Whomp Productions is celebrating its 13th anniversary at the Arcata Theatre Lounge tonight at 9 p.m. ($20, $15 advance). Time flies, as we all know, but it is wild to consider that Humboldt’s premier EDM bump machine has been putting on shows since the first Obama Administration, and while Whomp Wednesdays are no longer extant […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 27
The Humboldt Folklife Society is bringing back its popular barn dance to the Arcata Vet’s Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m. Join the Cider Mill Creek Band and dance caller Lyndsey Battle as they lead you through a variety of group dances. ($10, $5 Humboldt Folklife Society members, kids 12 and under free).
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Jan. 24
The timing couldn’t be better for tonight’s performance at the Van Duzer Theater by the Peking Acrobats featuring the Shanghai Circus, as we have just this Sunday passed the torch from the Year of the Tiger to the Year of the Rabbit. 7 p.m. ($39, $20 children). The heady mix of gravity-defying acts, complemented by […]
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CenterArts Presents the Peking Acrobats
Get ready for an evening of awe-inspiring family fun with the amazing Peking Acrobats Featuring the Shanghai Circus, Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at Van Duzer Theatre ($20-$39). Sit right down and behold edge-of-your-seat excitement as professional performers dazzle you with acrobatic feats, trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting and gymnastics accompanied by live musicians playing […]
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Nostalgic New Year’s Eve
If you’re feeling nostalgic, throw a few back at a throwback New Year’s Eve affair. Angelina Woodfired Kitchen hosts the New Year’s Eve Rock ’n’ Roll Party on Saturday, Dec. 31, from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. with oysters and Champagne toast included with admission ($20). It’s a 1950s and 1960s record hop, so come […]
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Wild New Year’s Eve
For those ready to wild out New Year’s Eve, get ready to roar. Throw your paws in the air at the NYE Animal Party on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. at Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room ($10). Presented by Another Gay Agenda, the evening calls for animal prints and costumes you can dance […]
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Family Friendly New Year’s Eve
Family-friendly festivities await at the All-Ages New Year’s Eve Party at Red wood Raks World Dance Studio on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ($10-$20). Start with a swing or salsa lesson, then put those moves to use on a double-decker of dancefloors. There’ll be swing, Latin, oldies rock, salsa, bachata, West Coast swing and blues […]
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Ladies Dancing and Lords a-Leaping
Everyone loves those delightful Christmas crackers. Not the ones you pull at the dinner table that pop open to reveal little prizes and colorful paper crowns, but the other kind — the nutty ones. Of course, I’m talking about the quintessential Christmastime ballet, The Nutcracker, performed every year by local dance companies. Two of the […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Dec. 15
Oryan Peterson-Jones is playing a solo set of primitive Americana guitar music at the Humboldt Bay Social Club this evening at 6 p.m. This free show ushers in a new era of live music at the club, where such events have been sparse for the last couple of years because of you know why. An […]
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Get Cozy with A Celtic Christmas
Looking for something to spark your Christmas spirit this year? CenterArts has just the ’ting for you. Spend an evening in the setting of a remote Irish farmhouse, gathering ’round the fire for traditional Irish Christmas carols, dancing and stories with master storyteller Tomáseen Foley and his band of merrymakers in A Celtic Christmas on […]
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Photos: Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Central del Pueblo, Cal Poly Humboldt El Centro Académico Cultural, Arcata Playhouse, Los Bagels and Arcata Main Street created a beautiful Dia de los Muertos Celebration on Sunday that began at Cal Poly Humboldt at 4 p.m., headed for a stop with members of Centro del Pueblo at the Jardín del Santuario (Sanctuary Garden) at 11th […]
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North Country Fair Returns this Weekend
Every third weekend in September (except for the last two years), the Arcata Plaza swells with families, revelers, artists, dancers, musicians, crafters, makers and producers for the annual North Country Fair, a two-day celebration of the Fall Equinox, diversity and community. This year, the fair falls on Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18, from […]