theater
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
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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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.
What:
March 2nd at Nocturnum, the punk-blues of Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz stretch the shadows out of the alleys and onto the stage for their first tour of 2010. Ten years in the making, this world-renowned group unveils their latest show featuring songs from their newest album Bangtown (Rookie Records); where nighttime ladies hold their gaslight séances and Erte meets Alice Cooper. Death is no excuse for missing the deadly combination of neo-burlesque fusions with retina-burning numbers!
Led by the guitar-wielding barker Big John Bates (“Alongside the Reverend Horton Heat as a voodoo guitarist to watch” -Total Guitar (UK), this musical harmonium is coming to grind you in their gears. With percussive hitman JT Brander on the skins, murderous bass from Katie Kerosine and eight months of touring behind them in 2009, musical mayhem is a guarantee! And featuring burlesque showgirls Little Miss Risk and Lola Lockheart, the butterflies in your stomach will be knives. And, as an added bonus, medicine man the Reverend Deadeye will be joining them across the continental divide of the USA - putting the “cult” back into “culture”. Shoot a Jager and get ready for the clockwork dance party to begin!
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 7 p.m. |
| Venue | Nocturnum |
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.
