Friday, Dec. 12
Top Events!
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Arts!Arcata
Arcata / 6-9 p.m.
Monthly arts walk. Businesses on and around the Plaza stay open late featuring local art and music.
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HFS Barn Dance w/ Striped Pig Stringband
Rohner Park Fireman’s Pavilion / 7:30-10:30 p.m. / $7 / $6 HFS members, students and seniors / Free Kids under 12
Called by Lyndsey Battle with tunes from Striped Pig Stringband. All dances will be taught with no partner or experience needed.
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The Nutcracker
Arkley Center For The Performing Arts / 8 p.m. / $20 / $12 children under 12
North Coast Dance presents their annual holiday tradition. Features guest choreographers Ikolo and Sarah Griffin, a fantastic cast of local dancers, and world class guest performers.
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Dell’Arte Character Projects
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte) / 8-9:30 p.m. / Free / 18+
“Share the evening with 10 actor-poets (Dell’Arte’s 2nd year graduate students) as they transform into lively characters in a moving kaleidoscope of richly imagined worlds.”
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Robert Cray Band
Van Duzer Theater / 8 p.m. / $45 / $10 HSU students
When it comes to modern roots music, Robert Cray has been the indispensable bridge between the trailhead of tradition and the blues-soul-R&B mix heard throughout contemporary music.
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Holiday Concert at HSU
Fulkerson Recital Hall / 8-9:30 p.m. / $8 / $5 seniors, children, students / Free HSU students
It’s the biannual holiday concert by three large ensembles: Humboldt Symphony plays Corelli’s Christmas Concerto and other works, the Humboldt Chorale community singers perform sacred music from Europe and America, and the University Singers perform contemporary composer John Rutter’s “Gloria.”
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Wild Rabbit
Logger Bar / 9 p.m. / 21+
Award-winning string band on tour from Bellingham, WA.
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Diggin Dirt CD Release Party
The Jam / 9:30 p.m.
“This is gonna be our last show for a while … so were gonna leave you with something good … our first official EP! Liquid Kactus will be opening for us.”
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Poor Man’s Whiskey
Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m. / $15 / 21+
“Emerging from the San Francisco bay area music scene this quintet has developed a sound that is eclectic and engaging. PMW has been winning over national audiences with their upbeat performances, zany stage antics, and infectious songs.”
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Holiday Craft Bonanza
SCRAP Humboldt / 6-5 p.m.
Plus, treats and mimosas!
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Membership Mixer
Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) / 6-9 p.m.
Meet board and staff and hear about new programs for 2015.
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Brae Lewis and Friends
T’s Cafe North / 6-9 p.m. / Free
Bluegrass and folk music.
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Compost Mountain Boys
The Garden Gate / 6-9 p.m.
Bluegrass.
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Rainwater Catchment Workshop
See Event Description / 6-7:30 p.m. / $50 / $30 Full wkshp, sliding scale / $10 Fri. Only, sliding scale
Learn how to construct a rainwater catchment and storage system through hands-on installation on an Arcata home.
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Christmas Dessert Theater
Faith Center / 7 p.m. / $10 / $5 12 and under
Featuring “Buddy the Elf,” an adaptation.
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The End of History, a Transmedia Event
Gist Theater at HSU / 7:30-9 p.m. / $10 / $8 seniors, students / Free HSU students (limited seating) / 18+
Themes of love and revolution inspired by the earth-shaking happenings of 1989, including the fall of the Berlin wall, revolution in eastern Europe, the first same sex civil union, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, rebellion and repression in China’s Tiananmen Square and the Loma Prieta earthquake.
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Make Me Laugh!
Cecils New Orleans Bistro / 8-10 p.m. / Free / 21+
“We bring audience members on stage one at a time and give our comedians each 60 seconds to make that contestant laugh. Those who hold out the longest get ridiculously fabulous prizes! (Well, they’re ridiculous.)”
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
NCRT / 8 p.m. / $18 / $25 benefit for Redwood Reading Service Nov. 14 / $20 benefit for Children’ Author Festival Nov. 15
The story concerns young, ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch, who, with the help of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.
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NightHawk
Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 9 p.m. / 21+
Local classic rock.
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Karaoke
Bar Fly Pub and Grub / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+
Singing in public is easier with beer.
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DJ Benjamin Andres
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works / 10 p.m.-1 a.m. / 21+
Everything good from the Golden Era of hip-hop.
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Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • BIG HERO 6 2D: 12:00, 2:45, 5:30, 8:10
  • BIRDMAN: 12:25, 3:15, 6:05, 8:55
  • DUMB AND DUMBER TO: 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30
  • EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS 2D: 1:45, 3:35, 5:10, 8:30
  • EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS 3D: 12:10, 7:00
  • HORRIBLE BOSSES 2: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:25
  • HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1: 12:20, 2:25, 3:20, 5:20, 6:20, 8:20, 9:15
  • INTERSTELLAR: 12:35, 4:20, 8:00
  • NIGHTCRAWLER: 12:30, 3:10, 5:50, 8:30
  • PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 2D: 12:40, 3:00, 5:25, 7:45
  • THEORY OF EVERYTHING: 12:05, 3:05, 6:00, 9:00
Mill Creek Cinema
  • BIG HERO 6 2D: 12:25, 3:00, 5:35, 8:15
  • EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS 2D: 1:50, 5:10, 8:30
  • EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS 3D: 7:00
  • HORRIBLE BOSSES 2: 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:25
  • HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1: 12:20, 2:25, 3:20, 5:20, 6:20, 8:20, 9:15
  • INTERSTELLAR: 12:10, 3:50, 7:35
  • PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 2D: 1:10, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 5:50, 8:10
Minor Theatre
  • HOMESMAN: 3:15, 6:05, 8:55
  • HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1: 2:55, 5:50, 8:45
  • PELICAN DREAMS: 4:30, 6:40, 9:10

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