What’s happening

Dec. 5, 2010

Humboldt Artisans Craft and Music Festival

STAFF PICK / holiday events / 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairground, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Gift ideas, decorations, food, and live music. Free admission with toy donation. $2. www.redwoodacres.com. 444-8817.

Portuguese Beans and Linguica Dinner

STAFF PICK / holiday events / 5-8 p.m. Ferndale Portuguese Hall. Features food and friendliness on tree lighting night. Proceeds fund Hall repairs. $12/$6 kids ages 6-12. 786-4222.

Cincinnati Bengals Fan Club

sports / 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Steve and Dave’s Bar, 200 First St., Eureka. Official meeting for the fan club of the NFL team featuring Eureka-born Maurice Purify and Rey Maualuga. E-mail willmcdon@yahoo.com. 834-5469.

Holiday Craft Bazaar

holiday events / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Adorni Recreation Center, 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Holiday crafts and gifts handmade by local artisans. Visit Santa! 268-1844.

Willow Creek-China Flat Museum Christmas Bazaar

events, holiday events / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Willow Creek China-Flat Museum, 38949 CA-299. Over 40 local crafters represented with lots of Bigfoot items and other crafts. 530-629-2653.

StewArt Winter Open Studios

holiday events, art / 11 a.m.-5 p.m. StewArt Studios, 1125 16th St., Arcata. Artists include Carol Andersen, Susan Bornstein, Libby George, Joyce Jonte, Allison Reed, Patricia Sennott and Steven Vander Meer. www.drawing.nu. 826-0170.

Winter Festival Fundraiser

events / Noon-4 p.m. Fortuna High School, 379 12th St. Parents shop, children play. Carnival games, craft vendors, visit from Santa. Fundraiser for FUHS honor student’s trip to Washington, D.C. 725-2681.

An Evening with Rumi

music / 2 p.m. Gist Hall Theater, HSU. America’s best-loved poet inspires 12 North Coast actors and musicians. $10/$8 students and seniors. HSUStage.blogspot.com. 826-3928.

Charley’s Aunt Matinee

theater / 2 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. NCRT continues its 27th Season with the hilarious comedy by Brandon Thomas. $14/$11 students and seniors. 442-6278.

Sidetrack Cafe

theater / 2 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Free after school teenage theatre program Recycled Youth youth-written show includes music, original songs, dance, slam poetry, clown, mask, comedy and drama.

Ferndale Community Choir

holiday music / 3 p.m. Ferndale Church of the Assumption. Performing Holiday favorites and contemporary favorites under the direction of Betty Diehl. 786-9756.

Chanukah Party

holiday events / 4-7:30 p.m. Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Temple Beth El hosts a Chanukah event featuring a blessing ceremony, Menorah lighting, a latke dinner, craft fair, raffle, kid run bake sale and dancing. Music by Chubritza. www.tbe-eureka.org. 444-2846.

Temple Beth El Community Chanukah Party

holiday events / 4-8 p.m. Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Candlelighting, Singing, Dreydl games, Fresh-made latkes, Dancing to Chubritza, Artisan crafts sale and Bake sale $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12, $25 for a family. $10. E-mail sfchum@suddenlink.net. 444-2846.

Bryan Osper & Friends

music / 5-8 p.m. Robert Goodman Tasting Room, 937 10th Street, Arcata. Bluegrass while you sip. 826-9463.

Friends of the Dunes Holiday Party

etc. / 5-8 p.m. Samoa Women’s Club, 115 Rideout St., Samoa. Annual Member/Volunteer appreciation potluck. RSVP. 444-1397.

First Sunday Tea

wellness / 5:15 p.m. Humboldt Herbals, 300 2nd St., Eureka. Learn which brewing methods work best for different types of teas, how to make a proper medicinal infusion or decoction, and which tea accessories work best to make brewing simple and easy. 442-3541.

Lighting of America’s Tallest Living Christmas Tree

holiday events / 5:30 p.m. Ferndale Farmers’ Market, Main and Shaw sts. Lighting of giant spruce at end of Main St. decorated by volunteer firemen. Ferndale tradition since 1934. www.victorianferndale.org. 786-4477.

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

movies / 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. You Are Invited To A Remarkable Family Gathering. arcatatheaterlounge.com. 822-1220.

Open Mic

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

Inspecting Carol

holiday theater / 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Rialto Theater Company production follows a theater group going through the motions of staging Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol where things go humorously wrong. $15/$7 seniors and kids. rialtotheatercompany.com. 822-1575.

Madrigal Singers

music / 8 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, HSU. Performing a traditional holiday concert with rhythmic assistance from the Mad River Transit jazz singers. Directed by Harley Muilenburg. $7/$3 students and seniors. HSUMusic.blogspot.com. 826-3928.

Amahl and the Night Visitors

theater / 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theater, 447 Main St. FRT production of the favorite American holiday opera. $18. www.ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.

Annual Christmas Celebration in Song

holiday music / 8 p.m. Ferndale Community Church, 712 Main St. Eclectic selection of sacred and inspiring music and readings presented by The Ferndale Community Choir. Sunday performance at 3 p.m. 786-4477.

DJ Dow Jones of the South Rakkas Crew

music / 9:30 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Sundaze at the Jambalaya in Arcata Deep Groove Society presents. 362-6401.