After the sand has settled at Dead Man’s Drop on the first day of the Kinetic Grand Championship, racers prepared for the amphibious leg of the journey. Creatures great and weird hit the water of Humboldt Bay, making big waves and struggling not to capsize their way into a Golden Flipper award. Photographer Mark McKenna […]
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Glory Days Are Here Again
It’s art! It’s engineering! It’s glorious! The Kinetic Grand Championship, the three-day, 50-mile-plus+ race that covers sea, sand, mud and land, is happening this long, wonderful Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29 (free). The event starts in Arcata at the Plaza on Saturday at noon and ends in Ferndale on Monday, with an overnight stop in […]
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Crowned Royal
Who you rutin’ for? It’s time to crown the next Kinetic Rutabaga Queen, the royalty that reigns over the Kinetic Grand Championship Race, and you decide who’ll wear the crown at the Rutabaga Ball, happening Saturday, May 27 at 8 p.m. at Synapsis ($15). It’s an evening of outrageous fun with food, music and a three-round […]
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Goth Day Revisited in Ferndale
In the foggy Ferndale Cemetery, a darkly dressed group walked through between headstones and crypts. Veils, hats, trench coats and platform Doc Martens — you’d be forgiven for assuming there was a funeral. This grim procession was not grieving but rather celebrating Goth Day Revisited. For the second year, a gaggle of goths haunted the […]
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Local Student Wins Congressional Art Contest
St. Bernard’s Academy junior Trinity Bowie has been named this year’s California Second District winner in the national Artistic Discovery Contest sponsored by members of Congress. According to a release from her school, North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman called Bowie last week to share the news. The 17 year old’s painting, “Balance in Two Worlds,” […]
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Miss Indian World Tori McConnell’s Song of Gratitude
On April 29, 23-year-old Tori McConnell of the Yurok Tribe and Karuk heritage, won the beaded crown of Miss Indian World 2023 at the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born and raised in Eureka, McConnell studied neurobiology at University of California at Davis before switching to a Native American studies major […]
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Photos: Dragging Through Time at CR
After concerns over safety canceled Lost Coast Pride’s family-friendly drag fundraiser, the nonprofit switched up plans to put on an adults-only show at the Ferndale Repertory Theatre. The original family-friendly show finally took place at College of the Redwoods Saturday, April 29, before a packed audience of children of all ages. (See the slideshow by […]
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CA Indian Big Time & Social Gathering at Cal Poly Humboldt
The CA Indian Big Time & Social Gathering, happening Saturday, April 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the West Gym at Cal Poly Humboldt is a free event where the public has a rare opportunity to see aspects of the diverse and rich cultures of California’s first peoples. At the event, Indigenous people […]
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Craft Fairs and Pop Up Markets Continue this Weekend
Still have Christmas shopping left to do? I see you. Haven’t started? I feel you! Thankfully, there’s an abundance of smaller craft fairs popping up all over this weekend, where you’re (we’re) bound to find just the right gift for everyone on your list. Here’s a smattering: The Craft Fair and Gnome Adventure happens Friday, […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Dec. 14
Richards’ Goat, home of the Miniplex, has been putting on something this month that has caught my eye. Every Wednesday evening, starting at 5 p.m., you will find a mini-expo by a local artisan whose goodies will be on display where the bands usually set up their merch on show nights. Tonight’s featured creator is […]
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Photos: Tubas, Chocolate and a Flaming Octopus
For many, it’s not officially the holiday season in Humboldt County until you’ve attended one of the all-brass TubaChristmas performances, which have been led locally by Fred Tempas since 1988. So we headed out early Saturday afternoon to near the gazebo in Old Town in Eureka for the 33rd annual concert and Christmas carols sing-along […]
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El Pulpo Magnifico to Light Up Arts Alive
Bring your sunglasses to Arts Alive Saturday, Dec. 3, as local artist and Burning Man regular Duane Flatmo will be firing up El Pulpo Magnifico, recently touring heir to the retired legendary kinetic sculpture El Pulpo Mecanico. The enormous mechanical octopus will brandish its flaming tentacles from 6 to 9 p.m. at the foot of E Street, […]