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Science Fiction Pint and Pizza night featuring Space Exploration Movies
| Mar |
| 10 |
| 6:00 pm |
6 PM to 10 PM
All ages
FREE with minimum $5 food or beverage purchase
Beer and Pizza specials all night long
Back by popular demand! The best in B science fictions movies, drive-in classics, psychotronic weirdness and more. We’ll also do raffle prizes throughout the evening so expect some very cool, very strange science fiction prizes including figurines, posters, books, cards, VHS movies and more for that inner science fiction enthusiast in us all. Sponsored byLa Dolce Video, Daisy Drygoods, Vintage Avenger, Tin Can Mailman, The Clothing Dock and more!
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING!
Destination Moon (1950) is an American science fiction feature film produced by George Pál, who later produced When Worlds Collide, The War of the Worlds, and The Time Machine. The eminent science-fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein contributed significantly to the script and served as a technical adviser. It was the first major science-fiction film produced in the United States dealing seriously with the prospect, problems and technology of space travel. This movie was not the first such to hit the screens, however; Rocketship X-M stole its thunder. Scientist Dr. Charles Cargraves (Warner Anderson), former Air Force General Thayer (Tom Powers), and industrial tycoon Jim Barnes (John Archer) believe that it’s time that the U.S. blazed new trails and found new adventures. Convinced that exploration of space is the wave of the future (and that America’s dominance in space is vitally important if they are to continue to dominate the Earth), the three men begin planning and constructing a spaceship called “Luna” in the Mojave Desert that will take the men to the moon and back. However, anti-American forces begin flooding the press with propaganda against the moon mission, and finally the men make their way to moon without the aid of the federal government. Destination Moon won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects of 1950; the film also features a brief appearance by cartoon favorite Woody Woodpecker, who helps explain how rockets work.
The Most Astounding SPACE ADVENTURE of All Time!
Rocketship X-M (1950) was the second of the American science fiction feature films of the space adventure genre begun in the post-war era, in 1950. Set sometime in the future, the film details the first manned space flight to the moon. John Emery plays the head of the expedition, with Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, Hugh O’Brian and Noah Beery Jr. in the crew. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, Rocketship X-M misses the moon and lands on Mars instead (the Mars scenes were originally tinted pink). During an exploratory expedition, the crew finds evidence of a once-mighty civilization, evidently destroyed by atomic warfare. A savage band of surviving Martians attack the earthlings, killing two and wounding a third.
Bonus Entertainment presents Lutan Fyah, Quinto Sol & Caliente Caliente
| Mar |
| 11 |
| 9:30 pm |
Thursday, March 11
Doors at 9:30 p.m.
$20 advanced tickets found at The Works in Arcata and Eureka
21 and over
Bonus Entertainment presents Lutan Fyah, Quinto Sol & Caliente Caliente (Jamaican reggae mixed with Latin music)
Lutan Fyah
Lutan Fyah was born Anthony Martin in Portmore, a sprawling housing community in Jamaica’s St. Catherine parish. He has strong roots in Spanish Town, once the capital of the Caribbean country and stomping ground for big names like Lieutenant Stitchie, Papa San and San’s late brother Dirtsman. In fact, Lutan remembers as a youth listening to San and Dirtsman performing at dances on his grandfather’s Black Iniverse sound system in Thompson Pen, a community in Spanish Town. Watching them up close inspired his career path. After giving up a promising football career due to persistent injury, Anthony Martin morphed into Lutan Fyah. Among his best known early songs was There Is No Peace in Spanish Town, a catchy take on The Drifters’ classic Spanish Harlem, which dealt with gang violence in Spanish Town. Lutan says it is difficult to escape the culture of crime that has dominated the ‘old capital’ for over 10 years. “Spanish Town is a kind of garrison where every man is a suspect. To keep yourself with the vibes you have to walk a chalk line,” he said. Through regular tours, Lutan Fyah has made a name for himself in Europe where there has long been an appreciation for roots reggae acts like Burning Spear, Culture and the Mighty Diamonds. But after nearly a decade of looking in from the underground, he is ready to blaze a trail in the mainstream
Quinto Sol
