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It's another sweet night with a death metal hoedown at the Siren's Song tonight as a touring circus of fleet-fingered folk fire into town to set your ears aflame. Denver's Spectral Voice joins Mortiferum from Olympia and Santa Fe's Superstition to grind steel against the dying light. Local rippers Unholy Oriface open. The hour of the power chord is 8 p.m. ($10).

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Portland's finest Pink Floyd tribute act Pigs on the Wing plays through a two-set residence tonight at the Arcata Theatre Lounge at 8 p.m. ($20/$17 advance). The show is called Finding the Dark Side of the Moon and the show will culminate with a playthrough of that titular album. You know, with all of these cover bands and the interest in its mid-70s discography, maybe I should finally look into this Pink fella. I'll bet his music is swell.

Snarky assholery aside, there's a good one going down a couple of blocks over at Humbrews, as Wil Gibson and Cristina Menzies join forces with local rising stars Hollow Down to make a blaze in the northern sky ($10). The Rubes provide support, probably with music but maybe, just maybe, with a giant Rube Goldberg machine. Find out for yourself at 9:30 p.m.

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There's a fundraiser for the RAVEN project going on tonight at Phatsy Kline's with the money from every libation quaffed going toward the teen and young adult homeless outreach program. The hypnotic dance ragas of local wunderkind Hudson Glover's project Comma Comma will punctuate the night at 7:30 p.m. (free).

Meanwhile at the Siren's Song, there's a fun punk rock show going down at 8 p.m. Los Angeles outfit Maniac is touring on its latest release Dead Dance Club with a little tour to support Vancouver's post-punk group Material and the freaky stylings of Mission Viejo's Nico Bones. Local noise act Henderson Centaur opens ($10).

And finally, Los Angeles' "livetronica" pioneers Particle hit the stage at Humbrews at 9:30 p.m. for what will surely be a groovy show for the jam-tronic faithful ($18/$15 advance).

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Going to the movies matters. Whether it's gathering with others in darkened movie theaters, in quiet spaces or outdoors under the stars, sharing a communal experience that connects us and can transform our lives for a short while is something we all dig. Whatever you're looking for from your reel experience, this weekend has a few options worth checking out.

The Arcata Library is showing Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film The Outsiders on Thursday, June 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Arcata Library (free). Whether you're Team Soc or Team Greaser, this stylized film based on S.E. Hinton's novel about teen class warfare in 1950s Oklahoma is sure to stoke nostalgia about some aspect of your high school experience. Even if it's just relating to that dreadful at-home blonde dye job you tried to pull off.

Sometimes the collective experience we seek is to groan and laugh with strangers about the absurdity of the thing we're watching. If that's what you're after, carve out some time Friday, June 22 for The Return of Bad Cinema: '90s Edition, featuring Troll 2 and Samurai Cop at 7 p.m. at the Eureka Theater ($8 double feature). Why those two together? We don't know. It doesn't matter. The bar in the lobby will be open.

Take it outside. If you haven't been to Sequoia Park for the Movies in the Park series, grab a pal and a blanket and join the crowd on the grass Saturday, June 23 for Thor: Ragnarok (2017). DJ Dub Cowboy spins tunes starting at 7 p.m., with the main film starting at dusk, around 8:45 p.m. (free)

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The cotton candy, deep-fried, corn dog days of summer are here. And how do we know? Breathe deep, friends. That's the Best of Humboldt Fair, serving up four days of food and fun June 21-24 at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds ($12 adults, $6 seniors/youth, free admission Thursday, June 21). And the weather's certainly been fair, hasn't it?

This fair packs a wallop of fun into four days. Stock car racing, tractor pulls, boat races and go-karts rev up excitement in the grandstands (separate pricing), while the carnival's thrill rides, fun houses, kid rides and games are open from noon to midnight Thursday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday (wristbands for unlimited rides $35 at the gate, $25 advance). Kids love Steve the Pretty Good Magician, Jest in Time Circus performers, Stingray Encounter, BMX stunt riders, Nature Joe's Animal Exhibit and Annie the Clown. Not to mention all the exhibits in the fair halls and buildings, the aforementioned fair food (curly fries, corn dogs, funnel cakes, fry bread ...) and live bands. On-site food vendors Frankie's New York Bagels and Humboldt Cider Co. will be serving up your faves, too. Stop at the Cow Palace to see cow it's going with the livestock. There you can pet the calves, goats, chickens and more. Piggies, bunnies and lambs are found one building over, with 4-H showings happening in between.

The fair is the perfect way to get the summer party started so round up your pals and head to the acres for all-day and all-night fun. More info at www.redwoodacres.com.

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The city of Eureka continues its free summer concert series on the water at the foot of C street this evening at 6 p.m. Tonight's artist will be the Mendocino-based rock country act The Johnny Young Band, notable for playing the casino circuit and Cabo Wabo, so if this sounds like your sort of thing, check 'em out!

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It's Pints for Non-Profits night again at the Mad River Brewery at 6 p.m. The tunes are free and supplied by the folk and blues-flavored Frogbite, and the cause of the week is Humboldt Homebrewers, so it sounds like a delightfully beery ouroboros to me.