For those of you that want to simultaneously experience the fuzzy and the fizzy, you're in luck! Saturday sees the return of Brew at the Zoo, the Sequoia Park Zoo's annual fundraiser pairing beers from regional breweries with close encounters of the animal kind.
Music provided by The Hip Joint and Vintage Rock 'N' Soul. For your other less sudsy Saturday options, explore your Lowdown below.
Sequoia Park Zoo
/ 5-9 p.m.
Annual evening of music, dancing, food, and of course the opportunity to sample microbrews amongst furries.
441-4263 /
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Arcata Playhouse
/ 6:30-11 p.m.
/ $5
A night of vintage rock'n'roll. Fundraiser for the Coastal Grove 5th Grade Class PTO to help pay for a trip to Mt. Lassen in the fall.
822-1575 /
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The Jam
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
Local honky tonk heroes R-Mc team with local bluegrass force.
661-400-2505 /
thenogoodredwoodramblers@gmail.com /
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Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 9 p.m.
/ $22
/ $18 adv.
"The Headhunters have redefined modern funk, world music, and jazz as one of the most innovative groups in history." Local funkers The Getdown open.
613-3030 /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $20
/ 21+
Dressed in redesigned marching-band-themed costumes, they bring electric bass, 5-piece percussion corps, a 6-part brass section, stilt-walkers, dancers, acrobatics and a very diverse musical repertoire.
826-2739 /
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Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
/ Free
Volunteers are needed to help the Dune Ecosystem Restoration Team (DERT) remove invasive plant species at the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center.
444-1397 /
justin@friendsofthedunes.org /
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Bayside Grange
/ 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ Free
A celebration of all things to do with the honeybee.
822-9998 /
germanedesign@suddenlink.net /
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Eureka Woman's Club
/ 1-3 p.m.
Sit at tastefully adorned tables, start with fresh baked scones, move on to tea sandwiches and more.
442-3458 /
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 2-7 p.m.
/ Free
DJ J Dub spins classic rock and reggae alike from his personal vinyl collection.
839-7580 /
6rbmusicbooking@gmail.com /
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Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ 2-3 p.m.
/ $5
/ Free MGMA members/ Children 17 and Under
/ $2 Seniors/Students
Featuring The Academy Fiddlers performing fiddle music from North America, the British Isles Sweden and France, led by instructor Sam McNeill of the Humboldt Music Academy.
442-0278 /
janine@humboldtarts.org /
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Eureka High School
/ 7:30 p.m.
Parody musical for serious gamers. Written and directed by Madeira Seaman, a senior at Eureka High School.
Fortuna Monday Club
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $8 students/seniors
Ashland-based guitarist Ed Dunsavage and vocalist Christine Williams who will present “American Songs,” a program that features introspective and sensitive presentations of music from the Great American Songbook.
725-7572 /
DReynolds@ci.fortuna.ca.us /
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Fulkerson Recital Hall
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
/ $8
/ Free HSU students
/ $5 seniors, students
HSU Jazz Orchestra plays the Duke Ellington classic “Harlem”, a brand new arrangement of Horace Silver’s “Peace,” Chick Corea’s “Blue Miles” and HSU alum Dan Fair’s version of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” as a tango sung in Spanish.
826-3928 /
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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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Logger Bar
/ 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Much local.
839-5090 /
kingfootband@gmail.com /
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Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Last month's champion Joe Whiskey-Whiskers Deschaine defends his crown against Ivy Vasquez, Nando Molina and more. Music by Ultra Secret Good Guy Organization.
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
"Rocking out classic and contemporary rock alike."
839-7580 /
6rbmusicbooking@gmail.com /
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Abruzzi
/ 10-1 p.m.
/ $5
With Pressure/Anya. 25+. Dress to impress.
826-2345 /
Alibi
/ 11 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
So musch outlaw country on the Plaza
822-3731 /
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