Apparently there never were snakes in Ireland; nevertheless we still honor St. Patrick for driving them away. Along with advertising displays festooned with shamrocks and leprechauns, we have glasses of green beer, corned beef and cabbage — and parties galore. Among them, a “Wild Irish Barn Dance” Saturday night at the Arcata Veteran’s Hall, […]
Bob Doran
Freelance photographer and writer, Arts and Entertainment editor from 1997 to 2013.
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C.R. faces the music [now with official P.R.]
There will be a lot less music in the future at College of the Redwoods if the college administration follows through with plans for reductions in class offerings in its music department. Earlier today the Journal received a leaked copy of a memo sent by C.R.’s music department head Ed Macan to C.R. students and […]
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Arts! Arcata March 2013
Arts! Arcata takes place on Friday, March 8, 6-9 p.m. in and around downtown Arcata. ABRUZZI 780 Seventh St. Live music. ARCATA ARTISANS COOPERATIVE 883 H St. Featuring textiles and beading by Oceana Madrone, ceramics and jewelry by Gilbert Castro, glasswork and watercolors by Susan Morton. Wine served benefits Humboldt Community Breast Health Project. […]
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Samba + Love
Samba + love = SambAmore. That’s the derivation of the name for Arcata’s drum/dance/music ensemble, a 10- to 25-piece outfit that came out of the even larger Brazil/Mardi Gras-inspired Samba da Alegria that plays at the North Country Fair. Jesse Jonathan founded the group around five years ago starting with samba and drawing on […]
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Zen and Fine Art Photography
William S. “Bill” Pierson thinks big. The photography exhibition he’s hanging in Eureka’s Piante Gallery is a collection of large prints, each one 2 by 3 feet, all new work. The show’s title, “Visions of the Universe,” is as expansive as the print size. Pierson is marking 40 years in photography, most of that […]
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Weary No More
In October 2001, Humboldt native Mario Matteoli and his friend and bandmate Brian Salvi left Eureka for the bright lights of Austin, Texas. They’d played locally in a rock ‘n’ roll band known variously as The Jacksons and The Jackson Brothers. “We decided to move somewhere and form a country band,” said Mario, calling […]
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Arts Alive! March 2013
First Saturday Night Arts Alive! Opening receptions for artists, exhibits, and/or performances March. 2, 6-9 p.m. Call Eureka Main Street at 707-442-9054, for more information or go to www.eurekamainstreet.org. 1. EUREKA INN 518 Seventh St. Live music. 2. HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL at the Morris Graves Museum of Art 636 F St. Performance Rotunda: Music by Julian Lang; […]
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Fortuna’s First Friday March 2013
Downtown Fortuna’s First Friday, March. 1, 5-8 p.m. features local artists and musicians. Further information at fortunadowntown@sbcglobal.net. BARTOW’S JEWELERS 651 12TH St. Watercolors by Greg Parks. CUDDLY BEAR 751 10TH St. Music by Bill McBride EEL RIVER BREWING COMPANY 1777 Alamar Way. Jewelry by Stephanie Hahner. FORTUNA ART & OLD THINGS 1026 Main […]
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The Irish Are Coming
Saint Patrick’s Day is still a few weeks off, but the related Irish invasion has already begun. Those who enjoy the music of the green isle have a couple of opportunities to hear some fine traditional Celtic tunes this week. First up is a Humboldt Folklife show Thursday at the Arcata Playhouse with Story […]
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Offering and Receiving
Matt Wilson is a jazz drummer, an in-demand sideman who works in all sorts of contexts. He’s also a bandleader with four different working combos including a quartet, Arts and Crafts, whose West Coast tour comes to Arcata Friday night. What does being a bandleader mean, particularly when you’re in the drum chair? “I […]
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Collaboration and Cooperation
While surfing the Net researching the band Sound Tribe Sector 9, I received the latest Lefsetz Letter, a mass email sent out periodically by ex-lawyer/music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz. “We’re in the midst of a creative renaissance,” he began. “But it’s the majors’ worst nightmare, from the networks to the labels to the studios,” he […]
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Congressman. On the Bay.
“You can learn a lot about this community by spending a couple of hours on Humboldt Bay,” said Congressman Jared Huffman, who is here in Humboldt County for a quick President’s Week visit. After meeting this morning with Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond and others at the college, he took a tour of Humboldt […]