today
9 a.m. Doris Niles Humboldt County Science Fair Humboldt State University
read >10 a.m. Annual Juggling Festival Humboldt State University
read >10:30 a.m. Green Jobs Fair College of the Redwoods Downtown Site
read >11 a.m. Baby Read and Grow Program Humboldt County Library
read >1 p.m. Apple Solutions for Small Business See Event Description
read >4 p.m. Young Parent Support Group College of the Redwoods Kinship Site
read >6 p.m. The Tumbleweeds (cowboy songs) Chapala Cafe
read >6 p.m. Bon Swing Libation
read >6 p.m. Annual Pisces Party See Event Description
read >6 p.m. Annual Pisces Party See Event Description
read >7 p.m. DJ Ray Boiler Room
read >7:30 p.m. Arianna String Quartet Calvary Lutheran Church
read >7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream Arcata High School
read >8 p.m. Eureka Symphony Concert Arkley Center for the Performing Arts
read >8 p.m. Humboldt Folkdancers Arcata Presbyterian Church
read >8 p.m. On the Wings of a Dove Carlo Theater (Dell'Arte)
read >8 p.m. Antigone College of the Redwoods
read >8 p.m. So Hum Tales Mateel Community Center
read >8 p.m. Gentle Thunder Arcata Playhouse
read >8:30 p.m. The Last Minute Men (international) Cafe Mokka
read >9 p.m. Taxi (rock & roll) Bear River Casino
read >9 p.m. Vintage Soul (R&B) Cher-Ae-Heights Casino
read >9 p.m. Bump Foundation Pearl Lounge
read >9 p.m. The Brothers Comatose (folk) Six Rivers Brewery
read >9 p.m. The Malone (rock Red Fox Tavern
read >10 p.m. Music by DJ Sidelines
read >10 p.m. DJ Ninja Retro Dance Party Aunty Mo's Lounge
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Nature Cares Nothing for Calendars
By Mike McLaren
It is only September 1, but
autumn arrived this morning
on the wings of honking geese --
anxious travelers in a clear sky.
The birch tree in the front yard,
its brown leaves rattling
in the ocean breeze,
leans like a tired farmer.
Pea pods in the garden
shrivel on brown vines,
and the pumpkins, though still small,
loll about with an orange tinge.
Tonight I will pull my fleece blanket
down from its nest in the closet,
in case winter arrives
on the breath of tomorrow.
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