That Time The Foo Fighters Played Arcata

by Jennifer Savage on February 26, 2015 at 1:12PM

We almost missed making note of an anniversary near and dear to longtime A-towners' hearts. Thankfully, British weekly music mag NME reminded us about the significance of Feb. 23, 1995: Back To The Foo-ture: 20 Years On, The Story Of Foo Fighters' First Ever Show. 

Hello, Cowboy

on February 25, 2015 at 11:22AM

Mel Brooks never met a genre he didn't want to mess with. But those old Westerns (spaghetti or otherwise) that played on TV Saturday afternoons were already pretty nuts.

Red Carpet Moment

on February 18, 2015 at 9:51AM

Before you get caught up in Oscar fever, see if the next Martin Scorsese, Kathryn Bigelow or Billy Wilder is waiting to be discovered at Humboldt State University right now. Go beyond indie on Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Van Duzer Theatre when the HSU Film Showcase gets rolling (free).

With a Capital V

on February 18, 2015 at 9:49AM

On Friday, Feb. 20 through Sunday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. at the D Street Community Center in Arcata, keep the V-Day momentum going with the annual performance of founder Eve Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues, directed by Carly Sherman ($10, $8 seniors and students). The play, which has seen updates, revisions and controversy over the years since its first off-Broadway performance in 1996, was born from interviews with some 200 women.

Swingers

on February 13, 2015 at 4:00AM

Did you blow Valentine's Day? Don't despair, you can fix this.

Metal Hearts

on February 12, 2015 at 4:00AM

Valentine's Day doesn't have to be about romance — let's open this thing up to all kinds of love. You could, for example, spend the evening with a sister.

You and Me...

by Grant Scott-Goforth on February 5, 2015 at 12:22PM

Claws: UPDATE

on February 4, 2015 at 11:41AM

Update: Well, blow me down. The winds have kicked up and forced the Crab Festival indoors.

Speaking Up

on February 4, 2015 at 11:40AM

Take a break from small talk. On Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m., Will Gibson and Billy Tuggle go big with spoken word poetry at the Arcata Playhouse ($12, $10 students, seniors and members).

Fancy Dancer

on February 2, 2015 at 11:33AM

According to the Facebook user quoted on his website, Sherman Alexie "looked more Indian when his hair was long." No matter.