FRIDAY LOWDOWN: He’s Got an Angry Inch!

“A rock musical with legs!” It’s opening weekend for North Coast Repertory Theatre‘s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, once dubbed by Rolling Stone as the “best rock musical ever.”

Details on that show and more human gatherings in your Friday Lowdown below. 

Events

(Submit yours!)

Animalitos (The Little Animals)
Arcata Playhouse / 2 p.m. / $14 / $10 kids
1251 Ninth St., Arcata
Shows at both 2 and 7 p.m. “Animalitos is a collection of Aesop’s fables woven together in magical puppet dance told with Spanish and English.”
822-1575 / Web site

Arts!Arcata
Arcata / 6-9 p.m.
, Arcata
Monthly arts walk. Businesses on and around the Plaza stay open late featuring local art and music.
822-4500 / Web site

District 1 Dairy Princess Contest
Fortuna River Lodge / 6-10 p.m. / $40
Fortuna River Lodge, Fortuna
Nine young ladies will compete for the prestigious title of Dairy Princess during the ceremonies at the contest. The new Dairy Princesses will represent the dairy industry in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties.
496-1501 / dmarenner@frontiernet.net / Web site

The Yokels
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6-8:30 p.m. / Free
195 Taylor Way, Blue Lake
Fine Humboldt rockabilly.
668-4151 / music@madriverbrewing.com / Web site

The House that Will Not Stand
Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $17 / $22 5/5 Gala Opening / $10 Thursdays
220 First St., Eureka
New Orleans, 1836. Following an era of French colonial rule and relative racial acceptance, Louisiana’s “free people of color” are prospering. Beatrice, a free woman of color, has become one of the city’s wealthiest women through her relationship with a rich white man.
Web site

Hedwig and The Angry Inch
North Coast Repertory Theatre / 8-10 p.m. / $18 / $16 Students/Seniors / 18+
300 Fifth St., Eureka
Called “The best rock musical ever,” by Rolling Stone, Hedwig tells the tale of genderqueer East German rock-and-roll singer Hedwig Robinson.
442-6278 / northcoastrepertory@gmail.com / Web site

Chicago
Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $18 / $16 students/seniors / $10 5/3 preview
447 Main Street, Ferndale
“Winner of both the Tony Award for Best Revival and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Chicago is the bold, sexy musical about notoriety, celebrity, and human passion.”
786-5483 / info@ferndalerep.org / Web site

Restaurants

Eureka

Arcata

Eel River Valley

McKinleyville

Trinidad

Blue Lake


Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • A QUIET PLACE: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:20, 9:35
  • AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 2D: 11:50, 1:55, 3:15, 5:25, 6:40, 8:50
  • AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 3D: 7:45
  • BAD SAMARITAN: 5:15
  • BLACK PANTHER 2D: 2:45, 8:30
  • BLOCKERS: 3:30, 9:20
  • BREAKING IN: 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 6:55, 9:15
  • I FEEL PRETTY: 12:55, 3:35, 6:15, 8:55
  • LIFE OF THE PARTY: 12:00, 1:15, 2:40, 3:50, 6:25, 9:00
  • OVERBOARD: 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:10
  • RAMPAGE 2D: 12:15, 5:50
  • READY PLAYER ONE 2D: 12:25, 6:05
  • SUPER TROOPERS 2: 11:55, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45
  • TULLY: 1:35, 4:00, 6:20, 8:40
Mill Creek Cinema
  • A QUIET PLACE: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30
  • AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 2D: 12:55, 2:20, 4:20, 5:40, 7:45, 9:00
  • AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 3D: 3:20
  • BAD SAMARITAN: 6:00
  • BLACK PANTHER 2D: 12:05, 3:00, 8:30
  • I FEEL PRETTY: 12:40, 6:40
  • LIFE OF THE PARTY: 12:35, 3:15, 5:50, 8:20, 9:20
  • OVERBOARD: 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10
  • TULLY: 1:15, 3:40, 6:05, 8:25
Minor Theatre
  • AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: 2:00, 5:30, 9:00
  • GODARD MON AMOUR (REDOUBTABLE): 5:00
  • ISLE OF DOGS: 2:30, 7:30
  • SUPER TROOPERS 2: 10:00
  • TULLY: 3:30, 6:00, 8:30