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Re: Gaza, CPH and Zionism
Editor:
Nan Abrams’ letter to the editor in last week’s Journal (Mailbox, May 23) allows that «the campus protesters are likely not antisemitic,» but dismisses that as «irrelevant» because, Nan claims, «they are enabling an antisemitic moment.» That›s some really twisted logic. What she is saying, in e ect, is exactly what the Israeli government has been espousing — that Palestinian lives are irrelevant because Hamas controls Gaza. Nonsense. It would be just as erroneous to claim such a thing as it would be to blame all Jewish people for the traumatic events the Israeli army has been inflicting upon Palestinian civilians in Gaza every day since Oct. 7.
If Nan Abrams wants to fret about whose actions might be allowing antisemitism the largest opening at the moment, she need look no further than the current Israeli government.
Lamar Hudson, Briceland
Editor:
Early in her letter Ms. Abrams states, “The campus protesters are likely not antisemitic. But that is irrelevant. They are enabling an antisemitic moment.”
If Ms. Abrams is correct in her assumption that the pro-Palestinian campus protesters were not antisemites, an assumption I share, her subsequent opinion that their innocence is “irrelevant” begs the question: If not from the campus protesters, whence cometh the antisemitism in that “antisemitic moment?”
Her ensuing five paragraphs provide a potpourri of selective history, abridgement of Jewish persecutions, and whitewash of Zionism’s imperialist tendencies, but do not identify the source of the antisemitism she perceives.
Attaining statehood when, in the wake of World War II, Britain and France o shored Europe’s “Jewish problem” to Palestine, Zionism went from being a peaceful expression of the national aspirations of the oppressed Jewish people to becoming a heavily armed nation-state with its Zionist might enforcing its Zionist “right” to oppress Palestine. Many, maybe most, past and present nation-states have displayed similar behavior … indicating “Jewishness” was/is irrelevant in the oppression of Palestine.
But Zionism … in 1948 and under the guise of the Jewish State of Israel … started weaponizing the victimhood Jews had endured for millennia to obscure its imperial pretensions. Planning, coordinating
and waging oppression on Palestine was requiring ever more vociferous threats of antisemitism to silence bleeding hearts and to minimize empathy and aid for Palestine. Seventy-five years later, antisemitism has become ambient in Zion, trapped in moments whenever, wherever it confronts opposition.
The historical truth of the relentless oppression of Jews does not, cannot and never will legitimize Zionism’s fascistic oppression of Palestine and, thereby requires antisemitism to become its body armor.
Alex Ricca, Blue Lake
Editor:
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced millions of people while having its roots in a colonial act carried out a century ago. Hamas fighters killed more than 1,200 Israelis in assaults on southern Israel. In response, Israel launched a bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 35,000 Palestinians.
Previously these assaults involved the internationally banned weapon, phosphorus gas. It has mobilized troops along the Gaza border, for a ground attack, finally reaching Rafah (at one point a designated safe zone by the Israeli Occupying Forces). They have announced a “total blockade” of the Gaza Strip, stopping the supply of food, fuel and essentials to the besieged enclave in an act that under international law amounts to war crimes.
In 1917, Britain’s then-foreign secretary, Arthur Balfour, wrote a letter to Lionel Walter Rothschild. It committed the British government to “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” European powers promised the Zionist movement a country where Palestinian Arabs made up 90 percent of the population.
In April of 1936, the Arab National Committee called on Palestinians to go on strike, withhold tax payments and boycott to protest British colonialism. Even before the British mandate expired, Zionists were destroying Palestinian towns and villages to erase Palestinian history.
The Zionist movement captured 78 percent of historic Palestine. The remaining 22 percent was divided into the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip.
In my lifetime, Israel has launched five assaults on Gaza: in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021 and now 2023. Tens of thousands of Palestinians and children have been killed, thousands of homes, schools and o ces have been destroyed. Rebuilding has been next to impossible because the siege prevents construction materials, such as steel and cement, from reaching Gaza.
Allan R Anderson III, Eureka
Editor:
Whatever one thinks of the student demonstrations at Cal Poly Humboldt and around the globe, history will show how they ended nations’ self-censorship of the words “apartheid and genocide” su ered by Palestinian civilians.
A debt of gratitude is due Cal Poly Humboldt students and the NCJ coverage of their protests.
Law-enforcement’s militarized response merits significant reform, as well as, the university administrations that called them, both largely sharing military backgrounds and thus, the military’s zealous intolerance for disobedience to authority, often against their own interests, for example, when ordered to beat other veterans that occupied the White House lawn demanding the G.I. Bill.
NCJ letters (Mailbox, May 23) bicker over which side is more “indigenous,” Palestinians or Israeli Zionists, distracting from the 14,000 Palestinian children killed by U.S. and German weapons (hundreds or thousands more buried under rubble and mass graves).
Recent rulings against Israel by the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court were free from any delusion that an atrocity merits genocide.
South Africa (ICJ complainant against Israel) reminds us of Apartheid’s 1980 “Bantustans,” where black escapees killed as many whites as they could find; North Vietnamese escaped their “strategic hamlets” to do the same or Nat Turner’s slave rebellion and Native American Red Cloud escaping the reservation.
Every society organized to advantage privileged individuals builds walls to protect against the revenges of poverty and oppression, walls that grow commensurate with the institutionalized corruption of public policy by oligarchs, monarchs, dictators and petty tyrants, even though collapse is the fate of every walled civilization in human history.
Altering a self-destructive trajectory as old as “civilization” begins with a simple unasked question in every community. Which local multimillion dollar investments of public and private capital contribute to, or reverse today’s socio-economic walls destined for collapse?
George Clark, Eureka
Editor:
Netanyahu and one letter writer cite the “Jewish state” and that Israel is “reclaiming” their ancestral promised land. This letter writer uses the standard race card of “white colonizers” and claims Jewish populations that never ever occupied the land.
Arab semites and Jewish semites (they are both semites) alternately occupied the land. Arabs cite Ishmael as the first son of
Clem’s Old Shed
My sledge hammer Reigns down, Slowly dismembering What once was Well built.
Hard as I swing Each joint resists My elder e orts To move forward, With new plans.
Shingles fly, Glass breaks, Joints hold, Until they don’t …
Abraham, and Jews cite Isaic as the first “legitimate” son. Both claim that God said they are the “chosen people.”
Israel’s intentions are clear. Netanyahu’s October Amalek “our Holy Bible” citation exhorts Israel to kill every man. Every woman, every child, every baby. Israel’s military head refers to Palestinians as “human animals” and to “mowing the lawn.”
This is not a war. The Palestinians have no airplanes, no tanks, no bulldozers, no 2,000 pound bombs, no billions of U.S. dollars. Hamas has 100 hostages, Israel has 10,000 (or is it 2,500,000?). This is just a righteous, bloodthirsty slaughter in order to make room for a greater Zion.
Netanyahu and Biden demand that student protests be stopped because they are antisemitic. But the whole world already sees Israel’s genocide and has already reacted. If there is antisemitism, the American Jews identifying with Israel are the additional victims of Netanyahu’s atrocities.
Charles Wilson, Fortuna
Editor:
Thank you Dr. Schnnurer for your thoughtful and wide-lens reflections regarding the CPH protests (“In Defense of the Occupation of Siemens Hall,” May 16). As a fellow faculty member, I share so many of your perceptions of what took place and what was gained from the e orts. To read such nuanced reflections in contrast to Mark Johnson’s shallow, lawand-order interview especially resonated deeply (“‘False Narratives,’” May 16). May those of us invested in CPH as a place of continuous learning and evolution take this to heart into the coming semesters.
Julie Slater, Arcata
Editor:
If you’ve been speaking about the encampment that occurred at Cal Poly
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Kirk Gothier
Humboldt based on reports from administration or things you’ve seen on social media, then you have been sharing a distorted version of reality. I encourage you to stop speaking, take a walk on campus and listen to the voices of the students and community members who were there. Their stories are powerful and many hold visions for a beautiful world where we are all free from the oppressive forces of state violence. These are leaders willing to put their bodies on the line for the people. Not because they’re getting a paycheck to do it, but because they are acting from their hearts.
