Humboldt’s first rain came a little early this year, and the sunshine that followed made the gardens of the North Coast shine greener than ever. It’s amazing how settled everything feels after the first rain, and yet, HumCo knows better than to be fooled by one welcomed downpour. For now, summer is technically over (children in school have felt this way for weeks now…) but Autumn, in all its glory is here for your enjoyment. These events lists are getting LONG, so get out there and take advantage of the Humboldt social scene!
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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Friday September 23rd
10-11A EnerChi is comprised of easy-to-learn, modified tai chi forms aimed at improving well-being. Low-impact movements are practiced in a slow, flowing sequence to progress strength, balance and focus. Chair support is offered to facilitate standing stability and seated exercise options. Starts Sept. 23. Fridays through Dec. 31st Adorni Recreation Center 1011 Waterfront Drive Eureka
3P Live music with King Strange, Zera Starchild, The Colour Green, Hill Honey and the Wildcats, DJs Wolfmandu, Verde and Feral Selector, MC, L Dawg. Drinks, food by Two Sinks. Treats available. 923-2513 KMUD STUDIO 1144 Redway Drive, Redway
FRIDAYS FOR THE FUTURE RALLY AND MARCH
5-6P A gathering and march in support of the Fridays for Future campaign will be held on Friday, September 23rd at 5 p.m. at the Arcata Plaza. Signs are welcome. Similar events are planned throughout the world on that day in recognition of Greta Thunberg’s actions on behalf of the climate. 350 Humboldt is sponsoring the local event. Bring a friend and help draw attention to the climate crisis.
5-7P Mckinleyville Teen Center will provideDinner includes pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, fruit salad and dessert. Purchase tickets the Eureka Teen Center and the McKinleyville Teen Center.1705 Gwin Road, McKinleyville 7078400905
CHEERS TO REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS!
5-8P Septentrio will be donating 10% of drink proceeds to support the PPNorCal Action Fund, the SoHum Girls will be playing, and the PPNorCal Action Fund will be tabling and educating about Prop 1.
8P Based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies the questions and answers that “Sugar” was publishing online from 2010-2012. Directed by and featuring Cynthia Martells, Tony-nominated local actress.
NATURAL SHOCKS BY LAUREN GUNDERSON
8P Redwood Curtain Theatre, Based on Hamlet’s “To be or not to be,” Natural Shocks is a 60-minute, one-woman tour-de-force play that bursts to life when we meet a woman waiting out an imminent tornado in her basement.
9/23-10/2/22 – Join the North Coast Journal in this week-long celebration of the glorious creation known as the hamburger. What mind-boggling creations will Humboldt chefs conjure this year? We’ll find out soon. So many burgers in just 10 days. Can you try them all? We think you can. Godspeed.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH
9-11:45A Humboldt Trails Council will be hosting the 2022 Trails Summit at the Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka 901 Myrtle Ave. Opening with a resource fair of trail partners. Presentations begin at 10 a.m. with Hank Seeman from Humboldt County Public Works Department, followed by Senator Mike McGuire, Karen Gear from the State Coastal Conservancy, and the new Executive Director for the Great Redwood Trail Agency providing progress update on the Great Redwood Trail. Summit may also be viewed on Access Humboldt channel and HTC Facebook page. Visit humtrails.org for more information.
THE SANCTUARY’S FALL SALEBRATION YARD SALE
9-4P Food and live music by Los Perdidos, Icarus and Suns, Y.A.W.S. Soul Fam members Bamidele, Ra, All’Love, Aeysha, James Zeller, Alex Montes De Oca and others. Browse art supplies, games, books, kitchen wares, tools, clothing and more. Benefits Arcata’s creative community center. (707) 486-5770 1905 Alliance Road
MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HEALTH FAIR
9A-2P There will be giveaways and raffles. The Gift Shop will be holding a sidewalk sale with gifts and treasures at 75% off. Featuring vendors, informational booths and exhibits. Garden fresh produce, low-cost blood testing available. A 2-mile walk/run and Gift Shop sidewalk sale. There will be giveaways and raffles also. (707) 822-7220 Mad River Hospital 3800 Janes Road, Arcata
OLD TOWN GAZEBO BEAUTIFICATION
10A-12P Improve the existing flower beds at the Old Town Gazebo. We will be laying a weed barrier and adding soil and mulch! Long term we will be replanting the flower beds with native species! This is our last event for volunteer month, so we want to give a special thank you for everyone’s efforts! Enjoy a free barbecue and drawings for prizes after the work. (707) 441-4080
10A-12N Join the Northeast Regional Land Trust at Freshwater Farms Reserve. We’ll spend the first half of the event picking Himalayan blackberries, then pull those pesky plants to make space for native shrubs, grasses…
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY VOLUNTEER WORKDAY
9A-12P Help restore coastal dune habitat by removing invasive yellow bush lupine. Wear long sleeves, long pants and closed- toe shoes. Tools, gloves and lunch provided. RSVP so we have enough food. (707) 733-5406 Ma-le’l Dunes North Young Lane, Arcata
WIGI WETLANDS VOLUNTEER WORKDAY
9-11A Help remove seed heads, pull invasive plants and pick up trash behind the Bayshore Mall. Meet in the parking lot directly behind Walmart. Tools, gloves and packaged snacks provided. Please bring your own drinking water.(214) 605-7368
10A-2P Join Friends of the Eel River as part of Coastal Cleanup Month coordinated by the Northcoast Environmental Center. Volunteers will be entered in a prize raffle. Supplies provided but feel free to bring your own gear. Sign up online.
