upcoming

Comedy

Mateel Comedy Cabaret

Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Monthly showcase of professional comedians. This month features Rodger Lizoala. $10. www.mateel.org. 923-3368.

music, dance

Sister Carol (reggae)

Saturday, 9-1:30 a.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. With DJ Gabe Pressure. $18. holdmyticket.com/event/34352. 822-4766.

music

Candye Kane (blues)

Tomorrow, 9 p.m. Riverwood Inn, 2828 Avenue of the Giants, Phillipsville. $15. www.riverwoodinn.info. 943-3333.

STAFF PICK / movies

Today, 7 p.m. Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St. Screening wet films Ancient Sea Turtles Stranded in the Modern World and Lost In The Ether. Sponsored by Ocean Conservancy, Humboldt Surfrider and Humboldt Baykeeper. $3. 822-1220.

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What’s happening

July 17, 2010

27th Annual Reggae on the River

STAFF PICK / music / 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Benbow Lake SRA, 1600 Hwy 101. Music, vendors, kids zone and camping. $95/$55 single day. www.mateel.org. 923-3368.

Humboldt Folklife Festival: Country Night

STAFF PICK / dance / 6 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Featuring Huckleberry Flint, Cadillac Ranch and the Country Pretenders. $10/$8 HFS members. humboldtfolklife.org. 822-5394.

Josephine Johnson’s See-you-again China Party

STAFF PICK / music / 8 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. Before she travels to China to teach English, Josephine will be joined by friends Andrew Goff and Will Startare, Lyndsey Battle and raconteur Jeff DeMark, who will tell a story or two. 442-2276.

Rummage Sale

etc. / 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Teen Center, 3015 J St., Eureka. Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods hosts to raise funds for Teen Center programs and summer field trips. 441-1030.

Audubon Society Marsh Field trip

outdoors / 8:30 a.m. Meet in parking lot, end of South I St. Led by Tony Kurz. Bring binoculars for birding. Rain or shine. www.rras.org. 442-5444.

Conflict Management Workshop

meetings / 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 517 3rd Street , Suite 3, Eureka. Humboldt Mediation Services workshop giving tips for good communication, effective listening skills and coming up with colaborative stratagies. Advance registration required. 445-2505.

Arcata Farmers Market

food / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Fresh vegetables, fruits, seedlings, plants and local food. www.humfarm.org. 822-5951.

Trinidad Bicycle Tour

sports / 9 a.m. Trinidad School, 300 Trinity. Tours for various cycling abilities benefit Project Share, an organization that matches bone marrow donors to patients in need. www.teambigfoot.net. 845-3095.

Trinidad Lions Club Book Sale

books / 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Trinidad Post Office. Proceeds from the book sale will be used to finance youth, community, and school projects. E-mail g_herd@hotmail.com.

Clam Beach Plover Party

outdoors / 9 a.m.-noon. Meet at the northern paved parking area for Clam Beach and Little River State Beach. Join naturalist Brian Dykstra for a walk about Western Snowy Plovers in the winter. 444-1397.

Manila Dunes Restoration

outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Morning of invasive plant removal. Bring water, wear comfortable work clothes. tools, gloves and cookies provided. 444-1397.

Dads and Kids Day

for kids / 11:30 a.m. Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, 3431 Fort Ave., Eureka. Come fly with us! Dads will remember their paper airplane making days as they help kids make some airworthy creations. Meet at the picnic tables by the bathrooms. Sponsored by North Coast Parents. 444-3627.

Hardscaping in the Home Landscape

garden / Noon-1 p.m. Living Earth Landscapes, 5307 Boyd Road, Arcata. Keith Hamm discusses considerations for installation or renovation of hardscape features. www.northcoastlandscapes.com. 822-7663.

Fieldbrook Music Festival

music / Noon-9 p.m. Fieldbrook Market, 4636 Fieldbrook Road. Music by The Trouble, The Bare Necessities, the Rezonators, the Grass Band and Field Town. E-mail sseaman@humboldt1.com. 839-0521.

DJ Touch

music / 1-4 p.m. Looking Glass House, 1436 2nd St., Eureka. 443-7399.

Rx: Pets

for kids / 1:30-3 p.m. Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third St., Eureka. R.E.A.D. program helps improve the literacy skills of children 12 and under and especially assists with self-esteem issues or learning challenges. Come read with your favorite pooch. Advanced sign-ups encouraged. 269-1910.

Fortuna Rodeo

events, sports / 1:30 p.m. Enjoy some small town Americana. See the special insert in this week’s NCJ for history, events, schedules and more. fortunarodeo.com. 725-3959.

Manila Dunes Guided Walk

outdoors / 3-5 p.m. Manila Community Center, 1611 Peninsula Drive, Arcata. Two-hour hike explores dune, forest and beach habitats, concluding on the beach to enjoy the low tide and setting sun. 444-1397.

Open Mic

music / 4-9 p.m. Has Beans, 738 2nd St., Eureka. 442-1535.

Summer Concerts at Sequoia Park Zoo

music / 5-7 p.m. Sequoia Park Zoo, 3414 W St., Eureka. Enjoy live music by Lisa Monet and April Mae, food, beer, wine, and kids activities, with the redwood forest as a magnificent backdrop. Event free with Zoo admission. www.sequoiaparkzoo.net. 442-5649.

Frank Linkenberg (jazz piano)

music / 5-9 p.m. Benbow Inn, 445 Lake Benbow Dr., Garberville. Enjoy live jazz music. www.benbowhotelandresort.com. 800-355-3301.

Jazz Prophets (jazz)

music / 6-9 p.m. Libation, 761 8th St., Arcata. 825-7596.

The Tumbleweeds (cowboy songs)

music / 6 p.m. Chapala Cafe, 201 2nd St., Eureka. 443-9514.

Humboldt Crabs vs. Folsom Pioneers

sports / 7 p.m. Arcata Ballpark, Ninth and F streets. Doubleheader. 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.

Damien Roomets Trio

music / 7-10 p.m. Persimmons Garden Gallery, 1055 Redway Drive, Redway. www.persimmonsgardengallery.com. 923-2748.

Melissa Ruth and Johnny Leal (folk)

music / 8-10 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. Melissa Ruth is a classically trained musician with back-porch sensibility. At once literary and soulful, charming and heartbreaking, Ruth and sideman Johnny Leal create music that is both down-home intimate and downtown immediate. www.melissaruthmusic.com. 826-1195.

Taxi Driver

movies / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $5. 822-1220.

Los Payasos Mendigos

theater / 8 p.m. Rooney Amphitheater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Flying fruits and vegetables, Chorizo Dance, Mexican wrestlers, water ballet, mermaids, singing, dancing, celery whipping and, of course, men in spandex. A return home to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the festival where they were born. $15/$10 child. 668-5663.

Fortune

theater / 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain, 220 First St., Eureka. Quirky romantic comedy written by Deborah Zoe Laufer about a third-generation fortune teller from Brooklyn whose lovelife is lacking. Directed by Jyl Hewston. 443-7688.

The Money Ball

theater / 8:30 p.m. Redbud Theatre presents a homegrown mystery/comedy about golf and auto loans, written by Brian Bottemiller and directed by Bruce Marrs. $10, $7 for children 12 and under. The country club offers dinner/play combo deals for $20-$25. 530-629-4658.

Volifonix (experimental funk)

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

Savage Henry Showcase Sampler

music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. “We’re having this thing to show off some of our friends who know how to play instruments, continue our commitment to bring quality entertainment to the fine folks of Humboldt County and maybe raise a little dough to pay the people who write for us.” $8. 822-4766.