In contrast, police and CPH admin got paid for this debacle and then misled the public. They stated that there’s “$1.7 million in damages and emergency operations costs.” But those are two di erent things. Tell the public the actual price range for the damage alone. Please include a lowcost bid where you let people volunteer to help clean up and paint. Disclose to the public the cost of emergency operations separately. The decision to bring in hundreds of outside agitators (aka police from outside Humboldt County) is on administration. Who’s going to pay the bill for their poor decision-making? This whole situation could have been resolved through mediation, but the administration chose to act from fear instead of a grounded respect for the students they serve and the Arcata community in which they live and grow. I request a public apology from Tom Jackson and Mark Johnson for their unethical actions.
The people arrested at CPH on Beltane Eve should be cherished. I pray that the freedom called for in their songs opens hearts throughout our community and the greater world.
Launa Wyrd, Arcata
‘An Unfounded Bias’
Editor:
Richard Engel’s criticisms of Greg King’s call for a Manhattan project for Solar rooftop (Mailbox, May 16) reflects an unfounded bias for centralized electricity generation, shared by his Schatz colleagues and Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), that explains why RCEA has no widespread distributed solar program (WDS).
Engel o ers other renewables but they all destroy habitat, and “cannot feasibly be captured with individual household systems,” whereas WDS on the built environment, where the power is used, has minimal impact; and WDS is ideally suited to household and public buildings and spaces, perhaps a benefit not appreciated by those wishing to control our electricity.
Bonus feature: Solar panels are eminently recyclable.
Engel argues for a diversified energy portfolio, yet RCEA has no WDS program, only centralized, resulting in both costlier solar and “skyrocketing electric rates,” along with the loss of the local employment associated with scaled-up solar deployment. Worse, we are also deprived of the security and resilience that come with the energy independence of WDS.
The reality is that all of our electricity comes from large centralized facilities: PG&E burns fracked natural gas, biomass pollutes worse than coal and accelerates mechanized deforestation. RCEA’s greenest program buys electricity from distant habitat-fragmenting solar and wind arrays (the desert tortoise is now endangered under the California ESA), and hydro from watershed-killing dams, transmitted over long, incendiary distances, vulnerable in disasters.
WDS, associated with micro and nano grids, can supplement SoHum’s (and Humboldt’s) future power needs, help balance the grid and facilitate our transition away from fossil fuels for transportation, heating, cooking and tool use.
We need a Division of Energy Resilience at RCEA dedicated to covering our built environment with solar photovoltaics, exploiting available technologies and all private and government incentives in order to support public and private solar opportunities across all income levels.
Ken Miller, McKinleyville
‘The Most Cogent Explanation’
Editor:
Many thanks to Barry Evans for his article on the mRNA vaccine and its discoverers (“mRNA Vaccines vs. the Pandemic,” May 23). It is the most cogent explanation I know of (after all this time!) on how the vaccine came to be and how it works, plus a wonderful human-interest story. I had doubts about the vaccine at first, but went ahead from the first shot through my latest booster this spring. This gives me confidence I did the right thing. No COVID. Hooray for science!
Judith Brown, Eureka
The Death of Participatory
Democracy
Editor:
An assumption at the base of the concept
basic goodness of its participants — fairness, rational thought, the understanding that “community” means living together in peace and with fairness.
That idea of communal and mutually beneficial democracy has been thrown under the bus with the rise of the Hate Right, the MAGAs, the unforgiving, the uncompromising fearmongers who might live right next door.
“We’ll see you at your house,” is the headline of a recent New York Times article, which describes how public o cials from Washington to Redding, California, are being driven from public service by those empowered by hate and self-righteousness.
Public o cials live in terror of the people they serve, from presidents to senators to county supervisors and clerks. “We’ll see you at your home,” one Bakersfield man told his city council. “We’ll murder you.”
As a journalist, I can’t forget the Baltimore Capital Gazette murders by Jarrod Ramos, who killed five journalists by shotgun in 2018, egged on by then-president Trump, who didn’t like criticism.
Trump has now renewed his call for violence. “Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, refused
to rule out violence if he were to lose in November. ‘It always depends on the fairness of the election,’” The Times reported. This is the man who directed supporters to storm the Capitol and execute his own vice president.
Criticism, fairness, level-headedness — and the public debate and discussion should follow — are essential to American democracy. In 1644, when John Stuart Mill wrote, “Let [truth] and falsehood grapple,” his assumption was a “free and open encounter” among di ering opinions. That freedom is crushed by those who will neither participate nor listen to free and open debate, and who make up their minds to pursue violence instead of rational thought.
Ted
Pease, Trinidad
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once while driving, sexual assaulted a passed-out co-worker and friend, lied to hide a workplace affair, getting someone fired in the process, and drove a car while drinking alcohol.
In entering into the stipulation, Kreis agrees that facts recited to buttress each of the counts he admitted to are “true and correct,” and that the discipline agreed to “is appropriate in light of those facts.”
In addition to failing to disclose personal relationships with attorneys and litigants in his court, Kreis also admitted to other misconduct, including violating litigants’ due process rights, issuing arbitrary rulings, making false statements, losing his temper in court and abusing his judicial authority. He also admitted to making inappropriate comments in court, joking once about killing a deputy public defender, implying that another was late for court because he’d been drinking at a local bar, saying in open court he wished a
local attorney would “disappear” and, prior to joining the bench, calling a deputy district attorney a “bitch.” Additionally, he admitted to making sarcastic comments about family law litigants, and to having inappropriately recorded videos for his re-election campaign from his judicial office.
“Judge Kreis’ conduct in treating attorneys and litigants poorly, making inappropriate, sarcastic and gratuitous comments to them … undermines public perception of the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary,” the stipulation states. “Everyone appearing before Judge Kreis should be assured that he would dispense justice fairly and respectfully. His conduct and remarks did not inspire confidence that he would do so.”
The stipulation also notes that Kreis should have known better, noting he’d been disciplined by the commission in 2018 for similar conduct.
“He received an advisory letter in 2018
for the following remarks about a criminal defendant during a sentencing hearing: ‘He’s a dirtbag of the highest order … What’s kind of burning me up right now is the fact that he was paid more than I’m paid, to sell cars, and then he stole money on top of it. How pathetic is that?”
If the commission and Kreis had failed to negotiate a stipulation, the matter would have moved to the formal proceedings stage, with the case heard by a panel of three “special masters” — judges selected by the California Supreme Court to preside over the hearing. These special masters would then have prepared a report of the hearing’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, presenting them to the Commission on Judicial Performance for action.
It’s incredibly rare for cases to proceed to that stage. In 2022, the commission processed 1,385 complaints, 1,294 of which were closed after the initial review stage. Of the 91 cases that proceeded to an
investigation, 60 were closed without discipline, while 29 resulted in discipline and two were closed after the involved judge resigned or retired. Only one case that year reached a formal proceeding. In 2022, just one case resulted in a judge being censured.
In the stipulation, the commission addresses why it felt resolving the case against Kreis was appropriate.
“The judge’s agreement to resign effective May 27, 2024, and not to seek or hold judicial office, effectively reaches the same resolution as removal, affords protection to the public, enforces rigorous standards of judicial conduct and maintains public confidence in the integrity of the judicial system in the most expeditious manner by avoiding the delay of further proceedings,” states the stipulation, which was signed by Kreis on May 1 and approved through a unanimous vote of the commission May 15.
—Thadeus Greenson
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Plaid Maxxx heats up the crowd during the day-one break check on the plaza.
Earth, Wind & Shire make their way through day-one break testing while being followed by the Nazgul
Ken Beidleman’s Reptile Dysfunction pushes their way up June’s Dunes headed toward Dead Man’s Drop.
Tempus Fugitives: Polka Dot Party circles the Ferndale finish line and reaps the Glory.
Goth Ham pilot Malia Matsumoto (right) shields herself from the Ferndale sun and celebrates with a fellow pilot after crossing the finish line.
Last Call for Soup at Japhy’s
Tera Mar and Kate Manley showed up at 10 a.m. to stake out the first spot in line for a last meal from Japhy’s Soup and Noodles on May 23. The restaurant announced its closure days earlier after a quarter century in business and the line for its final lunch service stretched up the block to Northtown Coffee.
