The biggest dog festival in Humboldt County kicks off with the 14th Annual Mutt Strut - a Dog Parade through Old Town where canines and their human companions raise pledges to help homeless animals. Don't miss the dog contests - including the Weenie Dunking Contest, Best Costume, Dog/Owner Look-Alike, Best Wag and Best Woof! Visit our vendor village, with dog (and cat)-themed arts & crafts, plus local animal rescues featuring adoptable pets. Delicious food, locally brewed beer, and homemade margaritas - plus fabulous raffle prizes! Best of all, you can bring your 4-legged friend (leashed, of course).

P.S. Moms & Dads - bring your kids to meet Clifford the Big Red Dog, courtesy of KEET Ready to Learn. Don't miss it!

Dubbed “The Prince of Americana” by the New York Times, Jackie Greene is steeped in country, blues, jazz, rock and folk traditions, defying easy categorization.

Jackie Greene, a talented singer-songwriter, was born on November 27, 1980 in Monterey, California but grew up in small town Cameron Park. Greene has always been interested in music since an early age, and as a child, he taught himself how to play the piano and, subsequently, the guitar. At the age of sixteen, Greene began to sit in with bar bands at the local brewery, and as he got older, he also began composing his own songs and playing in coffeehouses. He recorded them in his own makeshift garage studio and burned them to sell at gigs. Using the money he saved, Greene was eventually able to record and release his first full-length disc, Rusty Nails, on his own.

After graduating from high school, Greene moved to Sacramento and began playing gigs there. Marty DeAnda, owner of local label DIG Music, noticed Greene at an open-mic session in 2001 and immediately signed him as the label’s first artist. Under DIG Music, Greene released his first formal CD, Gone Wanderin’, in late 2002, which won the California Music Award for the “Best Blues/Roots Album” in 2003 and remained on the national Americana charts for over a year. In 2004, Greene released his second formal CD, Sweet Somewhere Bound and began receiving major radio play and recognition for singles like “Honey I Been Thinking About You.”

Influenced by such music artists of Bob Dylan, Willie Nile, Billy Bragg and Cisco Houston to name a few, Greene has toured nationally with the likes of B.B. King, Huey Lewis, Susan Tedeschi, Taj Mahal, and Buddy Guy, and has played in many high profile festivals across the country, including the Rhythm & Roots Festival, Doheny, the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, and the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

Coming to you from Northern California, home of Humboldt County's own groove shakers Kulica (koo-lick-a) play a home-made groove rockin' feel good music that warms your soul. Their heartfelt music is gaining popularity at a rapid pace throughout the region. Kulica's style is a delicate mixture of Dave Mathews Band-like melodies with Jack Johnson and Ben Harper's soulful rhythms, including inspiring lyrics in the same vein as Van Morrison and David Gray, with a touch of old Doobie Brothers for good measure.

Kulica is led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Curtis Thompson, former bass player of Acoustic Junction (Capricorn Records). After the break-up of Acoustic Junction in '99, Curtis decided to continue his passion for music. With his guitar in one hand and a pencil and paper in the other, Curtis started writing songs for Kulica with his wife Julie on the bass, Jason Hodel on acoustic and electric mandolin, Dave Sandomeno on percussion and Nick Moore on drums. The combination of groove, funk, and soul shaking rhythms is an amazing blend that helps give Kulica its signature style.