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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
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 / 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.
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 / events / 8 a.m. Redwood Acres Fairground, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Formerly the “Redwood Acres Fair.” Now made with more “Humboldt.” Live entertainment, livestock, arts, exhibits, carnival rides, Exceptional Rodeo. redwoodacres.com. 445-3037.
STAFF PICK / music / 10 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. The former leader of 7 Seconds brings it acoustic. $2. www.jambalayaarcata.com. 822-4766.
food / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Eureka. Fresh farm-grown produce. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.
food / Noon-1 p.m. Eureka Co-op, Fourth and B streets. Local Chef Karen Phillips teaches the class using food box items and seasonal produce. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.
music / 6-8 p.m. Foot of F St. Old Town, Eureka. Every Thursday evening enjoy great concerts sponsored by Eureka Main Street this week with R&B funk by Hurricane Sam and the Hot Shots. 442-9054.
movies / 6:30 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. $5. 822-1220.
sports / 7 p.m. Arcata Ballpark, Ninth and F streets. Root for your hometown baseball team! Music by the Crab Grass Band. $7/$5 students and seniors/$3 kids under 12. www.humboldtcrabs.com. 822-2333.
music, free / 7 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. None. blondiesfoodanddrink.com. 822-3453.
music / 7-9 p.m. Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F St., Eureka. Fill your jazz hole with smoothness.
music / 7-10 p.m. Benbow Hotel and Resort, 445 Lake Benbow Dr. Part of Benbow’s Jazz in nJune Series. $20. www.benbowhotelandresort.com. 800-355-3301.
theater / 8 p.m. Rooney Amphitheater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. On the 100th anniversary of Blue Lake’s founding, Dell’Arte takes us back to the rowdy logging camps of 1910. Fast, physical, comic and operatic. Part of the Annual Mad River Festival. $15/$10 students and seniors. 668-5663.
movies / 8 p.m. Accident Gallery, 210 C St., Eureka. 503-888-3117.
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-7580.
music / 9 p.m. Lil’ Red Lion, 1506 5th St., Eureka. Music at the Lil’ Red Lion. Come for the beer, stay for the clowns. $3. 444-1344.
music / 9 p.m. Cher-Ae-Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad. Music in the Firewater Lounge. 677-3611.
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.
