Arcata Veterans Hall

On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor in O'ahu, Hawaii was bombed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. During the attack, 19 US Navy ships were damaged or sunk, eight of which were battleships. Total American deaths were 2,403 with an additional 1,178 injured. Of the 2,403 killed, 2,008 were Navy, 218 were army, 109 were Marines and 68 were civilians. Around half of those who died during the Pearl Harbor Attack were aboard the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona, which remains the only battleship from the attack that has never been raised. The day following the attack, the US officially declared war on Japan and entered into WWII.

Today, we remember the thousands of lives lost in the attack and the suffering of all involved in the hope that our commemoration and recognition of this tragedy helps to prevent future attacks of this nature.

Come enjoy groovy tunes and tasty food!

We are so grateful to the good people of Arcata House for utilizing our space this Thanksgiving to host a free meal to the community! It is wonderful to collaborate with such an incredible group making positive change here in Arcata. Arcata Post 274 hopes everyone had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by people you love! 🦃

We had a line around the corner for free BBQ on Veterans Day at the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds. Big thanks to the American Legion post 274 members and volunteers who made it happen!

Arts In Service discussion was a SUCCESS! Thank you to everyone who attended, as well as, to our panel of distinguished speakers!

Thank you to everyone who has been attending Sunday Supper! We will now be hosting Sunday Supper the second Sunday of every month. At Sunday Supper we will provide local veterans, police officers, and firefighters with a FREE meal and community gathering space. Meals are made featuring the cooking talents of Lockhart BBQ Catering by our very own Nicolas Lockhart and his sister Sarah! This Sunday gathering of music, games, and refreshments starts at 5 PM.
Veterans, police officers, and firefighters may be asked to show valid proof of status to receive a meal.
This is a casual event with meals served while supplies last.
Meals for civilians are offered on a donation basis. Donations are greatly appreciated and help us fund future suppers so we may continue offering this service to our community.

Join us for Brunch this Sunday!

As part of the Art In Service programming series, Cal Poly Humboldt & College of the Redwoods invite you to attend FREE artist talks and demonstrations with visiting Veteran Artists! This series will take place over 3 days during Veterans Day weekend.

Ehren Tool (USMC) will present at Cal Poly Humboldt Ceramics Building on Thursday, November 9th from 11am - 1pm & 2pm- 4pm. Ehren Tool is a ceramic artist and Senior Laboratory Mechanician at the Ceramic Department at University of California, Berkeley, and Marine Veteran of the 1991 Gulf War. Of his work, Tool states, "I would like my work to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the world. That is a lot to ask of a cup. I hope that some of the cups can be starting points for conversations about unspeakable things."

Jessica Putnam-Phillips will present at College of the Redwoods Creative Arts Complex Rm. 106 on Monday, November 13th from 5:30-8:30pm & Tuesday, November 14th from 8:15am - 2:45pm. Jessica is a ceramic artist, US Air Force Veteran, and educator. She is the founder of ClayShare.com. Of her work, Jessica states, "Using the notion of 'serving' I create objects associated with serving a meal depicting military women serving their country, combining military iconography with traditional elements of transfer-ware patterns."

This event takes place alongside additional events where you can hear more from the artists AND even make your own cups! Those events are: What's Art Got to Do with It: Dinner & Discussion (November 9th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m at Arcata Veterans Hall), and Veterans Day at McKay Community Connections Fair: Art, BQQ, & Music (November 11th from 11:00-2:00 at Humboldt Cider Garden in Eureka).

Come join us for this months Sunday Brunch Oct 8. Get yourself some of the best biscuits and gravy in the County and wash it down with a mimosa!

Dedicated Arcata Post 247 Members Tom "Doc" Cone and Nic Lockhart put together sack lunches for the United States Coast Guard volunteers that are helping setup for this week's North Coast Stand Down event. Thank you to Doc and Nic for everything you do for our Hall. For those who don't know, Doc makes our yard games and brings new activities to the Hall like our fantastic ping pong table, and Nic runs our Sunday Suppers through his business Lockhart BQQ Catering to supply veterans with regular good eating! We look forward to seeing everyone at North Coast Stand Down October 5-7th. For more information visit https://northcoaststanddown.org/event/north-coast-stand-down-2023/. There's still time to volunteer! If you're interested in supporting this year's Stand Down please reach out to the Stand Down team via the link above.

The Arcata Veterans Hall is pleased to be the new site of North Coast Stand Down executive meetings. Thank you to the representatives from Arcata Post 274 and our CollegeCorps program who were present at the last meeting. We are especially grateful to Kim Hall and the North Coast Coast Stand Down executive committee for everything you bring to our community.

Join us at the Arcata Veterans Hall on Saturday, October 28th for an afternoon of free fantastic fun for all ages during Haunt the Hall! Kids can dress up in their costumes and enjoy fun themed activities like coloring, trick-or-treat bag decorating, face painting and more! Plus, Lisa Hoffman will be leading a halloween song sing along from 1:00-1:30 in the Great Hall! We'll see you there!

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, OCT. 5 at The Veterans Memorial Building of Eureka for a Career Expo and Job Fair.

🚨 Tonight at 6pm Arcata Veterans Hall will be featured on Access Humboldt hosted by Talvi Fried during a panel on Veterans Affairs on the Northcoast as a tie in with the upcoming annual North Coast Stand Down event. We will be represented by Arcata Post 274 member Daniel Jacobs.

