Contrary to popular belief, not all of us here at the Journal are hardened, loveless cynics. Some of us work in production and graphic design, like Jonathan Webster. Witness his Valentunes serenading by fresh-faced members of the ArMack Orchestra/Arcata High Madrigal Choir at the behest (and paid order) of his girlfriend, Kira Weiss. The singers and […]
Frivolity
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UPDATE: Shameless Paparazza Hounds Actors
UPDATE: Official confirmation has finally come from the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission regarding the famous folk we’ve been seeing around Eureka. In a press release this morning, Cassandra Hesseltine, who’s kept contractually mum up until now, stated that Jemaine Clement, Craig Robinson, Aubrey Plaza, Emile Hirsch, Matt Berry and Director Jim Hosking were all in […]
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Dreaming of a Brass Christmas
For many, it’s not officially Christmas in Humboldt County until you’ve attended one of the all-brass Tuba Christmas performances, which have been led locally by Fred Tempas since 1988. Santa also showed up for Saturday’s 1 p.m. performance at the Gazebo in Old Town Eureka, along with board members of the Redwood Coast Music Festival, […]
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Arcata Welcomes Santa
Under clear skies, the Wonder and Light event on Friday, Dec. 2 attracted a crowd of adults and children to the Arcata Plaza with entertainment, social-awareness messages and a chance to decorate the Christmas tree and meet Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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Little Monsters
Halloween isn’t over yet — aggressive candy-handlers will be fanning out across our county tonight to fill their plastic pumpkins, come whatever weather. For many, it’s round two, after chasing that high-fructose high from shop to shop along Main Streets and plazas on Saturday. Eureka’s Old Town was packed with ghouls and game characters galore, […]
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Cheer the Walking Dead
Last Saturday’s Zombie Walk jump started the Halloween season with its third annual lurch and drag through Eureka’s Old Town by a small army of the undead. Fake blood enthusiasts of all ages, from toddlers with barely enough teeth to gnaw the living to adults with serious makeup skills, groaned and dragged their decaying corpses […]
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Inside and Outside the Lines
Saturday’s annual Pastels on the Plaza event, benefiting North Coast Children’s Services, brought out artists, dabblers and kids of all ages to draw and view vibrant sidewalk masterpieces. The Arcata Plaza was ringed with sponsored squares and rainbow-stained fingers. Photographer Mark McKenna was on the plaza (and up on the firetruck ladder) getting shots of […]