art
Jesse Allen Opening
Today, 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
theater
The Finals
Today, Tomorrow, 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.
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free
44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
Tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
music
Moksha
Sunday, 9 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Five-piece kick-ass, funk rock band that lets loose in a not-so-spiritual fashion. $10. 822-1220.
Sara Bareilles
What:
While the club scene will taper off for a few weeks, as it does every year around the holidays, those of you who had the foresight to snatch up tickets months ago will have the unique privilege of enjoying the sounds of Humboldt’s most famous daughter. Yes, kids, Sara is coming home.
Since she last played here, Sara Bareilles has somehow managed to become even more of a superstar than she already was, by golly. She defeated the dreaded “sophomore slump” when her second major-label album, Kaleidoscope Heart, debuted at number freakin’ one on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart, posting sales of more than 90,000 copies in its first week of release. While leadoff single “King of Anything” may not feel as omnipresent as Little Voice’s “Love Song” was three years ago, the track has performed well and was recently nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
At this point it’s probably safe to say it: Bareilles is a bigger deal in the industry than Faith No More and (gasp!) has probably stolen Mike Patton’s “You know, they’re from Humboldt” crown. As though that matters. But c’mon, FNM was never asked to play at the Annual White House Easter Egg Roll, as Bareilles was this year. Sorry, boys.
Sara will play two consecutive sold-out nights at HSU’s Van Duzer Theater on Friday and Saturday. The second show was added due to demand for the first. As we alluded to earlier, both are sold out. Odds of a third show being added? Hey, let a girl enjoy Christmas with her family, would ya?
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 8 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-826-3928 |
| Venue | Van Duzer Theatre |
| Cost | $33.00 |
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Mechanical Menagerie (Today)
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.
