You made it. Again. Scroll your Lowdown below for your Friday rewards. We'll note right here off the top that the second-to-last Friday Night Market of 2018 takes place in Old Town Eureka tonight. Remember how lame it was when we didn't have those? Yeah, nice addition. Other Friday highlights (previewed in the clips above) include:
Details on those shows and more below.
Loleta Fireman's Pavilion
/ 10 a.m.
/ $3
Organized and sponsored by the Loleta Volunteer Fire Department since 1971. One of the largest antique shows in Northern California.
Old Town Eureka
/ 5-8 p.m.
/ Free
Striped Pig Stringband is bringing the Barn Dance to Friday Night Market!
798-6411 /
info@visiteureka.com /
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Old Town Eureka
/ 5-8 p.m.
Friday Nights are about to get real fun in Old Town, Eureka! Join us for a farmers market, craft booths, live music, food trucks, Humboldt Made member booths, and a beer and wine garden every Friday.
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Arcata Plaza
/ 6-9 p.m.
With a Ball Gown Stroll in honor of National ‘End Domestic Violence Month’, will be an Arts! Arcata to remember! Arcata Main Street has joined forces with Redwood Raks, The City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Department to appreciate the arts while strolling to support this important cause.
822-4500 /
arcatamainstreet@gmail.com /
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Arkley Center For The Performing Arts
/ 7-8:30 p.m.
Voted Best Family Show in Vegas! International circus legend award winner Gregory Popovich brings his European-style physical comedy, acrobats, jugglers but most important his furry cast of animals, the real stars of the show!
800-838-3006 /
advertisement@comedypets.com /
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Ferndale Repertory Theatre
/ 8 p.m.
/ $18
/ $10 9/27 preview
/ $14 seniors/youth
Adapted from the classic Mel Brooks film that you’ve probably already seen, Young Frankenstein is brilliant parody of classic horror cinema. Appropriate for ages 14+.
Arcata Playhouse
/ 8-11 p.m.
/ $15
/ $13 students/members
Papaya Lounge returns to the Arcata Playhouse for two nights. The show mixing local performers with out of town guests in the setting of a seedy cabaret nightclub. Papaya Lounge is a music, comedy and variety evening with a very fruity attitude.
822-1575 /
David@arcataplayhouse.org /
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Humboldt Brews
/ 9:30 p.m.
Mourning an anniversary of the death of his mother, Daniel Blue reached for a broken guitar he had purchased some years earlier and leaned into it with all of his soul. That night he sang a poem he had not yet written, "Hero's Lullaby" and came to call the guitar 'Old Blue'."
826-2739 /
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Plaza View Banquet Room
/ midnight-3 p.m.
/ $75
/ $30 Oct. 13 field tour (lunch and transportation)
/ $50 current student or guest
HSU's Range and Soils program celebrates 50 years along with the Fall Meeting of the Cal-Pac Section of the Society for Range Management.
826-4064 /
sem11@humboldt.edu /
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Bayside Park Farm & Garden
/ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
/ $150
Once you purchase your farm share, contact our Farmer to schedule your 15-minute orientation on harvesting (if needed).
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Organic Matters Ranch
/ noon-6 p.m.
Come enjoy this beautiful fall weather while searching for the perfect pumpkins.
407-3276 /
smosser12@gmail.com /
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SCRAP Humboldt
/ 1-6 p.m.
/ Free
Do you love fun tasks, organizing or helping the environment? Stop by SCRAP and lend your hand!
822-2452 /
volunteer@scraphumboldt.org /
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Six Rivers Brewery
/ 4-7 p.m.
Come unwind at the end of your work week with DJ D’Vinity in the mix with old school throwbacks and dance hits!
839-7580 /
friends@sixriversbrewery.com /
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Center Activities, HSU Campus
/ 4:30 p.m.
/ $185
/ $160 HSU Students
October 12-14. This beginner level backpacking course takes you on a section of the much sought after Lost Coast trail, in the California King Range Conservation Area. This breathtaking trail is moderately level.
826-3357 /
cntract@humboldt.edu /
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Arcata Judo Hut
/ 5:30-7:30 p.m.
/ $5
/ $10 Friday Night Flips
Drop-In Gymnastics for youth, ages 15 months to 4 years.
822-7091 /
rec@cityofarcata.org /
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Moonrise Herbs
/ 6-9 p.m.
/ Free
Lisa C. Sharry is a singer/songwriter acoustic guitarist who plays originals, with a variety of influences.
822-5296 /
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Arcata
/ 6-9 p.m.
Monthly arts walk. Businesses on and around the Plaza stay open late featuring local art and music.
822-4500 /
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Northtown Books
/ 7-9 p.m.
Dambroff will be joined by local writers that attend the annual Mattole Writers’ Camp that Dambroff also attends.
822-2834 /
info@northtownbooks.com /
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Calvary Lutheran Church
/ 7:30-9:30 p.m.
/ $30
/ $5 Students
/ $10 Seniors
We begin our fall series with the return of the Parker String Quartet. The quartet will performing works by Beethoven, Debussy and Wiancko.
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Westhaven Center for the Arts
/ 7:30 p.m.
Concert featuring songwriter Rob Cunningham on vocals/acoustic guitar, Bill Brooks, on vocals/ bass guitar, and Robby Jarvis Lamoreux on electric guitar.
677-9493 /
westhavenarts@gmail.com /
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Six Rivers Masonic Lodge
/ 7:30-9 p.m.
/ Free
Redwood Region Audubon Society is sponsoring this travelogue on Madagascar. This island has lured naturalists since the first modern explorers made landfall.
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The Griffin
/ 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
/ Free
/ 21+
Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop and R&B.
825-1755 /
vanessa@griffinarcata.com /
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Savage Henry Comedy Club
/ 9 p.m.
Test soft opening for Humboldt's first exclusively comedy club. Hosted by Chris Durant! Merch and Snacks available so bring cash. Mic starts at 9 p.m.! Donations accepted too!
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