Friday, Feb. 17
Top Events!
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One Billion Rising Arcata - Rise in Solidarity
Arcata Plaza
/ 1 p.m.-3 a.m.
/ Free
Come one, come all to the Plaza this Friday. You DON’T have to dance to participate, the event is about showing solidarity with our presence.
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AQUEERius Ball
Kate Buchanan Room
/ 6-11 p.m.
/ Free
Celebrating the age of Aquarius and Humboldt’s queer and colorful community! Emceed by the incredible and fierce, hostess with the moistest, Mantrikka HO!
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Clemens Starck: Old Dogs, New Tricks
Northtown Books
/ 7-9 p.m.
Clemens Starck, winner of the Oregon Book Award, brings his latest poetry chapbook, Old Dogs, New Tricks. In his long career Starck worked on railroads and ranches, shipped out as a merchant seaman, and was for many years a union carpenter and construction foreman.
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Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $10
/ $22 Gala Champagne Opening Night
/ $17 Friday/Saturday/Matinees
/ $10 Thursdays and Previews
“Romantic. Dramatic. Comic. Tonight, 18th century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy, head or heart?”
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Motherlode
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ Free All ages
Funk with your beer.
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Adaptations
Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ Free Everyone
From the page to the vibrancy of the stage…Short original plays adapted from non-theatrical sources by the MFA 2nd year students. Inspired by poems, short stories, and works of fiction or non-fiction, the students find ways to make words and images theatrical.
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Oklahoma!
North Coast Repertory Theatre
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ $18
Love and jealousy tussle for supremacy against a backdrop of classic ballads from two of Broadway’s most beloved and successful composers.
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Rebelution
HSU West Gym
/ 8 p.m.
/ $30
/ $25 HSU students
Rebelution’s members met in college, while residing in Isla Vista, a popular beachside community in Santa Barbara.
All Events!
Yoga is for Everyone
Redwood Lounge
/ 10:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
/ $10
/ $40 5 class pass
“Arcata Recreation and Instructor Joey Paz brings a new yoga class to the community.”
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Arts and Crafts for Kids
See Event Description
/ 3:30-4:30 p.m.
/ Free
Drop in to the library every Friday after school for free art projects, led by Fortuna High School art students.
Samba Workshop
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 6-7:30 p.m.
/ $10
With Rocio Cristal.
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McKinleyville Arts Night
McKinleyville Business Dist.
/ 6-8 p.m.
Celebration of arts, food and fun in McKinleyville held the third Friday of each month.
Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe
/ 6 p.m.
/ Free
Jazz on the patio.
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Mardi Gras For a Cause
Sequoia Conference Center
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ $60
/ $75 at the door
/ 21+
The evening will include live music by the Redwood Dixie Gators, fun entertainment like a tarot card reader, face painter, stilt walkers and more.
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Third Friday Blues
Westhaven Center for the Arts
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ $5
“Prepare yourself for an evening of acoustic/electric blues. Jim Lahman, Dale Cash, Ron Perry and Bill Moehnke will present blues from the turn of the century to today!”
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Free Community Art Night
The MGC
/ 7-8 p.m.
/ Free
This class is always free and all-ages, and all supplies are provided. This month we will be making Springtime paper flowers.
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O’ Brother Where Art Thou (2000)
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7:30-10 p.m.
/ $5
In the Depression-era deep South, three escapees from a Mississippi prison chain gang: Everett Ulysses McGill, sweet and simple Delmar, and the perpetually angry Pete, embark on the adventure of a lifetime as they set out to pursue their freedom and return to their homes.
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Standup Comedy
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
“his month Evan Vest will host, and Shaun Lamar, recently relocated from the Bay Area, will be our headliner. Proceeding the jokes, Ultra Secret will take over the stage. They are an alt-jazz band with a delightful sound.”
Plant Gall Lecture
Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center
/ 7:30-9 p.m.
/ Free
Dr. John DeMartini will present on “The Cryptic Lives of Gall Formers.”
Eureka Pizza Council
SpeakEasy
/ 8:30 p.m.
Jazz/funk.
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Steel Rose Band
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ 21+
Covers today’s biggest country hits by the hottest stars like Carrie, Miranda, Gretchen and more.
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Soul Night 64: The Vinyl Countdown
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- A CURE FOR WELLNESS: 12:05, 2:30, 5:50, 8:05
- A DOG’S PURPOSE: 11:55, 2:50, 5:40, 8:35
- FIFTY SHADES DARKER: 12:20, 3:10, 5:55, 8:45
- FIST FIGHT: 12:10, 3:20, 5:45, 9:05
- HIDDEN FIGURES: 11:45, 2:40, 5:35, 8:30
- JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: 12:40, 3:30, 6:25, 9:15
- LA LA LAND: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00
- LION: 11:55, 2:45, 5:30, 8:20
- SPLIT: 1:05, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20
- THE GREAT WALL 2D: 1:10, 3:50, 6:30
- THE GREAT WALL 3D: 9:10
- THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 2D: 1:00, 2:25, 3:40, 6:20, 7:40, 8:55
- THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 3D: 11:50, 5:05
Mill Creek Cinema
- A CURE FOR WELLNESS: 12:00, 3:15, 5:30, 8:45
- FIFTY SHADES DARKER: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15
- FIST FIGHT: 12:50, 3:10, 6:25, 8:50
- HIDDEN FIGURES: 11:50, 2:45, 5:40, 8:35
- JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: 12:35, 3:30, 6:15, 9:05
- SPLIT: 1:05, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25
- THE GREAT WALL 2D: 12:45, 6:10
- THE GREAT WALL 3D: 3:25, 9:00
- THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 2D: 12:25, 3:00, 5:50, 8:25
Minor Theatre
- FENCES: 1:00, 7:00
- HIDDEN FIGURES: 2:00, 5:15, 8:30
- LA LA LAND: 4:00, 7:30
- LION: 4:30
- THE FOUNDER: 1:30