What’s happening

Oct. 17, 2010

Laughing Like Ravens - Reading

STAFF PICK / spoken word / 4 p.m. Beachcomber Cafe, 363 Trinity St., Trinidad. none.

Breakfast in Bayside

food / 8 a.m.-noon. Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Quarterly tasty gourmet breakfast featuring music by The Redwood Coast Women’s Chorus. $8/$5 kids. 822-9998.

HSU’s Homecoming/Family Weekend

events, theater, music, dance, art, outdoors, food, sports, lecture, for kids, science / 8 a.m.-noon. East Gym, HSU. Dozens of performances and exhibits, pre-game BBQ and Tailgate Party, Golden Graduate Reunion, and lively talks by HSU faculty in Classes Without Quizzes. humboldt.edu/homecoming. 826-3132.

Annual Humboldt Redwoods Marathon

sports / 9 a.m. Along the Avenue of the Giants in the scenic Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Six Rivers Running Club hosts annual marathon, half marathon and 5K. Register online. redwoodsmarathon.org. 444-8636.

All Day Happy Hour

food / 10 a.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. None. $1. 822-3453.

Cincinnati Bengals Fan Club

sports / 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Steve and Dave’s Bar, 200 First St., Eureka. Official meeting for the fan club of the NFL team featuring Eureka-born Maurice Purify and Rey Maualuga. E-mail willmcdon@yahoo.com. 834-5469.

Lanphere Dunes Guided Walk

outdoors / 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Pacific Union School, 3001 Janes Road, Arcata. Learn about how the coastal dunes of Humboldt Bay area form, and how the shifting environment affects the plants and animals that utilize them. E-mail info@friendsofthedunes.org. 444-1397.

Community Clothing Swap

events / Noon-4 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Bring your gently used women’s, children’s, and men’s clothing as well as shoes and accessories down to the Arcata Playhouse and exchange them for new ones. Proceeds benefit Paul Gallegos for District Attorney. $5. votepaul.org. 442-9600.

Pondless Waterfeature Options

events, garden, free / Noon-1 p.m. Living Earth Landscapes, 5307 Boyd Road, Arcata. Presentation covers various options for pondless waterfeature design, as well as maintenance, costs, and siting considerations. www.822POND.com. 822-7663.

Sierra Club Trinidad Hike

outdoors / Noon. Trinidad State Beach Parking Lot. seven-mile, medium difficulty trek incorporates loops around Elk Head, Trinidad Head, and Indian (Tsurai) Beach. Bring water and lunch. No dogs. 839-5971.

Open Jazz Jam

music / 2-4:30 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Pianist Darius Brotman performs followed by an open jam. 442-0278.

Brides of Dracula Matinee

theater / 2 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theater, 447 Main St. Terrifying new adaptation that reexamines the timeless classic from the viewpoint of the women who have become the living-dead victims of the bloodthirsty Count. $15. www.ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.

Raw Milk Lovers Meeting

meetings / 3 p.m. Gathering of group aiming to rescind the county ban on sale of raw milk. Call for address. 839-5293.

Rick Park (singer/songwriter)

music / 5-8 p.m. Robert Goodman Wines, 937 10th St., Arcata. www.robertgoodmanwines.com. 826-9463.

Donnie Darko (2001)

movies / 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Life is one long insane trip. Some people just have better directions. $5. www.arcatatheaterlounge.com. 822-1220.

Open Mic

music / 7-10 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. 826-1195.

Deep Groove Night

music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. $5. 822-4766.

Wiz Khalifa (hip-hop)

music / 9 p.m. Kate Buchanan Room, HSU. Independent hip-hop artist from Philly. $20/$16 HSU student. www.humboldt.edu/aspresents. 826-3928.