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‘I am an Artist’
As the film opens, men trickle into Pelican Bay State Prison’s B-facility gym to take their places in a wide circle of folding chairs, and Samuel Nault’s even voice plays over the footage: “We are all creators, every single one of us. It is the chaos and pain that we created which ultimately brought us…
Jamal R. Koram 1949-2025
Jamal R. Koram was born November 30, 1949, in Greenburg, NY to the late James R. Coram and Margaret Ellease Sheppard. “Baba” Jamal Koram transitioned to be with the Creator and was warmly welcomed by the ancestors on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. A caring father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, Jamal Koram will always…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Aug. 6
I don’t know how many fans of early ’90s rap-rock and nu-metal are around, but if you are among them, prick up your ears for this gig at Humbrews at 8 p.m. Hed PE are veterans of the eclectic electric scene that formed in the wake of Faith No More’s late ’80s and early ’90s…
Carolyn Whitmire
Carolyn Whitmire (née Foutz) went to be with the Lord on July 26, in the early hours of the morning. She was surrounded by her family and passed peacefully. Carolyn grew up in Ukiah with parents Joe and Stella, sister Joan and brother Calvert. She and Joan were charter members of the Dolphins swim club…
Music Tonight: Monday, Aug. 4
Back at the Miniplex again, this time for a touring trio of darkwave and post punk-inspired acts. Past Self from Las Vegas headlines the night, with a shoegaze sound merging English and Korean lyrics for a sound they call “K-Goth.” On the undercard are Sculpture Club from Dallas and Philadelphia’s the True Faith. Fans of…
Theater in Prison and Owl Controversy
This week we’re looking at Dell’Arte’s theater program at Pelican Bay State Prison, the subject of a new documentary. We’ve also got an update on the Barred Owl culling plan to save the Northern Spotted Owl for extinction, which is now itself under threat. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
Music Tonight: Sunday, Aug. 3
New venue alert. This time we travel to Phillipsville, where the Riverwood Inn is now under new ownership as the Olde Riverwood, where food and drink are back on the menu, along with live music, which means all-ages fun. This evening’s music starts at 6 p.m. and will be a solo show by Blueberry Hill…
Congress Moves in on Barred Owl Management Plan
A Texas congressman recently introduced legislation with bipartisan support to halt a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to kill thousands of invasive owls in select areas, including parts of the North Coast, in an effort to forestall the Northern Spotted Owl’s precarious slide toward extinction and protect a threatened cousin from a similar fate.…
After Forever
Wild men have run around the firelight of our imaginations and mythology since the dawn of humanity. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, we are introduced to Enkidu, an Akkadian beast man who through his own brazen disregard for the customs of human deference to the gods, is banished from life into a netherworld exile. Native…
Rolling Out a Carrot Cake
I’m a sucker for sweet treats, such as homemade cakes, tarts, and pies. If I want to whip up something new, I practice until my brain surrenders. Lately, l have been on a mission to perfect my carrot cake and l finally succeeded. For years, carrot cake was not on my list of favorites. The…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours for your enjoyment. C STREET ARTS ALIVE FEST C Street (Second and Third streets) Guest artists, musicians, performance groups, food trucks and more. 4th STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Sandra Henry, Sara…
Usual Suspects Lead Crabs to Championship Series
After an amazing stretch of winning baseball, the Crabs were clotheslined and stopped in their tracks the weekend before last. After getting swept by the first-place Packers, they entered the week tied for the final spot in the Pacific Empire League championship series with the Lincoln Potters, from whom the Crabs had taken four out…
Happy Again
HAPPY GILMORE 2. One of the many pitfalls inherent in what the movie-internet has queasily dubbed “legasequels” (we’ll plumb that odious cave another time), is that they must, by their very nature, provide fan-service while also reflecting, or at least acknowledging, the fact that time may have left those fans behind. At the very least,…
