Books
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Open-Air Poetry Reading with David Holper
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 9:53 AM
Even money you don't have enough poetry or fresh air in your life right now. Get both on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. at 4007 Cedar St. in Eureka, where David Holper will be reading from his new book of poems Language Lessons: A Linguistic Hejira. Bring a lawn chair and settle in for an al fresco reading of the inaugural Eureka poet laureate's work inspired by untranslatable words from other languages. Curious? Here's a poem from the book sparked by the Russian word for the falling of leaves:
Listopad
Listopad
Along the trail, we gathered
the largest of the rust-colored sycamore leaves
that had fallen to where our hands found them.
Later we placed them on the coffee table,
sat by candlelight, and wrote poems
about autumn. What dark sweetness
in watching the winter
prepare her spare gray garments
wreathed in smoke and fog
and the chill of the first killing frost.
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Listopad (Russian, noun): Means literarally “the falling of the leaves” but is also the name of the month for October.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Music Tonight: Monday, Dec. 12
Posted By Collin Yeo on Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 12:13 PM
Poet and author Eileen Myles will be doing a reading at Northtown Books this evening at 6 p.m. The source of their oratory is their Grove Press anthology “Pathetic Literature,” which examines works of pathos by unknown authors as well as bigger bangers like Franz Kafka and Gwendolyn Brooks. Would you like to hear a line I wrote to showcase the difference between pathos and bathos? Well, tough shit, here it is anyway: “Pity me people, and weep at my woes, for the gods have made it such that my life has failed to fall apart dramatically, and I am instead finding myself clipping coupons and shopping at Safeway.” Anyway, I believe the event is free, but you might want to pick up a book or two.
Friday, June 25, 2021
Book 'Em
Posted By Kali Cozyris on Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 6:00 AM
Hey bookworms, stop by the Friends of the Fortuna Library Book Sale on Saturday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and stock the shelves of that new-to-you book case you just snagged at the city wide yard sale. Then book it to the Book & Art Supply Sale on Saturday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eureka Center for Spiritual Living. Browse books of every type and pick up a new brush or canvas from the large section of art supplies available. The event will also feature an art demonstration by Louise Bacon-Ogden.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Humboldt County Library’s Author Visit with Tamar Burris
Posted By Kali Cozyris on Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 6:30 AM
Hey, parents and kids! Meet local author Tamar Burris and listen to a reading of her new children’s picture book A New Special Friend at the Humboldt County Library’s Author Visit with Tamar Burris on Thursday, March 25 from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom (free). In this book, Little Fox has adjusted to his parents’ divorce but now his dad has a new special friend. Burris’ book helps young children and their caregivers understand and accept the variety of feelings that accompany family transitions. The reading is followed by a brief presentation and a conversation about co-parenting. Register at www.humboldtgov.org.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
KEET-TV Presents Zoom Series: Conversations on Hemingway
Posted By Kali Cozyris on Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 8:00 AM
Get to know the man, the myth, the legend when filmmakers and special guests explore Ernest Hemingway’s art and legacy in Conversations on Hemingway, a Zoom event series, happening Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Feb. 23 and continuing through March 18. The author is the subject of an upcoming three-part, six-hour documentary series directed by award- winning filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. The virtual events will cover themes in Hemingway’s work and life, and include discussions with the filmmakers and leading writers and scholars, as well as clips from series. Register to attend at www.PBS.org/hemingwayevents.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
HSU Black History Month Featured Speakers: Leah Penniman, Ja'NetAdams
Posted By Kali Cozyris on Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 11:12 AM
Black Liberation Month continues this week with more distinguished speakers presented by Humboldt State University’s African American Center for Academic Excellence. On Thursday, Feb. 11, Leah Penniman shares about her 20 years as a food sovereignty activist and her book Farming While Black during her talk Liberation on the Land from noon to 2 p.m. on Zoom (free). Register at www.link.humboldt.edu/Land_and_Liberation. Later in the week, Ja'Net
Adams discusses the racial wealth gap and empowering students to take control of their finances in Going Deeper Than Google: How the history of Black wealth can help close the racial wealth gap of today on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom (free). Register for this talk at www.link.humboldt.edu/Black_Wealth.