Music can be contagious, inspiring and poignant. Quinto Sol, Fifth Sun, or Inic Macuilli Tonatiuh, in Nahuatl, carries that type of emotion and sound deeply rooted in the Americas, Caribbean and Africa. They are a Los Angeles based group that emerged from the artist/activist community of East Los Angeles in 1993. Quinto Sol is roots reggae at its core, woven seamlessly with cumbia, salsa, reggae, R&B, dance hall, Latin soul, and, in some instances, a synthesis of these musical genres and more and was awarded “Best Latin Artist of the Year” two consecutive years (2004 & 2005) by the prestigious LA Weekly Magazine. They’re a collective of musicians, inspired to use music as a critical pedagogy, creating awareness of socio-political and economic issues facing their community. They incorporate their own urban realities in everyday life and the struggles of indigenous communities throughout the world, while sending conscious lyrics and powerful live performances. They have backed up renown artists, live and in studio, such as Lutan Fyah (Jaimaca), Half Pint (Jamaica), Yami Bolo (Jaimaca), Abja (St. Corix), Fidel Nadal (Argentina), Alika (Argentina), Natty Congo Crew (Guadalajara, Mex.), and even translated the lyrics of Junior Reid’s “One Blood” into Spanish, of which he released on his Rasta Government album. Quinto Sol throughout the years has shared the stage with various artists, such as the Wailers , Third World ,Eek-a-Mouse, Barrington Leavy, Israel Vibrations, Max Romeo, Maldita Vecindad, Tierra, Gran Silencio, Poncho Sanchez, Steel Pulse, KRS One, Dead Prez, Psycho Realm, Sonora Dinamita , Gondwana, and many more too numerous to mention. From the reggae/cumbia song “Escucha” to Chicano oldies inspired “Una Vela” to the uptempo cumbia/salsa song “Vida” takes you on a worldbeat tour, unlike any reggae band around the music circuit today.
The Big Lebowski Late Night Movie
| Mar |
| 12 |
| 10:00 pm |
Friday, March 12 at 11:00 pm
Film is $5.00
Screenings are 13 and over. Those under 17 years old must be accompanied by a parent
Box Office opens 60 minutes prior to screening
Late Night movie: The Big Lebowski with White Russian drink special in honor of The Dude
They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right.
The Big Lebowski (1998) is an American comedy film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges stars as Jeffrey Lebowski, an unemployed Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler, who refers to himself as “The Dude”.
The Dude is introduced to a multimillionaire also named Jeffrey Lebowski after a case of mistaken identity. When the millionaire Lebowski’s trophy wife is later kidnapped, he commissions the Dude and friends to deliver the ransom to secure her release. The plan goes awry when the Dude’s friend Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) schemes to keep the full ransom. Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, David Huddleston, Julianne Moore, Tara Reid and John Turturro star in the film, which is narrated by a cowboy known only as “Stranger”, played by Sam Elliott. The original score was composed by Carter Burwell, a longtime collaborator of the Coen Brothers.
The movie was not an immediate commercial success but received generally positive reviews from critics. The film, noted for its idiosyncratic characters, surreal dream sequences, unconventional dialogue, and eclectic soundtrack, has become a cult favorite and has been called “the first cult film of the Internet era.” The film’s devoted fans have spawned Lebowski Fest, an annual festival that started in Louisville, Kentucky in 2002 and has since expanded to several other cities.
Surfrider Benefit with Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge & Big Wednesday (1978)
| Mar |
| 13 |
| 8:00 pm |
Saturday, March 13
Doors at 6 PM
Movie at 7 PM
Music at 9 PM
$6 - Purchase Online Here
Free with $25 new membership or membership renewal with bonus “Beach In A Bag”
All Ages
Humboldt Surfrider membership drive “Beach in a Bag.” Joining or renewing Surfrider members will get a free cotton Surfrider tote bag with killer goodies inside. Expect bitchin’ surf visuals, prizes and whole lot more!
Sponsored by KHUM, KSLG & Greenhouse Boardshop!
Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge
“In an age when the extreme has become so commonplace that it breeds nothing more than a new brand of mediocrity, Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge can be described as anything but. Fusing diverse styles of high-energy rock with the psychedelic sounds of the 60s and beyond, audiences everywhere are dazzled by the incredible theatrics and intoxicating sounds produced by this eclectic and innovative group of musicians. Robbie Allen and The Outer Edge dare to meld and refine such drastic themes into their own brand of music called ACID SURF ROCK, so turn off your mind and get lost in the sweep…on the outer edge…”
Three friends. Twelve Turbulent Years. And One Day We All Must Face.
