The Sanctuary is a place that deserves a bit more attention from the public, as it has a good reputation for putting on shows that really don’t happen anywhere else. Take this evening’s entertainment at 6 p.m.: Hernan Rostan is an Argentine tango pianist who has been playing music since early childhood and will be […]
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Perfect Trips for Spring and Summer
After navigating one too many atmospheric rivers, you may be itchy to paddle some real rapids. Willow Creek awaits with canoes, kayaks and Thai food for when you need to refuel. Looking for a low-key excursion with appropriate libations? Try a boozy cruise with California’s smallest bar as you take in the beauty of the […]
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The Lost Year
Sometime in the first three months of 2020, nearly every musician in Humboldt County played their last live gig. It’s difficult to pin down the exact date of the general venue closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic but St. Patrick’s Day is a good hinge, a pivot point where venue owners and employees had to […]
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Perfect Winter Trips
Rain. Rain. Here to stay. Inside or out, it’s time to play. Don’t let the seasonal sky drops cramp your winter and spring style in Humboldt. The precipitation precipitates fun and adventure. In Prairie Creek, by car or boots, the redwood forests are at their most magnificent. At the Eureka zoo, water-loving otters play unperturbed. […]
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The Long Goodbye
Now that the Arcata City Council has voted 4-1 to remove the statue of William McKinley from the Arcata Plaza, sculptor Haig Patigian’s larger than life bronze portrait will be coming down from the massive pedestal where it has held court since 1906 — eventually. The process of removal is slated to take many months. […]
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Arcata-based ceramicist Joel Diepenbrock’s exhibition this month at the Sanctuary is part traditional display, part interactive rite. Diepenbrock’s vessels are completed in the act of use. When he presents his wares during Arts Arcata, he will be hosting members of the public in a tea ceremony using his own pieces, inspired by traditional designs used […]
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Sculpture Garden Variety
Viewing Subjective Realities at the Sanctuary Arcata feels like passing through a wind tunnel time machine. All major 20th-century sculptural tropes come at you at once, revenants with their wires crossed and their channels remixed. Erin Flyer’s neo-primitivist wood relief recalls the shapes Gauguin carved above his hut in the Marquesas; it sits across from […]
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Pandemic
There’s a lot that makes Humboldt stand out among the other 57 rather bleh counties in our great state. (OK, Mendocino is pretty cool. And Trinity has the Trinity River, so that’s awesome.) I don’t want to make this a long list of what Humboldt has going for it, but rather to point out one […]
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Parties, Pre-Parties and Celebrations
Thursday Get your string thing on tonight — sounds dirtier than I planned it — down at The Jam in Arcata where local string bands Thursday Night Bluegrass and The Gatehouse Well take the stage around 9 p.m. for a $5 show. Be prepared to cut a rug. At the famous Logger Bar in Blue […]
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Music in the Time of Crisis
Every year it’s harder to tell the next generation borrowing money for college is a good idea. Tuitions are on the rise — imagine them ever going down! — and student loans linger longer and longer. However, one tremendous benefit of college remains: being surrounded by peers who share the sensitivities to the overwhelming and […]
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Don’t Let Me Fall
It’s one of those great weekends where we have a chance to hear one of our hardworking local bands draw a line in the musical sand and commit its work into a recorded snapshot of time. All that’s a silly way of saying, Wild Otis is releasing its debut album called Don’t Let Me Fall […]
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The Youngest
As an independant musician (i.e. poor) I’m always rooting for the underdog. The unknown songwriter struggling to afford coffee in the morning. The musician who has fully let down their parents. The goals of fame and stardom are for narcissists who spend more on haircuts than gear or practicing. The tangible goals for independent musicians […]