Due to some persistent “gremlins”, Blue Ox Radio has been having difficulties staying on the air. Thanks to the committed efforts of our dedicated volunteers, we are back! Our music library is only partially available at present, so please bear with us, we are working on it.
We will also be introducing some new programming so stay tuned!
It has been 20 years since Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park first opened their doors to tourists. To celebrate this special occasion and to thank the community for their support, Blue Ox will host a FREE Open House on Saturday July 9, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be Live Music, Food, Refreshments, and demonstrations by students from the Blue Ox Community School in Blacksmithing, Woodworking, Print Making and Pottery.
Blue Ox Youth and Community Radio 97.7 FM, a non-profit program of the Ink People Center for the Arts, will be raising funds for the station by selling: Beer donated by Lost Coast Brewery, Soda donated by Coca Cola Bottling Company, Bottled Water, Hot Dogs, Popcorn and Cookies. Special Musical Guests include Joe Garceau at 10 a.m., Julian Lang at 11:30 a.m., The John David Young Trio at 1 p.m. and Bud Rogers at 2:30 p.m.
Blue Ox Millworks and the Historic Park have been recognized over the years in at least thirty national and international magazines as well as on many national television programs. They receive thousands of visitors every year from all over the world, including New Zealand, Germany, Japan, and Costa Rica. Visitors will get the chance to see the nation’s largest collection of Barnes Equipment Company Human Powered tools, a complete operating 1800s letterpress print shop, an apothecary, lapidary, blacksmith shop, ceramics studio, a re-created skid camp, a rose garden with over 100 roses, and the animal residents of Blue Ox, including Jackson the donkey, Principe the horse and of course, Babe and Blue their Belgian Blue Ox who each weigh in at 2,800 lbs.
The student store is filled with hand-crafted one-of-a-kind gifts created by the students of the Blue Ox Community School. Items include ceramic bowls and cups, beautifully carved wood bowls and decorations, fire pokers and steak turners created in the blacksmith shop, jewelry, t-shirts, and more. All purchases made at the gift store are split between the student that made the item and the school field trip fund.
Blue Ox Millworks is one of the last true custom millwork shops in the United States. Their full mill and collection of antique woodworking tools gives them the flexibility to tackle most any woodworking challenge, whether restoration or new construction. Clients from all over the country include historic governor’s mansions, cathedrals, saloons, and libraries, well as private homeowners. From custom doors and windows to Gingerbread details and redwood gutters, Blue Ox Millworks can do it all.
Come spend the day, take a free tour, and help celebrate Humboldt’s History with Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park, located at the corner of 1 street and X Street in Eureka near the Bay. For More information visit them on the web at www.blueoxmill.com or call 444-3437. Blue Ox can also be found on the web on Facebook (Blue Ox) and Youtube (Blueoxvillage).
Blue Ox Youth and Community Radio 97.7 FM is dedicated to serving our local community with quality radio and community outreach. As much of the community already is aware, we are planning on expanding our services by streaming on the web. In the past few months, we have done several fundraisers and thanks to our generous community we have raised enough money to start the streaming process. We are in the process of dealing with all of the technological questions and answers… then we will need to retrain all of the DJ’s on the new procedures and rules.
We hope to be streaming within the next few months. We look forward to being able to reach a broader audience by streaming and being able to share Humboldt County with the world beyond our boundaries.
Blue Ox Radio has many talented DJ’s and we are always looking to train more!!! If you or someone you know is interested in being involved in radio, come on down! We welcome new comers and will train them in all aspects of broadcasting, conducting interviews, etc.
For more information about Blue Ox Youth and Community Radio 97.7 FM, you can visit us on the web at www.blueoxradio.org or “like” us on facebook at Blue Ox Youth & Community Radio.
