Wednesday, March 7
(VIDEOS) WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: You Could Totally See Beyonce’s Drummer Tonight
Left: New Orleans soul trio The Nth Power — featuring Nikki Glaspie, Beyonce’s longtime touring drummer, yaaas — funk up HumBrews Wednesday night.
Right: The Miniplex provides shelter for a triumvirate of bands, including headliner ORB, a “slack prog” band from down undah.
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Yongary, Monster From the Deep (1967)
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 6 p.m.
/ $5
After nuclear tests cause massive earthquakes and martial law in Seoul, a photographer catches a shot of what appears to be a creature moving around inside the cracks in the Earth. Could it be the fabled Yongary?
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The Nth Power
Humboldt Brews
/ 9 p.m.-3 a.m.
Formed during an impromptu late-night jam at Jazz Fest 2012 in New Orleans, the relentlessly funky and soulful band believes in music as a higher power.
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ORB, CV, Ultramafic
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ $10
/ $7 advance tickets online
/ 21+
“A heaping helping of proto-metal chops meets paranoid sci fi fantastical ravings, replete with some tasty syntheisiser werk.”
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All Events!
Pints for Nonprofits
Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, Arcata
/ noon-11 p.m.
/ Free All Ages
Benefitting HSU Veterans Enrollment & Transitional Services.
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Lunchbox Series: Life-Boats Project
Arcata Playhouse
/ noon-1:30 p.m.
/ $7
Part of the Zero to Fierce Women’s Festival Dell’Arte’s founding Artistic Director Joan Schirle will talk and show a film about her 2 year international collaboration with Marit Benthe Norheim, a Norwegian sculptor of Life-Boats.
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Learning to Lead Tango
Arcata Playhouse
/ 2-3 p.m.
/ Free
Part of the Zero to Fierce Women’s Festival. Tango is a unique form of partner dance in its creativity and improvisation. Typically a male creates and choreographs while a female expresses and enjoys the choreography.
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Aber Miller
Larrupin Cafe
/ 6 p.m.
Local jazz pianist tickles ivories/you.
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Pints for Nonprofits
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Benefitting North Star Quest Camp.
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Monthly Astro Talks with Tricia Riel, “The Real Deal”
Om Shala Yoga
/ 7:15-8:45 p.m.
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Cuban Salsa (Rueda de Casino)
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 7:15-8:15 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.
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Open Mikey Comedy
The Historic Eagle House
/ 8-11:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Rotating hosts Nando Molina, Jessica Grant, Josh Barnes, and Talvi Fried keep the laughs rolling. Bring your homegrown jokes to the lux Phatsy Kline’s.
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Ultra Secret Wednesdays
SpeakEasy
/ 8-11 p.m.
Queer night with alt-jazz house band LD51!
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Dub Cowboy
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Reggae DJ.
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Karaoke
Vista Del Mar
/ 9 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Provided by Lightning Boom productions.
Rude Lion Sound
Toby and Jacks
/ 10 p.m.
/ 21+
Were you just thinking, “Is there anyplace that has Dancehall Wednesdays?” Here it is!