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Blues By the Bay 2010

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10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Dr., Eureka. Annual Festival returns! Seating is first come first serve. Bring your blanket or low-back beach chair. Food and beverage, art and craft vendors, and micro-brew beers from many local breweries available. $85/$80 adv.. 445-3378.

STAFF PICK / movies

Ocean Night Film Screening

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7 p.m. Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St. Ocean Night happens the first Thursday of every month. From majestic documentaries to epic surf flicks, explore the great blue sea with Ocean Conservancy, Humboldt Surfrider and Humboldt Baykeeper. $3. 822-1220.

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I-Block Party

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Noon-6 p.m. On I Street in Arcata between 10th and 11th. Benefit for the Arcata-Camoapa Sister City Project. BBQ dinner, kids’ activities, raffle and silent auction, local microbrews and music by Singing Nettles, Berel Alexander, Lost Coast Marimbas and Ani Quartet. 822-7130.

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Ocean Night Film Screening

STAFF PICK / movies / 7 p.m. Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St. Ocean Night happens the first Thursday of every month. From majestic documentaries to epic surf flicks, explore the great blue sea with Ocean Conservancy, Humboldt Surfrider and Humboldt Baykeeper. $3. 822-1220.

Origin Design Benefit w/ Strix Vega

STAFF PICK / music / 8-11:30 p.m. Accident Gallery, 210 C St., Eureka. Benefit show to help open the doors of Origin Design Lab. $5. E-mail acbakerapparel@suddenlink.net. 834-6911.


Henderson Center Farmers’ Market

food / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Eureka. Fresh farm-grown produce. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.

Les Craig (singer/songwriter)

music / 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Has Beans, 738 2nd St., Eureka. Les flutes it up and more in her weekly Has Beans gig. 442-1535.

Humboldt Photography Exhibition 2010

events, art / Noon-5 p.m. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 527 4th St., Eureka. None. www.redwoodart.org. 268-0755.

HSU Art Department Faculty and Staff Exhibition

art / Noon-5 p.m. HSU First Street Gallery, 422 1st St., Eureka. Showcasing the talent of the artists who teach and work in Humboldt State University’s Art Department. Runs through Sept. 19.

McKinleyville Farmers’ Market

food / 3:30-6:30 p.m. Safeway Shopping Plaza. Fresh farm-grown produce. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.

First Thursday Film Night: One More Line

movies / 6-7:30 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Film chronicles the art and life of Ferndale artist Jack Mays. 442-0278.

Wallace & Phines (jazz)

music / 6 p.m. Mad River Brewing Company, 195 Taylor Way, Blue Lake. Live in beautiful Blue Lake.

Potluck for the Bs

food / 6-9 p.m. Art of Wine, 308 2nd Street, Eureka. Bring any potluck dish you like as long as the name starts with “b”. www.humboldtartofwine.com. 268-0626.

Preparing Hives for Winter

garden / 6:30-8:30 p.m. Adorni Recreation Center, 1011 Waterfront Dr., Eureka. Humboldt County Beekeepers’ Association presents Dick LaForge on how to best prepare your beehives for the winter months. $2. E-mail jthomas3@csulb.edu. 444-1361.

Redwood Empire Quilters Guild Meeting

meetings / 6:30 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairground, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Monthly meeting.

DJ Kev Dance Party

music / 7 p.m. Boiler Room, 3534 Broadway, Eureka. The Boiler Room turns up the heat.

Jazz Night

music / 7-9 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. Fill your jazz hole with smoothness.

Blondies Open Mic Night

music, free / 7 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. None. blondiesfoodanddrink.com. 822-3453.

Dance Party with DJ Ray

music, dance, free / 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Bear River Casino, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. E-mail marvzmusic@yahoo.com. 800-761-2327.

Karaoke

music / 8 p.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. 668-9770.

Kindred Spirits (jamgrass)

music / 8:30 p.m. Clam Beach Inn, 4611 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Live in Trinidad. 839-0545.

DJ Knutz

music / 9 p.m. Toby and Jacks, 764 9th St., Arcata. None. ww.myspace.com/djknutz. 825-8796.

Boss Levelz

music / 9 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. Boss Levelz is the collaborative project of Itchiefingaz and Masta Shredda, two of Humboldt’s funnest and funkiest DJs/Producers. Their unique sound has been dubbed ‘Gangsta Psychedelia’ and none of their sets are to be missed. 498-7388.

DJ Ray

music, dance / 9:30 p.m. Ragg’s Rack Room, 615 5th St., Eureka. 442-2989.

Brothers Comatose

music / 10 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. $5. 822-4766.

DJ/Thirsty Thursday

music / 10 p.m. Central Station Cocktail Lounge, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. None. myspace.com/centralstation. 839-2013.

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Blues By the Bay 2010 (Saturday)

STAFF PICK / music / 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Dr., Eureka. Annual Festival returns! Seating is first come first serve. Bring your blanket or low-back beach chair. Food and beverage, art and craft vendors, and micro-brew beers from many local breweries available. $85/$80 adv.. 445-3378.