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Masters of the Steel Drum at Cal Poly Humboldt

By Kali Cozyris on April 23, 2022 at 4:00AM

Shake, shake, shake, Senora! Just try to sit still during the CenterArts Masters of the Steel Drum concert Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. at Van Duzer Theatre ($30, $15 child).

Catch Chubritza at Synapsis Tonight

By Kali Cozyris on April 22, 2022 at 1:00PM

Enjoy an evening of European music and dance at Chubritza Statewide Folk Dance Songs Part 1 happening tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Synapsis ($5-$20 sliding scale). The local supergroup plays traditional folk dance songs from a wide variety of European countries, including Bulgaria, Ukraine, Greece, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Turkey and more.

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.

Photos: Perilous Plunge Back in the Swim

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 20, 2022 at 10:48AM

In person once again after going virtual due to COVID-19, the Discovery Museum's annual fundraiser the Perilous Plunge had sponsored supporters in colorful costumes leaping into Humboldt Bay from the pier at the foot of F Street in Eureka. It began with a parade down F Street with musical accompaniment from the Marching Lumberjacks, who also serenaded the plunging participants.

The Plunge is On!

By Kali Cozyris on April 15, 2022 at 3:00PM

This year, the 21st annual Perilous Plunge, held Saturday, April 16 at noon at the foot of F St. in Eureka, might be more aptly named the Perilous Polar Bear Plunge, considering how motherlovin’ cold it’s gonna be. But the daredevils who leap for Redwood Discovery Museum's annual fundraiser are fortified against the chill by their superpowered determination to help local kids.

Check out these Cal Poly Humboldt Weekend Concerts

By Kali Cozyris on April 15, 2022 at 8:58AM

In the mood for some live, high-energy music? Look no further than the two shows Cal Poly Humboldt’s got on tap this weekend.

Fortuna Concert Series Presents Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter

By Kali Cozyris on April 8, 2022 at 6:37PM

The weekend of spectacular live performance continues when Fortuna Concert Series presents an evening of traditional instrumental music by multi-instrumentalists Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 at Fortuna Monday Club ($10). The concert features traditional instrumental music from Sweden and Ireland, as well as original compositions featuring Celtic harps, Swedish nyckelharpa, Ukrainian bandura, cittern and more.

Catch Eureka Symphony's An Extraordinary Evening this Weekend

By Kali Cozyris on April 8, 2022 at 9:33AM

Enjoy a night on the town with dinner at one of the area’s fine dining establishments followed by Eureka Symphony's An Extraordinary Evening, which features Humboldt pianist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and his partner soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon. The concerts are Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. at Arkley Center for the Performing Arts ($19-$49, $10 students rush).

"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.