Humboldt Artisans Crafts and Music Festival
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds / noon-9 p.m. / $3 / Free After 5pm / Free Seniors / Free Kids
The 40th annual! 100+ craft vendors, 100+ hours of live music, food, libations.
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4th Annual Black & White Ocean Night
Arcata Theatre Lounge / 6:30-11 p.m. / Free / $10 Suggested donation
Surfrider Humboldt’s annual holiday party and fundraiser! This classy evening features live music with pianist Katie McGourty, Ben Stoeck & the West Coast Rhythm, and Tyger Byle!
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Wandous of the Twelfth Moon: Plantrae
Forever Found / 7 p.m. / $20 / $15 adv.
We invite you to climb out of your winter caves to kindle our inner fires to a roaring fogata and remind our selves what it means to move through this life together as human creatures. Coming to us from the Cascadian north is Plantrae to bring us deep into our sensuous rhythms!
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Tease the Season w/ VaVaVoom Burlesque Vixens
The Booth Brewing Company / 7-11:30 p.m. / $15 / $120 VIP table for 4 people / $20 Week of the Event / $12 Student / 21+
The VaVaVoom Burlesque Vixens will perform finely crafted holiday performances inspired by creatively reused holiday materials & themes.
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Dreamers: Aquí y Allá
Gist Theater at HSU / 7:30 p.m. / $10 / $8 students/seniors / 18+
“Dreamers” features stories and characters based on DACA recipients who got to travel to Mexico to visit family and reconnect with their roots. The people at the heart of this play are Americans who have suddenly found themselves vulnerable to expulsion, job loss, and deportation.
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Scouts Honor: The Whichever Scouts vs. The Energy Monster
Arcata Playhouse / 7:30-9:30 p.m. / $12 / $15 Soroptimist Night Dec 6th / $10 stu/sen/mem / $8 kids
If there was a motto for the Arcata Playhouse panto process, it might be, “Artists who play together stay together.”
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Jesus Christ Superstar
North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $18 / $16 students/seniors
From the spectacular minds of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar is a hard-hitting, radical, rock-opera re-telling of the last fivedays in the life of Jesus Christ.
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Dell’Arte’s The Character Project
Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre / 8-9 p.m. / $5 / $20 Suggested Donation / $15 Suggested Donation / $10 Suggested Donation
Expect a funny, poignant, and surreal evening in the theater, as these brand new characters encounter their fates, and everyday life opens its doors to the unexpected.
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HSU Madrigal Singers and Mad River Transit Singers
Fulkerson Recital Hall / 8-10 p.m. / $10 General / $5 Child / Free HSU Students with ID
The HSU Department of Music and choral conductor Rachel Samet are excited to present “Night in the City,” an eclectic program of choral music ranging from the Renaissance through contemporary jazz.
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AJ Lee and Blue Summit
The Sanctuary / 8-10 p.m. / $10 / $25 $10 - $25 sliding scale
Freshgrass 2019 Band Contest Winner, IBMA 2019 Momentum Vocalist of the Year, 2nd Place at the 2019 Winfield Guitar Competition, and numerous awards in Northern California illustrate the kind of recognition this bluegrass/americana band has been getting recently.
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Matilda
Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $18 / $16 students/seniors / $10 youth 3-14
Directed by Leira V. Satlof. Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey.
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Eureka Symphony’s Celestial Celebrations
Arkley Center For The Performing Arts / 8-10 p.m. / $19
Enjoy a sumptuous feast of music with this holiday concert. From the familiar and sparkling “Nutcracker Suite” to the magnificent choral works by Randall Thompson, listeners will be delighted by the rich mix of music.
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Josh Barnes and Friends
Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9-11:59 p.m. / $5
An evening with Josh Barnes and Friends! What better way to celebrate my upcoming album release? Or how about an early Birthday present for me? That present, would be your presence at this show! Come see these good friends of mine!
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Sue & The Namies, Los Dune Bums, Blood Hunny
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern / 9-11:59 p.m. / Free / 21+
A free night of local music and the World Premiere of the Sue & the Namies music video “No Way,” featuring claymation and live-action beach party antics (directed & animated by Violet Crabtree).
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Humboldt Jam Collective
Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m. / $5
A benefit for HSU Recreation Dept with Humboldt Jam Collective featuring members from Diggin Dirt, Object Heavy, Moo Got 2, Dan and The Americans, and Farmhouse Odyssey.
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