Monday, July 13

Gimme a “Yee!” Gimme a “Haw!” Fortuna Rodeo Week Kicks Off Today

Bulls, blood, dust, mud and a few other things Garth Brooks claimed to be an expert on are giving Fortuna cause to celebrate for the next seven days. Pull on your booties, kids. It’s time for the 2015 Fortuna Rodeo Week, the Friendly City’s annual “yee-haw”-athon.

How down home-y does it get? Well, here’s the quickest of rundowns of the week’s highlights (click each day for more detailed info): 

  • Monday: Burn your tongue out of your mouth at the annual Chili Cookoff on Main Street.
  • Tuesday: Exhaust your children during the Children’s Game Night at the Redwood Village Shopping Center.
  • Wednesday: The carnival opens in Rohner Park and remains for the remainder of the week. Plus, more child occupying games and Junior Rodeo.
  • Thursday: Hopefully, nothing catches fire in Fortuna Thursday, our local heroes will be occupied with the annual Fireman’s Games. 
  • Friday: Motorsports Night features motocross jumper Julian Dusseau, ATV and Rhino racing and, of course, the wow,-someone-thought-of-that spectacle that is Quadiators.
  • Saturday: 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.
  • Sunday: More rodeo, plus the annual gut-busting barbecue.

Don’t forget, the Humboldt Folklife Festival continues at Dell’Arte Monday night with the return of “Songwriters Night.” Also, there’s some rare Monday night band-age at The Siren’s Song Tavern headlined by Boston-based Bent Knees. [UPDATE: For whatever reason, the Bent Knees show has been last-minute postponed until tomorrow. Stand up straight until then.] 

—Andrew Goff 

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Fortuna Rodeo Week: Monday
Fortuna / 5 p.m.
Chili Cookoff on Fortuna’s Main Street. For full week details, go here.
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Folklife Festival Songwriters Night
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte) / 7 p.m.
Join Jan Bramlett, Dominic Romano, Sam Whitlach and Paul Turner for an intimate evening of music in Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theater.
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The Getdown
The Jam / 9 p.m. / 21+
Humboldt’s finest funk musicians get up to Getdown.
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Junior Rangers Program
Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center / 3:30-4:30 a.m. / Free
Have fun while learning about nature and the park with games, songs, and activities.
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New Outdoor Summer Day Camp
Humboldt Botanical Garden / 9-1 a.m. / $115 Non-Members / $95 HBG Members
Children ages 7-10 will experience hiking the Garden’s unique trails, learn about HBG’s organic vegetable garden.
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Skate and BMX Summer Camp
RampArt Skatepark / 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. / $35
All skill levels are welcome.
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Nature Walk in the Redwoods
Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center / 10-11 a.m. / Free
Come learn about the redwoods and the region as you stroll with a Park Interpreter or Park Volunteer.
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Junior Rangers Program
Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center / 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. / Free
Have fun while learning about nature and the park with games, songs, and activities.
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Blue Jays (Age 3-6) Program
Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center / 1 p.m. / Free
ome learn and have fun with us in the redwoods!
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Nature Walk in the Redwoods
Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center / 5 p.m. / Free
Come learn about the redwoods and the region as you stroll with a Park Interpreter or Park Volunteer.
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Jeffrey Smoller
Victorian Inn / 6 p.m.
Acoustic music.
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Quiz Night
Blondies Food and Drink / 7 p.m.
Aww, show people how smart you are when you drink. Adorable.
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Humboldt B52s vs. Redding Dodgers
Bomber Field / 7 p.m. / $5 / $None 4 and Under / $3 65 and Over / $3 12 and Under
Humboldt’s other semi-pro baseball team.
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Friendship Circle Dance
Moose Lodge / 7-10 p.m. / $4
Dancing to live music featuring tunes from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s.
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Karaoke with DJ Marv
Six Rivers Brewery / 8 p.m. / Free
Monday night sushi and “singing.”
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Really Cheap Bowling
Harbor Lanes / 8 p.m.-midnight
$1.75 per game? Steeeee-rike!
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Jimi Jeff Open Jam Night
Simon LeGree’s Roadhouse Saloon / 8:30 p.m. / 21+
Jam in the middle of nowhere — really as far east as you ever want to go.
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Rude Lion Sound’s Dancehall Mondays
Ocean Grove Lodge / 9:30 p.m. / 21+
Reggae/dancehall night. Looks like this.
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Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • GALLOWS: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40
  • I LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS: 1:15, 6:35
  • INSIDE OUT 2D: 12:45, 3:20, 5:50, 8:20
  • JURASSIC WORLD 2D: 11:50, 2:55, 5:55, 8:55
  • JURASSIC WORLD 3D: 12:40, 6:30
  • LOVE AND MERCY: 5:15, 8:10
  • MAGIC MIKE XXL: 12:35, 3:25, 6:10, 9:00
  • MAX: 12:00, 2:35
  • MINIONS 2D: 11:45, 12:50, 3:15, 4:25, 5:35, 6:45, 8:00
  • MINIONS 3D: 2:05, 9:05
  • SELF/LESS: 12:55, 3:40, 6:25, 9:15
  • SPY: 3:45, 8:50
  • TED 2: 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35
  • TERMINATOR GENISYS 2D: 11:55, 2:50, 5:45, 8:40
  • TERMINATOR GENISYS 3D: 3:35, 9:25
Mill Creek Cinema
  • GALLOWS: 12:35, 2:50, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40
  • INSIDE OUT 2D: 12:55, 3:25, 5:55, 8:25
  • JURASSIC WORLD 2D: 3:00, 9:00
  • JURASSIC WORLD 3D: 12:00, 6:00
  • MAGIC MIKE XXL: 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30
  • MINIONS 2D: 11:50, 12:45, 2:05, 3:10, 5:45, 6:45, 8:10
  • MINIONS 3D: 4:25, 9:05
  • SELF/LESS: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15
  • TERMINATOR GENISYS 2D: 12:20, 6:20, 9:20
  • TERMINATOR GENISYS 3D: 3:20
Minor Theatre
  • ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL: 4:00, 6:35, 9:10
  • MINIONS 2D: 3:20, 5:45, 8:10
  • SELF/LESS: 3:35, 6:15, 9:00

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