Thursday, July 18
Lowdown: Bluegrass, Firemen, Shark Attacks
Bluegrass, firemen, shark attacks … you got some random Thursday night options, HumCo. Yay, variety!
First, you may recall that on Oct. 30 of last year, local surfer Scott Stephens was attacked by a shark while surfing in Humboldt’s icy waters. The attack was nearly fatal but, luckily, after surgeries, he walked away with only some gnarly scars. Some brief surf fame followed. These days you can see Scott’s board hanging on the wall at Lost Coast Brewery.
A couple months back, local filmmakers Michael McClimon, Ted Okell, Jennifer Bell and Robert Stoneman debuted a 40-minute documentary with interviews with Stephens, his friends and medical professionals who assisted the bitten surfer that October day. Thursday you can hear them discuss their filmmaking process and motivations at the regular Local Filmmakers Nights put on by Access Humboldt and the Humboldt Film Commission.
Also, the Humboldt Folklife Festival rolls on Thursday with its annual Bluegrass Night — one of the more popular nights of the weeklong event. This year’s lineup features local pickers Cory Goldman and Colin Vance, Raisin’ Grain, No Good Redwood Ramblers and Compost Mountain Boys.
And finally Fortuna Rodeo Week also continues tonight with the annual Fireman’s Game Night pitting local crews against one another in various fire drill-ish competitions for glory and bragging rights.
All that and more in your Lowdown below.
-Andrew Goff
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Fortuna Rodeo Week
Fortuna
/ 9 a.m.
Hopefully, nothing catches fire in Fortuna Thursday, our local heroes will be occupied with the annual Fireman’s Games. Plus, Junior Rodeo.
/ Web site
Great White Encounter: The Scott Stephens Story
Eureka High School Lecture Hall
/ 7 p.m.
/ $5
Recounts the events of Oct. 30, 2012 when Humboldt surfer Scott Stephens was attacked by a great white shark.
Humboldt Folklife Festival Bluegrass Night
Dell’Arte
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $8 HFS members
Fingers will fly during Thursday night’s festival proceedings with music by Cory Goldman and Colin Vance, Raisin’ Grain, No Good Redwood Ramblers and Compost Mountain Boys.
All Events!
Henderson Center Farmers’ Market
Henderson Center
/ 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Locally grown food. Live music. Runs from June to October.
McKinleyville Farmers’ Market
McKinleyville Shopping Center
/ 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Locally grown food. Runs from June to October.
/ Web site
Eureka Summer Concert Series
C Street Market Square
/ 6 p.m.
Featuring disco/funk band Funky Dozen.
Bluegrass Jam
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ 6:30 p.m.
Every third Thursday.
/ Web site
HSU Guitar Group
Libation
/ 7 p.m.
/ Web site
Datablend
The Siren’s Song Tavern
/ 7 p.m.
/ 21+
Local innovators in EDM hip hop, and bass music.
/ Web site
Buddy Reed
Old Town Coffee And Chocolates (Old Town)
/ 7 p.m.
Lowdown blues.
/ Web site
Karaoke w/ Chris Clay
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 8 p.m.
Please don’t do “Bohemian Rhapsody.” That never works.
/ Web site
Irish Music Session
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works
/ 8 p.m.
Biweekly gathering of local Celtic music players.
/ Web site
The Heir Apparent
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $10
Modern comic genius David Ives adapts Jean-Francois Regnard’s 1708 masterpiece, wherein Eraste desperately wants to marry Isabelle, but first he needs to secure an inheritance from his miserable old uncle, Geronte.
Karaoke w/ KJ Leonard
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 8 p.m.
When selecting your song, please keep in mind your audience would like to dance.
/ Web site
Kindred Spirits
Clam Beach Inn
/ 8:30 p.m.
Pressure/Anya DJs
Nocturnum
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Dirty Thursdays bump ‘n’ grind boogie down.
Accurate Productions
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
S.I.N. and Service Night DJ night.
/ Web site
Melvin Seals
The Jam
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
/ Web site
Striped Pig Stringband
Logger Bar
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
/ Web site
Rude Lion Sound
Sidelines
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
Hip hop krunkage for your butt.
Kindred Spirits
Clam Beach Inn
/ 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ Free
Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- CONJURING: 9:30
- DESPICABLE ME 2 2D: 11:55, 12:35, 2:30, 3:15, 5:05, 5:50, 7:40, 8:25
- GROWN UPS 2: 12:30, 1:50, 3:05, 4:30, 5:40, 7:05, 8:15, 9:40
- LONE RANGER: 12:45, 2:00, 4:15, 5:25, 7:50, 8:50
- MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 2D: 12:10, 2:45, 5:30
- PACIFIC RIM 2D: 1:35, 3:00, 4:40, 6:00, 9:00
- PACIFIC RIM 3D: 12:00, 7:45
- RED 2: 7:00
- RIPD IN 3D: 8:00
- THE HEAT: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20
- TURBO 2D: 12:20, 5:30, 8:00
- TURBO 3D: 2:50
- WORLD WAR Z 2D: 1:00, 3:50
Mill Creek Cinema
- CONJURING: 9:30
- DESPICABLE ME 2 2D: 12:20, 2:55, 5:35
- GROWN UPS 2: 12:55, 3:30, 6:10, 8:50
- LONE RANGER: 1:50, 5:15, 8:40
- MAN OF STEEL 2D: 1:35, 4:55, 8:20
- PACIFIC RIM 2D: 3:00, 9:00
- PACIFIC RIM 3D: 12:00, 6:00
- RED 2: 7:00
- RIPD IN 2D: 8:00
- THE HEAT: 12:50, 3:40, 6:25, 9:10
- TURBO 2D: 12:45, 5:50
- TURBO 3D: 3:20, 8:20
- WORLD WAR Z 2D: 1:05, 3:50
Minor Theatre
- DESPICABLE ME 2 2D: 3:30, 6:00, 8:30
- GROWN UPS 2: 4:10, 6:40, 9:10
- LONE RANGER: 4:55, 8:15