In Jen Savage’s Art Beat column, this week, she mentioned the upcoming Choose Love art show, to be held during the November Arts Arcata, at Redwood Raks. Six Rivers Planned Parenthood’s Advocates for Choice committee is looking for both submissions of love-themed art (for show only, or to donate to SRPP), as well as performers for […]
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Human Suspension: The Video
This week’s Journal features a cover story about the Eureka human body suspension scene by our own Ryan Burns. Entitled “Hooked,” the issue is moving out to newsstands now and will hit the Web tonight at midnight. Here’s a video that Burns and the Journal’s Andrew Goff produced about a human body suspension event at Empire Squared […]
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Kinetic Debauchery Denied
We got a note from the President of the Kinetic Universe this morning taking issue with several things in a short piece in this week’s Journal on the Kinetic Grand Championship Sculpture Race, specifically, regarding Sunday night activities in Crab Park on Cannibal Island. (Apparently we were ratted out by KHUM.) Our correspondent wrote of […]
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Last Picture Show
Damn these times. We just got word from McKinleyville Middle School’s Fine Arts teacher, Ken Weiderman, that the art program — and his position — will likely be cut because of what he calls “unprecedented funding cuts (thanks to the state’s financial mess).” The Music program might also be cut, he said. And so, said […]
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A-town Anti-Prom
Fun flash! (Emphasis ours): The Arcata Costume Prom is a high school age dance put on by local Arcata teenagers who found the proms instituted by their schools to be lacking in style and not serving the whole student population. The Costume Prom was created to fulfill many dance styles and musical taste from Jazz […]
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One idea for today’s lunch
? You can read more about CR art prof Garth Johnson in next week’s Art Beat , but for now, drop everything and hustle to College of the Redwoods to hear this smart, funny and accomplished man breeze through the history of creative reuse. After the historical part – and, please note, our era is […]
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Homeland Security Strikes Again
This just in from the folks at the Mateel re: the concert by Chirgilchin, The Master Throat Singers Of Tuva : The Mateel Community Center’s Membership Appreciation Night which was originally scheduled for this Friday, October 16th has been cancelled. Unfortunately the visas for the Tuvan throat singers were denied and their tour has subsequently […]
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Food Freedom! Laundry Liberation!
Because what could be more liberating than financial independence? Oh, sure, life and liberty and the whole pursuit of happiness thing factor in, but have you priced them lately? Well, I can’t solve your big problems – refusing to save, spending more than you earn, insisting on indulging in those optional treats like education, health […]
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Michael Jackson is dead
The L.A. Times is reporting that the King of Pop has died. Let’s forget the disturbing later years for a moment and simply behold:
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River of Renewal
At the premiere showing in San Francisco at the American Indian Film Festival, left to right: Steve Michelson, DVD producer; Leaf Hillman, Vice-Chair, Karuk Tribe; Lyle Marshall, Chair, Hoopa Valley Tribe; Merk Oliver, Yurok Tribe; Ray Matz, Yurok Tribe; Stephen Most, author of River of Renewal (book and film). Photo by Thomas B. Dunklin The […]