OLD TOWN GAZEBO BEAUTIFICATION
10A-12P Improve the existing flower beds at the Old Town Gazebo. We will be laying a weed barrier and adding soil and mulch! Long term we will be replanting the flower beds with native species! This is our last event for volunteer month, so we want to give a special thank you for everyone’s efforts! Enjoy a free barbecue and drawings for prizes after the work. (707) 441-4080
10A-1P Beginning techniques of nature journaling, an overview of supplies and time to practice and experiment. Snacks and some supplies provided. Raffle. RSVP is required. (707) 444-1397
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY-LOST COAST STEWARDSHIP CELEBRATION
10A-2P Join BLM King Range and Friends of the Lost Coast to break into groups for three project sites: Mal Coombs Park, Black Sands Beach and Low Gap Trail. Lunch for volunteers at 1P Email to RSVP. King Range National Conservation Area, Shelter Cove
10A-4P Ride Humboldt’s historic rails with a scenic trip along the bay on Timber Heritage Association’s historic crew car rail speeder. Near the Samoa Cookhouse. Timber Heritage Association 930 Vance Ave., Samoa
11A-4P Come hungry and patient. Parents and community members will serve you almost endless BBQ’d oysters and a fabulous dinner — albacore, chicken on the grill, Greek salad, Garlic bread. Nachos and hot dogs for the kids. Desserts & hot coffee. Listen to live music and wander around to visit all the fabulous art and crafts booths. Fieldbrook Winery 4241 Fieldbrook Road, Fieldbrook
Crafts, music, great food, wine, beer. Everyone welcome. Parking across the street in Miller field. (707) 839-4140
11A-2P Bucket raffle, games, music, vendors, Table Bluff Farm stand and fire truck demonstrations. Proceeds benefit park maintenance. Pulled pork meal (sandwich, coleslaw, beans, roll, beverage and dessert will be served, $15.
12-4 Take part in a celebration of community, solidarity, and sanctuary! La Fiesta Santuario will feature music by LBoogie, food from Los Giles and Mother’s Cooking, art celebration with Arcata Playhouse, a flea market, a silent auction, a collective art mural, and more! Join Centro del Pueblo, Cooperation Humboldt, and other organizations. All proceeds from this event will go towards funding el Jardin Santuario (The Sanctuary Garden) in organizing their own safety and security measures, after suffering two acts of targeted vandalism within one month.
12-1P Cal Poly Humboldt presents Lois Risling at the Goodwin Forum. Honoring the 40th anniversary of the Altruistic Behavior Institute at Cal Poly Humboldt. These public conversations will join seasoned academics, researchers, practitioners, and educators with a new generation of those interested in possibilities for doing good. The multidisciplinary dialogues will honor the work of Sam and Pearl Oliner and raise awareness about the Oliner Altruism Research Archive. Joining academics, researchers, practitioners and educators discussing possibilities for doing good. (707) 826-4553
1-5P Join hard cider lovers and families alike for an exciting afternoon of musical acts, cider tasting, and picnicking on lush lawns surrounded by the redwood tree lined hills of the Eel River Valley. Humboldt County’s only festival devoted to all things hard cider will offer unlimited tastings to general admission or VIP ticket holders, as well as a commemorative tasting glass. In addition to delicious cider tastings, we will have numerous talented musicians taking the stage, a variety of the best, hand picked craft vendors, delicious food offerings, and more! Sip of Summer was created by Wild Souls Ranch, therapeutic equine youth and family services 501(c)3 non-profit, and is intended to celebrate the blossoming cider industry and to bring a family friendly, summertime festival to Fortuna, CA. All proceeds of this event go to supporting the Wild Souls Ranch organization in providing programs for local lower income at-risk youth, foster youth and youth adopted out of foster care, and additionally, feed and care for our beloved equine partners for the year.
WIYOT ETHNOBOTANY OF ELK RIVER
2-4P Natural Resources Director Adam Canter will present “Wiyot Ethnobotany of Elk River,” and talk about the tribe’s recent acquisition of land at the foot of Humboldt Hill. The lecture is at Humboldt Grange #501.