KKDS Blue Ox Youth & Community Radio, Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park, and Blue Ox Community School would like to extend a giant thank you to the community for coming out to The 10th Annual May Day Living History and Artisan Faire this last Saturday. We raised a good amount of money for Blue Ox Radio and a significant amount of food was donated to food for people. As well, The Blue Ox Community School was able to raise some money through the gift shop toward their graduation ceremonies and celebration! The photographs that we are receiving are priceless! Thank you for capturing the moment and sharing it with us!
We wish to extend our gratitude toward all of the talented musicians kept our toes tapping and put a happy smile on our faces; The Tumbleweeds, Compost Mountain Boys, Pilot Rock Ramblers, Striped Pig Stringband, Jan Bramlett and friends, Lyndsay Battle and crew, Roddy Ross, Joe Garceau, Calleaghn Kinnamon, & The Trickle Downs.
We sincerely appreciate the talents and time given by our collaborators and presenters; The Raven Project, Clarke Historical Museum, The Ink People Center for the Arts, MARZ Project, HSU Agricultural Department CCAT, Humboldt County Wool Growers Association, Eileen Smithers & The Boat Crew , George Stevens, Teresa Whitehawk & Elbert Walston, Chance, Matthew Scott, Cathy LeCroix, Mark Dupree, Paula Flannery, Jeni Hood, Jamie & Ben Cohoon, Bernice Huston, Chaz, Shannon Sandlin, Morrye Scandlon, Tifanie McLaren, Carrie Maschmire, Roland & Jennifer, Bill Kohse, Bud Rogers, Kathy Wolf, Mark Dupre and Sean Powers.
We would also like to thank North Coast Mercantile and Muddy Waters Coffee Company for their generous contributions to the May Day Festivities! Thanks also go out to our other supporters; Humboldt County Office of Education, KISS FM, KXGO, ESPN Radio, KFMI, KMUD, Cool 105.5, KHUM, KWPT, KSLG, MIX 95.1, KGOE, KRED, The Arcata Eye, Eureka Times Standard, The Tri City Weekly, and Times Printing.
Lastly, we want to let our volunteers know how much we appreciated their time and energy that helped to make the event a success! We had a great time and hope that you all did too! We hope to see you all again in the future!
Keep your eyes open for upcoming dates at Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park, Including;
· The Brush Ape Play presented by Sanctuary Stage Productions on the weekend of June 3, 4, & 5, 2011,
· Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park Tour 20th Anniversary Open House Celebration Saturday, July 9, 2011,
· Blue Ox Community School will host a Student Reunion Saturday August 13, 2011,
· Blue Ox Steampunk Festival and Ball Saturday September 17, 2011, &
· Craftsman Days Saturday & Sunday November 26& 27 2011.
Blue Ox is busy busy busy! Please join us for these festivities and more. For more information about Blue Ox visit us on the web at www.blueoxmill.com, www.blueoxradio.org, facebook (Blue Ox) and Youtube (Blueoxvillage) or call (707) 444-3437. Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park is open Daily Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours, located just off the Bay on the corner of 1st Street and X Street.
The 10th Annual May Day Living History and Artisan Faire is happening
Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine,
at Blue Ox Historic Park, located on the corner of 1st and X Streets in Eureka, on the bay.
Adults pay $8 ($7 with a nonperishable donation toward the Food Bank), Kids 12 and under are free.
This family friendly event, filled with fun for all ages, is a benefit fundraiser for “Blue Ox Youth and Community Radio,” a DreamMaker Program of the Ink People Center for the Arts. Blue Ox Youth and Community Radio is a non-profit 100 watt radio station broadcasting at 97.7 FM and is dedicated to giving the young people of the Humboldt Bay region their own voice on the airwaves. This year, funds raised will go toward Blue Ox Radios efforts to stream on the internet, thus helping us reach a wider audience both locally and abroad.
Skilled artisans will demonstrate blacksmithing, woodworking, weaving, spinning, beading, looming, silk painting, lapidary, ceramics, flint making, bookbinding, and much more. Attendants can watch spinners spin thread from wool and cotton; watch blacksmiths pound iron into fancy shapes; learn about heirloom seeds and how to grow and store them; glaze a ceramic tile; and sing sea chanteys with the “boat crew.”
