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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
Saturday, 7 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Annual shindig features Pom Pom Queens of Bat N’ Rouge fame, Rutabaga Queens, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Dell’Arte, Shea Freelove, the Eye Rockestra, live and silent auction and is hosted by Bob Ornelas. Bring a donation for Food for People. $15/$25 a pair. www.arcatatheater.com. 822-1220.
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 / music / 8 p.m. Kate Buchanan Room, HSU. 24-year-old vocalist, bassist and bandleader challenges and expands your perceptions of jazz. $38/$32 HSU students. humboldt.edu/centerarts. 826-3928.
lecture / 5-8 a.m. BSS Room 166, Arcata. Lyons is a Native American Faith keeper of the turtle clan of the Onondaga and Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and works as a talented advocate of indigenous rights. He’ll speak on “Indigenous Rights, Energy and Climate Justice.” E-mail tryple_v@hotmail.com. 661-600-7567.
wellness / 6-7:30 p.m. Redwood Lounge, Redwood Park, Arcata. City of Arcata Recreation Dept. sponsored class or beginners through advanced level students ages 16-adult. $10. www.arcatapilatesworks.com. 407-0230.
meetings / 6-8 p.m. Six Rivers Planned Parenthood, 3225 Timber Fall Court, Eureka. Menopause information, a theater piece on aging, exercise and fitness tips. Led by Debbie Hatch, Nurse Practitioner at Six Rivers Planned Parenthood, Kim Ervin, MD of Northcoast Women’s Health, actress Lynne Wells, and fitness instructor Susan Jansson. srpp.org. 445-2018.
meetings / 6:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, 900 Hodgson St., Eureka. Confidential support group meeting for parents, family and friends of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender. Everyone is invited. 768-3287.
meetings / 6:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, 900 Hodgson St., Eureka. Confidential support group meeting for parents, family and friends of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender. Everyone is invited. 768-3287.
meetings / 7-8 p.m. United Methodist Church of the Joyful Healer, 1944 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Readings and discussion about the writings of Ernest Holmes and other New Thought writers. 826-0523.
dance / 7:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Swing what your mama gave you! $5. 616-6876.
spoken word / 7:30 p.m. Plaza View Room, 8th and H sts., Arcata. Read/perform your original poetry. $1.
music / 8 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. 826-2739.
music / 8 p.m. Boiler Room, 3534 Broadway, Eureka. Don’t let Limp Bizkit win. Anyone can play guitar. Get your ass to the Boiler Room and live the dream!
music / 8 p.m. Curley’s, Fortuna. The most rip-roaring open mic in Fortuna. That bartender can shred! 725-1595.
music / 10 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. Rock Steady Mondays at the Jambalaya. You’ll be hipper just by being there. $3. 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.
