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Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main Street. John Osborne’s sharply funny, fiercely honest exploration of political disillusionment and basic human yearning. Directed by John Heckel. $15/$13 students and seniors. ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.
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Thursday, 9 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Presenting a vaudevillian showcase of the county’s finest dancers, musicians, circus performers. Night ends with a dance party led by Arcata’s Small Axe Ensemble. Benefit for Six Rivers Planned Parenthood’s Spare Change. $7. E-mail humboldtvarietyville@yahoo.com. 408-515-2801.
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Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. Access Humboldt Community Media Center, Eureka High School, Eureka. Two-hour workshop offers insight on how to create different moods with light, including using backgrounds, understanding color temperature, and using different gear to create different effects. With cinematographer Landy Hardy. $20. www.accesshumboldt.net. 476-1798.
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Thursday, 9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Cosmic auditory scientist blows your mind. R/D and Noah D open. $15. arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.
STAFF PICK / events / 7 a.m. Fortuna Main Street and Rohner Park. Shiny. Fast. Loud. Yup. The Redwood AutoXpo revs up Fortuna. redwoodautoxpo.com. 725-3916.
STAFF PICK / events, food / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Support our local farming community while helping feed hungry families and seniors by donating your food purchase from the Farmers’ Market to Food for People. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.
STAFF PICK / events, music, dance / 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Performances by twenty diverse acts, workshops, kids events, jam sessions and food and drink. www.humboldtfolklife.org. 822-5394.
food / 7:30-11 a.m. Humboldt Grange, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Monthly breakfast of eggs, ham or sausage, pancakes or biscuits and gravy. $5/$3 kids. 268-3806.
etc. / 9 a.m.-1 p.m. United Methodist Church of the Joyful Healer, 1944 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-5691.
food / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Fresh fruit, vegetables and plants from local growers. Music by Old Dog. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.
events / 9 a.m.-9 p.m. None. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.
outdoors / 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Meet at City Marina Dock, Eureka. Hour-long boat ride around Humboldt Bay in Boston Whaler. By reservation only. 268-8897.
music, dance, lecture / 9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. East Gym, HSU. None. www.humboldt.edu/~extended/afrocuban. 826-5774.
outdoors / 9:30 a.m. Eureka Co-op, Fourth and B streets. Tour highlighting the public art works and murals featured throughout Old Town and Downtown Eureka. www.eurekadiscoverywalks.org. 443-4586.
outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Ma-le’l South, off of Young Lane in Manila. Gloves, tools and cookies are provided. Wear closed-toed shoes and bring drinking water. www.friendsofthedunes.org. 444-1397.
events, etc. / 10 a.m. Pierson Park, 1608 Pickett Rd., McKinleyville. McKinleyville Parks and Rec hosts doubles tournament. Pre-registration required. 839-9003.
events / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Visitors Center, Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, Orick. Events geared to celebrate majesty of an Old Growth Redwood Forest. 465-6547.
outdoors / 10 a.m. Call for meeting location. Kim Cabrera, interpretive specialist and professional tracker, leads 4-5 hour relaxing walk. E-mail sanctuary@sanctuaryforest.com. 986-1087.
food / 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Ferndale Farmers’ Market, Main and Shaw sts. Ferndale. Fresh farm-grown produce. 726-9371.
lecture / Noon-1:30 p.m. Samoa Cookhouse, Samoa Road, Arcata. Marcy Burstiner, assistant professor of journalism at Humboldt State, author of a textbook on investigative reporting and “Media Maven” columnist for the North Coast Journal, speaks. 768-9701.
music / Noon-9 p.m. Fieldbrook Market, 4636 Fieldbrook Road. Music by The Trouble, The Bare Necessities, the Rezonators, the Grass Band and Field Town. E-mail sseaman@humboldt1.com. 839-0521.
food / Noon. Willow Creek China-Flat Museum, 38949 CA-299. Takes place in Community Park adjacent to the museum. $12/$6 kids under 12. E-mail suedoane46@yahoo.com.
music, outdoors, food, etc. / Noon. Mattole Grange, 36512 Mattole Road, Petrolia. Breeze, Lost Coast Marimbas, Ginja Mais, Fickle Hillbillies, Ishi Dube and Masagana, NPK, Moo-Got-2. Firefighters Challenge, Kids Zone, food, drinks and craft booths. $20. E-mail humguy@gmail.com. 629-3285.
garden, food / 1-4 p.m. Redwood Roots Farm, 25 Jacoby Creek Rd., Bayside. Discuss a wide variety of food preservation methods and participate in a hands-on canning demonstration with Fawn Scheer. Pre-registration required. $10-20 sliding scale. redwoodrootsfarm.com. 826-0211.
outdoors / 2-3:30 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 600 S. G St. Leslie leads a tour focusing on the birds of the marsh. 826-2359.
music / 6 p.m. Featuring Wet Fez, Clean Livin’, Compost Mountain Boys, and Kindred Spirits. $10/$8 kids/HFS members. humboldtfolklife.org. 822-5394.
theater / 6:30 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. San Francisco Mime Troupe presents their newest work, a journey through the twists and turns of banking bureaucracy and international finance. $22/$20 MCC members. www.mateel.org. 923-3368.
sports / 7 p.m. Arcata Ballpark, Ninth and F streets. Doubleheader. Root for your hometown baseball team. Music by the Crab Grass Band. $7/$5 students and seniors/$3 kids under 12. humboldtcrabs.com. 822-2333.
music / 7 p.m. Boiler Room, 3534 Broadway, Eureka. 443-5464.
music / 8 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. Reggae/Dancehall. $3. www.mosgos.org. 826-1195.
music / 8 p.m. Muddy’s Hot Cup, 1603 G St., Arcata. www.hotcupcoffee.com. 826-1603.
events, music, dance / 8 p.m.-midnight. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. www.redwoodraks.com. 616-6876.
music / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $4. www.arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.
theater / 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. NCRT presents a thought-proviking comedy about two friends in search of the “ideal woman.” See inbox for matinee/special show sched. www.ncrt.net. 442-6278.
music / 9 p.m. Central Station Cocktail Lounge, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. austinalley.com. 839-2013.
music / 9 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. 826-2739.
music / 9 p.m. Toby and Jacks, 764 9th St., Arcata. 822-4198.
music / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. www.bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.
music / 9 p.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. www.bluelakecasino.com. 916-921-1515.
events / 9 p.m. Pearl Lounge, 507 2nd St., Eureka. $12. www.pearlloungeeureka.com. 444-2017.
music / 9 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. www.myspace.com/nocturnumlive.
music / 9 p.m. The Playroom, 1109 Main St., Fortuna. 725-5438.
music / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Bear River Casino, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. www.bearrivercasino.com. 733-9644.
music / 9 p.m. Cher-Ae-Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad. 677-3611.
music / 9 p.m. Cher-Ae-Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad. www.cheraeheightscasino.com. 677-3611.
music / 9:30 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. $5. www.myspace.com/theredfoxtavern. 269-0282.
music / 11:15 p.m. Alibi: Arcata, 744 9th St. www.myspace.com/humboldtfreeradiopresents. 822-3731.
STAFF PICK / events, theater, music, dance, art, Comedy, sports, spoken word, lecture, etc. / 9 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Presenting a vaudevillian showcase of the county’s finest dancers, musicians, circus performers. Night ends with a dance party led by Arcata’s Small Axe Ensemble. Benefit for Six Rivers Planned Parenthood’s Spare Change. $7. E-mail humboldtvarietyville@yahoo.com. 408-515-2801.