“We’ve been coming here for 25 years, and we had to get one last Thai chicken curry and cold noodle salad,” Mar says. “And cornbread.” Under their cafe table, their 17-year-old miniature Dachshund Ming rests her white face in her paws. “She’ll get a piece of my chicken,” Mar adds.
Both she and Manley started coming to the shop when they worked at Humboldt State University. They remained steady customers, even picking up takeout during the height of the pandemic. Like many loyal regulars, they appreciated the filling bowls for low prices, as well as vegetarian options that went beyond green salad and macaroni and cheese.
When original owners Josh and Miwa Solomon opened Japhy’s 25 years ago, Manley recalls, “It was the only place for food like this ... Asian comfort food.” That has changed in Arcata and elsewhere over the decades. Up the hill from Japhy’s stands Pho Hoang, where Thai green curry and hot bowls of phô are on offer. More upscale ramen can be had in town at Nori and Sushi Spot, and there are whispers
about a new noodle joint opening nearby. Owner Josh Hand opens the door at 11:30 a.m. and the line flows to the counter, with customers offering thanks and regrets. Asked about the closure, he dips his head and says he’ll essentially be turning Japhy’s back over to its original owners, who won’t be reopening.
Behind the counter, staffers fly between the rice cooker and the five pots of soup, occasionally glancing up at the line through the window. One tells a customer she doesn’t expect to make it to the usual 8 p.m. closing time before selling out. At the pickup counter, a woman with gray hair picks up her Thai chicken curry soup and rice and gives a wan smile. “Thank you,” she says. “I’m gonna cry.”
No Alibi
While the Journal was unable to contact the Alibi’s owner Justin Ladd by press time, the doors to both sides of the Arcata institution — old and new — have closed following a farewell weekend packed with regulars and Kinetic revelers. The storied bar built a loyal following with late-night music shows and early morning Bloody Marys. If this closure is indeed permanent, it leaves Everett’s as the last bar standing on the so-called Tavern Row. Cheers, friends. l
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill (she/her) is the arts and features editor at the Journal
Reach her at (707) 442-1400, extension 320, or jennifer@northcoastjournal.com. Follow her on Instagram @JFumikoCahill.
Patrons lined up for their last meals at Japhy’s.
Photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
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Your wish is my command. Here’s another freebee that starts after 7 p.m. (probably an hour later, I’d hazard). Over at the Basement, you can enjoy the Claire Bent Jazz Quintet fronted by one of the more versatile singers of our area.
Thursday It’s the last Thursday of the last month before the summertime, which means our options are usually some mix of scant and quaint, so let’s spin the wheel and see what pops up. OK, how about the Open Mic Jam at the Logger Bar, hosted by Soul Trip , starting, I’m guessing, after 7 p.m. and free. What’s that you say? Another spin?
I’m sure the magic has worn a bit thin since I was a child, but I was also a brooding and not very happy kid, the kind who didn’t understand why anyone would be anything but stoked to have Darth Vader as a father.
As an “Oregon Trail” millennial, I’m the perfect age to wax rhapsodic about loving the original Star Wars trilogy, while having strong opinions about the later franchise offerings. However, while I am many things and not all of them virtuous, I am not a nerd, so I have little interest in wading into those oily waters. I am a shameless lover of a big spectacle, so the opportunity to see the middle — and heaviest — film of the original three on the big screen is a good thing. The Eureka Theater is showing The Empire Strikes Back , the most perfectly balanced middle point of the helmet-and-lightsaber saga.
Sunday
Tuesday The Arcata Veterans Hall is always a fun venue for catching shows and the only one in the county (I’m aware of) that has a nice big cannon parked out front. Tonight’s
Monday It sure ain’t Valentine’s Day, but that’s not stopping the good folks at Savage Henry Comedy Club from putting on a Broken Heart Care-Eoke — that last word sounds better in the head than it looks on paper — at 9 p.m. For $1, you can step up to the mic and croon a heartbroken tune or share a story of being in dumpsville. And while I doubt that even the most potent potions brewed up by the late CIA evil scientist and MKUltra big bad-daddy Sidney Gottlieb could coerce me into such activities, to each their own. Pour one out for the broken-hearted, if you are so inclined.
Wednesday Ana Egge is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, and guitar builder based out of Brooklyn, New York. Her tunes are well-written, and walk on those lovely, gilded splinters set between the converging pathways of modern folk, country and bluesy jazz. I dig it. Check her out at the Old Steeple tonight at 7:30 p.m., a place that I can virtually guarantee is so perfect for her vibe it will feel like a collaboration. It’s $25 if you walk up and pay, $21.50 for advance tickets. l Collin Yeo (he/him) lives in Arcata, a town that is increasingly bumming him out.
’m going to keep this one brief because I’m on the backend of the long weekend and reeling from some bad business that went down on Kinetic Saturday. I’m talking about the last call at one of my longtime favorite watering holes, the Alibi. I had a farewell cocktail there after work the day before and missed Saturday’s shutdown because of my aversion to crowds. I have a lot to say about this and almost none of it is fit to print, so I will stick with a quick observation. In my view, from my side of the bar, the reasons for the place getting shuttered has absolutely nothing to do with its wonderful staff, for whom I have only affection and care. Nor do the regular patrons, casuals and wandering tourists share any blame. That’s it. Like many Alibi regulars, I didn’t spend the last decade-plus jamming out late at night, or reading or chatting with friends in the courtyard or splendor of either bar, all while dropping a mortgage-worth of money over that time on drinks and food to suffer this foolish loss. Tip your bartenders and servers, and have a wonderful week.
Saturday It’s the second — and last — night of the Eureka Symphony’s latest offering, “A Study in Contrasts.” On the program are two favorites of mine, Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 2 (his final concerto) and the ninth or “New World” Symphony by Dvôrák. Both pieces are considered late-career masterworks by their respective composers. Though separated by more than 70 years of violently dynamic history, each opus has something to offer the other by means of contrast, the often triumphal majesty of the symphony is a great foil to the damaged, paranoid beauty of the concerto. I’m going to take this opportunity to plug a favorite novel The Noise of Tim e, by Julian Barnes, which offers a pretty good submersion into the life and mind of Shostakovich as he explores the U.S. as a Soviet cultural ambassador and writes his mid-career works literally under the gun. I am certain that, as always, director and conductor Carol Jacobson will deliver the goods. We have a fine symphony here, folks, go enjoy it! It’s at the Arkley Center at $7:30 p.m., tickets range from $19-$49. Viva.
IFriday Local roots rock, boogie and blues-infused, country-side, all-star act The New Pelicans is joining up with another, albeit more established, act of stellar local players when they share the Humbrews stage with Rooster McClintock at 8 p.m. ($10). This is a great pairing, as the rambling string band picking fun of the renewed iteration of the Handshakers should serve as a great companion sound to the honky tonk-ing heat brought by the Rooster Boys. What a perfect way to summon the coming spirits of summer.
Anyway, I’m not above saying this seems like a great time. The matinee is at 2:30 p.m., and tickets are $10 general, $5 for children 12 and under, which presumably doesn’t include fan boys from the legions of manchildren circling the outer planets of the galaxy.
headliners are a rockabilly band from SoCal called the Crown City Bombers , a name I am certain looks really great embossed on the back of a bowling shirt. The band is nine albums deep into its career, so you know these cats are lifers, and they play a mix of vintage rockin’ classics as well as originals in the style thereof with a great deal of skill. Slide on by after the doors open at 7 p.m. to see what’s cooking, and make sure to catch something good from local trio Idle Spurs ($15).
at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4.
