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Friday's Lowdown: Humboldt's Sexiest (For a Good Cause) Event

Q: Which creature found in some of Humboldt County's coastal regions has the longest penis relative to body size in the animal kingdom?

If somehow over time your freaky brain has absorbed answers to questions like the one above (answer below), then the best use of your Friday night might be a drive to Blue Lake. There, knowledge of all things sex-related will be highly coveted by your peers. 

That's because it's once again time for Six Rivers Planned Parenthood's annual SexyTime Trivia Night fundraiser, taking place this year in Blue Lake Casino's Sapphire Palace. Teams will compete in a multi-round, sextacular quiz -- with questions asked by the tantalizing Miss Gina and yours truly -- in the hopes of winning prizes we won't dare reveal on a place as family-friendly as the internet.

More details here, or scroll through other, less sexy Friday night events in your Lowdown below.

-Andrew Goff

(Oh, the answer to the question above is barnacles. Go, barnacles.)

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Trinidad Arts Night

Trinidad / 6-9 p.m.

Kinda like Garberville Arts Alive, but in Trinidad.

SexyTime Trivia Night

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 7:30 p.m. / $15 / $20 at the door / 18+

Six Rivers Planned Parenthood's Advocates for Choice present the fourth annual night of sex trivia. Play solo or round up a team to answer questions on a wide range of sex-ed topics.

668-9770 / Web site

Zombie Prom Benefit

Fortuna River Lodge / 8 p.m.-noon

Benefit for 20 year old Taylor Lyon and her battle against Parotid gland cancer.

725-7572 /

Oliver Mtukudzi

Mateel Community Center / 8 p.m. / $22 / $25 at the door

An evening of African culture with “The Legend of Zimbabwe.”

923-3368 / office@mateel.org / Web site

Charivari!

Dell'Arte / 8-10 p.m. / Free / 18+

The students of Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre present an evening of Commedia dell'Arte. Expect mayhem, acrobatics, improvised madness, music and scatological irreverence. Reservations recommended.

668-5663 / info@dellarte.com / Web site

Oedipus The King and Women in Congress

North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $20 / $12 students/seniors

NCRT continues its 30th Season with a special evening of two one-act plays originally performed in ancient Greece.

442-6278 / Web site

Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation

Van Duzer Theater / 8 p.m. / $8 / $4 HSU student

Spike and Mike, the dynamic duo at the screaming edge of avant-garde animation, are back in Humboldt with their 20th anniversary of the now world famous festival of animated shorts. Second show at 10 p.m. gets a bit more twisted.

826-3928 / Web site

Secret Chiefs 3

Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m. / $15

Experimental and instrumental rock band featuring Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle.

826-2739 / Web site

Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation

Van Duzer Theater / 10 p.m. / $8 / $4 HSU student

Spike and Mike, the dynamic duo at the screaming edge of avant-garde animation, are back in Humboldt with their 20th anniversary of the now world famous festival of animated shorts. Second show at 10 p.m. gets a bit more twisted.

826-3928 / Web site

Spring Acrylic Painting

College of the Redwoods Community Education / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. / $99 / 18+

CR courses for your life-long learning.

269-4000 / crplus@redwoods.edu / Web site

AAI Family Art Night

Arcata High School / 5-10 p.m. / Free / $3 meal

AAI students will be teaching and running different booths to make a variety of art projects such as masks, musical instruments, printmaking, Haiku poetry writing with Japanese watercolor techniques and more.

825-2400 / arcataartsinstitute@gmail.com / Web site

Fortuna's First Friday

Fortuna / 6-9 p.m.

Art, music, fun and great deals from local merchants in the friendly city.

Pre-Valentines Day Massacre

Eureka Teen Center / 6:30 p.m. / $7

MARZ Project benefit hip hop show headlined by local emcee Maniac.

Stand Up! Comedy

The Jam / 7:30 p.m. / $5

With comedians Conor Kellicut, Matt Gubser, Jesse Hett and Tommy Arnold

822-5266 / Web site

Jeff DeMark and LaPatinas Benefit

Sewell Gallery of Fine Art / 7:30-10 p.m. / $10

Storyteller/musician Jeff DeMark and LaPatina band will perform stories with musical backing to benefit the efforts of the Humboldt Library Foundation.

269-0617 / jeffdemark@gmail.com / Web site

Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 7:30 p.m. / $5

Documentary-biographical film directed by Esther Anderson and Gian Godoy documenting the life of Bob Marley.

613-3030 / Web site

Shugafoot

SpeakEasy / 8 p.m.

Local jazz/blues band gets it done.

444-2244 / Web site

Dogbone

Six Rivers Brewery / 8 p.m. / Free

Feral jazz.

839-7580 / 6rbmusicbooking@gmail.com / Web site

Dr. Squid

Bear River Casino Resort / 9 p.m. / 21+

Humboldt party band would prefer you dance more.

733-9644 / Web site

The Crux

The Siren's Song Tavern / 9 p.m.

Folk punk from Santa Rosa.

442-8778 / thesirenssongtavern@gmail.com / Web site

Bar-Fly Karaoke

Bar Fly Pub and Grub / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free / 21+

Be brave.

443-3770 / Web site

Liquid Kactus, Diggin' Dirt

The Jam / 9 p.m. / $8

Jam bands at the Jam.

822-5266 / Web site

Mojo Child

Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 9 p.m.

Doors tribute.

800-684-2464 / Web site

Simple Creation

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.

Roseville band blends reggae, rock, roots, and dub to complete their sound.

668-9770 / Web site

Wild Otis

Logger Bar / 9:30 p.m. / 21+

Real. Humboldt. Rock.

668-5000 / Web site

Kindred Spirits

Clam Beach Inn / 10 p.m.

839-0545 /

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre