Comedy
Mateel Comedy Cabaret

Today, 8 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Monthly showcase of professional comedians. This month features Rodger Lizoala. $10. www.mateel.org. 923-3368.
Comedy

Today, 8 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Monthly showcase of professional comedians. This month features Rodger Lizoala. $10. www.mateel.org. 923-3368.
STAFF PICK / music

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.
music, dance

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

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, lecture, etc., free / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Veterans Memorial Building, 1018 H St., Eureka. None. E-mail amaveety@edd.ca.gov. 441-5709.
STAFF PICK / sports / 6 p.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. Professional wrestling promotion out of San Francisco brings the pain for a fundraiser benefiting the Blue Lake Union School District. Fans have the opportunity to meet and greet the superstars before the event. If you smell what Fog City is cookin’! $20/$40 ringside. 668-9770.
STAFF PICK / events / 6 p.m.-midnight. The Lobby, 525 2nd St., Eureka. Fabulous food, beer, wine and entertainment in the Hotel Vance. 268-8556.
STAFF PICK / books / 7 p.m. Northtown Books, 957 H St., Arcata. Tahja signs and talks about her new book Humboldt State University, a photographic essay on the history of HSU from Arcadia Publishing. 822-2834.
etc. / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Native Forum, BSS Building, HSU. None. E-mail crf@humboldt.edu. 826-5247.
meetings / 9 a.m. Garberville Theater, 766 Redwood St. Workshops all day. With Keynote Speaker Laura Flanders and a movie. 923-2513.
music / 6:30-8:30 p.m. Global Village Gallery, 973 H. St., Arcata. Javenese gamelan orchestra performs. E-mail moleary711@yahoo.com. 826-2323.
music / 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oberon Grill, 516 2nd St., Eureka. None. www.oberongrill.com. 443-3663.
movies / 7 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. The ATL gets medieval on your ass. $5. 822-1220.
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.
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.
lecture / 7:30 p.m. Humboldt County Office of Education, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Audubon Society sponsors a lecture by Christopher Calonje about Columbia’s geography, infrastructure and diversity of birds. 445-7000.
music / 8 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. $4.
music / 8 p.m. Cafe Mokka, 5th & J sts., Arcata. 822-2228.
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.
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.
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Local folk rock, tropical and blues band. 839-7580.
elections / 9 p.m. Mazzotti’s Arcata, 773 8th St. After Arts Arcata the Gallegos for District Attorney Campaign presents local band Killbot Factory and friends. $10. votepaul.org. 442-9600.
music / 9 p.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. 668-9770.
music / 9 p.m. Pearl Lounge, 507 2nd St., Eureka. Dance. Hard.
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.
music / 9 p.m. Bear River Casino, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. 733-1900.
music / 9:30 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Live at HumBrews! $7. www.humbrews.com. 826-2739.
music / 10 p.m. Sidelines, 732 9th St., Arcata. 822-0919.
music / 10:30 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. $10/$8 adv.
music / 9 p.m. Riverwood Inn, 2828 Avenue of the Giants, Phillipsville. $15. www.riverwoodinn.info. 943-3333.