Arcata Plaza
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
(Music this week by Falling Rocks!) North Coast Growers' Association community event features over 40 Humboldt farm booths as well as 10 prepared food booths.
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Halvorsen Park
/ 11 a.m.-11:59 p.m.
/ Free
/ $100 per Team
At the Relay, team members take turns walking or running around a track, relay-style and enjoy fun activities and entertainment off the track, for 24 hours! To celebrates those who have survived cancer, remembers those who have lost the battle and to fight back against a disease that takes too much.
951-0582 /
laura.read@cancer.org /
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Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6 p.m.
Please join the Humboldt Folklife Society in kicking off the week-long Folklife Festival with music by The Spindrifters, followed by Clean Livin'.
668-4151 /
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Arcata Ball Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $9
/ $4 kids under 12
/ $6 students/seniors
"Mustache Night": The best facial hair in the park on this night will win a special prize. Enter to win at the front gate. Featuring the Crab Grass Band.
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Redwood Park
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ Free
Part of Plays in the Park. What happens when you gather five writers, five directors, and 15 actors and give them exactly 24 hours to write and rehearse five original plays? You'll have to show up to find out. It's going to be a whole lot of creativity and craziness, 10-minutes at a time.
834-0861 /
calder.johnson@gmail.com /
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Carlo Theatre (Dell'Arte)
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15 students and seniors
/ $18 adults
Part of the Mad River Festival. A visceral and terrifying performance inspired by Mary Shelley's masterpiece centering around the terrors of piecing life back together. Do not bring children.
668-5663 /
info@dellarte.com /
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Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
/ $20 Gala opening
/ $10 Thursdays
Brighton, England. 1963. Fired from a skiffle band, Francis Henshall finds himself employed by small-time gangster Roscoe Crabbe, in town to collect a fee from his fiancee’s gangster father. But Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother.
Eureka Public Marina to Halvorsen Park
/ 8:30-10 p.m.
Decorate your boat, get creative with the "Happy Birthday, Relay!" theme, use lights, flags, costumes, balloons, props and special effects. The parade will pass by the Relay for Life event taking place at Halvorsen Park.
Cutten Animal Hospital
/ 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $6
Canine rabies vaccine cost is $6.00. Other vaccines may be available. Contact the clinic for details. For your safety and the safety of other please bring your dog on a leash and your cat in a carrier.
445-0877 /
Orick School
/ 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
/ $35
"There is a fun Western dress code that includes a button up shirt with a collar that can be tucked in, jeans, and riding boots."
496-1766 /
barreljunki@gmail.com /
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Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
/ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
Volunteers are invited to help remove invasive spartina from the salt marshes of one of the City's premier open spaces.
825-2163 /
eservices@cityofarcata.org /
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
/ Free
Volunteers will be removing invasive plants in order to make more room for native diversity.
444-1397 /
info@friendsofthedunes.org /
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Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 11 a.m.
/ $35
/ $25 HSU Students
Get a new perspective on paddling while getting a fun workout. Join the growing world of stand up paddling by learning the essential information and skills for the sport.
826-3357 /
cntract@humboldt.edu /
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Samoa Drag Strip
/ 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ $10
Summit Series Race #6 This weekend is our special Slant 6 Class brought to you by Howard Family Racing.
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Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ 2-3 p.m.
/ Free
This program is geared for ages 3-6 and includes story time which focuses on the natural environment, followed by a fun and simple craft project.
444-1397 /
info@friendsofthedunes.org /
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Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ 2-4 p.m.
/ $5
/ Free kids/members
/ $2 students/seniors
Join us for a folk sing-a-long with Mad River Rose.
442-0278 /
janine@humboldtarts.org /
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Rio Dell Community Market
/ 3-8 p.m.
/ Free
/ $20 Table for vendors from other areas
/ $10 Table for Rio Dell/Scotia vendors
Community market with live music by Les Craig, activities for children, food, and of course art by local members of the Eagle Prairie Arts District in the gallery at 406 Wildwood Avenue.
506-5081 /
office@riodellscotiachamber.org /
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Studio 299 Center for the Arts
/ 5-8 p.m.
/ Free
The new show, which will run through July and August, will feature oil paintings by Mike Nelson and photographs from the collection of Margaret Wooden.
530-629-3488 /
studio299@hughes.net /
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Greycliff Rodeo Grounds
/ 5-9 p.m.
/ $30
/ Free Kids 5 & under
/ $10 Kids 12 & under
Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice invites you to our 11th Annual BBQ & Brew, with craft beer tasting, and a dinner by the Flaming Chefs, led by chef George Tannehill formally of the Benbow Inn. Live music by April Moore and the Ranch Party.
923-7276 /
hospice@asis.com /
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Mateel Community Center
/ 5-9 p.m.
/ $20
/ $15 Seniors and Students
"Activities at the festival include films, speakers, food, drinks, auction and raffle of many items including two beautiful mountain bikes!"
629-3514 /
barb@lostcoast.org /
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Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
/ 6 p.m.
HRD’s Redwood Rollers Vs Central Coast SK805 from Paso Robles. Sez HRD: "Did you hear we were always sold out? Don’t worry, we will hold some tickets for all y’all last minute planners at the gate."
445-3037 /
cmbeding@charter.net /
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Bomber Field
/ 7 p.m.
/ $5
/ $None 4 and Under
/ $3 65 and Over
/ $3 12 and Under
Humboldt's other semi-pro baseball team.
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Ferndale Repertory Theatre
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $14
/ $12 Students and Seniors
Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name "Sylvia" on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and Poodle (played on Broadway by Sarah Jessica Parker), Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. Then hilarity ensues.
786-5483 /
info@ferndale-rep.org /
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Brass Rail Bar
/ 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
923-3188 /