While many of us are enraptured with our local bald eagle fledglings (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/humboldt-bay-eagle-cam), California condors are making a slow but steady comeback from the brink of extinction a few hundred miles away. Visitors to the nation’s newest national park, Pinnacles, have the rare opportunity to see condors in action. The park is one of two […]
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Four Ways to Spend Your Saturday
Yes, yes, yes… We’ll get to Oyster Fest. But let’s begin with the most promising press release of the week — as in, it promises you an amazing time. Do you like to dance? We’ll start with a few questions. Do you like to dance? Do you like dancing among kind, accepting people? Do you […]
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The Joy of Frances Ha
Reviews FRANCES HA. The quirky, hipster ingénue is a trope that will probably last forever. From the flapper girls of the silent era through Annie Hall and Amélie, leading men have been tripping over themselves to win the hearts of girls with that certain je ne sais quoi. Frances Ha, the latest from writer/director Noah […]
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Five Things to Know Before You Launch Into Summer
1. Summer on the coast means fog (freaky weather patterns notwithstanding). Out here at the ocean, the seasons go like this: rainy, windy, foggy, glorious. Right now we’re heading into “June gloom,” which means by July, those of us ensconced on the coast will be climbing the walls — or more likely into our cars […]
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Trinidad Art Nights
Trinidad’s first Friday art nights are back. More information available from www.TrinidadArtNights.com. 1. Ocean Grove 480 Patricks Point Dr. Afterparty! DISCO TRINIDAD! returns, DJ Knutz and WRYE (Phantom Wave) team up for a mix of funky disco gems and disco-infused electronica. 9 p.m. Admission $5. 2. Trinidad Trading Company 460 Main St. Music by Clouds […]
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Fortuna’s First Friday Arts Night
Find art, music and fun in downtown Fortuna on the first Friday of every month. 1. BARTOW’S JEWELERS 651 12th St. Greg Beth Gin, multi-talented artist in watercolor, oil, pastels, color pencils and textiles. 3. EEL RIVER BREWING COMPANY 1777 Alamar Way Featuring Ashley Menza of Ashley Menza Designs. Menza will display her sparkly treasures […]
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Hey Look, It’s Us!
Previews AFTER EARTH. Friends who attended last Thursday’s premiere warned me that this might be the worst movie of the year. I didn’t find it quite that bad — not really any damn good, either, but certainly not the worst. Having missed last week’s gala event at the Broadway Cinema, I was able to meet […]
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Oysters, Beer and Cash
When organizers of Arcata’s Oyster Festival announced they would charge a $10 admission fee this year, people went bonkers. “Elitism!” was the cry du jour. Organizers and supporters pleaded for calm, saying the fee would curtail the festival’s rowdiness and right Arcata Main Street’s listing finances. The ruckus has mostly subsided, but “are you going […]
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Black Mountain College: Experiment in Art
That mid-20th century artistic innovations happened in New York, Paris and San Francisco is no surprise, but rural North Carolina? It’s all but forgotten now, but for 23 years many of those who defined American arts came to an isolated YMCA camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains to teach, learn, collaborate and create. Black Mountain […]