Such is the seeming aim on display in the first video we pulled up on YouTube for Chicago band Marbin, an assemblage of cheetah-fingered chaps who will fill the loathed/loved Siren's Song Tavern with brain-scrambling licks Wednesday night. Like, dear Jah. Watch that clip above and feel guilty that you never learned all the scales you could've, slacker.
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ $5
A former pilot rebels against his creator, teaming up with the scientist responsible for android technology, her pet robot Spot, a rough-and-tumble riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior.
613-3030 /
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The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern
/ 9-11:59 p.m.
/ $12
/ $10 advance tickets online
/ 21+
"Ariel Pink collaborator Weyes Blood brings "ebbing and flowing chamber folk set off by psychedelic details and surreal manipulations of captured sound" (NPR)."
630-5000 /
ldvflix@att.net /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $30
/ 21+
"Each evening will feature a set from both the JAB and the Travelin' McCourys followed by a special collaborative set of the timeless music of the Grateful Dead."
826-2739 /
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See Event Description
/ 9 a.m.
/ $115
Come learn how to sew with us and explore your creative side!
601-9804 /
sewing@notionssewingstudio.com /
Web site
See Event Description
/ 10 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.
Redwood Lounge
/ 10:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
/ $10
/ $40 5 class pass
"Arcata Recreation and Instructor Joey Paz brings a new yoga class to the community."
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Fortuna Library
/ 3:30-4:30 p.m.
/ Free
Attention Muggles! Kids of all ages welcome to a weekly reading of Harry Potter, led by Fortuna High School students.
725-3460 /
forhuml@co.humboldt.ca.us /
Fieldbrook Market & Eatery
/ 6-8 p.m.
/ $35
/ 21+
Sip Lost Coast beer while a local artist guides you through a 2-hour painting step-by-step.
362-9933 /
info@modernskillz.com /
Web site
See Event Description
/ 6-7 p.m.
/ Free
"Want to prepare for wildlife encounters, sneak past a sneaker wave, identify Poison Oak, dress for inclement weather, and more?"
826-3357 /
cntract@humboldt.edu /
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Humboldt State University Nelson Hall
/ 6:30-8 p.m.
/ $25
/ $20 HSU Students
Einstein’s Relativity rests on one idea, the idea that there is a fastest speed, known as the speed of light. From this one premise he logically worked out the consequences and these consequences are very counter-intuitive yet not very complex.
826-3357 /
cntract@humboldt.edu /
Web site
Fortuna Library
/ 6:30-7:30 p.m.
/ Free
Local favorite Seabury Gould performs Celtic and folk music in a free evening show for adults.
725-3460 /
forhuml@co.humboldt.ca.us /
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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 /
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Little Red Lion
/ 7 p.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
Jailhouse bones every Wednesday night.
444-1344 /
Events.littleredlion@gmail.com /
Vista Del Mar
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Provided by Lightning Boom productions.
443-3770 /
vistadelmarbar@gmail.com /
Brass Rail Bar
/ 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
923-3188 /
The Jam
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp.
822-5266 /
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The Jam
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Every Wednesday Jambalaya makes with the whompity whomp.
822-5266 /
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Toby and Jacks
/ 10 p.m.
/ 21+
Were you just thinking, "Is there anyplace that has Dancehall Wednesdays?" Here it is!
