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Inked Hearts Valentine’s Tattoo Expo
Today, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Blue Lake Casino. Get a tattoo from local and/or guest artists. www.bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.
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15th Annual Arcata Eye Ball
Feb. 18, 7 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Annual shindig features Pom Pom Queens of Bat N’ Rouge fame, Rutabaga Queens, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Dell’Arte, Shea Freelove, the Eye Rockestra, live and silent auction and is hosted by Bob Ornelas. Bring a donation for Food for People. $15/$25 a pair. www.arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.
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Lighting Basics for Videographers
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 / theater
Professor Willikers’ Grand Puppet Slam
Today, 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Gathering of local and Bay Area puppeteers including Lush Newton, James Hildebrant, Sean Powers, Mark Dupre and Issac Bluefoot. Presented in a cabaret format with live music by Tim Gray and Jill Petricca. $10/$8 students and seniors. arcataplayhouse.org. 822-1575.
Joy Kills Sorrow, Huckleberry Flint
What:
Joy Kills Sorrow and Huckleberry Flint perform Friday, July 17, at Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St in Arcata. Doors open at 9 p.m. Cost is $10 at the door, $7 in advance from our website and is 18 and over. Joy Kills Sorrow is a prodigiously tasteful pop-grass ensemble emerging from the bubbling frenzy of young folk talent in Boston, MA. The five band members–each already respected practitioners on their instruments–share a deep knowledge and respect for the bluegrass tradition and have virtuosity to spare, but as an ensemble hold above all else a commitment to playing great songs well, and forging a new brand of folk music at once innovative and beautiful. Iin 2007, JKS won first prize in The Podunk Bluegrass Festival Band Contest, and was invited to perform on the festival’s main stage the following year. JKS has performed at theaters, listening rooms and festivals from coast to coast and has been featured on nationally syndicated radio shows. Since their inception, the band has continued to evolve and change.
www.myspace.com/joykillssorrowmusic
“To be in the presence of Huckleberry Flint is to be in the presence of something special. Something pure and earnest and good. And that’s before they start playing.” Jennifer Savage-Arcata Eye. Huckleberry Flint, hailing from Humboldt County, is a five-piece string band who gathers their influences from a wide spectrum of musical styles, tying them all together with an old time folksy sound. High energy fiddle tunes, slow sauntering ballads with haunting harmonies, and everything in between make up a live performance not to be missed. Huckleberry Flint is comprised of Dustin Taylor (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Adam Dick (mandolin, banjo, vocals), Marybeth Taylor (fiddle, vocals), Kevin Porter (guitar, dobro, snare drum, triangle, vocals), and Joseph Digerness (double bass, pedal steel guitar).
www.myspace.com/huckleberryflintband
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| Dates | |
| Time | 9 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-822-1220 |
| Venue | Arcata Theatre Lounge |
| Cost | $10.00 |
| Age restriction | 18+ |
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Sister Carol (reggae) (Today)
STAFF PICK / music, dance / 9-1:30 a.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. With DJ Gabe Pressure. $18. holdmyticket.com/event/34352. 822-4766.
