Wednesday, Feb. 10

Ash Wednesday Lowdown: Where to Get Your Forehead Marked; PLUS, Bowie and Marley Celebrated

Happy Ash Wednesday to you, sinners of Humboldt. Do you feel the urge to “repent of past wrongdoing and seek forgiveness and renewal”? Good news! The Lowdown informs us that representatives from St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will be posted up on the Arcata Plaza marking foreheads while ash supplies last.  

Elsewhere today, other figures divine to Humboldtians will be honored:

  • Bob Marley would have been 71 years old this week. To celebrate, Jamaican reggae harmonizers The Meditations will perform Marley classics tonight at HumBrews. You know all the words to those songs!
  • If you have not yet wrapped up your personal celebration of the life and works of David Bowie, perhaps you should gather with fellow mourners tonight at Richard’s Goat. There they are hosting a Bowie movie double feature with screenings of The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and The Hunger (1983). Trailers for both those flicks below. 

More gatherings detailed on this overachieving Wednesday in your Lowdown listings below. —Andrew Goff

Top Events!
(Look ahead!)

Pints for Nonprofits
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata / noon-midnight / Free
Come enjoy pints for a cause, our donations benefit the Humboldt state Bio, Fish & Wildlife Departments in efforts towards studying Sea Star Wasting Disease.
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Ash Wednesday “Ashes to Go”
Arcata Plaza / 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
“Clergy and lay people visiting transit stops, street corners, coffee shops, and college campuses to mark the foreheads of interested passers-by with ashes and invite them to repent of past wrongdoing and seek forgiveness and renewal.”
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984 Prisoner of the Future (1982)
Arcata Theatre Lounge / 6 p.m. / $5
A corporate executive is taken prisoner by an underground organization known as The Movement, and is turned over to a ruthless interrogator.
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David Bowie Cinema Night
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern / 7-11 p.m. / $6.50 / 21+
We’re celebrating the life of David Bowie with a double feature of Nicolas Roeg’s sci-fi epic “THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH” (1976) and Tony Scott’s stylish vampire thriller “THE HUNGER” (1983).
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I Am Awake
Arcata Playhouse / 8 p.m. / $20 / $13 Playhouse members
Two women play 8 masked characters in a vibrant serenade, full of humor, sadness, action and the everyday dramas of going to sleep and waking up.
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The Meditations’ Bob Marley Birthday Celebration
Humboldt Brews / 9 p.m. / $20 / 21+
“Known the world over as Jamaica’s legendary harmony trio, The Meditations captured the hearts of reggae fans around the world.”
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Community Acupuncture
Jacoby’s Storehouse / 3-7 p.m. / $25
Suite 10. Traditional style of treatment in which there are multiple people in one room being treated at the same time.
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Elements of Art
Arcata Community Center / 3-5:30 p.m.
Students engage in new art techniques and concepts such as bookbinding, papermaking, ceramics, drawing, sewing, digital arts and more.
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MGC Youth and Teen Study Group
The Multi-Generational Center (MGC) / 3-4:30 p.m. / Free
Free study group for youth high school age and younger every Wednesday.
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Elements of Art Classes
Arcata Community Center / 3:30-5:30 p.m. / $50 5-class pass / $12 drop -in
Afterschool art enrichment class for 2nd through 6th grade students.
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Celebrate Recovery Step Study
Faith Center Foursquare Church / 6-8 p.m.
“A Celebrate Recovery Step Study is a personal journey—with the support of a safe and confidential group and facilitators—that leads to freedom from your various hurts, habits and hang-ups.”
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Aber Miller
Larrupin Cafe / 6 p.m.
Local jazz pianist tickles ivories/you.
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Beginning Quilting Class
Eureka Fabrics / 6-9 p.m. / $12 / $44 By the month
Learn to piece, design, and free motion or hand quilt.
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Open Mic with Mike Anderson
Old Town Coffee And Chocolates (Old Town) / 6:30-8:30 p.m. / Free
Usually some singer/guitarists, a couple spoken word guys and then that one wildcard oddity that makes you go “hmm.”
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Salsa Rueda Classes
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio / 7-9 p.m. / $40 6-week beginner series / $10 beginner drop-in / $8 intermediate drop-in
“This is a weekly class in Cuban salsa. We do this in a super-fun “Rueda de casino” format which is a wheel of couples dancing to patterns called out in Spanish to popular mostly Cuban music.”
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Open Mic
Curley’s Full Circle / 7 p.m.
Ferndale gets together and sings for each other.
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Ultra Secret Good Guy Organization
SpeakEasy / 7 p.m. / 21+
Jazz/funk improv for your Wednesdays.
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Young Adults Bible Study
Faith Center Foursquare Church / 7-8 p.m. / Free / 18+
“Attention all young adults! We are starting a weekly bible study just for you!”
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Rockstar Karaoke
Brass Rail Bar / 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
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Salsa Night
Robert Goodman Wines/Machine Works / 9 p.m. / $5
Get a salsa lesson then apply that knowledge.
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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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Whomp
The Jam / 9:30 p.m. / $5 / 21+
Every Wednesday Jambalaya makes with the whompity whomp.
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Rude Lion Sound
Toby and Jacks / 10 p.m. / 21+
Were you just thinking, “Is there anyplace that has Dancehall Wednesdays?” Here it is!
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Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI: 2:40, 8:35
  • 5TH WAVE: 12:05, 5:55
  • BOY: 4:55, 9:40
  • CHOICE: 12:15, 2:55, 5:35, 8:20
  • DIRTY GRANDPA: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30
  • FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK: 12:20, 2:35, 7:20
  • FINEST HOURS 2D: 12:30, 6:10, 9:05
  • FINEST HOURS 3D: 3:20
  • HAIL CAESAR!: 12:40, 3:15, 6:20, 9:00
  • KUNG FU PANDA 3 2D: 11:50, 1:10, 3:40, 4:45, 5:50, 7:15, 8:15
  • KUNG FU PANDA 3 3D: 2:15
  • PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: 1:00, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20
  • REVENANT: 1:35, 5:05, 8:30
  • RIDE ALONG 2: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15
  • STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 2D: 11:45, 2:45, 5:45, 8:45
Mill Creek Cinema
  • 5TH WAVE: 3:20, 6:05, 8:45
  • CHOICE: 4:00, 6:40, 9:15
  • DIRTY GRANDPA: 2:45, 7:00, 9:25
  • FINEST HOURS 2D: 5:55, 8:50
  • FINEST HOURS 3D: 2:55
  • KUNG FU PANDA 3 2D: 3:25, 5:45
  • KUNG FU PANDA 3 3D: 8:10
  • PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: 3:50, 6:30, 9:10
  • REVENANT: 3:35, 5:10, 8:30
  • STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 2D: 6:00, 9:00
  • STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D: 3:00

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