HUMBOLDT FOLKLIFE SOCIETY’S FREE FESTIVAL RUNS MORNING UNTIL EVENING IN AND AROUND DELL’ARTE IN BLUE LAKE ON SATURDAY, WITH WORKSHOPS AND MUSIC BY CADILLAC RANCH (SHOWN HERE), THE TROUBLE, THE BLUSHIN’ ROULETTES, KENNY RAY AND THE MIGHTY ROVERS, LYNDSEY BATTLE AND MANY, MANY MORE. FULL SCHEDULE IN LAST WEEK’S JOURNAL OR ONLINE AT WWW.HUMBOLDTFOLKLIFE.ORG. PHOTO BY BOB DORAN
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FERNDALE REPERTORY THEATRE PRESENTS WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICAN SONG, WITH SEVEN SINGERS BACKED BY A LIVE BAND PERFORMING THE WORK OF ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST SONGWRITERS, WOODROW WILSON GUTHRIE, BORN JULY 14, 1912. THE SHOW RUNS THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THEN ALTERNATES WEEKENDS WITH FERNDALE REP’S PRODUCTION OF CABARET, CONCLUDING AUG. 19.
MEGHAN FRANK AND PRATIK MOTWANI STAR AS PARK RANGER PATRICIA PINKY AND FIRST-TIME CAMPER CHIPOTLE IN THE RANGEELAY THEATRE ENSEMBLE’S IN’ TENTS: A CONSERVATION COMEDY IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS, PLAYING THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE ELK PRAIRIE CAMPGROUND IN PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK.
EVENTS
Fortuna Rodeo Week. 6 p.m. Fortuna Rodeo Grounds, Main Street. Events include Junior Rodeo, Fireman’s Games and a carnival. fortunarodeo.com. 725-3959. Humboldt Plan It Green: Creating a Resilient Future. 7-8:30 p.m. Kate Buchanan Room, HSU. Theme: “Adaptation: Creating a Resilient Future” features leading national and regional experts discussing and developing action plans to address climate change and other issues. Opening day symposium features Plan It Green’s Steve Salzman, special videos and a networking mixer. Tickets online at AdaptationConference.org. 444-2670.
THEATER
Show People. 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain, 220 First St., Eureka. Married Broadway actors Jerry and Marnie haven’t worked in years and are desperate to take any acting job that comes their way. Written by Paul Weitz. $10 on Thursdays. redwoodcurtain. com. 443-7688. IN’ Tents: A Conservation Comedy in the Great Outdoors. 8:30 p.m. Elk Prairie Campground, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway. The Rangeelay Theatre Ensemble with Dell’Artisans Pratik Motwani, Meghan Frank and Janessa Johnsrude present a family-friendly Chaplin-esque educational comedy about the misadventures of a first time camper schooled by a park ranger on how to camp without messing up natural spaces. Also runs July 20 at Jedediah Smith Campground. intents.snappages.com.
MUSIC
Humboldt Folklife Festival Bluegrass and Beyond Night. 7:30 p.m. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Featuring local groups Absynth Quintet, Clean Livin’, No Good Redwood Ramblers and Compost Mountain Boys. $10. 822-5394.
ART
Figure Drawing Group. 7-9 p.m. Cheri Blackerby Gallery, 272 C St., Eureka. In the courtyard. Weekly group. Live model. An Ink People DreamMaker project. 442-0309.
FOOD
Free Produce Market. Noon-2 p.m. Food for People, 307 W. 14th St., Eureka. Income eligible folks are invited to pick out fresh fruits and vegetables, sample recipes using available produce. Sponsored by Food for People. www.foodforpeople. org. 445-3166.
Henderson Center Farmers’ Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Vegetables, fruits, seedlings, plants and local food. Music by Bill and Dave. humfarm.org. 441-9999. McKinleyville Farmers’ Market. 3:30-6:30 p.m. McKinleyville Safeway Shopping Plaza, Central Avenue. Farm-fresh produce, music by Chris Parreira. humfarm.org. 441-9999.
