This week in print, Dec. 6-13, 2007

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

You’re getting warmer

It’s been 10 years since the Kyoto Accord was struck.

news story

Mr. Van Eck’s Forest

A patch of woods is the test case for a new climate strategy

news story

The California experiment

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s green state and the mathematics of carbon

special section

The view from Kyoto

Without U.S. participation, the first-ever global-warming treaty was doomed to only partial success. Will Bali be better?

music

the hum

Footloose?

More trouble at Muddy’s, plus HumBrews reborn and other happenings

arts

filmland

‘No Country ‘ Thrills, Chills

Bravo to the Coens’ masterful Cormac McCarthy adaptation

food

table talk

Positively F St.

‘The best pizza in Humboldt,’ duck, Japanese-American steak and smashed potatoes

Today

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.

Look Back in Anger Matinee

theater / 2 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main Street. John Osborne’s sharply funny, fiercely honest exploration of political disillusionment and basic human yearning. Directed by John Heckel. $15/$13 students and seniors. ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.

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