Mateel Announces Reggae Legacy to Replace ROTR

by Kym Kemp on July 3, 2019 at 1:54PM

got a boost from Reggae and that’s going to be hard to replace.” Eryn Snodgrass, the Mateel board treasurer said, “We are reaching out to nonprofits this week for tabling opportunities mostly.” The headliner of the event is the famous Toots and the Maytals.

UPDATE: Reggae on the River Cancelled

by Kym Kemp on June 17, 2019 at 6:46PM

UPDATE: Dusty Hughston, a Mateel Community Center board member, confirmed that the 2019 Reggae on the River show has been cancelled.

A 'Dark Day' at KHSU

by Kimberly Wear on April 11, 2019 at 4:00AM

Whiteside was in shock this morning as news of the turmoil enveloping the station where she spent nearly 25 years spread in a growing series of social media posts and texts. As she scrolled through the responses on her phone while sitting in the Journal’s office, a picture of what had just unfolded was slowly coming into focus.

Hundreds Gather to Celebrate the Life of Merv George Sr.

by Thadeus Greenson on October 22, 2018 at 4:11PM

Popular Musician and Tribal Leader Merv George Sr. Dead at 74

by Thadeus Greenson on September 1, 2018 at 9:30AM

Eureka High Gifted Strings and Things from Sara Bareilles

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on June 15, 2018 at 3:28PM

Mateel, High Times Create Partnership to Save Reggae on the River

by Thadeus Greenson on March 21, 2018 at 10:46AM

The Mateel has been in desperate financial straits since reporting that last year’s festival lost $140,000, leaving the center facing a $430,000 budget deficit. Coupled with an additional $140,000 in outstanding debt, that left the Mateel pondering bankruptcy protection options as recently as January.

One Billion Rising and Rising

by Mark Larson on February 17, 2018 at 4:45PM

Poor Reggae on the River Attendance Leaves Mateel Community Center's Future in Question

by Thadeus Greenson on September 2, 2017 at 9:33AM

In an email to the Journal, Crellin said it didn’t become clear that ROTR was in trouble until during and after the three-day music festival on the Eel River near Richardson Grove in early August. He said early ticket sales outpaced those of the year before but that last-minute sales, walk-up sales and single-day tickets all lagged way behind.

Scenes from the Folklife Fest

by Thadeus Greenson on July 18, 2017 at 11:55AM