This week in print, July 29-Aug. 5, 2010

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

General Lee

Can Oaksterdam weed magnate Richard Lee push legalization over the top?

news story

Poor Reception

Cell phone industry lawsuit puts skids on proposed Arcata radiation labeling ordinance

news story

Going Global

Will shipping logs to China help rescue our economy, or just export jobs along with the cargo?

music

the hum

This Year’s Model

Bluesman T-Model Ford, plus Humboldt Collective and a new piano for WCA

in review

The Way Out

By The Books - Temporary Residence Limited

arts

stage matters

Designing Grandparents

The tug and tenacity of family at NCRT, and a farewell

filmland

Très Jolie

Plus: Last week’s Inception review … was it just a dream?

booknotes

To Kill A Mockingbird

By Harper Lee - HarperCollins

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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