If this Memorial Day weekend has felt decidedly glory-less, with the Kinetic Grand Championship cancelled due to COVID-19 yet again, well, you’re not alone. But a handful of Kinetic diehards took matters into their own hands Saturday, holding the Glorious and Official Unofficially Sanctioned 2021 Kinetic Grand Championship, which featured a handful of sculptures making […]
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Kinetic Sculpture in Place Gears up this Saturday
We’re getting closer to the day we can all cram onto the plaza for Memorial Day weekend glory. But this year, we celebrate the spirit of Kinetics while staying safe at home. Grab your favorite beverage and tune in for Kinetic Sculpture in Place, happening Saturday, May 29 at noon on the Kinetic Universe YouTube […]
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Another Kinetic Cancelation
In an open letter, the folks behind the annual Kinetic Grand Championship, the three-day wild and wooly wheeled adventure across the land and sea of our county, have announced the canceling of this year’s in-person Memorial Day weekend event. “The threat of harm from COVID-19 is all too clear,” the statement reads, and organizers are […]
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Kinetic Sculpture in Place Streaming Right Along
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and the Kinetic Sculpture in Place is streaming right along. This holiday weekend, Humboldt’s beloved Kinetic Grand Championship is still going for the glory, but carrying it out in a creative way. Naturally! (For more on this year’s Kinetic Sculpture in Place go here.) Instead of racers making their merry way […]
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Kinetic Grand Championship Goes the Social Distance
Hang your heads, for the Kinetic Grand Championship Race as we know it will not take place this year with an Arcata Plaza kickoff and all its attending fanfare. Instead, as Queen Professor President Kati Texas stated in a press release, a three-day Kinetic Sculpture in Place event will take place online, with teams completing […]
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Kinetic Makes a Splash on Day 2
The Kinetic Grand Championship made a splash on Day 2 as competitors hit Humboldt Bay with their sculptures. Local photographer Mark McKenna was on hand yesterday to capture the water entry, which proved a bit too much for some. Check out his full slideshow below, and check back for more pictures as the 50-mile-long race […]
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Kinetic Race Rolls on For the Glory
The Kinetic Grand Championship is in full swing, with racers braving blustery conditions to traverse sand, water and asphalt, all for the glory. Local photographer Mark McKenna was on scene for yesterday’s kickoff, from the revelry of the plaza and the dangers of Dead Man’s Drop, all the way to Halvorsen Park, where the race’s […]
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For the Glory and All the Marbles
Every Memorial Day weekend, sculptures come to life with the beating hearts of those furiously pedaling and rowing inside them. With a 50-mile course around Humboldt County, one would assume the teams are training day and night to make the trek, but that’s not the case for all teams. For teams with members nearly as […]
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Beyond Geek TV Show Goes Kinetic
Beyond Geek, a public television show about “a fascinating world you didn’t know existed, full of people who take geek to a whole new level,” has just released a new video about this year’s Kinetic Grand Championship. Described as “part update, part behind the scenes” of the show’s kinetic episodes, filmed during the three-day Memorial […]