Photos from the Lost Coast Tattoo Expo

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 18, 2019 at 5:18PM

If you heard a buzzing around the Bear River Recreation Center this past weekend, it might have been the Lost Coast Tattoo Expo. More than 40 ink artists showed up to needle folks on site, while a cornhole tournament and a vintage car show went on next door.

The Real Thing: Poets in Orleans (Video)

by Malcolm Terence on September 13, 2019 at 6:59PM

As we listened to the three poets spin their webs last weekend in Orleans, it was easy to fall into a trance. I glanced around at the 50 people who filled the room at the Mid Klamath Watershed Council, arranged in its community events incarnation.

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.

Eureka's Poet Laureate David Holper

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 23, 2019 at 4:26PM

Congratulations, Eureka, you have your first poet laureate. David Holper, a 61-year-old professor of English at College of the Redwoods and brave judge of the NCJ annual Flash Fiction Contest, got word of his selection this week and a press release from the city is expected soon.

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.

Photos from the Lantern Floating Ceremony

by Mark Larson on August 12, 2019 at 6:24PM

A large crowd attended the 37th annual Lantern Floating Ceremony at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday evening under clear skies. A gentle breeze helped push a few hundred lanterns that had been created earlier that morning on the Arcata Plaza out across Klopp Lake.

Big Pictures: Photos from the Eureka Street Art Festival

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 1, 2019 at 5:48PM

Don't forget to look up while you're roaming the streets of Old Town this week. The Eureka Street Art Festival is in full swing, with artists working at lofty heights on their large-to-massive outdoor images.

Hot Wheels: Photos from Fortuna's AutoXpo

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 30, 2019 at 6:58PM