This week in print, Nov. 19-26, 2009

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Holiday Gift Guide

The first of five gift-giving guides

news story

Eye Blackened

Reporter’s records subpoenaed in Arcata grow house case

news story

Zander’s Continuing Adventures

His luck is running out, but it’s still unclear how Humboldt came to hire fabled con artist

news story

Marine Reservations

Tribes seek a bigger voice in the state’s effort to protect marine habitats

music

the hum

Not Out of Love

Air Supply, plus Keller Williams and a hip hop Scorpio Bash

in review

Two Left Feet Dance Project

At Redwood Raks World Dance Center, Nov. 6 and 7

outdoors

dirt

The Mighty Leonotis

You are hereby commanded to plant this scrappy fall bloomer

arts

filmland

Apocalypservice

Plus, Coens’ droll Yiddishisms, Milla’s bogus encounters

booknotes

Generosity

By Richard Powers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

food

table talk

Alt. Turkey

Local chefs offer alternative ways to cook the traditional Thanksgiving bird

Today

Open Celtic Music Session

music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.

Nonviolence Action Camp

etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.

Audubon Society Field Trip

outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.

Look Back in Anger Matinee

theater / 2 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main Street. John Osborne’s sharply funny, fiercely honest exploration of political disillusionment and basic human yearning. Directed by John Heckel. $15/$13 students and seniors. ferndale-rep.org. 800-838-3006.

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