Calendar Feb. 20 – 27, 2020
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Figure Drawing Group. 7-9 p.m. Cheri Blackerby Gallery, 272 C St., Eureka. Chip in for the live model and hone your artistic skills. Go into the courtyard on C Street to the room on the right. $5. 442-0309. Healing Sketchbook Workshop. Third Thursday of every month, 5-6 p.m. Outer Space, 1100 M St., Arcata. Conversations About Power holds a workshop focusing on mixed-media sketchbook techniques. All levels welcome. Bring sketchbook and art supplies. Some supplies available. Free, donations appreciated. ConversationsAboutPower@gmail.com. www.conversationsaboutpower.com. 442-8413. Playing into Transformation. 3-4:30 p.m. The Connection HPRC, 334 F St. (former Bank of America building), Eureka. Use the power of improv, somatic therapy, visualization and explorative games to fuel transformation. Free. damionpanther@gmail.com. 497-9039.
Paula Jones, submitted
Let the good times roll! It’s a Mardi Gras Party/Arcata Playhouse Fundraiser with the Paula Jones Band on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Ten Pin Building ($20, $15 Playhouse members). Put on your purple, green and gold, and get down with soulful Paula on vocals, Tim Randles on piano, Allison Muenchon sax and flute, and Mike Labolle on drums. All to support arts in our community.
Sasha Lurje, courtesy of the artist
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Bet you didn’t see this one coming. Or did you? It’s the Eagle House Psychic Fair & Community Market. Thursday, Feb. 27 from 4 to 9 p.m. at The Historic Eagle House ($5-$10 sliding). Have your palm read, future told, spirit healed and all manner of otherworldly and fascinating experiences at this unique event. Local artisans and vendors, too.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Squid pro quo! Dive into big-screen fun with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Eureka Theater ($6). Starring the late, great Kirk Douglas as Ned Land and James Mason as Captain Nemo, this Oscar-winning, CinemaScope adaptation of Jules Verne’s underwater adventure deserves its return to the big screen.
Listen, bubelahs. There’s a big deal happening this weekend and we don’t want you to miss it. The first-ever Humboldt Yiddish Music Festival is happening Feb. 22 and 23 at Temple Beth El and it’s worth kvelling over. The vibrant, rich culture of Yiddish music and dance comes to life through workshops, dance and live performances of traditional klezmer, Balkan, jazz, classical, bluegrass and folk music. The festival also coincides with the Silver Anniversary Musical Celebration honoring Rabbi Naomi Steinberg’s 25 years at Temple Beth El, which happens Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse ($25). (That’s tonight for those of you holding a Journal fresh off the truck.) The celebration features music by Sam Reider and the Human Hands and Beyond the Pale. Kicking off the workshops for the Humboldt Yiddish Music Festival is Roots of Klezmer Revival, Saturday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El ($20). A multi-media presentation of Klezmer Music: Celebratory music of Eastern European Jews by Jewish music specialist Eleanor Shapiro. Next is Klezmer for Instrumentalists - An Overview follows Saturday, Feb. 22 from 3 to 6 p.m. with acclaimed fiddler Craig Judelman ($20). He says no klezmer experience is necessary and all instruments are welcome. (Call Temple Beth El at 444-2846 for details on the private studio location.) Later, it’s the Yiddish Dance Instruction and Dance Party at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El ($20). Renowned Yiddish singer Sasha Lurje will teach the major forms of Yiddish dance, including Yiddish solo dances, line dances, circle dances and possibly a square dance (the Sher). Then try them out at a dance party with live music. On Sunday, Feb. 23, don’t miss History of Yiddish Song from Shtetl to Cabaret to Musical Theater from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El ($20). Lorin Sklamberg, founder of The Klezmatics and Sound Archivist at YIVO (Institute for Jewish Research), will give a brief overview of the history and evolution of Yiddish music. The festival culminates with a concert Love, Death and Revolution - Yiddish Songs, Dance Music and Stories featuring all three visiting musicians Lorin Sklamberg, Sasha Lurje and Craig Judelman Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth El ($25). And what would a celebration of Yiddish culture be without food? Nosh on old-world pastries and knishes by Comfort of Home Catering available for purchase throughout the weekend, and on Sunday, Feb. 23, enjoy a special menu of treasured favorites from Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Poland and Germany (Old World cookies, stuffed cabbage, noodle kugel, chicken soup and even vegetarian Matzo ball soup) for sale between events from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Tickets for the Humboldt Yiddish Music Festival are $20 per workshop, $25 each concert at the door, or $70 advance for all events if purchased by Feb. 21 (available at Wildberries and via www.Brownpapertickets.com.) Kids 12 and under are free. — Kali Cozyris
COMEDY A River Runs Brew It. 7-9 p.m. Savage Henry Comedy Club, 415 Fifth St., Eureka. A panel of comedians drink beer and riff on it. Proceeds go to Carson Park Project. Free. www.savagehenrymagazine.com.
DANCE Redwood Fusion Partner Dance. 7-10 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Contemporary partner dance with an improvised, lead-follow approach. A 7 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m. dancing. $5, first time free. www.redwoodraks.com.
MOVIES Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP. 6 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Eureka NAACP Presents Black American Documentary Series Facilitated by Malcom Chanaiwa. Marshall’s work in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision to desegregate American public schools helped bring an end to legal segregation. Tickets available at the door.
MUSIC Humboldt Ukulele Group. Third Thursday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. A casual gathering of strummers. Beginners welcome. $3. dsander1@arcatanet. com. 839-2816. Rudy Royston’s Flatbed Buggy. 8 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Presented by Redwood Jazz Alliance and Humboldt Folklfe Society and featuring bass clarinet, accordion, cello, double bass and Rudy Royston on drums. $15, $10 students/seniors. www.humboldtarts.org.
THEATER Strings Attached. 8-9 p.m. Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Original stage adaptation of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Dell’Arte’s second year MFA ensemble. Not suitable for children, 16+ only. Pay what you can. www.dellarte.com/shows-and-events/20192020-season. Bloomsday. 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. This Irish time-travel love story blends wit, humor and heartache into a buoyant, moving appeal for making the most of the present before it’s past. $10-$20. www.redwoodcurtain.com.
EVENTS Kick-off for Relay for Life 2020. 5:30-7 p.m. Angelo’s Pizza Parlor, 215 W. Seventh St., Eureka. Grab some pizza Continued on next page »
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