The Compost Mountain Boys, Pilot Rock Ramblers, The Tumbleweeds, and Striped Pig Stringband, along with The Trickle Downs, Mirth First, Joe Garceau, Lindsay Battle, Jan Bramlett, & Calleaghn Kinnamon, and more will keep everyone dancing with old-timey and bluegrass music on two stages all day long.
Guests are invited to share in some local Microbrews in the beer garden and enjoy delicious barbeque and other tasty goodies in the historic Blue Ox cookshack. A May Pole will be available for fun and games, as well as puppet shows throughout the day, face painting and games by Too Funny Rainbow Creations, and local balloon artist Matthew Scott. Hand made items crafted by students of the Blue Ox Community School will be available for purchase in the student gift store.
The 10th Annual May Day Living History and Artisans Faire takes place during the “First Ever” Humboldt Living History Day along with Fort Humboldt State Historical Park, Clark Historical Museum, The Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum, Madaket Cruises, The Headwater Forest Reserve, and The Samoa Cookhouse. For more information, visit them on the web at http://redwoods.info/showrecord.asp?id=4852.
Saturday May 7, from 10 am to 6pm, bring the family down to Blue Ox Historical Park for a fun-filled day for a nominal entrance fee of $8 per adult. Those who bring a nonperishable donation for the Food Bank will receive a dollar discount on their entrance fee. Kids 12 and under are free.
For more information about Blue Ox’s 10th Annual May Day Living History and Artisans Faire you can call Blue Ox at (707) 444-3437 or visit www.blueoxmill.com. For more information about Blue Ox Radio, go to www.blueoxradio.com.
All of the Staff at Blue Ox Radio would like to sincerely thank the following people and businesses for their generosity and support toward our fundraising efforts that took place Saturday April 9th:
Bounce-A-Palooza, Bob Young, Ava Hilton, David Plummer,
Mantova’s Two Street Music, The Fickle Hillbillies,
The Bare Necessities, The Bayside Grange, Pat Falor,
Mad River Brewery, Cyber City, Sweet Temptations,
Shatzi’s Hidden Treasures, Toy Box at Henderson Center,
Mrs Fields, Pretzel Time, Ultimate Yogurt, North Town Books,
Booklegger, Discovery Museum, The Toy Barn,
Wildberries Market Place, North Coast Co-op,
C & K Johnson Industries, Safeway, Smugs Pizza,
Ray’s Food Place, Coca-Cola Bottling Co, Costco,
Ramones Bakery & Cafe, Drakes Glen Chocolates,
Los Bagels, Murphy’s Market, Venlo Chocolates,
Turtle Rocks Oceanfront Inn, Many Hands Gallery,
Angeline Pittenger, Windspirit Pathways, Humbrews,
Finish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs, Lisa Monet,
Cafe Marina & Woodley’s Bar Woodley Island,
Artists Annita Tavernier & John Nordberg,
and all of our wonderful volunteers.
Your contribution to these fundraisers brought us much closer to our goal of being able to stream on the internet.
Blue Ox Radio has a Facebook Fan Page.
You too can become a fan of Blue Ox and interact with us on our facebook Fan Page… All you need to do is log into your facebook account, go to: https://www.facebook.com/blueoxradio?ref=ts and push that cute little “Like” button!
It’s that easy!
Hey Everyone ~ check out the video PSA that Charles put together!
Bare necessities & Fickle Hill Billies Rock the Bayside Grange for Blue Ox Radio
The Bear Necessities and the Fickle HillBillies will be performing a benefit concert for Blue Ox Youth and Community Radio on April 9th at the Bayside Grange from 8 p.m. to midnight. COME ROCK OUT! and enjoy local micro brews and goodies and support Blue Ox Radio’s campaign to stream on the internet. Only $8 at the door!
