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Arias in the Area

on January 28, 2015 at 11:26AM

Schlepping to San Francisco for your opera fix isn't always practical, but missing out entirely would be courtesan-with-tuberculosis tragic. Take in an intimate evening with up-and-coming stars when the San Francisco Opera Center Singers fill the Calvary Lutheran Church with sweet, sweet music on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Recognize local Ken Malcomson in this gem? Looking good, kid.

Well, This is Awkward.

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 21, 2015 at 11:37AM

Awkward Family Photos — the dated hair, forced smiles, uncomfortable poses and embarrassing fashion choices you've been enjoying online since 2009 — comes to the Morris Graves Museum of Art from Jan. 21 through March 1 ($5, $2 seniors and students, free to kids and members). You needn't wait for the big opening reception during Eureka's Arts Alive!

Sax Stories

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 21, 2015 at 11:36AM

Like their namesake, the saxophonist and band leader Billy Tipton (only discovered to be biologically female after his death), there is more to The Tiptons than meets the eye. With four sax players and a drummer, the band zigzags across genres from jazz to bluegrass and gospel to Balkan.

On the Hook

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 21, 2015 at 11:33AM

Grab your tackle for Humboldt Steelhead Days starting with the kick-off party on Friday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Mad River Brewing Company (free). But don't stay out too late — hooks hit the water at 7 a.m. the next day.

Don't get us started on the capitalization.

Typo or Fashion Insight?

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 19, 2015 at 3:31PM

According to the writing on the wall in Eureka, either Lucifer is poised to fill the world with darkness and chaos, or shiny silks are back for spring. Maybe both.

Bowled Over

on January 16, 2015 at 11:20AM

What better way to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. than by sharing the original comfort food — bowl of rice and beans — with your friends and neighbors at the annual Bowl of Beans event Monday, Jan. 19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Arcata Community Center ($6). We could use a little cross-cultural, inter-faith harmony right now, yes?

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Arias in the Area

Well, This is Awkward.

Sax Stories

On the Hook

Typo or Fashion Insight?

Bowled Over

Name Those Pandas

Victory Lap

It Takes Two

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