What’s happening

July 26, 2009

Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo

STAFF PICK / events / 7 a.m. Fortuna Main Street and Rohner Park. Shiny. Fast. Loud. Yup. The Redwood AutoXpo revs up Fortuna. redwoodautoxpo.com. 725-3916.

Safeway Food Drive

events / 9 a.m.-9 p.m. None. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.

Humboldt Baykeeper Boat Tour

outdoors / 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Meet at City Marina Dock, Eureka. Hour-long boat ride around Humboldt Bay in Boston Whaler. By reservation only. 268-8897.

Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance & Drum Workshops

music, dance, lecture / 9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. East Gym, HSU. None. www.humboldt.edu/~extended/afrocuban. 826-5774.

Clam Beach 5K Challenge

sports / 10 a.m. Southernmost dirt parking lot of Clam Beach Frontage Rd., McKinleyville. Start and finish at the trailhead by the dirt parking lot (southernmost) of the Clam Beach Frontage Road. E-mail brett_tracy08@yahoo.com.

The Snip + Stitch Craft Extravaganza

events / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Arcata’s very first Indie Handmade Market features local independent designers and crafters. Music by the Monster Women at noon and The Ian Fays at 2 p.m. www.arcatamainstreet.com. 822-4500.

Sunday Jazz Brunch

music / 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Muddy’s Hot Cup, 1603 G St., Arcata. None. 826-1603.

Annual Wild Blackberry Festival

events, food / 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Westhaven Fire Hall, 446 6th Ave. Featuring live music, barbecue, Blackberry snow cones, beer, wine, raffle, kids activities, vendors. 677-0752.

Fieldbrook Music Festival

music / Noon-6 p.m. Fieldbrook Market, 4636 Fieldbrook Road. Music by The Usual Suspects, King Bee, Jenifer Breeze, Scotch Wiggly and Rolling Transit. E-mail sseaman@humboldt1.com. 839-0521.

Humboldt Crabs vs. Folsom Pioneers

sports / 12:30 p.m. Arcata Ballpark, Ninth and F streets. Root for your hometown baseball team. Music by the Crab Grass Band. $7/$5 students and seniors/$3 kids under 12. humboldtcrabs.com. 822-2333.

Stitch and Bitch

events / 2-6 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. None. www.blondiesfoodanddrink.com. 822-3453.

Pianist Suzanne Weber

music / 2 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Local pianist/performer/composer plays her own compositions along with various George Winston pieces. 442-0278.

Ma-le’l Dunes Guided Walk

outdoors / 2-4:30 p.m. Ma-le’l Dunes South Parking Lot, Manila. Meet at the Ma-le’l South parking area off of Young Lane in Manila and carpool to the protected site. Be prepared to walk up some steep sand dunes at this unique northern unit of Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. www.friendsofthedunes.org. 444-1397.

The 39 Steps

movies / 4 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. www.arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.

Sundays at 4

music / 4-5 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 15th and H streets, Eureka. Series of short, informal ‘drop-in’ concerts featuring local organists and other musicians. www.christchurcheureka.org/music.html. 442-1797.

Community Open Mic with Kingbee

music / 5 p.m. Calico’s Cafe, 808 Redwood Drive, Garberville. E-mail kingbeeamsterdam@yahoo.com.

Karaoke at the Boiler Room

music / 7 p.m. Boiler Room, 3534 Broadway, Eureka. 443-5464.

Karaoke at the Alibi

music / 8:30 p.m. Alibi: Arcata, 744 9th St. $1. www.thealibi.com. 822-3731.

Phil Berkowitz

music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. www.philberkowitz.com. 839-7580.

JGB and the Jazz Family

music / 9 p.m. Sidelines, 732 9th St., Arcata. 822-0919.