Your Acoustic Humboldt Friday (VIDEO/AUDIO)

A quick scan of the robust Friday Lowdown listings below reveals a night rich with live music options. Two shows we’d like to highlight:

The Arcata Playhouse plays host to the Canadian Gypsy jazz guitar magician-led Mark Atkinson Trio. You may have been dazzled by Atkinson’s fingers back in September when he rolled through town with his main musical brethren The Bills. Sample a bit of his virtuosity in the clip above.
Up at the Logger Bar, local raw, outlaw folk voice Caitlin Jemma and her band the Long Gone Stringband celebrate the release of their new EP. Before heading out to Blue Lake’s de facto house of worship sample the track “On My Way” below.

-Andrew Goff

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Trinidad Arts Night

Trinidad / 6-9 p.m.

Kinda like Garberville Arts Alive, but in Trinidad.

Marc Atkinson Trio

Arcata Playhouse / 8 p.m. / $18 / $15 members/students

British Columbia Gypsy jazz guitarist and leader of the BC roots acoustic power house The Bills.

822-1575 / Web site

Mateel Comedy Cabaret

Mateel Community Center / 8:30 p.m. / $10

Monthly showcase of professional comedians this month featuring Brad Blake.

923-3368 / Web site

Caitlin Jemma and the Long Gone String Band

Logger Bar / 10:30 p.m. / Free / 21+

EP release party.

668-5000 / mcg102@humboldt.edu / Web site

HVAC Fundamentals

Arcata Community Center / 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. / Free

Free Redwood Coast Energy Authority workshop for building owners, architects, facilities personnel, energy consultants, and other building professionals interested in an overview of mechanical systems.

269-1700 / kcarpenter@redwoodenergy.org / Web site

Spring Fling/Open House

Agnes J Johnson Elementary School / 5 p.m.

See a school. Maybe win some stuff.

High School Art Show

Fortuna High School / 5-7 p.m. / Free

Music provided by the jazz band and goodies provided by the culinary arts students.

725-4461 / kescalante@fuhsdistrict.org / Web site

DJ

Higher Ground / 6-9 p.m. / Free

707higherground@gmail.com / Web site

Frog Bite

Fieldbrook Market / 6-9 p.m. / Free

Local folk/rock at the newly reopened cultural hub of Fieldbrook.

633-6097 /

Blue Lotus Jazz

Larrupin Cafe / 6-9 p.m. / Free

677-0230 / davewilsonguitarist@yahoo.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.

Papa Paul

Gallagher's Irish Pub and Restaurant / 6:30 p.m.

Local folk/rock.

442-1177 / Web site

Claire Bent

Libation / 7 p.m.

Local jazz vocalist.

825-7596 / Web site

EHS Players Present Super Mario Musical

Eureka High School Auditorium / 7:30 p.m.

Parody musical for serious gamers. Written and directed by Madeira Seaman, a senior at Eureka High School.

441-2508 /

Daria Rabotkina

Calvary Lutheran Church / 7:30 p.m. / $30 / $5 students

"Daria Rabotkina is a young pianist with clearly prodigious musical gifts. ...she remained sensitive to each composer's individual subtleties..." -The Washington Post

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Music from the Heart

Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 7:30-9:30 p.m. / $10 / Free kids under 10

FRT concert series.

786-5483 / thebackwoods@suddenlink.net / Web site

Playhouse Creatures

Gist Theater at HSU / 7:30-9:30 p.m. / $10 / Free HSU students (limited seating) / $8 students & seniors / 18+

The first women actors on the English stage pioneer a profession. Directed by Mark Swetz.

826-3928 / Web site

Shugafoot

SpeakEasy / 8 p.m.

Local jazz/blues band gets it done.

444-2244 / Web site

I Love You Because

Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $15 / $10 Thursdays

This musical love story, a co-production with Humboldt Light Opera Company, is a modern-day twist on Jane Austen’s Price and Prejudice, set in New York City.

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