Native Ink Expo
Bear River Recreation Center / noon-11 p.m. / $50 weekend pass / $25 Saturday day pass / $25 Friday day pass / $20 Sunday day pass
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HSU Downtown Block Party
Arcata Plaza / 3-9 p.m.
Musical entertainment will be provided by the Chulita Vinly Club (CVC) and Calafia Armada (Oakland Familia).
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The Detours
Old Town Eureka / 5-8 p.m. / Free
The Detours will rock the Night Market Stage on Friday Sept 14th - be ready for truck driving tunes, tender ballads of the heart and some good old Honky-Tonk. Y’all come!
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Eureka Friday Night Market
Old Town Eureka / 5-8 p.m.
Friday Nights are about to get real fun in Old Town, Eureka! Join us for a farmers market, craft booths, live music, food trucks, Humboldt Made member booths, and a beer and wine garden every Friday.
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The Yokels
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6-8:30 p.m. / Free
Fine local rockabilly.
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Arts!Arcata
Arcata / 6-9 p.m.
Monthly arts walk. Businesses on and around the Plaza stay open late featuring local art and music.
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Arabic Concert
Fulkerson Recital Hall / 7-10 p.m. / $20 / $15 students / $15 adv. general / $10 adv. student
A spectacular night of Arabic music and dance! Featuring Georges Lammam (violin/vocals), Khadr Kaileh (keyboard), Naser Musa (oud), Antoine Lammam (percussion), and Susu Pampanin (tablah).
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George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Dean Ween Group
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. / $55 / $85 VIP / $65 Day of / 21+
“With hits like, “One Nation Under a Groove,” “Give up the Funk (We Want the Funk),” “Knee Deep,” and “Mothership Connection,” Cinton elevated “funk” music to complete recognition and acceptance as a true genre in and of itself.”
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Tourettes Without Regrets
Arcata Playhouse / 8 p.m.
Part poetry slam, part circus and part rap battle, the event incorporates audience participation and an open mic, billing itself as “the fight club of underground art.” Based in Oakland this off the wall cabaret show comes to the Arcata Playhouse for one night only.
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Marjorie Prime
Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $17 / $10 Thursdays
It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year- old Marjorie—a jumble of disparate, fading memories—has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her.
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Dial M for Murder
North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8-10:30 p.m. / $18 / $16 Students/Seniors
A wealthy socialite, a tennis pro, a torrid affair and a massive fortune on the line – murder returns to the NCRT stage with a tale of greed, jealousy, revenge, and best laid plans gone awry.
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Fetish Night: Back To School
The Siren’s Song Tavern / 9 p.m. / $7 / $5 with costume / 21+
Dance to the amazing DJ Joe-E. This months special guest artist Sandra Pookies Saldana will be doing body painting Along with sexy performances and kinky vendors.
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ORGŌNE
Arcata Theatre Lounge / 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. / $23 / $20 Advanced / $15 Limited Advanced Online / 21+
“Now and always, Orgōne delivers dirty, organic, California soul with heart; music that grabs you by the collar, pulls you to your feet and shoves you wantingly onto the dance floor.”
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The Rock Collection
Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m. / $25 / 21+
The Rock Collection is an all-star songwriting and performing collaboration with an amazing chemistry onstage. Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band/JGB), Greg Anton (Zero), Stu Allen (Phil Lesh & Friends), Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz (ALO), John-Paul McLean (JGB), and Stephanie Salva (Tumbleweed Soul).
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