This week in print, Oct. 15-22, 2009

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Future at Bay

Rails, trails, kayaks and commerce in the Harbor District elections

news story

Burning Down the Valley

Talking arson with the guy who has to mop up Hoopa’s insane number of intentional fires

news story

Pass Me a Tissue

Freshwater Tissue banking on tan oak and a PR power-broker

music

the hum

No Taboos

Dutch American improv from Holshouser, Bennink and Moore plus Pretty Lights and other crazy music

in review

The Life of the World to Come

By The Mountain Goats. 4AD.

arts

stage matters

Realizing Lorca

Joan Schirle’s experimental evening at Dell’ Arte

filmland

The Undead Comedy Hour

If you quease easily, you’re going to miss the funniest movie of the year

booknotes

Reading The OED

By Ammon Shea. Perigee Trade.

outdoors

dirt

Happy New Year!

Should auld tomatoes be forgot? Hell yes.

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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