What’s happening

July 18, 2010

Annie and Mary Day

STAFF PICK / events / 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Perigot Park, Blue Lake. Fiddling, food, fun, music, a car show and a parade. Panckake breakfast at Mad River Grange. Music by Striped Pig Stringband, Clean Livin’, Lonesome Roses, No Good Redwood Ramblers, the Real Vocal String Quartet and Bayou Swamis. 668-5450.

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.

Breakfast in Bayside

food / 8 a.m.-noon. Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Quarterly tasty gourmet breakfast featuring music by The Redwood Coast Women’s Chorus. $8/$5 kids. 822-9998.

Audubon Society Southern Humboldt Community Park Walk

outdoors / 8 a.m. Meet in the parking lot on Kimtu Road in Garberville. Revel in the beauty of the park and its avian inhabitants on this easy, two- to three-hour walk. No dogs. 444-8001.

Dharma Talk

lecture / 9:30 a.m. Aikido Center, 890 G St., Arcata. Arcata Zen Group hosts Soto Zen priest Mary Mocine. Meditation begins at 8 a.m. 826-1701.

6th Annual Humbugs BBQ and Car Show

events / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pierson Park, 1608 Pickett Rd., McKinleyville. Barbecue, drawings, raffles, 50/50, VW swap meet, parts, memorabilia, VWs for sale. Judged car show for “Classic” VWs only. www.humbugs.org. 845-0981.

Redwood Acres Criterium

sports / 10 a.m. Redwood Acres Fairground, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Multiple bike races in multiple skill levels and age groups. 845-3095.

Buddhist Meditation

wellness / 10:30 a.m.-noon. Redwood Lounge, Redwood Park, Arcata. Class includes two guided meditations, a talk, and discussion. Drop in to any class. Everyone is welcome. $10. www.meditateinhumboldt.org. 822-4207.

Create Arcata

music, art, outdoors, free / 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Angels of Hope, 1309 10th St., Arcata. Weekly music/art/craft fair held on fair-weather Sundays. E-mail angelsofhope@mail.com. 822-5019.

Pondless Waterfeatures Explained

garden / Noon-1 p.m. Living Earth Landscapes, 5307 Boyd Road, Arcata. Presentation covers various options for pondless waterfeature design, as well as maintenance, costs, and siting considerations. www.northcoastlandscapes.com. 822-7663.

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.

Senior Softball Game

outdoors / 12:30 p.m. Perigot Park, Blue Lake. Ballplayers in their 50s and 60s invited to play during Annie and Mary Days. 441-9098.

Open Garden

garden / 1-4 p.m. Fickle Hill Old Rose Nursery, 282 Fickle Hill Rd., Arcata. Filled with many ancient varieties of roses, some collected from old Humboldt County homesteads and gardens. Last public open garden of the year. E-mail ficklerose@att.net. 826-0708.

Understanding Islam

lecture / 1-2 p.m. Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third St., Eureka. HSU’s Dr. Abdul Aziz on the fundamentals of Islam, touching on topics such as the concept of God, modes of worship, Jihad and current political and social concerns. 822-8217.

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.

Jennifer Breeze Band

music / 2 p.m. Fieldbrook Market, 4636 Fieldbrook Road. 839-0521.

Open Jazz Jam

music / 2-4:30 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Pianist Darius Brotman performs followed by an open jam. 442-0278.

Quicksilver Messenger Service

music / 2 p.m. The Peg House, 69501 Hwy. 101, Piercy. Summer Music Series with proceeds benefitting music departments at both Leggett and Southern Humboldt Unified Schools presents the legendary ‘60s S.F.-based band. $30. 925-6444.

Los Payasos Mendigos

theater / 4 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.

Caddyshack

movies / 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $5. 822-1220.

Vintage Jazz (jazz)

music / 6-8 p.m. Chapala Cafe, 201 2nd St., Eureka. 443-9514.

Open Mic

music / 7-10 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. 826-1195.

Piano Ben

music / 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-7580.

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum

music / 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Lewis and Rozum bring vocal harmonies to Lewis’ own songs and old time standards, and some of the sweetest fiddle and mandolin playing to be heard on the bluegrass circuit. $20/$18 HFS members. 822-1575.

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.

Deep Groove Night

music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. $5. 822-4766.

Rosetta, City of Ships (alt rock)

music / 9 p.m. Lil’ Red Lion, 1506 5th St., Eureka. Alt rock night at the Lil’ Red Lion. $3. 444-1344.