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The Parting Glass
The Crown City Bombers play the Arcata Veterans Hall
Courtesy of the artists
Calendar May 30 – June 6, 2024
Get ready for an out-of-this-world experience at the second annual Forest Moon Festival , a weekend celebration inspired by the Star Wars universe, honoring the film franchise’s connection to Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. From May 31 to June 2 , Humboldt will host a series of events, including costume contests, live music, artisan vendors and themed activities. Highlights include the Forest Moon Ball with Andy B. and Friends on Friday, May 31 , from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Historic Eagle House ($12, $10 advance). There will be two Galactic activity-packed celebrations with food trucks, drinks, live music, photos ops and evening outdoor screenings of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope at Rohner Park on Friday, May 31, from 6 to midnight and at Sequoia Park on Saturday, June 1, from noon to midnight (free admission). The Eureka Theater will host a special matinee showing of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Sunday, June 2 at 2:30 p.m. ($10, $5 for children 12 years and under). Costumes encouraged at all events!
30 Thursday
ART
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. With a live model. Bring your own art supplies. Call to contact Clint. $5. synapsisperformance.com. (707) 362-9392.
May/June Art Show. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Copies of winning artwork from the 21st annual Student Bird Art Contest are on display.
EVENTS
Pony Express Days Chili Cook-off. 5:30-7 p.m. Pierson Park, 1608 Pickett Road, McKinleyville. McKinleyville’s annual celebration and competition. Diners are the judges. Sample all types of chili and vote for your favorites. $15.
GARDEN
Community Compost Drop-Off. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Redwood Community Action Agency offers food waste drop-off (up to 5 gallons/week). Bring kitchen or yard food scraps and help build compost for the community u-pick garden at the reserve. Email or call to sign up. Sliding scale donation to $10. mdrummond@rcaa.org. (707) 269-2071.
OUTDOORS
Nature Quest. 3-6 p.m. Headwaters Forest Reserve, End of Elk River Road, 6 miles off U.S. Highway 101, Eureka. Explore trails and share mindfulness practices, group conversation and other eco-therapeutic activities. Transportation available for Eureka residents. Call to pre-register. Free. chaskell@eurekaca.gov. eurekaheroes. org. (707) 382-5338.
Celebrate creativity on the North Coast during the annual North Coast Open Studios Art Night on Friday, May 31 from 6 to 9 p.m. This kick-off event allows art enthusiasts to get an early peek into the studios of dozens of local artists before the main Open Studios weekend begins. Explore painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry and more as artists across Humboldt County open their creative spaces to the public for this free evening. Then return on June 1-2, and June 8-9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. when more than 160 artists from Fortuna to Blue Lake welcome visitors into their studios. Printed guidebooks are available in the May 23 issue of the North Coast Journal and in art-supporting businesses around the county. Online listings with interactive maps available at northcoastopenstudios.com.
LGBTQ+ professionals networking mixer providing an open and welcoming environment for all people of the LGBTQ+ community as well as friends, allies and business professionals who value diversity and inclusivity. events@historiceaglehouse.com. fb.me/e/3XK7QZyuk. (707) 444-3344.
31 Friday
ART
Life Drawing Sessions. 10 a.m.-noon. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. Hosted by Joyce Jonté. $10, cash or Venmo.
North Coast Open Studios Art Night. 6-9 p.m. Countywide. The kick-off to North Coast Open Studios, with dozens of artists opening their creative spaces to the public the night before the main event starts. Free. contact@northcoastopenstudios.com. northcoastopenstudios.com. (707) 442-8413.
BOOKS
Weekly Preschool Story Time. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in the children’s room. For children 2 to 6 years old with their caregivers. Other family members are welcome to join in the fun. Free. manthony@co.humboldt.ca.us. humlib. org. (707) 269-1910.
MOVIES
Suburban Sasquatch. Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Low-budget horror about unsuspecting residents encroaching into the territory of the legendary creature. Local filmmaker and Bigfoot enthusiast Jon Olsen introduces the film. $10, includes free raffle ticket.
MUSIC
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Step up to the plate for the opening weekend of Humboldt Crabs Baseball , a North Coast tradition since 1945. Catch the Crabs in action at Arcata Ball Park on opening night, Friday, May 31 , when the Crabs host Seals Baseball at 7 p.m. ($10 for adults and $4 for kids ages 3-12). Crabs and Seals go at it again Saturday, June 1, at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, at 12:30 p.m. Swing into summer with the oldest continuously operated summer collegiate baseball team. Season runs through Aug. 4. Get the full summer schedule and more info at humboldtcrabs.com.
ley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. The season finale opens with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 129, and concludes with Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (From the New World). $19-$49. eurekasymphony.org.
SoHum Bhakti Day Fest. 12-8 p.m. Beginnings Octagon, 5 Cemetery Road, Redway. Celebrate Indian art and culture through Kirtan. Ayurvedic multi-course meal by Traci Webb of Ayurvedic Living. No dogs, please. No Wi-Fi. Bring cash. $30, $25 advance; $20 meal, $15 advance. ranjithjbox@gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/7752884244745936. (707) 223-3987.
THEATER
A New Brain. 8 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. Redwood Curtain Theatre presents the tumultuous journey of a frustrated composer whose sudden hospitalization thrusts him into a surreal confrontation with mortality and the meaning of his music. Through June 9. redwoodcurtain.com/.
The Prom. 7:30 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. Four eccentric Broadway stars in need of a new stage hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom. $18, $16 students, seniors, children. ferndalerep.org/.
EVENTS
Dazey’s Smokeout - Arcata. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Dazey’s Supply Arcata, 5307 Boyd Road. Celebrate 50 years in business with music and entertainment, a live radio broadcast, Nature Joe’s Live Animal Exhibit, chainsaw wood carving from Gary Spalino, pulled pork sandwiches and hot dogs by JB Grillers from noon to 3 p.m., beer booth, raffle and giveaway. Free. david.thrasher@ dazeys.com. facebook.com/events/1005290134286684/. (707) 408-1822.
Building Center, 690 Thomas Drive, Garberville. Celebrate 50 years in business with music and entertainment, dunk tank, free barbecue with purchase from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., beer and cocktails, raffle and giveaways, vendors and demos. Free. cash@dazeys.com. facebook.com/ events/1677609263011265/. (707) 923-2781.
Forest Moon Ball w/Andy B. and Friends. 7:30-11 p.m. The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. Official party for the Forest Moon Festival. Rockin’ blues. Dancing. Costumes encouraged. $12, $10 advance. Forest Moon Festival at Rohner Park. 6-midnight. Rohner Park, 5 Park St., Fortuna. Dress in costume, enjoy a themed public skate event, a food truck, music and outdoor activities for children. Then lay back for a screening ofStar Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope under the stars. Bring blankets or chairs. Depot Museum will have a Star Wars exhibit. Free admission. friendlyfortuna.com.
Friday Night Market. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Old Town, Eureka, 317 Third St. A bustling farmers market, arts and craft vendors, bar featuring Humboldt produced beverages, a variety of food vendors and live music for dancing on three stages. Free.
FOR KIDS
Kid’s Night at the Museum. 5:30-8 p.m. Redwood Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. Drop off your 3.5-12 year old for interactive exhibits, science experiments, crafts and games, exploring the planetarium, playing in the water table or jumping into the soft blocks. $17-$20. info@discovery-museum.org. discovery-museum.org/ classesprograms.html. (707) 443-9694.
Weekly Preschool Storytime. Eureka Library, 1313 Third St. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in the children’s room. For children 2 to 6 years old with their caregivers and other family members. Free. manthony@ co.humboldt.ca.us. humboldtgov.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=8274. (707) 269-1910.
FOOD
Garberville Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Garberville Town Square, Church Street. Meat, eggs, produce, oysters, plants, mushrooms, jam, hot food and art. (707) 441-9999.
SPORTS
Humboldt Crabs Baseball. 7 p.m. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. The oldest continuously operated summer collegiate baseball program takes the plate. Through Aug. 4. $10, $4 children 3-12. humboldtcrabs.com.
1 Saturday
ART
Arts Alive. First Saturday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Historic Old Town Eureka, Second Street. Art, and a heap of it, plus live music. All around Old Town and Downtown, Eureka. Free. eurekamainstreet.org. (707) 442-9054. North Coast Open Studios. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Countywide. More than 160 artists between Fortuna and Blue Lake share their creative spaces with the public. Guidebooks will be available in the May 22 issue of the North Coast Journal and in art-supporting businesses around the county. Listings with interactive maps online in May. Free. contact@northcoastopenstudios.com. northcoastopenstudios.com. (707) 442-8413.
