Saturday, May 17
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Humboldt Arts Festival
Creamery District
/ 10 a.m.
Featuring a wide range of mediums including illustration, photography, painting, installation, performance, an outdoor sculpture garden and more.
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Humboldt Roller Derby!
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
/ 6 p.m.-9:30 a.m.
/ $12
/ $15 at the door
/ Free kids 10 and under
Double header! Wear your best disco gear and you just might win a prize.
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Rutabaga Ball
Bayside Grange
/ 7 p.m.
/ $10
This years Rutabaga Queen will be crowned during an evening music and dancing. KHUM’s Cliff & Amy will emcee.
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HFS Barn Dance
Arcata Veterans Memorial Building
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ $7
/ $6 Students, seniors, HFS members
Celebrate the spring season with a barn dance with caller Lyndsey Battle and the Striped Pig Stringband.
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Soul Night XXXI: The Vibe Doctor is Out
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
“Graduation weekend, the time where our town is overrun with parents driving the wrong way and drunken cousins from Chico slappin’ five. More importantly though, it’s also when our resident Vibe Doctor, Matthew Freedom, is packing up and moving to Pennsylvania. What is a vibe doctor you ask?”
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All Events!
Dune Ecosystem Restoration Team (DERT)
Manila Community Center
/ 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
/ Free
Volunteers are needed to help the Dune Ecosystem Restoration Team (DERT) in removing invasive plant species from the Manila Dunes.
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Community Media Center Orientation
Access Humboldt Community Media Center
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ Free
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Parent Voices Humboldt
Jefferson Community Center
/ 10-11:30 a.m.
/ Free
PVH is hosting a craft open house and invites parents and children to join in the fun and to advocate for affordable quality child care.
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Native Plants Gardening
Samara Restoration Nursery
/ noon-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ Free all ages
Workshop on strategies and design tips on gardening with California native plants during drought years.
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Humboldt Bay Paddle Tour
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 1 p.m.
/ $35 All Others
/ $30 HSU Students
Explore the local flora and fauna present seasonally and year round in and on the waters of the bay.
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Studio Certification Class
Access Humboldt Community Media Center
/ 1-5 p.m.
/ $40
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Nature Story Time
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
/ 2-3 p.m.
Geared for ages 3 to 6, story time will focus on local wildlife and simple craft project.
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Storytime Party
Northtown Books
/ 3-5 p.m.
Carolyn Lehman and other community members will be at Northtown Books reading their favorite kids’ books. Proceeds of book sales will benefit the Arcata Library.
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Safeway Reunion Reminder
The Lodge on Herrick Avenue
/ 5 p.m.
For all retirees and longtime employees.
Thesis Festival
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 18+
The MFA class of 2014 presents three original one-act plays with humor, absurdism, movement and music. Pay-what-you-can tickets.
I Love You Because
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
/ $10 Thursdays
This musical love story, a co-production with Humboldt Light Opera Company, is a modern-day twist on Jane Austen’s Price and Prejudice, set in New York City.
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Aisle of View
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
/ Free
Seven-piece funky reggae band.
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Stand Up! Comedy
The Siren’s Song Tavern
/ 9 p.m.
With Butch Escobar, Anthony Medina, Ivy Vasquez and Nando Molina. Hosted by Tony Persico.
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Pressure/Anya DJs
Pearl Lounge
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
There will be ass shaking.
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DJ Benjamin Andres
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works
/ 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
“Everything good from the golden era of hip hop.”
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2 2D: 12:30, 6:20, 9:00
- AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2 3D: 3:20
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER 2D: 2:05, 5:15, 8:25
- DIVERGENT: 4:55, 8:00
- FADING GIGOLO: 4:30, 9:25
- GOD S NOT DEAD: 5:20, 8:10
- GODZILLA 2D: 12:10, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15
- GODZILLA 3D: 11:50, 2:45, 5:40, 8:40
- GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: 1:55, 7:00
- HEAVEN IS FOR REAL: 11:55, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30
- LEGENDS OF OZ: DORTHY S RETURN 2D: 12:20, 2:40
- MILLION DOLLAR ARM: 12:05, 3:00, 5:55, 8:55
- NEIGHBORS: 12:00, 12:55, 2:25, 3:50, 5:30, 6:35, 8:15, 9:40
- OTHER WOMAN: 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30
- RIO 2 2D: 12:15, 2:55
Mill Creek Cinema
- AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2 2D: 11:40, 5:55
- AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2 3D: 2:45, 9:05
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER 2D: 12:05, 8:00
- GODZILLA 2D: 11:45, 2:40, 5:40, 8:40
- GODZILLA 3D: 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15
- HEAVEN IS FOR REAL: 12:50, 3:20, 5:45, 8:20
- LEGENDS OF OZ: DORTHY S RETURN 2D: 11:50, 3:05
- MILLION DOLLAR ARM: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 8:55
- NEIGHBORS: 2:05, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30
- OTHER WOMAN: 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25
- RIO 2 2D: 5:25
Minor Theatre
- GODZILLA 2D: 12:20, 3:15, 6:15, 9:10
- GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: 1:00, 3:25, 5:45, 8:10
- MILLION DOLLAR ARM: 12:05, 3:00, 5:55, 8:55