursday, November 5. Get creative and show us your best costumes! 

Bishop is hosting a drive-thru trick or treat event followed by a free drive-in movie. Check out more details here. 

Arts & Crafts Auction to Benefit Wild Iris - October 16-18

At a time when gathering in familiar ways is not encouraged, C5 Studios is curating a special art show and auction to support Wild Iris. Wild Iris and C5 Studios are working together with the local art community to fundraise and raise awareness about domestic violence in Inyo and Mono counties. Attendees will have an opportunity to bid on art created by local artists. In these challenging times, the importance of connecting at a grassroots level with local organizations that are doing real, essential work here in our own community cannot be understated. You CAN make a difference! More info is available here.

Eastern Sierra Cancer Alliance 20th Annual 5K Walk & Fun Run

Here is the ESCA 20th Annual 5K Walk & Fun Run virtual edition is October 11 through October 17. Register and get more information here. 

5th Annual History Conference - October 24

Join Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association for their 5th annual Eastern Sierra History Conference. The morning session will include 3 speakers and one panel discussion. Following our morning segment we will release 3 virtual tours of local historic sites and museums. It is sure to be a fun-filled and educational event! Please register at: https://sierraforever.org/eastern.../virtual-eshc-portal/

Creek Fire Information

The Creek Fire is still well to the southwest of Mammoth Lakes (approx. 10 miles) continues to impact air quality in the Eastern Sierras. Please monitor the situation by checking the Mono County Creek Fire website, CalFIRE website and Facebook site. These are the authoritative sources for information regarding the Creek Fire. 

Yosemite National Park

Drive-In Concerts at the Tri-County Fairgrounds - Fridays & Saturdays

Head to the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Bishop for a drive in movie or concert. Check out their full schedule and book your ticket today. 

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