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Humboldt VarietyVille One Year Anniversary

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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.

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Inked Hearts Valentine’s Tattoo Expo

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Today, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Blue Lake Casino. Get a tattoo from local and/or guest artists. www.bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.

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15th Annual Arcata Eye Ball

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Feb. 18, 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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Professor Willikers’ Grand Puppet Slam

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Today, 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Gathering of local and Bay Area puppeteers including Lush Newton, James Hildebrant, Sean Powers, Mark Dupre and Issac Bluefoot. Presented in a cabaret format with live music by Tim Gray and Jill Petricca. $10/$8 students and seniors. arcataplayhouse.org. 822-1575.

Silent Era Foreign Films

What:

Silent era foreign films, dinner, drinks and free Wi-Fi Wednesday,July
29, at Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St in Arcata. Doors open at 5
p.m. Cost is free and is all ages.
The last Wednesday of every month will feature a different genre from
the silent era and July features films primarily from Japan, France,
Russia, Germany and possibly Spain including early Melies films, Ozu’s
I was Born, But… and many others so let us entertain and feed you
with our glorious new venue. The kitchen and bar will be open, there’s
free Wi-Fi, so come in, get a table and watch some old silent films on
a huge screen.

When/where:

Dates
Timevarious
Phone707-599-1668
VenueArcata Theatre Lounge
CostFree

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Sister Carol (reggae) (Today)

STAFF PICK / music, dance / 9-1:30 a.m. Jambalaya, 915 H St., Arcata. With DJ Gabe Pressure. $18. holdmyticket.com/event/34352. 822-4766.