This year, the 21st annual Perilous Plunge, held Saturday, April 16 at noon at the foot of F St. in Eureka, might be more aptly named the Perilous Polar Bear Plunge, considering how motherlovin’ cold it’s gonna be. But the daredevils who leap for Redwood Discovery Museum’s annual fundraiser are fortified against the chill by […]
Kali Cozyris
Kali Cozyris is the calendar editor of the North Coast Journal.
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Check out these Cal Poly Humboldt Weekend Concerts
In the mood for some live, high-energy music? Look no further than the two shows Cal Poly Humboldt’s got on tap this weekend. First up, it’s the Cal Poly Humboldt Guitar Ensemble and Mariachi de Humboldt Concert, tonight at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall ($10, $5 child, free for CPH students w/ID). The concert […]
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Fortuna Concert Series Presents Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter
The weekend of spectacular live performance continues when Fortuna Concert Series presents an evening of traditional instrumental music by multi-instrumentalists Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 at Fortuna Monday Club ($10). The concert features traditional instrumental music from Sweden and Ireland, as well as original compositions featuring Celtic harps, Swedish […]
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Catch Eureka Symphony’s An Extraordinary Evening this Weekend
Enjoy a night on the town with dinner at one of the area’s fine dining establishments followed by Eureka Symphony’s An Extraordinary Evening, which features Humboldt pianist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and his partner soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon. The concerts are Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. at Arkley Center for the […]
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“Clown Sweethearts” Perform in Playhouse Family Fun Series
Coventry & Kaluza, the “clown school sweethearts” hailing from the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center, bring music, comedy, acrobatics and hula hooping fun to the Creamery District’s Big Top Circus Tent on Monday, April 4 at 6 p.m. as part of the Arcata Playhouse Family Fun Series (free). The duo won Best […]
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Next Up at the Humboldt Faculty Artist Series: Arcata Bay String Quartet
Enjoy an afternoon of music with the Arcata Bay String Quartet at the Humboldt Faculty Artist Series, Sunday, April 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Fulkerson Recital Hall ($15, $5 child and Cal Poly Humboldt students w/ID). Founded in 2017, the quartet features violinists Cindy Moyer and Karen Davy, violist Sherry Hanson and cellist […]
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The Bartow Project Opens April 2
Dell’Arte International and the Wiyot Tribe present The Bartow Project, a special collaboration featuring four film screenings and several exhibits about the life and art of Wiyot artist Rick Bartow. The event spans multiple venues across Wiyot ancestral territory from April 2-23. A limited seating Gala Event and screening takes place Saturday, April 2 at […]
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Arcata Playhouse’s Family Fun Series is Back
Arcata Playhouse’s Family Fun Series is back! Discover the magic of the Arcata Playhouse’s feel good annual event happening March 31-April 16 in the Creamery District. Look for the big top circus tent to catch headlining performers David Gonzalez with Cuentos: Tales from the Latino World, clown duo Coventry & Kaluza, singer/songwriter and fiddler Laurie […]
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Fortuna Garden Club’s Daffodil Show Returns to the River Lodge
The Fortuna Garden Club welcomes the public back to its glorious in-person Daffodil Show and Sale, happening Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27 at the Fortuna River Lodge (free admission). After a hiatus of two years due to the pandemic, the annual daffodil show returns for the public to gaze upon and take home […]
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Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet Performs this Weekend
For its final show of the season, the Eureka Chamber Music Series presents the multiple Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet this weekend with two concerts available. The first, the quartet’s Mainstage Concert, is Saturday, March 26 at 7:30 pm at Calvary Lutheran Church ($40) followed by a Concert and Conversation hosted by series Artistic Director Tom […]
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Local Artists Donate Work for Ukraine Relief Project
Humboldt County artist Lynn Niekrasz is spearheading a campaign to help the people of Ukraine by offering local art to people who donate to relief efforts for Ukraine. More than 30 artists from Humboldt County and beyond have created art with a theme of sunflowers and are donating that work to this project. The sunflower […]
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Hollow Palm Opens at Dell’Arte
If you missed the Butoh performance last weekend at Dell’Arte, you’ve got another chance to see that style of theater this weekend as Hollow Palm opens Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. at the Carlo Theatre with a Saturday, March 19 performance at 8 p.m. as well ($15). “Hollow Palm is a kaleidoscope of new […]