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Your next Humboldt read

We hear a lot about the artists and musicians of Humboldt County, but it turns out the redwoods are teeming with writers, too. This week we’ve compiled reviews and recommendations for local reads across ages…


13th Annual Zombie Invasion


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Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 24

In an unusual turn of events for a Thursday night, there are two crucial shows going on tonight, which can only mean one thing: The long summer idyll is over.The Miniplex is hosting Portland psychedelic…

North Country Fair at 52 

Overcast skies and even a few early in the day sprinkles served as a gentle reminder the change of seasons is underway for the large crowds attending the 52nd annual North Country Fair last weekend…

A Renaissance Baker

When Tony Cogliati says, “Making bread is my prayer, and when you eat my bread, that’s the sacrament,” he is serious. But there’s more than a single kind of serious. One is earnest and heavy;…

Trinidad Arts Night

Sept. 26, *5-8 p.m.

Last Trinidad Art Night for the season. This town-wide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Call (707) 834-2479…

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Not Cozy

Courage and controversy in Redwood Curtain Theatre’s ‘The Minutes’

Murder mysteries are an inherently weird concept. I say that as someone who reads them, writes them and loves them. I say that as someone whose family history includes homicide. It should feel perverse to…

Childbirth: Why So Difficult?

The “obstetrical dilemma” was born, so to speak, in 1960, not in a medical journal, but in the pages of Scientific American magazine. There, anthropologist Sherwood Washburn proposed that the ease with which most non-human…

Reckless Freaks

‘I Want Your Sex’ and ‘Her Private Hell’

I WANT YOUR SEX. The milieu of contemporary “fine” art, pinioned as it is to its own ironic self-importance, has always been ripe for satire, with cinema as appropriate a vehicle for it as any.…

Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 18

After Hours is a jazz group composed of drummer Ramsey Isaacs, pianist Matt Seno, bassist Lee Phillips and Russ Thallheimer on the tenor sax, all of whom are young and wildly talented local players. The…

Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 17

There’s a fine double header at the Logger Bar today, with some acoustic blues courtesy of The Backseat Drivers happening from 4 to 6 p.m., and a nighttime set by Portland indie singer, songwriter and…

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Relativity

Matter was never  Created, nor destroyed. Periodic TablesAlways prevailed, As time flew byUnencumbered. What is the difference betweenA moment, and forever? Being here now isAll that really matters. — Kirk Gothier

Angela Ruth Faron

July 7, 1988 – June 21, 2026

Angela Ruth Faron was a devoted mother of three, a loving partner, a cherished sister, a loyal friend and an imaginative artist whose life was defined by creativity, humor and an extraordinary ability to make…

‘Clue’ Kills at Ferndale Rep

OK, Ferndale Repertory Theatre, get it! This sentiment amplified by flamboyant snaps and giddy claps encompasses my experience at their season opener Clue On Stage. The entire sold-out production from the actors onstage to the concessions has…

Community Voices Amid ICE Fears

Local residents connect with law enforcement, school officials on immigrant Rights and protections

The Church of the Joyful Healer was packed on a recent Thursday evening, with those gathered watching in silence as a video started playing with soft piano music. On screen, a series of women, sheltered…

Explode, Don’t Tell

‘Fuze’ and ‘Motor City’

FUZE. Given the death of concise action-oriented picture-stories currently on offer, the promise of such a thing, particularly with movie stars in the cast and a reliable director in charge, is even more compelling than…

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Prey-Go-Neesh

Thank you for bringing us back.Thank you, everyone,for all the hard work you’ve donepreparing for our returnafter so many years. Now we can see how you live.We’re watching you from above.We see what you’ve changed.…

Jeremy William Fugate

7/30/1976 – 9/6/2026

The Dude Abides Jeremy was a Big Lebowski fan, a Humboldt Crabs fan, a fan of the Simpsons, a fan of taking people to heart, of playing disc golf until recent infirmities sidelined him, a…

Music Tonight: Sunday, Sept. 13

I recently had a blast and reconnected with a childhood mate when I went to a movie night at the Shanty to watch part of an early Abel Ferrara flick presented by Wild Billy Burgess,…

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The Best of Humboldt

Feeling Lucky? 

Granted, choosing — or winning — the Best of Humboldt isn’t a game of chance.…

Best of Food and Drink

Best Farmers Market VendorFocaccia by the PietrinisWhen in Rome … make a colorful Roman hand…

Best of Services

Best FloristPocket of PosiesThis pocket-sized shop holds big things — you’d be forgiven for zipping…

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