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Cal Poly Humboldt Presents’ Season of Change
When someone sits back to tell you about the show they saw at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Van Duzer Theatre — whether it was a ballet company, a house-shaking hip hop duo, comedy (Shakespearean or otherwise), an iconic singer/songwriter or a touring string quartet — there is nearly always a moment of wonder that it happened…
Michael Charles Coragliotti
Michael was born on July 12, 1943, in Concord, California, to Bernice and Donald Coragliotti. He grew up in a lovely rural part of Concord, with his family’s fruit, almond and walnut orchards as his backyard. Michael was the center of attention amongst his many friends, enjoying life and holding court around the backyard pool.…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, April 1
Due to the increasingly absurd seriousness of the world married to an also increasingly evil and clownish state of domestic affairs, plus my previous underestimation of how painfully literal some people take in information in this column and beyond, I have learned not to engage in April Fool’s gags in print anymore. So I am…
Introducing Sequoia Park Zoo’s New Bear Ishŭng
There’s a new bear in town at the Sequoia Park Zoo. The young female arrived on a placement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in mid-March but her public debut is still a little ways off, with the zoo saying in a release that she will first “undergo a typical month-long quarantine period”…
Palestine Film Series at the Minor Theater
Shine a Light on Palestine presents the Palestine Film Series every Wednesday in April at the Minor Theater ($5-$15 sliding scale). First in the series is From Ground Zero, an anthology of 22 short films by different Palestinian directors showing Wednesday, April 2, at 7 p.m. Next up is the 2025 Academy Award winner for…
Music Tonight: Monday, March 31
In the interest of covering all the spots where the endangered musician’s open mic still exists, despite the cruelly relentless forces of American decline, I would like to note that the Crisp Lounge is hosting a free one tonight. The music starts at 7 p.m., sign-up begins 15 minutes earlier, which is the same amount…
Music Tonight: Sunday, March 30
More roots-rock Americana on tap tonight at the Old Steeple, where Alabama’s relatively young native son Early James will be performing a set of custom tunes which seem older than the maker. In short, James has tapped into the older goods of the deep, resonant human sounds of our cultural traditions and he has the…
Music Tonight: Saturday, March 29
It’s always a good time when Portland’s finest country music rollers and soulful, stardusted cowfolks Jenny Don’t and the Spurs come to town. Extra points a-glowing on the fine stitching and sequins when the group plays the Logger Bar, practically a vacation home by now for this fine act. The 8 p.m. show is early…
CPH Presents and Trump Erasure of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
This week we’re looking into upcoming changes in programming at Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly Center Arts) due to organizational changes and a big budget crunch. We also have a story about how the Trump administration has removed a crucial report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People from the Department of Justice website. Hit subscribe for…
Discovery Museum’s Perilous Plunge this Saturday
Dive into the fun at Redwood Discovery Museum’s annual splash fest, the Perilous Plunge, happening Saturday, March 29, from 11:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the F Street Dock in Eureka (free to watch). Cheer wildly from dry land as volunteers jump into the chilly bay to raise money for the Discovery Museum, now celebrating…
Music Tonight: Friday, March 28
Speaking of cumbia music and Latin grooves, if you really want to dance your ass down to a nub with some of the finest beat chugging sound blasters in the country, swing over to Humbrews at 9 p.m. for a hefty dose of Makenu, who have set the marker many times over for the county…
Missing Whitethorn Man ID’d as Crash Victim
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the man killed in a crash on Beaver Slide Lane in Briceland as Whitethorn resident David Taylor. He was 84. According to a press release, Taylor was reported missing on Feb. 18 and was last seen on Shelter Cove Road nearly two weeks earlier. His body was…
Whodunnit? Find Out in CPH’s Clue, Opening Friday
Who killed Mr. Boddy? Was it Peacock in the parlor with the pipe — or Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick? Find out in Clue, a hilarious whodunnit brought to life at the Van Duzer Theatre by Cal Poly Humboldt’s Department of Dance, Music and Theatre, opening Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. with…
Music Tonight: Thursday, March 27
Here’s another venue that hasn’t gotten much, if any, ink in this column. The Local Cider Bar is hosting a free pajama party at 7 p.m. with music by the DJ crew of Hispanic! At The Disco. Expect a lot of Latin grooves from cumbia to reggaeton and beyond, and, if I might make a…
