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.
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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.
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
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 / holiday events / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. Blacksmithing, spinning, sliversmithing, and woodworking demonstrations. Puppet show, food, and music by The Tumbleweeds, Striped Pig Band, Kurt Hippen and Seabury Gould. $8. www.blueoxmill.com. 444-3437.
STAFF PICK / events / 8 p.m. Arcata Theater Lounge, Arcata. Greenhouse Boardshop presents the 2010 surf competition film. Benefit for Surfrider Humboldt and Arcata Skatepark Phase II. $6. E-mail greenhouseboardshop@mac.com. 822-1220.
holiday events, outdoors, lecture, etc., free / 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Humboldt Area Foundation, 373 Indianola Road, Bayside. HAF hosts tour, tea and/or nature trail walk. Call or email for more info. E-mail chrisw@hafoundation.org. 442-2993.
holiday events / 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Ferndale Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main St. Gifts, food, music. 786-9995.
etc. / Noon-4 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Bring your clean, non-stained, non-ripped clothing to swap. All clothing screened at door. E-mail fhyrephoenix@gmail.com. 826-7367.
music / 3 p.m. Fieldbrook Market, 4636 Fieldbrook Road. Six hours of Beatles tunes starting with acoustic renditions all afternoon and then shifting to a full band later. Join the fun on stage at the mic or just sing along.
music / 6 p.m. Chapala Cafe, 201 2nd St., Eureka. 443-9514.
holiday dance / 7:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Brava! Dance Eureka current members and alumni perform the holiday classic. $15. 442-7770.
theater / 7:30 p.m. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Dell’Arte presents a hilarious adaptation of the Brothers Grimm classic European folktale. 668-5663.
theater / 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. NCRT continues its 27th Season with the hilarious 19th-century comedy about Oxford undergraduates in search of a chaparone. Written by Brandon Thomas. $14/$11 students and seniors. 442-6278.
theater / 8 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theater, 447 Main St. FRT production of the favorite American holiday opera. $18. www.ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.
music / 9 p.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. Bringing a brand new sound while embracing the nature of roots reggae wholeheartedly and performing it with smooth vocals/harmonies, energetic freestyles and beat-boxing, all over a solid groove. www.bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.
music / 9 p.m. Bear River Casino, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. 668-9770.
music / 9 p.m. Cher-Ae-Heights Casino, 27 Scenic Dr., Trinidad. Get yer Squid on! www.cheraeheightscasino.com. 677-3611.
music / 9:30 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Live at HumBrews. $5. www.humboldtbrews.com. 826-2739.
music / 9:30 p.m. Ragg’s Rack Room, 615 5th St., Eureka. Video DJ + pool. Not bad. 442-2989.
music / 10 p.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. $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.
