Humboldt Democracy Connections hosts the Defend Democracy Fair on Sunday, Sept. 14, from noon to 4 p.m. at Madaket Plaza (free). This public gathering brings together local representatives, activist organizations and community members committed to resisting fascism and strengthening democracy. Highlights include a Know Your Rights street theater presentation by Centro del Pueblo, performances by […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, July 31
The last day of July seems like a fine time to mention the free Eureka Summer Concert Series on Madaket Plaza at 6 p.m. This week’s talent is a band called Rash, which, despite the name, isn’t a crust punk band, but a Rush tribute band. Fans of that now decommissioned trio, take note.
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Eureka Fisher’s Market to Debut June 7
Eureka’s highly anticipated Fisher’s Market has an official opening date, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Madaket Plaza located on C Street in Eureka. As noted in the Journal’s March 6 cover story (“There’s a Fish Market Splashing into Eureka”), this will be the first ever fisher’s market in the county, and […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 15
Here are a couple of free gigs to fill out your late-week, midsummer musical calendar. First up at 6 p.m. at Madaket Plaza, the summer concert series rolls on with Decades, a group that plays pop songs from over the years. The name kind of says it all, really. An hour later at the Basement, […]
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Dolos No. 1972 Finds a New Home
“Without the dolosse, we wouldn’t have an entrance bar. We wouldn’t have commercial fishing. We wouldn’t have sports fishing. We wouldn’t have ship traffic. We wouldn’t have any of that. That’s how important these [dolosse] are.” — Leroy Zerlang, Chair of the Humboldt Harbor Safety Committee I bet you played jacks as a kid. I […]
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Eureka’s Summer Concert Series Returns this Thursday
Snap open your folding chairs, crack open your favorite beverage and sit back (or get up and dance) to the sweet sounds of live music returning to Madaket Plaza. The Eureka Summer Concert Series kicks off Thursday, July 15 at 6 p.m. with The L.C. Diamonds who play vintage rock, rockabilly, blues and surf music. […]
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Families Belong Together Rally in Eureka on Saturday
A local Families Belong Together rally will join hundreds of others taking place across the country Saturday to protest the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a “zero tolerance” approach by the Trump administration that has left thousand of children in detention centers away from their parents. The march is scheduled […]
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Folklife and the Trane
Thursday The Humboldt Folklife Festival continues tonight at the Carlo Amphitheatre with “Bluegrass and Beyond” starting at 6 p.m. You’ll hear from locals The Compost Mountain Boys and Clean Livin’ along with the excellent — and formerly local — Jenny Scheinman all playing out in the Blue Lake sunshine. The sun’s been setting about a […]