Big Wednesday (1978) is an American coming of age film directed by John Milius and co-written with Denny Aaberg and loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu and a short story Aaberg had published in a 1974 Surfer Magazine entitled “No Pants Lance.” The picture stars Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt and Gary Busey as California surfers facing life, the Vietnam War, and use of the ever changing surf as a metaphor for the changes in life. Surfing aficionados consider it to be one of the best surfing-related films made, in part because of the surfing cinematography and the appearance of several world champion surfers as stunt performers, plus its verisimilitude, especially when compared to the kitschy 1960s Beach Party films. The director, John Milius, had been a surfer in his youth. The film also examines the extremes which some young men went to during the Vietnam years to avoid being drafted and shipped off to war, including: faking insanity, homosexuality, and all manner of medical ailments. The picture also illustrates the tough decision some made to enlist and the effects that decision had on their friends and families.
The Neverending Story
| Mar |
| 14 |
| 5:30 pm |
Sunday, March 14 at 6:00 pm
Film is $5.00
Rated PG
Box Office opens 30 minutes prior to screening
A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!
The NeverEnding Story (1984) is a fantasy film based on the German novel of the same name by Michael Ende. The film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starred Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway and Tami Stronach. Bastian (Oliver) is dealing with his mother’s recent death. His father (McRaney) is an imperious sort who continually lambastes Bastian for daydreaming and falling behind in school. On top of his father’s badgering, he has to contend with a bunch of school bullies waiting for him in the schoolyard. One day he decides to play hooky and walks into a strange bookstore, where in the attic, he discovers a book called “The Neverending Story”. As Bastian reads the book, he’s enveloped in the unfolding tale. A sickly child-like empress (Stronach) from a land called Fantasia is concerned about who will take over the land if she dies. She decides it is best for Fantasia if she remains alive, so she dispatches a young warrior named Atreju (Hathaway) to find a cure for the empress’s malady. It turns out the land is consumed with a plague called The Nothing, generated by blighted dreams and hopeless fantasies. As Atreju continues onward to search for a cure for The Nothing, he encounters an assortment of strange creatures. Bastian is so consumed with the tale that he finds himself catapulted into the land of Fantasia himself.
At the time of its release, it was the most expensive film produced outside of the United States or the USSR.
St. Patrick’s Day with corned beef & weird Irish movies and drinking movies
| Mar |
| 17 |
| 6:00 pm |
6 PM to 10 PM
All ages (parental guidance suggested)
FREE with minimum $5 food or beverage purchase
Green beer!
Random Acts of Comedy
| Mar |
| 18 |
| 7:30 pm |
Doors at 7:30 pm
Show at 8 pm
$5 Purchase Here
All ages - parental guidance suggested
The Random Acts of Comedy players are a group of Local improv artists, Humboldt’s funniest freaks this side of the asylum, local loons, possible pole dancers - who knows-anything goes with this hysterical group of zany characters. They will guide the show through games using massive audience participation, similar to “Whose Line is it Anyway?”. Mature content so keep the young ones at home. Consider this your group therapy for the month. If laughter is the best medicine, be prepared to OD. Starting in November, the second Thursday of each month will feature Random Acts of Comedy!
The Big Lebowski by Joel & Ethan Coen
| Mar |
| 19 |
| 6:30 pm |
Friday, March 19 at 7:00 PM
$5.00
Rated R
Box Office opens 30 minutes prior to screening
The Big Lebowski with White Russian drink special in honor of The Dude
They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right.
The Big Lebowski (1998) is a American comedy film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The plot of this Raymond Chandler-esque comedy crime caper pivots around a case of mistaken identity complicated by extortion, double-crosses, deception, embezzlement, sex, pot, and gallons of White Russians (made with fresh cream, please). In 1991, unemployed ’60s refugee Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) grooves into his laid-back Los Angeles lifestyle. One of the laziest men in LA, he enjoys hanging with his bowling buddies, pompous security-store owner Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) and mild-mannered ex-surfer Donny (Steve Buscemi). However, the Dude’s life takes an alternate route the afternoon two goons break into his threadbare Venice, California, bungalow, rough him up, and urinate on his living room rug. Why? Because Jackie Treehorn (Ben Gazzara) is owed money by the wife of a certain Jeff Lebowski. However, the goons grabbed the wrong Jeff Lebowski. The Dude looks up his wealthy namesake, manages to get a replacement for his rug, and meets the millionaire’s sexy young wife Bunny (Tara Reid). Later, Jeffrey (”The Big”) Lebowski calls in the Dude to deliver a $1 million ransom for the return of his kidnapped wife. Fine — except that Walter intrudes and botches the ransom drop. As events unravel, the Dude gets caught up in the schemes of Lebowski’s daughter, erotic artist Maude (Julianne Moore), encounters both cops and bad guys, and drifts through an elaborate bowling fantasy sequence titled Gutterballs. The soundtrack includes Bob Dylan, Yma Sumac, Moondog, Captain Beefheart, and the Sons of the Pioneers. The original score was composed by Carter Burwell, a longtime collaborator of the Coen Brothers.
The movie was not an immediate commercial success but it received generally positive reviews from critics. The film, noted for its idiosyncratic characters, surreal dream sequences, unconventional dialogue, and eclectic soundtrack, has become a cult favorite and has been called “the first cult film of the Internet era.” The film’s devoted fans have spawned Lebowski Fest, an annual festival that started in Louisville, Kentucky in 2002 and has since expanded to several other cities.
For The Love of Dance: A benefit for New World Ballet
| Mar |
| 20 |
| 9:30 pm |
Saturday, March 20
Doors at 9:30 PM
$20
$15 advanced
A benefit for New World Ballet featuring DJ Marlon B, DJ Red and DJ Itchie Fingaz!
DJ Marlon B
DJ Marlon Bizzy has music flowing through his veins. Born in Spanish Harlem and raised on the upper west side of manhattan, Marlon was already listening to Mr. Magic Rap Attack on the radio, recording hip hop jams and learning how to break dance at 9 years old. By 13 he was playing with his brother’s dj equipment, watching DJ’s spin records at family events and leafing through his parents’ collection of Latin jazz, salsa, disco, and rock n roll records. As an artist he brings a natural charisma to the stage that entices partygoers and music rivals alike. He is a musician meets politician, a crowd favorite who feels his audience and delivers hard. Today, if he’s not busy developing a killer catalog of mixed cd’s from different genres and time periods, Marlon’s controlling the decks at one of NYC’s hot spots or could be spinning for movie premieres, screenings, and awards shows. Some of his recent projects include covering the screening for “The Wrestler”, “The Hangover”, “Obsessed” and the “Fade to Black” “Jay Z Movie premiere. While Marlon grew up loving everything about Hip Hop, he knew that being able to spin Disco, 80’s pop, Rock, Funk, Soul, Salsa, Reggaeton, House, Dancehall, R&B and more would open more doors for him as an artist and give him an edge over most of the competition. It’s refreshing to see an artist play such a variety of music and manipulate each genre with precision, skill, and fluidity. Although he has evolved with the times and knows how to execute digital technology, Marlon still loves the organic sound of a record. He still buys and appreciates vinyl and is still thrilled to find an original pressing or a rare record in a pile of hundreds. At the end of the day it’s Marlon who says it best, “I’m not a model, my family isn’t famous or on TV, I don’t have a trust fund or a big PR company behind me… at least not yet…but I have heart for my craft, I know my music and my strengths, and I have been told that I can rock a party.” DJ Marlon Bizzy is one of a kind. His talent is unprecedented and his skills are contagious. If you don’t already know him, you will, because he will bringing down the house at a venue near you for years and years to come.
The New World Ballet is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a serious and enriched dance education for students who desire to become professional dancers, as well as those who simply wish to enhance their quality of life through dance. With a growing company, New World Ballet also offers innovative, contemporary, and classical performing arts to the Humboldt County community and beyond.
Labyrinth
| Mar |
| 21 |
| 5:00 pm |
Sunday, March 21 at 5:30 pm and 8 pm
Film is $5.00
Rated PG
Box Office opens 30 minutes prior to screening
Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems.
