Eureka’s Humboldt Marble Weekend re-emerged post-COVID restrictions as the center of the marble universe last Saturday and Sunday as 28 marble makers and glass artists from around the U.S. showed off their wares to marble-art fans at vendor tables in the Wharfinger Building. Event-organizer Topher Reynolds, a Eureka marble maker at Copious Glass and the […]
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Humboldt Marble Weekend Clicks Off Tonight
Humboldt Marble Weekend, Feb. 9-11, brings together artists and collectors to celebrate contemporary marbles and marble hunting. Festivities kick off Friday, Feb. 9, with the Marble Makers Ball at the Glass Garage (215 C St., Eureka), where more than 20 glass artists will collaboratively create a marble to be exhibited at the Clarke Historical Museum, and […]
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Photos: Inked Hearts 2024
It was great fun to once again attend the Inked hearts Tattoo Expo, its 14th annual event, in the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino and Hotel Feb. 2-4, and see amazing tattoo artwork being created by many familiar tattoo artists. Ted and Amy Marks, owners of the local Nor Cal Tattoo shop, brought in […]
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Comedy Tonight: Monday, Feb. 5
Savage Henry Comedy Club’s Sunday open mic has been moved over a day to accommodate some live music. Not a problem, right now more than ever we need all-ages venues filling up their event calendars. If you’re one of the regular or aspiring mic-ers, roll through at 9 p.m. Free.
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Comedy Tonight: Monday, Jan.22
The Crisp Lounge is once again hosting comedian Pete Nelson’s multimedia show Pete’s Projecting Again. This is a gig working on becoming a regular institution, so you know what to do if you want to support local comedians throwing a variety show on one of our most notorious off-nights. At 7 p.m. Tickets are a […]
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Get Crafty at Sea Goat’s Holiday Open House
Bring the kids along to get crafty at the Sea Goat Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Abbey of the Redwoods’ Sea Goat Farmstand (free entry, $5 ornament workshop, $20 garland workshop). Enjoy a drop-in citrus garland and ornament workshop led by Molly of Twine & Rind, specialty […]
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It’s Here! A Taste of the Holidays
Indulge in local flavors at Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise’s annual Taste of The Holidays, happening Thursday, Nov. 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Arcata Community Center ($40). Savor the holiday season by sampling local food, wine, brews and spirits and meet the talented people behind your favorite products. Foggy Bottoms Boys, Mother’s Cooking […]
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Eureka Holiday Open Houses Usher in the Season
Unwrap the magic of the season as Eureka’s downtown, Old Town and Henderson Center areas transform into festive wonderlands, encouraging small business shopping at their respective holiday open houses. First up, it’s the Henderson Center Holiday Open House, taking place Thursday, Nov. 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Henderson Center (free). Bring the kids […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Nov. 16
Some things, like university names, come and go, while others seem resistant to the forces of change. One of those things in the latter category is the university circus community, formerly HSU, now Cal Poly Humboldt. The Humboldt Circus Gist Hall performance Circus? You Hardly Know Us! is an addition to a long tradition, so […]
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Comedy Tonight: Thursday, Nov. 2
Savage Henry Comedy Club presents Double Trouble, hosted by local comedy star Evan Vest. The premise is simple: Every comedian in the audience tosses their name into a hat, two names are drawn at a time by the host, and those folks have to share a stage and improvise for a spell, for better or […]
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Photos: A Flotilla of Witches on the Bay
A large coven of witches appeared under the Samoa Bridge on Saturday for the fourth annual Witches Paddle organized by Jody Himango and Patty Costanzo. The Dancing Magickal Witches of Humboldt County offered their lively performance first, before more than 40 witches entered the water on their stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, canoes and an inflatable raft. […]
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The Monsters are Here
Halloween aficionados, pace yourselves. This year, Griffin Loch’s Scream-A-Torium takes things to a whole new level of frightful and delightful as it claws out of last year’s confines to take over the Humboldt County Fairgrounds, turning it into a festival-filled Scaregrounds. The spine-tingling fun, which includes three haunted mazes, live music, roaming haunters, food trucks, […]