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THURSDAY LOWDOWN: The New Up in Arcata!

The New Up

Scroll your Lowdown listings below for details on an above average Thursday, including the opening of Third at Redwood Curtain Theatre and another staging of the positively reviewed Real Women Have Curves up in HSU's Gist Theater.

Need to dance, dance, dance? Humboldt Brews will be the site an Enchanted Forest Pre-party featuring various assembled DJs. Over at The Jam Bay Area-based electronic rockers The New Up aim to funk you up -- sample their synths in the clip below. --AG

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Real Women Have Curves

Gist Theater at HSU / 7:30 p.m. / $10 / $8 Students/Seniors

Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., the play is a humorous and poignant story of five full-figured Mexican-American women who talk about their lives, loves and deepest desires while attempting to meet impossible production deadlines.

826-3928 / Web site

Third

Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m.

Believing that a jock’s sophisticated essay on King Lear could not possibly have been written by such a student, Professor Jameson reports his plagiarism to the college’s Committee of Academic Standards. But is her accusation justified?

Web site

Fickle Hill Band

Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata / 8-11 p.m. / Free All ages

Original -sixperson jamming rock band with sweet harmonies, Hammond organ, melodic guitars.

826-7222 / Web site

Enchanted Forest Preparty

Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. / $20 / $15 adv. / 21+

Booty Shakin' Music Productions presents DJs Kraddy, Defunk and Dj Leo.

826-2739 / Web site

The New Up, Peach Purple

The Jam / 10 p.m. / 21+

Electro rock.

822-5266 / Web site

Fred and Junior

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / midnight-8:30 p.m. / Free

Swing jazz.

668-4151 / gini@madriverbrewing.com / Web site

Sewing Lab: Patching

SCRAP Humboldt / 5:30-8 a.m. / $10 / 18+

Patching is fun and a very beautiful way to lengthen the life of fabric, and it can be a fashion statement!

633-8349 / education@scraphumboldt.org / Web site

Advanced Skills Training: The Role of Fascia in Asana

Om Shala Yoga / 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

825-9642 / info@omshalayoga.com / Web site

Explore North Coast Social 'Thingy'

Trinidad, California / 4-7 p.m. / Free / 18+

The purpose of the Social is for kayakers to meet other sea kayakers and sea kayaking clubs from Northern California and beyond -- to connect, learn and broaden the kayaking experience.

839-3553 / info@explorenorthcoast.net / Web site

Advanced Skills Training: The Role of Fascia in Asana

Om Shala Yoga / 5 p.m.

825-9642 / info@omshalayoga.com / Web site

Sustainable Futures Speaker Series

Humboldt State University Founders Hall / 5:30-7 p.m. / Free

As part of the Sustainable Futures Speaker Series, Dr. Darren Speece will present "Defending Giants: The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics."

826-3653 / envcomm1@humboldt.edu / Web site

Rotary Youth Exchange Program Information Night

Eureka High School Lecture Hall / 6-7:30 p.m. / Free

Eureka Rotary clubs join together to present an informational program for students and parents interested in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program.

499-7070 / eurekaclubs@ye5130.org / Web site

Open Mic with Mike Anderson

Old Town Coffee And Chocolates (Old Town) / 6:30-8:30 p.m. / Free

Usually some singer/guitarists, a couple spoken word guys and then that one wildcard oddity that makes you go "hmm."

445-8600 / OldTownCoffeeEureka@yahoo.com / Web site

Seabury Gould and Evan Morden

Gallagher's Irish Pub and Restaurant / 6:30 p.m.

Irish/Celtic music.

442-1177 / Web site

Brian Post & Friends

Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn / 7-10 p.m.

Karaoke w/ KJ Leonard

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 8 p.m.

When selecting your song, please keep in mind your audience would like to dance.

668-9770 / Web site

Karaoke w/ Lightning Boom Productions

Bear River Casino Resort / 8 p.m. / 21+

Why not?

733-9644 / Web site

Opera Alley Cats

Six Rivers Brewery / 9 p.m.-midnight / Free

Some of Humboldt County's finest jazz musicians.

839-7580 / musicbooking@sixriversbrewery.com / Web site

Open Mic Night

Central Station / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+

Be the next Mack Idol.

839-2013 /

Rude Lion Sound

Sidelines / 9:30 p.m. / 21+

Hip hop krunkage for your butt.

822-0919 /

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre