Saturday, May 2
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Trinidad Surf and Skate Fest
Trinidad School
/ noon-6 p.m.
/ Free
Tarp surfing! Ramp skating! Live music by SambAmore, The Sand Fleas, Blue Dragon Steel Band, and DJ Scoop. A benefit for Trinidad School’s surf and skate clubs. Live painting by Matt Beard. Sponsored by Trinidad Skatepark Alliance.
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11th Street Block Fest
Arcata
/ noon-10 p.m.
/ $5
/ $3 adv.
12 local and touring bands, three house venues, comedians, three residential DJs, food truck, nighttime karaoke tag team, celebrity holograms and more.
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Cuzin Marc’s KMUD Memorial Show!
Mateel Community Center
/ 6 p.m.
This event features plenty of funk nasty get down brought to you by Liquid Kactus, The Electric Love Arkestra, The Strawberry White Band, Cyclops & The Owl, Mimur and more all hosted by the freak-alicious MC Michael Jacinto!
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Arts Alive
Eureka
/ 6 p.m.
/ Free
Eureka’s monthly stab at getting everyone together! Opening receptions for artists, exhibits, and/or performances.
Del Tha Funky Homosapien
Humboldt Brews
/ 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $15
/ 21+
Hailing from Oakland, California, Del and his crew, the Hieroglyphics came out as a markedly non-gansta response to a burgeoning West Coast scene.
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All Events!
Annual HERO Ride For Life
Humboldt County Fairgrounds
/ 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Relay for Life equine fundraiser.
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Dyerville Loop Road Birding Trip
Herrick Avenue Park and Ride
/ 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ Free
The seldom-birded Dyerville Loop winds 29 miles through forest and prairie in southern Humboldt.
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Low Cost Rabies Clinic
Cutten Animal Hospital
/ 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $6
Canine rabies vaccine cost is $6.00. Other vaccines may be available. Contact the clinic for details. For your safety and the safety of other please bring your dog on a leash and your cat in a carrier.
Just Jewelry Secondhand Sale
Eureka Woman’s Club
/ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ Free
Come find new and gently used jewelry to give as gifts for loved ones or treat your self- for Mother’s Day or just because.
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Humboldt Yacht Club Rummage Sale and Open House
Wharfinger Building
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
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Big Brew 2015
Humboldt Beer Works
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Cannabis Film Festival
Garberville Theater
/ 10 a.m.
/ $25
Provides a means for filmmakers to share their work with both distributors and the general public. The CFF is designed to enable “cream of the crop” film projects to gain exposure to larger and more mainstream audiences.
Lanphere Dunes Guided Walk
Lanphere Dunes (HBNWR)
/ 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
Join Friends of the Dunes Naturalist John DeMartini for a guided tour of the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge.
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UIHS American Indian Arts and Crafts Fair
Potawot Health Village
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ Free
Event encourages both contemporary and traditional arts and crafts. Items available for sale will be primarily items made with one’s own hands and/or skills.
Wildflower Show Guided Walk
Manila Community Center
/ 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
This walk will focus on wildflowers of the coastal dunes as part of the California Native Plant Society’s 33rd Annual Wildflower Show.
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Spring Exhibits at the Clarke Museum
Clarke Historical Museum
/ 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ $3
/ $5 families
/ Free members
The Clarke Historical Museum will be exhibiting a display of Humboldt’s clothing history spanning from the 1920s to the 1940s as well as a tribute to the history of baseball in Humboldt County with objects and photographs spanning from modern day all the way back to the 19th century.
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KEET’s Kids Club
Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ noon-2 p.m.
/ Free
Help your child get a head start on reading at KEET’s Kids Club! Each family receives a free copy of this month’s featured book, Neil Armstrong by Dana Meachen Rau.
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Low Cost Rabies Clinic
McKinleyville Animal Care Center
/ noon-1 p.m.
/ $6
Canine rabies vaccine cost is $6.00. Other vaccines may be available. Contact the clinic for details. For your safety and the safety of other please bring your dog on a leash and your cat in a carrier.
AFS Intercultural Programs Open House
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 1-5 p.m.
/ Free
Find out about year, semester, summer and gap year options for studying abroad.
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Banksters by Kimberly Piazza
Highland Art Center
/ 5-8 p.m.
/ Free
A multimedia exploration of the many faces of the Great Recession.
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North Coast Open Studios Artist Show and Reception
North Coast Open Studios
/ 6-9 p.m.
View work by 90 North Coast Open Studios artists.
Teen Court’s 4th Annual Second Chances Art Show and Raffle
Old Town Coffee And Chocolates (Old Town)
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
“Every one of the contributors is a youth from our surrounding community.”
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Mad River Rose
Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
“Mad River Rose found an open forum for their musical creativity and songwriting in their living rooms and back yards.”
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Art Splurge
Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
5x7 artworks in a wide variety of styles and mediums are available for sale beginning on Arts Alive.
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‘It’s a Masquerade’ Gala
Fortuna River Lodge
/ 6-11 p.m.
/ $50
/ 18+
There will be a silent and live auction, dinner, dancing, balloon pops and more. Dinner will be catered by Nourish Bistro and Catering. Guests are encouraged to dress up for this masked ball. Hosted by Redwood Preparatory Charter School.
Big Screens Big Machines
Eureka Theater
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Join us for an evening of classic Kinetic documentaries and footage of last year’s Kinetic Grand Championship.
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The Young MediaMakers 2015 Big Screen Showcase
Arcata Playhouse
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
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May is Mental Health Month Art Show
Wolf Dawg
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Staff Infection
Old Town Coffee And Chocolates (Old Town)
/ 6:30-9:30 p.m.
/ Free
Contemporary rock and pop.
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Cowgirls: A Musical Comedy
Redbud Theater
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ $10
/ $35 Gala Dinner
/ $15 Sunday Matinees
“Jo is in a pickle: She has twenty-four hours to save Hiram Hall—her father’s once-famous country-western saloon in Rexford, Kansas—from foreclosure.”
Women’s Only 8-Ball Tournament
Broadway Billiards
/ 7-10:30 p.m.
/ $5
/ Free Public
/ 21+
HSU Calypso Band and Percussion Ensemble
Van Duzer Theater
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $10
/ $5 seniors, children
/ $3 HSU students
HSU Calypso Band brings their authentic Caribbean high energy dance music home after a successful California tour, and the Percussion Ensemble features a work highlighting Hawaiian rhythms. Directed by Eugene Novotney and Howard Kaufman, dance choreographed by Sharon Butcher.
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The Brothers Brothers Band
Humboldt Brews
/ 8 p.m.
/ 21+
Early show! Musical comedy team. Locals Dutch Savage, Josh Duke, and Nathan Davis Floyd open.
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Dread Daze
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Reggae.
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Karaoke
Little Red Lion
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
How could this be a bad idea?
DOUBLE HEADER RECORD RELEASE PARTY NIGHT #2!
The Jam
/ 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $5
/ Free Ladies
/ 21+
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The Works
/ 9-11 p.m.
“Humboldt County’s first and foremost POWERxVIOLENCE band.”
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- AGE OF ADALINE: 12:40, 3:25, 6:10, 8:55
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D: 11:40, 2:45, 6:00, 8:40, 9:15
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 3D: 1:20, 2:30, 4:40, 8:00
- CINDERELLA: 12:45, 3:30, 6:15
- EX MACHINA: 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30
- FURIOUS 7: 11:45, 2:50, 6:05, 9:10
- GET HARD: 2:10, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35
- HOME 2D: 12:50, 3:15, 5:40
- INSURGENT 2D: 9:00
- LITTLE BOY: 11:50, 5:50
- LONGEST RIDE: 8:10
- MONKEY KINGDOM: 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 6:55, 9:05
- PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2: 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:20
- UNFRIENDED: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40
Mill Creek Cinema
- AGE OF ADALINE: 12:50, 3:35, 6:20, 9:05
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D: 11:40, 2:45, 6:00, 9:15
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 3D: 1:20, 4:40, 8:00
- FURIOUS 7: 11:50, 2:55, 5:50, 8:50
- HOME 2D: 12:45, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10
- MONKEY KINGDOM: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 6:55
- PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40
- UNFRIENDED: 9:00
- WHILE WE RE YOUNG: 2:05, 4:30, 7:00, 9:25
Minor Theatre
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D: 11:40, 2:45, 6:00, 9:15
- WATER DIVINER: 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00
- WOMAN IN GOLD: 12:40, 3:10, 5:45, 8:25