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OUTDOORS
Audubon Society SoHum Field Trip. 9 a.m. Southern Humboldt Community Park, 934 Sprowl Creek Road, Garberville, parking lot off Kimtu Road. Field trip to revel in the beauty of the park and its avian inhabitants. 986-1112. Audubon Society Eureka Marsh Field Trip. 9 a.m. Meet at parking lot foot of West Del Norte St., Eureka. Ralph Bucher leads one- to two-hour hike on flat loop through habitats from bay and mudflat to riparian and marshland. 839-4365.
FOOD
Dow’s Prairie Grange Breakfast. 8-11 a.m. 3995 Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. All proceeds fund grange projects. $5. dowsgrange@gmail.com. 840-0100.
FOR KIDS
Stories on Sundays. 1 p.m. 625 Lighthouse Road, Petrolia. Family fun with Poncho Polo Puppets group. Share stories. Puppets provided. Every Sunday in August. 629-3478.
ETC.
Redwood Coast Scrabble Club. 1-5 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway. Fun with words. 677-9242. Humboldt Democratic Unity Party. 1-3 p.m. Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Park 1, 7270 West End Road, Arcata. Congressional candidate Jared Huffman and the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee barbecue it up! 459-2012.
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EVENTS
Humboldt County Fair. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds. No live horse races. Honky tonk by Eel River Band 6 p.m. See Aug. 16 listing.
DANCE
Friendship Circle Dance. 7-10 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Dancers 50 and older enjoy dancing to live music from the 1930s-50s. $4. 725-5323.
21 tuesday EVENTS
Humboldt County Fair. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds. No live horse races. Blues by The Uptown Kings 6 p.m. See Aug. 16 listing.
Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug 17 - Joy Kills Sorrow, The Deadly Gentlemen Doors at 7:30 p.m. $12 21+ Aug 18 - Black Rock Horse (2012) & The Bus (2011) Doors at 8 p.m. $5 All ages Aug 19 - The Dark Crystal (1982) Doors at 5:30 p.m. $5 Rated PG Aug 22 - Sci Fi Night ft. Batman Begins (2005) 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. All ages Free Aug 24 - The Dark Knight (2008) Doors at 8:30 p.m. $5 Rated PG-13
arcatatheatre.com • 822-1220 • 1036 G St.
ART
Light of Day. Noon-5 p.m. HSU First Street Gallery, 422 First St., Eureka. Featuring not-often-seen fine art selections from Humboldt State University’s permanent collection. Show runs through Sept. 16. 443-6363.
OUTDOORS
Arcata Marsh Jogging Interpretive Tour. 7 a.m. Meet at Klopp Lake parking lot, foot of South I Street. Four- to five-mile morning jog led by Megan McCue. 633-6226.
FOOD
Old Town Farmers’ Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town, Eureka, F Street between First and Third streets. Music by Lisa Sharry. Fresh farm-grown produce. humfarm. org. 441-9999. Fortuna Farmers’ Market. 3-6 p.m. 10th and Main streets. Fresh and tasty local produce, plants, breads and jams. 726-9371. Wildberries Farmers’ Market. 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wild-
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berries Marketplace, 747 13th St., Arcata. Fresh fruit, vegetables and plants from local growers. Music by Seabury Gould. 441-9999.
ETC.
North Coast Networkers. Noon-1:30 p.m. Rita’s Mexican Grill, 1111 Fifth St, Eureka. Group of local business people who get together once a week to give and receive referrals. www.bnicalneva.com. 825-4709. Humboldt Cribbage Club. 6:15-9:30 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Weekly cribbage tournament. $7. cribbage.org. 444-3161. Healing Rooms of Redwood Coast. 6:30-9 p.m. Wood Street Chapel, 1649 Wood St., Fortuna. Nondenominational prayer group. E-mail dlbitte@hotmail. com. 834-5800.
22 wednesday EVENTS
Humboldt County Fair. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds. Horse racing post time 2 p.m. Reggae Bubblers from St. Croix 6 p.m. See Aug. 16 listing.
FOR KIDS
Kindergarten, Here I Come!. 6:30 p.m. Humboldt County Library. See Aug. 16 listing.
WELLNESS
Eureka Mindfulness Group. 7:15 p.m. First Christian Church Eureka, 730 K St. Led by Cindee Grace. Topic: “Befriending The Mind, Even If …” Fragrance free, please. $3/$6 free will donation. 269-7044.
23 thursday EVENTS
Humboldt County Fair. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Humboldt County Fairgrounds. No live horse races. Rock by Lori O & The Knights 6 p.m. Free admission. See Aug. 16 listing.
MUSIC
Benbow Summer Jazz Series. 6:30 p.m. Benbow Inn, 445 Lake Benbow Drive, Garberville. Featuring local music on the hotel terrace from Yolanda Nickel Quartet. benbowinn.com. 923-2124.
ART
Figure Drawing Group. 7-9 p.m. Cheri Blackerby Gallery. See Aug. 16 listing.
FOOD
Henderson Center Farmers’ Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. See Aug. 16 listing. McKinleyville Farmers’ Market. 3:30-6:30 p.m. McKinleyville Safeway Shopping Plaza. Music by Root Beer Floats (Lindsey Battle) See Aug. 16 listing.
ETC.
Stanford University Physician Assistant Program Presentation. 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. United Indian Health Services (Potowat), 1600 Weeot Way, Arcata. Information session on Stanford University’s physician assistant program and its admission requirements. chantalobue@ gmail.com. 954-1157. Part-Time Job Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Quad, HSU. Students meet local employers regarding employment opportunities. 826-3341. ●
Pas de Deux
Streep and Jones rekindle magic while Ferrell and Galifianakis phone in The Campaign By Devan King
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Reviews
HOPE SPRINGS. Scrolling through Meryl Streep’s résumé on IMDb.com, it’s nearly impossible to find a bad film. Try it. I dare you. Sure, there are silly films and sappy films, films you wouldn’t watch without your children or grandparents present; none of them are bad, though. On the surface, Hope Springs appears to be this sort of film. The trailers portray it as a quirky, post-menopausal How Stella Got Her Groove Back, but the trailers lie. Hope Springs is about the pain and strength that goes into repairing a marriage that’s devoid of intimacy and emotional connection. It’s more like How Stella Had a Big Breakthrough in Therapy. After more than 30 years of marriage, Kay (Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) have become more akin to roommates than lovers. They sleep in separate rooms and sex is something they vaguely remember. Arnold is cold and distant, working within the limiting confines of the gender roles of his generation. Kay is tangled up in her own anxiety, desperately trying to reconnect with her husband via any means necessary. After failed attempts to resurrect the passion in their lives, Kay signs them up for a weeklong intensive therapy session led by Dr. Bernie Feld (Steve Carell). Despite his grumbling refusal, Arnold tags along once he realizes that it’s the only chance he has to save his marriage. While the plot is not completely original, the film is bolstered by an intricate and beautifully written script. Screenwriter Vanessa Taylor (Game of Thrones) deserves kudos for a story that’s