The Arcata Plaza and its surrounding avenues will be ze hot Friday zone, thanks, in part, to the draw of the monthly Arts Arcata. The night features a pair of CD release shows from local hardworking bands — bluegrass pros No Good Redwood Ramblers tap toes at HumBrews while funk kings Object Heavy shake butts at The Jam. Also, KSLG DJ and comedian Sherae O’Shaughnessy hosts an early evening Late Night with Sherae, Humboldt’s local talk/variety show, also at The Jam.
Eureka
/ 11 a.m.
Annual weekend-long celebration of classic car culture. Poker Run on Thursday. Cruise on Friday. Car show in Old Town on Saturday. Benefit for the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods.
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Arcata Plaza
/ 7 p.m.
"Please join us to reflect and remember our fallen LGBT heroes who died on 9/11, and all those victims of that fateful day."
The Jam
/ 7 p.m.
/ 21+
Co-hosted by the incomparable Sam Greenspan Guests, include Humboldt film commissioner, Cassandra Roberts Hesseltine, Steve and Amy Bohner, Tim Burwell and The Mother Vines.
822-5266 /
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Eureka Theater
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $5
"The Eureka Theater is proud to partner with Cruz'n Eureka to present the ultimate cool car flick! The 22nd annual Cruz'n Eureka Car Show event features 48 hours of classic car-related activities, and right smack-dab in the middle is a special, one-night-only screening."
442-2970 /
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Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 8 p.m.
/ $5
"A homeless drifter discovers a reason for the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor: a conspiracy by non-human aliens who have infiltrated American society in the guise of wealthy yuppies."
613-3030 /
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Arcata Playhouse
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
"Comic actress and writer Sherry Glaser returns to the Arcata Playhouse with a new one-woman show. With a variety of comic characters and hilarious writing Glaser weaves a masterful tale."
822-1575 /
info@arcataplayhouse.org /
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Logger Bar
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Beatles tribute band celebrating Paul McCartney's 73rd birthday.
668-5000 /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
"We've been working on it for about a year, it's recorded by Tim Grey at Myrteltown records and features Lyndsey battle on a few tracks. The Album is called "Shoot from the hip straight to the heart" and it is mostly original songs written by the band."
633-3028 /
thenogoodredwoodramblers@gmail.com /
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The Jam
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
"After 18 months of working on the first album Object Heavy is finally ready to release it to the universe. What started out as a weekly jam scene known as The GetDown Crew has evolved into a well oiled funk and soul machine collaborating with some high caliber creative artists."
822-5266 /
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Highland Art Center
/ 11 a.m.
/ $10
/ $25 Individual Membership Fee
Please come by the Highland to pick up the qualification and entry forms at 691 Main St. in downtown Weaverville.
530-623-5111 /
info@highlandartcenter.org /
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Area 1 Agency on Aging
/ noon
Wrapped in Love Make a tax deductible donation of $50 or more to purchase a quilt for a family member or friend who is one of our local Skilled Nursing Facilities or you may make a donation and a quilt will be given to a resident that has "no one."
442-3763 /
ssmith@a1aa.org /
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Campus Center for Appropriate Technology
/ 4-7 p.m.
/ Free
"Celebrate all things Kale! Kale is a fast growing, nutritious crop that grows year round here on the North-coast. The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology will be hosting a party to celebrate the health-boosting green with hands-on cooking demos and seed saving workshops."
826-3551 /
ccat@humboldt.edu /
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Arcata Judo Hut
/ 4-6:30 p.m.
/ $30
/ $40 non-residents
Arcata Recreation offers Wae Yu Nae Gong classes led by instructor Daniel Perez. Wae Yu Nae Gong (outside soft, inside string) is a practical and effective martial art that blends multiple styles and weaponry into a martial arts system that is easy and fun to learn.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Redwood Lounge
/ 4:30-6:30 p.m.
/ $120
/ $15 Drop-In
Arcata Recreation now offers Obstacle Course; A Movement Enrichment Class led by instructor Corey Jung.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 5 p.m.
/ $95
/ $75 HSU Students
Looking for a bit of a challenge, but aren’t ready to traverse steep mountains? The Lost Coast of southern Humboldt County is an area that is unique to the entire coast of California.
826-3357 /
cntract@humboldt.edu /
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Arcata Community Center
/ 6 p.m.
/ $3
/ $20 10-Class Pass
Choose from: Badminton, Basketball, Bridge Club, Community Song Circle, Hula Dance, Indoor RC Flying, Olio Dance, Pickle Ball, Samba Drumming.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
Multigenerational rock and roll band comprised of fathers and sons playing classic rock and beyond.
845-4995 /
fbacik@townofscotia.com /
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Arcata
/ 6-9 p.m.
Monthly arts walk. Businesses on and around the Plaza stay open late featuring local art and music.
822-4500 /
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The Sanctuary
/ 6-9 p.m.
Reception for Pablo Rahner and Natalie Williams. Music by The Sanctuary Furniture Music Ensemble, interpreting scores created by Daniel Nickerson specifically for performance in the Sanctuary's great hall.
Karuk Department of Natural Resources 39051 Highway 96, Orleans CA
/ 6:30-8:30 p.m.
In the next two weeks the Klamath National Forest plans to auction off timber sales included in the Westside Project, a large commercial salvage logging proposal that would include logging on about 10,000 acres of forests affected by the Whites, Beaver and Happy Camp fires of 2014.
Larson Park
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ $3
/ 18+
Arcata Recreation brings to the community a social tennis night on the courts at Larson Park.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Libation
/ 7 p.m.
Local guitar virtuoso works out while you sip.
825-7596 /
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Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
"When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets a chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he’s forced to choose between new love and old."
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Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
"From Elvis to The Beatles, Fats Domino to Chuck Berry, and every thing in between, come listen to your favorites from the 50's & 60's with this stellar group! (Leather jackets and poodle skirts are suggested, but optional)"
733-9644 /
halseyray@bearrivercasino.com /
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