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WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: Peking Acrobats Return

CenterArts' final show of 2019: The eye-popping return of the Peking Acrobats to Humboldt State University's Van Duzer Theatre. Details in your Lowdown listings below.

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Shoe Drive!

See Event Description / 9 a.m.

Coastal Grove Charter School’s Class of 2021 is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser between November 1 - December 13 to raise funds for their 8th Grade Trip to Washington, D.C.

bellawaters@gmail.com / Web site

Redwood Genealogical Society Meeting

See Event Description / 11:30 a.m. / $9

Our speaker is Ben Shepherd whose topic is “The History of Willow Brook”. All are welcome. Willow Brook is the area just south of the College of the Redwoods.

683-9263 / rgsfortuna@gmail.com / Web site

Pints for Nonprofits

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 3-11:59 p.m. / Free / 21+

Benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters.

630-5000 / richardsgoat@att.net / Web site

Free English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes

Humboldt County Library - Eureka Main Branch / 4:30-7:30 p.m. / Free / 18+

Want to improve your English for everyday life, work, or school?

269-1905 / Web site

Health Care for All/Physicians for a National Health Program Meeting

The Sanctuary / 5-6 p.m. / Free

The normal meeting dates for our group, HCA/PNHP (Health Care for All/Physicians for a National Health Program)--Humboldt Chapters, is the fourth Wednesday of the month.

805-844-6655 / healthcareforallhumboldt@gmail.com / Web site

Business Planning for the Real World (Business Basics Series)

Prosperity Center / 5:30-7:30 p.m. / $30

445-9720 / admin@northcoastsbdc.org / Web site

Sci-Fi Night: Battle of the Worlds (1961)

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 6 p.m.

"Men & women in rocket ships near Mars gasp "Inverting... course... 180... degrees..." in high-gee maneuvers. Meanwhile, the offbeat scientist (Claude Rains) shouts at the labcoats who have invaded his greenhouse."

613-3030 / Web site

Jazz Night with Bill Allison & Friends

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 6 p.m. / Free / 21+

Bill Allison brings back the tantalizing smooth sounds of history of American jazz.

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

Three Legged Dog

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 6-10 p.m. / Free / 21+

Three Legged Dog is a bluegrass power trio made up of members of Lone Star (Jon Murdock), Guano (Richard Bitter) and Trippin the Dew (Braeden Lewis), and their shows are a rowdy mix of hillbilly music and country songs, with a dose of wild jazz thrown in for you stoners.

877-252-2946 / Web site

Peking Acrobats

Van Duzer Theater / 7 p.m. / $39 / $25 HSU students

Direct from the People's Republic of China, this elite group of gymnasts, jugglers, trick cyclists, and tumblers roll spellbinding 2000-year-old Chinese traditions into a gravity-defying kaleidoscope of uplifting, awe-inspiring entertainment perfect for the whole family!

826-3928 / Web site

Cuban Salsa (Rueda de Casino)

Redwood Raks World Dance Studio / 7:15-8:15 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 / Web site

Karaoke

Vista Del Mar / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+

Provided by Lightning Boom productions.

443-3770 / vistadelmarbar@gmail.com /

Rude Lion Sound

Toby and Jacks / 10 p.m. / 21+

Were you just thinking, "Is there anyplace that has Dancehall Wednesdays?" Here it is!

Whomp Wednesday

The Jam / 10 p.m. / 21+

whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp.

822-5266 / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema
Minor Theatre