Showtimes:
Saturday October 4

Doors Open:
7:00 pm

Show Starts:
7:30 pm

Tickets:
$20 General Admission
$5 Children under 12
(the performers respectfully request no babies be brought to the event)

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Happy Birthday Point Arena - A Benefit Performance

Happy Birthday, Point Arena, a revue written and directed by Sita Milchev to commemorate the centennial of the city of Point Arena, will be presented at a performance benefiting the Arena Theater Retire the Mortgage campaign on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 7:30 PM.

Arena Theater proudly announces “Happy Birthday, Point Arena,” a revue written and directed by Sita Milchev, to be presented at a performance benefiting the Arena Theater Retire the Mortgage campaign on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 7:30 PM. The revue commemorates the centennial of the city of Point Arena, incorporated in 1908.
 
Writer/director Sita Milchev describes the performance as “a history show with music.” The show features highlights from the history of Point Arena together with the popular music of each era of the last century. The historical background will be enhanced with information on the broader historical and social developments of each decade. The show will feature favorite local chanteuses Sita Milchev, Brendan Mobert, Lucienne Allen, Davina Allen, and Elise Allen. They will be accompanied by Gloria Wood on the keyboard. The evening is planned to provide a delightful juxtaposition of music, fun, and historic background on the last century of the region. The theater’s concessions stand and beer and wine bar will be open for the event.

The Arena Theater Retire the Mortgage campaign began in February 2008 with the goal of retiring the theater’s $176,000 mortgage in three to five years. Through the generosity of local donors and the Payne Fund, which helped launch the campaign with a $10,000 grant, the mortgage has been reduced to $153,000 in seven months. 

(the performers respectfully request no babies be brought to the event)

Showtimes:
Friday October 10

Doors Open:
6:30pm

Show Starts:
7:00 pm

Tickets:
$27 General Admission

The following event is an independent production of Democrats United for Progress

For further information on this event contact 707-882-1996.
Do not contact Arena Theater directly regarding this event.

Holly Near at Arena Theater

Democrats United for Progress presents Holly Near at a benefit fundraising event on October 10 at the Arena Theater.
Holly will be joined at the Arena Theater by dynamic speaker, Ajahmu Makalani, Vice-Chair of the Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party, Texas Jon, and a collection of regional talent. Local favorite disc jockey, DJ Sister Yasmin will be opening the night with great music to kick off the event. Music starts at 7:00pm. Tickets ($27) can be purchased at the Four Eyed Frog and Sea Trader in Gualala, The Record Deli in Pt. Arena, and Tangents in Fort Bragg.

Holly Near, a unique combination of singer, producer, actor, author, activist and teacher, describes her own life purpose:
“I do not separate my music from my heart nor do I separate my ideas from my daily life. I open myself up to learning as much as I can about humanity and this mysterious life experience, but I do not relate to political work as a series of ‘causes.’ Moment by moment, I integrate what I learn into my personal life, personalizing my politics. It is from this personal place that I write my songs.”

Holly was born in Ukiah, California, where her parents were political activists, ranchers, and supporters of local culture. Holly began singing at the age of eight and by the time she was 22 years old, had appeared in Hair on Broadway and joined with Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland and others to resist war and racism.  Her unique style, compositions and personal commitments placed her in the company of Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs and Hazel Dickens.  The first woman to start an independent record company, she launched Redwood Records in 1972. She is the author of three books, as well as dozens of songs.
    
Finding herself at the forefront of the feminist movement, Holly has worked for world peace and multi-cultural understanding. Activist and entertainer, she has dedicated her life to the betterment of societies, supporting the arts in Nicaragua, Chile, Australia, Argentina, and Cuba, among many others.  In 2005, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Showtimes:
Saturday October 18

Doors Open:
7:00 pm

Show Starts:
7:30 pm

Tickets:
$20 in advance
or
$30 at the door

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Janiva Magness

Arena Theater proudly presents An Evening with Janiva Magness, one of todays most talented and recognized blues and roots vocalists. In May 2007, Los Angeles-based Janiva won her second consecutive Blues Music Award for Contemporary Female Artist of the Year. Janiva is nominated for the 2008 Blues Music Award for the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award. Fellow genre leader Charlie Musselwhite says Janiva Magness always knocks me out because she has such style and poise on stage and she hits every note she sings just right - perfect every time." The latest Janiva Magness release What Love Will Do will be available on Alligator Records June 10. An Evening with Janiva Magness is the last in the five-part 2008 Blues Series at the Arena Theater, supported by Gualala Chevron and DuPont's Mendocino Mercantile at the wharf in Point Arena.

One of five events in the 2008 Blues Series July 12 to October 18. Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the doorTickets are available at the door and online at Brown Paper Tickets.

Showtimes:
FridayOctober 31

Doors Open:
8:00 pm

Tickets:
$20 online
or
$18 at local outlets to Theater Members Only

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Salvador Santana Band at Halloween Costume Ball

Arena Theater will present Salvador Santana Band (SSB) at a Halloween Costume Ball with DJ Sister Yasmin on Friday October 31, 2008. Led by 25 year old keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Salvador Santana, the band’s sound is an amalgam of funk, hip hop, reggae, rock, and traditional Latin music.

The Halloween party starts when doors open at 8:00 PM with DJ Sister Yasmin spinning a mix of global music and funky beats to heat up the dance floor in preparation for SSB at 10:00 PM. The party will feature a costume contest with prizes for best costumes. Tickets are $20.00, available online at brownpapertickets.com, or at local outlets. Arena Theater members with cards may purchase tickets for $18.00 at local outlets.

SSB—the collective’s official debut album—reflects the collaboration and innovation the group brings to their wide array of musical styles. Built out of what Salvador Santana calls “a mix of all my favorite music, the best of what’s impacted my life, all coming together in a new way” SSB features the soulful intonations of Quincy McCrary (formerly of Quetzal and Burning Star) with bassist Emerson Cardenas, guitarist Woody Aplanalp, drummer Tony Austin (who moonlights for Solomon Burke) and former Ozomatli multi-instrumentalist Jose “Crunchy” Espinosa. The album SSB includes “Me & U,” a collaboration between the band and Salvador’s father, legendary guitarist Carlos Santana.

Born and raised in Northern California, Salvador Santana studied at San Francisco’s heralded School of the Arts before attending Cal Arts in Valencia, CA.  In 2004 the band began an active touring schedule and started to develop their musical imprint. It was around this time that Salvador collaborated with his father on “Open Up Your Eyes,” which can be found on the Milagro Foundation benefit CD Food for Thought. In 2006, the SSB teamed up with Santana’s Andy Vargas for an acclaimed reworking of “Evil Ways” the lead track on the 2006 compilation, A Song For My Father. With the arrival of 2008’s SSB, the Salvador Santana Band is set to capture the attention of music lovers throughout the world.

Tickets at:
Gualala: The Four-Eyed Frog, and The Sea Trader
Point Arena: The Record Market and Café, and DuPont’s Mendocino Mercantile
Fort Bragg: Tangents
ON LINE: www.brownpapertickets.com 

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