Eye to Eye
As part of HSU professor Leena Dallasheh’s Let’s Talk About the Middle East film series, the Minor Theatre presents a special, one-night-only event: a screening of the Oscar-nominated film The Insult, with a live Q&A with the film’s star Kamel El Basha, on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. ($9.50, $7). The Insult was nominated…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Feb. 20
There’s metal afoot at the Siren’s Song. Auburn-area doom and drone band CHRCH makes a tour-stop tonight where they will be joined by Un, a Seattle band cut from the same black cloth. At 7:30 p.m. ($8). Local support comes from instrumental powerhouse Ultramafic and motor-psychos Dullahan.
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 19
The Phat Tuesday series at Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge continues this week with local singer, guitarist and raconteuse Anna Hamilton at 7 p.m. Come see why she is a featured and appreciated act in the local tavern scene (price TBA).
California, 15 Other States Sue Trump Over ‘Manufactured’ Crisis
Sixteen states, including California, are suing the Trump administration over the border national emergency declaration, filing a complaint Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The states are alleging that Trump’s move is “unlawful and unconstitutional” and based on a “manufactured ‘crisis’” despite evidence that unlawful border entries are at a…
Hello there, Super Snow Moon
Move over Super Blood Wolf Moon, it’s the Super Snow Moon’s turn to shine. Sure it’s not as snazzy a name and Tuesday’s moon lacks that added je ne sais quoi of a lunar eclipse, but the celestial orb will “look extremely large when it rises and sets,” according to NASA, the result of an…
Music Tonight: Monday, Feb. 18
Seattle’s Scott Yoder is a self-described “glitter-elf folk prince” who traffics in a kind of glammy pop that draws a lot of water from the same stream as T Rex, David Bowie and contemporary Ariel Pink. He plays the Siren’s Song tonight where he will be joined by Los Angeles sparkly goth rock act Old…
Crab it While You Can
Domoic acid and low weights have led to enough crab-less Christmases to keep us from taking Dungeness for granted. Crack ’em while we’ve got ’em, folks. And if you’re up for the luxury of feasting on the sweet meat without wielding a mallet, order it out. Cross your fingers, kiss your St. Andrew necklace and hope it’s…
World Music Benefit Concert
Join Chubritza International folk band for a musical trip around the world at the World Music Benefit Concert on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at The Sanctuary ($10-$25 sliding scale). There will also be performances by members of the Ya Habibi Dance Company and Girl Scout Troop 90015, plus food, drinks, handmade gifts and…
HumBug: Bugs from Long Ago and Last Night
About 30 years ago, I was riding my mountain bike in the desert north of Reno when I saw a large, shiny insect climbing up one of the sage bushes. I stopped, emptied the little container I kept full of bike tools into my pockets and collected it. By that time I’d almost given up…
Music Tonight: Sunday, Feb. 17
Cuco is the stage name of Los Angeles teenage pop prodigy Omar Banos. He returns to Humboldt with his lo-fi, lovesick grooves to play the Kate Buchanan Room at 8 p.m. ($25). This one’s mostly geared for fellow kids, but if you are of a different age and still an appreciator of idiosyncratically-produced songs about…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Feb. 16
RampArt is putting on another massive punk show tonight at 8 p.m. Headlining will be the anarcho-crust ska band Leftöver Crack, whose name is noted for gracing more fliers, T-shirts and venue-bathroom applied stickers than almost anyone else in the world of underground music in the last 20 years. Fellow New Yorkers Cop/Out and Houston’s…
¡Noche de Comedia en Español!
¡Noche de Comedia en Español! Saturday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. at Savage Henry Comedy Club ($10). Venga y disfrute una noche de comedia stand-up en el nuevo club de Savage Henry. Con los variantes estilos humorísticos de: Leon Coello, Luigi Diaz, Nando Molina, Mariana Nava. Four comedians performing entirely in Spanish for those who…
Arcata Poised to OK Relocating McKinley. The Question is, Where?
