Bay Area rap superstar and former collaborator and friend of the late, great Mac Dre, Andre Nickatina is back in town for an evening at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. As he is a man who needs little introduction in these parts, I’ll just add that doors are at 7 p.m., and tickets are going for $45, which, with the fees involved with buying online, brings us to the oddly satisfying palindromic number of $53.35.
A half hour later at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, the Eureka Symphony is putting on its performance of the beloved piece of classical music liturgy, Handel’s Messiah. This is the first of two nights of this program, both featuring professional opera singers Clara Lisle, David Powell, Sara Couden and Kevin Thompson. Prices range from $21-$54, depending on seating, but in my experience, there ain’t a bad seat in the house when our hometown orchestra
is playing.
This article appears in Flash Fiction 2024.