Adams discusses the racial wealth gap and empowering students to take control of their finances in Going Deeper Than Google: How the history of Black wealth can help close the racial wealth gap of today on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom (free). Register for this talk at www.link.humboldt.edu/Black_Wealth.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Help for Bookworms
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 3:10 PM
Four weeks into sheltering in place, some of you have burned through all the books within reach and are starting to eye the junk mail for entertainment. Before you dive into that sweepstakes letter, review a few more interesting options, including your local library and bookstores.
Let's start with the Humboldt County Library. Even if you've never set foot inside one of our county's branches, you can get access to all kinds of materials, no library card required. Create an e-account at www.humlib.org using just your name, zip code and an email address and you'll be able to get your virtual mits on e-books, audio books, magazines and databases, even while the library is closed for shelter in place. Click "Connect with a Librarian or Get an e-Account" or call 269-1915 Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and someone will help you set it up.
Let's start with the Humboldt County Library. Even if you've never set foot inside one of our county's branches, you can get access to all kinds of materials, no library card required. Create an e-account at www.humlib.org using just your name, zip code and an email address and you'll be able to get your virtual mits on e-books, audio books, magazines and databases, even while the library is closed for shelter in place. Click "Connect with a Librarian or Get an e-Account" or call 269-1915 Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and someone will help you set it up.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Books / Cinema / Frivolity / Fun / Television
Geeking Out: Photos from Ohana Comic Con
Posted By Mark Larson on Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 5:02 PM
The second annual Ohana Comic Con in the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino Hotel welcomed hundreds of attendees on Saturday, despite the power outages elsewhere. Lights were on thanks to the micro-grid electricity generating system in place. The family-friendly, two-day event surged with the superpowers of costumed adults and children as they shopped at vendors, played board and video games, and participated in a costume contest. The event also featured make-up demonstrations (think scary clowns and evil nuns) and panel conversations with two celebrities from the movie world. Check out the highlights in the slideshow below.
Friday, August 23, 2019
Eureka's Poet Laureate David Holper
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 4:26 PM
Congratulations, Eureka, you have your first poet laureate. David Holper, a 61-year-old professor of English at College of the Redwoods and brave judge of the NCJ annual Flash Fiction Contest, got word of his selection this week and a press release from the city is expected soon. Holper is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's MFA English program and his second book of poems The Bridge (available in local bookstores) was published this year. You may have seen a poem or two of his in the Journal (catch up here, here and here for starters).
The position, created this spring, is the brainchild of Eureka City Councilmember Leslie Castellano and Kristi Patterson of Trajectory, an Ink People project. Castellano felt a poet laureate would be "a strong component of what Eureka is trying to do in terms of arts and culture." The pair brought a proposal before the Eureka Arts and Culture Commission for approval and to hammer out the program.
The position, created this spring, is the brainchild of Eureka City Councilmember Leslie Castellano and Kristi Patterson of Trajectory, an Ink People project. Castellano felt a poet laureate would be "a strong component of what Eureka is trying to do in terms of arts and culture." The pair brought a proposal before the Eureka Arts and Culture Commission for approval and to hammer out the program.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Photos from Ohana Comic Con
Posted By Mark Larson on Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 8:43 PM
A surprisingly large crowd of costumed cartoon, movie and anime fans (estimated between 800 and 1,000) filled the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino and Hotel on Saturday for its first ever Ohana Comic Con. Organizers of the event used the Hawaiian word “ohana,” meaning “family,” to attract families. The cheap tickets (in contrast with big comic con events) also helped bring in a crowd.
The two-day event hosted two costume contests, a wide mix of vendor tables, special guest artists and a few local artists. Event organizers were surprised and pleased at the attendance and hinted at a return event next year. Check out the scene in the slideshow below.
The two-day event hosted two costume contests, a wide mix of vendor tables, special guest artists and a few local artists. Event organizers were surprised and pleased at the attendance and hinted at a return event next year. Check out the scene in the slideshow below.
