It’s the final showtime for this year’s Fiesta Folklórica at the Van Duzer Theatre at 2 p.m. Tickets will run you $10-$15 for a whole lot of music and dancing in celebration ofMexican culture through the ages. This is the fourth iteration of this offering from CalPoly Humboldt’s Dance, Music and Theatre department, and, if […]
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Holiday Dance Performances
Holiday magic takes center stage this weekend with two jolly dance productions for all ages. The Sundance Ballet Co. presents its 13th annual Nutcracker ballet at the Van DuzerTheatre on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. ($25, $20 children, $20, $15 children advance). This classic production […]
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Whodunnit? Find Out in CPH’s Clue, Opening Friday
Who killed Mr. Boddy? Was it Peacock in the parlor with the pipe — or Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick? Find out in Clue, a hilarious whodunnit brought to life at the Van Duzer Theatre by Cal Poly Humboldt’s Department of Dance, Music and Theatre, opening Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. with […]
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CPH Presents to Shift Programming
According to a press release sent out yesterday by Chrissy Holliday, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, Cal Poly Humboldt’s performing arts programming will move toward “more student-centered programming” in the 2025-2026 season. Cal Poly Humboldt Presents, formerly known as CenterArts, is seeing an increasing trend of ticket sales not covering the cost […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Dec. 20
Tomáseen Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas” is on the program tonight at the Van Duzer Theatre at 7 p.m. ($25-$50). Now in its 29th year of production, this mix of storytelling, music and dance evokes the mid-20th century bygone days of holiday celebration as experienced by the people of Western Ireland. Enjoy the folklore and fun […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Dec. 3
Multi-instrumentalists, Grammy winners and married duo Mark and Maggie O’Connor bring their bluegrass and beyond virtuosity to the Van Duzer Theatre tonight at 7 p.m., where they will showcase Mark’s holiday vision, An Appalachian Christmas. The title rather says it all but still, there’s a frisson between the players as they trade off instrumental and […]
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Feb 13
From the heavy side of the jam band world of yesteryear comes one of the few groups in that genre whose work made it into rotation in my truck when I was in my 20s. Gov’t Mule is a powerhouse led by ace guitarist Warren Haynes, a man with the deft country-gentleman picking of an […]
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Holiday Dance Magic
The season of holiday dance is upon us — a time when tutus twirl, pointe shoes pirouette and the spirit of the season comes alive on stages across the county. The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s timeless classic, gets some love from two outstanding local dance companies this week, plus a creative take on a holiday favorite. First […]
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Music Tonight: Sunday, Nov. 12
Baltimore’s Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is a funk-centered jam band whose musical palette is defined by the genre-skipping qualities of the group’s chosen jam genre. If that sounds reductive and circular, then howdy, and welcome to the world of jam music, a playful and self-referential place that tends to treat live music as a moveable […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 21
I’ve long been a fan of larger ensemble groups playing traditional or genre music. I am thinking of the country swing sounds of the mini orchestras that famously back-up singers like k.d. lang and Lyle Lovett, or the large tropical pop groups that were the sonic palette of composers like Sergio Mendes and Henry Mancini. […]
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May the Forest Moon Fest Be with You
The Force is strong with us Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 during the Forest Moon Festival celebrating the 40th anniversary of the locally filmed Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (free). It’s the best of the original trilogy (disagree? strike me down!) and you can watch free screenings on Saturday around the county. Get […]
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Dance Visions at Cal Poly Humboldt
The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music and Theatre’s annual spring dance concert Dance Visions, takes the stage on Thursday, April 13 and Friday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Van Duzer Theatre ($10, $5 child, free for CPH students w/ID). Get ready for a dazzling array of dancers performing a multitude of […]