BOOKS
Intercambio de Libros en Español/Spanish Language Book Exchange. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fortuna Library, 753 14th St. La Biblioteca de Fortuna los invita a traer libros (en buenas condiciones, por favor) a la biblioteca para
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cambiarlos por otros. The Fortuna Library invites you to bring books (in good condition, please) to the library to exchange them for others. Free/Gratis. (707) 725-3460.
MUSIC
Eureka Symphony: A Study in Contrasts. 7:30 p.m. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See May 31 listing.
A Tribute to Sublime with 40 Oz to Freedom. 8-9:30 p.m. Bear River Casino and Resort Tish Non Ballroom, 11 Bear Paws Way, Loleta. With laid-back vibes and infectious rhythms, 40 Oz to Freedom brings Sublime’s iconic tunes to life. Ages 21 and up. $15. Allykennedy@ bearrivercasino.com. bearrivercasino.com/headliners-special-events/. (707) 733-9644.
THEATER
Family Fun Series: Stand-up Stories: Multicultural Tales to Live By. 2 & 7 p.m. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Boxtales Theatre Company presents a collection of folktales and myths with valuable messages and cultural wisdom. $15, $10 kids, $40 family. info@arcataplayhouse. org. playhousearts.org. (707) 822-1575.
A New Brain. 8 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See May 31 listing.
The Prom. 7:30 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See May 31 listing.
EVENTS
Fortuna Citywide Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. City of Fortuna, various city locations. Hosted by Downtown Merchants Association.
Dazey’s Smokeout - Arcata. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dazey’s Supply Arcata, 5307 Boyd Road. See May 31 listing.
Dazey’s Smokeout - Garberville. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Dazey’s Building Center, 690 Thomas Drive, Garberville. See May 31 listing.
Ferndale Pet Parade. 11 a.m. Ferndale Main Street, Ferndale. Costumed pets parade down Main Street to Firemen’s Park for prizes in many categories.
Forest Moon Festival at Sequoia Park. Sequoia Park, 3414 W St., Eureka. Have your picture taken with costumers from the Rebel Legion- Endor Base, the Mandalorian Mercs, the Stormtrooper Ranch and a special appearance from the Bay Area Droid Builders. Check out a demo by the Saber Legion. Plus, food trucks, live music and more. Then lay back for a screening of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope under the stars. Bring blankets or chairs. Free. forestmoonfestival.org/.
Humboldt Trails Summit with Sen. Mike McGuire. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Trail Partners” and will highlight progress developing trails. info@humtrails.org. humtrails.org/.
Lemonade Day. Countywide. Visit lemonade stands and support aspiring entrepreneurs.
Pint for Pint Blood Drive. Lost Coast Brewery Taproom, 1600 Sunset Drive, Eureka. Community blood drive by the Northern California Blood Bank. Food will be available from Cali Crew Hibachi. lostcoast.com. (707) 267-9651.
Pony Express Days Open House, Rummage and Bake Sale. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. McKinleyville Senior Center, 1620 Pickett Road. Informational tables about the center, as well as a fundraiser rummage sale and bake sale. Free. info@mcksenior.org. (707) 839-0191.
Pony Express Parade and Festival. Central Avenue, McKinleyville. Pancake breakfast, parade down Central Avenue and a festival at Pierson Park. Free.
FOR KIDS
Touch-A-Truck. 12-3 p.m. Redway Elementary, 344 Humboldt Ave. A family-friendly event for kids and young adults to explore, discover and learn about their favorite rigs and important jobs in the community. There will be games, food, raffles and fun for everyone. Free.
FOOD
Arcata Plaza Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Humboldt-County-Grown and GMO-free produce along with plants, meats and other products. Live music.
Farm Stand. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Table Bluff Farm, 101 Clough Road, Loleta. Regeneratively grown seasonal veggies, flowers, meats and other locally made items. Cash, card, Venmo, Apple Pay and soon to accept EBT payments. info@tableblufffarm.com. TableBluffFarm.com. (707) 890-6699.
Sea Goat Farmstand. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Abbey of the Redwoods, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Fresh veggies grown on site, local eggs and sourdough bread. Work from local artists and artisans. flowerstone333@gmail. com. (530) 205-5882.
MEETINGS
Toastmasters International. First Saturday of every month, 7-8 a.m. Virtual World, Online. Members meet to deliver and evaluate prepared and impromptu speeches to improve as speakers and leaders. Meetings stream at https://tinyurl.com/zoomwithmidday and https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/9239283290. distinguished@rocketmail.com. 4139.toastmastersclubs.org. (855) 402-8255.
OUTDOORS
Family Fun Dune Exploration for National Trails Day. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Humboldt Bay NWR Lanphere Dunes Unit, 6800 Lanphere Road, Arcata. Bring water and snacks, and prepare for walking up and down in loose sand. Wear long sleeved pants, long sleeved shirts and bring mosquito spray. Meet at Pacific Union School, 3001 Janes Road, Arcata a few minutes before 10 a.m. Free. daisy@ friendsofthedunes.org. fws.gov/refuge/humboldt_bay. (707) 444-1397.
FOAM Marsh Tour. 2 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Meet leader Lynn Jones at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Interpretive Center for a 90-minute, rain-or-shine walk focusing on the human and natural history of the North Bay. Free. (707) 826-2359.
June Trash Bash. 9-10:30 a.m. Foot of W. Del Norte Street, W. Come early at 8:45 a.m. and enjoy breakfast donated by Los Bagels. Sign in and get supplies. Always ends with a group photo and raffle. hatwood@eurekaca. gov. fb.me/e/4qVfdkDoL. (707) 441-4218.
Nature Quest Day Walks. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Headwaters Continued on next page »
Forest Reserve, End of Elk River Road, 6 miles off U.S. Highway 101, Eureka. Redwood hikes, reflective practices and more. See flyer for more information. Women’s Wine Hiking Society hike to Lyon’s Ranch. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lyon’s Ranch on Bald Hills Road, 17 miles up Bald Hills Road, Orick. Join the Women’s Wine Hiking Society for another epic hike to Lyon’s Ranch in Redwood National Park June 1. To sign up go to winehikingsociety.com. We are a group of 25- to 72-year-old women who love to hike, explore and enjoy friendships and nature together. There will be carpooling available. See you there. $5.00. humboldtcounty.whs@gmail.ocm. winehikingsociety.ocm. (707) 498-8994.
SPORTS
Challenge of Champions Tour Bull Riding Event. 7 p.m. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Challenge of Champions bull riding tour. Show starts at 7 p.m., and then stick around for country music dance hits with Monument Road. $10-$300. redwoodacres.com. Humboldt Crabs Baseball. 6:30 p.m. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See May 31 listing.
ETC
Abbey of the Redwoods Flea Market. First Saturday of every month, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Grace Good Shepherd Church, 1450 Hiller Road, McKinleyville. Local arts, products, goods. Free entry.
Thursday-Friday-Saturday Canteen. 3-9 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. Enjoy a cold beverage in the canteen with comrades. Play pool or darts. If you’re a veteran, this place is for you. Free. PearceHansen999@outlook.com. (707) 443-5331.
2 Sunday
ART
North Coast Open Studios. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Countywide. See June 1 listing.
Trinidad Artisans Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Murphy’s Market Deli, Trinidad, 1 Main St. Art, crafts, live music and barbecue Every Sunday through Sept. 13. Free. murphysmarkets.net. (707) 834-8720.
DANCE
Afro-Fusion Feel and Flow. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. Explore and enjoy a fusion of West African movements from Guinea, Senegal, Liberia, Congo and Mali with the genre of Afro beats and traditional West African drumming. $10-$15. together@ sanctuaryarcata.org. sanctuaryarcata.org. (707) 822-0898.
MOVIES
The NeverEnding Story (1984). 5-8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Sunday, June 2nd. Pre-Show 5 p.m. Movie 6 p.m. Rated PG. 1hr. 42min. All Ages. A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book. Enjoy themed cocktails, retro-video games, and a unique/meticulously curat ed pre-show. $8 Admission | $12 Admission + Poster. info@arcatatheatre.com. www.facebook.com/ events/311732161871516. (707) 613-3030.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. 2:30-5 p.m. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. A special matinee screening of one of the greatest cinematic sagas of all time. Part of the Forest Moon Festival. $10, $5 for children 12 years and under. info@theeurekatheater.com. eventbrite.com/e/the-empire-strikes-back-tickets-907041514587?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=dis-
Live Music Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 2-4:30 p.m. Fieldbrook Winery, 4241 Fieldbrook Road. Live music, wood-fired pizza, beer and wine. Saturday, June 1: Secret Plan duo. Sunday, June 2: The Compost Mountain Boys, bluegrass. Free entry. fieldbrookwinery.com.
McKinleyville Community Choir. 3 p.m. Arcata Presbyterian Church, 670 11th St. Listen to the voices of 50+ members singing modern and traditional favorites. The choir is under the direction of Jon Reisdorf, Stephen Lewis and Naomi Faulkner. Some selections include Moonglow, Amazing Grace, An Die Musik (in German), The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Love Psalm. Refreshments provided. Free, donations welcome.
THEATER
A New Brain. 2 p.m. 5th and D Street Theater, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See May 31 listing.
The Prom. 2 p.m. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See May 31 listing.
EVENTS
Dazey’s Smokeout - Arcata. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dazey’s Supply Arcata, 5307 Boyd Road. See May 31 listing.
Dazey’s Smokeout - Garberville. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Dazey’s Building Center, 690 Thomas Drive, Garberville. See May 31 listing.
Trails Fundraiser. 1-7 p.m. Southern Humboldt Community Park, 1144 Sprowel Creek Road, Garberville. Walk, ride, run to join the fun. Live music, food and drinks, family fun for all. Bring your bike, helmet and sense of adventure. $5. info@sohumpark.org. sohumpark.org. (707) 923-2928.
FOOD
Food Not Bombs. 4 p.m. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Free, hot food for everyone. Mostly vegan and organic and always delicious. Free.
Pancake Breakfast and Community Market. First Sunday of every month, 8 a.m.-noon Van Duzen River Grange, 5250 State Route 36, Carlotta. Enjoy breakfast for the whole family, a petting zoo and browsing the community market. $10. vanduzengrange@gmail.com. instagram.com/vanduzengrange. (707) 296-4161.
OUTDOORS
Clean the Sidewalk Day. First Sunday of every month, 9-11 a.m. Valley West Park, Hallen Drive, Arcata. Help pick up non-hazardous items left behind. Meet at the park entrance for instructions, supplies and check-in. gmartin@cityofarcata.org. cityofarcata.org.
World-Hopping Dune Walk. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Ma-le’l Dunes North, Young Lane, Arcata. On the final day of the annual Forest Moon Festival, get the family outside in their best intergalactic-themed costumes to voyage through the swamps and wetlands to the Forest Moon, then take a selfie in the sandy Dune world. Free. daisy@ friendsofthedunes.org. (707) 444-1397.
SPORTS
Humboldt Crabs Baseball. 12:30 p.m. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See May 31 listing.
ETC
Humboldt Flea Market. First Sunday of every month, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Parkway. New location. Browse antiques, collectibles, tools, records, clothes, crafts, pies, jams and more. $2, free for kids under 13.
3 Monday
ART
Life Drawing Sessions. 6-8 p.m. Redwood Art Association Gallery, 603 F St., Eureka. See May 31 listing.
FOOD
Miranda Farmers Market. 2-6 p.m. Miranda Market, 6685 Avenue of the Giants. Fresh produce, mushrooms, beef and pork, eggs, honey, crafts, body products, jams and plants. (707) 441-9999.
MEETINGS
Entrepreneur’s Club of Arcata. First Monday of every month, 4-5 p.m. Arcata Chamber of Commerce, 1635 Heindon Road. Share your ideas. Learn business skills. Network. Open to all. Free. arcatachamber.com. (925) 214-8099.
ETC
Boardgame Night. 6-10:30 p.m. The Sanctuary, 1301 J St., Arcata. Quick 30-minute or long strategic games in a supportive and stress-free space. Feel free to bring your favorites as well. All ages. $2-$12. together@ sanctuaryarcata.org. sanctuaryarcata.org. (707) 822-0898. Homesharing Info Session. 9:30-10 a.m. and 1-1:30 p.m. This informational Zoom session will go over the steps and safeguards of Area 1 Agency on Aging’s matching process and the different types of homeshare partnerships. Email for the link. Free. homeshare@a1aa.org. a1aa. org/homesharing. ( 707) 442-3763.
4 Tuesday
BOOKS
Seth Zuckerman’s A Forest of Your Own. 7-8:30 p.m. Northtown Books, 957 H St., Arcata. The author talks about his new book A Forest of Your Own: The Pacific Northwest Handbook of Ecological Forestry, co-written by Kirk Hanson. Free. info@northtownbooks. com. northtownbooks.com/event/seth-zuckerman-forest-your-own-pacific-northwest-handbook-ecological-forestry. (707) 822-2834.
DANCE
Baywater Blues Fusion Dance. 7:15-9:15 p.m. The Historic Eagle House, 139 Second St., Eureka. Half hour dance lesson followed by social dancing. Come solo or with a friend to learn and enjoy partner dancing to blues and modern music. $5-$15 sliding, free for kids 12 and under. baywaterbluesfusion@gmail.com. facebook. com/profile.php?id=100089815497848. (707) 496-4056.
MOVIES
The People’s Joker. 7 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. A painfully unfunny aspiring clown grapples with her gender identity, forming an illegal comedy troupe and a fascist Caped Crusader. Ages 21 and up. $10. info@miniplexevents.com. miniplex. ticketleap.com/the-peoples-joker/. (707) 630-5000.
MUSIC
First Tuesday of the Month Sing-Along. First Tuesday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Join Joel Sonenshein as he leads a sing-along of your favorite folk, rock and pop songs of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Songbooks provided. $3. (707) 407-6496.
FOR KIDS
Look Closer and Make Connections. First Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt, 1242 G St., Arcata. Explore new exhibits and activities, including marine science, a bear, discovery boxes, microscopes, puzzles, scavenger hunts and more. Tuesday through Friday. $3 youth, $6 adult, $15 family, free for members. natmus@humboldt.edu. humboldt.edu/natmus. (707) 826-4480.
North Coast Music Together. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Trinidad Library, 380 Janis Court. Enjoy singing, keeping a beat, participating with confidence in music and having fun. For children and the parents who love them. Each attendee gets a free book. Free. literacyhelpers@gmail. com. humlib.org. (707) 445-3655.
FOOD
Fortuna Certified Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. 10th and Main streets, 10th and Main streets, Fortuna. Fruits and vegetables, crafts, music and hot food vendors. No pets allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation. org/fortuna.html. (707) 441-9999.
Shelter Cove Farmers Market. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Gyppo Ale Mill, 1661 Upper Pacific Drive, Shelter Cove. In-season produce, veggie starts, plants, grass-fed beef, pastured poultry and eggs, flowers, soap, herbal products and arts and crafts. gyppo.com. (707) 441-9999.
MEETINGS
Fortuna Parent Project. 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Gene Lucas Community Center, 3300 Newburg Ave., Fortuna. A 10week series that addresses topics like improving family relationships, effective discipline to improve school attendance and performance, reduce substance use, negative peer influences and how to address destructive behavior. Free. fortunatc@bgcredwoods.org. glccenter. org. (707) 617-8160.
Humboldt Cribbage Club Tournament. 6:15-9 p.m. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka. Weekly six-game cribbage tournament for experienced players. Inexperienced players may watch, learn and play on the side. Moose dinner available at 5:30 p.m. $3-$8. 31for14@ gmail.com. (707) 599-4605.
Monthly Meeting VFW Post 1872. First Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. Redwood Empire VFW Post 1872, 1018 H St., Eureka. Calling all combat veterans and all veterans eligible for membership in Veterans of Foreign Wars to meet comrades and learn about events in the renovated Memorial Building. Free. PearceHansen999@ outlook.com. (707) 443-5331.
