On Friday, May 1, an estimated 250 people gathered at 5 p.m. at the Humboldt County Courthouse for a May Day protest jointly organized by the Humboldt-Del Norte Labor Council and Centro del Pueblo. Following the event, many marched along the sidewalks to the music of Bandemonium toward the Eureka Theater for a showing of […]
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The Clever Hounds
This week’s offering is named after a rugged translation of an old Cajun tune whose name percolates back to a galvanic collision between French and colloquial English from the days before electricity allowed such modern alchemy. I guess I’m inspired by the inscrutable story titles of my late hero Edward Gorey, whose 101st birthday clicked […]
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The Vagina Monologues Returns
The Vagina Monologues returns to the Eureka Theater on Friday, Feb. 13 at7 p.m., with shows on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. ($25). Twenty-five years ago, Kristy Hellum directed Humboldt County’s first local staging of Eve Ensler’s ground-breaking work to sold-out crowds. At the time, the theater […]
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’80s Nostalgia Movie Weekend
Listen up, Princess Buttercup, this weekend delivers a double dose of ’80s childhood nostalgia at our two city-named theaters. Saturday, Jan. 23, the Eureka Theater hosts a community tribute to Rob Reiner with a screening of his endlessly quotable and charming 1987 fairy tale (with a stacked cast of comedy greats) The Princess Bride at […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 17
Back over to the Eureka Theater for a showing of Rural Rock & Roll along with sets bylocal OG titans The Hitch and The Smashed Glass. Get there at 8 p.m. with $10 inhand for all the fun.
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 15
There’s a mini-fest of sorts happening through Sunday and starting at the EurekaTheater tonight at 7 p.m. It’s the 18th anniversary of filmmaker Jon Olson’s Zombies ofEureka, including a behind the scenes piece with Olson. Some of the bands in this filmare in Jensen Rufe’s Rural Rock & Roll flick, whose 20th anniversary will be […]
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Return of the Strange
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 […]