Manila Community Center
/ 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Sand Sculpture Festival, now in it's third decade, is a fun family event for all ages. Form a team and do something creative in the sand, or just enjoy the beach and admire the sculptures. The event is free for spectators.
444-1397 /
info@friendsofthedunes.org /
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Dell'Arte
/ 10:30 a.m.
"Free music all day with the family in downtown Blue Lake! The All Day Free Fest features two stages, the Street Stage and the Amphitheatre Stage, food trucks, and a Kids Tent with arts and crafts."
Rohner Park
/ noon
With the weekend comes the actual rodeo part of the Fortuna Rodeo, but there’s also a parade and the Bulls, Bands and Brews shindig at the rodeo grounds.
Arcata Ball Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $9
/ $4 12 and under
/ $6 students/seniors
Your hometown heroes whoop up on some other lesser team. Peanuts, crackerjacks, etc.
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Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
/ $22 Gala Opening Night
/ $17 Friday/Saturday/Matinees
/ $10 Thursdays and Previews
"He's young, he’s broke, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby! To make matters even more desperate, Casey's been fired from his gig as an Elvis impersonator in a run-down, small-town Florida bar."
443-7688 /
info@redwoodcurtain.com /
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See Event Description
/ 8:30-11 a.m.
/ Free
Redwood Region Audubon Society is sponsoring a free public field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
"The Undercovers bring you all of your favorite rock and dance songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2k, and today."
877-252-2946 /
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McKinleyville Activity Center
/ 9-3 a.m.
/ $140
/ 18+
McKinleyville Parks and Recreation is hosting an Adult Co-ed Dodgeball Tournament to raise money for the Teen and Community Center.
839-9003 /
arc716@humboldt.edu /
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Arcata Community Center
/ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $33
/ $43 non-residents
Enrollment is now open for the second session of Summer Gymnastics through Arcata Recreation.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern
/ 4 p.m.
/ $8
/ $6.50 before 5 PM
/ 21+
Narrated and produced by Oscar winning actress Tilda Swinton, "Letters from Baghdad" tells the story of adventurer, diplomat, and British spy Gertrude Bell, who helped shape the destiny of the Middle East afer World War I in ways that still reverberate today.
630-5000 /
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The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern
/ 6 p.m.
/ $8
/ $6.50 before 5 PM
/ 21+
"Based on a comic tale from Boccaccio's 14th century Italian masterpiece 'The Decameron,' the director of 'Life After Beth' and 'I Heart Huckabees' casts some of today's funniest comic actors."
630-5000 /
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Brass Rail Bar
/ 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
923-3188 /
