Friday, April 27
(VIDEOS) FRIDAY LOWDOWN: The Mother Hips! Matt Gubser! Wizard Apprentice! Rowdy Roddy Piper!
Your Humboldt Friday is teeming with end of week decompression options for those unafraid of scrolling the Lowdown below. Some highlights, previewed in the clips above (left to right):
- West Coast folk rock elder statesmen The Mother Hips return to Humboldt for a more-intimate-than-usual set up at the Van Duzer Theater (Note: The Hips will stop by KHUM at 3 p.m. Tune in.)
- Standup comedian and dad Matt Gubser will attempt to throw some comedic strikes during the latest Kingpin Comedy show at E&O Lanes.
- Experimental singer and digital artist Wizard Apprentice gets introspective headlining a night of music at Outer Space in Arcata.
- Local villain The Great Razooly hosts another edition of Robo-Cat’s Horror Theater at the Eureka Theater featuring a screening of ‘80s “classic” They Live (1988).
Plus, Soul Party and Club Triangle! You’re spoiled!
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Gazebo Happy Hour: The New Traditions, Paradise Inc.
Old Town Gazebo
/ 4 p.m.
Music by the Gazebo! Enjoy a cool beverages from Lost Coast Brewery, The Booth Brewing Co. US, Humboldt Honey Wine or Humboldt Cider Company and a bite to eat. Dance & kick off the weekend with friends and family. Featured bands for April are Paradise Inc. and The New Traditions.
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The Detours
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Cool honky tonk live in the beer garden!
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Robo-Cat’s Horror Theater Presents: They Live (1988)
Eureka Theater
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ $5
The Great Razooly returns with his lovely assistant to host a showing of John Carpeneter’s They Live (1988). Prizes! Creepy aliens! Cool 80’s sunglasses and Rowdy Roddy Piper!
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Wizard Apprentice, Julius Smack, comma comma, SIRI
Outer Space
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ $6
Wizard Apprentice & Julius Smack stop in Arcata during their Spring 2018 US West Coast Tour, lovingly titled “Computer Folk Tour.”
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Hay Fever
Gist Theater at HSU
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
/ $8 Students/Seniors
Humboldt State University presents “Hay Fever” by Noel Coward. Best described as a cross between high farce and a comedy of manners, the play is set in the 1920s and deals with the four eccentric members of the Bliss family and their outlandish behavior with their invited guests.
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The Mother Hips
Van Duzer Theater
/ 8 p.m.
/ $36
With tight harmonies and country-tinged melodies honoring California’s musical past—from Merle Haggard to the Beach Boys to Neil Young, the band has carved its own unique niche in the musical landscape.
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A Woman’s Place is in Her Home
Arcata Playhouse
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $15
“The Arcata Playhouse presents “A Woman’s Place is in Her Home” an exploration of women experiencing the largely unplanned, unpredictable realities of housing insecurity in Humboldt County.”
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Comedian Matt Gubser
E&O Lanes
/ 8:30 p.m.
/ $13
“Matt Gubser performs across the country and internationally, touching on topics ranging fatherhood, dating, sex, politics, & religion, intermingling personal anecdotes and biting social commentary, all couched in a comfortable, relaxed delivery.”
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Soul Party: Spring Edition
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
“Yes party people It’s springtime again, and the Arcata Soul Party Crew is back at it, but this time with an extra dose of springtime freshness!”
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Club Triangle’s: 80s/90s Night
The Jam
/ 9:30 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
Friday I’m in Love, Club Triangle’s monthly retro dance party, is ready to Turn Back Time and get you to Shake that Rump.
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All Events!
Explore North Coast Sea Kayaking Social
Trinidad
/ 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
/ Free
Explore North Coast will host its ninth annual, four-day Sea Kayaking Social “Thingy”, inviting kayakers from around the region.
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Farm Shares
Bayside Park Farm & Garden
/ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $450
It’s not too soon to think about securing your Summer Farm Share. The City of Arcata Parks and Recreation offers Farm Shares grown at Bayside Park Farm.
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Redwood Craft Stomp
Humboldt County
/ 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ Free
The Redwood Craft Stomp is a Humboldt County yarn and craft crawl that includes local yarn stores, arts & craft stores and a farm.
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Drop-in Volunteering at SCRAP Humboldt
SCRAP Humboldt
/ 1-6 p.m.
/ Free
Do you love fun tasks, organizing or helping the environment? Stop by SCRAP and lend your hand!
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Community Clothing Swap
The Sanctuary
/ 4-7 p.m.
