The Mateel Community Center is grateful for the support from the community for over four decades of Reggae on the River™. We are excited to announce three reggae shows on the Mateel’s calendar in July and August 2021.
Reggae Legacy with Steel Pulse Monday, August 9th
Doors 6pm All Ages
$35 advance/$40 day of show
Tickets:
steelpulsemateelreggaelegacy.eventbrite.com
Redway Liquors & Peoples Records
The Mateel is honored to host Grammy winning, UK-based iconic reggae band Steel Pulse returning to Southern Humboldt after performing one of the last reggae shows at the hall in January 2020 prior to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Event includes DJ sets and a slide show to commemorate Reggae on the River™.
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Pato Banton & the Now Generation, a Free All Ages Community Concert Monday, July 19th 7-10pm
The Mateel invites the community to a free event as a “thank you” to Southern Humboldt. Pato Banton makes a stop at the Mateel in one of the first band tours along the West Coast since the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in California. Donations encouraged, food, beer & wine available for purchase.
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For a variety of reasons, we are unable to stage Reggae on the River™ in 2021. Our intention is to host Reggae on the River with our world class talent lineup in Southern Humboldt County on our traditional dates next year, August 6-7, 2022. Please save the date and spread the word.
Reggae on the River™ has taken a hit over the past few years--first an economic collapse caused by cannabis regulation, the setback brought by an unsuccessful three year licensing deal with High Times, and now the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. But the Mateel Community Center is strong and Reggae on the River remains our cornerstone. We are working harder than ever to revitalize this critical community event and intend to be back in full effect on Reggae on the River's historic weekend in August 2022 at a to-be-announced location.
Mateel Community Center’s vision for Reggae on the River™ is as a world music and educational event that honors our community’s long history of family, tradition, music and farming. Our theme for 2022’s Reggae on the River™ will be “Honoring the Elders: Finding Ourselves,” a back-to-our roots vibe that honors the musical and cultural leaders who created and carried Reggae on the River™. We believe that Reggae on the River™ has a duty to continue telling our community’s story through the intersection of cannabis and music. You can expect more exciting announcements as we set our sights on August 6-7, 2022.
In that spirit, the Mateel is actively seeking proposals from interested community members to lead a panel or teach a short one or two day educational course at Reggae on the River™ in 2022 on any subject matter related to reggae, hip hop, world music, cannabis farming, cannabis appellations, regenerative or permaculture farming, or anything similar. Interested applicants should submit their CV and a short pitch of their proposed panel or course in 100 words or less to board @ mateel (dot) org.
The Reggae on the River™ event remains one of the world’s iconic events in Reggae music and in outdoor festivals. Three decades of festival goers have called “Reggae” (as it's known locally) “life changing.”
Please stay tuned for more news about the Mateel Community Center’s annual Reggae on the River™ event, to be held once again on August 6-7, 2022.
The Mateel Community Center
MCC Board of Directors and MCC Staff
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Thursday, August 26, 2021 Doors 7pm
Stephen Marley, presented by Indigo Children Project
The Babylon By Bus Tour 2021 makes its first stop at the Mateel for an evening with beloved son of Bob Marley, Stephen Marley.
Tickets on sale now at Brown Paper Tickets
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