Friday, March 9

(VIDEO) FRIDAY LOWDOWN: You Need More Singing Nuns in Your Life

Before there was Sister Act there was Nunsense, the second-longest-running Off-Broadway production in history. Ferndale Repertory Theatre staging of the all-female comedy musical opens Friday night and runs through April 1.

More Friday night joy in your Lowdown listings below.

Top Events!
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Arts!Arcata
Arcata / 6-9 p.m.
Monthly arts walk. Businesses on and around the Plaza stay open late featuring local art and music.
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Creamery District Night Market
See Event Description / 6-9 p.m. / Free
“Explore art at the creamery Courtyard at Seapod Studios, browse thru Bang! Bang! Vintage and check out the pop-up jewelry store from The Good Collective and the awesome furniture at The Back Porch.”
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Humboldt All Ages The Drag King Project Showcase
The Jam / 7-10 p.m. / $5
“The Drag King Project exists to magnify the work of the Drag King community worldwide. Through exposure, empowerment and inclusion, the Drag King project hopes to ensure that the definition of drag includes all identities, all races, all ages, all bodies, and all artistic expressions”
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Mills of Humboldt County 1910-1945
Northtown Books / 7-9 p.m.
Mills of Humboldt County explores the sites of Humboldt County’s historic lumber industry and the day-to-day realities of life in the mills and the woods.
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Charlotte’s Web
Van Duzer Theater / 7:30 p.m. / $10 / $8 Student, Senior
Humboldt State University Theatre presents “Charlotte’s Web” adapted by Joseph Robinette from the classic children’s book by E.B. White, named as “the best American children’s book of the past two hundred years” by The Children’s Literature Association.
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Nunsense
Ferndale Repertory Theatre / 8 p.m. / $18 / $16 students/seniors / $10 Youth 3-14 / $10 3/8 preview
Featuring an all-female cast, Nunsense is a musical comedy revue perfect for all ages. Directed by Leira V. Satlof
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Zero to Fierce Women’s Festival: Win the War or Tell Me a Story
Arcata Playhouse / 8-9 p.m. / $10 / $30 For all 5 Fringe Fest Shows
Win the War or Tell Me a Story examines the effects of war and the power of story in war-torn Guatemala and the occupation in Palestine. A meditation on war, embodying universal themes of memory, longing, displacement and what it means to win.
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Women in Jeopardy!
Redwood Curtain Theatre / 8 p.m. / $17 / $10 Thursdays
Thelma and Louise meets The First Wives Club in this fun and flirtatious comedy. Divorcées Mary and Jo are suspicious of their friend Liz’s new dentist boyfriend. He’s not just a weirdo; he may be a serial killer!
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Dusty Green Bones Band, One Grass Two Grass
Humboldt Brews / 9 p.m. / $10
Formed in January 2014, Dusty Green Bones Band is a five piece electric newgrass group based out of California’s Bay Area.
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FRANK
Arcata Playhouse / 9:15-10:15 p.m. / $10 / $30 For all 5 Fringe Fest Shows
This riveting glimpse into a very special “leading man” is brought to you by Australian comic Emily June Newton and director Deanna Fleysher (aka Butt Kapinski).
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Doug Fir 2x4s
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free / 21+
Multigenerational rock and roll band comprised of fathers and sons playing classic rock and beyond.
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Zero to Fierce Women’s Festival: The Body Discourse
Arcata Playhouse / 11:30 a.m. / $5 / $30 For all 5 Fringe Fest Shows
The Body Discourse Project is a performance about the nature of being in the body, exploring the relationships between how we exist in our bodies and how our bodies exist in the current moment.
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Lunchbox Series: Indigenous Feminism and Decolonization
Arcata Playhouse / noon-1:30 p.m. / Free
Part of the Zero to Fierce Women’s Festival. Join Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy along with community members and students as they share what indigenous feminism has looked like over 5 centuries in North America.
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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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Stories from the Women’s Marches
Arcata Playhouse / 2-3 p.m. / Free
Part of the Zero to Fierce Women’s Festival. The 2017 and 2018 Women’s Marches were the largest organized protests in history.
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Activist Panel: From Women’s March to #MeToo
Arcata Playhouse / 5:30-7 p.m.
Panel of creative inspiring local women: Elizabeth Conner, Julie Fulkerson, Chante Marie Catt, Savanah McCarty, Paula Arrowsmith-Taylor.
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Pantry Pro
Center Activities, HSU Campus / 5:30-7:30 p.m. / $55 / $45 HSU Students
Learn all about how to build a plant-based pantry, how to source the best ingredients for the lowest prices, and have healthy meals at the tip of your fingers.
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Blue Lotus Jazz
Larrupin Cafe / 6 p.m. / Free
Jazz on the patio.
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Salsa Lessons!
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio / 6-7:30 p.m. / $7 / 18+
“Come learn and improve your salsa dancing. Be prepared to meet some awesome people!”
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Paint Night Out: The Art of Painting & Drinking
See Event Description / 6-8 p.m. / $39 / 18+
You won’t need painting experience or your own art supplies to enjoy Paint Night Out — All supplies are provided and local artist Kelly Myers will guide you through painting your personal work of art step-by-step!
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Conservation of North American Jaguars
Six Rivers Masonic Lodge / 7:30-9 p.m. / Free
Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for this presentation by Dr. Aletris Neils, Executive Director of Conservation CATalyst, and an HSU lecturer.
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Ghost Program
SpeakEasy / 8:30 p.m. / 21+
Gettin’ down in Opera Alley.
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Lone Star Junction
Cher-Ae Heights Casino / 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Outlaw country.
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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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Doug Fir 2x4s
Blue Lake Casino Hotel / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. / Free / 21+
Multigenerational rock and roll band comprised of fathers and sons playing classic rock and beyond.
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Robbers Roost, The Scum Lourdes, The Cats’s Meow
Little Red Lion / 9 p.m.-midnight / Free / 21+
Robber’s Roost (Swingtime/Ragpunk) make their return to Humboldt on their album release tour.
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The Inaugural Fresh Strange Fridays
The Jam / 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. / $12 / 21+
Headlining the very first Fresh Strange Friday is Jah Sun. Local artists Nac One, Justin Miller aka DJ Just One and B. Swizlo will also be taking the stage.
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Movie Showtimes

