theater
Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main Street. John Osborne’s sharply funny, fiercely honest exploration of political disillusionment and basic human yearning. Directed by John Heckel. $15/$13 students and seniors. ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.
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Thursday, 9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Cosmic auditory scientist blows your mind. R/D and Noah D open. $15. arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.
STAFF PICK / events, theater, music, dance, art, Comedy, sports, spoken word, lecture, etc.
Thursday, 9 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Presenting a vaudevillian showcase of the county’s finest dancers, musicians, circus performers. Night ends with a dance party led by Arcata’s Small Axe Ensemble. Benefit for Six Rivers Planned Parenthood’s Spare Change. $7. E-mail humboldtvarietyville@yahoo.com. 408-515-2801.
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Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. Access Humboldt Community Media Center, Eureka High School, Eureka. Two-hour workshop offers insight on how to create different moods with light, including using backgrounds, understanding color temperature, and using different gear to create different effects. With cinematographer Landy Hardy. $20. www.accesshumboldt.net. 476-1798.
What:
Saturday morning the free, family fun begins again with the All Day
Festival at Dell’Arte in Blue Lake. The entire building, inside and out,
is filled with music, song and dance from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.:
• Instrumental, vocal and dance workshops led by some of Humboldt’s best
are upstairs starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m., including
guitar, mandolin, ukulele, dulcimer, banjo, harmony singing, belly dance
and Irish set dance and two sing-a-longs.
• Children’s events are inside the Carlo Theater from 11:00 a.m. until
4:00 p.m. feature storytelling, belly dance for kids, musical theater, a
jug band workshop and more; and an outdoors kids craft tent will be hosted
by Hands On Craft.
• Jam sessions are held all day!
• Twenty acts play a diverse mix of musical genres on two outdoor stages!
• Food, drink and sweet treats will be available.
Saturday performers include Rooster McClintock, Fred Neighbor & Joyce
Hough, Curtis & Julie, Kindred Spirits, Mike McLaren, Singing Nettles, Dan
O’Gara, The Phoebes, Sidekicks, Darryl Cherney & the Patriot Act, Morgan
Corviday, Seabury Gould, Mon Petit Chou, Jason Meyer, Rick Park, Papa
Houli & The Fleas, Bad Lilas, Pan Dulce and Ukesperience!
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-822-5394 |
| Venue | Dell’Arte |
| Cost | Free |
| Web site |
STAFF PICK / events, theater, music, dance, art, Comedy, sports, spoken word, lecture, etc. / 9 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Presenting a vaudevillian showcase of the county’s finest dancers, musicians, circus performers. Night ends with a dance party led by Arcata’s Small Axe Ensemble. Benefit for Six Rivers Planned Parenthood’s Spare Change. $7. E-mail humboldtvarietyville@yahoo.com. 408-515-2801.
