Say you have a rough Wednesday and end up looking for a place to tie one on. (Say that!) Hey, you’d be in luck, this week, as there are numerous beer-centered Humboldt gatherings to numb thee. Sip/eat up some Beer and Buffet offering at Humboldt Brews featuring offerings from Caldera Brewing Company and music by Chris Parreira and Jeff Kelley; or there’s the latest Pints for Nonprofits at Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, this time benefitting First 5 Humboldt; also it’s Sci-Fi Pint and Pizza Night at the Arcata Theatre Lounge where they’re screening Death Machines (1976) — check out a trailer for that joy above. Feel better?
Like to get lost in sound? Wednesday’s most promising musical offering for you would have to be Ensemble Economique at The Miniplex. While Brian Pyle, the group’s main creative force is Humboldt-based, it’s still comparatively rare to catch EE’s sparse, synthy soundscapes locally as they’ve found grateful ears outside the Redwood Curtain. Sample the drone below. --AG
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 6 p.m.
/ $5
Sci-Fi Pint and Pizza Night. An evil crime boss (Mari Honjo) concocts a super drug that she then uses to create three fearsome kung fu killers, which she dubs Death Machines.
613-3030 /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 6 p.m.
/ $30
"Our monthly food pairing dinner with 5 brews from Caldera Brewing Company and a four course buffet from Humbrews kitchen. Music by local songwriters Jeff Kelley and Chris Parreira."
826-2739 /
Web site
Eureka High School Auditorium
/ 6:30-8 p.m.
/ $15
/ Free Educators
/ Free Under 18
An entertaining, educational, and accessible production created through a collaboration between local theater alumni and anti sex trafficking nonprofit Game Over to start a dialogue on the subject using the metaphor of Alice in Wonderland. More info at janedoeinwonderland.com.
441-2508 /
janedoeinwonderlandplay@gmail.com /
The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern
/ 10 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
"Based in Californian Humboldt County, Brian Pyle wanders the world on his countless travels. Far from being restless, he has his very own Pylesque way of traveling. Much like a Lynchian version of Hemingway, he has an eye for the thin layer between restlessness and relaxation, gloom and serenity."
630-5000 /
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D Street Neighborhood Center
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ Free
Arcata Play Center received 40 child safety seats through the California Kids' Plates Safety Equipment Grant Program.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
Web site
Arcata Community Center
/ 4-5:30 p.m.
/ $55
/ $65 non-residents
Join Art Camp Director and experienced ceramicist Katie Ritter for these fun-filled and creative hands-on ceramics workshops.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
Web site
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
/ $75
/ $100 Non-OLLI members
The Golden Rule Peace Boat: 1958 to Present The Golden Rule is a Humboldt County sailing ketch.
206-992-6364 /
vfpgoldenruleproject@gmail.com /
Web site
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 7 p.m.
/ $7
/ $40 6 week series
Salsa rueda is a circle of couples dancing changing partners to patterns called out in Spanish or shown with hand signals. Sponsored by Humboldt Folk Dancers.
496-6189 /
jacaronda@suddenlink.net /
Web site
Brass Rail Bar
/ 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
923-3188 /
Vista Del Mar
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Provided by Lightning Boom productions.
443-3770 /
vistadelmarbar@gmail.com /
The Jam
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp.
822-5266 /
Web site
Toby and Jacks
/ 10 p.m.
/ 21+
Were you just thinking, "Is there anyplace that has Dancehall Wednesdays?" Here it is!
