art
Jesse Allen Opening
Tomorrow, 3-9 p.m. Earth Gallery, 436 maple lane, Garberville. Collection of hand pulled prints from the ‘60s to late ‘90s. www.facebook.com/earthgallery. 923-1121.
upcoming
STAFF PICK / music
Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration
Today, 5-8:30 p.m. Mad River Brewing Company, Blue Lake. Featuring performances by The Trouble, The Rezonators, Kulica, Jan Bramlett, Jeff Kelley, Patrick Cleary, Marty L’Heralt and Jeff DeMark. www.chrisparreira.com. 668-4151.
STAFF PICK / music
Opiuo
Today, 9 p.m. Mazzotti’s Arcata, 773 Eighth St. Mazzotti’s Arcata, former home of Brewin’ Beats and Cafe Tomo, relaunches as a music venue Thursday with a show featuring Australian “funkadelic hippo hop monkey crunk” electro artist Opiuo. Be prepared to dance. $12. 822-1900.
theater
The Finals
Today, Tomorrow, Saturday, 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Students of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre’s Class of 2011 presents seven 10-minute plays. www.dellarte.com. 668-5663.
Community Healthcare/Budget Crisis Forum
What:
The Humboldt County chapter of Health Care for All is presenting a free community forum on California’s state budget crisis on Thursday October 7th at 7 pm at The Eureka Women’s Club, 1531 J St.
Knowledgeable speakers will explain the origins of the budget crisis, the impact of state budget cuts on our community, and what must be done to prevent recurring budget crises. The presentation will also address the contribution of spiraling health spending to the state deficit and how state single payer health reform; publicly funded, privately delivered health care for all; would control costs and create savings.
The speakers at the forum will be Kathleen Lee, HSU professor of Political Science; Phil Smith-Hanes, Humboldt County Administrative Officer; Jim Lindburg, Legislative Advocate for Friends Committee on Legislation California; and Sarah Rogers, Health Policy Analyst for State Senator Mark Leno. The discussion will be moderated by Melanie Williams and there will be an opportunity for speakers to answer questions from the audience.
Expansion of Medi-Cal under national health reform is expected to cost the state of California three billion dollars a year. State single payer reform was projected to decrease state health spending by the same amount while creating additional savings in employee health costs for city and county governments.
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 7 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-822-3986 |
| Venue | Eureka Women’s Club |
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Mechanical Menagerie (Tomorrow)
events / 8:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Whimsical all-ages animal-themed benefit for Nighshade Serenade. Music by Gunsafe, fire show, animal hijinx by Blue Angel Burlesque, bellydancing and silent auction. $10. E-mail megjclarke@hotmail.com. 832-8973.
