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music

Candye Kane (blues)

Today, 9 p.m. Riverwood Inn, 2828 Avenue of the Giants, Phillipsville. $15. www.riverwoodinn.info. 943-3333.

STAFF PICK / events, art, free

Arts! Arcata

Today, 6-9 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Self-guided, public art phenomenon featuring the work of more than 60 visual artists and live musicians at 30 participating locations. www.artsarcata.com. 822-4500.

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Lighting Basics for Videographers

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.

theater

Look Back in Anger

Today, Tomorrow, Feb. 17, 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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Feb. 14, 2010

Inked Hearts Valentine’s Tattoo Expo

STAFF PICK / events / 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Blue Lake Casino. Get a tattoo from local and/or guest artists. www.bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.

Romeo and Juliet Matinee

STAFF PICK / theater / 2 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its 26th season with William Shakespeare’s immortal romantic tradgedy. $14. 442-6278.

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip

outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at the Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Redwood Region Audubon Society sponsors a 2- to 3-hour public field trip. Led by Jude Power and David Fix. 822-3613.

Pond-Building Start to Finish

events, garden, lecture, free / Noon-1 p.m. Living Earth Landscapes, 5307 Boyd Road, Arcata. Keith Hamm presents various design options for ponds, provides information about recommended pond components and discusses maintenance techniques. www.northcoastlandscapes.com. 822-7663.

An Afternoon of Dance

dance / 2 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Free monthly event, this month featuring Humboldt Capoeira Academy. 442-0278.

Friends of the Dunes Tour and Guided Walk

outdoors / 2-3:30 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Join naturalist Lianna Winkler-Prins for a look at the unique building that will soon serve as a “Gateway to the Dunes” Visitor Center. Then take a walk through the dunes to the beach. Bring water and be prepared to walk in sand. 444-1397.

Vintage Valentine

music / 5-7 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. A romantic evening with wine, hors d’oeuvres and a performance by the sultry Berel Alexander Ensemble. $25. 442-0278.

Amelie

movies / 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $5. 822-1220.

Moscow Festival Ballet “Giselle”

events, theater, music, dance, for kids / 8 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Bringing together the classical elements of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies. Part of the Moscow Festival Ballet’s 2009-2010 17-week American tour. $50. www.arkleycenter.com. 442-1956.