ETC
English Express: An English Language Class for Adults. Virtual World, Online. Build English language confidence in ongoing online and in-person classes. All levels and first languages welcome. Join anytime. Pre-registration not required. Free. englishexpressempowered.com. (707) 443-5021.
5 Wednesday
ART
Art Club. First Wednesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Redwood Retro, 211 G St., Eureka. Come for the conversation and bring your own project or get materials and instruction for an additional fee. Sign-up and this month’s project online. $22. stainedghost.com.
LECTURE
FOAM First Wednesday Lecture Series. 7 p.m. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. David Couch talks about the local oyster industry and our native species. Q&A follows. Also simulcast via Zoom at: https://humboldtstate.zoom. us/j/83083326112?pwd=VFNrMWlmWTBoNlNObThCb0RwbTQ0UT09 and uploaded afterward to the FOAM YouTube channel ( 707) 826-2359.
MOVIES
Queer Futures. 6:30 p.m. Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room Miniplex, 401 I St., Arcata. Four short films explore “fat beauty and liberation, gender-affirming healthcare, nonbinary siblinghood in ballroom culture, and the anonymous connections of a decades-old LGBTQ hotline.” Weekly queer night Big Mood follows at 8 p.m. in the front room. Ages 21 and up. $8. info@miniplexevents.com. miniplex.ticketleap.com/queer-futures/. (707) 630-5000. Sci-Fi Night: Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957). 6-9 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Wednesday, June 5th. Pre-Show 6 p.m. Raffle at 7:45 p.m. Main Feature 8 p.m. Not Rated. 1hr. 3min. All Ages. A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study nuclear weapons tests. The team soon discovers that the island has been taken over by crabs that have mutated into enormous, intelligent monsters. Enjoy themed cocktails, retro-video games, and a unique/meticulously curated pre-show. $6 Admission | $10 Admission + Poster. info@arcatatheatre. com. www.facebook.com/events/1288234115874427. (707) 613-3030.
MUSIC
Ana Egge. 7:30 p.m. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. Folk singer-songwriter.
MEETINGS
350 Humboldt. First Wednesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. Local grassroots climate action group monthly meeting to take action to address climate change. dwchandl@gmail. com. us02web.zoom.us/j/82415260158?pwd=SHY0dENuZ3o5MXFSRExLd3kxeE9iQT09.
Mother’s Support Circle. First Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m.-noon. The Ink People Center for the Arts, 627 Third St., Eureka. Mother’s Village circle for mothers with a meal and childcare. $15 to attend, $10 childcare, sliding scale spots available. (707) 633-3143.
SPORTS
Humboldt Crabs Baseball. 7 p.m. Arcata Ball Park, Ninth and F streets. See May 31 listing.
6 Thursday
ART
Colorful Night at the Cider Co.. 5-9 p.m. Humboldt Cider Co. New Tap Room, 2901 Hubbard Lane, Eureka. A fundraiser for the Eureka Street Art Festival. Mingle with mural artists and Eureka’s arts community while enjoying live painting, a silent auction and the full selection of ESAF merch. Ticket incudes one drink, plus light munchies. $20. eurekastreetartfestival@gmail.com.
Figure Drawing at Synapsis. 7-9 p.m. Synapsis Collective, 1675 Union St., Eureka. See May 30 listing. May/June Art Show. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See May 30 listing.
EVENTS
Great Humboldt Trivia Challenge. 6-9 p.m. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. Doors at 5:30 p.m. Trivia Challenge at 7 p.m. Drinks and desserts available for purchase. Photo
booth with props, HLP swag, free book pile, raffle prizes and a 50/50 raffle. $20 spectators (includes dinner), $100 team of 3 (includes dinner). HumboldtLiteracy.org.
Oyster Fest Kick-Off Party. 5-8 p.m. The Pub at The Creamery, 824 L St., Suite A, Arcata. Monthly Arcata Chamber mixer with food, a drink ticket and raffle entry. Pre-sale tickets for Oyster Fest will also be available for purchase. $15, $10 Arcata Chamber members. gloria@ arcatachamber.com. arcatabayoysterfestival.com. (707) 822-3619.
FOOD
Empty Bowls Fundraiser. 5-8 p.m. Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Annual soup buffet dinner by local restaurants and handmade ceramics sale to benefit St. Vincent de Paul’s free dining facility. $25, $40 for two, $45 families. sequoiacenter.net.
Henderson Center Certified Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. Fruits and vegetables, baked goods, jams, nursery plants, music and hot food vendors. No pets allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/hendersoncenter.html. (707) 441-9999.
Willow Creek Certified Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Veteran’s Park, Gower Lane, Willow Creek. Fruits and vegetables, fish, music and hot food vendors. No pets allowed, but trained, ADA certified, service animals are welcome. CalFresh EBT customers receive a market match at every farmers market. Free. info@northcoastgrowersassociation.org. northcoastgrowersassociation.org/ willowcreek.html. (707) 441-9999.
GARDEN
Community Compost Drop-Off. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. See May 30 listing.
OUTDOORS
Nature Quest. 3-6 p.m. Headwaters Forest Reserve, End of Elk River Road, 6 miles off U.S. Highway 101, Eureka. See May 30 listing.
Heads Up …
The Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center seeks weekend volunteers to stay open. Shifts are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1 to 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, and include welcoming visitors, bookstore register, and answering questions. You must be at least 18, complete paperwork and fingerprinting (free through Arcata Police). One-on-one training. Call ( 707) 826-2359 or e-mail amic@cityofarcata.org.
The Humboldt Local Agency Formation Commission seeks applications from members of the public interested in serving on the commission as a regular public member. To obtain an application, visit humboldtlafco.org or email info@humboldtlafco.org. The deadline is June 14. Call to Artists: California Seaweed Festival Commemorative Poster contest. The festival will take place Oct. 18-20 at locations in Eureka, Samoa, Arcata and Trinidad. Organizers seek submissions for a commemorative poster celebrating seaweed and the festival theme of “Biodiversity and Aquaculture on the North Coast.” The entry deadline is May 31. Winner will be chosen by June 30. Visit californiaseaweedfestival.org for contest details and the application form.
Become a volunteer at Hospice of Humboldt. For more information about becoming a volunteer or about services provided by Hospice of Humboldt, call (707) 267-9813 or visit hospiceofhumboldt.org. l
4 Brothers Lemonade Stand
2420 Wood St., Eureka
A&J Lemonade and Snack Shack
2324 B St., Eureka
Abby’s Lemonade Stand
638 11th St. Fortuna
Ameliah & Cali’s Splash Lemonade
2009 Main St. Fortuna
Bella Lemonade 1562 Murray Rd., McKinleyville
Citrus-Aid Inc.
1803 Penn Ave., Fortuna
Corner Pond Stand
3161 Trinity St., Eureka
Da Boyz Stop & Shop Stand
2165 Central Ave., McKinleyville
Dom-O-mite Lemonade
2785 Van Duzen St., Fortuna
Enchanted Pixie Dust Lemonade
2760 E St., Eureka
Eureka 4142 Excelsior Rd., A, Eureka
Funky Fresh Lemonade
340 10th St., Fortuna
Haley’s Lemonade 2308 Central Ave., McKinleyville
Ivan and Brynn’s Lemonade
383 Shaw Ave., Ferndale
Lefty’s Lemonade 50 Center St., Rio Dell
Lemon8
747 13th St., Arcata
Lemonade Dunn by Deuce 2699 Hall Ave., Eureka
Lemonade Sisters
Corner of Ross Hill and Hope Ln., Fortuna
Lemonlicious
2204 Newburg Rd., Fortuna
Lemontastic
3384 Janes Rd., Arcata
Livy’s Lemonade
1326 L St., Fortuna
Magical Lemons
1108 Main St., Fortuna
McCovey Lemonade
279 Wabash Ave. # A, Eureka
Mighty Tasty Lemonade
692 14th St., Arcata
Miller’s Cones
140 S Fortuna Blvd., Fortuna
Munch’s Lemonade
1359 Dena Dr., McKinleyville
Pucker Up Lemonade
102 12th St., Fortuna
Purple Party Princess Palace 1523 Main St., Fortuna
Rainbow Lemonade
2700 Kenmar Rd., Fortuna
Rainbow Lemonade Stand
2333 H St., Eureka
Rebholtz Lemonade Co.