Local businesses and artists have come together to show their support for Blue Ox Radio’s efforts to stream on the internet by donating goods and gift certificates to our this fundraiser. We wish to thank everyone for all of their support! This community is always so generous and supportive!
For the Bayside Grange Bare Necessities & Fickle Hill Billies benefit event on April 9th from 8pm to Midnight, the following local businesses have donated Gift Certificates and Items that will be served to our guests or raffled off throughout the evening: Wildberries Market Place, The North Coast Co-op, Safeway, Ray’s Food Place, Coca-Cola Bottling Co, Smugs Pizza, Costco, Ramones Bakery, Drakes Glen Chocolates, Los Bagels, Murphy’s Market, Venlo Chocolates, Turtle Rocks Oceanfront Inn, Many Hands Gallery, Masseuse Angeline Pittenger, Windspirit Pathways, Humbrews, Finish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs, Cafe Marina & Woodley’s Bar Woodley Island, & Shatzi’s Hidden Treasures.
As well, a special thank you goes out to:
The Bands, The Bayside Grange, Pat Falor, & Mad River Brewing Company’s Bob Smith.
For more info call 444-3437
Mark your calendars! Early on the afternoon of April 9, 2011 will be a Benefit concert for Blue Ox Radio, thanks to our friends at Bounce-A-Palooza and Mantova’s Two Street Music. Award Winning Children’s Songwriter, Singer and Author David Plummer will be performing at 12:30pm and 1:30pm on stage at Bounce-A-Palooza with much fun in between. Half of all Walk In Play proceeds from 12p-3p will be donated to Blue Ox Radio. Guests will pay regular Walk In Play rates for this event.
We will be video taping this event. If you wish to be in the video, we will need you to sign a release and wear a special wristband.
Local businesses and artists have come together to show their support for Blue Ox Radio’s efforts to stream on the internet by donating goods and gift certificates to our this fundraiser. We wish to thank everyone for all of their support! This community is always so generous and supportive!
For the Bounce-A-Palooza benefit event on April 9th from Noon to 3pm, the following local businesses have donated Gift Certificates and Items that will be raffled off throughout the afternoon: Bounce-A-Palooza, Cyber City, Sweet Temptations, Shatzi’s Hidden Treasures, Toy Box at Henderson Center, Singer/Songwriter Lisa Monet, Singer/Songwriter David Plummer, Mrs Fields Cookies, Pretzel Time, Ultimate Yogurt, North Town Books, Booklegger, Discovery Museum, & Mantova’s Two Street Music.
Call the store at (707) 444-8488 for more information or call Blue Ox at 444-3437.
The Bear Necessities and the Fickle HillBillies will be performing a benefit concert for Blue Ox Youth and Community Radio on April 9th at the Bayside Grange from 8 p.m. to midnight. COME ROCK OUT! and enjoy local micro brews and goodies and support Blue Ox Radio’s campaign to stream on the internet. Only $8 at the door!
Local businesses and artists have come together to show their support for Blue Ox Radio’s efforts to stream on the internet by donating goods and gift certificates to our this fundraiser. We wish to thank everyone for all of their support! This community is always so generous and supportive!
For the Bayside Grange Bare Necessities & Fickle Hill Billies benefit event on April 9th from 8pm to Midnight, the following local businesses have donated Gift Certificates and Items that will be served to our guests or raffled off throughout the evening: Wildberries Market Place, The North Coast Co-op, Safeway, Ray’s Food Place, Coca-Cola Bottling Co, Smugs Pizza, Costco, Ramones Bakery, Drakes Glen Chocolates, Los Bagels, Murphy’s Market, Venlo Chocolates, Turtle Rocks Oceanfront Inn, Many Hands Gallery, Masseuse Angeline Pittenger, Windspirit Pathways, Humbrews, Finish Country Sauna & Hot Tubs, Cafe Marina & Woodley’s Bar Woodley Island, & Shatzi’s Hidden Treasures.
For more info call 444-3437
