Front Row
/ By David Jervis
HLOC's Ruddigore
(August 17, 2017)
Nobody ever said finding a mate was easy. In some places, the absence of suitable suitors or a dating pool up to snuff is more prevalent than elsewhere. Heck,...
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Poetry
/ By Alan D. Roskam
(August 17, 2017)
Evening falling and cicadas So loud you could still hear them Above the air conditioners First fireflies signal night To kids on bikes racing sundown home With spokes snapping...
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Filmland
/ By John J. Bennett
Big problems for little girls
(August 17, 2017)
Reviews ANNABELLE: CREATION. Promotional materials reference this as "The next chapter in The Conjuring universe," which comes across as aspirational and grandiose. That known universe now includes: The Conjuring...
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Art Beat
/ By Gabrielle Gopinath
Art at Reggae on the River
(August 10, 2017)
This past Sunday festivalgoers at Reggae on the River reveled in good vibes, positive sounds and gorgeous summer weather. Any storm clouds that might be gathering in Babylon were...
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Filmland
/ By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
Tower wobbles, Detroit burns and Kidnap is on the run
(August 10, 2017)
Reviews THE DARK TOWER. It's never surprising when a Stephen King novel series is adapted for film, but an eight-book series? In 95 minutes? The Dark Tower turns out to...
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Art Beat
/ By Gabrielle Gopinath
Dan Kitchener's mural on Eureka's Buhne Building
(August 3, 2017)
Old Town Eureka twanged with the shock of the new last week when street artist Dan Kitchener unveiled an enormous new mural in its midst, the first to grace the...
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Front Row
/ By Pat Bitton
Love's Labour's Lost at Redwood Park
(August 3, 2017)
What happens when King Ferdinand of Navarre and his three companions decide to improve themselves by dedicating three years to study and fasting, forswearing women by forbidding any member of...
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Book Review
/ By JoAnn Bauer
Written by Amy Stewart, illustrated by Briony Morrow-Cribbs
(August 3, 2017)
Many benign and useful insects, spiders and arthropods do exist in the world, but you will not find them in this adaptation of Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's...
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Poetry
/ By Laurissa Wieler
(August 3, 2017)
Fog languidly cloaks this seaside town spreading over rooftop and door stoop creeping into the cracks of my soul slowly breaking brick apart with an imposing silence I have learned...
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Filmland
/ By John J. Bennett
And the real Atomic Blonde
(August 3, 2017)
Reviews ATOMIC BLONDE. So we return to the conundrum of The Good Trailer. On one hand, good trailers can surprise us like beautiful gifts. Because so many movies register as...
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Poetry
/ By Michael Kraft
(July 27, 2017)
You're not from here; you're poor You homeless, turbaned Sikh You refuse of Syria, you masses of Sinaloa's shore You're tempest-tossed; you're not their best; you're meek Take heed, beware...
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Arts! Arcata
Friday, August 11, 6-9 p.m.
(August 10, 2017)
Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street's monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at locations in Arcata. Visit www.facebook.com/artsarcata for more information or call 822-4500. ANGELICA ATELIER 1101 H...
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Arts Alive!
Saturday Aug. 5, 6-9 p.m.
(August 3, 2017)
Presented by Eureka Main Street. Opening receptions for artists, exhibits and performances are held the first Saturday of each month. For more information, call 442-9054 or go to www.eurekamainstreet.org...
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Trinidad Art Nights
Friday, Aug, 4, 6-9 p.m.
(August 3, 2017)
Upper Trinidad SIMMONS' GALLERY 380 Janis Court (Trinidad Coastal Land Trust). "Paintings of the Trinidad Land Trust Properties," Paul Rickard, watercolors. Music by Tim Breed. TRINIDAD MUSEUM 400 Janis Court...
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