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The Arcata Playhouse is once again opening its welcoming wooden nest to a touring crew of masterful and fascinating musicians. Sam Reider and the Human Hands is led by the guy at the top of the masthead, a jazz pianist-turned accordion player and composer who writes an alluring type of music based around many folkloric world sounds. I particularly enjoyed the pieces of bluegrass and tango interwoven into the group’s latest release from June of this year, The Golem and Other Tales. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets go for $20, $18 for members of the Arcata Playhouse, which I think is a fine deal.