Friday, May 6

Friday Lowdown: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Savage Remote, Beeeeees

Your Humboldt Friday has its share of smaller musical gems easily discoverable by those unafraid of a little Lowdown scrolling. Note that this is the last weekend you get to experience Bat Boy: The Musical at the Ferndale Repertory Theatre — LoCO caught a performance last week and, wow, yeah, never seen anything quite like that. Go see it so we can analyze it while drinking at some future date.  

The biggest name jumping off the screen in the listings below is inarguably Big Bad Voodoo Daddy one of the handful of bands to ride big band jazz and swing music’s most recent wave of repopularization in the late ‘90s. They’ll be blowing up at Cher-ae Heights Casino should your foot suit still fit. 

LoCO readers will recall not too long ago when we got really excited about the trailer for a soon-to-be-released documentary about Humboldt’s li’l comedy scene and, specifically, Savage Henry Magazine (also drugs). The day has arrived. Let’s watch this thing. Savage Remote premieres tonight at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. 

Humboldt has a beekeeping community! Who knew?! And those little workers are all abuzz (<— legally required, here) about this weekend’s returning BeeFest which kicks off tonight at the Bayside Grange with a bee lecture and slide show (yes!) and wraps with a screening of The Last Beekeeper — the trailer actually looks pretty good. See beelow. 

—Andrew Goff

Top Events!
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12th Annual Gift of Love Fundraiser
Fortuna River Lodge / 5:30-10:30 p.m. / $60 / 21+
A Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser to benefit the Eel River Valley Foundation. Proceeds will help cover operational costs of Suzanne’s House, which provides housing for family members of patients at Redwood Memorial Hospital.
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BeeFest 2016 Film and Lecture Night
Bayside Grange / 6:30-9 p.m. / Free
The Humboldt County Beekeepers Association presents the 3rd Annual Bee Fest Film and Lecture night for a special lecture and film, and celebrate the amazing world of the honey bee and other pollinators!
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Jerry Martien Book Signing
Northtown Books / 7 p.m.
Jerry Martien will read and sign copies of The Price of a Life, a history of money in Humboldt County from shell exchange to gold rush, and from carbon notes to weed.
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Humboldt Crabs vs. South Bay Sliders
Arcata Ball Park / 7 p.m. / $9
Your hometown team whoops up on some out-of-town bums.
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Savage Remote World Preimiere
Arcata Theatre Lounge / 8 p.m. / $10
Strangebird Films, in association with Abstrkt Volcano Musik, presents the feature length debut from William Head, who ventures beyond the Redwood Curtain into the never-ending hills of the Emerald Triangle to chronicle the deeds and mis-deeds of Savage Henry Magazine.
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 8 p.m. / $39 / $49 VIP
“Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has appeared in concert venues across the world, sold millions of records, and had their music appear in hundreds of movies and television shows. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy continues its mission to celebrate and revitalize jazz and swing music.”
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Midnight North
Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m. / $10 / 21+
Jam band.
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Cold Blue Water
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m. / 21+
Blues/rock.
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All Events!

