Chalk it Up

by Mark Larson on October 5, 2015 at 10:48AM

Surely You Joust

by Kali Cozyris on October 3, 2015 at 8:00AM

For those of us who wished we had lived in the land of Ladyhawke, made magic with Merlin and shared ale with Arthur 'round the table, there is a Festivus for the rest of us and its name is the Medieval Festival of Courage. Taking place Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Christie's Pumpkin Patch in Blue Lake ($5, $3 for kids 12 and under), this living history fundraiser for Coastal Grove Charter School offers a taste of daily life in a medieval village during harvest.

Flavors of the Fall

by Kali Cozyris on October 2, 2015 at 8:00AM

Fortuna's annual Apple Harvest Festival, Oct. 2 to 4 (free admission) is always a barrel of fun for the whole family. The celebration kicks off Friday, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Fortuna Rodeo Grounds, with cider sipping and music at Taste of the Harvest (21-and-over, $25, $10 sober drivers), benefiting Wild Souls Ranch.

Weird Science

by Kali Cozyris on October 1, 2015 at 8:00AM

"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Tru dat, Dr. Frankenstein.

Fuggeddabocce!

by Kali Cozyris on September 26, 2015 at 8:00AM

These days you can't throw a bocce ball without hitting, well, a bocce ball. Might as well join 'em.

Class by the Glass

by Kali Cozyris on September 25, 2015 at 8:00AM

The beautiful Fieldbrook Winery (so we're a little biased) is the setting for Fieldbrook School's largest annual fundraiser, the Fieldbrook Art and Wine Festival on Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (free admission, no pets, please).

The Wurst of Times

by Kali Cozyris on September 25, 2015 at 8:00AM

Shake out your lederhosen, dust off your dirndle and get to Fortuna this weekend for Oktoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Rohner Park from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (free admission, $20 dinner, $5 beer, $5 dinner for kids 12 and under).

Flash Fiction 2015

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 23, 2015 at 2:18PM

Got 99 problems but a plot ain't one? Crack your knuckles and start typing — the North Coast Journal Flash Fiction Contest is back.

All Species on the Plaza

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 21, 2015 at 4:58PM

Dancing around the Plaza

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 20, 2015 at 11:11AM