Keepin' it Kinetic: Last Legs

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 31, 2016 at 8:51PM

Mack in the Saddle

by Kali Cozyris on May 31, 2016 at 8:00AM

It's the first weekend in June. And 'round these parts, that means the town yonder north off 101 has itself a little celebration.

Keepin' it Kinetic: Ahoy, Day 2!

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 29, 2016 at 9:39PM

Keepin' it Kinetic: Day 1

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 28, 2016 at 8:51PM

All Guts, All Glory

by Kali Cozyris on May 27, 2016 at 8:00AM

The creativity, ingenuity and stamina involved in pulling off the world-famous "Triathlon of the Art World," the Kinetic Grand Championship, May 28 to 30 (free), is a thing to behold. The event started 47 years ago with a playful challenge from one artist to another and featured founder Hobart Brown's Pentacycle and a mere three blocks of madness.

Her Rutabaga Highness

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 24, 2016 at 12:36PM

Stand and Deliver

by Kali Cozyris on May 21, 2016 at 8:00AM

When TED talks, people listen. The fourth annual TEDxHumboldtBay takes the stage Sunday, May 22 at 1 p.m. at the Arcata Theatre Lounge ($20).

Crowning Around

by Kali Cozyris on May 20, 2016 at 10:58AM

The Ball is in Arcata's court — the one named for a turnip-like vegetable, that is. This Saturday, May 21 at 7 p.m., the Arcata Community Center hosts one of Humboldt's grandest (and ka-ray-ziest) parties benefiting its grandest annual event. The 2016 Rutabaga Ball ($10, $7 if you bring your own cup), the royal counterpart to the Grand Kinetic Championship, gets the glory going a week before the three-day race and gives us our Rutabaga Queen.

The One That We Want

by Kali Cozyris on May 13, 2016 at 8:00AM

"Summer lovin' had me a blast ... If you're gearing up right now to belt out the next line to "Summer Nights," the infectious he-said-she-said account of high school romance from Grease, you're not alone and you're in for a treat.

Get on Your Bikes and Ride

by Kali Cozyris on May 12, 2016 at 11:00AM

May is National Bike Month and our bike-friendly area has plenty of activities planned to encourage people to tool around on two instead of four wheels. This week, Siren's Song Tavern is showing short films at the all-ages Humboldt Bike Shorts Film Night on Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m.