Arcata Playhouse’s Family Fun Series is back! Discover the magic of the Arcata Playhouse’s feel good annual event happening March 31-April 16 in the Creamery District. Look for the big top circus tent to catch headlining performers David Gonzalez with Cuentos: Tales from the Latino World, clown duo Coventry & Kaluza, singer/songwriter and fiddler Laurie […]
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Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet Performs this Weekend
For its final show of the season, the Eureka Chamber Music Series presents the multiple Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet this weekend with two concerts available. The first, the quartet’s Mainstage Concert, is Saturday, March 26 at 7:30 pm at Calvary Lutheran Church ($40) followed by a Concert and Conversation hosted by series Artistic Director Tom […]
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the Logger Bar’s New Ownership
What? Somebody bought The Logger Bar? It better not be some out-of-town, big-money developer who’s gonna — what’s that you say, it’s Michael Fields (formerly) of Dell’Arte? Well, OK then! As Fields takes the helm from long-time owner Kate Martin, the beloved watering hole is throwing an Irish Ceilidh (Gaelic for “party”) this St. Patrick’s […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Pick-up Dinner and Irish Music Event
Enjoy Celtic music performed by Evan Morden and Dominic Romano and a delicious meal at the St. Patrick’s Day Pick-up Dinner and Irish Music event happening Thursday, March 17 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Clarke Historical Museum ($10-35). On the menu is corned beef and cabbage, vegetables and soda bread (vegetarian option available) crafted by Brett […]
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Humboldt All-Stars Perform at the Fortuna Monday Club
Harken back to the swinging ’20s, ’30s and ’40s with Humboldt’s premier Dixieland band, the Humboldt All-Stars, on Saturday, March 12 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fortuna Monday Club ($10). Members of the group have played with countless jazz and Dixieland groups, from the Hall St. Honkers to the Jewish Wedding Band to the […]
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Zero to Fierce Kicks off Saturday
For the sixth year in a row, Playhouse Arts presents its womxn’s festival: Zero to Fierce 2022: Listening Out Loud, celebrating creative womxn’s work, from Saturday, March 5 to Sunday, March 13 (free and ticketed events, no one turned away). Some of this year’s highlights include: local Black artists Mona Loki (Mo Harper-Desir) and All’Love […]
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Bobby Jo Valentine in Concert
Enjoy the dulcet offerings of Bobby Jo Valentine: An Intimate Concert of Hopeful Folk and Pop Music, Saturday, March 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka ($20). The award-winning singer/songwriter delivers “catchy songs with good tunes and intelligent, thoughtful lyrics in the tradition of Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens and Bruce […]
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February Arts Alive Canceled
A press release from Economic Development Coordinator Amanda Krushke announced that due to the Omicron-driven surge in local COVID-19 cases and increased hospitalizations, the upcoming Arts Alive night scheduled for Feb. 5 has been canceled. “In support of the health of small businesses, health care workers and the community at large,” the art will still […]
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2021 in Pictures
It’s been a pandemic year of daily walking for my wife and me, and we never left Humboldt County. From January through April, we continued to explore our local trails and enjoyed the wildlife and emerging spring flowers without attending any events or gatherings. Once we got our Moderna vaccination shots No. 1 and No. […]
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Photos: ‘Tis the Tuba Season
The melodious and distinctive sound of TubaChristmas was back after a year’s absence in Eureka’s Old Town on Saturday, and TubaChristmas director Fred Tempas welcomed a large crowd of tuba fans gathered under chilly, foggy skies at the gazebo. This local version of the nation-wide tuba-playing performances of TubaChristmas first started locally in 1988. The […]
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Photos: Migrations and Shoes
Described by organizer Laura Muñoz of Playhouse Arts as an ensemble-created multi-disciplinary, multicultural performance event, Migrations: Walking Together proved a fun and fascinating walk in the parks and other locations of Arcata on Saturday. It began in the Creamery District with a lovely dance performance and shoes — lots of shoes — and ended with a […]
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Local Events Postponed or Canceled Due to COVID Safety Concerns
Due to the sharp rise in local cases and hospitalizations associated with the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, a number of organizations are announcing the cancelation or postponement of their events in the interest of public safety. Eureka’s Friday Night Market on Aug. 6 is postponed until further notice (see press release below), as is […]