This week in print, Jan. 1-8, 2009

Previous Issues

arts

stage matters

The Year Not in Reviews

Examining the ecology of North Coast theatre

filmland

Holiday Downers

Inside the week’s pretty good crop of deep winter movies

booknotes

The Post-American World

By Fareed Zakaria. W.W. Norton

food

table talk

Croccanti

Variation on a theme of egg whites and walnuts

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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