Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast’s major fundraiser is not sitting out this year, even if the bowling lanes are closed. Instead, it’s rolling online for Virtual Bowl For Kids’ Sake 38: Comic Book Bonanza — on now through March 6. It’s a month of challenges featuring online bowling, bowling at home, a comic […]
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Drive-in Movies at Redwood Acres
Oh, the nostalgia of drive-in movies. We love them — even in winter — and Big Picture Movies has a couple of feel-good family movies playing this weekend on the giant HD screen out at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds. Bundle up the snacks, blankets and kids and join Marty, Doc and the DeLorean and all your […]
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Another Kinetic Cancelation
In an open letter, the folks behind the annual Kinetic Grand Championship, the three-day wild and wooly wheeled adventure across the land and sea of our county, have announced the canceling of this year’s in-person Memorial Day weekend event. “The threat of harm from COVID-19 is all too clear,” the statement reads, and organizers are […]
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The Big Humboldt Jam – Virtual Concert
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast and Fatbol Farms host The Big Humboldt Jam, a virtual concert event rocking screens on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. ($15-$100). The concert features local and national talent like Pato Banton, The Duet with Bobby Vega, George Porter Jr., Object Heavy, Lyndsey Battle, David Starfire and […]
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Rush Hour at Humboldt Bay Social Club
Pull over and park for Rush Hour, the 1998 buddy-cop flick starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Watch it from the socially distant comfort of your car when Community Drive-in Cinemas present the fun Saturday, Jan. 23 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Humboldt Bay Social Club, where there’ll be an outdoor bar and lounge […]
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Oberon Grill’s Cameo on Most Terrifying
If you haven’t heard, Oberon Grill, or at least the storied building and former brothel in which it’s housed, is said to be all kinds of haunted. Its tales of turning chandeliers and a woman in Victorian dress appearing are solid goosebump material and highlights of the Old Town Haunted History Ghost Tour. And if […]
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Third Annual Rotary Yahtzee Tournament
Roll it! The third annual Rotary Yahtzee Tournament is coming to you live via Zoom on Saturday, Jan. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. Shake your can for fun, cash prizes and a very good cause: the Forgotten Initiative’s work providing journey bags for Humboldt children in foster care. It all adds up to a […]
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‘Confession’ Hits Amazon Prime with Local Talent and Scenery
The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission has good news for those of us who’ve burned through our streaming queues: Humboldt artist and author Daniel Niyiri’s thriller Confession is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. The drama centers on a forensic psychiatrist’s evaluation of a captured murderer who claims to be a demon. Check out the […]
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Dell’Arte’s Holiday Show Comes to Your Living Room
As you scan the growing list of holiday traditions we’ll be skipping this year due to COVID-19 and Humboldt County’s move into the purple “widespread” risk tier, cross off the annual Dell’Arte holiday show. The Blue Lake-based theater folks are taking the always innovative performances, which normally tour the county with free shows for the […]
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Witches Float: Photos from the Witches Paddle
A coven of witches gathered on Saturday afternoon at the Eureka Boat Basin public boat launch for the inaugural Witches Paddle in kayaks and canoes, and on stand-up paddle boards on Humboldt Bay. The local version of a nationwide event on the last weekend before Halloween headed east on the incoming tide to the the Samoa Bridge […]
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Virtual Veils: Photos of Saturday’s Remote Dance Performance
My original plan for Saturday evening was to stay home and watch the live-streamed Arcata Playhouse Arts presentation Intersections, Where We Meet. The Playhouse’s theater venue has been closed for months and I was intrigued by the potential of seeing more than 40 performers and eight pieces featuring dancers, classical musicians, storytellers, a clown, poets […]