Thursday, Nov. 2
(VIDEO) LOWDOWN: Smokey Brights in Arcata
Groove-up your Thursday night at The Jam in Arcata with pop/rockers Smokey Brights, a Seattle band that claims to “make music that taps into history and stretches out a kind of visionary rock that rolls relentlessly forward while recombining iconic sounds.” Sure!
Top Events!
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The Humboldt Poetry Show
The Siren’s Song Tavern
/ 7:30-10:30 p.m.
The second Thursday of each month, A Reason to Listen Poetry Collective hosts: The Humboldt Poetry Show. Come share orginal spoken word pieces to a unique, fun, supportive audience!
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Good People
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $17
/ $10 Thursdays and Previews
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job
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Elevate
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ $7
/ 21+
With sets by ESCH, Skinny Perperwood, Marjo Lak and more.
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Agenda LGBTQ+/ally Dance Party
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 9-11:59 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Our mostly-monthly LGBTQ+/ally dance party on first Thursdays, with DJs Dr. Foxmeat, Young Willa, and Truknuts!
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Smokey Brights
The Jam
/ 10 p.m.
/ 21+
“Smokey Brights make music that taps into history and stretches out a kind of visionary rock that rolls relentlessly forward while recombining iconic sounds - from funk to Fleetwood Mac, Bowie to Blur, disco to Dire Straits, and splashes of Floyd psychedelia.”
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All Events!
Arcata Recreation’s Youth Basketball League: Enrollment Deadline
Arcata Community Center
/ 1 a.m.-11 p.m.
/ $65
/ $75 non-resident
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Computer Essentials Classes
The Job Market
/ 1:30-4 a.m.
/ Free
Opioids in Humboldt County: What Nurses Need to Know
Hospice of Humboldt
/ 5:30-8:30 a.m.
/ $20
/ $15 members
/ 21+
It’s Nurses Night Out! Join nursing colleagues and health care professionals in an evening learning about Opioids in Humboldt County.
Winter “You-Pick” Farm Shares
Bayside Park Farm & Garden
/ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $150
The City of Arcata Recreation Division and Bayside Park Farm bring you Winter “You-Pick” Farm Shares.
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Fortuna Caregiver Support Group
United Methodist Church
/ noon-1:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ Free caregivers
Computer Essentials Classes
See Event Description
/ 1:30-4 p.m.
/ Free
Sustainable Futures Speaker Series
Humboldt State University Founders Hall
/ 5:30-7 p.m.
/ Free
As part of the Sustainable Futures Speaker Series, George Wuerthner will present “Praise the Dead: Dead Trees and Healthy Forest Ecosystems.”
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Community Craft Night: Mixed Media Postcards
SCRAP Humboldt
/ 5:30-7:30 p.m.
/ $10
Get ready for the upcoming winter by making your own SCRAPpy postcards using reclaimed materials to send to friends and family.
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Fingal
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Live folky fiddle tunes.
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North Coast MPA Monitoring Community Gatherings
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 6-7:30 p.m.
Join us to learn about information from marine protected area (MPA) baseline monitoring conducted from 2013-2017 in the North Coast region, as well as plans for long-term monitoring.
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Humboldt Beekeepers Meeting with Local Honey Tasting
Humboldt County Department of Agriculture
/ 6:30-8 p.m.
/ $2
A local honey tasting and club election is planned. Beekeepers are invited to bring a sample of your honey in a half pint jar for the tasting!
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Seabury Gould and Evan Morden
Gallagher’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
/ 6:30 p.m.
Irish/Celtic music.
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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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Humboldt Folklife Society Sing-Along
Arcata Community Center
/ 7 p.m.
Sing your favorite folk, rock and pop songs with leader Joel Sonenshein. Songbooks provided, just bring your voice.
Karaoke w/ KJ Leonard
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 8 p.m.
When selecting your song, please keep in mind your audience would like to dance.
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Karaoke w/ Lightning Boom Productions
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 8 p.m.
/ 21+
Why not?
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Adam Hill
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ Free All Ages
New-Timey folk music.
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Karaoke Night By Lightning BOOM Productions
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
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Open Mic Night
Central Station
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Be the next Mack Idol.
Rude Lion Sound
Sidelines
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ 21+
Hip hop krunkage for your butt.
Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS: 12:15, 1:45, 2:55, 4:20, 5:30, 8:10, 9:30
- BLADE RUNNER 2049 2D: 8:45
- BLADE RUNNER 2049 3D: 2:35
- FOREIGNER: 1:15, 3:55, 9:15
- GEOSTORM 2D: 12:20, 6:15, 9:05
- GEOSTORM 3D: 3:15
- JIGSAW: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45
- KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE: 5:20, 8:30
- MARSHALL: 11:50, 6:05
- MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE: 12:05, 2:40
- ONLY THE BRAVE: 12:10, 3:05, 6:00, 8:55
- SUBURBICON: 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25
- THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE: 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00
- THOR: RAGNAROK 2D: 7:00, 9:45
- THOR: RAGNAROK 3D: 7:00
- TYLER PERRY’S BOO2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN: 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15
- VICTORIA AND ABDUL: 12:15, 2:50, 5:35, 8:15
Mill Creek Cinema
- A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS: 3:05, 4:20, 5:40, 8:15, 9:30
- AMERICAN MADE: 3:10, 5:55, 8:35
- BLADE RUNNER 2049 2D: 4:55, 8:20
- BLADE RUNNER 2049 3D: 3:35
- GEOSTORM 2D: 6:30, 9:10
- GEOSTORM 3D: 3:50
- HAPPY DEATH DAY: 2:40, 9:35
- JIGSAW: 2:35, 4:55, 7:20
- THOR: RAGNAROK 2D: 7:00, 9:45
- THOR: RAGNAROK 3D: 7:00
- VICTORIA AND ABDUL: 2:50, 5:30, 8:10
Minor Theatre
- BLADE RUNNER 2049: 3:00, 5:30, 9:15
- HIFF THROWBACK THURSDAY: 8:30
- THOR: RAGNAROK: 7:00, 10:00
- VICTORIA & ABDUL: 3:30, 6:00