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.
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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.
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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.
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.
etc. / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Native Forum, BSS Building, HSU. None. E-mail crf@humboldt.edu. 826-5247.
meetings / 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Eureka Women’s Club, 1531 J St. Monthly meeting. Featuring garden photograph presentation by Gary Todoroff. E-mail dsmoran71@yahoo.com. 269-7112.
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. Avalon Restaurant & Bar, 3rd & G Streets, Eureka. Area 1 Agency on Aging celebrates people who make real differences in the lives of local seniors. $30. 442-3763.
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.
meetings / 5:30 p.m. Humboldt Area Foundation, 373 Indianola Road, Bayside. Headwaters Fund Board shares how the Fund is evolving, describes recent challengess and shows how they are responding. Community feedback regarding grant evaluation criteria sought. 476-4805.
meetings / 6:30 p.m. McKinleyville Activity Center, 1705 Gwin Rd. Public discussion over the construction of a dog park. 839-9003.
events / 6:30-11 p.m. Call in and bid on items that hundreds of local businesses have generously donated to support the only public television station operating between Medford and Santa Rosa. www.keet.org. 445-0813.
music / 7-9 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. Fill your jazz hole with smoothness.
garden, meetings / 7 p.m. Eureka Women’s Club, 1531 J St. Eureka chapter holds its monthly meeting with special presentation “Outlaws on Stagecoach Hill” by Dick Cavender. 443-0604.
theater / 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Students of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre’s Class of 2011 presents eight 10-minute plays. www.dellarte.com. 668-5663.
theater / 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theater, 447 Main St. After a one-night stand, happily married (but not to one another) George and Doris decide to meet again the next year, and soon are as committed to their annual weekend as they are to their own spouses and families. $15. 800-868-3006.
outdoors / 8 p.m. Richard J. Guadagno Visitor Center, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Loleta. Biological Aide Galen Reid and local photographer David Thomson shares photos of local birds and their life histories followed by a night walk on the Loop Trail. 733-5406.
music / 9 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. Get down at the Fox. $15. 269-0282.
music / 9:30 p.m. Lil’ Red Lion, 1506 5th St., Eureka. Featuring The Enigma & Serana Rose and Toxic Zombie. E-mail lancecarson99@hotail.com. 444-1344.
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.
