This week in print, June 3-10, 2010

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Waiting for Tish Non

While tribal members are eager for the Bear River Band’s new houses near Loleta, others fear urbanization of a rural haven

news story

Tweet the Vote

Facebook and Twitter have transformed the electoral process. Do local candidates know it?

news story

Money in Politics

The $100,000 club; Blue Lake buoys Cleary, Gallegos, Downey, Brooks

music

the hum

Evolution

The Glitch Mob, plus Tone-Loc and benefits galore.

arts

stage matters

Mod Couple

That ‘70s Play Earns Big Laughs at Ferndale Rep

filmland

One Real Woman

Tattoo’s Lisbeth Salander is everything SatC’s vapid, cartoonish foursome is not

booknotes

Our Hero: Superman on Earth

By Tom De Haven - Yale University Press

arts alive!

Arts Alive!

Saturday, June 5, 6-9 p.m.

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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