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Pig Out in the Park Does it even need an introduction? Pig Out is here! Stop your diet, take a cheat day — do whatever you need to do, and get to chowing down. This year’s Pig Out in the Park features over 50 food booths, live entertainment, three (count ’em, three!) beer gardens and over 35 public market booths. Menu highlights include wood-fired pizza from Roamin’ Pizza Chariot, root beer floats from Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle, alligator fried rice (?!) from The Black Diamond and, a personal favorite, some delicious Chinese food from Lylo’s Asian Cafe. Whateve...

Something Different The Something Different show, Arcata's monthly primetime interactive variety interview show featuring local artists and personalities, games, trivia and prizes. Special guests Tofu Schwartz of Absinthe Quintet, Laura Hughes with Farmers Market Association and Sister Juana Little with Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Wednesday August 30, 7 p.m. Tickets $8 online at www.theexit.org and cash at the door. EXIT Theatre Arcata 890 G St 2nd Floor

Spoon, White Reaper If rock ’n’ roll is dead, Spoon keeps gluing its corpse back together and shocking it to life. Ever since the Texas group’s breakthrough fifth album, Gimme Fiction (and its best single, “I Turn My Camera On”), wowed critics and fans alike in 2005, Spoon has been delivering a parade of experimental, melodic guitar-driven music. As Britt Daniel’s voice transforms from growl to scream to sweet falsetto, the rest of the band — Jim Eno, Alex Fischel, Gerardo Larios and Ben Trokan — keeps the rock beat heavy and steady, while supply...

Boyz II Men Here are the artists who have spent more cumulative time atop the Billboard singles chart than Boyz II Men: The Beatles, Elvis, Drake, Rihanna and Mariah Carey. That’s it. Needless to say, the superstar ’90s R&B vocal group tapped into a sense of universal heartfelt sensuality with their biggest hits, like “End of the Road” and “I’ll Make Love to You.” The passion behind the group’s silky smooth harmonies has the power to get just about anyone swooning and weak at the knees. A summer night with Boyz II Men in the open air at North...

Steve Vai Despite being something of a guitar player myself, I have to admit I’ve never really got the appeal of virtuosic solo guitar stars. I just tend to prefer simple melodic songs over technical prowess. That said, it’s impossible not to appreciate the wild skill of someone like shredding legend Steve Vai. Just throw on the video for “Teeth of the Hydra,” and watch the man play rhythm guitar, bass and lead guitar at the same time on one three-necked ax. Bonkers stuff. There’s a reason he’s been called upon to be the guitar ace for everyone from Frank Za...