Tuesday, July 16
TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Humboldt Songwriters Open Up in Blue Lake
The 2019 Humboldt Folklife Festival rolls on Tuesday night in Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre with its annual Songwriter Night — an intimate “in the round” song swappin’ evening featuring local tunesmiths sharing their babies and discussing how they came to be. Hosted by Patrick Cleary, this year’s lineup includes Tracy Symons Smith, Michael Dayvid, Andrew Wakefield and Georgia Ruth. Details below.
Top Events!
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Fortuna Rodeo Week: Kids’ Games Night
Redwood Village Shopping Center
/ 6 p.m.
Activities include: Wax hands, Cotton Candy, Snow Cones, Face painting, Western-themed kids’ costume contest with prizes, HealthSPORT demonstrations, Sidewalk chalk, Fireman’s muster for the kids and more!
Humboldt Crabs vs. Redding Ringtails
Arcata Ball Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $9
/ $6 students/seniors
/ $4 under 12
Your hometown heroes whoop up on some other lesser team. Peanuts, crackerjacks, etc.
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Humboldt Folklife Festival: Songwriter Night
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $8 HFS members
/ $5 kids under 12
Join host and songwriter Patrick Cleary along with this year’s featured songwriters Michael Dayvid, Georgia Ruth, Tracy Symons Smith, and Andrew Wakefield for an intimate evening with these musicians in Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theater.
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All Events!
KEET-TV’s Story & Lyric Contest
KEET-TV
/ 6 a.m.-11:59 p.m.
/ Free
/ 18+
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Old Town Farmers’ Market
Old Town Gazebo
/ 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
Freshen up your week and celebrate the bounty of fresh, Humboldt-grown food and plants at the Old Town farmers’ market!
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Ping Pong
Logger Bar
/ noon
/ 21+
Sometimes The Logger Bar sets up ping pong tables. This is one of those times. Get your Gump on.
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Fortuna Farmers’ Market
See Event Description
/ 3-6 p.m.
/ Free
Enjoy live music while you shop from an expanded selection of GMO-free produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, nursery plants, artisanal crafts, and mouth watering BBQ.
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Genlte Flowing Yoga
See Event Description
/ 4:30-5:30 p.m.
/ $15
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Vacation Bible School
First Presbyterian Church of Eureka
/ 5:30-8 p.m.
/ $20
/ $10 second child, $30 max. per family
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Intro to Drop Spindle
SCRAP Humboldt
/ 5:30-8:30 p.m.
/ $12
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Queer Coffee House talk with Humboldt Domestic Violence Services
RAVEN Project
/ 5:30-7:30 p.m.
/ Free
Come and join us during our Queer Coffee House with Humboldt Domestic Violence Services sharing with us!
Trivia Night!
Arts and Drafts
/ 6-8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Love trivia? Love Beer? Come meet some new friends at Arts & Drafts’ Cheesy Trivia Night!
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The Opera Alley Cats
SpeakEasy
/ 7:30-10:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Burning live jazz under the “stars.”
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Humboldt Folklife Festival
See Event Description
/ 7:30-10 p.m.
/ Free
/ $16 Under the Stars
/ $12 Bluegrass & Beyond
/ $10 Songwriter Night
/ $10 Barn Dance
/ Free Country Music Documentary
/ Free Festival Kick-Off
/ Free All Day Free Festival
/ Free Annie & Mary Day
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DJ Sonido Pachanguero 🐐🌮💃
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
DJ Sonido Pachanguero bringing the salsa, cumbia, and Latin EDM - no cover, 2 drink minimum, 9 til close!
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Bluegrass power trio “Three Legged Dog”
Toby and Jacks
/ 9-11:59 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
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