Ukulele Play and Sing Group. 1:30 p.m. Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka. All genres of music, from “Greensleeves” to “Kansas City,” “Cupid” to “El Paso.” If you can carry a tune and play a stringed instrument, come party! Free. Donations appreciated. veganlady21@yahoo.com.
Food
Eureka Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka. Fresh, local produce direct from the farmer. Free. 441-9999. Fortuna Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. Fortuna Farmers’ Market, 10th and Main streets. Fresh, local produce, meats and cheeses. Miranda Farmers Market. 2-5 p.m. Miranda Gardens Resort, 6766 Avenue of the Giants. Farm-fresh produce, etc. www.mirandagardens.com. 672-5224. Shelter Cove Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Downtown Shelter Cove, Machi Road. Local farm-fresh produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods and other specialty foods. 672-5224.
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Humboldt Cribbage Club. 6:15 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Play some cards. 444-3161.
2 wednesday Movies
SciFi Pizza and Pint Night. This week features The Long Hair of Death 6 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Every week, the Arcata Theatre Lounge plays an old science fiction movie. Main feature starts at 7:30 p.m. Free with food or beverage purchase. www. arcatatheatre.com.
Outdoors
Guided Nature Walk. First Wednesday of every month, 9 a.m. Richard J. Guadagno Visitor Center, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. This two-mile walk is open to the public and is a great way to familiarize yourself with the flora and fauna of HumCo. Binoculars are available at the visitor’s center. Free. www.fws.gov/refuge/humboldt_bay. 733-5406.
Etc
Dream Group. Every other Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town Gazebo, F and Second streets, Eureka. Meet to discuss dreams and their meaning. Free. blauhaus@ rocketmail.com.
3 thursday Music
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell. Van Duzer Theatre, 1 Harpst St., Arcata. Harris performs with songwriter Crowell. Adult $65, child $65, HSU student $35. carts@ humboldt.edu. 826-3928. Folklife Singalong. First Thursday of every month, 7-10 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Bring your voice; everything else is provided. Free. 839-7063.
For Kids
Art for Teens. 4:30-6 p.m. Fortuna United Methodist Church, 922 N St. See Sept. 26 listing.
Food
College of the Redwoods Farmers Market. 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. College of the Redwoods, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. See Sept. 26 listing.
Henderson Center Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. See Sept. 26 listing. McKinleyville Farmers Market. 3:15-6:30 p.m. McKinleyville Safeway Shopping Plaza, Central Avenue. See Sept. 26 listing.
Meetings
Human Rights Commission Monthly Meeting. First Thursday of every month, 5 p.m. County Courthouse, 825 Fifth St., Eureka. This month’s agenda includes Ordinance 2488, which restricts access to public facilities, and living conditions and facilities for Humboldt County’s homeless. Free. 668-4095.
Etc
Sip and Knit. 6 p.m. NorthCoast Knittery, 320 Second St., Eureka. See Sept. 26 listing.
Heads Up
Register now for the Waterfront Walk and Run on Sept. 29. Download a registration packet at www.6rrc. com/Waterfront13.pdf or pick one up at Eureka Natural Foods, 1450 Broadway St., Eureka, or at the Jogg’N Shoppe at 1090 G St., Arcata. KEET-TV’s live, local, weekly program, HomeWork Hotline, returns to the airwaves on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4:30. It’s hosted by local teachers who answer math and science questions called in by local students. The Humboldt Arts Council will be accepting entries for the 19th Annual Junque Arte Competition and Exhibition Tuesday, Oct. 1 from noon to 5 p.m. The exhibition will run from Oct. 5 to Nov. 17 in the William Thonson Gallery. An opening reception will be held Oct. 5 during Arts Alive! The Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum is looking for sailors and sponsors to participate in a Sail-a-thon on Oct. 5, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsorships can be a flat donation or per lap. Proceeds go to the rebuilding of the sailboat, The Golden Rule. please call the coordinator, Breckin, at 208-540-037 Six Rivers Planned Parenthood’s “Can I Kick It?” Kickball Tournament is now open for registration. Registration deadline is Oct. 2, 2013. The tournament takes place on Oct. 5, 2013. Visit http://www.plannedparenthood. org/srpp for more details on how your kickball skills can help support reproductive health in HumCO. McKinleyville Parks and Recreation has opened registration for KinderSports, the popular activity for 2- to 5-year-olds. Toddlers will learn good sportsmanship, the value of physical fitness, sports safety, etc. This season’s focus will be soccer. Registration ends on Oct. 11 and the program runs Oct. 12 – Nov. 16. Call McKinleyville Parks and Recreation at 839-9003 or visit www.mckinleyvillecsd.com. l
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GylleNhaal aNd JaCkmaN: teNse, uNhiNGed aNd still smokiN’ hot.
Captive Audience
Prisoners inspires Stockholm syndrome By John J. Bennett filmland@northcoastjournal.com
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PRISONERS. When we were small, my brother and I decided to play a joke on our parents and disappear for a while. This only amounted to a couple of hours hiding out above the garage, and I couldn’t understand why Dad was so upset when he found us. A few decades of living have taught me that the wildness in his eyes that day was inarticulate panic. Losing a child is the most frightening, awful thing a parent can imagine. I have never seen it interpreted with as much clarity and despair as in this movie. On a dreary Thanksgiving Day, two little girls go missing. The only clue to their disappearance is a battered motor home spotted in the neighborhood. This leads to the apprehension of a person of interest named Alex Jones (Paul Dano). But Jones has the mind of a child, and exhaustive interrogation and forensic investigation fail to turn up any further evidence. Despite the entreaties of lead detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), Jones is released with the girls
still missing. Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), a devout Christian and model of selfreliance, refuses to accept this. He resorts to the only investigative technique at his disposal: sadistic violence. He eventually draws the parents of the other missing girl (Viola Davis and Terrence Howard) into his terrible but understandable scheme, while his wife (Maria Bello) sinks ever deeper into a coma of depression and self-medication. Dover’s wrath sets up a tense standoff with Loki, who doggedly continues to pursue the abductor. For 2 ½ unrelenting hours, Prisoners forces the viewer to live in the same airless darkness as the characters. Tension and foreboding set in immediately, and we’re never offered a single minute of relief. But the film is so well-crafted, so technically and thematically breathtaking, that I savored it. Director Denis Villeneuve (making his Hollywood feature debut) hit the popular radar when his Incendies was nominated continued on next page
“... we’re never offered a single minute of relief. But the film is so well crafted ... that I savored it.”
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