THE EIGHTH ANNUAL HUMBOLDT HILLS HOEDOWN ALL DAY SATURDAY AT THE MATEEL COMMUNITY CENTER FEATURES A SLEW OF COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS AND OLD TIME BANDS ON TWO STAGES INCLUDING THE PINEBOX BOYS, HELLBOUND GLORY, ABSYNTH QUINTET, POLECAT, BLACKBERRY BUSHES STRING BAND, THREE TIMES BAD, CASH’D OUT, THE HICKTOWN HOMEBOYS, STRIPED PIG STRING BAND, ROOSTER MCCLINTOCK, COMPOST MOUNTAIN BOYS, THE NO GOOD REDWOOD RAMBLERS, DIRT FLOOR BAND, WAY OUT WEST AND JEFFERSON PARSON WITH THE RASPBERRY JAM BAND. WHAT IS HIP? THE HORN-HEAVY SOUL FUNK BAND TOWER OF POWER, MASTERS OF THE “OAKLAND STROKE,” STILL ON THE ROAD AFTER 44 YEARS PLAYING “YOU’RE STILL A YOUNG MAN,” “WHAT IS HIP?” AND OTHER HITS. CENTERARTS BRINGS TOP TO THE VAN DUZER STAGE SUNDAY NIGHT.
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Constitution Day Quiz Bowl. 5-6:30 p.m. The Great Hall, 1 Rossow St., HSU. Teams of HSU students and faculty, joined by local elementary and high school faculty and students, face off in a battle of Constitution knowledge. Prizes for best patriotic costume, audience and team participation. www.humboldt.edu/ politics/news/212. 826-3653. HUNKS: The Show. 7:30 p.m. Blue Lake Casino. Traveling Las Vegas all male revue tour group. $20. bluelakecasino.com. 668-9770.
THEATER
Fox On The Fairway Opening Night Gala. 8 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. NCRT opens its 29th season with the new comedy by Ken Ludwig. $15. ncrt.net. 442-6278. Circle Mirror Transformation. 8 p.m. Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. When Marty gathers four locals for the first ever drama class in a small Vermont town, she has no idea how an injection of hula-hooping and wacky acting games will come to change their lives. $10. redwoodcurtain.com. 443-7688.
THE NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE OPENS ITS 29TH SEASON WITH KEN LUDWIG’S COMEDY THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY, A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT ENGLISH FARCES OF THE 1930S AND ’40S SET AT A PRIVATE COUNTRY CLUB. DAVID MOORE DIRECTS A CAST THAT INCLUDES ANDERS CARLSON AS BINGHAM AND JENNIFER TRUSTEM AS PAMELA (SHOWN HERE). THURSDAY’S OPENING NIGHT GALA, A BENEFIT FOR THE CAST AND CREW, INCLUDES A CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION AFTER THE SHOW.
MUSIC
John Abercrombie Organ Trio. 8 p.m. Kate Buchanan Room, HSU. Redwood Jazz Alliance launches a new season with a trio featuring jazz guitar legend John Abercrombie with Gary Versace on organ and Adam Nussbaum on drums. $15, students $10. www.redwoodjazzalliance.org. Meklit Hadero/Quinn Deveaux. 8 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Jazz and folk singer teams with Oakland soul sensation Quinn Deveaux. $15/$13 members. arcataplayhouse.org. 822-1575. OTEP. 9 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 West Sixth St., Eureka. Metal-fusion goddess Otep Shamaya and her Los Angeles band perform. Butcher Babies, One Eyed Doll and Angels Cut open. $25/$18 adv. diamondbackpresents.com.
ART
Figure Drawing Group. 7-9 p.m. Cheri Blackerby Gallery, 272 C St., Eureka. In the courtyard. Weekly group. Live model. An Ink People DreamMaker project. 442-0309.
FOOD
Henderson Center Farmers’ Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Vegetables, fruits, seedlings, plants and local food.
humfarm.org. 441-9999. Free Produce Market. Noon-2 p.m. Food for People, 307 W. 14th St., Eureka. Income eligible folks pick out fresh fruits and vegetables, sample recipes using available produce. Sponsored by Food for People. Music by Les Craig. www.foodforpeople.org. 445-3166. McKinleyville Farmers’ Market. 3:30-6:30 p.m. McKinleyville Safeway Shopping Plaza, Central Avenue. Farmfresh produce every Thursday. humfarm.org. 441-9999.
Classic and original sideshow stunts executed with just enough precision not to maim anyone. Music by Gunsafe. 476-8282
RePowering Humboldt. 5:30-7 p.m. BSS Room 166, HSU. Matthew Marshall and Jim Zoellick from Redwood Coast Energy Authority and Schatz Energy Research Center present “RePowering Humboldt: A Strategic Plan to Scale Up Renewable Energy Use in Humboldt County.” schatzlab.org. 826-4345. Redwood Region Audubon Society. Noon. Golden Harvest Cafe, 1062 G St., Arcata. Discuss local and bigger-picture conservation issues. 442-9353. Eureka Chamber Mixer. 5:30-7 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, 1929 Fourth St., Eureka. 442-3738. The Cut Throat Freak Show. 5 p.m. Old Growth Tattoo and Art Emporium, 1806 Fourth St., Eureka.
North Coast Journal Best Of 2012 Party. 8 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. Come out for a night honoring Humboldt’s best stuff! Music by Huckleberry Flint, The Trouble and Missing Link Soul Night DJs Matt n’ Adam. Local food and drink. Features award ceremony honoring the winners of the NCJ’s annual Best Of Humboldt Reader’s Poll. 18+. $15/$10 adv. Tickets available at Missing Link Records in Arcata and The Works in Eureka. northcoastjournal.com. McKinleyville Arts Night. 6-8 p.m. Various locations throughout McKinleyville. Celebration of local artists and their works. 834-6460.
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