Tune in at https://www.youtube.com/user/accesshumboldt/live !

North Coast Stand Down is happening next week, October 5th, 6th, and 7th. Learn more here: https://northcoaststanddown.org/event/north-coast-stand-down-2023/

North Coast Stand Down 2023 An Annual Event North Coast Stand Down 2023 is an annual event and will occur on October 5-7th, 2023 from 8am-4pm. Each year, with the help […]

The Arcata Veterans Hall and Lockhart BBQ were thankful to provide 120 meals for first responders on this 9/11 remembrance day to honor the first responders who lost their lives on that day in 2001. The Hall prides itself on honoring those who sacrifice their lives to serve our community. Leftover meals were donated to the Betty Kawn Chinn Homeless Foundation. The Hall would like to express a thank you to all of our local first responders.

The Arcata Vets Hall is excited to be hosting Club Triangle's Jazz Hot Drag and Burlesque Show on Saturday, September 16th!

With doors opening at 7:00 p.m. and performances starting at 8:00, turn out in your 💎most lux💎 jazzy speakeasy looks to catch steamy performances by both legendary and fresh performers!

Stomp glitz, glitter and glam down the gay runway, win prizes in the dance-off, dance to picks by Club T founder and resident DJ, DJ Anya!

Tickets are $15 and sold at the door. Club Triangle will be hosting events on the third Saturday of every month at the Hall.

🚨 Veterans check out this opportunity and be part of a FREE class at College of the Redwoods. Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30 -8:30PM Aug 28-Dec 8. This is a $575 value FREE for those enrolled in the Eureka VA health system.

For more information contact the Adult & Community Education Dept at College of the Redwoods:
Phone: 707-476-4500
Email: [email protected]

Come out to Stewart park right next to our Veteran's Hall and celebrate Easter with us!

HUGE shoutout to Sean Cole for working the audio during Rock the Hall!!! He is a USMC Veteran and owner/operator of
"Reel World Studios" in Eureka.

Thank you to all the Members, Volunteers, and Bands who made this night a success! We're are glad to know that everyone had a great time.

Rock the Hall will be held Saturday April 23. Arcata Vets Hall 1425 J St. in the Canteen With;

Side Iron - Tore Out The Frame Rock n' Roll

Dead Drift - Rockabilly Surf/Skate Punk

Pills For Thrills - Alternative Garage Punk

The Bored Again - (Sir Amalgamate TheBoredAgain ChristChain) One Man Band Extraordinaire

21 and up, 7:30 P.M. $10.

Space is limited, 1st come 1st served!

Check out our events page

UPDATE: Due to the 1st weekend of the month being busy all throughout the town, we will postpone bar hours to the 2nd weekend and those that follow. Will post again soon.

EDIT: Bar will not be open this month. Apologizes for the inconvenience.

We invite our guests of the community to join us at the Canteen at the end of the week.

Our hours will be 7:30 to midnight this Friday and 5pm to midnight on Saturday.

As always we will have our 25 cent pool table, shuffleboard, Touchmaster 3000, and board games. Bring your friends and enjoy a drink with some vets!

the first to tag us in their story with this acronym spelled out wins a prize! The first to do the same on Facebook will also earn a reward. See you all soon 🙌

Come one come all to our 1st BIG event of the year. 4 local bands performing in the Great Hall!

Tomorrow March 26th at 7:30 PM

A brand new stage built by and materials donated by Phil Irvine

Estabans will be serving; Menudo, Tacos, & Burritos in our kitchen. Bring an appetite

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Drinking lamp is lit! Come on through the Arcata Veteran's Hall Canteen for some drinks with our lovely bartender Leslie.
Swing dance is going on in the Great Hall upstairs.

Does anyone know who these belong to? They forgot them here recently.
Would like to see them returned to their owner.

This flag pole was donated by our post in 1954. I am pretty sure when those Veterans donated the flag pole, they would have never dreamed this would be a topic.

Earth first? Arcata petition to fly Earth flag above US, state flags gathers signatures “I’m actually a little surprised and I’ll knock on wood as I say this, but I haven’t had any vigorous negative responses,” said Dave Meserve, who is part of the effort…

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📣Northeast Humboldt Residents📣 Firewood is available for FREE to community members who are without power due to the recent winter storms.

Firewood is available while supplies last and is limited per household. To arrange for pick up, please contact the Willow Creek Volunteer Fire Department at (530) 629-2229.

Thank you Pacific Gas and Electric Company for funding this firewood program and helping us to assist our community during these trying times.

Unfortunately this year we will not be hosting our Annual Harvest Feast on Thanksgiving day.
We hope next year will be a better year for the Veterans Hall and we can resume giving back to our community. The COVID-19 pandemic has been rough for us financially.
Thank you for your understanding and thank you for those who wanted to volunteer.
We are still doing our monthly brunches and are always looking for volunteers.
Next brunch is December 5th from 1000 to 1400 (10am to 2pm).

What an amazing turnout for yesterday's brunch! If you missed out, don't worry: there's always next month. Join us for brunch on Sunday, December 5th. I want to thank everyone who showed up to eat, and especially those who volunteered their time, from the Legion, Auxiliary, and Arcata High School's National Honor Society. None of it would have been possible without all your hard work and help. Thanks a ton!

Brunch is happening, don't miss out on Humboldt's favorite ToTs!