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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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.
STAFF PICK / events
15th Annual Arcata Eye Ball
Saturday, 7 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Annual shindig features Pom Pom Queens of Bat N’ Rouge fame, Rutabaga Queens, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Dell’Arte, Shea Freelove, the Eye Rockestra, live and silent auction and is hosted by Bob Ornelas. Bring a donation for Food for People. $15/$25 a pair. www.arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.
What’s happening
May 17, 2010
Lucky Tubb (honky-tonk)
STAFF PICK / music / 9 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. Lucky Tubb is the great-nephew of country music legend Ernest Tubb. Expect a twangfully sweet show, definitely a valid reason to honky-tonk on a Monday night. $8. 619-822-3232.
Historic Archaeology Lab Opportunity
etc. / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Native Forum, BSS Building, HSU. None. E-mail crf@humboldt.edu. 826-5247.
Amazing Race to Fruit and Veggie Fest
food / 2:30 p.m. Eureka Co-op, Fourth and B streets. Event designed to empower low-income families and their kids to make healthy, active living a priority. Thirty afterschool students from Alice Burney, Lafayette, Grant, and Trinidad Elementary Schools race through various locations in Old Town. 445-7042.
Team In Training Informational Meeting
wellness / 6 p.m. Cal Courts, 517 W Clark St., Eureka. Join Team in Training to walk or run a marathon or half-marathon. Receive coaching, travel, and share fun with friends. 498-3813.
Science of Mind Study Group
meetings / 7-8 p.m. United Methodist Church of the Joyful Healer, 1944 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Readings and discussion about the writings of Ernest Holmes and other New Thought writers and thinkers. 826-0523.
Sit Up Straight
wellness / 7 p.m. Humboldt Herbals, 300 2nd St., Eureka. Learn effort-free sitting to improve your health and well-being. Taught by Sara Sunstein MA. Please pre-register. $5. 442-3541.
Poets on the Plaza
spoken word / 7:30 p.m. Plaza View Room, 8th and H sts., Arcata. Read/perform your original poetry. $1.
Dolla Bill’s Karaoke
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Does it feel like a Springsteen night to anyone else? 839-7580.
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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.