The Arcata City Council is poised Wednesday to take a big step toward ridding the the city’s center of the statue of President William McKinley, where it has stood for more than a century. Earlier this week, the city’s planning commission voted unanimously to recommend that the council certify an environmental impact report on the…
Lost Marbles: Photos from Humboldt Marble Weekend
Fifty-five marble-making artists from around the United States and two countries (including a dozen or so locals) showed up at Redwood Acres in Eureka last Thursday through Sunday for the second annual Humboldt Marble Weekend. In what turned out to be a wise decision, given the weather, organizers moved all the glass-making demonstrations indoors —…
Black History and Liberation Month
This month-long holiday is meant to remember, honor and celebrate the work that has been done and continues to be done by black people across the globe — creative, political and otherwise. At a time when the nation still questions whether the lives of black Americans matter and when their safety (not to mention social…
Remains Found by the Eel River in 2016 Identified
When George Preston Daniels didn’t show up at the Humboldt County Courthouse on March 24, 2016, for charges stemming from what authorities said they believed was a marijuana rip-off, he became a wanted man. But, most likely, he was already dead. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today that remains found along the Eel River…
Humboldt Bay Closed as Surf Pummels the Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard has closed the Humboldt Bay harbor entrance until futher notice due to the high surf. Any vessel requesting to enter the safety zone is required to contact the Coast Guard VHF-FM channel 16 between 6:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. or to call the Humboldt Bay Sector at 839-6113 between 10 p.m.…
Joan Osborne
Just like a woman. Joan Osborne, the multi-platinum-selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy nominee puts her soulful twist on the songs of Bob Dylan on Friday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts ($49).
Music Tonight: Friday, Feb. 15
There are two fun, free shows going on tonight at 9 p.m. in geographically dichotomous regions. Portland’s danceable backyard cowboy swing act Jenny Don’t and the Spurs returns to the Logger Bar for an evening of energetic tunes. Joining in will be local cosmically-minded coo-coo country act Moon Pine. Meanwhile, back in Arcata, there will…
UPDATE: Coast Guard Closes Harbor Entrance Due to High Surf, Winter Weather Continues (Video)
UPDATE: The U.S. Coast Guard has closed the Humboldt Bay harbor entrance until futher notice due to the high surf. Any vessel requesting to enter the safety zone is required to contact the Coast Guard VHF-FM channel 16 between 6:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. or to call the Humboldt Bay Sector at 839-6113 between 10…
Get Down Tonight
Single like a Pringle and ready to mingle? Partnered up and ready to boogie? Whatever your sitch, it’s Valentine’s Day and you should be dancing, yeah. Work that pick on your hair, paint on the polyester pantsuit and get your futuristic, fabulous self to the Historic Eagle House on Friday, Feb. 15 for Friday Night…
Huff to Trump: ‘We’ll See You in Court’
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman joined 299 of his colleagues Thursday in voting to pass a compromise funding agreement to keep the government opened in advance of today’s deadline. And in a press release this morning, Huffman blasted President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, calling it a “sham” and vowing: “We’ll see you in…
Water Main Break Starts Vacation Early for Two Fortuna Schools
A broken water main is forcing the closure of two Fortuna Schools tomorrow. East High posted, “School is CANCELLED for tomorrow due to a water main break. Mr. Millsap will be at school from 9-11 tomorrow morning for anyone who wants to come pick up work to do over break.” Fortuna Union High posted, “Attention!…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Feb. 14
It’s the loaded love holiday so, in deference to all our different relationships to this day, I will cast a wide net for your entertainment options. If your yearning isn’t for eros but comes in the spiritual form, then I suggest you check out the concert at St. Innocent Orthodox Church by the St. Petersburg,…
UPDATE: Eel River Forecast to Exceed Flood Stage This Afternoon
UPDATE: When one road closes another opens here in Humboldt as the winter weather pattern continues. According to the county, Ishi Pishi Road is now open without restrictions but Cannibal Island Road is “marked as flooded.” “Prolonged periods of rain are causing flooding throughout Humboldt County,” a county road update states. “Expect flooded roads especially…
