College of the Redwoods has announced it will host the family-friendly “Dragging Through Time” show that had been originally slated to take place at Ferndale’s Old Steeple before venue owners canceled the Lost Coast Pride Fundraiser due to safety concerns. The College of the Redwoods Multicultural & Equity Center is organizing the show as part of […]
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Dan Hoyle Presents New Work at the Playhouse
Award-winning actor and playwright Dan Hoyle presents his new piece of immersion research theater Talk to Your People – A Solo Show With Dan Hoyle, Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. at Arcata Playhouse ($20, $18 members). The show chronicles America’s first year of the pandemic through seven stories. The New York Times says, “Dan […]
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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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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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Arcata Playhouse Holiday Show Opens Next Week
Sidelined for its original opening weekend (Dec. 9-11) by that dastardly virus, Arcata Playhouse’s holiday show, The Ballad of Flint Westward and the Five Who Made Their Way, added an extra date to its original second weekend run and opens now on Thursday, Dec. 15 and runs through Sunday, Dec. 18. The Thursday, Friday and […]
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Last Weekend to Catch Main Stage Humboldt’s The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz, Thanksgiving’s unofficial holiday classic, beloved by kids and adults alike, continues its run at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. ($17-$42). This stage adaptation presented by Main […]
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Spooky Fun with Dell’Arte’s Macabre Cabaret
Heads up, horror freaks. The fabulous and infamous Dell’Arte Macabre Cabaret is coming up and you don’t want to be left in the dark. One of the company’s most popular shows, the cabaret features a mixture of terrifying and humorous, sexy and spooky, and it always sells out. So, get your tickets now for the […]
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Natural Shocks at Redwood Curtain Theatre Postponed
Redwood Curtain Theatre is postponing the one-woman show Natural Shocks due to COVID-19 issues, the theater announced yesterday. The show will now open Thursday, Sept. 29. The theater also said if you have tickets for the original first weekend, Sept. 23-25, you may contact the box office at boxoffice@redwoodcurtain.com to reschedule, and that they will be […]
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COVID Cancels This Weekend’s Performances of Midsummer at NCRT
Heads up, theater-goers, North Coast Repertory Theatre announced today that it is canceling this weekend’s run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream due to a COVID outbreak in the cast, but, swords crossed, hope to be up and running for the show’s final weekend, Sept. 8-10. Read a review of the show here. In the same email […]
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COVID Cuts Rocky Horror Run Short
Ferndale Repertory Theatre announced today it is canceling its final weekend of performances of the musical comedy The Rocky Horror Show after members of the production tested positive for COVID-19. Theaters and live music venues have struggled to hold performances amid the pandemic and the current surge in cases makes the closure unfortunate but not […]
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Get Your Fruit On! Papaya Lounge Takes Over Septentrio Winery Tonight
Let’s get ready to ruuuummble! The saucy show you’ve been jonesing for is back. Things get fresh and fruity at the Papaya Lounge Rumble Royale Septentrio Winery Takeover, Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23 from 7 to10 p.m. at Septentrio Tasting Room ($30). The “raucous and opulent cabaret set in a seedy lounge run […]