Sunday, Oct. 5
     Top Events!
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         North Coast Stand Down
         
         Humboldt County Fairgrounds
         / 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
“The Stand Down reaches out to local Veterans and their families and provides them with direct access to service providers and information at a state, federal, and local level.”
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Medieval Festival of Courage
         
         Christie’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
         / 10-5 a.m.
         
         
         / $5
         
         
         / $3 kids 12 and under
         
         
         
         
         
Living history event that offers children of all ages a multi-faceted glimpse into the daily life of a medieval village during the harvest festival time. Play with Ladies, Knights, Elves, Fairies, Farmers, Ogres, Jesters, Royal Horses, Vintners, Famers and much more.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Redwood Coast Belly Dance Festival
         
         Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
         / 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
         
         
         / $5
         
         
         / Free Kids free!
         
         
         
         
         
Produced by Mosaic Productions (a non-profit Dream Maker program of The Ink People Center for the Arts), this fun celebration of Middle Eastern Dance welcomes dance fans of all ages. The festival features a full weekend of dance performances, workshops, henna, food and an international bazaar.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Humboldt Beer Week
         
         Various
         / noon
         
         
         
         
         / 21+
         
         
         
         
Celebration of the craft brew industry, focused on but not limited to local and regional craft beers. Complete schedule inside.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Eureka Heritage Society Annual Home Tour
         
         See Event Description
         / noon-5 p.m.
         
         
         / $20
         
         
         / $10 Students
         
         
         
         
         
Annual event has 11 homes open for visiting this year. In addition there will be musicians, artists, vintage cars and more.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Humboldt Restaurant Week
         
         Various
         / noon
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
“Local independent restaurants and farmers in Humboldt County are teaming up for a week of delicious dining.” Full roster here.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         The Addams Family Musical
         
         Ferndale Repertory Theatre
         / 2 p.m.
         
         
         / $18
         
         
         
         
         
         
Musical comedy. “Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother.”
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Eureka Symphony Annual Gala
         
         Baywood Golf and Country Club
         / 5-8 p.m.
         
         
         / $100
         
         
         / $700 table of 8
         
         
         
         
         
Benefit features a no-host bar and silent auction, dinner, and a live auction, with auctioneer Supervisor Rex Bohn. Carol Jacobson, Terrie Baune and John Chernoff will perform and the evening will kick off with jazz by Bear Winkle and Albert Clark.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Dry Branch Fire Squad, The Blackberry Bushes
         
         Arcata Theatre Lounge
         / 6 p.m.
         
         
         / $20
         
         
         
         
         
         
For more than 25 years Dry Branch Fire Squad has been one of bluegrass music’s most popular bands, renowned for its spry mix of front-porch standards, modern ballads, and the old-time sounds from which bluegrass first sprang.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Nick Offerman
         
         Van Duzer Theater
         / 8 p.m.
         
         
         / $55
         
         
         / $25 HSU students
         
         
         
         
         
“Nick Offerman is a man of many talents—an award-winning actor, a popular comedian and a woodworker. Luckily for us, he’s leaving the saw at home and bringing his comedic genius to Arcata.”
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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All Events!
         Godwit Days Fall Preview
         
         Humboldt County, California
         / 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
         
         
         / $25
         
         
         
         
         
         
Explore Humboldt County and parts of Del Norte in search of rare migrant bird species in the region’s birding hot spots. New trips added to the line-up.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Plein Air At the Lost Coast
         
         Shelter Cove Community Clubhouse
         / 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
         
         
         / $45
         
         
         
         
         
         
Five-day outdoor painting event to be held in Shelter Cove. Sponsored by the Shelter Cove Arts and Recreation Foundation.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Biodynamic Agriculture Demonstrations
         
         Christie’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
         / 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
         
         
         / $5
         
         
         / $3 kids
         
         
         
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Fox Trot and Lap-a-Thon
         
         Redwood Coast Montessori
         / 10 a.m.
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
“RCM students will once again collect pledges and run laps for one hour on our 1/6 mile running club track while others head to the dunes to embark on what all agree is among the toughest, most scenic all-sand 5K runs around.”
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
             
             
         
         
         
    
         Excalibur Medieval Tournament & Market Faire
         
         Mad River Community Hospital
         / 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
         
         
         / $8
         
         
         / $5 Kids 5-18
         
         / Free Under 5
         
         
         
         
         
Celebrate the Fall harvest with music, dancing and period entertainments. Sample a variety of fine foods and noble drinks. Stroll the streets of our market town and inspect the wares of dozens of craftsmen and artisans.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         4H Lamb BBQ
         
         Rohner Park
         / 11-2 a.m.
         
