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The Arcata Theatre Lounge is showing a couple of movies this week you’ll want to clear your schedule for. First up is Army of Darkness, playing Friday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. ($5). The third movie in Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead franchise stars Bruce Campbell as long-suffering, wisecracking protagonist Ash Williams. Trapped in the […]

Summer is a grand time when fairs and fishing occupy lazy vacation days, and, if we’re lucky, a bit of nostalgia works its way into our repertoire. Something like, say, an old-timey circus? Where ringleaders sport handlebar mustaches, striped pants and suspenders, and tip their top hats to acrobats soaring high. Where cotton candy is a […]

The Arkley Center for the Performing Arts is a gorgeous venue restored to its stately 1920s architectural glory. With sweeping rows of red velvet seats, dramatic theater drapes and ornate walls rising to a high ceiling with chandeliers, it is the perfect setting to enjoy ballet, theater, music and, now, movies. As part of the Arkley Center’s classic family films series happening the […]

Pack your bags. Grab your trunks. Dread your locks. The most irie weekend of the year is right around the bend when French’s Camp in Garberville transforms from quiet rural landscape to a reggae Mecca. Thousands of fans converge from Aug. 4 to 7 for the 32nd annual Reggae on the River ($200-$500). Reggae music’s […]

Pokémon Go’s been great for getting you out and exploring, but why not put your phone down for a few hours and recharge your own battery during Eureka Parks and Rec’s third annual Get Out and Play Day on July 30 (free)? The fun includes free water activities (paddle boarding, kayak demos, etc.) at Play on the […]

Stop wondering what you’re doing this Saturday, drop a few dollars in your pocket and roll out to the Mattole Grange, July 23 for the 27th annual Roll on the Mattole from noon to midnight ($25, $20 students/seniors, free for kids 12 and under with an adult). The Roll is a full day in the […]

Every fourth weekend in July, Fortuna transforms into a city of nostalgia as hundreds of hot rods, classic cars and auto aficionados fill its streets, park and venues. Gear up, gear heads. The 26th annual Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo — three days glass-packed full of cars, cruises and old-fashioned fun — is here July 22 through […]

We love our clowns in Humboldt. They’re artsy and political. Funny and serious. Schooled in Commedia dell’Arte, our clowns entertain us while elevating our consciousness. And so it is with our neighboring clowns. When these characters come to town, we go to hear their message, too. The San Francisco Mime Troupe brings its current show, Schooled, to […]

All that glitters is not gold? Really now, Mr. Shakespeare. We know you knew a thing or two about drag. And, as you like it, so do we. Get ready, loyal subjects. Royalty reigns at the Bayside Grange this Saturday, July 16 when kings, queens and in-betweens take to the stage at Humboldt’s Inaugural Drag […]

It’s time to get a little mud on the tires. And boots. And faces. And … ATV helmets? Oh yeah. That’s how it rips in the Eel Valley in the summer. Grab your hats and shine your buckles, it’s time for the 95th annual Fortuna Rodeo, July 11-17. The fun begins Monday, July 11 with […]

The 38th annual Humboldt Folklife Festival, July 9-16, is a week-long celebration of local live music against the backdrop of beautiful Blue Lake. Officially part of Dell’Arte’s Mad River Festival and presented by the Humboldt Folklife Society, the event strings together an assemblage of the area’s finest folk, bluegrass and country musicians for nightly performances, […]

In the 1950s, with the Red Scare and alarming advances in technology, American brains were going nuclear. It was a time of us versus them, fear of the unknown, mind control and invasion. Americans needed escape and a place to sort it all out — like the movies. The Classic Film Series at the Eureka […]