Saturday, May 14
The Lowdown!
Top Events!
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HSU Commencement Ceremonies
HSU Redwood Bowl / 8:30 a.m.
College of Arts Humanities & Social Sciences 8:30 a.m. College of Natural Resources & Sciences noon. College of Professional Studies 3:30 p.m.
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Arcata Farmers’ Market
Arcata Plaza / 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
North Coast Growers’ Association community event features over 40 Humboldt farm booths as well as 10 prepared food booths. Music by Absynth Quartet.
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2016 KMUD Block Party
KMUD - Redwood Community Radio, Inc. / 11 a.m.-midnight / Free
Free community event with swimming pools, a petting zoo and a painting wall for kids, vendors, yummy food, tasty drinks, and live, local Music including the Camo Cowboys, Woven Roots and much more.
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ArMack Orchestra Gala
Arcata Community Center / 5:30 p.m. / $35
The Arcata-McKinleyville High School Orchestra presents “Mangiamo, A Tribute to the Music of New York” for its annual gala fundraising dinner.
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Honky Tonk Detours
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room / 6 p.m. / Free
Vintage honky tonk and alt-country.
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Josephine Johnson
Westhaven Center for the Arts / 7 p.m.
Johnson is the 2016 Musician in Residence at Westhaven Center for the Arts and is currently researching and writing songs about Humboldt County barns.
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Thesis Festival
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte) / 8 p.m.
Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre presents the 2016 Thesis Festival featuring five new one-act plays created by this year’s graduating MFA class. The international ensemble of theatre makers will perform their work May 12 – 15 and May 19 – 22 at 8 p.m. at the Carlo Theatre.
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Soul Night 55: Degrees of Soul
Humboldt Brews / 9 p.m.
Nothings better than knowing town is about to empty out and become a quieter place to enjoy the glorious Humboldt Summer. We figured, what beter way to celebrate sending this new batch of graduates off into the world than with a dance party?
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Nighthawk
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.
Put your dancing shoes on and join the party!
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All Events!

Coast Guard Yard Sale
Coast Guard Housing / 8 a.m.-noon
There are over 50 units in the Coast Guard housing complex and most residents will be participating.
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Private Sailing Instruction
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center / 9 a.m. / $195 / $40 Per Extra Person
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Dune Ecosystem Restoration’
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. / Free
Help restore the dune ecosystem on the Friends of the Dunes property.
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24th Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive
Food for People, Inc. / 10 a.m.-6 p.m. / Free
During this nationwide food drive, letter carriers will be picking up donations of non-perishable food and delivering these donations to local food banks throughout our country.
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Challenge Course: Develop Trust & Teamwork
Arcata Community Forest / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. / $40
The City of Arcata Recreation Division’s Challenge Course, located in the beautiful Arcata Community Forest, is a fun-filled outdoor adventure focusing on team building, skill development and environmental education.
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Low Cost Canine Rabies Vaccine Clinic
Ferndale Veterinary Hospital / 10 a.m.-noon / $10
Canine rabies vaccines for $10 per vaccine.
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Low Cost Canine Rabies Vaccine Clinic
Redwood Animal Hospital / 10-11 a.m. / $10
Canine rabies vaccines for $10 per vaccine.
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Celebrate Recovery in the Park
Carson Park / 11 a.m.-2 p.m. / Free
“Enjoy free hot dogs and drinks, balloon animals and a bounce house for kids, along with live music and recovery testimonies.”
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Yu-gi-oh Tournament
Nugames Eureka / 1 p.m. / $5
Come test your most recent deck with fellow players. This is a sanctioned tournament with prizing and an emphasis on community building, meeting people, and fun!
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Family Arts Day
Morris Graves Museum of Art / 2-4 p.m. / $5 / $2 Students/seniors / Free Kids/ MGMA members
Have you ever wondered how artists create paintings that look just like photographs?
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Art, Brew and BBQ
Eagle Prairie Art’s District / 3-8 p.m. / $12 / Free everyone
The Eagle Prairie Arts District’s (EPAD) mission is to help merge local businesses/community groups and artists by bringing various types of visual, creative and intergenerational arts to the community.
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Bike Party Humboldt SCRAP Pre-Party!
SCRAP Humboldt / 3-5 p.m. / $5
Bike Party Humboldt wants you to deck out your ride at SCRAP during bike month! Come get creative and trick out your bike using SCRAP’s endless reuse supplies and tools.
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4th Annual Art Brew and BBQ
Eagle Prairie Art’s District / 3-8 p.m.
Family Fundraising Event that will help the Eagle Prairie Arts District (EPAD) provide workshops and other various art programs.
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April and the Extraordinary World
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern / 4 p.m.
A “beautiful, inventive and uncannily satisfying” animated feature from France, set in an alternate-reality Paris and based on a story by graphic novelist Jacques Tardi.
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Slide
Fortuna Monday Club / 7:30 p.m. / $10 / $8 students and seniors
Slide is a band of six talented local musicians who will wrap up our 2015-16 series with a fun and lively trip down memory lane with music from the 1960s, 1970s and whenever else seems appropriate.
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Johnny Steele
Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $18
Standup comedy.
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Mothers and Sons
Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $15 / $10 Thursdays
“At turns funny and powerful, this extraordinary play portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son.”
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Free Outdoor Family Movie Night
Faith Center Foursquare Church / 8-10 p.m. / Free
Finding Nemo at sundown.
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The Last Minute Men
Cafe Mokka / 8 p.m.
International music.
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Ladies’ Only 8 Ball Touirnament
Broadway Billiards / 8 p.m. / $5 / Free Public / 21+
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Make Me Laugh
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn / 8:30 p.m. / $5 / 21+
If you’ve never seen the show, it’s simple. We bring audience members on stage one at a time and give our comedians each 60 seconds to make each contestant laugh. Those who hold out the longest get ridiculously fabulous prizes! (Well, they’re ridiculous.)
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Kindred Spirits
Six Rivers Brewery / 9 p.m.-midnight / Free
“Humboldt’s very own acoustic roots band, Kindred Spirits will be showing us a good time this graduation weekend. Congratulations graduates!”
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Nighthawk
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.
Put your dancing shoes on and join the party!
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Uptown Kings
Bear River Casino Resort / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free / 21+
From Hollywood Fats to BB King, The Uptown Kings serve up the tastiest selections of jump and swing blues.
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Rockstar Karaoke
Brass Rail Bar / 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
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Karaoke
Little Red Lion / 9 p.m. / 21+
How could this be a bad idea?
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The Movers and The Shakers
Central Station / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free
Live rock, blues and funk.
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The Movers and The Shakers
Central Station / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free
Live rock, blues and funk.
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SNL (Saturday Night Life)
Shamus T Bones / 10 p.m. / 21+
Music by DJ Livestrong from Accurate Productions, Inc.
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The Sturgeons, Holy Glories
Alibi / 11 p.m. / $5 / 21+
Plaza metal.
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