Friday, Aug. 8
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
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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The Mother Vines, Dead Drift, The Fairy Rings
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Local bands sound even better with beer!
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All Events!
French Professional Youth Soccer Camp
Arcata Sports Complex
/ 9 a.m.-noon
/ $195
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Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe
/ 5:30-9 p.m.
/ Free
Jazz on the patio.
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CASA Kid Walk Kick Off
Arcata Plaza
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Local samba troupe, Samba na Chuva will play music outside Arcata Exchange at 6:30 pm and then invite you to join them in a parade from Arcata Exchange to Robert Goodman Winery, where there will be live music by Jamie Carroll and Nur Pratama.
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Lyndsey Battle
The Garden Gate
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Friends of the Dunes will be pouring wine as a fundraiser during Arts Arcata at the Garden Gate.
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Papa Paul
Gallagher’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
/ 6:30 p.m.
Local folk/rock.
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Public Skate
Blue Lake Roller Rink
/ 6:30-9:30 p.m.
/ $5
New summer hours.
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Duncan Burgess
Libation
/ 7 p.m.
Local guitar virtuoso works out while you sip.
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Plays In The Park: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Redwood Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $12
/ $10 Pre-sale
Shakespeare’s classic comedy about love, mischief and magic at the old forest stage among the beautiful Redwoods of the Arcata Community Forest.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Van Duzer Theater
/ 7:30 p.m.
Flash back to the Roaring ‘20s with Humboldt Light Opera Company. When a Kansas girl comes to the Big Apple, she encounters flappers, working girls and millionaires in disguise as she ventures from high rises to the New York speakeasy scene.
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Monthly Program
Redwood Region Audubon Society
/ 7:30 p.m.
Pablo Elizondo will speak on “Conservation & Science of Costa Rican Birds.” Elizondo is an accomplished photographer and executive director of the Costa Rica Bird Observatories.
Ngaio Bealum and Caitlin Gill
Cecils New Orleans Bistro
/ 8 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
/ 21+
Two non-Humboldt standup comedians. They’re coming back.
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The Wedding Singer
Ferndale Repertory Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $16 students/seniors
You’ve seen that Adam Sandler movie, yeah? Directed by Brandi Lacy, Music Direction by Molly Severdia and featuring Erik Standifird as Robbie, Sasha Shay as Julia, and a large, talented cast from all over the county!
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The Poor of New York
North Coast Repertory Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
Written and premiering in 1857, this play is a melodrama revolving around the efforts of a middle class family, newly impoverished by the financial panic of 1857, to survive against a villainous banker.
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Eyes Anonymous
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
Pop, new wave, and R&B hits from the 1980s.
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The Roadmasters
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 9 p.m.
Straight country.
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DJ
Bar Fly Pub and Grub
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
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Abruzzi After Dark
Abruzzi
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
With Pressure Anya.
USGGO
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
Funk and jazz improv.
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<strike>Later</strike> Latter Day Bard, Tom Bennett
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9-11 p.m.
/ Free
Two folk/indie/blues bands.
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