For a moment, we had the Humboldt of yesteryear, where sudden puddles and leaks make winter’s looming presence inconveniently known. We seem to have skipped turkey and pumpkin spice and went straight to Christmas music everywhere. Nevertheless, Autumn will have its way – with random sunny days full of warmth, seasonal traditions to slow us down and apple cider vibes everywhere. Take it all in, find an event in our community, wherever you are and savor life here in Humboldt – wether it’s raining or not.
Local Photography by Kevin Lomiglio www.kevinlomiglio.com
Special Events This Weekend
Friday, November 11th
VETERAN’S DAY OBSERVANCE AND PROGRAM
11A-12P Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka, in partnership with the City of Eureka, will present its Veterans Day program to honor and thank the men and women who serve and have served in the armed forces. CDR George R. Suchanek, Chief of Response, USCG, Humboldt Bay will be the featured speaker. Community organizations will provide music, posting of the colors, refreshments, facility support, and assistance in the recognition of veterans. The event is at the Adorni Center, is free and ADA accessible. Information: 707-572-4101 and link in title.
REDWOOD CURTAIN DISC GOLF COURSE 2022 MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY
11:11 A – Member Appreciation Day! Dubs! Club Elections! Food! Prizes! A74 Keys!
1300-1700 – Free BBQ to Veterans and their families. We’re having music and games. Pool tournament $50 to winner starts at 1600.
4P – Honoring Veterans by lowering the US and POW/MIA Flags. TAPs will be played. The U.S. Flag was flown over the U.S. Capitol in 2016 and a 99-year-old World War II vet will receive it. Sponsored by the Arcata Sunrise Rotary Club. Happening on the Plaza, Arcata.
4P We’ve got an evening of fun evens at EXIT Arcata on Friday, November 11! Come catch some of your favorite tunes with Jazz Saxophone Artist Stan Fleming Jr. 6 PM to 8 PM Want to let off some steam and act silly? Improv is the answer! Join us for an Improv Taster with Lara Henerson, perfect for ages 18-118! ALL EVENTS ARE FREE! EXIT THEATRE ARCATA. Questions? Email [email protected]
4-9P (& 11/12 10A-4P Join us for our 10th Anniversary Holiday Market! We are at a **new location** REDWOOD ACRES FAIRGROUNDS, EUREKA. Shop over 65 vendors of HANDMADE, VINTAGE, UP-CYCLED, HOME, HOLIDAY, JEWELRY, BATH & BODY, FLOWERS, PLANTS and CLOTHING. Admission price: November 11th Friday $8 and November 12th Saturday $3
5-7P This Veterans Day stop by the Hall for a catered dinner event with refreshments and music. 
Veterans and their families (including dependents) eat free! We are so grateful to be joined by the Cal Poly Humboldt Veterans Program, and our #CaliforniaForAll College Corps Fellows for this event.
ARMACK SILENT FILM COMEDY DOUBLE FEATURE
7-8:15P The ArMack Orchestra accompanies two silent films: Laurel and Hardy’s Wrong Again and Buster Keaton’s One Week, with original music by Ben Model, with sound effects created by ArMack percussionists. All proceeds support the ArMack Music Program and its travel to compete in Chicago this April.
GASLIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR THE EUREKA HERITAGE SOCIETY
8P – This is a fundraiser for the Eureka Heritage Society, sponsored by Pierson’s Building Center Go to eurekaheritage.com and click on the ticket symbol to purchase your ticket directly from NCRT. “Gaslight” is a drama perfect for this time of the year, actually any time of the year. It is just as thrilling now as it was when it was shown and performed years ago Come out and find out what this gaslighting thing is all about. Happening Fri/Sat 8P (Sunday 2P) through 11/20
8P Based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal. Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy—an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
8:30-10:30P – Papaya Lounge is coming back at you with an all-new strange brew for 3 opulent nights of hypnotic and irreverent cabaret antics. Bring your friends to “Papaya Lounge: Possessed” and get down with the Papaya crew! For ages 19+. To add the perfect ingredient to our Saturday night potion, Papaya Lounge is throwing a post-show dance party with DJ Dry Hump!! The price of admission comes with your ticket. Whoah! Our annual fall cabaret has played to sold-out crowds across the board, so get your tickets early. Visit papayalounge.com for more information.