Labyrinth (1986) is a British/American fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. Henson collaborated on the screenwriting with children’s author Dennis Lee and Monty Python alumnus Terry Jones in this gothic fantasy which pits living and breathing actors Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie (who, along with Trevor Jones, provides the film’s music) against a motley collection of Muppet monsters. The film centers upon teenage Sarah (Connelly), who lives in a fantasy world of myth and magic, evil spells, and wondrous enchantment. She is baby-sitting her little brother when she cavalierly wishes that goblins would take him away. She gets her wish, and a coterie of goblins abduct him. She then encounters Jareth (David Bowie), the ruler of a mystical world one step removed from reality. He tells Sarah that the only way to get her brother back is to find her way through a M.C. Escher-like labyrinth and find the castle at the center. It was the last feature film directed by Henson before his death in 1990.
Science Fiction Pint and Pizza Night featuring Japanese Sci-Fi
| Mar |
| 24 |
| 6:00 pm |
6 PM to 10 PM
All ages
FREE with minimum $5 food or beverage purchase
Beer and Pizza specials all night long
Back by popular demand! The best in B science fictions movies, drive-in classics, psychotronic weirdness and more. We’ll also do raffle prizes throughout the evening so expect some very cool, very strange science fiction prizes including figurines, posters, books, cards, VHS movies and more for that inner science fiction enthusiast in us all. Sponsored byLa Dolce Video, Daisy Drygoods, Vintage Avenger, Tin Can Mailman, The Clothing Dock and more.
Gamera (1965) is a daikaiju eiga (Japanese giant monster film) about a giant turtle named Gamera. The film is similar in nature to the popular Godzilla films, and is also the first in a series of films about Gamera. Gamera awakens from the accidental detonation of an atomic bomb as a result of an aerial assault by American fighters on Soviet bombers caught crossing into North American airspace. Gamera wastes no time in causing a rampage of destruction, first destroying a Japanese research ship, then making its way to Japan to wreak havoc. In an attempt to stop the giant turtle, Gamera is sedated with a freezing agent on a precipice, and powerful explosives are placed at the base. The explosion knocks the monster on its back, and while it seems as though mankind has scored a victory, this is not the case: Gamera reveals its ability to fly. The monster arrives in Haneda airport and destroys most of Tokyo. The military attempts to lure it to an island with fire, which it eats, and kill it, but the creature is distracted when a volcano erupts. Gamera goes to eat the lava instead. A new strategy, Plan Z, is devised to stop the monster, this time by baiting it into a space rocket bound for Mars…
The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or “Spherions”) kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth. When Starman arrives on Earth, he discovers the conspiracy and must root out the traitors and also stop the impending alien invasion.
Bonus Entertainment & Proper Productions presents Junior Reid with Andrew & Wada Blood
| Mar |
| 25 |
| 9:30 pm |
Thursday, March 25
Doors at 9:30
$30
$25 advanced at The Works in Eureka and Arcata and Morning Star in Arcata.
Bonus Entertainment & Proper Productions presents Junior Reid with Andrew & Wada Blood and Rude Lion Sound!
Junior Reid is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician, best known for the songs “One Blood” and “Funny Man”, as well as being the man that replaced Michael Rose as lead vocalist for Black Uhuru. Reid was born in the Tower Hill area of Kingston, and had a tough upbringing in the city’s Waterhouse district, notorious for being one of the most dangerous places in Jamaica. It was there in the politically turbulent late ’70s that he recorded his first-ever single “Speak the Truth” at the age of 13 for the late Hugh Mundell, released in Jamaica on Augustus Pablo’s Rockers International label.
Andrew and Wada BLood
Following in their father’s footsteps, Wada and Andrew Blood have chosen a career path of music. The two are heavily influenced by their father, Junior “One Blood” Reid, but with a totally different style. Their music is described as a cross between hip-hop, dancehall and reggae ballad, which gives the young Bloods their uniqueness. Andrew and Wada are two exceptional and unique Jamaican artists. Their songwriting skills have also placed them as outstanding and promising talents for current and future generations. They are among the most idiosyncratic personalities in the music industry as they are not only reggae and dancehall artists, but also producers and studio engineers who create their own styles and beats to put their lyrics to. The beats they create soar above everything else, rather than blending in to the singing. Having learned this trade early, they have now blossomed into the fine artists and producers they are today. They have produced songs for a number of prominent artists including their father, and are signed to the label JR Productions. Andrew and Wada want to be classified with some of Reggae’s greats and Dance Hall giants. According to the duo, “music is life” and the positive vibrations that generate from the music can work wonders, and that is why their mission is to create lifelong music. This young group is dynamic, versatile, and is on their way to making their mark in this exciting music industry. Who is to stop them now? Clearly, they are on their way to the top, no looking back, after all, a real hustler knows how to get there. “Keep the energy flowing through the music, one beat, and spread pure positive vibration”
GeT TuFF: An Electro Dubstep Dance Party
| Mar |
| 26 |
| 9:30 pm |
Doors at 9:30 pm
Show at 10 pm
$10 - Purchase Here
21 and over
Helicopter Showdown and Western Science presents GeT TuFF: An electro dubstep event at Arcata Theatre Lounge!