Frozen Out
Reviews COLD PURSUIT. Unlike the mess Liam Neeson has made talking about his racist past while promoting Cold Pursuit, there really isn’t anything in the movie itself to be upset about, I suppose. On balance, this is an amusing enough way to dispose of a couple of hours: a competent, if unremarkable, action movie that at least…
An Idiot Rationalizes: Why I Will Not be Using Your Preferred Pronouns
Editor’s note: To avoid any confusion, please note that this is a work of satire. Call people what they wish to be called. We’ve been friends for a long time and when you announced that you are non-binary I wanted to be a supportive ally. Remember, I was one of the first people wearing a…
Our Come to Jesus Moment
Editor: Something special happened locally around this years Women’s March: authentic dialog around white privilege (“Overwhelmingly White,” Jan. 10). As a white male, I choose to be careful commenting about the women’s movement and racial injustice. It would be easier to say nothing. Though I’m not “religious,” I learned about Jesus as a child and,…
On Priest Abuse
Editor: I just finished reading the Journal’s report on the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Rosa in which Bishop Robert Vasa is partially quoted as saying “I know of no other way to bring light to this distressing moment in the church.” (‘Rid me of This Troublesome Priest,” Feb. 7.) This moment. In chilling understatement, the…
Shared Space
It’s only love that makes me get out of bed and walk into the wide garden again – clearing space for another gathering of flowers and my friend the honey bee While it shouldn’t be surprising (at this point) the way things go both directions at once – it helps to be reminded that without…
Interview with a Sand Dollar
Things got a little “out there” last week and I found myself kneeling in wet sand having a conversation with a washed-up Pacific sand dollar (Dendraster excentricus). We talked about — you know — sand dollar stuff. He was a male but I couldn’t tell by looking. He was lonely and scared. “The surf got…
Bottled Up at Tomaso’s
When it comes to cooking, Tom Pagano is a homerun hitter. He not only helped start Ramone’s Café & Bakery and the Plaza Grill, he’s also built a local food distribution empire that keeps dozens of food enterprises on shelves all over Humboldt County. But when it comes to finding a successor to own and…
In and Out of Love
I am tired and the delightful Les McCann reissue from 1966 I am listening to nonstop is putting me down at the coda of a long working day. So instead of blathering, I will share a quick thought with you: As much as I like this record, I’m glad people don’t just casually write break-up…
The Fear is Real
An article recently published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology links cannabis consumption to heart attacks. Kind of. The piece details the story of a 70-year-old Canadian man with a history of cardiovascular disease who was just looking for a little osteoarthritis pain relief and to get a good night’s sleep when he decided to…
How California Got Tough on Guns
The modern American gun debate began on May 2, 1967, when 30 protesting members of the Black Panther Party marched into the California Capitol with loaded handguns, shotguns and rifles. As photos of gun-toting radicals from Oakland hit front pages across the country, many Americans were shocked to see who was embracing the Second Amendment.…
Norwegian Company Casts Bid for Fish Farm
If everything goes as planned, fresh fish raised in tanks on the now blighted former pulp mill site will be making its way across the West Coast in four years, opening up new avenues for economic development in a region still reeling from downturns in the once mainstay lumber and fishing industries. At least that…
How to Sound Smart About Guns: A Glossary
Guns are complicated. So is gun policy. Here are some terms and phrases to help you make sense of it all. AR-15-style rifle: A particularly popular style of semi-automatic rifle, this one is based on the original ArmaLite AR-15, built for U.S. military in the late 1950s, which relabeled it the M-16. Since the expiration…
The Village Returns
When a controversial student housing project known as The Village came before the Arcata City Council last year, surrounding neighborhoods were concerned over the development’s size before it stalled. Six months later, the project is back, with the developer having added about 90 units and 50 beds to its proposal. AMCAL, the developer looking to…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When directors of movies say, “It’s a wrap,” they mean that the shooting of a scene has been finished. They may use the same expression when the shooting of the entire film is completed. That’s not the end of the creative process, of course. All the editing must still be done.…
