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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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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Fingal
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Live folky fiddle tunes.
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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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Seabury Gould and Evan Morden
Gallagher’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
/ 6:30 p.m.
Irish/Celtic music.
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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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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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Adam Hill
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ Free All Ages
New-Timey folk music.
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Karaoke w/ Lightning Boom Productions
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 8 p.m.
/ 21+
Why not?
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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.