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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.
theater
Tomorrow, 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 / music
Feb. 16, 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.
Comedy
Tomorrow, 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 / for kids / 9:15 a.m. Jacoby Creek School, 1617 Old Arcata Road, Bayside. All students from Kindergarten through High School are welcome to compete as individuals and as school teams. Players matched with others close to their own skill level in each of the five rounds. Awards ceremony follows. $15. 825-8793.
STAFF PICK / events / 9:30 a.m. Portuguese Hall, 1185 11th St., Arcata. Sunday parade to mass at 9:30 a.m., auction at 2 p.m. at the Fairgrounds, dance, dinner at 7 p.m. 786-9640.
STAFF PICK / outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Pacific Union School. Help remove non-native invasives at the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Tools and gloves provided, wear work clothes and bring water. Carpool to the protected site. 444-1397.
STAFF PICK / events / 6-10 p.m. Sequoia Park Zoo, 3414 W St., Eureka. Sample brews from seven of Northern California’s finest breweries and groove to live music by Kulica. Price includes souvenir glass and beer. Enjoy a suds safari! $25. www.SequoiaParkZoo.net. 442-5649.
STAFF PICK / events, dance / 7 p.m. Portuguese Hall, 1185 11th St., Arcata. Who will reign supreme in kookiness and glory over the 2011 Kinetic Grand Championship? Come help crown the newest Rutabaga Queen! $10. E-mail rutabagaqueen2007@yahoo.com. 616-5703.
STAFF PICK / music / 8 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. SS plays their last Humboldt show ever! The Smashed Glass opens. www.mosgos.org.
STAFF PICK / dance / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Twenty amazing, talented and local ladies celebrate being a woman through sensuality, comedy, song, and dance in this modern Burlesque extravaganza. 822-1220.
etc. / 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. Fundraiser for Nicole who was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 367-1082.
outdoors / 8:30 a.m. Meet in parking lot, end of South I St. Led by Tony Kurz. Bring binoculars for birding. Rain or shine. www.rras.org. 442-5444.
food / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Fresh vegetables, fruits, seedlings, plants and local food. www.humfarm.org. 822-5951.
etc. / 9 a.m. 2903 N St., Eureka. Proceeds go towards the construction of the Eureka Dog Park. www.EurekaDogPark.com. 441-1281.
etc. / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Hawthorne Street Transfer Station, 1059 W. Hawthorne Street, Eureka. Humboldt County residents can bring hazardous materials such as paints, pesticides, used and contaminated oil, cleaners, aerosols, batteries and fluorescent bulbs. 441-2005.
outdoors / 9:30 a.m. Meet at the foot of C St., Eureka. Walk around the Balloon Track for an on-the-ground review of what changes the proposed Marina Center will bring to the City of Eureka. E-mail info@eurekadiscoverywalks.org. 443-4586.
outdoors, garden, science / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Humboldt Botanical Garden, adjacent to College of the Redwoods, Eureka. Saturday open gardens: hike 44-acre grounds and enjoy the flora and fauna. www.hbgf.org. 442-5139.
garden / Noon-1 p.m. Living Earth Landscapes, 5307 Boyd Road, Arcata. From spring and summer blooms to fall color and winter form, this presentation will highlight elements of color, texture, and structure that can make your landscape shine year-round. www.northcoastlandscapes.com. 822-7663.
wellness / Noon-5 p.m. Blue Lake. Improv games, ecstatic movement, sound healing, meditation, visualization, goal work. Call to RSVP and get directions. 497-9039.
outdoors / 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 600 S. G St. Meet leader Alex Stillman for a 90-minute walk focusing on the history and ecology of the Marsh. 826-2359.
food / 3-7 p.m. Humboldt County Peace Officers Association Building, 2351 Freshwater Rd., Freshwater. Enjoy good food, live music, a raffle with beer, wine and the good company of Kneeland. Proceeds benefit Kneeland Volunteer Fire Department. $15. 442-4536.
for kids / 7 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Playhouse Family Fun Series continues with a return appearance by the San Francisco Circus Center and the Clown Conservatory. $10/$5 kids 12 and under. 822-1575.
music / 7-10 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. www.oldtowncoffeeeureka.com.
dance / 7 p.m. Runeberg Hall, Wabash and Union, Eureka. Featuring the Cajun and Zydeco inspired sounds of the Bayou Swamis. $10. 845-8795.
dance / 7:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Featured ballets to be performed include La Mer, to the music of Claude Debussy and an original ballet staged and choreographed by Director Niekrasz-Laurent. $10. 442-7770.
music / 8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata.
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. 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 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and William Grant Still’s Symphony #1, Afro-American Symphony. Conducted by Carol Jacobson. $23/$29 students.
music / 8:30 p.m. Alibi: Arcata, 744 9th St. $5.
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Classic rock and blues from Eureka. 839-7580.
music / 9 p.m. Central Station Cocktail Lounge, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville.
music / 9 p.m. Pearl Lounge, 507 2nd St., Eureka. Accurate Productions presents. $5. 444-2017.
music / 9 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. Performance by “The Bionic Deejay” with his band Seed N Soil. $10. 269-0282.
music / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Bear River Casino, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. Enough people have referred to Merv as a legend that we’ve just accepted it. www.bearrivercasino.com. 733-9644.
music / 10 p.m. Sidelines, 732 9th St., Arcata. 822-0919.
music / 9 p.m. Lil' Red Lion, 1506 5th St., Eureka. Katie Hennessy's indie pick of the damn week! Be amazing! $3. 444-1344.
