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Look Back in Anger

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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.

Comedy

Mateel Comedy Cabaret

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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 / movies

Ocean Night Film Screening

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Today, 7 p.m. Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St. Screening wet films Ancient Sea Turtles Stranded in the Modern World and Lost In The Ether. Sponsored by Ocean Conservancy, Humboldt Surfrider and Humboldt Baykeeper. $3. 822-1220.

STAFF PICK / events, art, free

Arts! Arcata

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Tomorrow, 6-9 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Self-guided, public art phenomenon featuring the work of more than 60 visual artists and live musicians at 30 participating locations. www.artsarcata.com. 822-4500.

What’s happening

June 12, 2010

2011 Redwood Run

STAFF PICK / events, music / 9 a.m. Bowman Ranch. 34th Anniversary featuring three days and two nights of music, food and Harley-Davidson themed fun. www.kiwanisrwr.com. 247-3424.

13th Annual North Coast Open Studios Tour

STAFF PICK / events, art / 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Annual tour showcases local artists and art businesses. See Visitor’s Guide in this week’s Journal for complete listings. www.northcoastopenstudios.com. 834-6460.


Redcrest Fire Department Fundraiser

food / 8-11 a.m. Redcrest Grange. Pancake breakfast featuring live folk music. $7.50/$3 kids. 722-4208.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Field Trip

outdoors / 8:30 a.m. Meet at the parking lot at the end of South I Street. Led by Ken Burton. Bring binoculars and have a great morning birding. Trip held rain or shine. 442-9353.

Arcata Farmers Market

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.

North Group Sierra Club Hike

outdoors / 9 a.m. Headwaters Forest Reserve. Scenic, 11-mile, medium-difficulty hike. Meet at Herrick Ave. park and ride lot at 9 a.m. or at trail head at 9:30 a.m. Leashed dogs allowed. 441-0702.

Coastal Dunes Restoration

outdoors / 9:30-11 a.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Help maintain the trails and grounds. Tools and gloves provided; bring water and wear comfortable work clothes. friendsofthedunes.org. 444-1397.

Clam Beach Clean Up

outdoors / 10 a.m. Clam Beach North Parking lot, Frontage Road, McKinleyville. Beach Clean-up at Clam Beach! Help Humboldt Baykeeper, the Northcoast Environmental Center and Surfrider clean-up the beach and take care of our ocean! Bring gloves if you have them, gloves and bags provided. www.humboldtbaykeeper.org. 444-1397.

Wholeness Day

wellness / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Isis Scrolls, 44 Sunny Brae Centre, Arcata. Discover different healing modalities, get a tarot reading, buy a new crystal and meet new practitioners. 825-8300.

Humboldt Botanical Gardens

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.

Tibetan Buddhist Teacher

lecture / 10 a.m. Arcata Yoga Center, 890 G St., Arcata. Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche gives a presentation on “Precious Human Existence.” 822-4756.

Create Arcata

music, art, outdoors, free / 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Angels of Hope, 1309 10th St., Arcata. Weekly music/art/craft fair held on fair-weather Sundays. E-mail angelsofhope@mail.com. 822-5019.

Historical Sites Society Annual Meeting

meetings / 11:30 a.m. Baywood Country Club, 3600 Buttermilk Lane, Arcata. Historian Jerry Rohde presents Merle Shuster’s aerial photographs of post-WWII Arcata. $22. 822-4722.

Annual 6RB Hoedown

music / Noon. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Two stages, indoor and outdoor, pony rides, food and drink specials. Come out and see Gypsy Cowbelle, The Electrums, Montucky, Bourgeois Gypsies, and Rooster McClintock. www.sixriversbrewery.com. 839-7580.

Compost Teas and Soil Health

garden, lecture, free / Noon-1 p.m. Living Earth Landscapes, 5307 Boyd Road, Arcata. Learn about compost teas, how and why they work, and how to use them to improve soil health and optimize plant health. www.northcoastlandscapes.com. 822-7663.

Humboldt Bonsai Society

meetings / 1-3 p.m. Freshwater Elementary School, 75 Greenwood Heights Drive. Monthly meeting. Attendees can bring their trees needing help.

Friends of the Arcata Marsh Tour

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.

Second Saturday Family Arts Day

for kids / 2-4 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Listen to love stories and drumming with Anita Punla and Big Lagoon Union Elementary School and then create artful Valentines. 442-0278.

10 Years of Talent

dance / 5 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. No Limits Tap and Jazz presents a night of spectacular youth performances. $13/$9 3-12. 442-1956.

Humboldt Crabs vs. Folsom Pioneers

sports / 7 p.m. Arcata Ballpark, Ninth and F streets. Root for your hometown baseball team! Doubleheader. Music by the Crab Grass Band. $7/$5 students and seniors/$3 kids under 12. www.humboldtcrabs.com. 822-2333.

Surfrider & Arcata Skatepark Phase II Benefit

movies / 7 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $6. 822-1220.

Pakistani Tea, Desserts and Slide Show

food / 7 p.m. Courtyards at Arcata-Community Room, 3101 Boyd Road. Slide show, Henna tattoos, Pakistani clothes, crafts and jewelry for sale, silent auction. Support the Roshni Centre’s effort to create a women’s health clinic in the embattled Swat Valley of Pakistan. roshnicentre.org. 826-7123.

archy and mehitabel

theater / 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. The beloved characters of Archy, the literate little cockroach and Mehitabel, the morally careless cat, first came to life in the editorial column of the great Don Marquis back in 1916 in the pages of the New York Evening Sun. Starring Gale McNeeley. $10/$8 students and seniors. 822-1575.

Gypsy

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.

Same Time Next Year

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.

First Second Anniversary Queer Dance Party

dance / 8 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 West Sixth St., Eureka. Where’s Queer Bill Presents monthly LGBT party featuring DJ Buddy and DJ Ninja spinning high energy dance hits. $5. Free for HSU/CR students. 832-4785.

High School Collective: School’s Out For Summer

dance / 9 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Community Parkway. High school dance party featuring DJ MuziqLement, Christina Russ Photography and prize giveaways all night. $10.

Circus Moon (rock covers)

music / 9 p.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. Get down in the WAVE Lounge. 327-8107.

Ill Gates, Chris Sia, Deft, Cadence

music / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. None. $15. rebelbasscollective.org. 269-0282.

Prizzy Prizzy Please, Ooh Barracuda

music / 9:30 p.m. Lil’ Red Lion, 1506 5th St., Eureka. None. E-mail lancecarson99@hotail.com. 444-1344.

Back in the Daze

music / 9:30 p.m. Riverwood Inn, 2828 Avenue of the Giants, Phillipsville. www.riverwoodinn.info. 943-3333.

Hooves (indie rock)

music / 10 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Music at the Jambalaya! $5. www.jambalayaarcata.com. 822-4766.

Music by DJ

music / 10 p.m. Sidelines, 732 9th St., Arcata. 822-0919.

Prizzy Prizzy Please, The Spokesmen (rock)

music / 10:30 p.m. Alibi: Arcata, 744 9th St. $2. 822-3731.

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Ash Reiter, Gunsafe, The Bandage (indie rock) (Today)

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.