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.

Virtual Veils: Photos of Saturday's Remote Dance Performance

by Mark Larson on October 20, 2020 at 7:07PM

My original plan for Saturday evening was to stay home and watch the live-streamed Arcata Playhouse Arts presentation Intersections, Where We Meet. The Playhouse's theater venue has been closed for months and I was intrigued by the potential of seeing more than 40 performers and eight pieces featuring dancers, classical musicians, storytellers, a clown, poets and artists from secret locations all over Arcata, a local beach and Southern California — all from home.

Local Luthier's 'Pawn Star'-dom

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 15, 2020 at 9:30AM

Wolf Navarro knows everything about guitars. Well, that's what somebody told the producers of Pawn Stars, anyway.

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?

KMUD Accepting Submissions for Virtual Talent Show

by North Coast Journal Staff on July 20, 2020 at 10:20AM

Sequoia Park Zoo Reopens with Online Reservations

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 2, 2020 at 7:06PM

The red pandas will not be the only ones in masks at the Sequoia Park Zoo starting July 7. Visitors will need to make reservations online, which is meant to limit crowds, and wear masks on the premises.

The Mateel Presents Summer Arts Video Tribute on YouTube

by Kali Cozyris on June 7, 2020 at 5:09PM

Missing the Summer Arts and Music Festival this year? You're not alone.

The Logger Bar is Up for Sale

by Ashley Harrell on June 5, 2020 at 11:53AM

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.