Saturday, November 12th
9A – Arcata Bottoms Run. $10 for nonmembers, free for SRRC members and those under 18. The 8 mile starts at 9:00AM and 3 mile at 9:15AM. Start and finish by St. Mary’s School on Janes Road in Arcata. For more information, contact Harry Kavich at <[email protected]>
10A-4P Join us for our 10th Anniversary Holiday Market! We are at a **new location** REDWOOD ACRES FAIRGROUNDS, EUREKA. Shop over 65 vendors of HANDMADE, VINTAGE, UP-CYCLED, HOME, HOLIDAY, JEWELRY, BATH & BODY, FLOWERS, PLANTS and CLOTHING. Admission price $3
ZERO WASTE OPEN HOUSE AT RECOLOGY
10A-1P – Celebrate Zero Waste Day with ECO Eureka and Recology. Drop in for zero-waste activities, recycling line tours and corn dogs — a zero waste food. (707) 441-4206
EXPLORANDO JUNTOS – BAJO DEL MAR
10:30A-1P Visiten el laboratorio marino de la universidad, Cal Poly Humboldt. Observa la increíble biodiversidad que existe debajo del mar. Interactúe con animales marinos y aprenda sobre su vida y hábitat natural. Habrá actividades científicas para niños y adultos. Este evento es bilingüe y gratuito. Por favor registrase llamando al 707-444-1397 o mandenos un correo electrónico a [email protected].
12N – After a Covid-forced absence, Revolution Bicycles will again host the BOGSTOMP “race” in Elk River, CA. This is an event not to be missed. The format is cyclo-cross-ish with a mix of singletrack, pavement, gravel, grass, packed dirt, and sometimes mud. The course is virtually flat but still offers some technical challenges, which keeps it interesting, fun, and lively for a wide variety of riders. From cross bikes to pixie bikes to DH bikes – virtually any bicycle can navigate the course. We play host to possibly the most popular event of the day – the kids race – between the 30 and 50 minute races. The kiddos race on a shortened version of the course and are arguably the highlight of the day.
ARMACK SILENT FILM COMEDY DOUBLE FEATURE
2-3:15 & 7-8:15P The ArMack Orchestra accompanies two silent films: Laurel and Hardy’s Wrong Again and Buster Keaton’s One Week, with original music by Ben Model, with sound effects created by ArMack percussionists. All proceeds support the ArMack Music Program and its travel to compete in Chicago this April.
2-6P Wine tasting from 10+ Northern California wineries, hors d’oeuvres, live and silent auctions. 1920s attire is encouraged but not required. Win a prize for best dressed. (707) 923-2124
8P Based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal. Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy—an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
7-9P Celebration of puppet slam hosted by local puppeteers Humboldt County style. (707) 822-0898
BLACK FAMILY DINNER AND A MOVIE: BLACK PANTHER II
8pm Dinner at Mother’s Cooking Experience – 1603 G Street, Arcata ——- 10pm Movie at The Minor – H St Arcata —– Dinner and Admission to the theater is Free please register for a dinner spot and movie ticket. —— Black Family events are exclusively for people who identify as Black, Brown, African American, Afro-Latiné, Caribbean, Afro-Caribbean, African, or from anywhere within the African Diaspora, and their loved ones. Black families come in many shapes, sizes, colors and ethnicities and we invite all visions of Black families to join us, even those who have non-Black loved ones.
GASLIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR THE EUREKA HERITAGE SOCIETY
8P – This is a fundraiser for the Eureka Heritage Society, sponsored by Pierson’s Building Center Go to eurekaheritage.com and click on the ticket symbol to purchase your ticket directly from NCRT. “Gaslight” is a drama perfect for this time of the year, actually any time of the year. It is just as thrilling now as it was when it was shown and performed years ago Come out and find out what this gaslighting thing is all about. Happening Fri/Sat 8P (Sunday 2P) through 11/20
8:30-12A – Papaya Lounge is coming back at you with an all-new strange brew for 3 opulent nights of hypnotic and irreverent cabaret antics. Bring your friends to “Papaya Lounge: Possessed” and get down with the Papaya crew! For ages 19+. To add the perfect ingredient to our Saturday night potion, Papaya Lounge is throwing a post-show dance party with DJ Dry Hump!! The price of admission comes with your ticket. Whoah! Our annual fall cabaret has played to sold-out crowds across the board, so get your tickets early. Visit papayalounge.com for more information.
Sunday, November 13th and into the week beyond.
VETERAN’S DAY AT MCKAY 5 & 10K WALK/RUN
10A – Veteran’s Day 5 & 10K walk/run on an out and back course on the McKay Tract in Eureka, CA. Awards Ceremony and community connection fair to follow at Humboldt Cider Garden. Come out and honor our Veteran’s and build community while running in the shade of the redwoods on the flat and wide gravel road. Free for Active Duty and Veterans, $15 for all others. Parking at Redwood acres fairground. Race starts at 10:00 am. Register today at raceroster.com
NOVEMBER GARDEN CELEBRATION AND NATIVE PLANT SALE
10A-2P Fall is perfect for planting. Come stock up on native plants at Friends of the Lost Coast’s November Garden Celebration & Native Plant Sale on Sunday, November 13 from 10a.m. to 2p.m. in Whitethorn. A wide selection of flowering native annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and grasses are available. Professional Landscaper, Cheryl Lisin, will be there to consult and the fun includes garden tours, kids activities and refreshments. FOLC’s November Garden Celebration & Native Plant Sale is Sunday, November 13 from 10 to 2 at the Lost Coast Education Center, 768 Shelter Cove Road. Look for the Native Plants sign!
11A-4P At the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society’s 44th annual Mushroom Fair, there will be as many as 350 species of fungi displayed. Other displays will feature edible and toxic fungi, lichens, mushrooms used for dyeing wool, and mushroom ecology. Mushroom cultivation kits, mushroom books, art, and T shirts will be for sale, and there will be educational presentations about fungi. The public is encouraged to bring mushrooms they would like to have identified. Admission to the Fair is $5.00 for adults and kids over 16; $1.00 for children age 12 – 16; and children under 12 are free.
11A – Learn to bundle dye a silk bandana with natural dye botanicals. Workshop lead by Casey B. from Rabbit Hole Workshop at Faces of the Moon spa. All materials provided for each student. 12 student maximum. All levels welcome! Please RSVP by calling, emailing, or messaging Casey on Instagram @rabbitholeowrkshop.
ARMACK SILENT FILM COMEDY DOUBLE FEATURE
2-3:15P The ArMack Orchestra accompanies two silent films: Laurel and Hardy’s Wrong Again and Buster Keaton’s One Week, with original music by Ben Model, with sound effects created by ArMack percussionists. All proceeds support the ArMack Music Program and its travel to compete in Chicago this April.
GASLIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR THE EUREKA HERITAGE SOCIETY
2P – This is a fundraiser for the Eureka Heritage Society, sponsored by Pierson’s Building Center Go to eurekaheritage.com and click on the ticket symbol to purchase your ticket directly from NCRT. “Gaslight” is a drama perfect for this time of the year, actually any time of the year. It is just as thrilling now as it was when it was shown and performed years ago Come out and find out what this gaslighting thing is all about. Happening Fri/Sat 8P (Sunday 2P) through 11/20
2P Based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal. Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy—an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
Wednesday
6 – 8P “Saving the Queen: The Story of Fernbridge” will be shown at The Old Steeple. The hour-long documentary features historical reenactments of key moments in the bridge’s history, along with archival photos of its construction and clips from the 2011 centennial celebration. Showing for the first time in nearly 10 years, Doors open at 6 p.m.; show time is 7 p.m. A welcome reception for cast and crew of the 2012 movie will be held in the Old Steeple’s lounge; everyone is welcome. Tickets, $10 each, at Rings Drug Store, the Ferndale Museum, Mind’s Eye Coffee Lounge, the Bookery, the Red Front Store, Green’s Pharmacy in Fortuna and at the door.
