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EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Arcata High Artisan Faire

Arcata High School / 5-8 a.m. / Free

The event will take place in the Fine Arts Building. A variety of handmade, one-of-a-kind items will be for sale including gifts made in our woodshop, laser engraved items made in our Maker Space, art and photography from the Arcata Arts Institute, and so much more!

825-2400 / jmauro@nohum.k12.ca.us / Web site

The Salvation Army Angel Tree Registration

See Event Description / 8 a.m.-midnight

Online registration.

442-6475 / stephanie.wonnacott@usw.salvationarmy.org / Web site

Fire Arts Staff Show

Fire Arts Center / 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Artists include Alder Gustafson, David Jordan, Elaine Y. Shore, Elizabeth P. Johnson, Jessica Swan, Natalia Meléndez Rosa, and Sophie Holderman.

826-1445 / director@fireartsarcata.com / Web site

Garberville Farmers' Market

Garberville Town Square / 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Garberville Farmers’ Market offers the freshest fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread, flowers, crafts and more! Enjoy music and hot food vendors at this fun, family friendly event.

441-9999 / info@northcoastgrowersassocation.org / Web site

Bayside Holiday Market

Bayside Community Hall / noon-7 p.m. / Free

Third Annual Bayside Holiday Market. Featuring over 30 artisans under 1 roof. Special guest artists each weekend. Your one stop shopping destination. Free entry. We have everything from hand made soaps, candles, housewares and more.

593-6544 / amysalmostperfect@gmail.com / Web site

Magician/Comedian Dale Lorzo

Kim Yerton Memorial Library / noon-1 p.m. / Free

Using refined sleight-of-hand, marvelous escapes, and masterful illusions, Lorzo delivers sparkle and comedy for the whole family. Each show will be unique so people attending more than one show will see different things at each. Presented by Humboldt Literacy Project.

269-1910 / Web site

Ferndale Holiday Hospitality Night Open House

Ferndale / 5-9 p.m.

Old-fashioned Christmas magic meets festive holiday street fair at Ferndale's annual Hospitality Night. Main Street merchants stay open late the first Friday in December to serve up holiday cheer to patrons.

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Laffy Hour Comedy Open Mic

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 6-8 p.m. / Free

Hard week at work! Comed blow off some steam and hear or even tell some jokes at Laffy Hour!

845-8864 / info@savagehenrycomedy.com / Web site

Opera Alley Cats

SpeakEasy / 7-10 p.m. / Free / 21+

Live jazz. No cover.

444-2244 / jessdancer.speakeasy@gmail.com / Web site

First Friday Comedy Night

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 8-9 p.m. / Free / 21+

Come start the weekend right with comedy at Blue Lake Casino and Hotel! Free Show!

668-9770 / infor@bluelakecasino.com / Web site

Seussical, The Musical

Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 8-10 p.m. / $18 / $16 Student / $16 Seniors

Seussical is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based on the many children's stories of Dr. Seuss, with most of its plot being based on Horton Hears a Who!, Gertrude McFuzz, and Horton Hatches the Egg.

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The Critics Live

The Siren's Song Tavern / 8 p.m.-12:30 p.m. / Free

The Critics, ThunderCloud and JD Garza performing live music.

442-8778 / thesirenssongtavern@gmail.com / Web site

Dodd, Doyle & Bradford

Phatsy Kline's Parlor Lounge / 8-10 p.m. / Free

Both Marty Dodd and Norman Bradford have a long history of playing music in Humboldt County. Marty plays in Dead On as well as local favorites Compost Mt. Boys and Old Dog. Norman plays in Dead on as well and Wild Otis and Magnificent Sactuary Band.

407-0634 / Brad.phatsyklines@gmail.com / Web site

"Sing, Sing, Sing" with the Mad River Transit Singers

Fulkerson Recital Hall / 8 p.m. / $10 / Free Cal Poly Students with ID / $5 Children

Mad River Transit Singers will perform a variety of jazz styles—Highlights of the program include exciting arrangements of well-known standards.

826-3928 / mus@humboldt.edu / Web site

YO! First Friday! With DJM

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

822-5266 / Web site

Karaoke

Central Station / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free / 21+

Every Friday night sing your favorite songs!

839-2013 / centralstationtavern@gmail.com /

Young Dubliners

Humboldt Brews / 9 p.m. / $25 / 21+

Thirty years running as one of the world's leading Celtic Rock bands.

826-2739 / humbrews@gmail.com / Web site

Cowboy Disco

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 9 p.m. / $10 / $15 day of show / 21+

Like a rhinestone cowboi, our OG disco DJ The Grouch returns with Pandemonium Jones and Italo-Disco diavolo Pierre Selecto for a night of everything from booty-shakin boot-scootin cowboy jams to Brazilian funk & Japanese disco!

630-5000 / info@miniplexevents.com / Web site

Winter OnesieLand

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 9 p.m. / $10

Onesie party with DJs Statik, D’vinity and Gabe Pressure.

613-3030 / Web site

Zach Peterson

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 9-11 p.m. / $15

Our buddy from Nebraska returns to the Club!. Out of Omaha Nebraska, after spending time in Chicago and Los Angeles, Zach Peterson is consistently touring around the country working at clubs, theaters and festivals year round.

845-8864 / info@savagehenrycomedy.com / Web site

'Please Don't Leave': Late Night Improv Comedy Game

Savage Henry Comedy Club / 11 p.m.-1 a.m. / $5 / 18+

Scott Hoyle runs an improv based show with a rotating panel of the best local and sometimes touring comedians who are at the Club that weekend.

845-8864 / info@savagehenrycomedy.com / Web site

MOVIES

Broadway Cinema
Mill Creek Cinema