Saturday, April 21
(VIDEO) SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Stonefield in Arcata
‘70s psychedelic rock revivalists Stonefield — made up of Australian sisters Amy, Hannah, Sarah and Holly Findlay — make a big noise at The Miniplex in Arcata Saturday night.
Top Events!
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Godwit Days
Humboldt County
/ 5 a.m.
Come celebrate the Marbled Godwit and explore the lush Redwood Coast. Observe many bird species and wildlife through the selection of field trips, lectures, workshops, and boat excursions led by experienced local guides during our annual week-long festival.
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Madi Simmons at Farmers’ Market
See Event Description
/ 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
/ Free
“Join us this Saturday for live reggae by singer and songwriter Madi Simmons. Madi has been recording and touring for the past 20 years.”
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The 51st Humboldt Int’l Film Fest
Minor Theatre
/ 5-7 p.m.
/ $5
/ $10 Best of Fest Screening Attendees
Screenings at 5 and 7:30 p.m. HIFF has been bringing independent films from around the world to Humboldt County for 51 years.
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Cirque Schwazee’
Arcata Playhouse
/ 7-8 p.m.
/ $12
/ $8 kids 12 and under
The magic of the circus comes to the Arcata Playhouse in Cirque Du Schwazee’, an evening of family entertainment to benefit the Playhouse youth programs.
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Vanishing Pints
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ Free All Ages
Local Irish rock and folk.
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Va Va Voom’s 7th Anniversary Show
Eureka Theater
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $15
/ $25 Premier Seating
/ 21+
Join your favorite burlesque beauties for Va Va Voom’s 7th Anniversary Show at the historic Eureka Theater. Mx. Humboldt 2017, 1st Place Runner Up Foxxy Blue Orchid will be gracing the stage.
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HSU Calypso Band with Superstar Guest Artist Ray Holman
Van Duzer Theater
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $10 General
/ $5 HSU Students with ID
/ $5 Senior/Child
“This Calypso Band concert featuring Ray Holman will be a historic event at Humboldt State, and the band has a smoking set of music prepared to “blow the roof off” of the theatre.
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Tragedy
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)
/ 8-9:45 p.m.
/ Free
/ Free All
Experience the awesome, visceral power of the Chorus as Dell’Arte’s 2nd Year MFA Ensemble dives into the realm of Tragedy, a theatrical form with ancient roots in the human experience.
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Young Buck
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ $30
/ $25 adv.
/ 18+
Nor Cal Tattoo and Blo Som’ em Entertainment have teamed up to bring rapper Young Buck, a G-UNIT original, to the Sapphire Palace. Best known for his hits “Shorty Wanna Ride,” “Get Buck,” “Stomp,” and “Back To The Old Me,” you can’t miss this show.
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Stonefield, Ms. God
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ $10
/ $8 advance tickets online
/ 21+
Four Australian sisters ages 19-24 make up the earthen psych-rock opal that is Stonefield. They recently completed a tour of Australia directly supporting FLEETWOOD MAC and a U.S. tour supporting MEAT PUPPETS.
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The Monster Women, Blackplate, Super Senior
The Siren’s Song Tavern
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
Come and grab one of the Monster Womens new album ON VINYL! Fresh off the press we will be finally have our music available on vinyl, the way it sounds best!
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Adam Craig and McKenna Faith
Bear River Recreation Center
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
16+. After moving to Nashville, Adam found success as a songwriter, penning Parmalee’s “Close Your Eyes” as well as album cuts for Dustin Lynch and Love and Theft.
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Money
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Pink Floyd never sounded so good.
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Melvin Seals and JGB!
Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $30
/ $25 adv.
Friday and Saturday night shows!
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Mike Donovan, The Tweeners, The Bored Again
Vista Del Mar
/ 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ 21+
Rock like you used to.
All Events!
707 Band
Central Station
/ midnight-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Come out and bring your friends or anyone that knows how to have a good time, we’ll be waiting for you!
Humboldt Green Week April 13th-22nd
Humboldt County, California
/ 8 a.m.-11:59 p.m.
There’s over 50 events including music, art, comedy, dancing, family fun activities, clean-ups plus free classes/workshops and more. Get up, get green and get involved! Check out full event details at HumboldtGreenWeek.com.
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Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup at Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
See Event Description
/ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
At Sinkyone Wilderness Park in Garberville (Humboldt), efforts that day will include converting a campsite to a camp host site and a slew of campsite improvements, including repairing the roof, flooring, and screens of the restroom, replacing the toilets, and clearing invasive ivy from forest trees
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First Aid Adult and Child CPR
Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ $90
/ $75 HSU Students
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Rafting The North Coast
Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 9 a.m.
/ $110
/ $95 HSU Students
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Magic: Dominaria Prerelease
Nugames Eureka
/ 9 a.m.-noon
/ $30
Join us for Dominaria PreRelease! Be the first to open some of the newest legends that have been printed and experience historic Dominaria before it releases!
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Blacksmithing at the Ferndale Museum
Ferndale Museum
/ 9:30 a.m.-noon
/ Free
Jerry likes to talk as well as pound, so stop by for a visit. Museum will also be open early today.
Paddle Strokes Seminar
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 9:30 a.m.-noon
/ $45
/ $35 HSU Students
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3rd Annual Earth Day Clean Up!
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ Free
Bring your friends and family to celebrate Earth Day by keeping our beautiful spaces beautiful!
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Work Day
Cooper Gulch Park
/ 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
Water-resistant shoes, reusable water bottle, coffee mug, and work gloves. Snacks, water, coffee, and tea will be provided!
BioBlitz at Baker Beach
Trinidad Coastal Land Trust
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ Free
Join Friends of the Dunes and the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust in a smartphone-powered BioBlitz. A BioBlitz is an intensive one-day study of biodiversity in a specific location; in this case participants will collect citizen science data using the iNaturalist app.
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Free Admission Week
Clarke Historical Museum
/ 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
/ Free
Free admission to the Clarke Museum all week long for Eureka City School students!
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NHS Vendor Dayz
Northcoast Horticulture Supply
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Community Cleanup Project
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/ 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
Every other Saturday the Arcata Veterans Group and local volunteers (anyone interested) meets at the Arcata Veterans Hall for a community cleanup during which time we pick up litter and trash in various locations within Arcata.
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Introduction to Surfing
Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
/ $80
/ $65 HSU Students
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Classical Ballet Workshop with Theodore Constant - Dance Academy
HLOC’s The Space
/ noon-2 p.m.
/ $256
/ $15 Registration
Classical Ballet Workshop with Theodore Constant returns to Humboldt.
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Godwit Days Hike
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ noon-3:30 p.m.
/ Free
Join a Friends of the Dunes naturalist for a bird walk at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center as part of the Annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival.
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Can I Be Your Dog Storytime
Northtown Books
/ 1-2 p.m.
/ Free
This month we’ll be reading Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings. There will be snacks and activities as usual.
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HSU Football Green and Gold Game
HSU Redwood Bowl
/ 1-3 p.m.
/ Free
The Humboldt State football team will cap its spring season with the annual Green and Gold Game.
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Magic: Dominaria Prerelease
Nugames Eureka
/ 1-4 p.m.
/ $30
Join us for Dominaria PreRelease! Be the first to open some of the newest legends that have been printed and experience historic Dominaria before it releases!
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Journey to the Place Where the World’s Moon is Full with Poets Jacqueline Elizabeth Letalien & Lori Cole
Humboldt County Library - Eureka Main Branch
/ 1-2 p.m.
/ Free
The performance of live poetry brings out its drama, passion, roots and reality, and makes a great short afternoon out.
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Classical Ballet Workshop with Theodore Constant - Dance Academy
HLOC’s The Space
/ 2-4 p.m.
/ $256
/ $15 Registration
Classical Ballet Workshop with Theodore Constant returns to Humboldt.
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Humboldt’s Om Cannabis Infused Yoga
See Event Description
/ 4-6 p.m.
/ $35
/ 21+
Humboldt’s OM is a two hour event intended to educate enthusiasts on the symbiotic relationship between yoga, chakras and cannabis medicine.
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Blase and the Stellar Jays
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Rock and soul.
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Chuck Mayville
Gallagher’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Come on down to Gallagher’s in Old Town to eat, drink and be merry while Chuck plays and sings some classic tunes.
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Magic: Dominaria Prerelease
Nugames Eureka
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ $30
Join us for Dominaria PreRelease! Be the first to open some of the newest legends that have been printed and experience historic Dominaria before it releases!
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Libations for Donation
Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge
/ 7-11 p.m.
/ $None $5-$20 sliding scale donation
/ 21+
Come out to Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge for Libations for Donations and support CLDC’s critical work and enjoy the bluegrassy activist folk music of local band Kindred Spirits.
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Mulligrub // Señor Fin // Bloodhoney
Outer Space
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ $7
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Backstreet Band
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Performing outstanding Rock n’ Roll in the Humboldt county area since 1979, the Backstreet Band plays everything from Tom Petty to the Beatles, and Bob Dylan to Bad Company, as well a variety of other classics.
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Karaoke
Little Red Lion
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
How could this be a bad idea?
Pressure/Anya DJs
Pearl Lounge
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
There will be ass shaking.
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- A QUIET PLACE: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40
- A WRINKLE IN TIME 2D: 1:10, 3:50
- BLACK PANTHER 2D: 11:55, 3:00, 6:10, 9:15
- BLOCKERS: 1:55, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30
- CHAPPAQUIDDICK: 5:25, 8:00
- I FEEL PRETTY: 12:35, 3:20, 6:05, 8:50
- ISLE OF DOGS: 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30
- PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING 2D: 6:30, 9:10, 9:10
- RAMPAGE 2D: 12:20, 1:40, 1:40, 4:15, 5:30, 6:50, 9:25
- RAMPAGE 3D: 2:55, 2:55, 8:10, 8:10
- READY PLAYER ONE 2D: 11:50, 2:50, 5:55, 9:00
- SGT. STUBBY: AN AMERICAN HERO: 12:55, 3:10
- SUPER TROOPERS 2: 11:50, 2:15, 2:15, 4:45, 4:45, 7:15, 7:15, 9:45, 9:45
- TRUTH OR DARE: 1:15, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45
Mill Creek Cinema
- A QUIET PLACE: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30
- BLACK PANTHER 2D: 12:05, 3:05, 6:05, 9:05
- BLOCKERS: 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20
- I FEEL PRETTY: 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:10
- ISLE OF DOGS: 12:40, 3:20, 6:20, 8:45
- RAMPAGE 2D: 1:15, 3:50, 6:25, 9:00
- READY PLAYER ONE 2D: 12:10, 3:10, 5:50, 8:55
- TRUTH OR DARE: 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30
Minor Theatre
- 2018 HIFF - BEST OF FEST: 5:00, 7:30
- ISLE OF DOGS: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00
- READY PLAYER ONE: 1:00, 9:40
- SUPER TROOPERS 2: 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, 10:30