Long live the Logger! Saturday offers a chance to celebrate one of the most exciting resurrections in Blue Lake’s history — the return of the Logger Bar. One year ago, winsome Kate Martin and her crew recreated and reopened the bar and the community leapt for joy in response. Go help them celebrate with LaPatinas […]
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Here Comes the Judge
Miss seeing Marty L’Herault drive the horse and carriage around Old Town? Catch him on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m on the Investigation Discovery Channel. (Wait, do you have that at home? Make arrangements.) L’Herault, who left us to pursue a career in acting last year, will appear in the “Judge, Jury, and Executioner” […]
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From the Hum: Dick Dale Destroys Winema Theatre while Matt Beard Busts Live Art
Dick Dale and his band perform “Miserlou” aka “That song from Pulp Fiction” Tonight offers an especially cool event. As if the eardrum-destroying, genre-defining-surf-guitar-master Dick Dale at Scotia’s amazing Winema Theatre wasn’t enough, Eureka’s own AidCurrent artist Matt Beard will be live-arting the show. The artwork he creates that night will be available to the highest […]
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Big Talk
You know that TED Talk you watched and live-tweeted and re-posted and how you wished we could do something like that here? Well, you might have magical powers, because on Sunday Nov. 17 at noon, 22 speakers are taking the stage at the Arcata Theatre Lounge for TEDxYouth@HumboldtBay ($50, $10 for people under 25). It’s […]
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Mr. Humboldt
When somebody puts on a Mr. Humboldt pageant, you go. Beauty pageants are passé (does anybody even protest those things anymore?), but consider the possibilities. Dreads? Flannel? Tattoos? Indie musician or burly lumberjack? Hipster or hip waders? Mountain biker or mountain man? Trim beard or trim job? Go ahead and peruse the candidates, who range […]
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Story Time
Nothing beats a good story, and the weekend is bursting with them. On Friday Nov. 15 at Crush, settle in for Jeff DeMark‘s annual one-man show Writing My Way Out of Adolescence at 8 p.m. ($10, $40 with dinner) and find out how he made it. On Saturday Nov. 16,, take a trip to the […]
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From the Hum: Monday’s Must-See Show
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is a big, twangy ride of a good time. With washboard! There’s nothing not to like about this band. Make your Monday worthwhile by ensconcing yourself at Hum Brews for this show. Tickets are $15, music starts at 9 p.m.
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From the Hum: Americana vs. Country
Americana laced with pedal steel and banjo is on the menu Sunday night with the Black Lillies at Humboldt Brews. Lovely and thoughtful, both invoking melancholy and keeping it at bay, like the last leg of a long, lonely road trip. Tickets are $10, show’s 21-and-over, music starts around 9 p.m. Making for a tough […]
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From the Hum: Saturday’s Classical, Deep Bass and Psych Rock
As a former and sometimes current journalist, I appreciate efforts to keep ancient art forms alive, thus a shout-out to chamber music aficionados SquarPeg, appearing in concert at the Fortuna Monday Club on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. SquarPeg is dedicated to exploring chamber music for the 21st century. From the press release: “Considering the abundance […]
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Unbound
Humboldt Unbound, a grand, fanciful, poetic, theatrical biography of the Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, namesake of the county where we live, began a two weekend run last night at Humboldt State University. A gala champagne opening helped introduce the cast and crew. Dell’Arte Producing Artistic Director Michael Fields watched from the back […]
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What the Fup
The novelist/poet Jim Dodge launched a short Humboldt tour earlier this week at HSU, reading from his book Fup, to a crowded room. The readings continue with stops at College of the Redwoods Friday, Nov 15, at 10 a.m., at the CR Mendocino Coast Campus on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 4 p.m. concluding on his […]
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From the Hum: Tonight’s Bluegrass Fix
It’s a must-see show for bluegrass fans tonight when The Grascals perform at the Arcata Theatre Lounge. For those unfamiliar, the Grascals are among the most beloved and acclaimed bands on today’s bluegrass scene — they’ve won a slew of awards and been nominated for a number of Grammys, plus they’ve appeared on The Late, […]