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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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 / 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, music, free / 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Humboldt Folklife Festival continues with live music. www.humboldtfolklife.org. 822-5394.
outdoors, food, wellness, free / 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fortuna Community Services, 2331 Rohnerville Road. None. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166.
music / Noon-1 p.m. Has Beans, 738 2nd St., Eureka. None. E-mail marketing@hasbeanseureka.com. 442-1535.
books / 1 p.m. Meets weekly for feedback and critique. Fiction and nonfiction. No poetry. Call for more info. hardiehouse.org/tgi. 822-6924.
meetings / 6 p.m. Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Road, McKinleyville. MCSD meeting to discuss the updating of its website and the new features. 839-3251.
for kids / 6:30 p.m. Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third St., Eureka. Early childhood music program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners. 269-1910.
music / 7-10 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. None. www.myspace.com/dharmadojo. 822-3453.
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville.
music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Dance to reggae and dancehall music at the Jam. Special guests every week! 822-4766.
music / 9:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. None. $10. www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=102571209798859&index=1. 978-505-3749.
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.
