The 41st annual Summer Arts & Music Festival continues along its merry way, as does the International Katarzyna Mycka Marimba Academy Concert Series (let’s just call it IKMMA from now on all right?) which has its performance at HSU’s Van Duzer Theater at 7 p.m. with some solo and chamber works for $15 and I […]
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Mussel Bound
Put away your clam diggers — domoic acid has put the local clam digging party on hold and mid-calf pants are hard to pull off anyway. But this is not to say shellfish is off the table. In fact, let’s take a moment to appreciate the other mollusks that are so often overshadowed by our […]
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Music Tonight – Saturday, June 3
It’s the 41st annual Summer Arts and Music Festival happening at Redway’s Mateel Community Center hosting more than 70 “of the best local and regional bands, dance troupes and children’s entertainers.” I don’t have the word count — or mental capacity — to list all the artists on the bill, but scroll the list, which […]
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Music Tonight – Friday, June 2
The funky and fiery jazz improv of Ultra Secret is on tap at 6 p.m. at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room. Sip on some John Barleycorn while the band weaves in and out of its jams. It’s a free show — as all MRB shows are — but feel free to show the band […]
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Music Tonight – Thursday, June 1
You’ve got some folky options to get your weekend started off early. The Mad River Brewery Tap room has Fingal returning with its fiddle-based tunes starting off around 6 p.m. for this free gig. Feel free to bring the kids out to this one and maybe leave your dog at home, unless it drinks beer. […]
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Rock Rock
Where did “Southern Rock” come from? The easiest answer is “The South” but you already knew that. Things get a bit more complicated after that. With a measure of the blues (from the South), early rock ‘n’ roll (built off the simplicity of the blues) and country music, Southern Rock has mutated and changed over […]
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Music Tonight – Wednesday, May 31
Didn’t get enough jazz last night at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room? Return this evening as The RLA Jazz Trio with Paula & Don will be doing their thing for you and the family. Same deal as last night — and most nights — with a 6 p.m. start time and free enjoyment.
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Music Tonight – Tuesday, May 30
Although Friday is still far out of sight, sneak on up to the Mad River Brewery Tap room at 6 p.m. this evening to catch some jazz from Blue Lotus. They’ll start around 6 p.m. and go until about 8:30 p.m. and all for free. Bring the kids as well — just keep ’em away […]
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Splashdown: Kinetic Day 2
They survived the sand and dared Deadman’s Drop. On Sunday, Kinetic Grand Championship competitors got amphibious, using foam, floats, kayaks and paddles to navigate the waters of Humboldt Bay. Making waves (and making it back to shore) is no joke — listing craft, log jams and busted cabooses were just a few of the challenges. […]
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All Downhill: Kinetic Day One
After parading around the Arcata Plaza, teams competing for glory (or just trying to stay upright) took off on the 2017 Grand Kinetic Championship. As the crowd cheered on Saturday, the human-powered contraptions made their way to the Manila Dunes to face Deadman’s Drop, the steep, sandy, downhill challenge that’s toppled many a team. Photographer […]
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The Upside Down
In the 1950s and 1960s, sweeping into a dining room or a backyard barbecue with a cinched waist and pineapple upside down cake for company was the height of suburban hostessing. The magazine clippings and index cards bearing recipes for America’s own version of tart tartine could have built a land bridge to Hawaii. But […]
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Music Tonight – Saturday, May 27
Some salmon action is on the bill tonight at the Inn at 2nd & C (formerly the Eagle House Victorian Inn) in Eureka, where there is a seafood dinner and benefit concert for local fishermen and salmon protectors. The dinner starts around 6 p.m. but if you just want to get in for the music […]