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FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Tiny Desk Concert Winners in Arcata

Sacramento-based, stylistically diverse band The Philharmonik bring the songs and vision of multi-instrumentalist founder Christian Gates to the Arcata Theatre Lounge stage Friday night. Details on that and more in. your Lowdown listings below. 

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Grief Song Circle

Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship / 4-5:30 p.m. / Free

Community song circles welcome all voices, bringing together people who love to sing, regardless of experience level.

connect@huuf.org / Web site

WNBA Finals Watch Party

See Event Description / 4-8 p.m. / Free / 21+

Minnesota Lynx take on the New York Liberty.

613-0732 / thesummittsportsbook@gmail.com / Web site

Checkered Past

Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 5-7 p.m. / Free

Humboldt County's premiere ska/reggae band brings live music to the tap room!

668-4151 / Web site

McKinleyville Arts Night

McKinleyville Business Dist. / 6-8 p.m.

Celebration of arts, food and fun in McKinleyville held the third Friday of each month.

Route 66

Gyppo Ale Mill / 6-8 p.m. / Free

Discover the vibrant heart of Humboldt's music scene with Route 66, an ensemble revered for their masterful blend of classic jazz.

223-3443 / family@gyppo.com / Web site

Dead Acres

Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 6-10 p.m. / $20 / $10 kids 12 and under

The haunted maze at Dead Acres is coming to Blue Lake Casino for three weekends in October, plus Halloween night! This thrilling experience is scary fun for all ages, though it might be a bit too intense for the little ones.

668-9770 / Web site

Orange & Black Skate Night

Blue Lake Roller Rink / 6-9 p.m. / $5

First 20 skaters get free glow gear with admission.

668-5932 / parksdirector@bluelake.ca.gov / Web site

Scream-A-Torium SCAREGROUNDS

See Event Description / 6-10:30 p.m. / $30 / $20 General Admission Thursday Bargin Night / $20 13+ / $50 VIP / $10 Grounds Only (No haunt addmision) / 18+

466-7414 / screamatoriumhaunt@gmail.com / Web site

Eureka Skate Night

Eureka Municipal Auditorium / 6:30-9 p.m. / 18+

Wear your favorite costume and come skate at this Halloween themed Skate Night event!

cjungers@ci.eureka.ca.gov / Web site

Opera Alley Cats

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

Long-running Old Town musical institution featuring some of the region's best jazz players.

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

Improv! Zara Plus One / The Real Sisterwives of Humboldt

Exit Theatre / 7-9 p.m. / $10 Online through Eventbrite / $12.51 At the door / 18+

Come see Zara Chandra perform her longform improv duo show, Zara Plus One, with special guest Geraldine Carolan!

improv.with.zara@gmail.com / Web site

The Haunted Rail Tour

Timber Heritage Samoa Shops / 7-11 p.m. / $25 / $20 Seniors, Students, Veterans

The Haunted Rail Tour Returns! This time with a haunted house, a historic guided train tour, an escape room, fair games, a trolley ride, movies, live shows, and fun themed nights.

499-8481 / hauntedrailtour@gmail.com / Web site

Clam Beach Roadies

Westhaven Center for the Arts / 7:30-9:30 p.m. / $5 / $20 slding scale

The Clam Beach Roadies will perform an eclectic mix of covers of well known, danceable, classic & newer rock-n-roll.

834-2479 / westhavenarts@gmail.com / Web site

Kinktober: A Burlesque Event

The Siren's Song Tavern / 7:30-10:30 p.m. / $15 / 18+

"Let your fantasies come alive as we explore the provocative, and wicked side of October."

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

Jessie Mills Band

Kaptain's Quarters / 8-10 p.m. / Free

Blues/rock.

798-1273 / Web site

Origins of Ordinary

Outer Space / 8-9 p.m. / Free / $20 those who can afford it / $15 supporters of the arts

Origins of Ordinary, a one person show, written and performed by Jeff Kelley, brings the inside of the mind out onto the stage.

captain@captainordinary.com / Web site

The Philharmonik

Arcata Theatre Lounge / 8-11:59 p.m. / $26

Winners of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts Contest 2024 bring their soul, R&B and funk to the ATL.

613-3030 / info@arcatatheatre.com / Web site

Skeleton Krewe Trio feat. Barry Sless, Rob Barraco, Stephen Inglis

Humboldt Brews / 8 p.m. / $25 / 21+

Hawaiian flavored versions of Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan.

826-2739 / Web site

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8-11 p.m. / $18 Student/Senior / $20 General

Sweeney Todd returns to London after being wrongfully imprisoned for years, only to discover the life he knew is now gone. To get his revenge he partners with a lowly pie shop owner to make meat pies out of murder most foul!

268-0175 / northcoastrepertory@gmail.com / Web site

Punk Emo Metal Screamo Karaoke

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 8:30 p.m. / Free / 21+

Special 'screamo' punk/emo/metal themed Karaoke night, on a special night of the week!

630-5000 / Web site

The Latest Show

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

Jish Barnes hosts a late night show every Friday. Guests, jokes, lists, surprises.

Web site

Latin Night With DJ Pachanguero

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

Come dance to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, and much more. DJ Pachanguero will bring the fuego to Blue Lake.

668-9770 / Web site

LumberSMASH Drag Show

Van Duzer Theater / 9-11 p.m. / Free

Featuring the incredible talents of Vibe Productions and The Ink People, this high-energy show promises to bring glamour, grit, and good vibes to the entire Lumberjack family.

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

Under The Influence

Bear River Casino Resort / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+

Playing all of your favorite rock n' roll hits from every era.

683-5872 / booking.utiband@gmail.com / Web site

Hyperion

The Basement / 9 p.m.-midnight / $5 / 21+

Get down to some funk, soul and disco vibes.

230-6451 / info@basementarcata.com / 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 /

Andy Iwancio

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

"Andy is a transgender gal comedian from Seattle who waxes poetics on being transgender, growing boobs, and then, subsequently, shaking those boobs because of her epilepsy. So, all of that, plus puns."

Web site

The Latest Show

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

Jish Barnes hosts a late night show every Friday. Guests, jokes, lists, surprises.

Web site

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