Saturday, May 31
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Summer Arts and Music Festival
Benbow Lake State Rec. Area
/ 9 a.m.
/ $25
/ $15 single day
Beloved local tradition to celebrate the arrival of summer, this favorite family event will again offer the most comprehensive and affordable celebration of arts and culture in Humboldt County, with more than 100 diverse performances on 4+ stages, over 150 handmade craft and food booths.
North Coast Open Studios
Various
/ 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Annual showcase of local artists and their art. Features walkthroughs of studios allowing a glimpse into the creative process. List of Artists.
/ Web site
Up In Smoke Beer and BBQ Tasting
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
/ noon-4:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ $5 5 tastings of BBQ or beer
Attendees choose the winner with their taste buds as amateurs and professionals compete with each other to see who is King of the Grill. Fundraiser for the Clarke Historical Museum and the Redwood Acres Friends of the Fair.
/ Web site
Humboldt Crabs vs. Fairfield Indians
Arcata Ball Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $8
/ $6 students/seniors
/ $4 kids under 12
Root on your hometown baseball team as they whoop up on some hapless bums.
/ Web site
Eureka Symphony Season Finale
Van Duzer Theater
/ 7 p.m.
/ $20
/ $28 Premium
/ Free Military veterans
Program celebrates American music with three 20th century composers: Morton Gould, Samuel Barber, and Randall Thompson. Featured guest artist and Humboldt native Clara Lisle will sing the soprano solo in “Knoxville Summer of 1915.”
/ Web site
The Carlo Finals
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)
/ 8 p.m.
The students of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre perform a series of 10-minute plays created and performed by the Class of 2014. All performances are pay-what-you-can. Reservations are highly encouraged.
/ Web site
Savage Henry Presents
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
Bay Area comics: Brandon Garner, Jesse Hett, Matt Curry and Roman Leo. Local comics: Ray McMillin and Nathan Davis Floyd.
/ Web site
All Events!
Cadillac Ranch
Logger Bar
/ 8:30 a.m.
/ 21+
/ Web site
Latour Candidate’s Coffee
Starbucks McKinleyville
/ 9-10:30 a.m.
/ Free
/ Web site
North Coast Learning Academy’s 2nd Annual Run/Walk Carnival
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ $20
/ $10 carnival only
Horse back rides, clowns, a jump house, games, prizes, food and much more.
/ Web site
Carnival and Safety Fair
Jefferson Community Center
/ 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Humboldt Roller Derby, Making Headway Center and Lost Coast Rotaract present this year’s free Jefferson Project Carnival & Safety Fair, offering a variety of fun demonstrations and live entertainment with lots of giveaways! Bring the whole family!
Dyno Day!
Lost Coast Motorsports
/ 10 a.m.
/ $65
/ Web site
North Coast Open Studios
Humboldt County, California
/ 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Local art of all kinds. Painting to woodworking, printmaking to live theater, young to young-at-heart.
Humboldt Bay Paddle Tour
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 1 p.m.
/ $35 All Others
/ $30 HSU Students
Explore the local flora and fauna present seasonally and year round in and on the waters of the bay.
/ Web site
Beer and Wine Tasting
BevMo!
/ 2-5 p.m.
/ $2
/ 21+
/ Web site
Book Reading and Art Making
Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ 2 p.m.
/ $5
/ $2 Seniors/Students
/ Free MGMA members/ Children 17 and Under
Poetry reading by Richard Duning, artist and author of “Raven, You Have Given Up Your Color.”
/ Web site
Raising Grain
Gallagher’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
“More microbe than men, the colonial organisms that make up the humanoid forms of Raising Grain communicate solely through bluegrass rhythms.”
/ Web site
Redwood Preparatory Charter School Dinner
Fortuna River Lodge
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ $40
/ $50 For persons buying tickets after May 16
/ 18+
Silent and live auction, dinner and dancing.
/ Web site
Public Skate
Blue Lake Roller Rink
/ 6:30-9:30 p.m.
/ $5 Adults 18+
/ $4 Children 9-17
/ $3 Children 8 & Under
/ Web site
Random Acts of Comedy
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $6
Local interactive improv comedy troupe wings it for your enjoyment.
/ Web site
Random Acts of Comedy
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ Web site
Les Misérables
North Coast Repertory Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $18
The North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its 30th Season with the North Coast premiere of the musical Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, with music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
/ Web site
Savage Henry Independent Times Stand Up Comedy
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
/ 18+
/ Web site
Doug Fir and the 2x4s
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Local classic rock band that deserved more respect in KWPT The Point’s Classic Covers Contest. Robbed.
/ Web site
Silver Hammer
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Local Beatles cover band.
/ Web site
Anna Hamilton
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
/ 21+
Local blues.
/ Web site
Austin Alley and the Rustlers
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Local country institution.
/ Web site
CV, Billions and Billions
Alibi
/ 11 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Heavy rock on the Plaza.
/ Web site
Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2 2D: 3:10, 8:55
- BLENDED: 11:50, 2:40, 5:30, 8:20
- GODZILLA 2D: 2:50, 8:50
- GODZILLA 3D: 11:55, 5:50
- MALEFICENT 2D: 11:35, 1:15, 3:50, 4:40, 6:10, 8:45, 9:45
- MALEFICENT 3D: 2:00, 7:15
- MILLION DOLLAR ARM: 12:20, 3:15, 6:15, 9:05
- MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST: 12:30, 3:20, 6:25, 9:15
- MOMS NIGHT OUT: 12:40, 6:30
- NEIGHBORS: 11:45, 2:10, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40
- OTHER WOMAN: 6:45, 9:25
- RAILWAY MAN: 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30
- RIO 2 2D: 1:35, 4:10
- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 2D: 12:00, 3:00, 6:05, 9:10
- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 3D: 11:30, 2:30, 5:35, 8:35
Mill Creek Cinema
- BLENDED: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:10
- GODZILLA 2D: 3:10, 9:00
- GODZILLA 3D: 12:10, 6:00
- MALEFICENT 2D: 12:00, 1:30, 3:30, 5:15, 6:55
- MALEFICENT 3D: 2:40, 7:45
- MILLION DOLLAR ARM: 8:50
- MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST: 12:40, 4:05, 6:05, 9:30
- NEIGHBORS: 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40
- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 2D: 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20
- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 3D: 11:50, 2:50, 5:50, 8:50
Minor Theatre
- BELLE: 12:50, 3:20, 5:50, 8:20
- GODZILLA 2D: 12:00, 2:50, 5:40, 8:35
- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 2D: 12:15, 3:10, 6:10, 9:10