I’m writing this while simmering in the mild, buzzy afterglow that follows attending a beer festival. In the past few years, Humboldt’s beerfests have slowly come back, and the return of Strange Brew, a benefit for the Eureka Theater, feels like a full-circle moment. With at least three dozen libations to sample, I tried, I […]
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Local Horror Film to Premier at Eureka Theater
Have a little homegrown horror as a treat. Behold and Hear, a 30-minute scare made with Humboldt cast and crew, premiers at the Eureka Theater on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. ($8). The directorial debut of the brothers De Soto — Malcolm and Ray — has an R rating and follows a handful of […]
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Invincible Czars Bring Classic Horror Films to Life
Imagine Count Orlok’s shadow creeping across the screen while every creak, crash andwhisper is created live before your eyes. The Invincible Czars return to the Eureka Theater on Friday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. with their acclaimed live original scores for The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and Nosferatu (1922), performed in sync with the […]
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Rutabaga Ball Tonight at the Eureka Theater
“No Kings!” may be the mantra of 2025, but here in Humboldt, we love our Queens. Join the revelry at the 2025 Rutabaga Ball, dazzling the stage at the Eureka Theater on Saturday, May 24, starting at 7 p.m. ($20). Witness the coronation of the queen who’ll reign supreme over the legendary human-powered sculpture race, […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, May 24
It’s the official beginning to the Kinetic weekend, which of course means that there’s a Rutabaga Ball happening somewhere around these parts. This year’s somewhere is the Eureka Theater, where for $20 at 7 p.m. you can join the happy hordes of racers and partiers. If you’re in the mood for another style of weirdness, […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, May 9
Two great choices tonight, so let’s get to it. At the Eureka Theater at 6:30 p.m., there will be a screening of the excellent sci fi flick Sorry to Bother You, but more to the point, the film’s writer and director, the multi-talented and politically brilliant Boots Riley will be doing a Q&A after the […]
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Movies Today: Sunday, Dec. 29
Let’s break from the musical build-up to the year-killer and enjoy a day at the movies. The Eureka Theater is showing a 2 p.m. matinee of An American Tail, the beloved 1986 film animated by Don Bluth and co. about the coming to America story of young Fievel Mousekewitz, whose family is escaping a Cossack […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, June 8
Here’s something a little different for your Saturday, by which I mean during the sunshine hours. The Eureka Theater is the spot for the Climax Music Fest. This new eclectic phenomenon features music by Irie Mae, Icarus and Suns, Samba de Alegria and Mighty Violet, as well as danceable beats on tap poured out by […]
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1919 Version of The Valley of the Giants Showing at Eureka Theater
Here’s a treat for movie buffs and fans of local history. The original 1919 version of the film The Valley of the Giants, which was filmed on location in Humboldt County and lost for 90 years, is showing now in Eureka for the first time since 1919 at the Eureka Theater, Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, […]
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Return of The Valley of the Giants
For nearly all of that century, the 1919 made-in-Humboldt movie The Valley of the Giants was thought lost. In 2010, one surviving print surfaced in an archive in Russia. Film historian Edward Lorusso of Maine started a crowd-funding campaign to translate the silent movie’s Russian inter-titles (dialogue and narrative in a silent film) into English […]
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Eureka Theater’s “Summer of Suspense” Presents The Birds
One of Alfred Hitchock’s best-known films, The Birds, closes out the Summer of Suspense series that’s been playing at the Eureka Theater this month in honor of Hitch’s birthday. This Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m. catch stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren (along with Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright) in this horror-thriller set […]
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Photos: Hollywood Glamour at the Eureka Theater
The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission’s eighth annual Oscars Red Carpet Gala hosted Humboldt’s boldest looks of the weekend. Timeless, classic Hollywood silhouettes were in. From the Dior-inspired fit-and-flare dress to the Rochas mermaid gown, the fits of the evening displayed bold beading, high slits, deep forest greens, metallics and sequins. Impressive brocade blazers were a […]