Your Humboldt Thursday provides you no shortage of very different cultural experiences. If you can't find something to jive with tonight, well, maybe you really should stay home and watch SportsCenter (don't!).
You can do this. -AG
Arcata Playhouse
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $8
/ $15 sliding scale
"Touring nationally for a quarter of a century, Joanne Rand "continues to push the art pedal to the floor," releasing her 13th CD, "The Nashville Sessions," a live solo mix of songs recorded during her 2012 guitar apprenticeship in the U.S. music capital."
822-1575 /
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Van Duzer Theater
/ 8 p.m.
/ $10 HSU students
With unparalleled physical ability, the remarkably athletic dancers of Pilobolus push the human body to its outermost limits. Artfully combining movement, acrobatics and jaw-dropping, outside-of-the-box invention, the company erects human structures on stage that are “closer to sculpture than dance”
826-3928 /
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Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
/ $10 previews/thursdays
/ $20 Gala opening 11/1
Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her wealthy, conservative parents, her brother, and her aunt. Brooke announces that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family's history. Uh oh!
443-7688 /
boxoffice@redwoodcurtain.com /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
"Original hard-driving, modern afro-beat and syncopated, horn-driven funk."
826-2739 /
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The Local Cider Bar
/ 4 p.m.
/ 21+
Crowd-sourced celebration of craft beer culture, put on by the finest publicans and retailers in the USA.
497-6320 /
thelocalbeerbar@gmail.com /
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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 /
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Humboldt State University
/ 5:30-7 p.m.
/ Free
Dr. Jesse Abrams will present “The Importance of Communities of Place and Interest to the Sustainability of Forest-Based Bioenergy Development.” Abrams is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon.
826-3653 /
envcomm1@humboldt.edu /
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Arcata Judo Hut
/ 6:30-7:45 p.m.
/ $25
/ $6.50 Drop-In
/ $35 non-residents
Judo chop!
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Wharfinger Building
/ 6:45-9 p.m.
/ Free
Our guest this month is Laverne Waddington and the title of the program is Weaving on Simple Looms in South America.
498-2472 /
isrhude@gmail.com /
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Cecils New Orleans Bistro
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ Free
New trio featuring Jimmy Durchslag on trombone, Orlando Morales on percussion and B. Brock, the leader, on guitar and vocals.
923-7007 /
jimmydur@asis.com /
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The Jam
/ 7-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
With Matt Gubser, Leslie Small, Ivy Vasquez, Talvi Fried and your host Tony Persico.
502-9656 /
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Eureka High School Auditorium
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $8
/ $5 students/kids
Set in the 1930s, Epic Proportions tells the story of two brothers, Benny and Phil, who have been hired as extras into the D.W. DeWitt epic film "Exuent Omnes." Before they know it, they are starring in and directing the film.
476-1735 /
vossn@eurekacityschools.org /
Arcata Judo Hut
/ 7:45-9:15 p.m.
/ $30
/ $6.50 Drop-In
/ $40 non-residents
Hi-ya!
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Logger Bar
/ 8 p.m.
/ 21+
Second Thursday trivia night hosted by Jerry Lee Wallace. Prove to Blue Lake how smart you are.
668-5000 /
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Plaza Grill
/ 8-10 p.m.
Lowdown Thursday blues.
826-0860 /
NCRT
/ 8 p.m.
/ $18
/ $25 benefit for Redwood Reading Service Nov. 14
/ $20 benefit for Children' Author Festival Nov. 15
The story concerns young, ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch, who, with the help of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.
442-6278 /
NCRT@humboldt1.com /
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Central Station
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Jammin' with Jimi.
839-2013 /
centralstationtavern@gmail.com /
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
DJ Itchie Fingaz will be spinning his favorite Ghetto Funk tunes.
839-7580 /
6rbmusicbooking@gmail.com /
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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 /
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Pearl Lounge
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Humboldt's finest DJ duo Pressure/Anya makes Old Town asses wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle.
444-2017 /
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Sidelines
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
Hip hop krunkage for your butt.
822-0919 /