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Friday Lowdown: Beer, Musicals, The '90s and the Return of Marty O'Reilly

You made it! Don’t forget that you can start your Humboldt Friday evening by meeting the folks behind The Booth Brewing Company, Eureka's new South Korean sudsmiths, at a low key tasting party in their still-under-construction facility — pardon their dust. Read more about The Booth here.  

As far as more traditional out-and-about fare, North Coast Repertory Theatre’s production of Oklahoma! continues this weekend — read MRU scene editor Lauraine Leblanc’s review here. The tireless Club Triangle crew attempts to seduce you with a ‘90s dance party at The Jam. There’s also plenty of music for your ears to suck up. YouTube allows you to sample the sounds of Marty O’Reilly (left) and and Ohtis (right) below — they’re playing at HumBrews and Richard’s Goat, respectively.

Details on all that and more in your Lowdown listings below. --AG

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Craft Beer Tasting Party

The Booth Brewing Company / 6 p.m.

"The Booth Brewing Co. is hosting a Tasting Party at our new brewery in Eureka, CA. Super psyched to introduce our beers with our friends and supporters in the area. We're inviting 100 people! Drink delicious beer and spend time with our awesome brewing team."

Mystical Movie Night

Arcata Playhouse / 6-11 p.m. / $3

The Princess Bride at 6 p.m. and Labyrinth at 8 p.m.

822-1575 / jackied@arcataplayhouse.org / Web site

The Yokels

Fieldbrook Market / 7:30-10 p.m. / Free

Fine Humboldt rockabilly.

theyokelbrothers@gmail.com /

Shirley Valentine

HLOC's The Space / 7:30 p.m. / $16

"This is a heartwarming comedy that tells the story of a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds talking to her kitchen wall easier than engaging her husband in conversation."

630-5013 / info@hloc.org / Web site

Fourth Friday Flix: Airplane!

Eureka Theater / 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Have you ever been in a cockpit before? Do you like movies about gladiators? Have you ever been in a Turkish prison? If your answer to any of these questions is "wait, what?" then you're in for a rare treat--the 1980 comedy classic Airplane! on the big screen.

442-2970 / Web site

Oklahoma!

North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8-11 p.m. / $18

Love and jealousy tussle for supremacy against a backdrop of classic ballads from two of Broadway’s most beloved and successful composers.

442-6278 / ncrt@sonic.net / Web site

Club Triangle: 90s Dance Party

The Jam / 9 p.m.-2 a.m. / $5 / 21+

"Riot grrrls, kandi kids, cyber goths and grungers... Get ready for a 90s dance party like no other."

822-5266 / Web site

The Kaptain Kirk and Martian Bishop Explosion

Logger Bar / 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. / 21+

"Prepare to have your minds blown and your inhibitions abandoned! Resistance is futile. You will slip into a state of comfortable bliss only to be coaxed into an existential sexual frenzy of pure love! "

668-5000 / Web site

Ohtis, Levi Thomas, Mister Moonbeam

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 9 p.m.-midnight / $5 / 21+

"Two absolute gems from a relatively undiscovered strain of primitive Americana. Great touring talents, with local support from showstopping bard Mister Moonbeam."

630-5000 / Web site

Marty O'Reilly, Royal Jelly Jive

Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m. / $10 / 21+

"This four-man orchestra seamlessly weaves trance based blues music, harkening back to John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, with a drunken minor swing comparable to some of Tom Waits’ darker works."

826-2739 / Web site

Caregiver Training

Humboldt Senior Resource Center / 9:30-2:30 a.m. / $20

800-834-1636 / mbusch@humsenior.org / Web site

Collectors Sale

Morris Graves Museum of Art / noon-5 a.m. / Free

"Would you like to add to your collection by purchasing a piece from another’s private collection? Come join us for this unique event."

442-0278 / jemima@humboldtarts.org / Web site

Blue Lotus Jazz

Larrupin Cafe / 6 p.m. / Free

Jazz on the patio.

677-0230 / davewilsonguitarist@yahoo.com / Web site

Samba Workshop

Redwood Raks World Dance Studio / 6-7:30 p.m. / $10

With Rocio Cristal.

616-6876 / talavera.rocio@gmail.com / Web site

Latin Peppers

Cecils New Orleans Bistro / 7:30-10 p.m. / Free

Members include Jimmy Durchslag on trombone, Orlando Morales on timbales, Tim Randles on Piano, Jon Lewis on congas, Andy Barnett on trumpet and Lee Phillips on bass.

923-3449 / jimmydur@asis.com / Web site

Starship Troopers (1997)

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 7:30-10:30 p.m. / $5

"Humans in a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival."

613-3030 / Web site

Eureka Pizza Council

SpeakEasy / 8:30 p.m.

Jazz/funk.

444-2244 / Web site

707 Band

Bear River Casino Resort / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / 21+

Humboldt rockin'.

733-9644 / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre