Mike Bynum, Aleister Paige and Darren Weiss are three talented local musicians who lend their instrumental prowess to several local old jazz, folk and country acts, but today join forces to play some acoustic jams as The Deck Hands. The hour is high noon and while there’s no cover for the music, the venue is […]
Fieldbrook Winery
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Sept. 22
You know what? Let’s keep this one short, sweet, free and easy. If you like crowds and a spectacle, head to the Arcata Plaza anytime after 10 a.m. for the North Country Fair and its famous parade. If you want more intimate Sunday amusement, go to Fieldbrook Winery at noon for an afternoon with the […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Aug. 18
Local swing jazz/pop duo Swingo Domingo will be playing for any and all daytrippers who roll into the Fieldbrook Winery. Starting at noon, the music is technically free, but seating and refreshments require a reservation and a bit of moolah, menu items depending. Enjoy.
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Music Today: Sunday, July 21
It’s a fine afternoon to go check out the music scene at the Fieldbrook Winery. Today’s players are Celtic, world, and folk guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Seabury Gould, who will be joined by fiddler Evan Morden. The tunes start at noon and are free, with an understanding that refreshments are available for purchase, and a note […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 24
The magnificent musicians in local Dead-ish group Magnificent Sanctuary Band are putting on a groovy, all-ages get down at Fieldbrook Winery at 5:30 p.m. No cover, but consider purchasing provisions.
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 3
The summer concert experience at the Fieldbrook Winery drifts on tonight at 5:30 p.m. with Grateful Dead tribute band Dead On providing free entertainment for those who have made table reservations.
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Music Tonight: Thursday, July 20
Fieldbrook Winery continues its summer concert series — Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons — with a 5:30 p.m. performance by local bluegrass act Fickle Hill. The performance is free for those with table reservations.
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Music Tonight: Sunday, July 2
The summer music series continues at Fieldbrook Winery, where today at 1:30 p.m. you can enjoy the music of local Celtic act Good Company. There isn’t a cover charge, but reservations for food and table are suggested in the same spirit as a minimum drink requirement at an evening club.
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Music Tonight: Sunday, June 25
Fieldbrook Winery has kicked off its summer concert schedule with Thursday’s 5:30 p.m. show by Canary and the Vamp. Today at 1:30 p.m., you can enjoy the music of The Country Pretenders, which, I am told, has a dusky and smooth vintage twang. All performances are free to those with food and table reservations.
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A Fine Time for Wine
In the northern part of the county, the Art and Wine Festival is happening Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. at Fieldbrook Winery (free entry). It, too, is a fundraiser — this time for the Fieldbrook Educational Foundation, and you can almost smell what the ’Brook is cooking from here. Park across the […]
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Sauvignon Blanc: Perfect for Summer
Before I had ever tasted a sauvignon blanc, I was told it smelled like cat pee. The wine dork who told me this didn’t even mean it in a bad way and I was so very confused. I mean … I grew up with cats. My mom was completely incapable of turning away a stray. […]
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Shipwrecks, Rivers and Railroads
Picnicking is an old-timey pleasure that never goes out of fashion. Perhaps that’s because enjoying a meal upon a cheerful blanket is a must-have image in any couple’s romantic montage. Picnics also appeal in the later stages of the relationship, when the new parents discover the exhaustion of wrangling children into restaurant booths. Not that […]