This week in print, Aug. 19-26, 2010

Previous Issues

news

on the cover

Beer Me, Jesus

The ambiguously Christian leader of Catalyst Church is bored with hate and Hell

news story

Wardshopping

Eureka City Council candidate Michael Newman is a new man on the block

news story

A Klamath Reunion

After a 100-year exile, Yurok prayer items make their way home

music

the hum

Cajun Boogie

The Pine Leaf Boys, plus Camper Van Cracker, weirdness on campus, Baths and jazz

in review

Hawk

By Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Vanguard

outdoors

in review

Native Rushes

Juncus effuses and Juncus patens

arts

filmland

Be Brave, Young Pilgrim

Plus: With schmaltzy Eat Pray Love, Julia nevertheless takes this week’s Roberts family faceoff

food

table talk

In Defense of SPAM (Part 1)

A brief history of Hormel’s spiced ham loaf

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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