On Sunday, Dec. 15, the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds is holding a rummage sale to raise money for the 30+ barn cats that occupy the grounds. The event coordinator and kitty saver, Deedra Alexy, explains that throughout the years, the grounds have amassed quite the collection of cats. “They’re self-sufficient,” she explains. Whether the cats have […]
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From the Hum: Friday the 13th, some history and a sizzling bunch of shows
A historical note re: Friday the 13th According to National Geographic, Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. Take, for example, the Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla. In walked the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous Loki. Once there, […]
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Symphonious Holiday Cheer
The Humboldt State University Symphony will be performing at the Fulkerson Recital Hall at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. The afternoon’s performances will feature the Tchaikovsky favorite, “The Nutcracker Suite,” Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, four movements of Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances and a portion of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. The entire day’s performance is directed […]
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Convoy
Do you still have the urge to pump your arm at passing big rigs to hear those horns? Of course you do. You’re a red-blooded American. So dust off the lawn chair, fill the thermos with something hot and bundle up the kids for the lighted truck and tractor parades this week. Fortuna’s Main Street […]
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From the Hum: Traffic’s Dave Mason, Funky and Uplifting Basslines at ATL
Hall-of-Famer Dave Mason, co-founder of seminal rock group Traffic, appears with his band at the Garberville Theater tonight. After two albums with Traffic, Mason struck out on a solo career, recording the rock classic Alone Together and going platinum with 1977’s Let It Flow — you may know the hit single “We Just Disagree.” The […]
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Blah, Humbug
Did Black Friday break you? Are you getting a little Grinchy around the edges? Maybe you need to regroup and get into the spirit of the season. You can’t swing a Tickle Me Elmo without hitting a Toys for Tots donation bin. (Don’t actually swing one — the Marines don’t have time for your shenanigans.) […]
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Silks and the Cold
Leslie Castellano had a big weekend with a couple of aerial performances, the beautiful silk art form she teaches at Synapsis. This photo is from a party in the Synapsis studio/workshop on West 3rd, not far from the Eureka Co-op. It’s not exactly what you might call a “good” part of town, and we ended up […]
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From the Hum: Tonight! Steve Poltz, legendary music, all-round cool guy
And here’s yet another excellent show brought to us by the indefatigable Chris Parreira. This time it’s Southern California’s Steve Poltz, long beloved as both a solo artist and with cult legends the Rugburns, playing with the one, the only, John Ludington, perhaps Humboldt County’s most unique songwriter and always endearing performer. (Also in Absynth […]
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Here’s What Saturday’s Snowball Drop in Eureka Looked Like
Some folks in Eureka saw flakes of the real deal drift to the ground Saturday, but just try redeeming one of those things for a shopping discount. Photographer Mark Larson was on hand at the Old Town Gazebo and snapped these fantastic shots of parents and kids catching “snowballs” [They’re ping-pong balls -Ed] that had […]
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From the Hum: Your Sunday, Monday fun days guide
Tonight, Portland’s “little orchestra” Pink Martini returns with what bandleader Thomas Lauderdale calls another “rollicking around-the-world musical adventure.” The multilingual über-hip ensemble is part romantic Hollywood film, part musical archeologist and part red-hot samba parade, wildly diverse yet magically exhilarating. Tickets are $55 general and $25 HSU students. The whole shebang gets going at the […]
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From the Hum: Mike Dillon frees minds at the Jam, other fun stuff!
Tonight offers a show sure to please fans of good music and excellent entertainment when Mike Dillon brings his high-octane performance and unorthodox percussion rig to the Jambalaya. After emerging in the late 1980s as the first vibraphonist and vocalist to lead a rock/funk band, Dillon went on to work with artists as diverse as […]
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From the Hum: Blackberry Birthday Jam
Tofu! If you’re looking for something free and fun tonight, you’re in luck, because The Hip Joint and The Blackberry Bushes are celebrating Humboldt County soundman extraordinaire and erstwhile Absynth Quintet drummer Tofu Mike’s birthday at the Logger Bar. The Blackberry Bushes are an alt-folk string band out of the Pacific Northwest and bring forth […]