Kali Cozyris

Gale McNeeley, Dell’Arte graduate and veteran of television, movies, Broadway and more, returns to his beloved Humboldt County for two performances this month. Known for his original political satires and musical cabarets, the expressive actor, singer, dancer and clown brings his one-man show featuring Archy and Mehitabel (the “poetic cockroach” and “morally careless alley cat”) […]

After weeks of learning costume, makeup, stage and performance tips from local drag experts, Humboldt youth ages 10 through 21 take the stage at Synapsis Studio and work it at the Color Me Queer Drag Show and Dance Party Feb. 19 from 7 to 11 p.m. (donation, free for 21 and under) The all-ages event […]

Some 40 plus years ago, Garrison Keillor created a live radio variety show called A Prairie Home Companion, featuring folk music, humor and tales of life in a fictional Midwestern town. Its first audience was a mere 12 people and today it is heard by millions across the wires, on stages and over the Internet. […]

Valentine’s Day (or, as I like to call it, Half-off Chocolates Eve) is a day when couples thank their lucky stars and swoon, and singles twiddle their thumbs and scowl — and vice versa. Whatever your take on it, there are plenty of things to do on Sunday, Feb. 14. The ones below are (mostly) […]

The largest fundraiser of the year for the Redwood Discovery Museum is also one of Humboldt’s wildest and silliest events — which is saying something. Teams with themes and solitary dignitaries all dive into the frigid waters of the bay to raise money for the interactive educational children’s museum at the Perilous Plunge on Saturday, […]

David Bowie was a man who did it all — music, acting, fashion, art — influencing every industry he touched. He showed us it was OK to be odd, colorful and different with his unabashed self and ever-changing personas. His self-awareness was the compass from which his inventions and reinventions sprang forth and returned. A […]

If you’re itchin’ for some ink let the pros have a stab at you at the Inked Hearts Expo at Blue Lake Casino from Thursday, Feb. 4 through Sunday, Feb. 7 ($10 day pass, $30 all access for all four days). Tattoo artists, representing a diverse array of styles and backgrounds, come with guns blazin’ […]

It’s been a tough season for California crabs, crab fishermen and those who love the tasty crustacean. But just because crabs from our own waters are off the table for a while, it doesn’t mean we’ve stopped loving them or valuing their importance in our local culture and economy. Fortunately we can raise our claws […]

Wishin you were fishin? Wish no more. Humboldt Steelhead Days makes it run Jan. 23 through Feb. 6. Two weeks of regional events filled to the gills with fishing, food and fun. From the Trinity to the Eel, here are some highlights to hook you: In the Willow Creek area (Trinity River), things get jumpin’ […]

Jan. 8 would have been Elvis Presley’s 81st birthday, and every year around this time, fans gather at parties, tributes and theme nights to celebrate the King of Rock and Roll. This weekend sees the Big E in action on screen and onstage (in spirit) at two hip-shakin’ events. It’s Elvis, Elvis, Elvis in Girls! […]

It takes someone with a sterling set of spurs to tackle the swirling mythology and convoluted story line of Richard Wagner’s 19-hour opera Der Ring des Nibelungen and turn it into a two-hour comedy set in modern-day Texas featuring Valkyries, Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and a dancing avocado. Well, someone did it — or at least […]

Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s gorgeous, long-awaited (20 years in the making) fourth film in the Mad Max franchise, rips across the big screen at the Arcata Theater Lounge on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ($5). Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron star as two rebels on the run from a madman in a vast, […]