The only things exploding on the Arcata plaza for the 4th of July Jubilee were thousands of soap bubbles, as the Bubbles Promenade kicked off the event with a crowd of children and adults blowing bubbles. The soapy parade that also included a few rhutabaga Queens for Life and a mix of Kinetic Race vehicles, […]
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Photos of the Fairy Frolic
It was another “Frolick of Fairies” at the magical second annual Fairy Festival on the Arcata Plaza on Saturday. The large turnout of mystical fairies and other life forms for the costume contests, live music, belly dancing, a parade with a dragon, and other activities probably exceeded even the most optimistic expectations of everyone except […]
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Photos from the Sand Sculpture Fest
The 24th annual Sand Sculpture Festival turned the Samoa Drag Strip into a packed parking lot on Saturday, as the Friends of the Dunes fundraiser attracted a large crowd to the nearby ocean beach. Nineteen teams of artists working in the medium of ocean beach sand competed for fun, cash prizes and various awards, while […]
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Photos from Oyster Fest 2019
The 29th annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival managed to pack the Arcata Plaza with thousands of attendees on Saturday, despite some unusual drama in the days before the event. First there was the local beer controversy and then the last-minute health crisis — oops, a math error, no crisis — regarding the safety of the […]
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This is Going to Hurt a Little: Photos from the Inked Hearts Expo
The 10th annual Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo at Blue Lake Casino hosted 35 tattoo artists and other vendors last Thursday through Sunday. Organizers Ted and Amy Marks brought in a familiar line up of tattoo artists, including Liz Cook, Lisa Hower, Tye Harris and Liz Venom, among others, as well as a good mix of […]
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American Pickers Wants to See Your Junk
How’s that KonMari purge going? While you’re folding your clothes into little squares, you may be wondering what to do with the road signs, vintage car parts and random advertising ephemera you’ve got stacked to the rafters in your garage. If you’ve got the right kind of stash, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz from the […]
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Photos from the Beaver Sisters
The Beaver sisters (played by local artists Sarah McKinney, Maggie Lally and Janessa Johnsrude) transformed Eureka’s Synapsis Nova on Friday into a setting for an angst-ridden fundraiser telethon with a major problem: No one calls in to donate money. The plot’s backstory for The Beaver Sisters Present: The Beaverettes is that the toxin-laden river is threatening […]
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‘Tis the Ugly Sweater Season: Photos from Sunday’s Run
The third annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Run on Sunday had runners and walkers in the1-mile and 5-km races wearing examples of taste-deficient knitted nightmares. The races began and ended on the Arcata Plaza. The family-friendly event is a fundraiser for Humboldt Educare, organized by Arcata Main Street. Prizes were given out for age-bracket winners by […]
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Photos from Ohana Comic Con
A surprisingly large crowd of costumed cartoon, movie and anime fans (estimated between 800 and 1,000) filled the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino and Hotel on Saturday for its first ever Ohana Comic Con. Organizers of the event used the Hawaiian word “ohana,” meaning “family,” to attract families. The cheap tickets (in contrast […]
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Photos from Old Town Trick-or-Treat
Eureka’s Old Town attracted a large costumed crowd of all ages at Saturday afternoon’s annual Halloween event sponsored by Eureka Main Street. Children age 12 or younger accompanied by adults wandered among more than 80 participating stores, collecting bags of sugary goodies — or, in one case, a polished rock that also proved popular. Enjoy […]
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This Thing On? Savage Henry Opens its Own Club
Depending on how long you’ve been in Humboldt, you might remember when the space at 415 Fifth St. in Eureka was Live in Humboldt, the Empire Lounge or the Red Fox Tavern. And now it’s reborn as the Savage Henry Comedy Club. While a couple of shows have already broken in the stage, a hodgepodge […]
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Zombies Shake/Drag a Leg
A gray-faced, dead-eyed army of zombies from Sunny Brae Middle School sprang to after-life for some vintage choreography to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on Friday, Oct. 26 at Murphy’s Market in Sunny Brae. Then, while Vincent Price’s cackle still echoed in the aisles, the undead dancers made their groaning way to the Arcata Plaza for an […]