Friday, July 17
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Fortuna Rodeo Week: Friday
Fortuna
/ noon
/ $7
“Motorsports Night at the Rodeo” (5 p.m.): Quad barrel racing, motocross jumping, QUADIATORS. Carnival opens at noon. For full week details, go <a href=”http://fortunarodeo.com/”>here</a>.
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Humboldt Crabs vs. Redding Colt 45s
Arcata Ball Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $9
/ $6 students/seniors
/ $4 kids under 12
“Pirate Night”: Aaargghh! It’s one of our favorite nights to just be a pirate. Dress up in your pirate attire and the best looking pirate will win some loot and booty! Enter to win at the front gate. Featuring the Crab Grass Band.
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Folklife Festival Barn Dance
Arcata Veterans Memorial Building
/ 7:30-11 p.m.
/ $7
/ $6 members
Part of the weeklong Humboldt Folklife Festival. With music by Striped Pig String Band along with caller, Lyndsey Battle.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $5
“Hey, Dr. Jones, no time for love.”
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One Man, Two Guvnors
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
/ $20 Gala opening
/ $10 Thursdays
Brighton, England. 1963. Fired from a skiffle band, Francis Henshall finds himself employed by small-time gangster Roscoe Crabbe, in town to collect a fee from his fiancee’s gangster father. But Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother.
Sound of Music
Arkley Center For The Performing Arts
/ 8 p.m.
/ $13
/ $11 kids 12 and under
The Ink People’s Music Arts presents.
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The Rubberneckers, Tainted Zucchini
Logger Bar
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Playing as a duo, reprising ‘neckers tunes with a classic, stripped down, acoustic set. They will also perform as The Jade Stems, with Jay Forbes on drums and Ben Clifton on vocals, in a tribute to their former band mate Kyle Scott.
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Uncle Lucius
Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
“Southern rock for the thinking man.”
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All Events!
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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Free Latino Teen Health Educator Workshops!
See Event Description
/ 3:30-5:30 p.m.
/ Free
Two information sessions will be offered for Latino youth interested in participating in a bilingual teen health educator workshop this summer.
The 3rd Annual Seaside Writers Retreat
Trinidad, California
/ 5 p.m.
/ $275
A weekend of craft and creativity by the Sea. For writers of all backgrounds, genres and levels of experience.
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Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe
/ 6 p.m.
/ Free
Jazz on the patio.
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McKinleyville Arts Night
McKinleyville Business Dist.
/ 6-8 p.m.
Celebration of arts, food and fun in McKinleyville held the third Friday of each month.
Il Matrimonio Secreto
Redwood Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $12
/ $10 adv.
Love, intrigue, secret marriages, and a healthy dose of comedy are all part of this traditional European opera. Come hear the voices soar among the redwoods!
Humboldt B-52s Baseball
Bomber Field
/ 7 p.m.
/ $5
/ $3 12 and Under
/ $3 65 and Over
/ Free 4 and Under
Humboldt’s other semi-pro baseball team.
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Hardly Deadly
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Grateful Dead tribute from Stockton.
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Karaoke
Bar Fly Pub and Grub
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Singing in public is easier with beer.
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Shamus Summer Nights
Shamus T Bones
/ 10 p.m.
“DJ Gabe Pressure and friends mixing the freshest hip hop, r&b, dancehall, reggae, tropical bass, remixes and more alongside the classics.”
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