Deaf Ears
Joseph Byrd’s article on the Redwood Coast Jazz Festival was so wrong on so many levels that I don’t know where to begin. As I am a musician and a volunteer band driver for the festival, I guess what really ticked me off was his description of the bands as “mostly amateur … part-time …over-the-hill.”
Wrong. Wrong. So wrong. The bands that perform here for our festival play all over the country and internationally as well, and they are very good at what they do. Some of these bands have been coming here every year for eight to 10 years, which is probably longer than Byrd has been living here.
We have many local festivals: the Rhody Parade, the Oyster Festival, the Trinidad Fish Feed, North Country Fair, Wine in the Park, etc. etc. The Redwood Coast Jazz Festival has contributed much to local music programs, over $60.000, and there is nothing wrong with that. This past weekends fest. showcased some really great bands, talented musicians, a diverse lineup of trad. jazz, latin, swing, jump r&b, zydeco, and it was “real” and not “fake”. Ask anyone who was there.
Doug Felden. Eureka
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Railroad!
Proposed lines ‘set rich blood a-tingling’ in early 1900s
Some Other Proposed North Coast Railroads
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Undeterred Will
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Today
44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free / 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
Flow 2012 Fashion Show
STAFF PICK / events / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Student designed and produced clothing. Fundraiser for Arcata Arts Institute. $35/$25 students. artsinstitute.net. 822-1220.
Woodside Preschool's Rummage/Bake Sale
events / 8 a.m.-noon. Woodside Preschool, 900 Hodgson St, Eureka. www.woodsidepreschool.com. 445-9132.
Lanphere Dunes Restoration
STAFF PICK / outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Pacific Union School. Help remove non-native invasives at the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Tools and gloves provided, wear work clothes and bring water. Carpool to the protected site. 444-1397.
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