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Photos: Dell'Arte's 'Return to Oz'

by Mark Larson on December 7, 2019 at 3:00PM

The 39th annual Dell'Arte 2019 Holiday Show: Return to Oz is now at one of the many traveling and free venues coming up before its return to Blue Lake in two weeks. The storyline of Dorothy as an angst-ridden, friendless, guitar-playing teenager (you likely know one or used to be one) begins with her unhappiness at being back in Kansas, missing her Oz friends.

A Harry Potter Party at Redwood Raks World Dance Studio

on November 28, 2019 at 3:00PM

Are you Sirius? Make sure to show off your house pride (calm down, Gryffindor) on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. as Redwood Raks World Dance Studio hosts an all-house, all-schools kids' party with music, themed activities, treats and a splendor of Hogsmeade.

Electric Vehicle Parade and Expo and Tree Lighting at Blue Lake Casino

on November 28, 2019 at 1:00PM

Didn't hear that coming? It's probably an electric vehicle heading over to the Electric Vehicle Parade and Expo and Tree Lighting at Blue Lake Casino on Saturday Nov. 30 from 1 to 8 p.m.

Christmas Yet to Come

by Kali Cozyris on November 28, 2019 at 11:00AM

Forget the eager retail beavers of early October, the holiday season is now officially here. You've got Thanksgiving leftovers to fuel you as you strongarm shopping crowds or bake up batches of snowflake-shaped cookies to take to the office.

Annie the Musical at the Arkley Center

on November 26, 2019 at 3:45PM

Leaping lizards! What could be more fun than taking the kids to see Main Stage Musical's production of Annie the Musical?

Local Native Basketry at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 21, 2019 at 12:17PM

If you were scrolling Instagram this morning (as one of our readers was), you might have seen a familiar basket form on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s account. The shot from the museum’s ongoing show Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection features a gorgeous piece by Elizabeth Hickox, a Wiyot and Karuk woman from Humboldt.

Donate to Toys for Tots and see 'Red Tails' for Free on Veterans Day

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 9, 2019 at 5:39PM

Wondering what to do with your Veterans Day? How about a night at the movies honoring those who've served while helping kids in need?

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.

Geeking Out: Photos from Ohana Comic Con

by Mark Larson on October 30, 2019 at 5:02PM

The second annual Ohana Comic Con in the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino Hotel welcomed hundreds of attendees on Saturday, despite the power outages elsewhere. Lights were on thanks to the micro-grid electricity generating system in place.

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.

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