Sunday, Oct. 5
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
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
/ Web site
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