Photos: Kinetic Day Two (by Sea)

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 29, 2023 at 4:58PM

After the sand has settled at Dead Man's Drop on the first day of the Kinetic Grand Championship, racers prepared for the amphibious leg of the journey. Creatures great and weird hit the water of Humboldt Bay, making big waves and struggling not to capsize their way into a Golden Flipper award.

Glory Days Are Here Again

By Kali Cozyris on May 26, 2023 at 6:00PM

It’s art! It’s engineering!

Crowned Royal

By Kali Cozyris on May 26, 2023 at 12:11PM

Who you rutin’ for? It’s time to crown the next Kinetic Rutabaga Queen, the royalty that reigns over the Kinetic Grand Championship Race, and you decide who’ll wear the crown at the Rutabaga Ball, happening Saturday, May 27 at 8 p.m. at Synapsis ($15).

Photos: Redwood Coast Kite Festival and Artisan Fair

By Mark Larson on May 25, 2023 at 11:27AM

The winds and weather were a bit fickle at the second annual Redwood Coast Kite Festival and Artisan Fair last Saturday and Sunday at Halvorsen Park in Eureka, but Humboldt Kiter organizer Mark Ahrens called the festival a success in every way. Saturday featured early morning drizzle and swirling winds but a large number of kite-flying fans attended, while Sunday had steadier winds, clearer skies and another large crowd.

Goth Day Revisited in Ferndale

By Ollie Hancock on May 22, 2023 at 4:03PM

Photos: Dragging Through Time at CR

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 4, 2023 at 4:48PM

After concerns over safety canceled Lost Coast Pride's family-friendly drag fundraiser, the nonprofit switched up plans to put on an adults-only show at the Ferndale Repertory Theatre. The original family-friendly show finally took place at College of the Redwoods Saturday, April 29, before a packed audience of children of all ages.

Papaya Lounge Tonight and Saturday at Septentrio

By Kali Cozyris on April 21, 2023 at 12:00PM

Clear your calendars, friends of the fruity. Two nights of uproariously fun debauchery await you at Papaya Lounge Rumble Royale II: Sloppy Seconds happening Friday, April 21, and Saturday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Septentrio Tasting Room, ($35).

Forest Moon Festival to Celebrate Return of the Jedi's 40th

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 1, 2023 at 8:00AM

We sense something ... a presence we have not felt since the premiere of Return of the Jedi in 1983. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Star Wars sequel featuring the moon of Endor, filmed locally in Del Norte and Humboldt counties, the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission is putting on its inaugural Forest Moon Festival June 2-3.

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.

Photos: Tubas, Chocolate and a Flaming Octopus

By Mark Larson on December 6, 2022 at 10:24AM

For many, it's not officially the holiday season in Humboldt County until you've attended one of the all-brass TubaChristmas performances, which have been led locally by Fred Tempas since 1988. So we headed out early Saturday afternoon to near the gazebo in Old Town in Eureka for the 33rd annual concert and Christmas carols sing-along accompanied by tubas.