Bit Crusher
DJ Bitcrusher is a bay area native whose background began with producing and spinning hip hop which eventually evolved into the electronic bass heavy rhythms of the future. As a member of the Helicopter Showdown crew and GeT TuFF movement he can be seen spinning pounding club music which draws inspiration from hip hop, dubstep, house, electro and can be reached here: myspace.com/kingkuru.
DEVOUR
DEVOUR is an up and coming DJ/Producer from Northern California. Beginning in 2008, he co-founded the Helicopter Showdown crew who quickly became the DJs of the North Coast’s hardest dance parties. With exclusive edits, live remixes, and fast paced mixing style DEVOUR continues to stand out with his unique blend of glitch, hip hop, dubstep, and house.
Psy - Fi is leading the Humboldt dubstep movement. With his promotional company Western Science he has grabbed the attention of internationally recognized acts and continues to bring the new sound to the area. As a DJ he remains as the areas local dub crusher with no competition.
Psi Fi
Cardboard Papercut is a dubstep DJ from the Bay Area. His sound has been described as ‘the Death Metal of dubstep’. Extended family of Helicopter Showdown and member of the ZombieLust collective, Cardboard Papercut ensures what the name implies… brutality.
Rebel Bass Collective Presents MartyParty, David Starfire, Masta Shredda & Mike D!
| Mar |
| 27 |
| 8:00 pm |
Saturday, March 27
Doors at 10 pm
$10 advanced and until 11 pm at the door - Purchase Here
$15 at the door after 11 pm
21 and over
Rebel Bass Collective presents MartyParty, David Starfire, Masta Shredda & Mike D!!!
Marty Folb aka MartyParty was Born and raised in South Africa and found his way to San Francisco 15 years ago as a software programmer. After discovering the music of the west coast and wanting to “Africanize” it, Marty picked up Ableton Live and began to learn the art of music production. He soon after released his first digital album “Walkerville to the West Coast”, named for the town he grew up in and a tribute to his path to the US. Marty got tired of how all electronic music followed the same formula so he set off on a mission to re-invent electronic music and cross-pollinate it with all the other music he loves. Marty started a movement back towards the power of the melody and instrumental composition. Song writing has always been Marty’s passion instead of the typical beat style dj production. The music is a hybrid of electronic music, dubstep and hip hop that together forms a totally new flavor of urban beat with the pretty hypnotic elements of electronic music and hard-hitting bass. The MartyParty live performance is an intense journey that pulls together gorgeous instrumental, bass heavy songs, and overlays these with acapella and samples played live. The result is a true “crunky” and “hyphy” experience like no other. Marty has been playing his live sets to crowds all over the US to rave reviews.
David Starfire artfully blends world music, hip hop and breakbeats to create an eclectic, signature sound that is catching the attention of music fans across the globe. The classically-trained multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and DJ has performed world-wide and recently signed to international label Six Degrees Records, home to acclaimed artists Bebel Gilberto, Cheb i Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz, Michael Franti, Guadi/Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, DJ Spooky and many more. David Starfire’s EP, “Bombay Beatz”, reveals the possibility of a world united through sound, merging Hindi, Punjabi, and English vocals with hip-hop, UK breakbeats and traditional Middle Eastern instruments. “Because music and dancing is the great unifier that has no barriers.”
Goodfellas with all you can eat spaghetti feed
| Mar |
| 28 |
| 5:30 pm |
Sunday, March 28 at 6:00 pm
Film is $5.00
Film and spaghetti is $13
Rated R
Box Office opens 30 minutes prior to screening
$13 gets you in the door and all the spaghetti you can eat… comes with a side of garlic bread and salad!
In a world that’s powered by violence, on the streets where the violent have power, a new generation carries on an old tradition.
Goodfellas (1990) is an American semi-fictional crime film directed by Martin Scorsese exploring the life of organized crime with his gritty, kinetic adaptation of Nicolas Pileggi’s best-selling Wiseguy, the true-life account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the “wise guys” in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters, running errands and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero (Paul Sorvino), who takes him in as a surrogate son. As he reaches his teens, Hill (Ray Liotta) is inducted into the world of petty crime, where he distinguishes himself as a “stand-up guy” by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his psychotic partner Tommy (Joe Pesci), he rises through the ranks to become Paulie’s lieutenant; however, he quickly learns that, like his mentor Jimmy (Robert DeNiro), his ethnicity prevents him from ever becoming a “made guy,” an actual member of the crime family. Soon he finds himself the target of both the feds and the mobsters, who feel that he has become a threat to their security with his reckless dealings. Goodfellas was rewarded with six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture; Pesci would walk away with Best Supporting Actor for his work. .
Scorsese’s film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and was named best film of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the National Society of Film Critics. Goodfellas is often considered one of the greatest films ever, both in the genre of crime and in general and was deemed “culturally significant” and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress.
Gold School Queer Dance Night with DJ Anya the Bunny Slayer and DJ Trinasaurusrex and more!
| Mar |
| 28 |
| 9:30 pm |
Sunday, March 28
Doors at 9:30 PM
$4
21 and over
Join us the last Sunday of the month for Gold School Queer Dance Night
and get your gay on!
Anya The Bunny Slayer
Some call me Kara, others Anya The Bunny Slayer ! I DJ and play music and I like to dance, A LOT. I like duct tape, records, hot pink, pentagrams, grrrls, gypsies, adventure, skating, hiking, biking, living, planting, the beach, woods, wherever the faeries are… Um I recently discovered my repressed adolescent 10 year boy inside of me and am seriously geeking out on trading card games, Yu-gi-oh, Harry Potter & Magic and my current obsessions. Do you play? I wanna live outside the consumer capitalist world that exists around me, I don’t like to buy things i don’t need. However I tend to make exceptions to things involving art and music. I’m seeing how many days i can wear this pair of jeans for; not really but its a good idea…. I’m looking for more DJs & musicians to play with… especially queers and/or feminists. Let’s make some NOISE!!!!
Something Different hosted by Shea Freelove
| Mar |
| 31 |
| 8:00 pm |
Premieres Wednesday, March 31
A multimedia event featuring interviews, local performers, live music, circus acts and more!
$15 - Purchase Here
Starring Unkle jesse, The Marching Lumberjacks, Something Different Dance Squad and special guests David Cobb, Ya Habibi Dance Company, Alec Perron and Sambamore!
Marching Lumberjacks
The Marching Lumberjacks (MLJs) take pride in being one of the only remaining student-organized and student-run organizations in college bands today. What we feel a college band should be. We don’t do that marching in step stuff - at least not intentionally, we don’t do latin fanfares, lame marching band competitions, and we don’t waste our time making sure everyones feet are exactly 6 inches off the ground or any other junk like that. We’ve got jugglers, dancers, kazoo players, KEG players as well as some very talented musicians. In short - this AIN’T your typical college band and this sure as heck isn’t your high school band either. If you want to march, join the Army! This is college - it’s supposed to be fun!
David Cobb
David Cobb was the Green Party nominee for President of the United States in 2004. He served as the General Counsel for the Green Party until declaring his candidacy in 2003. His entire legal career is dedicated to challenging illegitimate corporate power and to creating democracy. In 2002 he ran for state Attorney General in Texas on a platform to use the office to revoke the charters of corporations that break the law and challenge corporate ability to manipulate the legal system at the expense of the people.
Ya Habibi Dance Company
Ya Habibi Dance Company a fantastic group of dancers dedicated to dazzling audiences with complex choreographies and produces concerts and events including the Redwood Coast Bellydance Festival. She has taught workshops across the United States and in 2004 won the title of Belly Dancer of the Year. While Shoshanna’s expressive and dramatic style draws from many sources, her inspiration is always the emotional heart of the music.
sambAmore
sambAmore was born out of the artistic community in which we call home, Humboldt County. Drumming and dancing have long been a strong influence in this area. The dance and drum relationship is rooted deep in African community celebration. Jesse Jonathon, music director for sambAmore and a graduate of Humboldt State’s Music Department found a passion for community music and dance. It was his desire to mix drumming and dancing with a powerful melodic presence, so he recruited a band of brass and woodwind players to perform his original compositions and arrangements. Andelain L. Roy, dance director for sambAmore, was born and raised dancing in Humboldt. Andelain shares the same passion for community celebration, dancing in her first parade in 1991. Andelain leading the dancers and Jesse leading the band the group can be found playing parades and stage performances to inspire their community and encourage Humboldt to sambAmore.
Alec Perron
Born and raised in Humboldt County, Alec Perron is award-winning juggler extraordinaire! Recipient of the 2009 Humboldt Bay Kiwanis Club Stars of Tomrorow Youth Talent Show Gold Medal. Seasoned with many performances with various circus groups in Northern California, Alec, at 12 years old is Humboldt Counties very own juggling prodigy!
“In two words, visual feast, FreeLove knows exactly where he wants to take his act”
-Lumberjack (Arcata, CA, USA)
Facts:
Shea FreeLove is an Intercontinental Super Clown.
Shea FreeLove has stuck over 1,000 nails in his nose.
Shea FreeLove has performed in 11 US states, 4 countries, 2 continents and counting.
House Of Floyd
| Apr |
| 10 |
| 7:30 pm |
Doors open at 7:30 PM
Show starts at 8 PM
$24 at the door
$22 for advanced tickets - Purchase Here
HOUSE OF FLOYD, a reverent tribute to Pink Floyd, captures the intoxicating sights and sounds of the original for even the most discriminating fan. HOUSE OF FLOYD pays the highest tribute to the original by accurately recreating all of the nuanced musical complexity and powerful visual imagery of Pink Floyd. The result of this obsessive attention to detail is a total Floyd production…music, lights, lasers and video. HOUSE OF FLOYD will transport you back to that mystical moment when you first discovered the enthralling world of Pink Floyd.
Bruce Cockburn - A benefit for Siskiyou Land Conservancy
| Apr |
| 23 |
| 7:00 pm |
Doors at 7 PM
Show at 8 PM
$30 General admission with limited seating, mostly standing.
$45 Front Row reserved. Guaranteed seat in the first few rows in front of the stage. Note: The section is reserved, but not individual seats.
$85 Reception tickets. Reserved section (front of first tier, eye level with performer) w/ seating and cocktail tables. Includes intimate catered reception with Bruce Cockburn following the performance.
General and Front Row tickets available at The Works in Arcata and Eureka and from Siskiyou Land Conservancy. Reception tickets available only through Siskiyou Land Conservancy. For more info please call (797) 498-4900, email gking@asis.com or visit http://siskiyouland.wordpress.com
Bruce Cockburn’s winter 2010 tour celebrates the release of his 30th album, Slice O Life. Recorded last spring over a series of dates in the northeastern United States and one in Quebec, Slice O Life is a double CD that showcases a cross-section of Cockburn’s finest songs and some of his most dazzling guitar work. The album, produced by longtime associate Colin Linden, also includes one new song, “City is Hungry,” three tracks recorded at sound checks on the tour and some between-song banter that shows Cockburn to be both a quick wit and an engaging storyteller. With career album sales approaching 8 million copies, Cockburn is to his fans a beloved musician and songwriter. He is also a dedicated international activist and witness. His most popular song, “If I Had a Rocket Launcher,” was a top-20 hit in the United States and reflected Cockburn’s time in war-torn Central America. Cockburn’s 1988 hit, “If a Tree Falls,” is also the title cut of the 1996 benefit album of the same name, produced by Humboldt County’s Trees Foundation.
Cockburn’s Arcata Theatre concert April 23 will be Cockburn’s first appearance in Humboldt County since 2004. That was also the year that SLC President Greg King interviewed Cockburn at his Montreal home for The Sun magazine here. The full text of that interview is available
Siskiyou Land Conservancy is a land trust serving the counties of Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Trinity and Siskiyou. Most recently, Siskiyou Land Conservancy protected 163 acres of prime redwood forest and meadows in western Mendocino County.
