Friday, May 8

Friday Lowdown: Arcata Wins Friday

Well this is easy. Should you want to be around throngs of humans, your Humboldt Friday will center around Arcata. The monthly return of Arts!Arcata will draw the early-evening crowds. Jam bands at the Jam, Trekkie gatherings and drag queen lip sync tournament finals aim to keep them there. 

Of course, the largest celebrity within Humboldt’s borders today will be sardonic best-selling author David Sedaris who will deliver his social critiques from the Van Duzer Theatre stage. Did you miss out on $55 tickets? Well, here’s some audio of Sedaris reading a section of his latest book Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls.

—Andrew Goff

Top Events!
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CCVH Willow Creek Watershed Event
Willow Creek Golf & Country Club / 5-11 p.m. / Free
Join us for an informative afternoon and evening of discussion, education, networking, music and food all centered around Humboldt County’s farmer-centric cannabis legalization model.
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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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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Arcata Theatre Lounge / 7:30 p.m. / $5
Fondly regarded as being the closest in spirit to the 1966-69 TV series that spawned it. Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) escapes the tedium of a desk job to join Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (DeForest Kelley) on another space mission.
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David Sedaris
Van Duzer Theater / 8 p.m. / $55
With sardonic wit and incisive social critique, Sedaris serves up the comic relief with equal doses of clear-eyed honesty and brilliant eloquence. A favorite contributor to NPR’s This American Life and a regular at The New Yorker, his latest book is Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls.”
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Liquid Kactus, Achilles’s Wheel
The Jam / 9 p.m. / $7 / 21+
Jam bands at the Jam.
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Drag Wars: The Futuristic, Fabulous, Glamorous Finale
Humboldt Brews / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. / $5 / 21+
Six finalists take to the stage. Expect lip syncing, worldly questions and of course, “Reading is Fundamental”. Fundraiser for The Trevor Project.
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The Miracle Show
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.
Top shelf Grateful Dead covers.
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All Events!

Arcata Celebrates Water Week
Locations Vary / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. / Free
Water Week is a unique opportunity for both water professionals and our community to join together in recognizing the vital role water plays in our daily lives.
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Eel River Clean Up Project
Tiger Lily Books / 11 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free
Come out and help keep our watersheds and land clean of debris. Meet in front of Tiger Lily Books in Garberville to carpool to clean up sites.
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Spring Exhibits at the Clarke Museum
Clarke Historical Museum / 11 a.m.-4 p.m. / $3 / $5 families / Free members
The Clarke Historical Museum will be exhibiting a display of Humboldt’s clothing history spanning from the 1920s to the 1940s as well as a tribute to the history of baseball in Humboldt County with objects and photographs spanning from modern day all the way back to the 19th century.
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Sign-Making Party for the Mental Health Walk
Rainbow Room / noon-5 p.m. / Free
Attendees will paint and construct signs for the Tuesday, May 19 march from the Rainbow Room to the courthouse.
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Baroni Spring Studio Sale
Baroni Jewelry / 1-7 p.m. / Free
Beautiful jewelry in sterling, 24K gold plate, and semi-precious stones.
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Bee Fest Humboldt 2015
Bayside Grange / 6-10 p.m. / Free
Learn more about the fascinating world of the Honeybee, and get to know your local beekeepers.
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Solsource and Chocolate
Dirty Business Soil / 6-8 p.m. / Free
“Chris Gould will be demonstrating the art of solar cooking as well as offering a workshop of the Solsourse Parabolic Cooker while local artist and chocolatier Katrina Marie Redwood returns to display her visionary art and solarly melts her homemade chocolate for your dipping pleasure.”
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Miss Cinco de Mayo? Come to our celebration
Eureka Municipal Auditorium / 6-8:30 p.m. / $5.25 Adults / $4.50 Youth
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Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe / 6 p.m. / Free
Jazz on the patio.
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Compost Mountain Boys
The Garden Gate / 6-9 p.m.
Bluegrass.
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USGGO
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6 p.m.
StAnky funk/jazz.
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SCRAP’s Anniversary Party and Art Show
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern / 6 p.m.-midnight
Join us in celebrating our 2 year anniversary of opening the Humboldt County’s first & only nonprofit creative reuse center.
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Humboldt Lemonade Day Workshop
Eel River Valley Multigenerational Center / 6:30-8 p.m. / Free
Local youth and their parents are invited to attend a free Humboldt Lemonade Day workshop. Kids will have an opportunity to register for Lemonade Day and receive their free backpack and workbooks.
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Fabulous! A Ladies Night Out
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 6:30-9:30 p.m. / $25
Fashion show from local women’s retailers featuring cocktails, appetizers and an auction to benefit Soroptimist International of Eureka’s scholarships and service projects.
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Lyndsey Battle Trio
Cafe Brio / 6:30 p.m.
“When life gives you six strings, just take four.”
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Doug Fir & the 2x4s
Timeout Sports Pub / 7-11 p.m. / Free
“A multigenerational rock and roll band comprised of fathers and sons playing classic rock and beyond…”
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Duncan Burgess
Libation / 7 p.m.
Local guitar virtuoso works out while you sip.
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Humboldt Bike Shorts
The Siren’s Song Tavern / 7-9 p.m.
“Come enjoy a diversity of short films covering bicycle culture, commuting, cargo biking families, innovative bicycle infrastructure and videos just for fun. Get inspired and meet fellow community members at this “all ages” event.”
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Environmental Challenges of Marijuana Cultivation on Northern California Forests
Eureka High School Lecture Hall / 7:30-9 p.m. / Free
Join the Redwood Region Audubon Society for a free presentation by Dr. Greta Wengert, assistant director and senior ecologist for Integral Ecology Research Center.
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Frogbite
Fieldbrook Family Market / 7:30 p.m.-10 a.m. / Free
Rock and/or roll in a grocery store.
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Humboldt Symphony
Fulkerson Recital Hall / 8-9:30 p.m. / $8 / $5 seniors, children / Free HSU students
Guest conductor Anna Binneweg and guest pianist Dahao Guo join HSU pianist Daniela Mineva on Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos. Dr. Binneweg conducts Dvorak’s Symphony No.8, and Paul Cummings conducts “Songs of Eternity” by contemporary American composer Mark Del Porto.
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The Absynth Quartet
Shasta Inn / 8 p.m.
Dance under the mountain.
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Cowgirls: A Musical Comedy
Redbud Theater / 8-10 p.m. / $10 / $35 Gala Dinner / $15 Sunday Matinees
“Jo is in a pickle: She has twenty-four hours to save Hiram Hall—her father’s once-famous country-western saloon in Rexford, Kansas—from foreclosure.”
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8-Ball Tournament
Broadway Billiards / 8-11 p.m. / $5 / Free Public / 21+
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The Miracle Show
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.
Top shelf Grateful Dead covers.
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Karaoke
Bar Fly Pub and Grub / 9 p.m. / Free / 21+
Singing in public is easier with beer.
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Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • AGE OF ADALINE: 12:40, 3:25, 6:10, 8:55
  • AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D: 11:40, 2:45, 4:40, 6:00, 8:00, 9:15
  • AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 3D: 1:20, 9:00
  • CINDERELLA: 12:45, 3:30, 6:15
  • D TRAIN: 1:30, 3:55, 6:20, 8:45
  • EX MACHINA: 1:35, 4:10, 6:50, 9:25
  • FURIOUS 7: 11:45, 2:50, 6:05, 9:10
  • GET HARD: 2:10, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35
  • HOME 2D: 12:50, 3:15, 5:40
  • HOT PURSUIT: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:30
  • LONGEST RIDE: 8:10
  • MONKEY KINGDOM: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20
  • PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2: 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:20
  • UNFRIENDED: 7:30, 9:40
Mill Creek Cinema
  • AGE OF ADALINE: 12:50, 3:35, 6:20, 9:05
  • AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D: 11:40, 1:20, 2:45, 6:00, 9:15
  • AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 3D: 4:40, 8:00
  • EX MACHINA: 12:40, 3:25, 6:10, 8:55
  • FURIOUS 7: 11:50, 2:55, 5:50, 8:50
  • HOME 2D: 11:45, 2:10, 4:35
  • HOT PURSUIT: 12:25, 2:40, 4:55, 7:15, 9:30
  • PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2: 12:05, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40
  • WHILE WE RE YOUNG: 7:00, 9:25
Minor Theatre
  • AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D: 2:45, 6:00, 9:15
  • SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION: 2:40, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25
  • WATER DIVINER: 3:40, 6:20, 9:00

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