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The Against the Wind Festival is a week-long, pro-peace festival created by local volunteers and featuring art shows, lectures, workshops, music, film and theater, all centered around raising awareness of the danger of nuclear armaments and nuclear war. Events take place Oct. 14-21 around Humboldt County, with most of the happenings at the Arcata Playhouse. […]

Papaya Lounge, the comedic cabaret that packed a lotta punch with audiences last January, returns with more juice Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Arcata Playhouse ($15, $13 students/members). Get ready to have a good time with the fruity folks at the playhouse. Jam-packed with comedy, music, variety and […]

Fortuna’s Apple Harvest Festival, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6 and 7, celebrates the bounty of the fall, farmers and family. From Clendenen’s Cider Works to downtown and around, you can hitch a ride of the hay variety while sampling apples of all varieties at this festival straight out of Norman Rockwell’s sketchbook. There’s an orchard […]

The 16th annual Medieval Festival of Courage is back Oct. 6-7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Christie’s Ranch and Pumpkin Patch ($6, $3 kids 12 and under). The fall fundraiser for Coastal Grove Charter School Parent Organization is a two-day living history fair that celebrates the harvest with skill demonstrations, archery and horseback […]

What is happening at the Arcata Theater Lounge this week? Are they reading my mind? Scraping my Facebook page for intel? It’s like they have ESPN or something. The cornucopia of cinematic delights on the menu this week is definitely enough to part me with that emergency $20 I keep stuffed in the junk drawer. […]

A little fall fire is swirling our way and not just in the form of leaves. Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes brings her rhythmic heel, heel, planta, planta magic back to Humboldt in Diamantes de Color (colored diamonds), An Evening of Flamenco on Friday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Bayside Community Hall ($34 […]

It’s time for Arcata’s most colorful and well-attended community event — the North Country Fair, happening Sept. 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Arcata Plaza (free). The theme for the event, now in its 45th year, is Resilience — “a nod to the current political environment and our unified strength […]

Blue Lake no longer has the market cornered on tattoo expos. Bear River Casino Resort’s Native Ink Expo is here and bringing the big guns Friday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Sept. 16 from noon to 11 p.m. at Bear River Recreation Center ($50 weekend pass, $25 Friday, $25 Saturday, $20 Sunday). There’s a lot for […]

Make hay to the barn party in Bayside — Barntini! Friday, Sept. 7 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Kokte Ranch and Nature Preserve ($35, $30 advance, includes food and one drink). This one’s for the 21 and up crowd. Raise money (and the roof!) at the fifth annual event that benefits local beloved organizations. […]

It’s the quarter-century anniversary of an event for the quarter-mile loving set. Yes, it’s been 25 years since the first Cruz’n Eureka rumbled to life. The benefit for Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods arrives in style Sept. 6-8 in Old Town. The good times roll Thursday, Sept. 6 with the event kick-off Poker […]

You’ve heard the buzz about Old Town’s new art and now you can check it out for yourself while making a night of it at the Clarke Historical Museum‘s Labor Day Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Third and E streets (free). The fun takes place during September’s Arts […]

Head east to Willow Creek this weekend for fun at the tiny town’s biggest event, the 58th annual Bigfoot Daze Celebration making its appearance Saturday, Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (free admission). The town-wide event goes all day long with music, games, activities, food and craft booths, a deep-pit barbecue and more. […]