Thursday's Lowdown: Steel Standing, Mad River Rose, Ocean Night

Youth Samurai (Jujitsu)

Arcata Judo Hut / 5-6:30 p.m. / $20 / $5 Drop-In / $30 non-residents

Couldn't you use a tiny samurai in your household?

822-7091 / rec@cityofarcata.org / Web site

Sustainable Futures Speaker Series

Humboldt State University / 5:30-7 p.m. / Free

Dr. Matt Johnson will present “Reconciling Agriculture & Wildlife Conservation: Examples with Coffee Farmers and Birds in Jamaica, Kenya, and India.”

826-3653 / envcomm1@humboldt.edu / Web site

Zumba

D Street Neighborhood Center / 5:30-6:30 p.m. / $50 / $7 Drop-In / $60 non-residents

Zumba participants, 13 years and older.

822-7091 / rec@cityofarcata.org / Web site

Cannabis Ordinance Public Comment

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 5:30-10 p.m. / Free

California Cannabis Voice Humboldt invites the community to be introduced to the rough draft of the cannabis ordinance crafted at the Cannabis Stakeholder Summit in Eureka. Stakeholder delegates involved in the creation of the ordinance will be on hand to answer public questions in a panel forum.

267-8015 / thomas@cannabisvoice.org / Web site

Easy Conversational Spanish

College of the Redwoods Downtown Site / 5:30-7:30 p.m. / $78 / 18+

476-4500 / sarah-connelly@redwoods.com / Web site

First Thursday Mixer

Coast Central Credit Union, Valley West / 5:30-7 p.m.

They say: "We will be selling raffle tickets for a $400 value Tami Welch quilt and for a cord of wood."

Blake Ritter

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6 p.m.

Local Irish fiddler.

668-4151 / Web site

Open Mic

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

Irish/Celtic music.

442-1177 / Web site

Youth Jujitsu

Arcata Judo Hut / 6:30-7:45 p.m. / $25 / $6.50 Drop-In / $35 non-residents

Judo chop!

822-7091 / rec@cityofarcata.org / Web site

Claire Bent

Libation / 7 p.m.

Local jazz vocalist.

825-7596 / Web site

Off the Chart

Persimmons Garden Gallery / 7-10 p.m.

Gypsy jazz, sultry Billie Holiday, catchy bossa novas and Django Reinhard.

923-2748 / Web site

Jujitsu for Adults

Arcata Judo Hut / 7:45-9:15 p.m. / $30 / $6.50 Drop-In / $40 non-residents

Hi-ya!

822-7091 / rec@cityofarcata.org / Web site

RLA Trio

Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata / 8 p.m.

Local jazz.

826-7222 / Web site

Buddy Reed & th' Rip it Ups

Plaza Grill / 8-10 p.m.

Lowdown Thursday blues.

826-0860 /

Blues Night

Redwood Raks World Dance Studio / 8 p.m. / $5

With Brian Smith and Kimberli Hudson. Open dancing at 9 p.m. No partner necessary.

616-6876 / Web site

Karaoke w/ Chris Clay

Bear River Casino Resort / 8 p.m.

Please don't do "Bohemian Rhapsody." That never works.

733-9644 / Web site

Karaoke w/ KJ Leonard

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 8 p.m.

When selecting your song, please keep in mind your audience would like to dance.

668-9770 / Web site

Accurate Productions

Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 9 p.m. / 21+

DJ night.

800-684-2464 / Web site

Dirty Thursdays

Pearl Lounge / 9 p.m. / 21+

Humboldt's finest DJ duo Pressure/Anya makes Old Town asses wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle.

444-2017 / Web site

Roots 'N' Culture Night

Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+

Selectahs T Aura, Noble Tobal and Pozitive iDiaz team up with Special Guests for a night of excellent vibes.

826-9463 / goodmanbooking@gmail.com / Web site

Jimi Jeff's Open Mic

Central Station / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+

Jammin' with Jimi.

839-2013 / centralstationtavern@gmail.com /

(CANCELED) Itchie Fingaz

Six Rivers Brewery / 9 p.m.

839-7580 / Web site

Rude Lion Sound

Sidelines / 9:30 p.m. / 21+

Hip hop krunkage for your butt.

822-0919 /