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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.
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
Saturday, 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.
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.
What:
On Tuesday, June 23, the Mateel Community Center will host a vaudevillian extravaganza with the one and only Yard Dogs Road Show. Billing themselves as a hobo cabaret, they present a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll with plenty of carnival shenanigans thrown in. On stage you’ll experience sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters, hobo poetry, and the live sounds of the Yard Dogs band for a show that is pure visual and sonic voodoo.
Doors open at 8pm with performances by Sunshine and Ildeko of Lakshmi’s Daughters, Fire & Isis Dance Collective, and more. Also, just added to the bill, is the iconic performer, Baby Gramps, a true original who is an amalgamation of bluesman, storyteller, and Popeye.
This is an all-ages show with snack foods, desserts, and refreshments benefiting Thoya Oya Children’s Charitable Foundation. Beer and wine supports MCC. Tickets are on sale now at the usual local outlets and online at www.inticketing.com for a price of $25 advance. MCC members receive a $3 break. Admission at the door is $28 if available. Advance tickets are encouraged. For more information call 923-3368 or visit www.mateel.org and don’t miss the Mateel return of Yard Dogs Road Show on Tuesday, June 23rd.
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 8 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-923-3368 |
| Venue | Mateel Community Center |
| Cost | $28.00 |
| 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.
