Wednesday, June 28
(VIDEO) WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: Women Warriors Will Rule America After the Great Nuclear War
With the prospect of nuclear war more imaginable than at any point in recent memory perhaps you are wondering what post-kaboom America will look like. Hey, it’s not so bad. Amazon-like women warriors will claim their role as the rulers of society while men — who are very, very dumb, mind you — will run either run feral in the wilderness or be kept as submissive sex slaves.
That’s not so bad, right? Thanks, Trump!
This is the fun-topian future imagined in the 1986 sci-fi artifact America 3000 which is this week’s Sci-Fi Pint and Pizza Night selection at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. If you are too busy building your bomb shelter tonight (we get it) and can’t make it out tonight, at least take a moment and watch the trailer below for a brief “ha.”
Other Humboldt Wednesday gatherings in your Lowdown listings below. —Andrew Goff
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
RLA Jazz Trio w/ Paula & Don
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Great local jazz.
/ Web site
Sci-Fi Pint & Pizza Night: America 3000 (1986)
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 6-9 p.m.
“900 years after a nuclear war in the US humanity has been sent back to the stone age. Now Amazon women rule the land and men are either dumb, feral, or kept as sex slaves.”
/ Web site
Humboldt Crabs vs. Healdsburg Prune Packers
Arcata Ball Park
/ 7 p.m.
/ $9
/ $6 students/seniors
/ $4 12 and under
Your hometown heroes whoop up on some other lesser team. Peanuts, crackerjacks, etc.
/ Web site
Mad Lab Night 2
Dell’Arte
/ 8-9 p.m.
/ Free
/ Free PWYC
“The color of everything is rubble, and plaster and dust. The body remembers the animal, who remembers her humanity. A lone woman walking the open road. She is not her, but that one that walks with her, that she visits at times, and that at times she forgets.”
/ Web site
Peach Purple, Rob Ford Explorer
Blondies Food and Drink
/ 8 p.m.
/ $5
Funky math rock both local and imported.
/ Web site
All Events!
Camp Perigot
Blue Lake Roller Rink
/ 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
/ Free
Something for the kids to do.
/ Web site
Drop-In Activities For All
Arcata Community Center
/ 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
/ $3
/ $20 punch card
Choose from: Badminton, Basketball, Community Song Circle, Hula Dance, Pickle Ball, Samba Drumming and more.
/ Web site
Play Center
D Street Neighborhood Center
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ $3
The City of Arcata Recreation Division, with funding from First 5 Humboldt, offers a safe and comfortable place for families to meet and share parenting and play experiences.
/ Web site
Insanity Live
Redwood Lounge
/ 5:15-6:15 p.m.
/ $5
Dynamic, cardio-conditioning and athletic training class taught in a format that can be done by all fitness levels and ages.
/ Web site
Celebrating Nursing 2017
Cher-Ae Heights Casino
/ 5:30-8 p.m.
/ $25
/ $20 members
/ $10 students
Join nursing colleagues and health care professionals in an evening of celebrating nursing and networking.
/ Web site
Aber Miller
Larrupin Cafe
/ 6 p.m.
Local jazz pianist tickles ivories/you.
/ Web site
The Lovers (2017)
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 7 p.m.
/ $8.50
/ $6.50 Matinee
A refreshing, funny look at love, fidelity, and family, starring Debra Winger and Tracy Letts as a long-married and completely dispassionate husband and wife.
/ Web site
Cuban Salsa (Rueda de Casino)
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 7 p.m.
/ $7
/ $40 6 week series
Salsa rueda is a circle of couples dancing changing partners to patterns called out in Spanish or shown with hand signals. Sponsored by Humboldt Folk Dancers.
/ Web site
Salsa Night
The Fuzion
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ $8
/ $12 Non-Members
A new weekly Salsa Night with lessons for the first hour provided by dance instructors, Kristin Badzik and Jamie Lembeck.
/ Web site
Ultra Secret Wednesdays
SpeakEasy
/ 8-11 p.m.
Queer night with alt-jazz house band LD51!
/ Web site
Ultra Secret Wednesdays
SpeakEasy
/ 8-11 p.m.
Come socialize with queer friendly folks whilst imbibing fine cocktails in a cozy atmosphere with the Alt Jazz sounds of LD51.
/ Web site
Salsa Night
The Griffin
/ 8:30-11 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Dance!
/ Web site
Karaoke
Vista Del Mar
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Provided by Lightning Boom productions.
Rockstar Karaoke
Brass Rail Bar
/ 9 p.m.
This is the most hardcore karaoke in Humboldt.
Open Mikey Comedy
Palm Lounge at The Eureka Inn
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Open mic comedy hosted by Tom Connors, with occasional guest host!
/ Web site
Whomp Wednesday
The Jam
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp whomp.
/ Web site
Rude Lion Sound
Toby and Jacks
/ 10 p.m.
/ 21+
Were you just thinking, “Is there anyplace that has Dancehall Wednesdays?” Here it is!
Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- 47 METERS DOWN: 12:05, 2:25, 4:40, 7:00, 9:25
- ALL EYEZ ON ME: 11:55, 3:00, 6:05, 9:10
- BABY DRIVER: 1:05, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30
- BLUES BROTHERS: 1:30, 6:30
- CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE 2D: 12:50, 3:05
- CARS 3 2D: 11:50, 12:40, 2:15, 3:15, 6:00, 8:30
- CARS 3 3D: 12:15, 2:45
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 2D: 5:30, 8:40
- MUMMY 2D: 4:10, 9:20
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES 2D: 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:15
- TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 2D: 12:30, 2:10, 3:55, 5:40, 7:20, 9:05
- TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 3D: 5:15, 8:35
- WONDER WOMAN 2D: 11:45, 2:50, 4:45, 5:50, 8:00, 9:00
Mill Creek Cinema
- 47 METERS DOWN: 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40
- ALL EYEZ ON ME: 11:45, 2:45, 5:50, 8:55
- BABY DRIVER: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30
- CARS 3 2D: 1:10, 3:40, 6:10, 8:40
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES 2D: 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15
- ROUGH NIGHT: 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30
- TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 2D: 1:55, 5:25, 8:50
- WONDER WOMAN 2D: 11:45, 2:50, 6:00, 9:05
Minor Theatre
- BABY DRIVER: 10:00
- BORN IN CHINA: 3:00, 5:45
- I, DANIEL BLAKE: 2:30, 7:45
- TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT: 2:15, 5:00, 8:40
- WONDER WOMAN: 5:30, 8:20