Now that we’re stuffed with stuffing, the joyful hunt is on for that perfect gift this holiday season. With makers’ markets and pop-up shops welcoming us in with delicious scents and warm tidings, you’re sure to find that one-of-a-kind present right here at home. The third annual Bayside Holiday Market, featuring more than 30 artisans […]
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Fig Twig Market at Redwood Acres this Year
Get a jump start on holiday browsing at the Fig Twig Holiday Market taking place Friday, Nov. 11, from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds ($8 Friday, $3 Saturday). Lovers of vintage, shabby chic, handmade and up-cycled finds will be in season-of-giving heaven […]
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Photos: Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Central del Pueblo, Cal Poly Humboldt El Centro Académico Cultural, Arcata Playhouse, Los Bagels and Arcata Main Street created a beautiful Dia de los Muertos Celebration on Sunday that began at Cal Poly Humboldt at 4 p.m., headed for a stop with members of Centro del Pueblo at the Jardín del Santuario (Sanctuary Garden) at 11th […]
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A Fine Time for Wine
In the northern part of the county, the Art and Wine Festival is happening Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. at Fieldbrook Winery (free entry). It, too, is a fundraiser — this time for the Fieldbrook Educational Foundation, and you can almost smell what the ’Brook is cooking from here. Park across the […]
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Natural Fiber Fair Happening this Weekend
Up your fiber intake this weekend with the Natural Fiber Fair happening Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Arcata Community Center (free admission, fee for workshops). What happens at a fiber fair? Here’s the bulk of it: a whole lotta knitting, […]
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Garden Party – HBG’s Annual Fundraiser on Saturday
Spend an afternoon taking in the beauty of the Humboldt Botanical Garden, now in its lush, late summer bloom, as well as enjoying local food, wine, art and music at the garden’s main fundraiser, the Garden Gala, happening Saturday, Sept. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. ($100). There among the deep greens and bright colors […]
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Catch a Taste of the Cove on Saturday
Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice’s annual Taste of the Cove is back and ready to show you what makes Shelter Cove so special this Saturday, Sept. 3, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Mal Coombs Park ($10-$30). The 19th annual event showcases the best of the area’s food, drink, art and entertainment. This year’s […]
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COVID Cancels This Weekend’s Performances of Midsummer at NCRT
Heads up, theater-goers, North Coast Repertory Theatre announced today that it is canceling this weekend’s run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream due to a COVID outbreak in the cast, but, swords crossed, hope to be up and running for the show’s final weekend, Sept. 8-10. Read a review of the show here. In the same email […]
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Photos: Rising Up at the Klamath Salmon Festival
The 58th annual Klamath Salmon Festival got underway on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 20, after a two-year pandemic break. The usual Fogust low clouds soon cleared and, thankfully, the only smoke in the air was coming from the salmon barbecue pit — no wildfire smoke blew in from the nearby inland fires. The Yurok […]
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Photos: 39th Annual Lantern Floating Festival
A large crowd returned for the in-person 39th annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony on Saturday evening at Klopp Lake in the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary after a two-year pandemic break. The emotional event, linked to the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, was described by organizers as “an opportunity to offer […]
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TBAM: Getting Classy in Trinidad
In Why Trinidad is One of the Best Places to Recreate in Summer news, it’s weekend number one of the Trinidad Bay Art & Music Festival, which brings live classical music by world-class musicians — and a pop-up visual art gallery — to the seaside town the weekends of Aug. 5-7 and Aug. 12-14 ($200 […]
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Former Arcata McKinley Statue May Soon Have a New Home
After being kept at an undisclosed location since being removed from the Arcata Plaza in the early morning hours of March 8, 2019, it appears the statue of President William McKinley is one step closer to regaining his place in the sun. The Canton Repository reported July 22 that the Timken Foundation of Canton — […]