Art & Music - A Weekend Thing

by Kali Cozyris on January 9, 2021 at 10:45AM

Local musician James Zeller and local artist Emily Reinhart have been keeping the arts alive while hunkering down going all the way back to March when the lockdown went into effect. He’s at the Sanctuary making music and she’s at home in her studio creating art.

Oberon Grill's Cameo on Most Terrifying

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 9, 2021 at 8:48AM

If you haven't heard, Oberon Grill, or at least the storied building and former brothel in which it's housed, is said to be all kinds of haunted. Its tales of turning chandeliers and a woman in Victorian dress appearing are solid goosebump material and highlights of the Old Town Haunted History Ghost Tour.

Third Annual Rotary Yahtzee Tournament

by Kali Cozyris on January 8, 2021 at 10:30AM

Roll it! The third annual Rotary Yahtzee Tournament is coming to you live via Zoom on Saturday, Jan. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m.

PBS American Portrait Premieres Tonight on KEET

by Kali Cozyris on January 5, 2021 at 5:00PM

What a year 2020 was. PBS endeavored to create a platform for American voices during this transformative time, asking: What does it really mean to be an American today?

'Confession' Hits Amazon Prime with Local Talent and Scenery

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on December 16, 2020 at 7:16PM

The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission has good news for those of us who've burned through our streaming queues: Humboldt artist and author Daniel Niyiri's thriller Confession is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. The drama centers on a forensic psychiatrist's evaluation of a captured murderer who claims to be a demon.

Humboldt County Correctional Facility’s Inmate Holiday Art Contest

Community voting Dec. 1-22, 2020

on December 1, 2020 at 12:01AM

This year is the third year for the Humboldt County Correctional Facility’s (HCCF) Inmate Holiday Art Contest. Inmates in HCCF dorms are given art materials and are asked to work together to paint a holiday scene.

Dell'Arte's Holiday Show Comes to Your Living Room

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 28, 2020 at 11:55AM

As you scan the growing list of holiday traditions we'll be skipping this year due to COVID-19 and Humboldt County's move into the purple "widespread" risk tier, cross off the annual Dell'Arte holiday show. The Blue Lake-based theater folks are taking the always innovative performances, which normally tour the county with free shows for the kiddies, virtual.

After the Feast, Congee

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 27, 2020 at 10:50AM

When using turkey, I break toward a thinner Chinese version with ginger that can stand up to the strong flavor of the meat. And I prefer to use the larger bones — the legs, thighs, whole wings and back, skipping the ribs and smaller bones that might get lost in the rice or be difficult to scrape clean when you're ready to take them out.

Crack Your Knuckles: Flash Fiction 2020 is On

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 9, 2020 at 6:49PM

Reality, amirite? How about a little fiction — a real little?

Review: Mr. Bungle's Halloween Streaming Concert

by Collin Yeo on November 2, 2020 at 3:10PM

Midnight on Halloween, Pacific Standard Time, online audiences around the world were treated to a sort of homecoming. Eureka’s reigning champions of outré tunes and wild musical theatrics for three and a half decades, Mr. Bungle streamed a live concert in celebration of its newest record, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny, which was released on singer Mike Patton’s Ipecac Records the day before.