MEETINGS
Redwood Region Audubon Society. Noon. Golden Harvest Cafe, 1062 G St., Arcata. Discuss local and bigger-picture conservation issues. 442-9353.
FOR KIDS
Cinderella Story Time. 6:30 p.m. Arcata Library, 500 Seventh St. Free evening program features songs from Humboldt Light Opera Company’s upcoming August production, plus a fractured fairy tale reading. hloc.org. 445-4310.
20 friday EVENTS
Humboldt Plan It Green. 8:30 a.m. HSU. Full day of events including breakout workshops and presentations, speakers Bill McKibben and Richard Heinberg. Tickets online at AdaptationConference.org. 444-2670. McKinleyville Arts Night. 6-8 p.m. Various locations throughout McKinleyville. Celebration of local artists and their works.
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834-6460. Fortuna Rodeo. 6 p.m. Fortuna Rodeo Grounds and Rohner Park. Junior Rodeo, Jackpot Roping, Kidnapped Tourists, carnival and Motorsports Night at 6 p.m. featuring Quadiators. fortunarodeo.com. 725-3959. Mustache Party. 7 p.m. The Wine Spot, Eureka. Wear your best mustache and join Advocates for Choice for wine, music and good company. Contest for best mustache. Proceeds benefit Six Rivers Planned Parenthood. srpp.org. 442-2961.
THEATER
Woody Guthrie’s American Song. 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St., Ferndale. Seven singers backed by a live band in a celebration of America telling the life of the rambling folksinger through his words and music as he travels from the Dust Bowl to California to the New York island. $18, $16 seniors, students and military. 800-838-3006. Show People. 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain. See July 19 listing.
DANCE
Humboldt Folklife Festival Barn Dance. 7:30 p.m. Arcata Veterans Memorial Building, 1425 J St. Music by Striped Pig Stringband with caller Gabe Strand. 822-5394. World Dance. 8 p.m. St. Albans Episcopal Church, 1675 Chester Ave., Arcata. Join the Humboldt Folk Dancers for a dance lesson and request dancing. All levels of dance experience welcome. $3. humboldtfolkdancers.org. 822-8045
MUSIC
Lisa Baney Trio. 7 p.m. Sewell Gallery of Fine Art, 423 F. Street, Eureka. Jazz trio performs with special guests Stephen Smith
and Geoff Daugherty. $8. 269-0617. Third Friday Jazz. 7 p.m. Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 S. Westhaven Drive. Featuring music by tenor sax master Francis Vanek with pianist Darius Brotman. $10. 677-9493. Mask-R-Aid. 9:30 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Costumed benefit show for local artists featuring burlesque performances, music by The Janky Mallets and hosted by Joe Deschaine. Prizes for best costumes. $8/$5 in costume. 822-4766. Late Night Dancehall Dome. 10 p.m. Cooks Valley Campground, Piercy. Just down the road from Reggae on the River. Music by Lutan Fyah, Cocoa Tea, Norris Man, Lion Camp and others. $50. www.awakenation.com. 616-4123.
FOOD
Garberville Farmers’ Market. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Town Square, Locust and Church streets. humfarm.org. 441-9999.
MOVIES
Raising Arizona. 8:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. A comedy beyond belief. $5. arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.
SPORTS
Humboldt Crabs vs. Walnut Creek Crawdads. 7 p.m. Arcata Ballpark, Ninth and F streets. Take yourself out to the ballgame, HumCo! $8/$6 students and seniors/$4 kids 12 and under. humboldtcrabs.com. 826-2333.
LECTURE
Celebrating Life in Humboldt: Eureka. 7 p.m. Eureka Women’s Club, 1531 J St. Local author/historian Jerry Rohde continues his series of regional history talks. This week: Eureka. 441-2700.