Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at locations in downtown Arcata, Friday through Sunday, the second weekend of the month for 2021. Due to COVID-19, there is no gathering, and attendees are asked to keep safe distances, wear facial coverings and observe guidelines in each location. There […]
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Sacred Surfboard Up for Auction
A sacred surfboard hand-painted by artist Alex Escudero Ochoa as part of the Paddle out for Peace — a floating ceremony at sea that honored black and brown lives cut short by police brutality — is now up for auction. The June 14 event took place in the cove south of the Samoa Peninsula’s Coast Guard […]
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Trinidad Art Gallery to Reopen June 1
The Trinidad Art Gallery will reopen its doors to the public on Monday, having received certification from local health officials. A newsletter sent out on Friday states that in addition to receiving certification, the gallery has enacted safety measures to ensure all who visit feel comfortable. Those measures include a new hand sanitizing station, contactless payment, […]
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Early in Alison Klayman’s documentary on Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, he is asked to describe himself as an artist. “I consider myself more of a chess player,” he replies. “My opponent makes a move; I make a move.” As the fascinating and moving documentary unfolds, the viewer realizes that Ai Weiwei is involved […]
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Clowns All Around
Dell’Arte and the Humboldt Circus are finally getting around to answering the age-old question: “How many clowns can you fit into one weekend?!” So, put your coulrophobia by the wayside, and be prepared to be dazzled by not one, but two red-nosed, slapstick-filled tributes to the art of clowning. Dell’Arte’s Who Ya Callin’ Bozo? is […]
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Say The Word: Community
The Arcata Playhouse and KHSU Radio join forces for The Word: A Community Storytelling Project, a collection of true stories “lived and told” by community members on the theme “Being in Community.” Among the yarn spinners is Maggie Gainer, who you might describe as a community activist. “You know how much I love to tell […]
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Trashy Pot Talks
You’ve heard the horror stories: Water illegally diverted from rivers and streams, harming fisheries. Rodenticide killing Pacific fishers — sleek, handsome forest characters that are federally protected. Torn up land polluted with fertilizers and more, and heaps of filth left by greedy dipshit humans — feces and trash and plastic piping and more. All in […]
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Hug a Poet Today
California Poets in the Schools, which puts poets-in-residence in schools for short or long-term stints, was founded in 1964 — the same year many other wondrous things happened, including passage of the national Civil Rights and Wilderness acts. Hm, maybe there’s some synergy in those coincidences. A program, you might say, was created to haul […]
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Death
We’re all hurtling toward death, every minute of every day. Some Buddhists teach that fully grasping our transience, knowing we could go in an instant, is one key to living fully in each of our fleeting moments. At the end of all those moments, though, the people we love will have to deal with life […]
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Roll On
With the Black Friday human stampede at Eureka’s Wal-Mart a fading memory, Humboldt has been jonesin’ for bone crunching spectacle. Luckily, Humboldt has responded with something infinitely more inspiring. Derby season is upon us, yo! The women of Humboldt Roller Derby return to the track at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds’ Franceschi Hall this Saturday, March 30, […]
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Sorry! Chubby Checker Will Not Be Measuring Your Penis
Holy wow. It’s not every week that a bonafide cultural icon just twists his way into Humboldt. But, by golly, on Saturday, March 23, musical legend Chubby Checker will take the stage at Cher-Ae Heights Casino and, we’re guessing, perform “The Twist.” Geez, if he’s savvy, he’ll perform it three or four times. Why? […]
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Prisons and People
The play opens with a prison guard and a prisoner, each on a separate stage. They face the audience. They speak: Guard: I am Guard. Not one guard, but many. I have one mouth, but speak with many voices. I have two ears, and I have heard many stories. Prisoner: I am Prisoner. Not one […]