Saturday, Dec. 6
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Arts Alive
Eureka
/ 6 p.m.
/ Free
Eureka’s monthly stab at getting everyone together! Opening receptions for artists, exhibits, and/or performances.
An EPIC Evening at the Palm
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 7 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $12
“Swanky cocktail party” hosted by newly crowned Mr. Humboldt John McClurg. Performances by Bada Bling Burlesque, DJs Copperton3, Jsun and Marjo Lak
Bigfoot Lodge Home for the Holidays
Arcata Playhouse
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $12
/ $12 General
/ $10 Senior
/ $8 Children 8 and under
Annual holiday show highlights well-known local comedic actors doing their renditions of classic acts such as a Laurel and Hardy tribute by Bob Wells and David Ferney and the “Sisters” duo from White Christmas by Joan Schirle and Jackie Dandeneau.
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Noches de Invierno Flamenco Concert
D Street Neighborhood Center
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
/ $22
/ $35 VIP front row seats, autographed poster
/ $12 Students
/ $8 kids
Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes joined by internationally recognized cantaor (flamenco singer) Jose Anillo.
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Humboldt Hughs and Hunnies Harvest Festival with The Floozies
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $25
/ $30 adv.
/ 21+
Booty Shakin’ Music Productions and World Famous Productions event featuring The Floozies, The Chicharones with special guests Chris Noonan and B. Swizlo, DJ Zone, DJ Leo, Boa Special and more.
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All Events!
Free Medicare Part D Drop-In Clinic
Area 1 Agency on Aging
/ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
Bring your medication list and Medicare Card.
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Arcata Plaza Winter Market
Arcata Plaza
/ 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
Local, sustainable and delicious.
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Holiday Gift Boutique
Studio 299 Center for the Arts
/ 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ Free
election of photography, ceramics, glasswork, woodworking, jewelry, cards and more by local artists.
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KEET’s Kids Club
Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ noon-2 p.m.
/ Free
The theme of KEET’s Kids Club this month is seasons, inspired by the featured book a Busy Year by Leo Lionni.
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HCHS 1st Annual Holiday Auction
Eureka Inn
/ 3-9:30 p.m.
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Blue Lake Town Hall Meeting
The Skinner Store
/ 3-4 p.m.
/ Free
Regarding the adoption of the Blue Lake Climate Action Plan. Residents and business owners are encouraged to attend and to provide input on the final document.
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European Christmas Market
Immanuel Lutheran Church
/ 4-9 p.m.
/ Free
“Giving Humboldt County a taste of the famous events held throughout Europe during the Christmas Season. Crafts and gifts by local artisans, sweet treats, savory soups, hot foods and choral music performed by the Immanuel Lutheran Choir.”
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Humboldt Artist Gallery Holiday Sale
Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ 5-9 p.m.
/ Free
Ceramics, jewelry, photography, fine art prints and original paintings for sale by local artists including: Dana Ballard, Julia Bednar, Jody Bryan, Gilbert Castro, Jim Lowry, Jim McVicker, Erin Moore, Paul Rickard, Steve Porter, Christine Siverts and Sara Starr.
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Kids Alive
Discovery Museum
/ 5:30-8 p.m.
/ $15
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Local Author Book Signing
Eureka Books
/ 6-9 p.m.
More than ten authors spruce up your gift.
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Beer/Wine Pour Fundraiser
Sewell Gallery of Fine Art
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Fundraiser to benefit Friends of the Dunes education programs.
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Aber Miller and Brian Hennesy
Morris Graves Museum of Art
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Live acoustic jazzy tunes on piano and stand up bass.
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Holidaze PopUp Sale
Trajectory
/ 6-9 p.m.
Assortment of gifts, cards, and decorations.
Indogo Hillbillies
Gallagher’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Come hear this edgy country dou perform at its favorite venue.
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Polynesian Dance Troupe
Eureka Theater
/ 6-7 p.m.
/ Free
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Kindred Spirits
Fieldbrook Family Market
/ 7 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
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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HSU Calypso Band and Percussion Ensemble
Van Duzer Theater
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $10
/ $5 seniors, children
/ $3 HSU students
HSU Calypso Band plays its famous high-energy dance music from Trinidad, including Panorama classics by Boogsie Sharpe and Ray Holman; the Percussion Ensemble performs two monumental percussive classics and the World Percussion Group plus HSU World Expressions dancers explore Ghanan dance drumming.
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Eureka Symphony Holiday Concert
Arkley Center For The Performing Arts
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $29
/ $44 Loge
/ $39 Orchestra Orchestra Main & Lower Balcony
/ $34 orchestra rear
/ $10 full-time students
/ Free children under 12
Acclaimed English composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and Philip Lane provide works to celebrate the Christmas season. Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia on Greensleeves” is familiar as the familiar Christmastime hymn “What Child is This?”
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Channel 707
Mateel Community Center
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $15
/ $5 under 19
Back again for another wildly entertaining show, the teenage theatre company Recycled Youth presents its all new original show.
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Brothers Gow, Diggin Dirt
Arcata Veterans Memorial Building
/ 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
“Eclectic fusion of rock, funk, jazz, and reggae cruising up north for your enjoyment.”
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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The Uptown Kings
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.
Local blues masters hit you hard.
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Undercover
Central Station
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Playing ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s for all.
707
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 9 p.m.
/ 21+
‘70s funk to ‘80s rock. Two great decades, if I do say so.
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Crosby Tyler
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
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Pressure/Anya
Bar Fly Pub and Grub
/ 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Butts will move.
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DJ Benjamin Andres
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works
/ 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
“Ben plays everything good from the golden era of hip-hop.”
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The Undercovers
Central Station
/ 10-2 p.m.
/ 21+
Humboldt cover band (get it?).
Zordon
Alibi
/ 11 p.m.
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- BIG HERO 6 2D: 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 8:55
- BIRDMAN: 12:25, 3:15, 6:05, 9:05
- DUMB AND DUMBER TO: 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30
- HORRIBLE BOSSES 2: 12:15, 2:55, 3:55, 6:45, 8:15, 9:20
- HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1: 12:20, 2:25, 3:20, 5:20, 6:20, 8:20, 9:15
- INTERSTELLAR: 12:50, 4:30, 8:10
- NIGHTCRAWLER: 1:10, 3:10, 5:30, 8:30
- PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 2D: 12:40, 1:55, 3:00, 4:20, 5:25, 6:35, 7:45
- PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 3D: 8:50
- ST VINCENT: 12:35, 5:55
- THEORY OF EVERYTHING: 12:10, 3:05, 6:00, 9:00
Mill Creek Cinema
- BIG HERO 6 2D: 11:45, 2:30, 5:10, 8:00
- DUMB AND DUMBER TO: 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30
- HORRIBLE BOSSES 2: 12:30, 3:10, 6:40, 9:25
- HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1: 11:30, 12:20, 2:25, 3:20, 5:20, 6:20, 8:20, 9:15
- INTERSTELLAR: 12:15, 4:05, 7:50
- PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 2D: 11:40, 1:10, 2:00, 3:30, 4:20, 5:50, 8:10
- PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 3D: 6:10, 8:30
Minor Theatre
- HORRIBLE BOSSES 2: 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00
- HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1: 12:00, 2:55, 5:50, 8:45
- PELICAN DREAMS: 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:40, 9:10