Bring, take, or swap at Zero Waste Humboldt’s free Clothing Swap! All are welcome to swap their lightly used clothing, shoes and jewelry (no socks, undergarments, underwear, or dirty/seriously damaged clothing please).
After Work Sessions
Six Rivers Brewery
/ 4-7 p.m.
/ Free
Come unwind at the end of your work week with DJ D’Vinity in the mix with old school throwbacks and dance hits!
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Backpacking The Trinity Alps
Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 4:30 p.m.
/ $185
/ $160 HSU Students
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Latin Dance Festival
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 5 p.m.-midnight
/ $12
/ 18+
A three-day Latin dance festival with amazing instructors and two late night dance parties! Bachata, Salsa, Zouk, and Cuban Dance styles for beginners and intermediates.
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Twilight Paddle on Humboldt Bay
Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ $45
/ $35 HSU Students
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Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe
/ 6 p.m.
/ Free
Jazz on the patio.
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All Level Salsa Lesson and Social Dancing
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 6-7:30 p.m.
/ $7
/ 18+
Salsa at six welcomes you to learn some sexy and fun salsa dance moves with Humboldt’s best instructors.
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Citizen Kane
Westhaven Center for the Arts
/ 7-9 p.m.
“Citizen Kane.” Written, produced, directed and starring Welles in a thinly disguised expose of the early 20th century media mogul William Randolph Hearst. Widely considered by film historians and critics to be the best film ever made.
On The Spot Comedy #15
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7 p.m.
/ $7
The fastest growing live Improv comedy show in Humboldt County history is back at it again at the amazing and legendary house of local laughs, The Arcata Theatre Lounge.
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Friday Night Magic the Gathering Draft
Nugames Eureka
/ 7 p.m.
/ $15
Come and show off your deckbuilding abilities in our FNM draft event!
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Friday Night Magic the Gathering Draft
Nugames Eureka
/ 7 p.m.
/ $15
Come and show off your deckbuilding abilities in our FNM draft event!
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Jere Bob Bowden and Mark Shikuma
Northtown Books
/ 7-9 p.m.
Northtown Books will host a reading in observation of National Poetry Month by two local poets, Jere Bob Bowden and Mark Shikuma.
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The Yokels
Fieldbrook Market & Eatery
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ Free
Let the Yokels take you Back to a Simpler Time. When the Local Country Store was a Center of the Community.
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Good Company
Cafe Mokka
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
Celtic music.
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Ghost Program
SpeakEasy
/ 8:30 p.m.
/ 21+
Gettin’ down in Opera Alley.
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Nighthawk
Bear River Casino Resort
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
NightHawk is a Humboldt County Rock Band, dedicated to creating music that makes you want to dance! From classic rock to R&B to country rock to blues.
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Claire Bent & Citizen Funk
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Funk rock band.
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Club Triangle: Friday I’m in Love Retro Night
The Jam
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
/ $None Free before 10pm
/ 21+
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- A QUIET PLACE: 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40
- AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 2D: 11:50, 12:55, 1:30, 2:20, 3:15, 4:20, 4:55, 5:45, 6:40, 7:45, 8:20, 9:10
- AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 3D: 12:40, 4:05, 7:30
- A WRINKLE IN TIME 2D: 12:00, 2:40
- BLACK PANTHER 2D: 2:30, 8:00
- BLOCKERS: 4:30, 9:30
- I FEEL PRETTY: 12:30, 3:20, 6:05, 8:50
- ISLE OF DOGS: 12:05, 5:35
- RAMPAGE 2D: 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:10
- READY PLAYER ONE 2D: 5:20, 8:30
- SUPER TROOPERS 2: 11:50, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45
- TRUTH OR DARE: 1:55, 7:00
Mill Creek Cinema
- A QUIET PLACE: 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30
- AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 2D: 12:00, 2:20, 3:25, 4:35, 5:45, 6:50, 9:10
- AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 3D: 1:10, 8:00
- BLACK PANTHER 2D: 5:15, 8:20
- BLOCKERS: 12:10, 9:20
- I FEEL PRETTY: 12:55, 3:35, 6:15, 8:50
- ISLE OF DOGS: 12:20, 2:45
- RAMPAGE 2D: 1:30, 4:05, 6:40
- READY PLAYER ONE 2D: 11:50, 2:50, 5:55, 9:00
Minor Theatre
- AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: 3:00, 6:30, 10:00
- ISLE OF DOGS: 3:30, 6:00, 8:30
- SUPER TROOPERS 2: 4:00, 6:55, 9:30
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