Last Weekend to Catch Main Stage Humboldt's The Wizard of Oz

By Kali Cozyris on November 24, 2022 at 4:00AM

The Wizard of Oz, Thanksgiving’s unofficial holiday classic, beloved by kids and adults alike, continues its run at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. ($17-$42).

Spooky Fun with Dell’Arte's Macabre Cabaret

By Kali Cozyris on October 8, 2022 at 4:00AM

Heads up, horror freaks. The fabulous and infamous Dell’Arte Macabre Cabaret is coming up and you don’t want to be left in the dark.

Natural Shocks at Redwood Curtain Theatre Postponed

By Kali Cozyris on September 20, 2022 at 11:52AM

Redwood Curtain Theatre is postponing the one-woman show Natural Shocks due to COVID-19 issues, the theater announced yesterday. The show will now open Thursday, Sept. 29.

COVID Cancels This Weekend's Performances of Midsummer at NCRT

By Kali Cozyris on September 1, 2022 at 4:52PM

COVID Cuts Rocky Horror Run Short

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on June 16, 2022 at 12:37PM

Ferndale Repertory Theatre announced today it is canceling its final weekend of performances of the musical comedy The Rocky Horror Show after members of the production tested positive for COVID-19. Theaters and live music venues have struggled to hold performances amid the pandemic and the current surge in cases makes the closure unfortunate but not entirely surprising.

Get Your Fruit On! Papaya Lounge Takes Over Septentrio Winery Tonight

By Kali Cozyris on April 22, 2022 at 10:49AM

Let’s get ready to ruuuummble! The saucy show you’ve been jonesing for is back.

"Clown Sweethearts" Perform in Playhouse Family Fun Series

By Kali Cozyris on April 3, 2022 at 4:00AM

Coventry & Kaluza, the “clown school sweethearts” hailing from the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center, bring music, comedy, acrobatics and hula hooping fun to the Creamery District’s Big Top Circus Tent on Monday, April 4 at 6 p.m. as part of the Arcata Playhouse Family Fun Series (free). The duo won Best Comedy/Clown Act in the American Circus Festival two years in a row and best duo in the Picklewater Free Circus Festival two years in a row.

Arcata Playhouse’s Family Fun Series is Back

By Kali Cozyris on March 30, 2022 at 11:38AM

Hollow Palm Opens at Dell’Arte

By Kali Cozyris on March 18, 2022 at 11:18AM

If you missed the Butoh performance last weekend at Dell’Arte, you’ve got another chance to see that style of theater this weekend as Hollow Palm opens Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. at the Carlo Theatre with a Saturday, March 19 performance at 8 p.m. as well ($15). “Hollow Palm is a kaleidoscope of new physical theater created by the students of the Professional Training Program.

Zero to Fierce Kicks off Saturday

By Kali Cozyris on March 4, 2022 at 11:03AM

For the sixth year in a row, Playhouse Arts presents its womxn’s festival: Zero to Fierce 2022: Listening Out Loud, celebrating creative womxn’s work, from Saturday, March 5 to Sunday, March 13 (free and ticketed events, no one turned away). Some of this year’s highlights include: local Black artists Mona Loki (Mo Harper-Desir) and All'Love (Aundrea Stuckey) presenting an original musical performance that includes hip hop, R&B, original spoken word poetry, emceeing and digital sampling; The Madness, a one-womxn punk rock opera devoted to supporting mental health for the "Doom Generation;” a video showing of Joan Schirle’s Bird of the Inner Eye, based on the letters of painter Morris Graves; and “An Evening with Aireene Espiritu” sponsored by Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity.