William Kowinski

Articles

Feb. 2

Pity the Billionaire: The Hard Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right

By Thomas Franks - Metropolitan Books

Feb. 2

Exit Laughing

A Joke-Filled Neil Simon at North Coast Rep

Jan. 26

Eagles: Taking It To The Limit

By Ben Fong-Torres - Running Press

Jan. 19

Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1930-1965

edited by Wendy Kaplan - MIT Press

Jan. 19

Winter Stages

A wide variety of upcoming shows, and sad news

Jan. 5

Coffee Talk: The Stimulating Story of the World’s Most Popular Brew

By Morton Satin - Prometheus Books

Dec. 29, 2011

Year Out, Community In

The year past and year ahead on North Coast stages

Dec. 8, 2011

And So It Goes - Kurt Vonnegut: A Life

By Charles J. Shields - Henry Holt

Dec. 8, 2011

Yule Tales

A Recessionary Christmas at Arcata Playhouse and Dell’Arte’s Traveling Nutcaper

Nov. 24, 2011

I’m With the Bears: Short Stories from a Damaged Planet

Edited by Mark Martin - Verso

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on the cover

School Bus Breakdown

After near-miss, more yellow lights ahead as major cuts loom

news story

Slow Skating

Raising cash for a skate park in Mack Town ain’t for quitters

seven-o-heaven

Old Town Arcata

Will Plaza Point put the kibosh on Arcata whippersnapper shenanigans?

Recent on the cover

Feb. 2

Drug Money

Spending records offer rare glimpse into fiscal life of Humboldt’s drug cops

Jan. 26

Burlesque!

Now it’s bustin’ out all over

Jan. 19

New Direction

The fall and rise of John Shelter, homeless advocate turned entrepreneur

Today

Label GMOs Signature Gathering Training

meetings / 4 p.m. Sun Yi's Academy of Tae Kwon Do, 1215 Giuntoli Lane, Arcata. Help gather valid signatures to get the 'California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act' on the 2012 ballot. E-mail northernhumboldtlabelgmos@hotmail.com. 223-0424.

Open Celtic Music Session

music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.

Nonviolence Action Camp

etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.

Audubon Society Field Trip

outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.

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