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
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.
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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 / holiday events / 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairground, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Gift ideas, decorations, food, and live music. Free admission with toy donation. $2. www.redwoodacres.com. 444-8817.
STAFF PICK / holiday events / 6-9 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Marching Lumberjacks escort Santa to the Plaza, special window displays, music, grand tree at Jacoby’s Storehouse and decorations. www.arcatamainstreet.com. 822-4500.
STAFF PICK / holiday dance, holiday events, holiday music / 7 p.m. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1675 Chester Ave., Sunny Brae. Chanukah service followed by festivities. Music by Chubritza. Eat latkes, play dreidle, dance, raffle. $10/$5 students and seniors. 502-4983.
STAFF PICK / music / 8:30 p.m. Garberville Theater, 766 Redwood St. $35. www.peopleproductions.net. 923-4599.
STAFF PICK / music / 9:30 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Casey Neill & the Norway Rats fuse modern rock with punk, Americana, and Celtic styles. Lila Nelson opens. $10. 826-2739.
books / 8 a.m.-5 p.m. College of the Redwoods, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. In the Learing Resource Center. Surplus books and instructional media items that are no longer required for instructional purposes on display and available for purchase. 476-4260.
holiday events / 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Freshwater School, 75 Greenwood Heights Dr., Eureka. In school auditorium. Local crafters offer large variety of handmade items. 442-5162.
holiday events / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Miller Farms Nursery, 1828 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Enjoy homemade cookies and hot cider. Santa Claus will be at Miller Farms Nursery on Saturday from 11-2 p.m. www.millerfarmsnursery.com. 839-1571.
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.
events, music, for kids / 10 a.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. Premier entertainer for kids and families joins Kira Weiss, Sonia Copple, and Mateo Montoya,. $5. E-mail SageWayFun@gmail.com. 442-1956.
events, holiday events / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Willow Creek China-Flat Museum, 38949 CA-299. Over 40 local crafters represented with lots of Bigfoot items and other crafts. 530-629-2653.
art / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mental Health Conference Room, 720 Wood St., Eureka. More than 40 paintings, prints, cards, gifts and refreshments. 443-5276.
books / 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. Free books on spiritual growth and self-improvement. 822-1321.
lecture / 4-5:30 p.m. Founders Hall Rm. 118, HSU. Join HSU art history instructor Heather Madar for a presentation of her research titled “Before the Odalisque: Renaissance Representations of Women from the Ottoman Harem.” E-mail pjs26@humboldt.edu. 826-3641.
music / 6 p.m. Chapala Cafe, 201 2nd St., Eureka. 443-9514.
events / 6 p.m. Eureka Inn, 518 Seventh St. Silent auction, desserts, and a self-guided bed and breakfast tour. 497-6093.
etc. / 6 p.m. Healy Senior Center, 456 Briceland, Redway. Cash prizes! Proceeds benefit Soroptimist International of the Redwoods. $20. 223-8882.
holiday events / 6 p.m. Garberville. Includes sidewalk sale, businesses open late. garberville.org. 800-923-2613.
music / 6:30 p.m. Mosgo’s, 2461 Alliance Road, Arcata. 826-1195.
music / 7-9 p.m. Couple Cups, 1603 G St, Arcata. Folk rock at Arcata’s newest coffee shop. E-mail couplecupscoffee@yahoo.com. 633-6187.
music / 7 p.m. Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Ecstatic poetry of the Sufi mystic Rumi. Award-winning actor Dan Furst portrays Rumi in translations by Coleman Barks and others, with live musical accompaniment. $8/$20 . seaburygould.com. 826-3928.
holiday music / 7 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Holiday music, with local guests The Gospel Outreach Youth Choir, Soloist Katie Kime and Eureka High School’s Limited Edition. $5. 442-1956.
holiday events / 7-9 p.m. Ferndale Farmers’ Market, Main and Shaw sts. Victorian Village welcomes friends to block party evening. Merchants serve up cheer, beverages and goodies. www.victorianferndale.org. 786-4477.
music / 7-10 p.m. Cafe Main Street, Ferndale. 786-4740.
music / 7:30 p.m. Redwood Curtain, 220 First St., Eureka. Humboldt Light Opera’s youth Production Workshop shares selections from many Loesser musicals. 826-2990.
holiday theater / 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Rialto Theater Company production follows a theater group going through the motions of staging Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol where things go humorously wrong. $15/$7 seniors and kids. rialtotheatercompany.com. 822-1575.
dance / 8 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Featuring four bumping subwoofers, a laser and liquid light show, project art, dancers, and DJs OnHell, 2012, and Mekone. Benefit for the Ink People Center for the Arts. $5/$10 sliding scale. 223-7322.
movies / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Don’t get him wet, keep him out of bright light, and never feed him after midnight. $5. arcatatheaterlounge.com. 822-1220.
holiday music / 8 p.m. Fulkerson Recital Hall, HSU. HSU Symphonic Band plays Leroy Anderson’s orchestral settings of traditional Christmas songs, plus suites, dances and marches by Holst, Giovannini, Henry Fillmore and others. $7/$3 students and seniors. HSUMusic.blogspot.com. 826-3928.
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.
theater / 8 p.m. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. Free after school teenage theatre program Recycled Youth youth-written show includes music, original songs, dance, slam poetry, clown, mask, comedy and drama.
music / 9 p.m. Six Rivers Brewery, 1300 Central Ave., McKinleyville. Local folk rock, tropical and blues band. 839-7580.
music / 9 p.m. Blue Lake Casino, 777 Casino Way. Cadillac Ranch are seasoned veterans of the Humboldt County music scene. Featuring some of the top players in the area, various members have opened for national acts such as Los Lobos, Asleep At The Wheel, Earl Scruggs and Norton Buffalo. www.bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.
music / 9:30 p.m. Ragg’s Rack Room, 615 5th St., Eureka. Video DJ + pool. Not bad. 442-2989.
etc. / 9:30 p.m. On KEET-TV. Four-part series addressing local sustainability issues. In this program, Julie Fulkerson leads a panel discussion on sustainable business practices with Kit Mann of Kokatat, David Narum of GreenWay Partners, and Julia Peterson of the CR. 445-0813.
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.