THE KALAMATH MOUNTAINS LECTURE
6:45P – Michael Kauffmann, local author, educator and research ecologist, discusses his book The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History. Zoo updates and information at 6:45 p.m. The lecture starts promptly at 7 p.m. for both in-person and online viewers. Join Zoom meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/86225621519?pwd=L1duWlJaaStSVVM3ZWJhNmttZXdKZz09.
CHASING BIRDS IN THE AMAZON AND ALPINE: STORIES FROM A FIELD BIOLOGIST
7-9P Ben Vernasco presents shares stories from his research in the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Wallowa Mountains of Northeastern Oregon. Program starts at 7:30 p.m. in person or via Zoom link online. Check the link to go to the Redwood Region Audubon Society page for more info.
SEEING THE SIGNS: SUICIDE PREVENTION IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY
7P – KEET-TV presents the premiere of its documentary, produced and directed by local journalist and Journal contributor Linda Stansberry, who’ll lead a community discussion with mental health professionals and others affected by suicide. Register online. 707-444-2988
Thursday
5-8P Locally produced food tasting, entertainment, wine, brew and spirit tasting, Dutch auction and Toys for Tots drive. Ages 16 and up. Presented by The Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise. 707-822-7091
1-4P Many Vendors, at the Blue Lake Casino. One lucky bride will win an exclusive Bachelorette Party worth over $2000.
SEASONAL ONGOING:
DON’T WASTE, DONATE YOUR PUMPKINS
STARTING 10/23 – Drop at Soot Sprite Gate, or schedule a free pick up in Mckinnleyville. There is no end date, we will accept as long as the community wants to participate. All pumpkins are used for animal food or compost… Recycle, reuse, grow 3040 Central Ave Mckinnleyville CA- 310-673-9000
11A-3P – Ongoing event happening all Fall, through January! Bring your apples, containers and some friends. First come first serve. Donations accepted for use of our gear and labor.
Local Holiday Craft Fair List and Shop Local Guide is LIVE
There are holiday craft fairs already (!) happening this weekend, and ongoing through the season.
This page is a work in progress, but we have the full list of opportunities to shop local, and to shop directly from the artisan in our community. Check out this page for a list of local craft fairs and more! Also, please send us your shop local info: [email protected]
…THERE IS DEFINITELY MORE!! YOU’LL WANT TO KEEP SCROLLING FOR THE FULL LIST OF EVENTS HAPPENING LOCALLY, INCLUDING ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES, A LIST JUST FOR KIDS, AND THE LIVE MUSIC AND MORE IN THE LINKS BELOW.
LIVE MUSIC/ETC
Looking for a live show? We’re updating this page constantly, trying to include all of the local venues we can find, with their latest events listed in an easy-to-read way. There continues to be more and more happenings throughout Humboldt including a huge variety of music, comedy, open mics, outdoor venues, trivia and more.
JUST FOR KIDS
This list of ideas of ways to keep your kids happy includes a wide variety of options all over Humboldt.
ONGOING EVENTS
Ongoing events are the backbone of our community’s offerings. Click through to find the list broken down by each town/city and see what kind of ongoing happenings, workshops, classes, etc are in the works where you live.
STAY BUSY, LEARN A SKILL, MEET SOMEONE NEW!
VOLUNTEER/DONATE
Our amazing local non-profits are always hosting an array of events that benefit the people and land of our community. We’re lucky to have so many powerful and supportive groups that keep the backbone of Humboldt alive and well. Consider offering a few hours of your time, donating cash or goods or participating in a fundraiser for any number of our community organizations.
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