This week in print, Feb. 11-18, 2010

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Humboldt: The Brand

Inside the county’s new Facebookin’, YouTubin’ strategy to market itself

news story

Rail With Trail

Transpo factions meet in detente over Arcata’s new trail plans

news story

Messy Footprint

Arcata biodiesel producer struggles for survival after last month’s oil spill

music

the hum

Love, etc.

The Luscious Ladies, Albino!, Inked Hearts, etc.

in review

Winterdance

The Dancers Studio at Redwood Raks - Jan. 22

arts

stage matters

Shake and Quake

A Ferndale thriller, an Arcata Playhouse earthquake musical

art beat

The Dancer

Victor Temple and New World Ballet, plus a few art shows

filmland

Education, 1961

Plus: Jokey Travolta/Rhys Meyers espionage goof equals intelligence failure

booknotes

Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

By Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, illustrated by Alecos Papadatos and Anni Di Donna -

arts! arcata

Arts! Arcata

Second Friday Arts! Arcata Friday, Feb. 12, 6-9 p.m.

outdoors

dirt

Love, Roses and Haiti

Buying flowers for the beloved and putting people to work

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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