Friday, Aug. 7
FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Friday Night Market! Valerie Tosi! Flynn Creek Circus! More!
Wow! You’ve somehow earned another Humboldt weekend for yourself. Great work!
As is always the case this time of year, the Eureka Friday Night Market looms large, acting as a vortex for mirth and community. The question for seasoned market goers should be: Where are the afterparties? For answers, we advise you scroll your Lowdown below to locate post-market joys. One event we’ll highlight: Savage Henry Comedy Club will be headlined this eve by comedian/actress Valerie Tosi. Sample her stylings above.
Top Events!
(Look ahead!)
Eureka Friday Night Market
Old Town Eureka
/ 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Featuring the best of Humboldt showcasing local makers, food vendors, performance artists, live music and more.
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HLOC: The Sound of Music
Van Duzer Theater
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ $15
/ $25 based on seat location
/ $20 based on seal location
Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun.
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Flynn Creek Circus
Arcata Creamery District
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ $27
/ $195 VIP table for 4
/ $153 Canopy for 4
/ $128 High Table for 4
/ $108 Front row bench for 2
/ $98 High Table for 2
/ $91 Bench 2 people
/ $36 Folding Chairs
/ $27 Stools
Flynn Creek Circus invites audiences to ‘The Cricket & the Wren’ — memorable family fun and artful athleticism under the circus big top.
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Thumb Leader
Valerie Tosi
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
Youve seen her on IFC, Netflix and Conan! Now see her in Eureka!
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All Events!
Lend a Hand to the Land: Wood Creek Work Day
Freshwater Farms Reserve
/ 9 a.m.-noon
/ Free
Join NRLT staff and Samara Restoration on August 7th for a morning of hands-on restoration at Freshwater Farms Reserve!
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Adorni Fitness Classes
Adorni Center
/ 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
/ $7 Adults
/ $4 Senior
Come checkout the Adorni Center and the various classes that we have available Daily!
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TK and Kindergarten Open Enrollment
Trillium Charter
/ 9 a.m.
/ Free
Trillium Charter School is a no cost public school in Arcata for students in TK through 5th grade.
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Flower Farm U-Pick
See Event Description
/ noon-5 p.m.
/ $20
Come enjoy a beautiful summer day at Brunner Family Farm in Fieldbrook!
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Blues Lunch with Buddy Reed
Oak Deli and Brewery
/ 1-3 p.m.
Friday Blues Lunch with Buddy Reed at Oak Deli and Brewery.
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Beer Scouts
Lost Coast Brewery Taproom
/ 3-6 p.m.
/ Free
The Beer Scouts are a Northern California power trio that defines raw rock & roll: guitar, bass, drums… and someone screaming over it!
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Second Annual Shelter Cove Comedy Festival
Shelter Cove Community Clubhouse
/ 3-10 p.m.
/ $45 Weekend Pass
/ $25 Saturday
/ $20 Sunday
/ $20 Friday
This year’s festival is headlined by the one and only Rodney Norman — bringing his hilariously awkward, offbeat humor to the edge of the Pacific!
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Walking Tours
Da Gou Rou Louwi’ Cultural Center
/ 5-7:45 p.m.
/ Free
Learn Wiyot and Tuluwat Island history during Friday Night Markets.
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Free Bike Valet” at Friday Night Market
Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate
/ 5:30-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Check in your bike with the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities (CRTP).
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Margaret Kellermann
Eureka Books
/ 5:30-8 p.m.
/ Free
Signing her latest three books: Journal Keeper’s Alphabet, plus Books One and Two from the beloved Annie California Series.
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Free ‘Kids in the Hive’ PlaySpace
See Event Description
/ 5:30-8:30 p.m.
/ Free
Come play & make some art with your family!
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August Skate Nights!
Eureka Municipal Auditorium
/ 6:30-9 p.m.
Looking for a groovy way to spend your Friday night?
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Maya Rose
Culture Shrooms
/ 6:30-7:30 p.m.
/ Free
Marjo Lak and Skinny Pepperwood
Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ Free
Friday Night Market after party!
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Friday Night at the Refuge
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
/ 7-8 p.m.
/ Free
Presenter Elliott Dabill will reveal some global findings of the last 20 years that promise to enrich what you know about birds.
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Opera Alley Cats
SpeakEasy
/ 7-10 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Long-running Old Town musical institution featuring some of the region’s best jazz players.
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 7-9:45 p.m.
/ $8
/ $12 Admission + Poster
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
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Pussy Velour - The Creepy Crawlies - 3D Man
The Siren’s Song Tavern
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $5
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The Zack Miles Band
Kaptain’s Quarters
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
Join us for the official unofficial Eureka Theater’s Friday Market Afterparty.
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Be Brave Bold Robot
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Poetic stories told to you against the backdrop of funky basslines, some “pretty good” flat picking, fancy drumming and more.
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Fierce ResistDance Queer Dance Party
The Basement
/ 8:30 p.m.
/ $5
/ $10 After 10
/ 21+
Get ready to kiki at your bimonthly Queer Dance Party, celebrating Marsha P Johnson’s birthday and featuring DJs Blancatron, Anya Slayer and Kreepeeo.
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Comedian Rodney Norman
Shelter Cove Community Clubhouse
/ 8:30 p.m.
/ $20
Stand-up comic, accidental sage, and master of the unexpected.
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Psyop Victim
The Shanty
/ 9-11:30 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Humboldt sludge metal.
Ecstatic Dance with Colibria
Synapsis
/ 9 p.m.
/ $15
Colibria is the latest project from Briana Di Mara, a shapeshifting violinist whose musical journey weaves effortlessly through diverse genres and sonic landscapes.
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Karaoke
Central Station
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Every Friday night sing your favorite songs!
Discoteca: Vamos a la Playa
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 10 p.m.
/ $5
/ $10 sliding - notaflof
/ 21+
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