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This week in print, Aug. 21-28, 2008

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Dreams of Obama

Transformational president or another disappointment? That’s up to us.

news story

Alt Prez

The other candidates running for president: First in a six-part series

news story

The Anti-DNC

A handful of locals go to Denver to protest war, global warming, the two-party system and other insults

news story

Obama’s Go-To Woman in Humboldt

news story

Troubled Times At Silvercrest

Elderly and disabled residents struggle to regain their balance after a series of disasters

the town dandy

Good-Bye To All That

mailbox

Celluloid Reveries

mailbox

Art War!

mailbox

Stuck In The Middle

correction

Wild Rivers 101 Film Festival

music

the hum

Organic Gumbo

Queen Ida plays zydeco, plus back to school, and how to make money with music

in review

Friendship Nation

By Foot Village. Tome Records.

in review

My Blueberry Nights

Directed by Wong Kar Wai. The Weinstein Company/Block 2 Pictures.

outdoors

dirt

Garden Party En Plein Air

RAA to gather artists, art lovers, garden lovers for a big weekend kulturfest

garlick’s notebook

The Poetry of Science

arts

filmland

Up the River

This week’s Hollywood openings don’t completely suck, but Yangtze is the real gem

booknotes

The Craftsman

By Richard Sennett. Yale University Press.

poem

Where Strong Winds Blow

food

table talk

Chang and Change

A different sort of restaurant in New York City

Today

Ba-Dum-Chh Comedy Night

Comedy / 8:30 p.m. Cher-ae Heights Casino, Trinidad. Local blue comedy troupe makes with the funny. If you get offended, don't go! cheraeheightscasino.com. 800-684-2464.

Petunia and the Vipers (hillbilly swing)

music / 9 p.m. Riverwood Inn, 2828 Avenue of the Giants, Phillipsville.

Les Craig

music / 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. All Dogs Biscuit Bakery and Olivia's Beastro, 2910 E St., Eureka. Singer/songwriter performs. alldogsbakery.com. 497-6273.

Whomp Whomp Wednesdays

music / 9 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. 498-7388.

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