STAFF PICK / music
Heyoka
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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Lighting Basics for Videographers
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
Look Back in Anger
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 / events, theater, music, dance, art, Comedy, sports, spoken word, lecture, etc.
Humboldt VarietyVille One Year Anniversary
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.
What’s happening
June 17, 2010
Building Energy Retrofit Summit
meetings / 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka. Learn about new trainging programs and opportunities for residential green building contracts. Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided. Call to preregister. 269-1700.
Audubon Society Field Trip
outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.
Henderson Center Farmers’ Market
food / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Eureka. Fresh farm-grown produce. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.
Better Health and Vitality with Structural Integration
wellness / 11 a.m.-noon. Champion Advocates LLC, 539 G St., Eureka. Free workshop on the benefits of Structural Integration for the release of pain symptoms, improved posture, how daily movement patterns can be done with ease and overall better health and vitality. www.championadvocates.com. 442-5300.
Summer Reading Club
books, for kids / 11 a.m. Hoopa Library, Loop Rd. and Orchard St. With storyteller Paul Woodland. www.humlib.org. 269-1910.
Redwood Region Audubon Society Meeting
meetings / Noon. Golden Harvest Cafe, 1062 G St., Arcata. Discuss local and bigger-picture conservation issues. 442-9353.
Free Produce Distribution
events, food, etc., wellness, free / Noon-2 p.m. Food for People, 307 W. 14th St., Eureka. Farmers’ market-style produce distribution. Live music, free fruit and vegetable samples, cooking tips and food stamp application assistance to individuals. Anyone who meets the income requirements is eligible. No appointment is necessary. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.
Summer Reading Club
books, for kids / 1 p.m. Willow Creek Library, Highways 299 and 96. With storyteller Paul Woodland. www.humlib.org. 269-1910.
Summer Reading Club
books, for kids / 4 p.m. Garberville Library, 715 Cedar St. With Shantaram the Magician. www.humlib.org. 269-1910.
Humboldt Made Screening
movies / 5:30 p.m. Winema Theater, Main St., Scotia. $4. 223-8462.
Blondies Open Mic Night
music, free / 7 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. None. blondiesfoodanddrink.com. 822-3453.
Jazz Night
music / 7-9 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. Fill your jazz hole with smoothness.
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.
Tracorum (r&b)
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-7580.
Alex B, Low Limit, Mux Mool
movies / 9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $15. 822-1220.
Vintage Soul (r&b)
music / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cher-Ae-Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad. None. vintagesoulband.com. 441-8701.
DJ/Thirsty Thursday
music / 10 p.m. Central Station Cocktail Lounge, 1631 Central Ave., McKinleyville. None. myspace.com/centralstation. 839-2013.
iLa Mawana (reggae)
music / 10 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Music at the Jambalaya! $5. www.jambalayaarcata.com. 822-4766.
The Chop Tops (rockabilly)
music / 10 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. $10.
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Humboldt VarietyVille One Year Anniversary (Thursday)
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.
