This week we’re breaking down the dire news from the COP27 climate conference, as well as how county and city elections shook out — and in some cases are still shaking out. We’ll also give keeping bears out of the trash a shot and look into a new play at Redwood Curtain Theatre, “The Lifespan […]
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Natural Shocks at Redwood Curtain Theatre Postponed
Redwood Curtain Theatre is postponing the one-woman show Natural Shocks due to COVID-19 issues, the theater announced yesterday. The show will now open Thursday, Sept. 29. The theater also said if you have tickets for the original first weekend, Sept. 23-25, you may contact the box office at boxoffice@redwoodcurtain.com to reschedule, and that they will be […]
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NCJ Preview: Reinstating a Fired Sheriff’s Officer, Joan Schirle and Mocking Shakespeare
This week we’re digging into records the Journal went to court for to find out what went on in the arbitration proceedings following the firing of Sgt. Jason Daniels of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. Daniels has been reinstated despite accusations of sexual assault and violations of sexual harassment and conduct rules, including text messages […]
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2021 in Pictures
It’s been a pandemic year of daily walking for my wife and me, and we never left Humboldt County. From January through April, we continued to explore our local trails and enjoyed the wildlife and emerging spring flowers without attending any events or gatherings. Once we got our Moderna vaccination shots No. 1 and No. […]
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NCJ Preview: COVID-19 Update, Charlie Bean’s Legacy and the Joy of Everyday Cooking
Both Humboldt County’s Public Health office and the CDC recommend masking for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people in public indoor spaces. We’re breaking down why that is and Humboldt’s troubling increase in COVID-19 cases. From our cover story, we’ve got a look at the life of the late Charlie Bean, who dedicated his life to […]
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County to Begin Reviewing Applications for Outdoor Live Performances
The state of California has released limited guidance that could allow live performances to resume in a limited capacity outdoors on the North Coast in the near future. The interim rules — which the state is expected to followed up with more thorough guidance soon — allow two types of live performances in counties in […]
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Culture Cancel: COVID-19 Nixes Local Events
The old theater adage is that the show must go on. But this time it may have to go on a bit later. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and California Department of Public Health recommendations on social distancing to slow and reduce the spread of the virus, events are canceling left and right. North Coast […]
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Theater Kids
Arcata Playhouse founders Jackie Dandeneau and David Ferney met as young actors touring the Canadian Fringe Circuit in the summer of 1995. The story goes that her sketch comedy troupe crashed his comic acrobatic troupe’s show in Edmonton. After that first encounter, “I chased her around the world. Literally,” says Ferney. They eventually moved to […]
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Perfect Winter Trips
The North Coast doesn’t really do seasons the way the rest of the world does. We don’t believe in dividing the year into four neat periods, each with their own weather. Instead, mix up our rain and fog, darkness and light in varying quantities and distribute it in ever surprising ways throughout the seasons. Our […]
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Minor Affair
On Friday night, after a furious round of renovations, the Minor Theatre opened again in Arcata with a black-tie celebration and a night of local independent films. After a decade of corporate ownership, the movie house is in the hands of Josh Neff and partner Merrick McKinlay, who promise a steady schedule of independent, foreign […]
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Merry Christmas: Here are the Center Arts Riders from the Last Two Seasons
In this week’s cover story, we read through nearly 100 contracts between Center Arts, which brings big-name music, dance and theater acts every year, and the performers who grace HSU stages. Those contracts contain the riders — documents that detail an artist’s technical and “hospitality” needs, in other words the food, drinks and comforts they […]
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On the Edge
Toward the end of their final year, Dell’Arte International School MFA candidates are asked, “What are you compelled by?” For 10 weeks they work in groups to create pieces that answer that question, according to the school’s director, Ronlin Foreman. Then they develop these pieces in front of audiences at the annual Thesis Festival, which […]