Saturday, July 20

Lowdown: Humboldt Will Spend Its Saturday in Blue Lake

After a packed week of strummed strings, the Humboldt Folklife Festival goes out with a bang on Saturday with its annual All Day Free Festival which occupies much of sunny downtown Blue Lake. With over twenty local acts performing on multiple stages throughout the day, plus food carts, vendor booths, puppet shows. musical workshops and the oh-did-we-mention-free aspect, the event really is one of the highlights on the annual Humboldt calendar.

Below you’ll find the schedules for the two main stages:

Dell’Arte Amphitheatre Stage:

  • 11 a.m. Soulful Sidekicks
  • 12 p.m. Fickle Heart
  • 1 p.m. Jan Bramlett
  • 2 p.m. Bayou Swamis
  • 3 p.m. La Patinas
  • 4 p.m. Gunsafe
  • 5 p.m. Lost Coast Rangers
  • 6 p.m. Twango Macallan
  • 7 p.m. The Cherry Pickers

Blue Lake Street Stage:

  • 10:45 a.m. JD Jeffries
  • 11:45 a.m. Mark Richardson
  • 12:45 p.m. Sunshine N Yellowbird
  • 1:45 p.m. Groomin’ Charlie
  • 2:45 p.m. Lolonis
  • 3:45 p.m. Good Company
  • 4:45 p.m.Lyndsey Battle
  • 5:45 p.m. Jeff Landen
  • 6:45 p.m. Kindred Spirits

For more info on the various day’s features, hit up the Humboldt Folklife Society website. For more Saturday options, including the actual rodeo part of Fortuna Rodeo Week, see your Lowdown below.

-Andrew Goff

Top Events!
(Look ahead!)

Fortuna Rodeo Week
Fortuna / 7 a.m.
With the weekend comes the actual rodeo part of the Fortuna Rodeo, but there’s also a parade and the Bulls, Bands and Brews shindig at the rodeo grounds.
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Humboldt Folklife Festival All Day Free Fest
Dell’Arte / 10 a.m.
Full day of music on two stages, kids barn dance, puppet show, food, uke lessons, joy. Music by Cherry Pickers, Twango Macallan, Kindred Spirits, Gunsafe, The Lapatinas, Sunshine N Yellowbird and many more.
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Northern Nights Music Festival
Cook’s Valley Campground / noon / $140
Three-day celebration of music, art, food and local culture.
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PROMOTED

NightHawk
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m. / 21+
Classic rock and contemporary dance music.
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All Events!

Lost Coast Kennel Club Dog Agility Trial
Humboldt County Fairgrounds / 9 a.m.
Watch dogs compete in agility events. Please leave non-entered dogs at home.
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Arcata Farmers’ Market
Arcata Plaza / 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Local produce, meats flowers and more. Music at 10 a.m. (Click for music schedule.)
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Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds / 10 a.m.
Hundreds of quilts for show and sale. Raises funds for the Redwood Empire Quilter’s Guild.
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Ferndale Farmers’ Market
Main Street, Ferndale / 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
On the corner of Shaw and Main streets. Sustainable farms sell local produce direct to the consumer.
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Yoga Shalom
Temple Beth El / 11 a.m.-noon / Free
Visiting cantor Lisa Levine gives a one-hour free Yoga Shalom workshop.
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Wanna Write a Song? Do It!
Mantova’s Two Street Music / 11 a.m.-1 p.m. / $125
Saturday songwriting workshops for kids ages 9 to 17.
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San Francisco Mime Troupe
Mateel Community Center / 6:30 p.m. / $20
Performing Oil and Water. Two environmentally-themed one-act musicals depict the “abusive relationships our society has with our natural resources and the lengths we’ll go to satisfy our thirsts.”
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Dusk in the Dunes
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge / 6:30 p.m.
Nature-exploration event for kids and their adults. Participants will explore the open dunes and learn about animals that lurk in the night through educational games and activities.
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Movies in the Park
Sequoia Park / 7 p.m.
The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission presents a monthly movie night featuring movies filmed on the North Coast. This month screening E.T., The Extra Terrestrial.
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Victor/Victoria
Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $18 / $16 students/seniors
Ferndale Rep presents the story of a penniless soprano, named Victoria, colludes with a struggling gay impresario to disguise herself as a man named Victor, who entertains as a female impersonator known as “Victoria” - and as a result becomes the toast of Paris.
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Kingfoot
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works / 8 p.m. / Free
Acoustic trio playing original music.
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The Heir Apparent
Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $15
Modern comic genius David Ives adapts Jean-Francois Regnard’s 1708 masterpiece, wherein Eraste desperately wants to marry Isabelle, but first he needs to secure an inheritance from his miserable old uncle, Geronte.
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Dr. Squid
Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 9 p.m. / 21+
Humboldt party band would prefer you dance more.
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Rewind
Bear River Casino Resort / 9 p.m. / 21+
Classic rock.
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NightHawk
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m. / 21+
Classic rock and contemporary dance music.
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Pressure/Anya DJs
Pearl Lounge / 9:30 p.m. / 21+
There will be ass shaking.
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Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • CONJURING: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30
  • DESPICABLE ME 2 2D: 12:35, 3:15, 5:50, 8:25
  • GROWN UPS 2: 12:25, 1:50, 3:05, 4:30, 5:40, 7:05, 8:15, 9:40
  • LONE RANGER: 12:45, 4:15, 7:50
  • PACIFIC RIM 2D: 1:35, 3:00, 4:40, 7:45, 9:00
  • PACIFIC RIM 3D: 12:00, 6:00
  • RED 2: 12:30, 3:25, 6:15, 9:05
  • RIPD IN 2D: 2:30, 7:20
  • RIPD IN 3D: 12:05, 4:55, 9:45
  • THE HEAT: 12:50, 3:40
  • TURBO 2D: 12:20, 5:30
  • TURBO 3D: 2:50, 8:00
  • WORLD WAR Z 2D: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30
Mill Creek Cinema
  • CONJURING: 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20
  • DESPICABLE ME 2 2D: 12:20, 2:55, 5:35, 8:00
  • GROWN UPS 2: 12:55, 3:30, 6:10, 8:50
  • PACIFIC RIM 2D: 3:00, 9:00
  • PACIFIC RIM 3D: 12:00, 6:00
  • RED 2: 12:00, 2:45, 5:30, 8:25
  • RIPD IN 2D: 3:50, 8:40
  • RIPD IN 3D: 1:25, 6:15
  • THE HEAT: 12:50, 3:40, 6:25, 9:10
  • TURBO 2D: 12:45, 5:50
  • TURBO 3D: 3:20, 8:20
Minor Theatre
  • DESPICABLE ME 2 2D: 1:15, 3:35, 5:55, 8:15
  • GROWN UPS 2: 2:00, 4:25, 6:50, 9:15
  • RIPD IN 2D: 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30

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