This week in print, July 15-22, 2010

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

On the Covers

Two decades of Humboldt County history through the North Coast Journal’s pages.

news story

Deliberate

Wondering why the county’s general plan update has taken 13 years and counting? Watch a meeting

news story

Court of Relief

Another homeless court, another set of happily fine-freed customers

music

the hum

Embedded in a Rhythmic Universe

The Rhythm Devils, plus Ben Taylor, Absynth and the Folklife Fest

in review

Wig!

By Peter Case - Yep Roc

preview

Pon the River

not just reggae

arts

filmland

Douglas Does Doom

Solitary Man better than Serious Man, but not as good as Single Man or Simple Plan

booknotes

Role Models

By John Waters - Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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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