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The Finals

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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.

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Vidagua CD Release

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Saturday, 9 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. Reggae-meets-Latin bilingual vocal duo Vidagua is celebrating the release of a self-titled CD. theredfoxtavern.com. 269-0282.

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Jesse Allen Opening

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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.

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Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration

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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.

DeMark and Landen

What:

Storyteller/musician Jeff DeMark and veteran guitarist, Jeff Landen will team up for a performance at Café Brio in Arcata on Friday, October 29 at 7:30pm. Admission is $5 at the door. The show will inaugurate a series of Friday night music shows inside of Café Brio.

For the upcoming show, DeMark and Landen will collaborate on some of DeMark’s stories and poems and play guitar together. Jeff Landen, a mainstay of the popular Bayou Swamis band, plays guitar, slide and dobro, and will perform some of his own compositions and other songs, too. DeMark will perform part of his show, “They Ate Everything but their Boots” which he is bringing back to Dell”Arte on November 12-14.

Writer Wax Johnson will also read some of his surreal pieces of journalistic excess. “Expect the unexpected,” says DeMark

For more information: Café Brio, 822-5922 or Jeff DeMark, 601-1965. Also, go to www.jeffdemark.com

When/where:

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Time7:30-9:30 p.m.
Phone707-822-5922
VenueCafe Brio
Cost$5.00
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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.