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Humboldt State University film students are at it again. Every year since 1967, they’ve solicited independent filmmakers from around the world to show them their shorts — those of the animated, experimental, documentary and narrative variety. The students judge the entries from September to March, narrow them down to the finalists and then present them […]

The 11th annual Big Time & Social Gathering — in honor of Native American tradition, culture, song and history — is happening Saturday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Humboldt State University’s West Gym (free). The event features dances, songs, games, resources, arts and crafts for sale, an Indian Card Game Tournament […]

The biggest fundraiser of the year for the Redwood Discovery Museum is a wet and wild Humboldt county tradition. The Perilous Plunge, happening Saturday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at the F Street Dock in Eureka, sees presumably sane people take a running leap off a short pier for a very good cause. Cash from […]

The art of juggling encompasses object manipulation of many things: clubs, fire, diabolos, yo-yos, poi balls, cups, cantaloupes and chainsaws. There’s individual juggling, multiple-person juggling, contact juggling and more, with all types of performance styles. Those wanting to run away and join the circus can learn a few tricks of the trade (including most of […]

The Drag King Project, brainchild of performers Spikey Van Dykey, Tucker Noir, Mad Max Morrison and Papi Churro, whose mission is “to help ensure that the definition of drag includes all identities, all races, all ages, all bodies and all artistic expressions,” is Humboldt bound, bringing performances and workshops that are manspreading out over three […]

The 02F: Zero to Fierce Festival, Playhouse Arts’ seven-day festival celebrating creative women in our community is back for round two March 5-11 in the Creamery District. The festival, featuring female artists, activists, entrepreneurs, leaders and educators, is “an opportunity to discover, inspire and create.” With more than 35 empowering events ranging from original theater […]

North Coast private dicks and dolls, don your detective hats and help solve a mystery when the Clarke Museum hosts a dinner theater fundraiser, Murder in the Museum, this Saturday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. at Bayside Community Hall ($55, $50 museum members). Valentine’s Day just wrapped but for those for whom it wasn’t disastrous […]

It’s not your regular, run-of-the-mill rage. Your “I can’t get this ever-loving packing envelope open” rage. No, this rage is primal. And it’s coming straight for us. The Primal Rage North Coast Premiere slashes its way to the Eureka Theater this Friday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ($10). Described as “a Hollywood-produced Bigfoot horror movie […]

Marbles, those gorgeous, colorfully swirled little glass balls of art, have their days in the sun (or fog) when Humboldt Marble Weekend rolls around Feb. 8-11, with a meet-and-greet night, marble show and mega marble hunt. It’s a real glassy affair. The fun kicks off with the all-ages, family friendly Marble Makers Ball at The […]

How do you approach an event that bills itself as “very dumb?” Well, you gather your friends who are so inclined (you know the ones) for a silly, fun and “very dumb” night and act accordingly. We’re clearly talking about one event: The Mr. Humboldt Pageant. Back for its fifth year, the hilarity takes place […]

See one of the best and earliest forms of improv comedy when the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater’s first-year students present Viva Commedia! Feb. 1-3 at 8 p.m. at Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre (pay what you can). Commedia dell’arte, going back centuries, is marked by bold physical play, over-the-top exaggerated performances with actors in masks […]