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.
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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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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. CASA of Humboldt, 2356 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Become a CASA volunteer and help a child receive the care and support they need to look towards a brighter future. Classes through July 15. www.humboldtcasa.org. 443-3197.
food / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town, Eureka, F Street between First and Third streets. Fresh farm-grown produce. humfarm.org. 441-9999.
music / 11 a.m. Has Beans, 738 2nd St., Eureka. Morning music.
events, sports / 1:30 p.m. Enjoy some small town Americana. See the special insert in this week’s NCJ for history, events, schedules and more. fortunarodeo.com. 725-3959.
food / 3:30-6:30 p.m. 8th and I sts. Fresh farm-grown produce. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.
outdoors, wellness, free / 5:30-6:30 p.m. Praxis Fitness, 530 F St., Eureka. Free group run along Eureka’s Waterfront. praxisfitness.com. 441-0717.
music / 6 p.m. Mad River Brewing Company, 195 Taylor Way, Blue Lake. What the funk? reverbnation.com/humboldtgrass.
movies / 6:30 p.m. Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third St., Eureka. Screening of the 1955 American thriller film directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters. Host Charlie Myers discusses the film before and after. Free admission. 269-1900.
dance / 6:30 p.m. Eureka Veterans Memorial Building, 10th and H sts. Burn calories and get fit while gettin’ down. $6/$4 members. 831-535-9081.
music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Get cathartic, Humboldt! Weekly blues party with various host bands. Duh-nuh-nuh, duh-nuh… $5. 822-4766.
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.
