Saturday, Oct. 26
Support Cancer Research, Rock Out to Neil Diamond Songs
It was so crucial that you celebrate correctly this particular Saturday that we covered it in advance on Thursday’s Lowdown. Please refer to that if you have any questions about how to properly party this evening. But there was something the Lowdown didn’t mention previously that we feel the urge to bump briefly here now. ‘Cuz Neil Diamond tribute bands should never be ignored.
Thus, it is our honor and duty to inform you that the Bay Area’s Super Diamond will fill the Eureka Theatre tonight with hits like “Cherry, Cherry,” “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon,” “Solitary Man,” and you better believe “Sweet Caroline.” Now, your Lowdown will confess that it has never experienced Super Diamond live, so we’ll defer to the ol’ SF Weekly who notes the group carries ”enough irony to draw the cool kids, enough rock to move the Sigma Chis, enough class to accommodate the corporate VPs between the ice sculptures, and more than enough Neil to swoon the housewives.” Did that help?
But perhaps the most important aspect of the show is that proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Beat that. Again, refer to our previous Saturday roundup and/or peruse he Lowdown below. Just do something.
-Andrew Goff
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
The Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors
Eighth and N streets, Arcata
/ 7 p.m.-midnight
/ $10
Humboldt’s most twisted, horrific tradition returns for another year of hair-raising, vomit-inducing delights! 13 and older.
Humboldt Baykeeper’s 9th Birthday Bash
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $25
/ 21+
Featuring samba/reggae/funk powerhouse SambaDá!, DJ Mantease and Samba de Alegria.
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Super Diamond
Eureka Theater
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $25
Neil Diamond tribute. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
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The Haunted Mill Tour
Blue Ox Millworks
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
/ $10
Terror has a new home this year as the North Coast Repertory Theatre and the Blue Ox Historic Park bring you the Haunted Mill Tour. Sexy zombies, demented blacksmiths, and all manner of creepy crawlers will be taking over the historic Blue Ox Millworks site for this four night event.
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Annual Halloween Boogie
Mateel Community Center
/ 8 p.m.
/ $30
/ $27 adv.
KMUD and the MCC present bands Heavyweight Dub Champion featuring Dr. Israel, Ganga Giri, El Radio Fantastique and Liberation Movement. Costume contest!
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Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ 21+
Deep funk.
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All Events!
Pretty and Dead Halloween
Nocturnum
/ midnight
/ $5
/ 21+
Where’s Queer Bill’s Halloween party with DJ Razorburn. $50 cash prize for best costume.
Arcata Bottoms Field Trip
Redwood Region Audubon Society
/ 8:30 a.m.
After spending an hour or so in the park, Ken Burton (707-499-1146) will then take participants out farther into the Arcata Bottoms in search of early winter raptors and waterfowl, migrant sparrows and blackbirds, and other open-country species.
Humboldt Bay Boat Tours
Humboldt Baykeeper
/ 9-10:30 a.m.
Humboldt Baykeeper offers free natural history boat tours of the north Humboldt Bay at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Call for details.
Arcata Farmers’ Market
Arcata Plaza
/ 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Local produce, meats flowers and more. Music at 10 a.m. (Click for music schedule.)
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Paths 2 Prosperity
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
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Ferndale Farmers’ Market
Main Street, Ferndale
/ 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
On the corner of Shaw and Main streets. Sustainable farms sell local produce direct to the consumer.
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Native Plants
Samara Restoration Nursery
/ 10-3 a.m.
/ Free
Native plant nursery Fall Open House.
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Bee Friendly Days
Eureka Natural Foods, Eureka
/ 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Meet local beekeepers and learn about their practice.
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Journey to Planet Possible
The Jefferson Project
/ 1-6 p.m.
/ $5
Get your imagination caps on, and jump into a rocket ship with the artists and puppeteers from the Ink People Center for the Arts. Guided tours leave every few minutes to other worlds where travelers will talk to robots, crawl through an underwater maze, pet strange aliens and more.
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ArMack Orchestra
McKinleyville High School
/ 2 p.m.
/ $5
Performs the soundtrack for to silent films, Two Tars starring Laurel and Hardy and Sherlock Jr. with Buster Keaton.
Young Frankenstein: The Musical!
Gist Hall, HSU
/ 2-9:30 p.m.
/ $15
/ $10 students & seniors
/ 18+
It’s alive! And it dances! Get ready for Halloween with the scary, sexy and very silly HSU production of Mel Brooks’ classic.
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The Hullabaloo
Fortuna River Lodge
/ 5 p.m.
Family friendly Halloween carnival and Illusionist show.
halloWEEN!
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
WEEN! cover night by Kulica and Papa Pony Experience. A night of debauchery.
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Halloween Spooks
Old Town Coffee And Chocolates (Old Town)
/ 7 p.m.
/ Free
Humboldt’s resident wandering spectre Carpathian serves up his annual night of scary stories and spooky songs, to the delight of young and old alike.
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Jan Bramlett
Crush
/ 7-9 p.m.
Bluesy rock to Americana folk.
Movies in the Park
Sequoia Park
/ 7 p.m.
Featuring the horror “classic” Salem’s Lot filmed in Ferndale and based on the best-selling Stephen King novel. Music provided by Deep Groove Society DJs.
ArMack Orchestra
McKinleyville High School
/ 7 p.m.
/ $5
Performs the soundtrack for to silent films, Two Tars starring Laurel and Hardy and Sherlock Jr. with Buster Keaton.
Young Frankenstein: The Musical!
Gist Hall, HSU
/ 7:30-9:30 p.m.
/ $15
/ $10 students & seniors
/ 18+
It’s alive! And it dances! Get ready for Halloween with the scary, sexy and very silly HSU production of Mel Brooks’ classic.
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Our Town
Ferndale Repertory Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $10
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the very first production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play.
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10th Annual Pirates’ Ball
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
/ $5
Featuring none other than The Pine Box Boys and Colonel Jimmy and The Blackfish. Costumes strongly encouraged.
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‘The Twilit Zone’ Costume Gala
Synapsis
/ 8 p.m.
/ $20
Bands! DJs! Sideshows! Aerial acrobatics! Aliens? Music by The Monster Women, Blood Gnome, DJs Zanapod and Onhell, magic shows.
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NightHawk
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Classic rock and contemporary dance music.
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Scotch Wiggly, Fogliner
Little Red Lion
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
The Shondes, DJ Anya
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Indie, feminist, melodic punk rock.
The Decades
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
From Chuck Berry to Katy Perry.
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Pressure/Anya DJs
The Ritz
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
Dance … dance … get on down in ya undapants …
Side Iron, Matt Pless
Alibi
/ 11 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
A night of punky tonk.
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- WIZARD OF OZ 3D: 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15
Mill Creek Cinema
- CAPTAIN PHILLIPS: 2:10, 5:20, 8:30
- CARRIE: 1:25, 4:00, 6:35, 9:10
- CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 2D: 1:00, 3:25, 5:50
- COUNSELOR: 12:40, 3:20, 6:05, 8:45
- ESCAPE PLAN: 12:50, 3:35, 6:15, 9:00
- GRAVITY 2D: 2:20, 9:20
- GRAVITY 3D: 12:00, 4:40, 7:00
- JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 8:20, 9:30
- WIZARD OF OZ 3D: 12:35, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10
Minor Theatre
- CAPTAIN PHILLIPS: 2:30, 5:35, 8:40
- FIFTH ESTATE: 2:40, 5:45, 8:50
- GRAVITY 2D: 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20
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