Date: Oct. 7

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Synapsis, Eureka.

Introduction to the week-long events.

Artists and Songwriters awards.

North Coast Preparatory and Performing
Arts Academy presents Edna St. Vincent Millay's Aria Da Capo. This short play is a fundraiser for NPA. Eureka High Students facilitate Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed techniques under the supervision of Nanette Voss.

Date: Oct. 8

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Synapsis, Eureka.

North Coast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy presents Edna St. Vincent Millay's Aria Da Capo. This short play is a fundraiser for NPA. Eureka High Students facilitate Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed techniques under the supervision of Nanette Voss.

Oct. 9

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Madaket Plaza, Eureka.

Jerry Rohde and Aldaron Laird lead a tour of Humboldt Bay and a discussion about sea level rise and PG& E’s storage of nuclear fuel rods and potential effects on our Bay communities. Wiyot Cultural Center Manager Marnie Atkins will be the guest speaker on the tour. Attendees are also invited to visit the Cultural Center following the tour. Singer-songwriter Lyndsey Battle performs before the tour, beginning at 12:15 p.m. on the Plaza.

Date: Oct. 11

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Synapsis, Eureka.

Nuclear arms, treaties and defense spending

Featured Panelists:

• Dr. Robert Gould, President, SF Bay Chapter Physicians For Social Responsibility

• Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation/Mayors for Peace

• Dale Preston, nuclear radiation science expert

Date: Oct. 12

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Synapsis, Eureka.

John Heckel creates and directs a cabaret-style performance ensemble. An evening of humor, song (remember Tom Lehrer?) and burlesque examines the absurdities of war and nuclear deterrence strategies.

Date: Oct. 13

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Synapsis, Eureka.

Discussion about local efforts to address global warming, sea level rise and PG&E nuclear fuel rods storage. Featured Panelists: Cal Poly Humboldt Asst. Prof. Jennifer Marlow, Three Degrees Warmer co-director; Alec Brown, graduate student; and Jennifer Kalt.

Date: Oct. 14

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Synapsis, Eureka.

An evening of poetry and spoken word. Featured: Jerry Martien, Katy Gurin, Larry Crist, Anne Fricke, David Holper and Vincent Peloso.

Host: Jeff DeMark.

Date: Oct. 15

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Synapsis, Eureka.

Features performances by the top three winners of the festival’s Songwriter Contest. Also includes performances by a variety of local musicians and special guests Jeff Pevar and Inger Nova.

To enter the Songwriter Contest - click here:

• Juried Art Contest - click here to enter

• Exhibition at Synapsis: Oct. 7-15

• Exhibition at Redwood Art Association: Nov. 15-Dec. 12