4:30-10P Rio Dell Fireman’s Park at Wildwood Avenue and Center Street, Rio Dell will host a fundraiser featuring music by Barn Fire, Oak Top and DJ Bring It. Also, barbecued tri-tip with a side, beer, wine and kettle corn available. (707) 498-0355
DOW’S PRAIRIE GRANGE GAME NIGHT
5-10P Hey Humboldt Gamers! Hope you can join us for Game Night at Dow’s Prairie Grange. We will have several tables of DnD 5e and other table top RPGS, Magic the Gathering, and board games, plus awesome door and raffle prizes.
6-7:30P You are cordially invited to Sanctuary Forest’s Naming Ceremony. We gather by candlelight in a beautiful redwood grove to acknowledge those who support our work. We will read aloud the names of our donors and those whom they have chosen to honor or memorialize, and reflect together on the many spirits that animate the work we share in. The ceremony will also feature music and poetry.
6-9P Celebrating 2022’s final Trinidad Art Night, Trinidad Art Gallery will feature artists Andrew Forsell and Annie Reid. Forsell creates sea-inspired jewelry, while Reid paints the beauty she finds in nature. Snacks provided. (707) 677-3770 490 Trinity St., Trinidad
6:30-9:30P Alcohol and drug-free event. 18 and older only. IDs checked at door. Alcohol and drug-free event. (707) 725-7622 Fortuna Skating Rink Rohner Park. Last Friday of the month.
WCA JAZZ NIGHT
8-10P Featuring Nicholas Dominic Talvola on trumpet with the RLA Trio: Tim Randles, keyboard, Mike LaBolle, drums, Kenneth Lawrence, electric bass. (707) 834-2479 Trinidad Town Hall 409 Trinity St., Trinidad
8P Arcata Theatre Lounge hosts a 1970s-themed live bingo calling, prizes, music and more. Ages 21 and up.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH AND BEYOND…
FREE BIRDING TRIP TO TITLOW HILL/FOREST SERVICE ROUTE 1 AREA
8A-12P Join trip leader Ken Burton to explore! This area is Humboldt’s premier montane birding locale but is not visited much at this time of year; let’s see what we can find! Potential species of interest include Mountain Quail, Sooty Grouse, White-headed Woodpecker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Mountain Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Townsend’s Solitaire, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, and Cassin’s Finch. Meet in front of Pepper’s on Valley West Boulevard in Arcata at 8 a.m. to carpool, or at the base of Titlow Hill Road at 8:45 a.m. (707) 499-1146 Titlow Hill Road 31441 CA-299, Blue Lake, CA 95525, Blue Lake
FERNDALE VETERANS COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
8-11A Pancakes, biscuits and gravy, ham, sausage, eggs to order, coffee, juice and mimosas. Ferndale’s Veteran Memorial Bldg
GUIDED BIRDING TOUR ALONG THE EUREKA WATERFRONT
9-11A Meet with leader Ralph Bucher at Eureka Waterfront , Foot of Del Norte Street. This flat, paved, wheelchair accessible and relatively urban trail offers the potential to observe species abundance and diversity. Email to sign up.
9:30A-12P Join Trinidad Coastal Land Trust in caring for the coast along Scenic Drive. . Email [email protected] or call (707) 677-2501 to sign up.
9A-12P We will ply the waters of Trinidad Bay with professional kayak guides seeking out Marbled Murrelets, Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres, Black Oystercatchers, and more. We should encounter juvenile Marbled Murrelets on this trip. All kayaks and gear are provided. Space is limited and reservations are required.Join Redwood Region Audubon Society in partnership with local guiding company Kayak Trinidad for a morning viewing local seabirds from a kayak. Call for required reservations. (707) 329-0085
LABOR TEMPLE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP
10A-1P Join the Central Labor Council for a cleanup of the neighborhood as part of Coastal Cleanup Month, coordinated by the Northcoast Environmental Center. Volunteers will be entered in a prize raffle. Supplies provided but feel free to bring your own. Sign up online. 840 E St., Eureka , Eureka Labor Temple
10A-1P Join the Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for part of Coastal Cleanup Month, coordinated by the Northcoast Environmental Center. Volunteers will be entered into a prize raffle. Supplies provided but feel free to bring your own gear. Sign up online. 707 -268-0262. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
AUTUMN NATURE WALK AND HISTORY TALK
11A Join nature enthusiasts, history buffs, and animal lovers on part of the historic Hurley Ranch, located on Kneeland Prairie. Hike through prairie and woodland areas that are both beautiful and historic. Meet some of the happiest animals on earth and enjoy a vegan BBQ (BBQ at 12:30 pm). Walks are at 11:00A and 2:00P Scroll down to purchase your 2:00P ticket.
