2016 was a drag! Boo! (Are we still doing that?) Well, the beginning of your 2017 can also be a drag … but we’re talking a totally different kind of drag this time LOL. Yay! (Words.)
Now, in case you are still unclear on what in the blue blazes a drag king is, take few to get up close and personal with Spikey Van Dykey in the mini-documentary about him, below. --Andrew Goff
Sequoia Conference Center
/ 1-4 p.m.
/ Free
Employers, having trouble finding workforce? The Humboldt 2nd Chance Program (H2CP) may provide the answer. The Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation is coming to Humboldt County on January 11 to share the secrets of their success- which includes hiring ex-offenders.
845-0467 /
lynette.mullen@gmail.com /
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Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ $5
On a dark and stormy night, Hero and heroine Rex Lease and Vera Reynolds head to Reynolds’s ancestral mansion to claim her inheritance. Everyone in the house takes great delight in informing the girl that her scientist father died suddenly.
613-3030 /
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Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ 21+
Featuring world famous drag king and male illusionist Spikey Van Dykey. Hosted by Mr. Humboldt John McClurg. Performances by Va Va Voom, Rag Doll Revue and Club Triangle.
668-9770 /
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See Event Description
/ 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
To register your child, please visit your preferred school site or the Eureka City Schools District Office at 2100 J Street, Eureka.
441-3383 /
taylorn@eurekacityschools.org /
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Humboldt County McKinleyville Branch Library
/ 4-7:30 p.m.
/ Free
We’ll be playing games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart, and more for the Wii, as well as Minecraft, Guitar Hero and more for the Xbox 360.
839-4459 /
KEhrnman@co.humboldt.ca.us /
The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern
/ 5 p.m.
/ $8
/ $6.50 Matinee
On 2017's Oscars shortlist for Best Foreign Language film, this stunning Australian feature is the first film ever shot in Vanuatu, and it is acted by people who had never seen a film before the project began.
630-5000 /
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Chapala Authentic Mexican Restaurant
/ 6-8 p.m.
/ $35
/ 21+
A local artist will guide you through a 2-hour painting step-by-step. All supplies are provided and you will take away a masterpiece for your home enjoyment and to show off to your friends and family.
362-9933 /
info@modernskillz.com /
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Sequoia Park Zoo
/ 6:30 p.m.
/ Free
The Sequoia Park Zoo Conservation Lecture Series kicks off 2017 with a presentation that is close to home … Extreme drought in the Trinity Alps: loss of snowpack and glacier ice threatens biodiversity.
499-3668 /
gziegler@ci.eureka.ca.gov /
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Eureka Main Library
/ 6:30 p.m.
/ Free
Master storyteller Baba Jamal Koram will tell stories from the African tradition and from his own life that speak to the truth in all of our hearts.
269-1910 /
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The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern
/ 7 p.m.
/ $8
/ $6.50 Matinee
From the directors of "WINGED MIGRATION," this awe-inspiring nature doc tells a millennia-spanning history of Europe through the eyes of animals, beginning with the last ice age.
630-5000 /
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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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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.
/ $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!
