Sunday, Aug. 14
Top Events!
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Humboldt Bay Marathon and Half
Madaket Plaza
/ 7-2 a.m.
/ $60
Boston Qualifying marathon and really fun half marathon too. Register to run, come cheer, or volunteer to support runners.
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The Children by Lucy Kirkwood
Redwood Curtain Theatre
/ 2 p.m.
/ $20
The Tony Award-nominated play The Children by British playwright and screenwriter Lucy Kirkwood is a contemporary comic drama set on the seismically active, tsunami-eroded, albeit beautiful, rural coast of Angelsea, England in the environs of a compromised nuclear power plant.
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Obon Festival
Arcata Creamery District
/ 4-8 p.m.
Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one’s ancestors. There will be a Buddhist priest to bless the Festival and share the stories and traditions of Obon, an altar to honor our ancestors, food vendors (Asian and Pacific Islander cuisine), children’s activities, music and more.
Mateel Forever: Reggae Legacy
Mateel Community Center
/ 4:20 p.m.
/ $30
Two-day event featuring Wailing Souls, Marlon Asher and Mystic Roots.
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The Unstrung Harp
Synapsis
/ 8 p.m.
/ $20
A live theatre physical comedy performance inspired by Edward Gorey’s illustrated story of the same name, THE UNSTRUNG HARP follows author C.E. Earbrass in his home as he writes his next novel.
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All Events!
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Birding Tour
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
/ 9-11 a.m.
/ Free
Meet leader Ralph Bucher at the Visitor Center for this two-mile walk along a wide, flat trail that is packed gravel and easily accessible.
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Cyanotype Photography
The Sanctuary
/ 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
/ $90
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that uses the sun to produce a cyan blue print. The process is simple but incredibly diverse, lending itself easily to experimentation.
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Arcata Community Fair
Arcata Ball Park
/ 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Vendors, music, food, yoga, sound healing, live painters, poetry, massage chair practitioners and more. Family friendly.
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Bluegrass Music with Sequoia Rose
The Siren’s Song Tavern
/ 7-8 p.m.
/ $5
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Super Smash Bros Sunday
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ Free
Come play Super Smash Bros on a bevy of systems and screens and in tournaments for real prizes. No cover!
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Comedy Open Mic
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 9 p.m.
Are you funny? Weekly comedy open mic. No cover.
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Sunday Comedy Open Mic
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 9-11 p.m.
/ Free
/ 18+
Eric Fitzgerald runs a tight ship! Comedy only open mic at Humboldt’s only comedy club. 9 pm Performers get 5 minutes. No cover.
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Movie Showtimes
Broadway Cinema
- A PRIVATE MOVIE SCREENING: 12:00, 3:45, 7:30
- BODIES BODIES BODIES: 12:10, 1:20, 2:40, 3:50, 5:10, 6:20, 7:40, 8:40
- BULLET TRAIN: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30
- DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS: 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20
- EASTER SUNDAY: 6:50
- FALL: 11:30, 2:30, 5:50, 8:30
- MACK & RITA: 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00
- MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU: 11:50, 2:10, 4:30
- NOPE: 1:10, 4:40, 8:10
- THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER 2D: 12:00, 2:50, 5:40, 8:20
- TOP GUN: MAVERICK: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00
- WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING: 12:40, 3:40, 6:40
Mill Creek Cinema
- BULLET TRAIN: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30
- DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS: 12:50, 3:30, 6:30
- EASTER SUNDAY: 12:20, 2:40, 5:20, 7:50
- MACK & RITA: 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00
- MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10
- NOPE: 1:20, 4:40, 8:10
- THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER 2D: 12:00, 2:50, 5:40, 8:20
- TOP GUN: MAVERICK: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00