This week in print, Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 7, 2010

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Prodigal Arkley

In 2010, a doofus will rise

news story

Waste Water

Inside the byzantine finances behind Eureka’s proposed water rate increases

music

the hum

Then & Now

How the Humboldt club scene evolved this decade

in review

Month of Sundays

Snakehips - Twister Records/Ferallete

arts

stage matters

Keep It Simple

One critic’s look back at the year on North Coast stages

filmland

Return of Sad Clooney

Plus: Pimply teens must consense upon a new movie theater

booknotes

The Best Technology Writing 2009

Edited by Steven Johnson - Yale University Press

arts alive!

Arts Alive!

First Saturday Night Arts Alive! Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, 6-9 p.m.

food

table talk

Humboldt Terroir

A stellar Moonstone Crossing wine

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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