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.
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.
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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 / 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fortuna Main Street, Main Street. Citywide food, rummage, antiques, and collectibles sale. Sponsored by Fortuna Downtown Business Association. fortunadowntown.com. 725-9261.
STAFF PICK / events, music / 5 p.m. Cook offs, parade, craft booths, music in the park, dance and rodeo. www.mckinleyvillechamber.com. 839-2449.
STAFF PICK / music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. One of three venues participating in the Fall Crawl. $15. www.jambalayaarcata.com. 822-4766.
food / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Eureka. Fresh farm-grown produce. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.
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.
movies / 6-7:30 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. 442-0278.
movies / 6:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Ocean Conservancy, Humboldt Baykeeper and Humboldt Surfrider present Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez. $3. 822-1220.
garden / 6:30-8:30 p.m. Adorni Recreation Center, 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Humboldt County Beekeepers’ Association addresses the state and local regulations for both beekeeping and honey sales as they apply to non-commercial beekeepers. $2. E-mail jthomas3@csulb.edu. 444-1361.
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.
music / 8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Live at HumBrews! $2.
dance / 9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Screening of the film For The Next 7 Generations followed by beats from DJ Marjo Lak. $10. 822-1220.
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.
