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t’s an odd time of year. On the one hand, the sunflowers are blooming and the sunshine seems to be telling us summer is here — finally. Then there are the returning (and new) college students, back for school. (Welcome!) That tells us — sigh — summer is over. Confusing. At any rate, there’s still time for a few more summer festivals. Mad River Summerfest starts Friday evening with most of the action on Saturday. The festival has moved further east, leaving the riverside Pump Station for Christie’s Pumpkin Patch near Blue Lake. The party once again features all local music with lots of beer and food and fun for kids, including the ranch’s straw maze. New this year, a Friday evening tribute band component with Silver Hammer doing The Beatles and The Miracle Show doing The Dead. Saturday’s action starts early (8 a.m.) with a pancake breakfast (with mimosas!) and Om Shala Yoga guiding poses. The music marathon begins at 11:30 a.m. with the cool, folky Lyndsey Battle Trio followed by hippie bluegrass band Kindred Spirits at 12:15 p.m. The Trouble starts rockin’ at 12:45 p.m. The Grass Band jams at 2 p.m. The Janky Mallets drummers
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take over at 3:15 p.m. Silent Giants get heavy at 3:45 p.m. Then get ready for giggles as the weekend-long Savage Henry Comedy Fest offers a teaser showcase at 4:30 p.m. (See calendar for full details on the rest of that festival). Speakeasy Saints bring da funk at 5:30 p.m. The Missing Link DJ Crew spins for an hour starting at 7 p.m. then Woven Roots close with homegrown reggae starting at 8:15 p.m. Aside from food and drink the whole fest is free, although parking will cost you $5. Want to leave the car at home? Free shuttles run all day from Ninth and F in Arcata (by the ballpark). Meanwhile down south, it’s the Fourth Annual SoHum Beer Fest and Barbecue Smoke Off at the Mateel. This fest combines a homebrew contest with a barbecue cook-off, all set to a local music soundtrack supplied by honky tonk heroes Rooster McClintock, blues rockers NightHawk and the eponymous FriesNester-Ruland Trio. Same Saturday, the Petrolia Mid-Summer Festival at the Mattole Valley Community Center brings together local cooks, artists and crafters with a collection of acoustic musicians: autoharpist Ken Young, Calista Salbego
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