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3rd Annual Pin Up Party

Arcata Theatre Lounge

Third Annual Humboldt Fire Pin Up Party featuring Snarky Puppy, Vidagua, Beat Vixens and provocative comedy by Sherae O’Shaughnessy— Thursday, April 11, at Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St in Arcata. Also includes a 1940′s themed costume party, Humboldt Fire Girls, Humboldt Fire Rolling Contest, photo booth, silent auction, raffle — all hosted by Steven Weven.

Fundraiser for and celebration of the Humboldt Music Project, making music education accessible for local underprivileged youth by matching them with accomplished players.

With the release of their live, 2-disc album/DVD Tell Your Friends (Ropeadope Records), Snarky Puppy has gone from an underground secret to one of the most internationally respected names in instrumental music. The 3-time Dallas Observer Music Award winning group (“Best Jazz Act” 2008, 2009, 2010) has, over the last four years of touring, gained a reputation for putting on a live show unparalleled in energy, virtuosity, and musicianship. They seamlessly fuse a deep knowledge and respect for musical tradition with sonic and conceptual innovation in a way that is able to reach the most critical- or most carefree- audience. It is, in its physical makeup, a group of musicians from two different cultures and traditions- jazz and rock kids from white America, and gospel/R&B kids from black America. This convergence, which occurred while the band was in its adolescence at the University of North Texas, has naturally established a series of combinations and a system of balance that instantly draws listeners to the music- raw funk and sensitive dynamics, relentless pocket and lyrical melodicism, lush harmony and soulful simplicity, and most importantly, a delicate mixture of composition and improvisation. Snarky Puppy is somewhere between a garage band and a collective, with over 25 players in regular rotation. The core of the group, which remains consistent, features Grammy Award-winners Robert “Sput” Searight on drums (God’s Property, Snoop Dogg) and Shaun Martin on keys (Kirk Franklin, Erykah Badu). Its other members are mainstays with artists like Erykah Badu, Marcus Miller, P Diddy Dirty Money, The Polyphonic Spree, Snoop Dogg, Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor, Morcheeba, Tower of Power, Ari Hoenig/Adam Rogers, Kenny Garrett, Yo-Yo Ma, Lucy Woodward, and Bilal, among many more.

For Vidagua there is no greater love than music. Bursting from roots nurtured over time through common effort and experience, Vidagua is the fruition of seeds planted long ago in fertile Humboldt soil. Musically integrating influences from old school Afro-Cuban rhythms to the latest Reggaeton/Hip-Hop beats, infused with Latin-Jazz, R&B and Dancehall-Reggae, Vidagua has created an unstopable sonic force. Innerstanding that music effects the mind, Vidagua flows through uplifting conscious Multi-lingual lyrics. Seeing how music effects the body, Vidagua creates phat, infectious beats. Knowing that music feeds the soul, Vidagua will leave no soul behind. Vidagua has recorded with Ishi Dube, Ras Attitude, Jah Sun, Madi Simmons, Stevie Culture, Winstrong, Everton Blender, Norriss Man, Garth Cultivader, Womama, AkaBella, J-the-Sarge, Berel Alexander, Optimistic Populists and more.

Under the direction of professional dancer and teacher Susie Kidd; the Beat Vixens are a fun, sexy and sassy group of highly trained professional dancers in multiple disciplines as well as established solo performers. The Vixens bring over 40 years combined performance experience with our unique style of fusing hip hop, salsa, modern, jazz, tribal and more into our high energy, fun, and innovative performances. For 21+ up events and shows we entertain and tease you with our classy and sassy burlesque. Audiences love the infectious energy we put out and how they can feel how much we love working together. Because we do! Since 2010 we have performed with big name acts, been headliners at festivals, performed in local community events and fundraisers, collaborated with djs, producers and have even produced our own sold out performances.

Tickets $25, $20 in advance available at North Coast Horticulture, The Works in Eureka, Peoples Records in Arcata. Show is for those 21 and over.

DATES/TIMES

WHERE

• Arcata Theatre Lounge

PRICE

• $25