By the time Sunday rolled around last weekend, it seemed like most folks had had enough of being soaked to the bone on the Arcata Plaza, but the ones who stuck out the weather were in for a slightly overcast treat, late in the afternoon. Ukesperience played on the Garden Gate stage at 9th and […]
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Tribute Band Weekend
As Bob Doran mentioned in The Hum this week, this was a big weekend for tribute bands. Friday night, Journey Unauthorized was out in Blue Lake for the casino’s motorcycle run, and at HumBrews, Full Moon Fever and the Solitary Men came together for a night of classic rock (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and […]
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Samba Time at the North Country Fair
A couple of samba dance troupes combined, a bunch of drummers led by Jesse Jonathan, a North Country Fair tradition. The rain held off for most of the time as they circled the Arcata Plaza.
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Cash Crop: Coming Soon
Coming soon to a movie theater near you, Cash Crop, a film by Adam Ross about what he figures is America’s No. 1 cash crop. Where else would they shoot it but in the fabled Emerald Triangle. Yes, he borrowed the title from Ray Raphael’s book, but Ray’s in the movie, so it must be […]
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Human Suspension: The Video
This week’s Journal features a cover story about the Eureka human body suspension scene by our own Ryan Burns. Entitled “Hooked,” the issue is moving out to newsstands now and will hit the Web tonight at midnight. Here’s a video that Burns and the Journal’s Andrew Goff produced about a human body suspension event at Empire Squared […]
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The Mayor of Camoapa
We ran into Mayor Rosaura Altamirano from Camoapa, Nicaragua on the Arcata Plaza, in town for the IBlock Party on Monday, Labor Day. With help from translator Nora Wynne, who works with the Arcata/Camoapa Sister City Project, we talked about how the two cities work together.
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Penis-free Pot Seshes With Randos
That’s the sales pitch for Seshroulette.com, a sort of Chatroulette for weed smokers looking to get faded commune with random, anonymous weed smokers on camera. Strictly medicinal, of course. (Cough-wheeeeze.) The site was created three months ago by one Dan “Chill,” a college dropout/Web developer from Playa Del Rey who nabbed his 215 for stomach-aches. […]
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Music! at Arts! Arcata
The streets were alive with music last night as Arcata celebrated its monthly arts night.
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Carriage Driver’s Wife: ‘Marty’s Fine’
Marty L’Herault, the carriage driver who was injured after his horse Cinnamon was spooked by skateboarders Saturday evening, is doing fine according to family members. He was transfered to Mercy Medical in Redding Sunday as a precautionary measure, but his wife Michelle said he’s doing “really well.” “Marty is fine; he’s just super sore,” she […]
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Life in a Day
Got a Facebook note today from Mary Cruse, Humboldt County Film Commissioner (and a friend) regarding something called Life in a Day, which is taking place tomorrow. It’s sort of like a video version of one of those Day in the Life books. She mentioned that she had a couple of extra camcorders so I […]
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NC Journal Turns 20!!! Film at 11…
A litle home video glimpse of the Journal’s party on the Eureka Boardwalk Saturday night…