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This Afternoon is Your Chance to Check Out a Deep-Water Robot Submarine

The ROV Beagle (left). All photos courtesy MARE.

Would you or your preteen like to meet a robot submarine?

If so, this afternoon, right after school gets out, you need to hightail it to the Bonnie Gool Dock (near the Adorni Center) for a tour of the research vessel Miss Linda and her sidekick, the remotely operated vehicle Beagle, which are on a mission to explore the underwater depths in the marine protected areas off our coast.

Tonight's tour – and indeed, the entire operation; boat, robot, etc. – is sponsored by Marine Applied Research & Exploration, a Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to “using science-based marine conservation efforts to help protect and restore the ocean's invaluable, yet threatened resources.” One of the organization's current missions is to explore California's Marine Protected Areas in order to gauge, via the Beagle robot, what sort of critters live in the deep, largely unexplored depths.

The North Coast is the last of the state's MPA regions the Miss Linda has hit. It hits Eureka today in the middle of a swing southward from Del Norte County, and its crew has been blogging the journey so far, with entries and cool robot-taken underwater snapshots from Point St. George and Reading Rock. After today's event, the crew will head south to document the Mattole Canyon. 

Tours of the ship are from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Bonnie Gool dock, with an open house to follow at the local MARE office: 321 Third Street, Eureka. There'll be wine and cheese at the afterparty, as well a selection of the mindblowing wonders of the deep the Beagle has snapped on its various journeys. More information here.

Hank Sims

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Eureka MARE Open House

Bonnie Gool Dock / 4-6 p.m. / Free

As you read this, we are hard at work off our north coast on the final leg of our 2015 field season. Using an unmanned robotic submarine, we are filming the deep sea life found in the most rugged parts of California’s ocean waters.

269-0801 / eureka@maregroup.org / Web site

Joan Armatrading

Van Duzer Theater / 8 p.m. / $56 / $10 HSU students

With twenty stunning albums to her credit, Joan Armatrading’s subtle and sublime music has touched millions of people all over the world. Effortlessly eclectic, her brilliant original sound combines the best of pop with influences from jazz, reggae, gospel, folk, and blues.

826-3928 / Web site

Change 4 Change

Eureka Natural Foods, Eureka / 7 a.m. / Free

All shoppers will have the option to round-up their purchase and donate the change to Friends of the Dunes.

444-1397 / info@friendsofthedunes.org / Web site

Eureka Farmers' Market

Old Town Eureka / 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

F Street between 2nd and 3rd streets. Locally grown produce and often live music.

Mobile Outreach in Weitchpec

See Event Description / 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free

Visitors to the bus can be assisted with CalFresh, MediCal, In-Home Supportive Services, Veterans Services and Child Support.

441-4650 /

Shelter Cove Farmers' Market

"Downtown" / 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Enjoy an ocean view while you stock up on veggies.

Ping Pong

Logger Bar / noon / 21+

Sometimes The Logger Bar sets up ping pong tables. This is one of those times. Get your Gump on.

668-5000 / Web site

Miranda Farmers' Market

Miranda Gardens Resort / 2-6 p.m.

Produce, baked goods and other stuff.

Fortuna Farmers' Market

Fortuna / 3-6 p.m.

Located at 10th and L streets. Local farm-fresh produce.

Wildberries Farmers' Market

Wildberries / 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Fresh, local produce in the parking lot.

822-0095 / Web site

Game Night

Crush / 5 p.m.

Don't be bored. Play board games.

Financial Leadership for Boards

Humboldt Area Foundation / 5:30-8:30 p.m. / $45 / $30 NorCAN Members

The Northern California Association of Nonprofits invites you to attend our upcoming workshop Financial Leadership for Boards with Colleen Trask on October 20.

442-2993 / norcan@hafoundation.org / Web site

Tai Chi Chu'an: The Internal Tradition

Arcata Community Center / 6-7 p.m. / $10 / $85 2 classes non-resident / $75 2 classes / $60 1 class non-resident / $50 1 class

Arcata Recreation Division now offers Tai Chi for all ages, abilities and skill levels.

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

Paint Night Out: The Art of Painting & Drinking

Chapala Authentic Mexican Restaurant / 6-8 p.m. / $29 / 21+

Absolutely no experience is necessary to join a Paint Night Event. A local artist will guide you through a 2-hour painting step-by-step.

362-9933 / info@modernskillz.com / Web site

Humboldt Cribbage Club

Moose Lodge / 6:15 p.m. / $8

Muggins! Get your weekly crib on.

444-3161 /

Join SCRAP's Volunteer Team

SCRAP Humboldt / 6:30-7:30 p.m. / Free

SCRAP Humboldt is a project of SCRAP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. SCRAP's mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.

822-2452 / volunteer@scraphumboldt.org / Web site

Anna Hamilton

Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn / 7-11 p.m. / 21+

Songs and stories from HumCo's blues riff-slingin' raconteur.

La Musique Diabolique

Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata / 7-10 p.m. / Free

Fastest fingers in Humboldt.

826-7222 / office@redwoodcurtainbrewing.com / Web site

Buddy Reed

Libation / 7-9 p.m.

Local bluesman gets low down. Accompanied by Andy Fihn.

825-7596 / Web site

The Opera Alley Cats

SpeakEasy / 7:30-10:30 p.m. / Free / 21+

Burning live jazz under the "stars."

444-2244 / Web site

Sunny Brae Jazz

Six Rivers Brewery / 8 p.m.

Local jazz and southern fried chicken night.

839-7580 / Web site

Karaoke w/ Chris Clay

Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 8 p.m.

Your Lowdown will go on the record as saying that Chris Clay is Humboldt's most pro karaoke jockey. We know this stuff.

800-684-2464 / Web site

!Bomba Sonido!

Toby and Jacks / 10 p.m. / 21+

DJ Gabe Pressure and Zero Juan take you on a musical trip. Carribean Club, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Dembow, Latin House, Dancehall, Latin bass music, remixes y mas.

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre