Saturday, Feb. 9
SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Who Will Be the 2019 Mr. Humboldt?
It’s the battle of the bulges, again! The Mr. Humboldt Pageant returns to the Arcata Theatre Lounge Saturday night with its sixth edition featuring traditional pageant segments such as Q&A, swimwear, talent and formal wear. Which bro will out-bro them all? Details on tickets and show times for that and much more on a packed Humboldt Saturday in your Lowdown below.
Top Events!
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2019 Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 11 a.m.
10th Anniversary of Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo! Humboldt’s original Tattoo Expo! 4 days of tattooing, entertainment and afterparties, at Blue Lake Casino!
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Humboldt Marble Weekend
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
/ noon-6 p.m.
/ Free
Humboldt Marble Weekend has quickly grown into the largest marble event on the planet ! Come see 60+ artists showing off thousands of marbles to thousands of collectors. … Family Friendly, Live Demos, Hundreds of Marble Hunts!
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Club Triangle: Circus Night
The Jam
/ 4 p.m.
/ $15
/ $10 Circus Inspired Looks after 9
/ Free Before 9pm
A circus of Queeriosities! Gifts, crafts, aerialists, clowns, drag, friends, magic and more await you.
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Cypress Hill
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 7 p.m.
/ $50
/ $90 includes Sublime with Rome on 2/8
/ $60 Day of tickets
/ 18+
‘90s hip hop megastars headline the second night of the Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo.
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Klara Frei and Temirzhan Yerzhanov
Fortuna Monday Club
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $10
The Fortuna Concert Series is pleased to return to our stage, Klara Frei and Temirzhan Yerzhanov, for a classical piano solo and duet recital, featuring pieces from Schumann, Grieg, Chopin and Schubert.
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Mr. Humboldt Pageant 2019
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 8 p.m.
/ $29
Balls! The Mr. Humboldt Pageant is back and ready to rock your socks (or or other garments) off! Now in its sixth year, this 18+ charity spoof pageant is VERY DUMB and feature hunks of all shapes and sizes competing in multiple rounds of familiar fun. Doors at 7 p.m.
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Tourettes Without Regrets: Humboldt!
Arcata Playhouse
/ 8-11:59 p.m.
/ $20
/ 18+
“After a smashing success on the first show, the “best underground performance art show in America” returns to Humboldt!”
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Taking Steps
Ferndale Repertory Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
The Pines is an estate with a lot of history. After all, it’s a former brothel—sorry: a haunted former brothel. But over one madcap evening of abandoned spouses, suicide notes, sleeping pills, and seduction by a ghost, The Pines is going to be unforgettable for an entirely new reason.
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Russian National Ballet: Swan Lake
Arkley Center For The Performing Arts
/ 8 p.m.
/ $29
/ $56 loge
Founded by the esteemed principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, Elena Radchenko, this triumphant ensemble of over 40 dancers brings together the highest classical elements of the great Russian ballet companies.
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Ngaio Bealum
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 9-11 p.m.
/ $15
/ 18+
Ngaio Bealum, AKA the Dank Diplomat is a comedian and cannabis expert on The Netflix show Cooking on High. He’s also a regular on Dough Benson’s Internet show Getting Doug With High.
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All Events!
Arcata Marsh Bird Walk
Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
/ 8:30-11 a.m.
/ Free
Redwood Region Audubon Society is sponsoring a free public field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider
Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
/ $85
/ $75 HSU Students
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Willow Creek Bird Walk
Studio 299 Center for the Arts
/ 9-11:30 a.m.
/ Free
Join Redwood Region Audubon Society walk leader Birgitte Elbek for a Willow Creek bird walk.
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RWP’s Super Saturdays
Humboldt State University
/ 9 a.m.-noon
/ $40
/ $200 all 6 sessions
/ $40 per session
/ 18+
Educators! Have fun in our Saturday morning super professional development series designed to wow you with innovative strategies, best practices and the most current researched topics!
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The Goat Down with DJM
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 9:30-2 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
“For over 20 years DJM has practiced the art of DJing.”
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Arcata Plaza Winter Farmers’ Market
See Event Description
/ 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
Join us every Saturday on the Arcata Plaza to purchase the freshest gmo-free foods from across the county.
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Redwood Fastpitch Youth Softball
See Event Description
/ 10-4 a.m.
We are expanding our player area and are looking for coaches in Mckinleyville and Fortuna/Ferndale area.
