Up in the Air

on March 17, 2016 at 8:00AM

This weekend, you can't throw a rock without someone juggling it. From Friday, March 18 through Sunday, March 20, Humboldt State University's West Gym is commandeered by the juggling juggernaut that is the 16th annual Humboldt Juggling Festival (free).

Melodramatic

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

The students at Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre have been digging deep for the strongest emotions and gut-wrenching moments. Sound a bit over the top?

The Good Wolf

by Kali Cozyris on March 10, 2016 at 8:24AM

The Arcata Playhouse's Family Fun Series opens this weekend with the award-winning Australian Windmill Theatre's Big Bad Wolf on Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m. and March 12 at 2 and 7 p.m. ($12, $10 kids 12 and under).

Curtis Otto Retrospective and Sale

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 8, 2016 at 4:21PM

If you need proof that Curtis Otto was beyond prolific — he painted every day for decades — it's on the way in the form of his estate sale on April 2 and 3. Several hundred paintings will be on offer, along with prints, sketches and even some rare watercolors.

Humboldt Style: Gala Glam

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 1, 2016 at 10:33AM

Festival de Cine

by Kali Cozyris on February 24, 2016 at 11:56AM

The 18th annual International Latino Film Festival lights up Mill Creek Cinema March 1 through 3 at 6 p.m. ($5 per film, free to students enrolled in specific classes at HSU/CR).

Humboldt Style: Boots and Brands

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 23, 2016 at 1:08PM

King Clown

by Kali Cozyris on February 19, 2016 at 8:00AM

Gale McNeeley, Dell'Arte graduate and veteran of television, movies, Broadway and more, returns to his beloved Humboldt County for two performances this month. Known for his original political satires and musical cabarets, the expressive actor, singer, dancer and clown brings his one-man show featuring Archy and Mehitabel (the "poetic cockroach" and "morally careless alley cat") and an assortment of original characters to HLOC's the SPACE on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m., and to The Crib on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.

Young and Fabulous

by Kali Cozyris on February 18, 2016 at 8:00AM

After weeks of learning costume, makeup, stage and performance tips from local drag experts, Humboldt youth ages 10 through 21 take the stage at Synapsis Studio and work it at the Color Me Queer Drag Show and Dance Party Feb. 19 from 7 to 11 p.m. (donation, free for 21 and under)

Out There on the Edge of the Prairie

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

Some 40 plus years ago, Garrison Keillor created a live radio variety show called A Prairie Home Companion, featuring folk music, humor and tales of life in a fictional Midwestern town. Its first audience was a mere 12 people and today it is heard by millions across the wires, on stages and over the Internet.