If you have ever been curious about the viability of prop comedy in the local scene, tonight is a good night to head over to Savage Henry Comedy Club, where you will discover Mad Props, a show dedicated to giving random items to various comedians and letting them improvise it out. The host and jokers […]
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Murray the Magician at Bear River Rec Center
Throw a little Dep in your hair and head to Bear River Recreation Center for Murray the Magician – Family Show this Saturday, May 13 at 8 p.m. ($30-$50). It’s comedy, it’s illusion, it’s audience interaction! Murray SawChuck, aka Murray the Magician, is known worldwide for his amazing feats of magic — from disappearing acts […]
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Photos: Dragging Through Time at CR
After concerns over safety canceled Lost Coast Pride’s family-friendly drag fundraiser, the nonprofit switched up plans to put on an adults-only show at the Ferndale Repertory Theatre. The original family-friendly show finally took place at College of the Redwoods Saturday, April 29, before a packed audience of children of all ages. (See the slideshow by […]
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Year of the Rabbit Celebration this Saturday
While you’re out enjoying Arts Alive this weekend, be sure to hop over to the Eureka Chinatown Lunar New Year of the Rabbit Celebration, Saturday, May 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Clarke Plaza (free). The celebration is a street festival with performances by Lion Dancers, Humboldt Taiko drumming and more. And on Sunday, […]
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Veterans Benefit Cornhole Tournament in Fortuna
And now for this week’s event with the best name: Nation’s Finest presents Game of Throws – Veterans Benefit Cornhole Tournament happening Saturday, April 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fortuna Veterans Hall/Memorial Building ($50/team, free for observers). With more than 25 teams competing, the throw down is real. The tourney is […]
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Karuna Matata – Hooves of Hope Fundraiser
More fun is on tap for this weekend. It’s the Karuna Matata – Hooves of Hope Fundraiser, happening Sunday, April 30, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Almquist Lumber Company ($35). This family-friendly event has something for everyone with mobile ax-throwing, lawn games, live music by George Ruth, face painting, balloon sculptures, local wine, cider […]
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Playhouse Arts Presents Stories from Home
The 17th annual Family Fun Series at the Arcata Playhouse continues this Saturday, April 29 with Stories from Home, an all-original musical production by the performing Playhouse Arts ensemble. Jackie Dandeneau directs, James Hildebrandt custom made the puppets, and performers include Laura Muñoz, Tamekia Jackson and Melanie Schauwecker. Joining them is local storyteller Ernie Albers, […]
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Papaya Lounge Tonight and Saturday at Septentrio
Clear your calendars, friends of the fruity. Two nights of uproariously fun debauchery await you at Papaya Lounge Rumble Royale II: Sloppy Seconds happening Friday, April 21, and Saturday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Septentrio Tasting Room, ($35). Billed as “Pee-wee’s Playhouse meets Absolutely Fabulous,” you can guess the vibe of this adults-only cabaret! […]
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Hoppin’ Easter Happenings
Time to scramble for eggs, yolks. I mean, folks. Where can the kiddos search for coveted colored and candy eggs and maybe spy the Easter Bunny himself? In Eureka, the City of Eureka Community Services Department presents its annual Easter Adventure, happening Saturday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sequoia Park (free). […]
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Forest Moon Festival to Celebrate Return of the Jedi’s 40th
We sense something … a presence we have not felt since the premiere of Return of the Jedi in 1983. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Star Wars sequel featuring the moon of Endor, filmed locally in Del Norte and Humboldt counties, the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission is putting on its inaugural Forest Moon […]
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Perilous Plunge this Saturday!
Because we all aren’t entirely wet yet (thanks, Mother Nature), it’s time again for the Perilous Plunge, Redwood Discovery Museum’s wet and wild fundraiser that sees volunteers dressed in silly, imaginative and hilarious costumes jump into the bay to raise money for the museum. Catch the splashy fun Saturday, April 1, starting at 10 a.m. […]
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Family Fun Series Begins Saturday at Arcata Playhouse
The 17th annual Family Fun Series at the Arcata Playhouse begins with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth performing In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson on Saturday, March 25, at 2 and 7 p.m. ($40 families, $15 general, $10 kids). The play, adapted from an award-winning novel by Bette Bao Lord, tells the […]