         
         / $10
         
         
         
         
         
         
Local lamb and other meats raised by 4-H and FFA members, salad, chili, rolls, potatoes, and homemade cupcakes will be served.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
             
             
         
         
         
    
         Community Reiki Clinic
         
         Sun Yi’s Academy of Tae Kwon Do Arcata
         / 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
         
         
         
         
         
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
             
             
         
         
         
    
         I Hate Hamlet 
         
         North Coast Repertory Theatre
         / 2 p.m.
         
         
         / $16
         
         
         
         
         
         
Dramatic comedy follows the struggles of a young actor who is tackling the role of Hamlet, trying to maintain his relationship and being haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Art Talk with Aldaron Laird
         
         Morris Graves Museum of Art
         / 2-3 p.m.
         
         
         / $5
         
         
         / $2 Seniors/Students
         
         / Free MGMA members/ Children 17 and Under
         
         
         
         
         
Join photographer and environmental planner Aldaron Laird.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Paths 2 Prosperity Theatre Troupe/Peer Education
         
         Arcata Playhouse
         / 6-8 p.m.
         
         / Free
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
Joining the troupe, young adults will get to write, create, and perform their own skits in local schools, at local theatres and community events.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Youth Soccer Fundraising Dinner
         
         Cher-Ae Heights Casino
         / 6:15 p.m.-9 a.m.
         
         
         / $20
         
         
         
         
         
         
Dinner and auction to raise funds to support local youth soccer.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Cuban Salsa (Rueda de Casino)
         
         Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
         / 7-9 p.m.
         
         
         / $7
         
         
         / $40 6 week series
         
         
         
         
         
Salsa rueda is a circle of couples dancing changing partners to patterns called out in Spanish or shown with hand signals. Sponsored by Humboldt Folk Dancers.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Accurate Productions
         
         Bear River Casino Resort
         / 8 p.m.
         
         
         
         
         / 21+
         
         
         
         
DJ Sundays.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Karaoke w/ Chris Clay
         
         Cher-Ae Heights Casino
         / 8 p.m.
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
Your Lowdown will go on the record as saying that Chris Clay is Humboldt’s most pro karaoke jockey. We know this stuff.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         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.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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         Deep Groove Society
         
         The Jam
         / 9 p.m.
         
         
         
         
         / 21+
         
         
         
         
Chill out your Sundaze.
         
             
             
                
                
             
             
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- ANNABELLE: 12:05, 3:40, 5:55, 8:00, 9:30
 - BOXTROLLS 2D: 12:30, 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:10
 - EQUALIZER: 12:00, 3:05, 6:05, 9:10
 - GONE GIRL: 12:20, 1:30, 2:35, 6:10, 7:30, 8:25
 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2D: 12:00, 2:50, 5:45, 8:40
 - LEFT BEHIND: 12:35, 3:20, 4:55, 6:00, 8:45
 - LET S BE COPS: 4:40, 9:30
 - MAZE RUNNER: 12:45, 3:35, 6:25, 7:40, 9:15
 - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 2D: 11:55, 2:20
 - THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU: 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25
 - WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES: 12:50, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00
 
Mill Creek Cinema
- ANNABELLE: 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 8:25, 9:20
 - BOXTROLLS 2D: 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:00
 - DOLPHIN TALE 2: 12:10, 3:00, 5:45
 - EQUALIZER: 12:00, 2:55, 6:00, 9:05
 - GONE GIRL: 1:50, 5:10, 8:35
 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2D: 12:20, 3:15, 6:05, 8:55
 - MAZE RUNNER: 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10
 - THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU: 1:00, 3:35, 6:10, 8:45
 
Minor Theatre
- GONE GIRL: 1:30, 4:55, 8:15
 - MAZE RUNNER: 12:55, 3:30, 6:10, 8:50
 - THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU: 1:15, 3:50, 6:25, 9:00
 
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