‘Plain and Simple’
Editor: I have an idea about “government fraud” (“Trickle Down,” March 20). For the most part, the fraud is by crooks, not the agencies, who use the government for personal profit. That is “government fraud.” Plain and simple. Louise Bacon-Ogden, Eureka Related Stories
‘For the Super Rich’
Editor: Facts? In a recent letter, Mr. Scales said he would present some, and then proceeded to provide hogwash (Mailbox, March 20). While I agree with him that the national debt is out of control and needs to be addressed, an important fact he forgot to mention was that in the first term of Trump…
‘The Mindless Steamroller’
Editor: For the past couple of years, I have had the honor and privilege to be a part of the Veggie Crew, a group of volunteers at Food For People who bag up vegetables for distribution. Even during winter months we get brilliant broccoli, colorful carrots, colossal cauliflower, as well as lesser seen but greatly…
‘We Need to Defend It’
Editor: “Sunshine, If We Can Keep It” (March 20) reflects Benjamin Franklin’s words, in 1787, to a group of people waiting outside the Constitutional Convention. They asked him what kind of government the delegates had decided upon. “A republic, if you can keep it,” answered the 81-year-old Ben, and hobbled off. Franklin had his doubts.…
Springtime is
Springtime is a honking goose, Hordes of busy bees, Enshelled chicks breaking loose, Leaflets on the trees Springtime is a bursting cloud, Rivers overrun, Lightning striking, thunder loud, Mist pierced by the sun Springtime is a rainbowed sky, Dew on sprouting grass, Bright-eyed bunnies bolting by, Days that longer last That is Springtime in your…
MMIP Report Falls Casualty to Federal Data Purge
An oversight group, launched five years ago, outlined a myriad of ways Congress could better protect Indigenous people from going missing, getting killed or falling prey to human traffickers, with particular focus on tackling gender-based violence. Among the recommendations of the Not Invisible Act Commission were specific protections for foster youth, who end up lost…
The Merry Minuet
Today’s column is named after a Sheldon Harnick song, as performed by The Kingston Trio. It’s a satirical piece about unrest and violence in the world being solved by the modest proposal of unleashing the atomic bomb on the whole of humanity because “What nature doesn’t do to us, will be done by our fellow…
Keeping the Beat for 50 Years in Humboldt
I felt like a stranger in a strange land when I drove into Rio Dell in March of 1975 to play a six-month job with a country band. Fortuna native Jerry Cooper, a musician I’d played with in San Francisco, had moved back home. He called me in San Francisco and offered six months of guaranteed…
Leigh’s Soft Touch in Hard Truths
HARD TRUTHS. Loath as I am to contribute to the ongoing erosion of the cinematic theatrical experience, and legitimately intriguing as Ash or Locked or Novocaine may seem — genre exercises, all, with promising hints of 21st century cheek and worldliness — circumstances will intrude. And so, for now, I’ve missed Flying Lotus’ undoubtedly singular…
‘Congratulations to All’
Editor: Thank you Jennifer Cahill for your detailed On The Table article of the reopening of El Pueblo Supermarket on South Broadway in Eureka (“El Pueblo, Bigger and Back on Broadway,” March 13). This close community supports businesses, and the challenges that Engelberto Tejeda and his son Freddy experienced with a property burning down years…
‘To Make the Wealthy Wealthier’
Editor: I don’t subscribe to any ideology. I guess that leaves me free to look for the facts and form my own opinions about politics. The “Endless Wailing” (Mailbox, March 20) somehow omitted the facts about which party contributed the most to the deficit and which attempted to reduce the deficit. RAND Corp published a…
The 28th Amendment
Editor Did you know that the only ways provided for in the Constitution to remove an American president are impeachment and incapacity, as specified in the 25th amendment (Mailbox, March 20)? Many other democracies around the world provide for special elections when a majority government cannot be formed or removal when a vote of no…
Lead Hurts Kids and Condors
Editor: The recent death of one of the North Coast condors is a reminder of lead’s toxic legacy (“Youngest North Coast Condor Dies of Lead Poisoning,” March 20). Lead was used in paint, gasoline, plumbing and other consumer products for decades. It’s useful for its density, flexibility and durability. Lead does not biodegrade and accumulates…
‘Any Anger at That?’
Editor: I read Collin Yeo’s article (“If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next,” March 20). I applaud the encouragement for love rather than anger. Be sure to address that with Hamas, also. If you and your family and friends were suddenly the victims of an unprovoked attack and massacre, would you boldly preach…
