Friday, April 28
Top Events!
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Tall Ships
Bonnie Gool Dock
/ 11 a.m.
/ $3 Walk on tour
Lady Washington the official tall ship of Washington State and her companion vessel the Hawaiian Chieftain will visit the Bonnie Gool Dock and offer family-oriented Adventure, Evening and Battle Sails featuring a living history experience.
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St. Bernard’s Studio 54 Fundraiser
St. Bernard’s High School Gym
/ 5 p.m.
/ $135
/ 21+
Enter Studio 54 and enjoy a sit-down dinner, casino gaming, entertainment, live and silent auctions and a chance to win the $10,000 cash drawing.
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Robo-Cat’s Horror Theater Presents: Monster Squad
Eureka Theater
/ 7-9:30 p.m.
/ $5
The Great Razooly returns to the stage of the Eureka Theater to host a showing of the 1987 cult classic Monster Squad. A evening of fun and fright for young and old alike! Free prizes and sales from tickets and concessions go to help restore our 1939 movie palace.
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Real Women Have Curves
Gist Theater at HSU
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $8 Students/Seniors
Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., the play is a humorous and poignant story of five full-figured Mexican-American women who talk about their lives, loves and deepest desires while attempting to meet impossible production deadlines.
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Third
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
Believing that a jock’s sophisticated essay on King Lear could not possibly have been written by such a student, Professor Jameson reports his plagiarism to the college’s Committee of Academic Standards. But is her accusation justified?
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The Detours Music Showcase
Arcata Playhouse
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ $10
A benefit for the Arcata Playhouse. An Americana music dance concert featuring The Detours and The Yokels.
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A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer
North Coast Repertory Theatre
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $10
/ $10 General
/ $8 Students/Seniors
This groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle and commissioned by V-Day for the first V-Day: UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS festival, which took place June 2006 in New York City.
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Melvin Seals and JGB
Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $30
/ $25 advance sales
/ 21+
Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band.
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Fuego! Latinx Night
The Jam
/ 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Club Triangle and Pressure/Anya presents a genre-defying LATINX dance celebration showcasing some of Humboldt’s favorite performers!
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All Events!
Children’s Memorial Flag Raising
See Event Description
/ 9 a.m.
/ Free
Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council of Humboldt County invites you to attend the Children’s Memorial Flag Raising April 28th 9 am at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center.
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Explore North Coast Social ‘Thingy’
Trinidad, California
/ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ Free
/ 18+
The purpose of the Social is for kayakers to meet other sea kayakers and sea kayaking clubs from Northern California and beyond — to connect, learn and broaden the kayaking experience.
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Surplus Auction
See Event Description
/ 9:30 a.m.-midnight
/ $5
Book Sale
Humboldt County Library
/ 10-5 a.m.
/ Free
The library meeting room is filled with non-fiction, large type, and a great selection of children’s books, including home schooling selections.
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Chuck Mayville
Gallagher’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Come on down to Gallagher’s to eat, drink and be merry while Chuck plays and sings some classic tunes.
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Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe
/ 6 p.m.
/ Free
Jazz on the patio.
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Redwood Ramblers
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Orick’s own Redwood Ramblers play classic country covers.
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Stephen Gray: Cannabis & Spirituality
Northtown Books
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ 18+
Stephen Gray will talk about his new book, Cannabis and Spirituality, a collection featuring a wide variety of writers on the subject, including Kathleen Harrison, Joan Bello, Hamilton Souther, Steven Hager, Chris Bennett, Dee Dussault, Jeremy Wolff, and Roger Christie.
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That Buckin’ String Band
Fieldbrook Market & Eatery
/ 7:30 p.m.
Local bluegrass.
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Titanic (1997)
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7:30-11:30 p.m.
/ $5
84 years after the sinking of the Titanic, a 101 year old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet/Gloria Stuart) recalls her experience aboard the ship to her granddaughter and others who are searching for a lost treasure admist the sunken ship.
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Inspiration Rising Ecstatic Dance
Om Shala Yoga
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
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Eureka Pizza Council
SpeakEasy
/ 8:30 p.m.
Jazz/funk.
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Backstreet Band
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
/ 21+
Jimi Jeff & The Gypsy Band
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 9 p.m.-midnight
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Sleepwalkerz
Blondies Food and Drink
/ 9 p.m.
Rock and roll.
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Blue Rhythm Revue
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ 21+
Local blues and R&B band.
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The Getdown
See Event Description
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.