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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?

The Bella Vita Fire Dance Company burns it up on the Arcata Plaza.

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.

The dead rose and walked the streets of Old Town on Saturday.

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.

A Southern Humboldt Feast

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 1, 2019 at 8:59PM

This past weekend was a celebration of Southern Humboldt bounty in Garberville, with the Feast of Fields hosted by Southern Humboldt Business and Visitors Bureau. After Friday's Meet the Farmers Dinner at the Historic Benbow Inn, participants strolled Southern Humboldt Community Park on Saturday, sampling local produce, foods and beverages.

The Flash Fiction Contest Returns

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 30, 2019 at 1:08PM

Let’s cut to the chase: The annual North Coast Journal Flash Fiction Contest is on. Tell your tale in 99 words or fewer, not including the title, for a chance at a prize or to see your story in the Journal.

The flower blossom-strewn east side of the Arcata Plaza made a good dance platform for the Samba da Alegria dancers.

Photos from Sunday at the North Country Fair

by Mark Larson on September 26, 2019 at 5:40PM

Sunday at the 46th annual North Country Fair featured another splash of the popular rhythms and dances of Samba da Alegria's Samba Parade, along with the usual mix of live music on multiple stages, vendors of all types and — atypically for the season — occasional rain. See highlights of the parade in the slideshow below.

An owl sculpture/puppet flying above the All Species Parade.

Photos from Saturday at the North Country Fair

by Mark Larson on September 23, 2019 at 2:30PM

The 46th annual North Country Fair on Saturday lived up to its reputation on Saturday for lovely fall weather, lots of food, art, clothing and craft vendors, and — in memory of the Northcoast Environmental Center's Tim McKay — a fun, all-ages All Species Parade frolic around the Arcata Plaza. See highlights of the day in the slideshow below.

Tattoo artist Jojo Miller pulls on the gloves.

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.

Poet and artist Brian Tripp outside the community center.

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.