Photos from Saturday's Zombie Apocalypse

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 8, 2019 at 9:33PM

On Saturday ahead of Arts Alive, the annual Zombie Walk from Eureka's courthouse through the streets of Old Town brought out the undead. The loose  scrum of leg-dragging cannibals stopped to terrorize people in cars, wait for street lights to change and take selfies with the living.

A Southern Humboldt Feast

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 1, 2019 at 8:59PM

This past weekend was a celebration of Southern Humboldt bounty in Garberville, with the Feast of Fields hosted by Southern Humboldt Business and Visitors Bureau. After Friday's Meet the Farmers Dinner at the Historic Benbow Inn, participants strolled Southern Humboldt Community Park on Saturday, sampling local produce, foods and beverages.

Photos from Sunday at the North Country Fair

by Mark Larson on September 26, 2019 at 5:40PM

Sunday at the 46th annual North Country Fair featured another splash of the popular rhythms and dances of Samba da Alegria's Samba Parade, along with the usual mix of live music on multiple stages, vendors of all types and — atypically for the season — occasional rain. See highlights of the parade in the slideshow below.

Photos from Saturday at the North Country Fair

by Mark Larson on September 23, 2019 at 2:30PM

The 46th annual North Country Fair on Saturday lived up to its reputation on Saturday for lovely fall weather, lots of food, art, clothing and craft vendors, and — in memory of the Northcoast Environmental Center's Tim McKay — a fun, all-ages All Species Parade frolic around the Arcata Plaza. See highlights of the day in the slideshow below.

Photos from Ladies Hat Day at the Races

by Mark Larson on August 26, 2019 at 5:26PM

A large crowd of fans of horse-racing and ladies in hats showed up for Saturday's free admission to the eighth annual Ladies Hat Day at the Races at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale.

You Need a Little 'Wonderful Fantastic'

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 22, 2019 at 11:15AM

Enjoy a mood lifting three minutes of the happiest music you'll hear all day in the some of the prettiest places in our neck of the woods. Raashan Ahmad's video for  "Wonderful Fantastic" is a joy-driven tour of Humboldt beaches and forest featuring local talents Jonny Woods and Brian Swizlo of Object Heavy.

Photos from the 57th Klamath Salmon Festival

by Mark Larson on August 19, 2019 at 4:35PM

Given the last few years of wildfire smoke-filled skies, it was a relief for a large crowd of attendees to only smell smoke from the traditional salmon fire pit at the 57th annual Klamath Salmon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 17. This year's theme was "Skue’n ‘Owook, Can’t Wait for Tomorrow," which linked Yurok Tribe plans for the removal of the Klamath River dams and the reintroduction of the California condor in Northwestern California.

Piping Up: Photos from the Highland Games

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 16, 2019 at 11:33AM

Blue Lake's Perigot Park was awash in tartan and the music of bagpipes on Sunday during the Highland Games. Competitors brought the hammer down — or rather up — throwing 12-pound hammers and cabers (basically logs, folks) for distance.

Wookiee Here

by Kali Cozyris on July 26, 2019 at 4:33PM

Hell Hoth no fury like rebels overthrowing an oppressive dictatorship. Come back Saturday, July 27 for more Empire/Alliance action with Luke, Han, Leia, Chewie and everybody’s favorite droid duo, plus the introduction of a little creature named Yoda and the beastly slug Jabba in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, playing 7:30 p.m.

Bubbling Over: Photos from the Fourth in Arcata

by Mark Larson on July 6, 2019 at 5:50PM