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.
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.
STAFF PICK / music
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.
What:
Writer/performer Jeff DeMark and the La Patinas perform original stories, songs and spoken word at the Arcata Playhouse, 1261 Ninth Street, on Saturday, January 30 beginning at 8 p.m.
Additionally, special guests Jackie Dandeneau, Jim Silva and Jesse DeMark will perform with the band. Tickets for the show are $8 for seniors and students and $10 general and will be available at the door. Lost Coast Brewery is a major sponsor of the show and Northcoast Horticulture Supply is also sponsoring the event.
The LaPatinas are Damon Brooks on guitar, Paul DeMark on drums, Ross Rowley on bass. Paul DeMark and Rowley are the rhythm section on the popular dance band the Delta Nationals. Damon Brooks is the lead guitarist with the roots band Trifecta and has played with Donna Landry. DeMark performed at two shows with the band underneath his stories in November 2009 at the Humboldt Brewery and at the Westhaven Center for the Arts and both shows drew good crowds.
Jeff DeMark has been performing his stories and one-man shows in Humboldt County for 20 years. He has five solo shows to his credit and has performed them all over the North Coast and in theaters and clubs in San Francisco, New York City, Minneapolis, Eugene and Madison, Wi. He has collaborated with musical groups the Violent Femmes and Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans.
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 8 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-822-1575 |
| Venue | Arcata Playhouse |
| Cost | $10.00 |
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.
