Kinetics will dominate most of Humboldt’s Memorial Day Weekend mind space (and LoCO will add to that with our coverage later today, for sure). But if you are allergic to Rutabaga Queens or whatever, there are actually other things you could do Saturday:
Old Town/Downtown Eureka
/ 3 p.m.
"An important part of the global movement to label, better yet, ban GMOs. Bring your kids, costumes (honey bees, bumble bees beekeepers, butterflies, ladybugs, the possibilities are endless!), dogs, signs, samba drums - whatever your imagination dictates."
Web site
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 3 p.m.
Local musicians play Bob's songs. Featuring Chris Parreira, Les Scharnberg, The Rezonators, Bryant Kellison, Jenifer Breeze, Morgan Corviday, Jan Bramlett and more.
668-4151 /
Web site
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $30
/ $20 students
Hosted by Arcata Arts Institute students, this unique event is the culminating showcase for students in the AAI Fashion Design program
613-3030 /
Web site
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Do you like trucks? Nashville recording artist -- currently touring on support of her hit "We Like Trucks" -- does. She will sing about it.
733-9644 /
Web site
See Event Description
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
Clean up the Trinity River and celebrate World Fish Migration Day.
530-629-4485 /
Sara.Tanis@ccc.ca.gov /
Arcata Plaza
/ 10 a.m.
Day 1 of the Kinetic Grand Championship starts on the Plaza in Arcata, California at the noon whistle every Memorial Day weekend. The racers take off to the Manila dunes, where they race through miles of sand to the great and inevitable "Deadman's Drop". Then on to Eureka's downtown gazebo.
Web site
Mendocino County Museum
/ 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cake decorating, drone flying, 3D scanning, lego building, soldering, pottery throwing and more.
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 1 p.m.
/ $35 All Others
/ $30 HSU Students
Explore the local flora and fauna present seasonally and year round in and on the waters of the bay.
443-4222 /
hbac@humboldt.edu /
Web site
Eureka
/ 3-5 p.m.
/ Free
/ Free Everyone
"Protect ourselves, our children, our CSAs, our bees, our mother earth, ourselves, our rights, our very existence!"
444-8804 /
cause4paws@yahoo.com /
Web site
The Jam
/ 6 p.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
Portland queer cabaret troupe and more.
822-5266 /
Web site
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 6:30-10:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $5 students, seniors, & members
USA Dance Chapter #4013 takes you on an island get-away starting with a salsa lesson by Miss Julie of 'Salsa at Six.'
464-3638 /
usadances@gmail.com /
Web site
Blue Lake Roller Rink
/ 6:30-9:30 p.m.
/ $5 Adults 18+
/ $4 Children 9-17
/ $3 Children 8 & Under
668-5932 /
parks-rec@bluelake.ca.gov /
Web site
North Coast Repertory Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $20
The North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its 30th Season with the North Coast premiere of the musical Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, with music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
442-6278 /
Web site
Carlo Theatre (Dell'Arte)
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 18+
The MFA class of 2014 presents three original one-act plays with humor, absurdism, movement and music. Pay-what-you-can tickets.
668-5663 /
info@dellarte.com /
Van Duzer Theater
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
An original theatre, dance, music performance inspired by the heritage of Humboldt County.
826-3928 /
Web site
Alibi
/ 11 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Party rock on the Plaza.
822-3731 /
Web site