Redwood Acres Fairgrounds transformed into the 79th annual Redwood Region Logging Conference in Eureka this weekend. The sounds of saw mills and chainsaw carvers at work and the whistle of a vintage steam railroad engine keep a large crowd moving among the massive equipment and logging displays. Also available were historic displays, a wildlife show, […]
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Music Tonight – Saturday, March 18
The Mad River Brewery hosts Jenni & David and the Sweet Soul Band at 6 p.m. in the beer garden. As usual, these are free shows. As mentioned above, Wild Otis celebrates the release of Don’t Let Me Fall with a CD Release Party at Redwood Curtain Brewery at 8 p.m. Expect to hear most, […]
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Humboldt Wine Festival
s tasting wine and cider comparing apples and grapes? Find out at the Humboldt Wine Festival on Saturday, March 18 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Kate Buchanan Room ($40). There you can meet local wine and cider makers from more than a dozen Humboldt and Trinity County wineries and cideries, sample their products, […]
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Music Tonight – Friday, March 17
It’s St. Patrick’s Day and it seems like only a year ago we had our music scene chock full of Celtic tunes. Start off your Irish Appreciation Day at Mad River Brewery with Seabury Gould, who’ll be on for free around 3:30 p.m. for those of you who have already called in sick to work. […]
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Pot of Gold
Watch performers catch and release at Humboldt Juggling Festival‘s annual benefit show Pot of Gold, featuring displays of skill, creativity and entertainment on Saturday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Van Duzer Theatre ($15, $13, free for kids 12 and under). The rest of the festival keeps spinning March 17-19 in HSU’s West Gym […]
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Kiss Me, I’m Irish (Today)
Sure, Friday, March 17 is a fine time to revel in Irish history and culture. But for most, it’s a reason to get filled to the Darby O’Gills with green beer. They say when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around, everyone’s got a little Irish in them. Here’s where you can toast to that. On Friday, […]
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Milk Run in the Sun
There wasn’t much in the way of fog in Ferndale when runners of all ages pounded the Victorian Village’s pavement during the Foggy Bottom Milk Run on Sunday. In fact, the 4-mile, 10-mile and 2-mile loops began and ended under blue sky on Main Street, which was lined on both sides with clusters of cheering […]
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Music Tonight – Thursday, March 16
Blue Lake has been getting hints of sun here and there through breaks in the fog and rain, so maybe today will be one of those days. Regardless of the weather, The Compost Mountain Boys will be doing their bluegrass thing at Mad River Brewery this evening at 6 p.m. and for free. Two-time Grammy […]
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Author! Author!
James Faulk and Neil Tarpey, local writers and fellow newsies, share stories from their collected works during Surviving the Times, Saturday, March 18 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art ($5, $2, free for members, children under 17, and families with EBT cards). James Faulk, former Times-Standard city editor and […]
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Still Standing: The legacy of Women’s Grove
The instant I stepped out of my car and into Women’s Grove, I was hit by the scent of rain-soaked earth and redwood bark — a smell that I will always associate with my childhood. My parents would load us into the station wagon and drive us to this grove, where we would tumble out […]
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The Substitute
One of the many things in life that make me feel overwhelming guilt is the fact that I don’t make it out to many shows these days. (I won’t spend the time here blaming our children for robbing me of almost every free moment of life and making my body shut down at 8:30 p.m. […]
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Music Tonight – Wednesday, March 8
Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead fanatic Piet Dalmolen returns to the Mad River Brewery Tap room at 6 p.m. to do his solo guitar/loops. The show’s free so help this father of two out. The Redwood Jazz Alliance brings Endangered Blood to the Morris Graves Museum of Art at 8 p.m. This NYC-based double-sax quartet […]