who: Kidneys for Karen
when: April 21 – 2pm – $15 – handbill
where: E & O Bowl, 1417 Glendale Dr, Blue Lake
what: Fog Dog benefit concert and BBQ - Kidneys for Karen with music by Fryed Brothers (southern-rock from Sacramento), and Jimi Jeff and the Gypsy Band (funk, classic-rock)
Fryed Brothers (YouTube)
who: Humboldt Green Week Skate Jam
when: April 21 – 10am – free – handbill
where: Northcoast Horticulture Supply, 1580 Nursery Way, McKinleyville
what: Humboldt Green Week presents NHS Skate Jam with skateboarding, ramps, rails, food, music, beer, and a raffle with sweet prizes. Benefit for McKinleyville Skate Park
Green Week Skate Jam 2011 (YouTube)
who: EPIC Spectacular Spring Gala
when: April 14 – 8pm – $25/50 – handbill
where: Arcata Community Center, 321 Community Parkway
what: EPIC Spectacular Spring Gala with music by Vagabond Opera (neo-cabaret from Portland), and Fishtank Ensemble (gypsy-jazz from LA). Also: belly dancers from the Ya Habibi Dance Company, performers from Dell’Arte, and the Humboldt Fire Girls. Tickets for the music show only are $25, for dinner and the show $50. For more information call EPIC at 822-7711
Vagabond Opera (YouTube)
Fishtank Ensemble (YouTube)
who: Preservation Celebration Jam 5
when: April 14 – 3:15pm – $10 – handbill
where: Garberville Theatre, 766 Redwood Dr, Garberville
what: Preservation Celebration Jam 5 with proceeds going to the preservation and restoration of the theatre. Garberville Hospice will be hosting a beer and wine concession
artists and performers include:
4:00 – South Fork High School Band, Jazz Band, and Mad Jazz choir
5:30 - SoHum Girls
7:00 – Twango Macallan
8:30 – Garberville Theatre Historical Slide Show
9:00 – The Fabulous Resinaires
10:30 – Jade Steel and Emerald Triangle
SoHum Girls (YouTube)
who: Empire Squared Benefit
when: April 13 – 8:30pm – $5 – handbill
where: Redwood Raks, 824 L St, Arcata
what: Empire Squared all-ages fundraiser with music by Never Die (Humboldt hip-hop) and The Story Time DJs. Also featuring Humboldt Rockers, and live art by Julia Finkelstein, Donovan Clark, and Justin Love
who: Sweet Dreams: A Humboldt County Burlesque
when: April 7 – 8pm – $20/25 – handbill
where: Eureka Theater, 612 F St, Eureka
what: Blue Angel Entertainment Presents: Sweet Dreams: A Humboldt County Burlesque with Beat Vixens Burlesque, Bada Bling! Burlesque (members formerly of Blushing Barefoot Burlesque), Va Va Voom Burlesque Vixens, and Blue Angel Burlesque
Blue Angel Burlesque (YouTube)
who: Beach Ball 2
when: Apr 7 – 8pm – $10/15 – handbill
where: Arcata Theatre, 1036 G St, Arcata
what: Humboldt Surfrider and Friends Of The Dunes present Beach Ball 2 with Missing Link DJ Crew and The Grass Band (rock from Arcata)
The Grass Band (YouTube)
who: The Roadmasters
when: April 7 – 6pm – $20 donation
where: Eureka Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Rd, Eureka
what: spaghetti dinner at 6pm with a no host bar. Music starts at 8pm with The Roadmasters (country-rock from Humboldt). There will also be a dutch raffle and silent auction. This is a benefit for the eldest son of longtime Roadmasters drummer Mike Smith to help pay for post-brain surgey medical bills
The Roadmasters (YouTube)
who: Humboldt Homebrew Festival
when: April 7 – 2pm – $25/30 – handbill
where: Arcata Community Center, 321 Community Parkway
what: the Humboldt Homebrew Festival and competition is a private fundraising event to support local engineers working on international humanitarian projects. Bringing together local homebrewers, the people and judges will vote on the best creations of the NorthCoast. While enjoying locally brewed beer, patrons can enjoy live music, bid on silent auction items and taste delicious tapas-style eats made by chef Galen O’Toole. The first 100 patrons through the door recieve a free custom pint glass
***THIS IS A PRIVATE, INVITATION ONLY EVENT ***
music line-up:
2:45pm – La MusiQue DiaboliQue
4:00pm – Kindred Spirits
5:45pm – Old Dog
Kindred Spirits (YouTube)
who: Sharing All Them Lincolns
when: March 31 -7pm – $5 – handbill
where: Ink Annex, 47b W 3rd St, Eureka
what: Humboldt Film Festival presents Sharing All Them Lincolns with music by The L.A. Dodger with ZtheenZ, Creepy Marbles (experimental from Eureka), OnHell (Arcata DJ), and Evalon (Arcata DJ). Art Battle with B.Latona and Frank
Creepy Marbles (YouTube)
