Inside and Outside the Lines

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on October 3, 2016 at 4:48PM

Village People

by Kali Cozyris on September 30, 2016 at 8:00AM

Things are about to get medieval on our grasses. Shake out your chainmail.

Season of the Witch

by Kali Cozyris on September 29, 2016 at 8:00AM

If you can't keep it together and wait for Halloween (we all have that one friend), throw on some heels and drag the season of Samhain out of the closet Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. for Hedwig & the Angry Inch playing at the Eureka Theater ($5). The story about a transgender/genderqueer punk rock singer seeking forgiveness and self-acceptance brings back bawdy, kick-ass glam rock with a message to fill the void left by Bowie's early departure.

King-Size

by Kali Cozyris on September 28, 2016 at 4:00AM

If you're skipping the family-friendly portion of Halloween this year and are looking instead for grown-up thrills and chills, here's a sampling of events sure to scare the wits out of you. The granddaddy of local scream-throughs, the Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors is back Oct. 28 through 31, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Kinetic Sculpture Lab ($12).

Red Menace

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 24, 2016 at 8:00AM

What is this power red pandas have over us? The Sequoia Park Zoo's little family has us wrapped around their striped tails, running out in the middle of the night with flashlights and bamboo when one of them does a runner.

Call Me Big Oompah

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 23, 2016 at 8:00AM

So summer is over and you're done with beer fests, right? That's a hard nein.

All Species, All the Time

by Mark Larson on September 20, 2016 at 12:38PM

Samba and Sunshine

by Mark Larson on September 18, 2016 at 4:00PM

Minor Affair

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 18, 2016 at 10:00AM

The People's Party

by Kali Cozyris on September 16, 2016 at 8:00AM

Every third weekend in September, the Arcata Plaza swells as thousands of revelers, families, dancers, artists, musicians, crafters and makers gather for the North Country Fair. This year, the fair falls on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.