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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.

Family Fun Series Begins Saturday at Arcata Playhouse

By Kali Cozyris on March 24, 2023 at 6:00AM

The 17th annual Family Fun Series at the Arcata Playhouse begins with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth performing In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson on Saturday, March 25, at 2 and 7 p.m. ($40 families, $15 general, $10 kids).

Music Tonight: Thursday, March 23

By Collin Yeo on March 23, 2023 at 4:00PM

Every now and then a show comes along that allows for some audience participation and behavior that would be misapplied elsewhere. Anything from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to a performance by GWAR.

St. Patrick's Day Celebration at the Logger Bar

By Kali Cozyris on March 16, 2023 at 6:00PM

There are numerous St. Patrick’s Day celebrations happening across the county (check this week’s calendar and Setlist), but we’re highlighting this one because it’s full-kilt Irish fun! Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Logger Bar on Friday, March 17 from 5 p.m. to close (free) — and wish Michael Fields congrats on the one-year anniversary of owning the joint.

Fun Irish Shindig to Benefit the Temperance Hall

By Kali Cozyris on March 16, 2023 at 12:27PM

Enjoy An Evening of Irish Music and Humor, a benefit to support the repairs, site improvements and beautification of the 130-year-old Temperance Hall at the corner of Old Arcata and Jacoby Creek Roads, happening Friday, March 17, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Temperance Hall ($20, $18 online advance). This shindig should be a lively affair with people reciting Limericks about local faces and places, live Irish music by the Fiddle Academy All-Stars and Seabury Gould, and delightful desserts and drinks.

Photos: Hollywood Glamour at the Eureka Theater

By Olivia Gambino on March 15, 2023 at 7:56PM

The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission’s eighth annual Oscars Red Carpet Gala hosted Humboldt's boldest looks of the weekend. Timeless, classic Hollywood silhouettes were in.

Music Tonight: Thursday, March 2

By Collin Yeo on March 2, 2023 at 4:00AM

Mo Gabena is a stand-up comedian from Reno who is making a little whirlwind tour of our venues beginning tonight and through the weekend. I’m not his PR guy, so I won’t give you his entire itinerary, but you can catch his opening performance at Humboldt Bay Provisions tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Jay Leno Performs Two Shows at the Arkley

By Kali Cozyris on February 25, 2023 at 12:37PM

Comedian, writer and former long-running host of The Tonight Show Jay Leno takes the stage at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Feb. 26, for two shows: one at 4 p.m. and another at 7:30 p.m. ($85-$175).

Music Tonight: Friday, Feb. 24

By Collin Yeo on February 24, 2023 at 4:00AM

Given the widespread coverage and ad campaign for Jay Leno’s double set at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, I probably don’t need to carry any water for those gigs, but may I suggest a double headlining appearance of a less famous but certainly no less funny comic? Tonight and tomorrow night at 9 p.m. at Savage Henry Comedy Club, you can enjoy the delightfully personal humor of Saul Trujillo, a Stockton native and West Coast road dog ($15).

A Pride flag flies on the lawn by the Ferndale Town Hall's American flag at the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's Day of Non-Judgment.

CR to Host Previously Canceled Drag Show

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 10, 2023 at 5:00PM

College of the Redwoods has announced it will host the family-friendly "Dragging Through Time" show that had been originally slated to take place at Ferndale's Old Steeple before venue owners canceled the Lost Coast Pride Fundraiser due to safety concerns. The College of the Redwoods Multicultural & Equity Center is organizing the show as part of its Pride celebration in partnership with the CR Queer Student Union and Lost Coast Pride. Over the phone with the Journal, CR Communications Director Molly Blakemore said, “The whole campus community is supportive.

Stand-up Comedy Workshop at Savage Henry

By Kali Cozyris on February 4, 2023 at 6:00PM

Think you’ve got the stuff to be a stand-up comic? Are your friends always saying you should take that schtick on the road?

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