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Sourdough Breads with Beck’s Bakery
Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
/ $60
/ $45 HSU Students
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CMC Orientation
Access Humboldt Community Media Center
/ 10 a.m.-noon
/ Free
Open to the public and free of charge. Learn about the media resources available at Access Humboldt, which include a high-definition TV studio, video field equipment, editing stations, cable TV channels, online archive, and more.
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Sixth Annual Fruit Tree Scion Exchange
Bayside Community Hall
/ 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
Experienced fruit growers and general public are welcome and invited to share quality graft wood (also known as scion) as well as roots and shoots of all fruit producing plants.
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6th Annual Fruit Tree Scion Exchange
Bayside Community Hall
/ 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
/ Free
The Humboldt Permaculture Guild invites the community to the 6th annual Fruit Tree Scion Exchange.
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Put a Ring on It: Jewelry Sale
SCRAP Humboldt
/ 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
/ Free
Feed your inner magpie while you rummage through hundreds of never seen before jewelry and baubles.
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Steelhead Expo
Blue Lake Roller Rink
/ 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
/ Free
Learn to read the river and new fly casting techniques, check out the latest gear and pick up tips on secrets of the sport.
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Basic Studio Certification
Access Humboldt Community Media Center
/ 1-5 p.m.
/ $40
Register now for Access Humboldt Studio Certification class.
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Dumb Movies With Smart People: Outbreak
Humboldt County Library - Eureka Main Branch
/ 1-3:30 p.m.
/ Free
Have you ever been watching a disaster movie and thought, ‘Wait, could that REALLY happen?’ Have you ever watched an actor playing a scientist and wondered, ‘Is everything they are saying completely made up, or is that really a thing?’
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Trivia Night!
Arts and Drafts
/ 6-8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Love trivia? Love Beer? Come meet some new friends at Arts & Drafts’ Cheesy Trivia Night!
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Jimmy D Quartet with Jim Wilde
Cecils New Orleans Bistro
/ 7:30-10 p.m.
/ Free
Jim Wilde on guitar joins Jimmy Durchslag on trombone for a special jazz quartet at Cecil’s New Orleans Bistro in Garberville.
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Native Gardens
North Coast Repertory Theatre
/ 8-9:30 p.m.
/ $18
/ $16 Students/Seniors
Pablo and Tania have thriving careers and a baby on the way. Frank and Virginia have a prize-winning English garden. Cultures clash and laughs fly when a disputed fence-line blows up into a full blown border war in this hilarious new comedy.
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Milonga (Tango Party)
Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ $10
Join us for an evening of social Argentine tango. Dance to music from the Golden Age of Tango. Beginners welcome. Spectators free.
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Speak Simple
Central Station
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 18+
Strictly Soul Saturdays
The Griffin
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Bring your dancin’ shoes and groove to classic and contemporary R&B, hip and soul tunes!
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Dead Bird Son, Belles Of the Levee
Logger Bar
/ 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
/ Free
Come join us for a night of Gin House Blues, courtesy of Belles Of the Levee and Blackened Bluegrass performed by Dead Bird Son.
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- AQUAMAN 2D: 11:50, 2:55, 6:05
- A STAR IS BORN: 5:40, 8:45
- COLD PURSUIT: 12:45, 3:35, 6:25, 9:15
- GLASS: 12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 9:10
- GREEN BOOK: 5:25, 8:25
- KID WHO WOULD BE KING: 12:05, 2:50
- LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART 2D: 1:05, 2:20, 3:40, 4:55, 6:15, 8:50
- LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART 3D: 11:45, 7:30
- MISS BALA: 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30
- PRODIGY, THE: 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35
- SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE 2D: 11:55, 2:40
- THE DESTROYER: 9:10
- THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00
- UPSIDE, THE: 12:35, 3:25, 6:20, 9:20
- WHAT MEN WANT: 12:20, 3:05, 3:05, 5:55, 8:40
Mill Creek Cinema
- GREEN BOOK: 3:00, 9:00
- KID WHO WOULD BE KING: 12:00, 2:50, 5:40, 8:25
- LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART 2D: 11:50, 1:10, 2:25, 3:45, 6:20, 7:30, 8:50
- LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART 3D: 4:55
- MARY POPPINS RETURNS: 12:05, 6:00
- PRODIGY, THE: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30
- SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE 2D: 11:55, 2:40, 5:20, 8:10
- UPSIDE, THE: 1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20
- WHAT MEN WANT: 12:55, 3:40, 6:25, 9:10
Minor Theatre
- 2019 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATED: 4:00, 9:20
- 2019 OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION: 1:00, 6:30
- GLASS: 1:45, 5:00, 8:15
- THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: 3:00, 6:00, 8:45
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