This week in print, Oct. 9-16, 2008

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Downticket

The local and state initiatives on the Nov. 4 ballot

news story

Arms and the Child

Measures F and J: Hey recruiters, leave those kids alone

news story

Whither the Factory Farm?

Prop. 2 has many backers, but some fear the side effects on our most vulnerable

news story

Popping the Question

What is marriage? Prop. 8 seeks to define, or redefine, the institution

news story

Tax Time

A roundup of hard-times revenue-raisers from across the county

music

the hum

The Resonance of Objects

Brightblack Morning Light and Avocet, plus a WoMama party and other worldly music

in review

Ask Your Neighbor

By oRSo. Contraphonic.

in review

Kraftwerk and The Electronic Revolution

Produced by Rob Johnstone. MVD Visual.

in review

Ill Bill

LIve at Mazzotti’s, Oct. 2.

outdoors

dirt

A Book For Us

Gardening in the Pacific Northwest, the new must-have reference for HumCo

arts

art beat

Naked Eloquence

A photographer and his model

filmland

Fable, Western, Comedy

This week rates a rare three-for-three thumbs-up from Charlie

food

table talk

Beyond Measure

Locavores know — cooking is more art than science

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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