Broadway Cinema
  • ANNIHILATION: 3:45, 9:10
  • A WRINKLE IN TIME 2D: 12:00, 2:45, 5:30, 8:10
  • A WRINKLE IN TIME 3D: 1:05, 6:30
  • BLACK PANTHER 2D: 11:50, 3:00, 6:10, 9:15
  • DEATH WISH: 1:30, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30
  • GAME NIGHT: 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:20
  • GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE: 12:45, 6:15
  • GRINGO: 12:30, 3:15, 6:00, 8:40
  • HURRICANE HEIST, THE: 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:25
  • PETER RABBIT: 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:00
  • RED SPARROW: 11:45, 2:50, 5:55, 9:05
  • SHAPE OF WATER: 3:20, 8:50
  • STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT: 12:40, 2:55, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40
  • THOROUGHBREDS: 12:55, 4:15, 6:35, 8:55
Mill Creek Cinema
  • A WRINKLE IN TIME 2D: 12:30, 3:15, 5:55
  • A WRINKLE IN TIME 3D: 8:35
  • BLACK PANTHER 2D: 12:00, 3:05, 6:10, 9:15
  • DEATH WISH: 1:20, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25
  • GAME NIGHT: 12:10, 3:50, 6:25, 8:55
  • GRINGO: 12:50, 3:25, 6:05, 8:45
  • HURRICANE HEIST, THE: 1:25, 4:00, 6:35, 9:10
  • RED SPARROW: 12:45, 2:40, 5:50, 9:00
  • STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT: 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35
Minor Theatre
  • ANNIHILATION: 3:00, 6:00, 9:00
  • A WRINKLE IN TIME: 2:00, 5:30, 8:20
  • BLACK PANTHER: 2:30, 6:30, 9:45

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