12-2P A dance party to benefit Centro Del Pueblo. Every 4th Sunday, the Synapsis Performance Collective will be hosting a monthly dance party to benefit an arts and culture initiative in the region. $10-20 (or more), sliding scale. Proceeds for our first event will go to Centro Del Pueblo Kids dance for free! At Synapsis, Eureka.
A kid-sized version of the Kinetic Grand Championship featuring three age-related race categories with judging, trophies and prizes. Register online.
1-6P A fundraising event for NorCal Pet Rescue with raffles, food, live music from Papa Haole and the Fleas, and adoptable pets. The Bigfoot Taproom Mckinleyville
OUTER SPACE IS HERE: REDWOOD PARK EDITION
5-7P Live acoustic music featuring: Sneaky Mandy, Lyndsey Battle, ,Melanie Barnett, Sara Kei. All Ages/Free
MONDAY
PICNIC FOR PEACE ON THE PLAZA
10A Help stop the VIOLENCE in Humboldt by showing up to show your support. Bring a lunch and eat with ALL our friends, family, residents, students, business owners, first responders, travelers, visitors, veterans, a picnic for all who care and want to make a difference.
WEDNESDAY
5-7:30P Includes everything you need to create a stained glass mosaic heart rock and a drink voucher. Email to reserve your spot and drop in from 5 to 7 p.m. Restaurant 839-7580, Office 839-7588 Six Rivers Brewery Mckinleyville
5:30-7:30P Joint the Defiant Art Collective for this class offering, for illustrators of all skill levels 16+. At the 2 street Art Lab
HUMBOLDT GRACE PRESENTS: A NIGHT OF LAUGHTER, EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION
5:30 PM Doors Open Silent Auction Items will be on display. 5:45 PM I’ve comedy.. 6:00 PM Panel discussion with open Q&A. How we can use Science, & Tech to empower our legacies. 6:55 PM THE “Sungrown Farmer Song”. 7:00 PM Private sneak peak screening. THE Director of “Cash Crop” Adam Ross IS sharing sneaks of “The Cannabis Chronicles”. 8:00 PM silent auction results. This event will be filmed for the Chronicles.
6-8P Come make plant medicine with us! Dandelion Herbal Center if offering an 8 week, hands-on class that engages all your senses in learning: – medicine making techniques – herbal first aid – identification and use of common wild herbs – herbal remedies for common imbalances – the art of creating herbal formulas – and enjoying wild foods. This is the place to start for beginning your herbal journey, deepening your understanding of medicine making, or inspiring your continued work with our plant allies. Class meets 8 Wednesday evenings, 6-8pm, plus 2 Saturday Herb Walks. Limited scholarships are available.
THURSDAY
5:30-7:30P This workshop will explain the next steps for California offshore wind energy development, create space for conversations about this emerging development, and provide a chance to see available data and how it can be used. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 23 at the link in bio. The event is at the Eureka Women’s Club.
SAVE THE DATE!
REDWOOD COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL 9/29-10/2
FORTUNA APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL 10/1
HUMBOLDT SPONSORS FINAL RUMMAGE SALE 10/1
SAVAGE HENRY ANNUAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 10/6-10/8
LATIN DANCE FESTIVAL 10/8/22
BOOTS AND BIRKENSTOCKS 10/14
TACO FEST 10/15
FIG TWIG HOLIDAY MARKET 11/1 & 11/2
CREATIVE ESCAPE HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR – VENDORS NEEDED! 11/19 &11/20 Call 707-721-4894
…THERE IS DEFINITELY MORE!! YOU’LL WANT TO KEEP SCROLLING FOR THE FULL LIST OF EVENTS HAPPENING LOCALLY, INCLUDING ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES, A LIST JUST FOR KIDS, AND THE LIVE MUSIC AND MORE IN THE LINKS BELOW.
LIVE MUSIC/ETC
Looking for a live show? We’re updating this page constantly, trying to include all of the local venues we can find, with their latest events listed in an easy-to-read way. There continues to be more and more happenings throughout Humboldt including a huge variety of music, comedy, open mics, outdoor venues, trivia and more.
JUST FOR KIDS
This list just got an update – stay tuned for more additions weekly to this growing list of ideas for ways to keep your kids happy with a wide variety of options all over Humboldt.
ONGOING EVENTS
Ongoing events are the backbone of our community’s offerings. Click through to find the list broken down by each town/city and see what kind of ongoing happenings, workshops, classes, etc are in the works where you live.
STAY BUSY, LEARN A SKILL, MEET SOMEONE NEW!
VOLUNTEER/DONATE
Our amazing local non-profits are always hosting an array of events that benefit the people and land of our community. We’re lucky to have so many powerful and supportive groups that keep the backbone of Humboldt alive and well. Consider offering a few hours of your time, donating cash or goods or participating in a fundraiser for any number of our community organizations.
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STAY GREEN, HUMBOLDT!
