Arcata Playhouse ARCATA – Flynn Creek Circus will emerge from lock-down and perform in the Creamery District Thursday, July 29 to Sunday, Aug. 1. Experience a comedic circus “Fairytale.” Riotously funny, deeply moving and dangerously inspiring, this charmingly fresh all-human circus will be raising their vintage big top in the Creamery District! Driven by original…
Zoom in on Arcata’s Strategic Arts Plan tonight
City of Arcata ARCATA – The City of Arcata is in the process of creating the Arcata Strategic Arts Plan (ASAP) and is seeking input from the community. The Community Development Department has been creating this plan since fall 2019 with the goal of supporting arts in Arcata both equitably and sustainably. The ASAP will…
April sees streaming shows at the Playhouse
Arcata Playhouse ARCATA – Arcata Playhouse hosts two live-streamed music performances with local artists in April. After a successful trial run of the Arcata Playhouse four camera live-streaming system, the Playhouse is ready to hosts some lively and all live local streamed music shows in April. Starting with local sensation the SoHum Girls Band, an…
Arcata Playhouse stages online performance
Arcata Playhouse ARCATA – Playhouse Arts presents Intersections, Where We Meet, a multicultural experience centered in Goudi’ni (Arcata), on unceded Wiyot land. The online performance takes place on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 general and $30 for a family. While originally conceived as an outdoor progressive piece that would…
‘Parlour Game’ at Arcata Playhouse
Arcata Playhouse CREAMERY DISTRICT – The Redwood Jazz Alliance and the Arcata Playhouse have teamed up to present Jenny Scheinman and Allison Miller’s Parlour Game in a two-night stand at the Arcata Playhouse, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 21 and 22. There are different ticket prices each night, as the Monday night show is presented…
Janine Volkmar’s Theatre Review: ‘The Work Show’
Janine Volkmar Mad River Union FERNDALE – Here at the Mad River Union, we generally don’t write reviews of plays unless they will be repeated the following week. Why should we tempt our readers to see something that is no longer playing? For that reason, we did not review The Work Show at the Arcata…
The HUM: The Tim Gray Love Train and beyond
People all over the world (everybody), join hands (join), start a love train, love train… The next stop that we make will be soon… – The O’Jays After working as a music writer for several decades now, I’ve assembled a massive collection of records, CDs, etc. I wish I could say they’re well-organized — alphabetized…
Get on board the Love Train – A musical benefit for Tim Gray
Arcata Playhouse The Arcata Playhouse will present a Get on Board the Love Train benefit for local musician, composer and recording engineer Tim Gray on Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. The benefit will raise money for Gray’s medical expenses. Several years ago Gray was diagnosed with a rare degenerative brain disorder for…
Cirque Du Shwazee’ magic at Arcata Playhouse
Arcata Playhouse CREAMERY DISTRICT – The magic of the circus comes to the Arcata Playhouse in Cirque Du Schwazee’, an evening of family entertainment to benefit the Playhouse youth programs on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at 1251 Ninth St. in Arcata. The event combines elements of theater, live music, outdoor spectacle, circus and…
