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MONDAY LOWDOWN: It's April, Fools

Ha. After enduring a whole day of your prank-loving friends and coworkers thinking they are hilarious, maybe end your April Fool's Day with a professional jokester. Consider standup Alex Elkin, who will headline a night of comedy out at Blue Lake Casino Monday night. Sample his yuks above. Show details in your Lowdown listings below. 

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

April Fool's Comedy Jam w/ Alex Elkin

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 8 p.m. / $10

Alex Elkin started his comedy career in 2016 after winning the prestigious International San Francisco Comedy Competition. In July 2018 he was honored in being chosen to go to Iraq to entertain the troops.

668-9770 / Web site

Leader-in-Training Summer Program

Arcata City Hall / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. / $15 / $80 5+ weeks non-resident / $16 non-resident / $75 5+ weeks

Teens, ages 13-17, become a Leader-In-Training (L.I.T.) and gain real life work experience and leadership skills, all while having fun in the sun! L.I.T.s work with 4-14 year-old campers, helping to plan and lead summer camp activities, field trips and more.

822-7091 / rec@cityofarcata.org / Web site

Artists Howdy Emerson and Barbara Wright

Trinidad Art Gallery / 10 a.m.-5 p.m. / Free

The Trinidad Art Gallery features two of its members, mosaic and glass artist Barbara Wright, and Celtic Harpist and painter Howdy Emerson.

677-3770 / trinidadgallery@gmail.com / Web site

Mentor Mondays

Humboldt Bay Provisions / 4 p.m.

Each week Provisions spotlights a local non-profit. $1 of each drink goes to their program.

Monday Night Pod

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 5-11 p.m. / Free / 18+

Live recordings of podcasts on the Savage Henry Podcast Network.

845-8864 / editor@savagehenrymagazine.com / Web site

Open Mic Night

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 7-10 p.m. / 21+

This could be you.

444-3344 / specialevents.eaglehouse@gmail.com / Web site

Quiz Night

Blondies Food and Drink / 7 p.m.

Aww, show people how smart you are when you drink. Adorable.

822-3453 / Web site

Swing Dance Night

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

616-6876 / Web site

Friendship Circle Dance

Humboldt Hill Grange / 7 p.m. / $4

Dancing to live music featuring tunes from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s.

725-5323 /

Phatsy Kline's Open Mic w/ Chris Parreira

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 7-10 p.m. / Free / 21+

This Open Mic welcomes performances of music, poetry, comedy, spoken word and more.

444-3344 / chrisparreira@gmail.com / Web site

Phatsy Kline's Open Mic w/ Chris Parreira

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 7 p.m.-10 a.m. / Free / 21+

444-3344 / chrisparreira@gmail.com / Web site

Really Cheap Bowling

Harbor Lanes / 8 p.m.-midnight

$1.75 per game? Steeeee-rike!

E-TV

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9-11 p.m. / $5 / 18+

Comedian Evan Vest scours the bottom of the Internet to find the weirdest videos and a panel of comedians riff on them.

845-8864 / editor@savagehenrymagazine.com / Web site

Rude Lion Sound's Dancehall Mondays

Ocean Grove Lodge / 9:30 p.m. / 21+

Reggae/dancehall night. Looks like this.

677-3543 / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre