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music, dance

Sister Carol (reggae)

Tomorrow, 9-1:30 a.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. With DJ Gabe Pressure. $18. holdmyticket.com/event/34352. 822-4766.

STAFF PICK / events, art, free

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.

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

Humboldt VarietyVille One Year Anniversary

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.

music

Candye Kane (blues)

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

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April 30, 2010

Teen Spring Dance

STAFF PICK / for kids / 7 p.m. Teen Center, 3015 J St., Eureka. All teens welcome. Music by DJ EVR and b’Leif. $5. 444-0184.

Marketing Your Business Through Social Media

lecture / 8-10:30 a.m. Red Lion Hotel, 1929 4th St., Eureka. Bob Morse of Morse Media presents a framework for understanding social media and offers specific guidelines for making the best uses of the most common tools for promoting a business. Sponsored by Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce. $35/$25 chamber members.

North Coast Environmental Law Conference

meetings / 8 a.m. Eureka Veterans Memorial Building, 10th and H sts. Seven panels address the twin themes of water and sustainability. Contact conference impresario Paul Hagen for more info. $50. 442-2927.

Northcoast Regional Land Trust Workshop

lecture, meetings / 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Smith River Community Hall. Resource professionals and local landowners speak on agency incentive programs for landowners, land and resource technical assistance, conservation easements and emerging markets in forest carbon and wood biomass. $10. 822-2242.

Historic Archaeology Lab Opportunity

etc. / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Native Forum, BSS Building, HSU. None. E-mail crf@humboldt.edu. 826-5247.

20th Annual Wildflower Show

garden / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Willow Creek China-Flat Museum, 38949 CA-299. Over 130 varieties of wildflowers on display. 530-629-2693.

20th Annual Plant Sale

garden / Noon-6 p.m. College of the Redwoods, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. Great selection of annuals, perennials, vegetables, culinary herbs and house plants. Proceeds benefit CR’s Agriculture program. 476-4561.

Multicultural Poetry Reading

spoken word / 2-3:30 p.m. HSU Library Fishbowl, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata. Marlon Sherman, Barbara Curiel, Iain Macdonald, Shaunna Oteka McCovey, Dick Stull and Daryl Chinn read poems crossing cultural boundaries. library.humboldt.edu/newscurrent.html#338. 826-5656.

Four Shillings Short

music / 4-5 p.m. Garberville Library, 715 Cedar St. Celtic folk duo performs.

Bon Swing (jazz)

music / 6-9 p.m. Libation, 761 8th St., Arcata.

Economic Fuel Awards Ceremony

events / 6:30-8 p.m. Kate Buchanan Room, HSU. Eight finalist teams will be awarded $117,000 for their business ventures. economicfuel.org. 476-2628.

Poets and Writers

spoken word / 6:30 p.m. College of the Redwoods, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. Forum Theater. Awards given to winning writers Nancy Cloward, Heidi Dobbs, Brad Frost, Susanna S. Gallisdorfer, Jessica Grant, E. M. Mackey, Brain S. Millett, JoAnn Moore, Catherine Munsee, Patrick Ory and Vanessa Pike-Vrtiak. 476-4565.

Cookie Decorating Contest

for kids / 6:30 p.m. Bon Boniere, Jacoby Storehouse, Arcata. 6th-8th graders create cookie masterpieces and win prizes. $2. 822-7091.

Ladyfest

music / 7 p.m. Accident Gallery, 210 C St., Eureka. Featuring music by The Brendas, The Singing Nettles, The Lost Lockets, Jeeze Louise and Chamber Fable 54. $10/$8 adv. 822-1220.

Naturalist Joseph Cornell

lecture / 7-8 p.m. Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, 921 Waterfront Dr., Eureka. Free lecture from the author of Sharing Nature with Children and Sharing the Joy of Nature..

Spring Mix!

dance / 7 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Feet First Dancers show with a mix of dance styles performed by dancers of all ages. Guest performances by Francine Allen and Elaina Marie Ashe-Harning.

Pilot Rock Ramblers Dance

dance / 7 p.m. Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 S. Westhaven Drive. Move your feet to local honky tonk and bluegrass. $8/$15 . 677-9493.

10-Minute Play Festival

theater / 7:30 p.m. Gist Hall Theater, HSU. HSU Theatre, Film and Dance presents comedy, drama, mystery and more. $5/$3 students and seniors. 826-3928.

The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee

theater / 7:30 p.m. College of the Redwoods, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. Forum Theater. Humboldt Light Opera Company presents the Tony Award winning musical about six students who become finalists in their county spelling bee. Members of the audience become featured spellers. $12/$9 students and seniors.

Dale Winget

music / 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oberon Grill, 516 2nd St., Eureka. None. www.oberongrill.com. 443-3663.

Cirque du Marz

events, theater, music, dance, art, etc. / 7:47 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Circus/Samba/Reggae collaboration by Poetic Motion Machine, Seismic Activity and Synrgy. $5. www.poeticmotionmachine.com. 408-515-2801.

Humboldt Folkdancers

events, dance / 8-11 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. 11th and G, Arcata. No partner or experience necessary. $3.

Scatter the Mud (Celtic)

music / 8 p.m. Cafe Mokka, 5th & J sts., Arcata. 822-2228.

Boffo!

theater / 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. The first-year students of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre present an explosion of clown antics. Pay what you can.

HSU Symphonic Band and North Coast Wind Ensemble

music / 8 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, HSU. Godzilla destroys Vegas and The Lord of the Rings is evoked in during this combined concert. $7/$3 students and seniors. 826-3928.

Stolen Taxi

music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-7580.

Austin Alley & the Rustlers (country)

music / 9 p.m. Central Station Cocktail Lounge, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. austinalley.com. 839-2013.

The Absynth Quintet, The Beat Vixens

dance / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Music and burlesque dancing. $55. absynthquintet.com.

Blue Rhythm Revue (soulf/funk/blues)

music / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. www.bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.

Royal Roots Clothing Presents: Dancehall Queen Ce’cile

music / 9 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. http://events.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mycalendar.viewevent&eID=309378&calViewDate=4-20-2010&eUserID=95424645&eUserName=The%20Red%20Fox%20Tavern&Mytoken=7F92773F-6A37-4DDD-9F5B39C4AA38D2F840088339. 269-0282.