theater
Tomorrow, 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 / events, theater, music, dance, art, Comedy, sports, spoken word, lecture, etc.
Feb. 16, 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.
music
Tomorrow, 9 p.m. Riverwood Inn, 2828 Avenue of the Giants, Phillipsville. $15. www.riverwoodinn.info. 943-3333.
Comedy
Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Monthly showcase of professional comedians. This month features Rodger Lizoala. $10. www.mateel.org. 923-3368.
STAFF PICK / music / 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Renowned New York fiddler and singer and member of Daisycutter performs. $12/$10 adv. www.arcataplayhouse.org. 822-1575.
STAFF PICK / music / 9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Fresh off his recent tour with Slightly Stoopid, Cypress Hill and Rebelution, will return to Humboldt for his first play in Arcata. $28. 822-1220.
outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.
events / 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Holly Yashi Design Studio and Store, 1300 Ninth Street, Arcata. None. www.hollyyashi.com. 822-0389.
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.
outdoors / 1-3 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, 220 Stamps Lane, Manila. Join Elliott Dabill and learn about special adaptations that dune plants have developed to endure. Bring water and be prepared for walking up and down in sand. Please RSVP. 444-1397.
art / 1-4 p.m. Westhaven Center for the Arts, 501 S. Westhaven Drive. Display of Connie Butler’s woodblock prints and sculptures from 1963 to present. Runs through Dec. 12. 677-9493.
meetings / 2-6 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Hemp Fest weekend culminates with a panel discussion with a wide variety of expert speakers, plus a break out session where the public will have an opportunity to engage with various stakeholder groups about what’s next for marijuana reform in Humboldt. $20. mateel.org. 923-3368.
music / 4 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Northcoast Preparatory & Performing Arts Academy hosts a San Francisco Opera Guild performance of 45-minute adapted version of Rossini’s comedic opera La Cenerentola. Dinner with the actors follows at Avalon in Eureka. $5/$10 suggested donation. 445-0500.
music / 5-8 p.m. Robert Goodman Tasting Room, 937 10th Street, Arcata. Sit. Sip. Relax. 826-9463.
meetings / 5 p.m. Old Town Coffee and Chocolates, Eureka. Monthly meeting. E-mail sfchum@suddenlink.net. 442-8600.
music / 7-10 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. 826-1195.
music / 8 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. 839-7580.
spoken word / 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Blue Lake writer-performer Jeff DeMark brings back his latest show the pleasures, pains and outright madness of searching for a home in Humboldt County and the process of renovating a 100-year-old Victorian in Blue Lake. Music by by Time Randles and more. 668-5663.
theater / 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain, 220 First St., Eureka. Felix Humble comes home to attend his beekeeper father’s funeral and finds that his overbearing mother has exiled the bees, and taken the boorish neighbor as her lover. $15. www.redwoodcurtain.com. 443-7688.
music / 9 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. $5. 822-4766.
music / 9 p.m. Lil’ Red Lion, 1506 5th St., Eureka. The other Red Lion. $3. 444-1344.
music / 9 p.m. Lil' Red Lion, 1506 5th St., Eureka. Katie Hennessy's indie pick of the damn week! Be amazing! $3. 444-1344.
