See what students from Fieldbrook Elementary and Redwood Coast Montessori have been working on this past year at Art and the Environment: Keeping the Giant Jolly, the unveiling of two new public art projects being installed in the Creamery District this Saturday, May 8 at 11:45 a.m. The students, working with Playhouse Arts’ Education team, […]
Music
Posted inArts + Scene
HSU Department of Music Presents Faculty Artist Series Livestream Concert
Humboldt is blessed to have a multitude of talented musicians in its midst and many of them teach in the Humboldt State University Music Department. A treasure of musical offerings awaits listeners at the first ever HSU Faculty Artist Series Livestream Concert on Saturday, May 1 from 7 to 8 p.m. (free, donations to fund […]
Posted inEat + Drink
Muddy and Metal Mashup
Local coffee purveyor Muddy Waters Coffee Co. has a fan. Last year Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s people reached out to say he’s been ordering the coffee online and wanted to collaborate. Muddy Waters owner Chris Nicholas, who’s been running the business on his own since the pandemic started, was up for it. Enter brand-man. Hammett’s […]
Posted inArts + Scene
SoHum Girls Streaming Live from the Arcata Playhouse this Saturday
Listen up, live music lovers — David Ferney at Arcata Playhouse has some news. “The Arcata Playhouse is back with live music. We are now doing live-streamed shows at the Arcata Playhouse with our new video system and have two shows coming in April,” Ferney says. (Remember, baby steps lead to dancing steps.) The first […]
Posted inArts + Scene
St. Patrick’s Day Drive-By Dinner & Irish Music at the Clarke Museum
Feelin’ green because you’re not celebrating your favorite holiday at the bar this year? Have a hankering for homemade shepherd’s pie and a fat shamrock cupcake from Ramone’s? Maybe you’re missing those lively nights at Gallagher’s when Seabury Gould and Evan Morden kept your toes tappin’ as you downed fish and chips with pints and […]
Posted inArts + Scene
One Minute Dances, Allison Russell at Zero to Fierce
While you’ve got a minute, spin through the One Minute Dances presented as part of the Zero to Fierce Festival, featuring live and pre-recorded pieces by dancers, actors, musicians and performance artists on Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m. ($5). And if you dance along, who’s to know? Along with the zillion other offerings you […]
Posted inArts + Scene
Zero to Fierce Womxn’s Festival
Playhouse Arts presents the 5th annual Zero to Fierce Womxn’s Festival 2021, happening Monday, March 8 – Sunday, March 14. The festival is chock full of (mostly) Zoom events showcasing local and out of the area performing and visual artists, scholars, chefs, faith leaders, and social activists. As with years past, the festival will break […]
Posted inArts + Scene
Toast of the Coast Benefits Coastal Conservation
Raise a glass to the good work Trinidad Coastal Land Trust does in the name of outdoor conservation at TCLT’s Virtual Toast to the Coast on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Yet another annual event going virtual this year, the Toast offers delicious food, art and music just like in years past, […]
Posted inArts + Scene
Artists Dismantling Capitalism Moves Online
Cooperation Humboldt and The Ink People have partnered this year to bring you the fourth Artists Dismantling Capitalism Symposium, taking place online from Feb. 26-28. The symposium features 17 sessions covering a variety of topics from theater to music cooperatives to solidarity economics, spirituality and more. It also marks the virtual launch of the public art […]
Posted inArts + Scene
Speakers, Music at HCBMAA’s Liberation March in Old Town
Humboldt County Black Music and Arts Association’s Harambee Liberation Month activities continue this weekend with the Harambee Liberation March on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Old Town Gazebo. Hear guest speakers and singers, including Dej “Heard Today,” Lettie Love and the Love Crew, Lorenza Simmons, Jude Drum and Olivia Dunn. Community participants […]
Posted inArts + Scene
The Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival Valentine’s Day Program
The Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival presents “Love Duets,“ a delightful program of romance to start your Valentine’s Day off on the right note. Tune in online Sunday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. for works by Robert and Clara Schumann, and music from Hollywood and the Jewish diaspora performed by mezzo soprano Cecelia Hall, tenor […]
Posted inArts + Scene
The Humboldt Jewish Music and Culture Festival, Feb. 4-11
If you’re kicking yourself because you missed Temple Beth El’s Yiddish Music Festival last year, don’t kvetch, it’s back! The Humboldt Jewish Music and Culture Festival, a celebration of Yiddish and Sephardic culture, music and cuisine, is happening Feb. 4-11 via Zoom. The event was renamed this year in order to include increased diversity of […]