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Rutabaga Ball Tonight at the Eureka Theater

By Kali Cozyris on May 24, 2025 at 6:00AM

“No Kings!” may be the mantra of 2025, but here in Humboldt, we love our Queens. Join the revelry at the 2025 Rutabaga Ball, dazzling the stage at the Eureka Theater on Saturday, May 24, starting at 7 p.m.

Music Tonight: Saturday, May 24

By Collin Yeo on May 24, 2025 at 4:00AM

It’s the official beginning to the Kinetic weekend, which of course means that there’s a Rutabaga Ball happening somewhere around these parts. This year’s somewhere is the Eureka Theater, where for $20 at 7 p.m. you can join the happy hordes of racers and partiers.

A Glorious Weekend

By Kali Cozyris on May 23, 2025 at 5:00PM

The legendary Kinetic Grand Championship, happening May 24-26, is pedaling, floating and rolling its way through Humboldt for three days of pure, unadulterated imagination on wheels (free). The fun begins on Saturday, May 24, at noon on the Arcata Plaza where you can watch the innovative and colorful contraptions take a few laps before setting off toward Eureka via Samoa.

Music Tonight: Friday, May 23

By Collin Yeo on May 23, 2025 at 4:00AM

As I mentioned before, I will be loading up the weekend with goodies because the pantry is bare afterward and, for the sake of that project, tonight is the beginning of that process. First up, at the Outer Space at 7 p.m., Brain-Dead Rejects and Kolonizer are playing a horror punk drag show for a sliding scale cover of $5-$20.

Music Tonight: Thursday, May 22

By Collin Yeo on May 22, 2025 at 4:00AM

The Creative Sanctuary is putting on another jazz gig at the Arcata Playhouse, the first in a series basking in the glow of the formidable works of Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers. Tonight’s program is an homage to Horace Silver, the post-bop pianist and co-bandleader who brought the group to his highest peaks of creative glory.

Music Tonight: Tuesday, May 20

By Collin Yeo on May 20, 2025 at 4:00AM

As promised yesterday, Savage Henry Comedy Club is hosting a second night of heavy music at 7 p.m., starring Cleveland hardcore band Piss Me Off, along with local punk act Kult of Indifference. That’s the lineup as of press time, but I would expect one to two more bands to be added by the night of.

Music Tonight: Monday, May 19

By Collin Yeo on May 19, 2025 at 9:29AM

It’s not just Metal Monday tonight at Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight, but the first of a two-night binge of heavy music, with doors at 7 p.m. and tickets running from $5-$20, sliding scale. Tonight’s gladiators are Martinez hardcore and powerviolence band Throat Rip, along with local shredders Psyop Victim and Gourmandizer, with a fourth act likely TBA.

Music Tonight: Saturday, May 17

By Collin Yeo on May 17, 2025 at 4:00AM

If you feel like learning something before grooving out, go to keet.org to register for a seat at the Arcata Playhouse for a free screening of the new documentary We Want the Funk! about the history of that groovy, butt-rattling genre of music.

Music Tonight: Friday, May 16

By Collin Yeo on May 16, 2025 at 4:00AM

Ziggy Alberts is an indie folk singer-songwriter from Australia, whose easy-listening, largely acoustic tunes have earned him an international following that he is working on extending into the States. If you are interested in giving his songs of ecological preservation and the simple joys of life an ear or two, roll through the Arcata Theatre Lounge at 8 p.m.

Tantalizing Torch Songs at Trinidad Town Hall

By Kali Cozyris on May 15, 2025 at 5:00PM

If jazz is your jam, clear your calendar for Tantalizing Torch Songs with Claire Bent and RLAD, happening Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall ($10-$20 sliding scale). Westhaven Center for the Arts presents this evening of soulful jazz featuring versatile vocalist Claire Bent with the polished backing of veterans RLAD: Tim Randles (piano), Ken Lawrence (bass), Mike LaBolle (drums) and Doug Marcus (guitar).

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