This week in print, Jan. 21-28, 2010

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Dog Fight

A madcap escapade of larceny, vendettas and a pair of missing mastiffs

news story

Heads Watered

Humboldt County spends a chunk of its economic development funds

news story

United Front

Local interests are getting closer to a plan to appease the gods of Marine Life Protection

savage money

Budget Disaster Prep

You’re used to living with little, but in an emergency that’s not enough

music

the hum

Living the Blues

Courtney’s story, plus Devil Makes Three, Anthony B and Django’s 100th

in review

Transference

By Spoon - Merge

arts

filmland

Grim Subjects

Murdered teens, deals with the devil and biblical apocalypse make for pretty decent film

booknotes

Simulation and Its Discontents

By Sherry Turkle - The MIT Press

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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