Photo courtest of Visit Mammoth
Taste and pay tribute next weekend at the Mammoth Rocks Tribute Music & Food Festival. Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and tribute bands of other classic rock favorites will flood the grounds.
Local restaurants will also be present offering tastings- from Charthouse and Smokeyard to the High Sierra Kettle Company. More than ten local eateries will be present and, beyond food, they'll serve their cool, delectable home beer brews.
Festivities begin Friday evening and continue all weekend long at the Village.
Click here to learn more.
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"To be or not to be? That... is the question."
To be or not to be at the last three days of Mammoth's own variation of a Shakespeare festival that is.
With only two opportunities left to see Sierra Classic Theater's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, fans of the British playwright must flee to thy party! The play is set in the Roaring 20s and creates an interesting rendition of the original comedic script by featuring Hollywood, gangsters, and jazz music.
The show starts at 6pm at Sam's Woodsite and guests are invited to accompany their entertainment with a dinner picnic (and a $10 suggested donation). So, be there or doth be square!
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Photo by Boris Batchiyski
In honor of tonight's meteor shower, we post this beautiful photo of Half Dome against the backdrop of the star-filled night sky. Half Dome will provide the perfect viewing point for tonight's meteor shower.
According to USA today, if you look Northeast at about 11pm tonight, you'll be able to see these streams of night shooting through the night sky. Perseid meteors are fast and bright, frequently leaving trains and, this year, there will be no bright moon to interfere with their dance across the sky.
Photo courtesy of USA Today
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Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
As the water warms up in the Pacific Ocean (with surface temperatures reaching unusual highs, as displayed in the infographic above), two phenomena clash forces.
El Nino, which has been brewing for a while, is characterized by warmer surface temperatures affecting the Pacific rim, causing tumultuous weather conditions in all areas on the Pacific Ocean's coast.
While El Nino spans a large surface area, from the international date line to the coast of Peru, the blob works in a circular motion. With this circular formation, species of fish are being displaced and their unnatural shape is making it rather difficult for the water to cool off. According to scientists, these blobs are some of the biggest in 50 years- and so is this year's expected El Nino.
Scientists don't know exactly what'll occur when these two combine, but we're hoping for some serious snow!
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Mammoth is more than just a place for dirt-biking, adventuring, and trailblazing. It is a place for reflection, art, and culture. It is also home to the Eastern Sierra Symphony.
Beginning this Thursday, Aug 13th, and lasting three days, the Sierra Summer Festival will be in town. Virtuosos from across Southern California commence during this grand occasion to form a full-fledged orchestra
It began when Maestro Bogidar Avramov, conductor of the Beverly Hills Symphony, came on board as the festival's musical director. At the time, the festival was just a community event started in 1978 by a group of music devotees who thought Mammoth was a great summer stomping ground.
The Beverly Hills Symphony, under Avramov's direction, played at the Sierra Summer Festival for several summers. As the symphony gained publicity for the festival and the committee began to expand, more and more professional musicials from SoCal began to chip in. Now, they all serve as master teachers at the festival.
Experience the music for yourself, click here to learn more.
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