upcoming

STAFF PICK / music

Heyoka

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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.

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Look Back in Anger

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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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Lighting Basics for Videographers

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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.

STAFF PICK / events, theater, music, dance, art, Comedy, sports, spoken word, lecture, etc.

Humboldt VarietyVille One Year Anniversary

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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.

What’s happening

Jan. 12, 2010

Wiyot Language Class Signups

etc. / 9 a.m. Arcata High School, 1720 M St. None. $50. www.wiyot.us/language. 733-5055.

Free Yoga Tuesdays

events, wellness / Noon-1 p.m. Humboldt Wellness Center, 5050 Valley East Blvd., Arcata. De-stress and re-energize on your lunch break. 822-2456.

Trusts, Wills, and Probate Seminar

etc., free / 2-4 p.m. Humboldt Area Foundation, 373 Indianola Road, Bayside. Join attorney James Poovey for this informative 2-hour session on estate planning options. E-mail amyj@hafoundation.org. 442-2993.

Childbirth Education

wellness / 5:30-7:30 p.m. Vital Roots Birth Services, Redway. Learn about birthing from within. Please call to register. 223-3347.

Our Pathways to Health: Fortuna

wellness / 6-8:30 p.m. Sequoia Springs Assisted Living Facility, Fortuna. Those with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis, depression, heart disease, or another chronic condition who would like to learn techniques for self-management in a supportive and productive setting are invited to this workshop. www.communityhealthalliance.org.

Zumba

dance, wellness, free / 6:30-7:30 p.m. Humboldt Wellness Center, 5050 Valley East Blvd., Arcata. None. E-mail humboldtwellnesscenter@gmail.com. 822-2456.

North Group Sierra Club Monthly Meeting

meetings / 7 p.m. Adorni Recreation Center, 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Discussion of local conservation issues follows executive committee business meeting. 826-3740.

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Humboldt VarietyVille One Year Anniversary (Thursday)

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.