Ouch. A quick scroll of your Lowdown listings below reveals that your Humboldt Friday is embarrassingly rich with live music options. Like, we don't deserve this nor can we be expected to eat all of this food. Someone invent a concert doggie bag, please.
Trinidad
/ 6-9 p.m.
Kinda like Garberville Arts Alive, but in Trinidad.
Mateel Community Center
/ 6 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ $60
/ $20 Music only
This year EPIC will honor Greg King with the Sempervirens Award and feature some of our favorite local musicians: Joanne Rand, Woven Roots and Object Heavy.
822-7711 /
amber@wildcalifornia.org /
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Eureka High School Auditorium
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $5 students
The Eureka High School Players present their fall play, the romantic comedy Almost, Maine by John Cariani.
476-1735 /
vossn@eurekacityschools.org /
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8-10:30 p.m.
/ $15
/ $15 Fri/Sat/Sun
/ $10 Cheap Date Thursdays!
"One of Shakepeare’s most enigmatic comedies, Shrew’s contentious love story continues to engage and surprise. This adaptation features a cast of eight, highlighting the hilarious and fiery love story of sharp-tongued Katharine and the swaggering Petruchio."
443-7688 /
info@redwoodcurtain.com /
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Dell'Arte's Carlo Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $12
/ $10 Students & Seniors
/ $12 General
Dell'Arte Company member Zuzka Sabata will perform her original one-woman play about historical figure Olive Oatman, the first tattooed white woman in America.
668-5663 /
alex@dellarte.com /
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Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ Free
"Kingfoot will play at the Redwood Curtain in Arcata for your listening pleasure and will have available for sale two new studio CD's that we are very excited about."
839-5090 /
kingfootband@gmail.com /
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Arcata Playhouse
/ 8-10:30 p.m.
First of two nights. In celebration of the life and music of the incomparable Joni Mitchell, we've gathered nearly 20 singers and musicians to showcase a diverse selection of her repertoire.
822-1575 /
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The Jam
/ 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
Arcata based post soul/funk all stars The Velvet Touch are releasing their first EP! Joining them will be experimental pop shredders Wicked Man from Oakland.
822-4766 /
thevelvettouch.booking@gmail.com /
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Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 9:30 p.m.-midnight
/ $20
/ $15 adv.
Born and raised in Sandpoint Idaho, Shook Twins are an indie folk-pop band hailing from Portland, Oregon. Identical twins, Katelyn and Laurie Shook, and Niko Daoussis form the band’s core.
613-3030 /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $20
/ 21+
The Mother Hips, the center of which is the duo of Tim Bluhm (vocals/guitar) and Greg Loiacono (guitar/vocals), have spent over two decades writing, recording and performing songs, and die-hard fans who still talk about their “first Hips show.”
826-2739 /
humbrewsap@gmail.com /
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Om Shala Yoga
/ 11 a.m.
This program offers students in-depth skills to explore Yoga as a vehicle for vibrant health, self-transformation, and personal empowerment.
825-9642 /
info@omshalayoga.com /
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Fulkerson Recital Hall
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
/ Free HSU students with ID
/ $5 Senior/Child
/ $8 General
How about something lyrical, whimsical, and brimming with sweet life lessons?
826-3531 /
patrick@humboldt.edu /
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Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
Local band Midaz Wail due to perform for their first time at Six Rivers Brewery.
839-7580 /
musicbooking@sixriversbrewery.com /
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The Griffin
/ 10 p.m.-midnight
Connoisseurs early Reggae Rocksteady and Ska.
