Frivolity

A sign beckons to the consumption lounge.

HumCo's First Cannabis Consumption Lounge to Open Next Month

By Jessica Ashley Silva on April 21, 2021 at 4:36PM

Jessica Ashley Silva is a foodie and cannabis propagation specialist, and works as a processing manager in Arcata’s Cannabis Innovation Zone.

Pilot Peter Wagner Bouncing for Glory in 2019.

Another Kinetic Cancelation

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 29, 2021 at 3:41PM

In an open letter, the folks behind the annual Kinetic Grand Championship, the three-day wild and wooly wheeled adventure across the land and sea of our county, have announced the canceling of this year's in-person Memorial Day weekend event. "The threat of harm from COVID-19 is all too clear," the statement reads, and organizers are heeding the advice of the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services' warning that not enough of the community will have been vaccinated by then.

Oberon Grill's Cameo on Most Terrifying

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 9, 2021 at 8:48AM

If you haven't heard, Oberon Grill, or at least the storied building and former brothel in which it's housed, is said to be all kinds of haunted. Its tales of turning chandeliers and a woman in Victorian dress appearing are solid goosebump material and highlights of the Old Town Haunted History Ghost Tour.

These well-dressed witches on stand-up paddle boards headed back to the put-in location after turning around at the Samoa Bridge Boat Launch near Halvorsen Park.

Witches Float: Photos from the Witches Paddle

by Mark Larson on October 26, 2020 at 1:39PM

A coven of witches gathered on Saturday afternoon at the Eureka Boat Basin public boat launch for the inaugural Witches Paddle in kayaks and canoes, and on stand-up paddle boards on Humboldt Bay. The local version of a nationwide event on the last weekend before Halloween headed east on the incoming tide to the the Samoa Bridge Boat Launch near Halvorsen Park before returning to the put-in location.

Evan Needham and Caroline McFarland on the NCRT stage.

A Love Story for the Stages

by Kali Cozyris on October 11, 2020 at 3:42PM

With stages and shows dark, what are a couple of theater kids to do? For local actors, Evan Needham and Caroline McFarland, creativity burns in them and so doth the fire of love and, COVID be damned, both must be expressed!

OK, Zoomer

by Kali Cozyris on August 14, 2020 at 1:43PM

Been a while since you’ve had a good laugh? Need to take your mind off the daily horror show of 2020?

Kinetic Grand Championship Goes the Social Distance

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 31, 2020 at 4:21PM

Hang your heads, for the Kinetic Grand Championship Race as we know it will not take place this year with an Arcata Plaza kickoff and all its attending fanfare. Instead, as Queen Professor President Kati Texas stated in a press release, a three-day Kinetic Sculpture in Place event will take place online, with teams completing challenges on video with their human-powered art mobiles from May 23-25.

Newly crowned Mr. Humboldt winner Mister Cister holds the Big Wood award aloft.

Photos: Mister Cister Wins the Mr. Humboldt Crown

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 4, 2020 at 4:21PM

On Saturday, Feb. 29, after a grueling rounds of Q&A, swimsuit, talent and formal wear competition, hosts Johanna Nagan and Andrew Goff crowned a new Mr. Humboldt: Mister Cister. The blue-wigged champion's costume game was strong, with an inflatable Squidward headpiece for the beach, a sparkly white evening gown and a series of layered outfit reveals in the talent portion. See the slideshow below for Mark McKenna's highlights of a night of chainsaws, tattooed lap dances, belly dancing and speedos, all under a near-constant hail of flying undergarments.

Looks in the Lobby: Photos from Oscar Night in Eureka

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 12, 2020 at 4:49PM

How did you do on your Oscar pool? At the Eureka Theater and Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission's red carpet night, smart predictions (and luck with the raffle) won folks chocolate Oscars.

The Bella Vita Fire Dance Company burns it up on the Arcata Plaza.

Trick or Treat: Photos from Arcata's Halloween

by Mark Larson on November 4, 2019 at 6:10PM

Parking was a premium for Trick or Treat on the Plaza in Arcata in late afternoon as easily more than a thousand children and adults showed up for the Halloween fun. The event, sponsored by Arcata Main Street, started off with the HSU Marching Lumberjacks, giant puppets and a bubble machine circling the plaza, followed by attendees lining ulp at storefronts and businesses around the plaza to collect the goodies.

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