STAFF PICK / events
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.
STAFF PICK / events, theater, music, dance, art, Comedy, sports, spoken word, lecture, etc.
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.
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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.
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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 / elections / 6 p.m. KHUM and the North Coast Journal present a round-table discussion with the candidates for Humboldt County 5th District Supervisor, Pat Higgins, Patrick Cleary and Jeff Lytle. Moderated by NCJ Staff Writer Ryan Burns. Aired live on KHUM 104.3/104.7. E-mail studio@khum.com. 786-5486.
STAFF PICK / music / 9 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. The alt-country band performs. $15. 826-2739.
events / 6:30-9 a.m. Arcata Co-op, 8th and I sts. Bicyclists wearing helmets can roll in for free hot drinks and snacks. www.humbike.org. 269-2061.
etc. / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Native Forum, BSS Building, HSU. None. E-mail crf@humboldt.edu. 826-5247.
meetings, wellness, free / Noon-1 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. 12-Step meeting for famlies and friends of alcoholics. al-anon.alateen.org. 443-1419.
meetings / Noon. Golden Harvest Cafe, 1062 G St., Arcata. Discuss local and bigger-picture conservation issues. 442-9353.
food / Noon-2 p.m. Food for People, 307 W. 14th St., Eureka. Food for People holds its free farmers’ market-style produce distribution. Live music, fruit and vegetable samples, food stamp application. Anyone who meets the income requirements is eligible. E-mail rlevi@foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.
seminar / 5:30-8:30 p.m. College of the Redwoods McKinleyville Site, 1520 City Center Road. Learn the basic computer skills you need to survive and prosper in today’s workplace. $39. 839-6290.
for kids / 6-8 p.m. McKinleyville Middle School, 2285 Central Ave. Hamburger/Hot Dog BBQ fundraiser benefiting the Parent Group. Community Resource Fair in school gym with maps of Measure C’s proposed MMS remodel of school and gym addition,. E-mail ssandige@aol.com. 601-2880.
music / 6-8 p.m. Mad River Brewing Company, 195 Taylor Way, Blue Lake. 668-5680.
art / 6:30-8 p.m. Fortuna High School, 379 12th St. Opening reception with music by the FUHS Jazz Express. 725-4461.
music / 7-9 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. Fill your jazz hole with smoothness.
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. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. Musical based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist. $16. www.ncrt.net. 268-0175.
music / 8-11 p.m. Cher-Ae-Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad. None. www.humboldtmusic.com/webpage/index.cfm?id=8449. 441-8701.
Comedy / 8 p.m. Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St., Arcata. Humboldt’s funniest freaks this side of the asylum, local loons and possible pole dancers perform. $5/$10 adv. 822-1220.
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Rock out. Top of the Hill, McKinleyville. 839-7580.
music / 10 p.m. Central Station Cocktail Lounge, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. None. myspace.com/centralstation. 839-2013.
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.