Friday Night at the Refuge
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge / 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Come enjoy a walk along the trail during the evening hours and a free, natural resource related presentation.
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Jefferson ArtUp Silent Art Auction
Avalon / 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. / Free
All proceeds go to Jefferson Neighborhood Project and community-building efforts.
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Challenge Course: Develop Trust & Teamwork
Arcata Community Forest / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. / $40
The City of Arcata Recreation Division’s Challenge Course, located in the beautiful Arcata Community Forest, is a fun-filled outdoor adventure focusing on team building, skill development and environmental education.
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Backcountry Equine Workshop
HSU Parking Lot G15 / 2-4 p.m. / Free
Basic care of equines in backcountry environments.
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Francofonia
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern / 4 p.m.
Russian director Alexander Sokurov, best known for his single-take history of the Hermitage Museum, RUSSIAN ARK, turns his attention to The Louvre for this magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
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First Friday Bicycle Maintenance Classes
Community Bike Kitchen at Jefferson Elementary / 6-8 p.m. / Free
The workshops are designed to be simple, and address the most common issues that keep you from riding your bicycle.
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Trinidad Arts Night
Trinidad / 6-9 p.m.
Kinda like Garberville Arts Alive, but in Trinidad.
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Ultra Secret
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6-8:30 p.m. / Free
“Fiery jazz funk fusion for your earholes.”
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Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe / 6 p.m. / Free
Jazz on the patio.
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Joani Rose
Persimmons Garden Gallery / 7 p.m.
Local jazz vocalist.
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Friday Night Magic
Nugames Arcata / 7 p.m. / $15
“Weekly social gathering of Magic fans, hosted at your local friendly game store.”
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The Babes
Eureka Woman’s Club / 7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Light Opera Company’s women’s chorus performs music from jazz to contemporary. Joined by HLOC Guys Chorus, along with Tim Willits on sax and Aurora Pitts on violin.
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8-Ball Tournament
Broadway Billiards / 8 p.m. / $10 / Free Public / 21+
Corner pocket.
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Humboldt Symphony and ArMack Orchestra
Fulkerson Recital Hall / 8-9:30 p.m. / $8 / $5 seniors, children / Free HSU students
An orchestral suite from the opera “Carmen,” favorites by Rachmaninoff and Copland, and a tribute to Louis Armstrong.
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Mothers and Sons
Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $15 / $10 Thursdays
“At turns funny and powerful, this extraordinary play portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son.”
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Bat Boy: The Musical
Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $18 / $16 students/seniors 60+ / 18+
“An adult only theatrical experience, Bat Boy: The Musical was inspired by a series of tabloid headlines published in 1992 by The Weekly World News claiming that a terrifying creature, half-man and half-bat, had been discovered in a cave, escaped, and was terrorizing the local dairy farmers.”
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Eureka Pizza Council
SpeakEasy / 8:30 p.m.
Jazz/funk.
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Cold Blue Water
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m. / 21+
Blues/rock.
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Bump Foundation
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn / 9 p.m. / 21+
Local funk industry titans.
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WurlyBird, Beats & Kale
The Jam / 9 p.m. / $5 / 21+
Local DJs.
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Mojo Rockers
Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 9 p.m. / 21+
Classic rock.
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The Movers and The Shakers
Six Rivers Brewery / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free
Live rock, blues and funk.
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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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Dr. Squid
Bear River Casino Resort / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free
“Dr. Squid performs the greatest dance music from the last 50 years of rock and roll as well as jazz standards and a bit of country music.”
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Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT: 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15
  • BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE 2D: 8:00
  • BOSS: 7:30, 9:30
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 2D: 11:45, 2:10, 3:10, 5:35, 6:35, 9:00, 10:00
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 3D: 1:00, 4:25, 7:50
  • HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS: 12:25, 2:55, 5:30
  • HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR: 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25
  • JUNGLE BOOK 2D: 1:20, 2:30, 3:40, 6:15, 7:40, 8:50
  • JUNGLE BOOK 3D: 11:55, 5:05
  • KEANU: 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40
  • MOTHER’S DAY: 12:10, 3:00, 5:55, 8:45
  • RATCHET AND CLANK 2D: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10
  • ZOOTOPIA 2D: 1:30, 4:15, 7:00
Mill Creek Cinema
  • BOSS: 4:15, 6:50, 9:20
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 2D: 11:50, 2:20, 5:40, 8:10, 9:00
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 3D: 1:00, 4:25, 7:45
  • HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR: 12:25, 3:15, 6:05, 9:00
  • JUNGLE BOOK 2D: 12:05, 5:25
  • JUNGLE BOOK 3D: 2:45, 8:00
  • KEANU: 1:25, 4:00, 6:35, 9:10
  • MOTHER’S DAY: 12:00, 3:00, 5:55, 8:50
  • RATCHET AND CLANK 2D: 12:50, 3:20, 5:40

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