STAFF PICK / music
Heyoka
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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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.
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.
theater
Look Back in Anger
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.
What’s happening
May 13, 2010
4th District Supervisor Candidate Roundtable
STAFF PICK / elections / 6 p.m. KHUM and the North Coast Journal present a round-table discussion with the candidates for Humboldt County 4th District Supervisor, Bonnie Neely, Jeff Leonard and Virginia Bass. Moderated by NCJ Editor Hank Sims. Aired live on KHUM 104.3/104.7. E-mail studio@khum.com.
The Big Lebowski (1998)
STAFF PICK / movies / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. You are entering a world of pain. $5. 822-1220.
Bike to Work Day
events, free / 6:30-9 a.m. Eureka Co-op, Fourth and B streets. Bicyclists wearing helmets can roll in from for free hot drinks and snacks. Come mingle with fellow cyclists and fuel up at the start of Bike to Work Day. www.humbike.org. 269-2061.
Historic Archaeology Lab Opportunity
etc. / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Native Forum, BSS Building, HSU. None. E-mail crf@humboldt.edu. 826-5247.
Ribbon Cutting Event
food / 11 a.m. Brick and Fire, 1630 F St., Eureka. Eureka Chamber of Commerce hosts restaurant opening. 442-3738.
Food for People Cooking Class
events, food, wellness, free / Noon-1 p.m. Eureka Co-op, Fourth and B streets. Local Chef Karen Phillips teaches the class using food box items and seasonal produce. Everyone will have the opportunity to try a sample of each dish. Please RSVP. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.
Humboldt Sponsors 13th Annual Wine and Brew Tasting
events, food / 5:30-8 p.m. Baywood Country Club, 3600 Buttermilk Lane, Arcata. Featuring wine and micro-brew tasting, a live and silent auction and hors d’oeuvres provided by Baywood. All proceeds go to benefit children in Humboldt County. $10. E-mail sponsors@yahoo.com. 725-4483.
Chris Parreira (folk)
music / 6 p.m. Mad River Brewing Company, 195 Taylor Way, Blue Lake. E-mail arcata@arcatachamber.com. 822-3619.
Seal Island
movies / 6 p.m. Van Duzer Theatre, HSU. Northcoast Marine Mammal Center benefit featuring documentary about an island that is home to thousands of seals and sea lions. Chance to meet director Alan de Herrera. $10. 465-6265.
Humboldt Handweaver’s and Spinner’s Guild
meetings, free / 6:45 p.m. Humboldt Area Foundation, 373 Indianola Road, Bayside. Monthly meeting featuring fiber artist Janet Finch. www.hhsguild.org. 599-2729.
Accident Slam
spoken word / 7 p.m. Accident Gallery, 210 C St., Eureka. Come out and hear Slam poetry or share some of your own. $5. 530-448-9458.
Old Time Jam with Empty Bottle Boys
music / 7 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka.
Poetry Slam Finals
spoken word / 7:30 p.m. Accident Gallery, 210 C St., Eureka. One local poet wins a trip Philadelphia to compete in the Individual World Poetry Slam in October. $5. www.myspace.com/areasontolisten.
Humboldt Made
movies / 7:30 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Series of short films entitled, Love, Humboldt, plus the winning entries of the community film contest, I Love Humboldt. 923-3368.
Compost Mountain Boys
music / 8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Live at HumBrews! $2.
Fishtank Ensemble
music / 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. With members from Serbia, France, Mexico and the US, Fishtank Ensemble blends everything from French jazz and Serbian gypsy anthems to Flamenco and oddball original tunes. $15/$12 adv.
Dell’Arte’s Thesis Festival
theater / 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Dell’Arte International’s MFA Ensemble present the Thesis Festival, the culmination of their degrees. All shows pay-what-you-can. www.dellarte.com. 668-5663.
Alyssa Bowlby
music / 8 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, HSU. Soprano sings and talks about heroines in music from Verdi and Mozart to Lerner and Loewe. $8/$3 students and seniors. 826-3928.
Glorious!
theater / 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain gives their first performance in their new digs at 220 First St., Eureka. Starring Lynn Wells as Florence Foster Jenkins who has a passion for singing despite a disasterous voice. $10. 443-7688.
Speakeasy Saints (soul/funk)
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-7580.
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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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.
