Friday, May 1
FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Heart Matter! Cassidy Lynn! Xander Beltran! More!
Bay Area-based indie jazz band Heart Matter take the stage at the Arcata Playhouse Friday night with musical assistance from Marimba One vibraphonist Dillon Vado. Sample their sound above and/or scroll your Lowdown for details on that show and other Friday distractions.
Top Events!
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May Day Essential Cinema: Inglourious Basterds
Eureka Theater
/ 7 p.m.
/ $10
/ $5 kids under 12
We are celebrating the labor holiday of May Day with a big screen presentation of Quentin Tarantino’s explosive WWII revenge fantasy, Inglourious Basterds.
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Heart Matter with Dillon Vado
Arcata Playhouse
/ 7 p.m.
/ $20
Heart Matter has created a truly unique sonic footprint with a jazz-informed, indie band feel.
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Khan: The Musical
Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)
/ 8-10:30 p.m.
/ $30
/ $25 (Online Order)
/ $20 Students/Seniors (Online order)
Parody based on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and Star Trek: The Next Generation with an entirely original score. It’s fun for Trekkies, Broadway fans and “normies” alike.
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Thumb Leader
Cassidy Lyn & The Ramblers
Humboldt Brews
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Rock and roll blues essence of the ‘60s and ‘70s with a silky rasp and an electric stage presence.
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Xander Beltran
Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 8 p.m.
/ $15
You’ve seen him on FOX, PBS, Hulu and Tiny Pony, now come see him in Eureka! Semi-finalist in both the Seattle and San Francisco international comedy competitions.
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All Events!
Wildflower Show
Jefferson Community Center
/ 2-9 p.m.
/ Free
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IdeaFest 2026
Humboldt State University Library
/ 2-5 p.m.
/ Free
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Annual Spring Plant Sale at HBG
Humboldt Botanical Garden
/ 3-6 p.m.
/ Free
We will offer more than 250 varieties for sale including California native plants, perennials, rhododendrons, annuals and more.
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Azzi Fudd & Paige Bueckers Pre-Season WNBA Watch Party!
The Summitt
/ 5-7 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
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13th Annual Cal Poly Hip-Hop Conference: You Must Learn!
Siemens Hall
/ 5-8 p.m.
/ Free
Buddy Reed and th’ Rip it Ups
Mad River Brewery Tasting Room
/ 6-8 p.m.
“Great location, great beer, and great blues!”
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May Skate Nights
Eureka Municipal Auditorium
/ 6:30-9 p.m.
ooking for a groovy way to spend your Friday night? Skate!
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Medusa’s Tale
Gist Hall, HSU
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ Free
“Countless would-be-heroes have tried to slay Medusa, the famous monster with snakes for hair, but each and every one has turned to stone, simply by meeting her gaze.”
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 Year to Save the Earth” – A Multimedia Experience by Jim Scott
Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
/ 7-9 p.m.
/ $20
/ $20 no one turned away for lack of funds
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Cal Poly Humboldt Wind Ensemble
Fulkerson Recital Hall
/ 7:30 p.m.
/ $15
/ $5 Children
/ Free Cal Poly Students with ID
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Honky Tonk Friday
The Olde Riverwood
/ 7:30-10 p.m.
/ Free
SoHum-style honky tonk with the Cowtown Sound, serving up country classics, Western swing, and waltzes.
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Matt Axton & Badmoon
Blue Lake Casino Hotel
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Guitar-driven roots-rock resulting in a unique, modern form of Americana.
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Big 8
See Event Description
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ Free
DJ Rad Performance
Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge
/ 8-10 p.m.
/ Free
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Big8
Kaptain’s Quarters
/ 8 p.m.
/ Free
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Karaoke
Central Station
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Every Friday night sing your favorite songs!
All Your Friends
Arcata Theatre Lounge
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ $21
/ $18 Early Bird
/ 18+
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DJ Pachanguero {Reggaeton Instenso}
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern
/ 9 p.m.
/ $5
/ 21+
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Roland Rock
Logger Bar
/ 9-11 p.m.
/ Free
Lyrical, listenable, groovable, danceable, original. With Jimmy Foot on bass!
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