1006 W Wabash Ave., Eureka
Sadie’s Lemonade
111 Main St., Scotia
Skeletons’ Squeeze
3412 G St., Eureka
Smarty Tarties Lemonade
1600 5th St., Eureka
Sophia’s Sweet Lemonade
2520 Harris St., Eureka
Sunny Day Lemonade
905 B St., Eureka
Sweet & Sour
3236 J St., Eureka
Sweet Lemonade
700 Loleta Dr., Loleta
Tati & Ruby’s Very Berry
Lemonade
2942 F St., Eureka Eureka
The Lemon Temple
2580 Central Ave., McKinleyville
The Sour Kids
1455 Chickadee Ct. # A, McKinleyville
Violet’s Sweet and Sour Treats
502 Broadway St., Eureka
Waskíthe “Sweet Drink”
2005 Central Ave., McKinleyville
Wildwood Lemon Squad
371 Wildwood Ave., Rio Dell
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photography, oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolors, charcoal, drawings, sculpture, mixed media, jewelry, woodworking, ceramics and sculpture. Music by The EthniKs.
OLD TOWN INK LAB 212 G St. Moxie Saturday and Laura Keenados, acrylic painting, watercolors, pen and ink, mixed media and printmaking. Creative vending machine featuring local artists.
OLD TOWN COFFEE & CHOCOLATES 211 F St. Various artists. Music TBA.
PROPER WELLNESS CENTER 517 Fifth St. “SynchroMystic Live Painting & Showcase,” Roman Villagrana, acrylic painting, drawings, mixed medium, performance.
REDWOOD ART ASSOCIATION 603 F St. Various artists.
REDWOOD COAST MUSEUM OF CINEMA 235 F St. Presenting the Forest Moon Festival throughout Humboldt and Del Norte Counties all weekend long.
REDWOOD DISCOVERY MUSEUM 612 G St. Kids Alive! 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. A drop-o program for children aged 3.5 to 12 years. Kids can enjoy crafts, science activities, pizza, and uninhibited museum fun. Enjoy Arts Alive while the kiddos play. $20/child or $17 for members. Must be confidently potty-trained.
REDWOOD MUSIC MART 511 F St. Music by Ukes of Hazard.
RESTAURANT FIVE ELEVEN 511 Second St. Anna Sofia Amezcua and Jamie Pavlich Walker, acrylic painting and collage.
ROSEBUD HOME GOODS 213 F St. “In Reparation of the Birdcage: a decade of Queer love and pain,” Ami Campbell, gouache on canvas.
SAILOR’S GRAVE TATTOO 138 Second St. Tattoo art.
SAVAGE HENRY 415 Fifth St. Comedy.
SCHLUETER GALLERY 330 Second St. Oil and acrylic paintings.
SEAMOOR’S 212 F St. Novelty toys.
SISTERS CLOTHING COLLECTIVE 328 Second St. First Covenant Church Volleyball bake sale fundraiser for equipment and floor resurfacing of the gym.
THE SPEAKEASY 411 Opera Alley. Music by Jenni and David and the Sweet Soul Band, indoors from 8 to 11 p.m. Ages 21+. No cover.
TIDAL GALLERY 339 Second St. Bob Benson, sculpture.
ZEN HEALING 437 F St. “Ocean Vistas,” Mark Dube, watercolors.
ZUMBIDO GIFTS 410 Second St. “Zulu Telephone Wire Baskets from South Africa,” Zulu weavers, weaving. ●
Raised Stakes at The Prom
By Tiggerbouncer Custodio
As giggling teens heckled, “You’re GAY. We’re all GAY,” from an open second-story window, echoing o the buildings of downtown Ferndale, and an unfortunate side street detour led us to a church marquee reading, “Ferndale Reps The Prom is Anti Christ and Pro LGBTQ,” the importance of playing stakes in theater productions was solidified. Stakes are what quicken the heartbeat and raise the energy level of actors who achieve the ever-present motivation of what may befall a character should they fail their objective. The higher the stakes, the stronger the drive and, subsequently, the deeper the investment for the audience. Ferndale Repertory Theatre’s new production The Prom, amid its zany hilarity, incredible performances and technical prowess, has a deep message. For this show, in this time and in that city, its impact raises an already good production to the next level.
In Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin’s The Prom, self-absorbed Broadway actors Dee Dee Allen (Jessy McQuade) and Barry Glickman (Warren Hardison) decide on a gimmick to revitalize their reputations after their show flops with brutal reviews. Armed with their PR rep Shelly (Sarah Traywick), and flanked by struggling actors Trent (Merrick D. Yra) and Angie (Liz Erenberger), they hilariously inject themselves into a media controversy where a high school PTA in Indiana cancels prom due to lesbian student Emma (Lily Herlihy) wanting to attend with her girlfriend Alyssa (Grace Humphreys). As the actors devise ridiculous ways to appear altruistic — protesting the PTA meeting that has already decided to produce an all-inclusive
prom, staging an LGBTQ acceptance song at a monster truck rally and organizing television appearances — Emma struggles with the attention and is ostracized.
Director and choreographer Jessie Gelormino assembled a talented production crew amid a very di cult technical show with multiple location and costume changes. Lighting by S.M. not only adds dimension to Jaiden Clark’s clever set design with beautiful color palates but also mover specials that add texture and movement. The opening tableau immediately impresses with vibrance, and a heart created by two perfectly placed lights spilling onto a red velvet curtain encompasses a perfect message. With some minor adjusts and a curtain, they create a high school, a hotel, a Applebee’s, a New York restaurant, o ces and a bedroom, to name a few. Though some spaces could be defined more by sti light lines and masking of some stationary pieces, the changes are satisfying and impressive. For a touch more reality, Roux Kratt’s property design could include more working pieces, as actor’s miming sips from glasses that are obviously not full of liquid and a hand referencing a Bible strain illusions. Still, their choices make sense. Shay Heitzman’s costume design is fantastic, especially if you love shoes and glitter, though Dee Dee needs diamonds and furs.
All the actors are solid in their performances. Standout Herlihy, already a veteran community actor, is a superstar with sweetness and venerability. Once she fully owns how good she is, there is no limit to this young talent. Hardison refrains from o ensive gay stereotypes and is the right amount of zany and loveable. Yra is
masterful with his energy and control. His presence makes everyone funnier. Veronica Ruse as PTA leader Mrs. Greene makes her despicable character relatable with powerful acting. I am always impressed with Traywick as one of the best actors in the county — this role is no exception. I think of my experience after the show and what its repercussions would be if I were a questioning Ferndale youth or a struggling adult who may have never experienced acceptance. The show gave me the energy to laugh it o . When everyone involved with this production thinks about the gift of energy like that in these circumstances, the stakes are instantly realized. As the production continues and their gift gets more defined, I encourage you to stand with them in their truth. Not only to vanquish fear, but to experience joy and be empowered to simply laugh everything else o .
Ferndale Repertory Theatre’s production of The Prom continues Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. through June 16. Visit ferndalerep.org or call (707) 786-5483.
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Tiggerbouncer Custodio (he/she/ they) is an empowered queer Indigenous Filipino artist whose works have been seen on Humboldt stages and elsewhere.
NOW PLAYING:
Redwood Curtain Theatre’s musical brush with genius and mortality, A New Brain, runs through June 8, with 8 p.m. performances on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Visit ncrt.net.
Paintings by Peter Holbrook at the Morris Graves Museum of Art.
Submitted
Warren Hardison, Lily Herlihy and Jessy McQuade in The Prom Courtesy of Ferndale Repertory Theatre
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA. A friend — and greater cineaste than I — having very recently watched and enjoyed Furiosa, conveyed to me his abiding concerns for the future of cinema. And, if we are to trust the recent, ubiquitous reports of box o ce “failure,” his fears could be justified. But, as likewise pertains to the impending end of the world as we have known it, the horrifying confluence of human malfeasance, viral dominance and the planet finally sloughing us o , I think the movies will be just fine; we just won’t be around to enjoy them.
Trapped as we are in the high-frequency cycling of tension and release, led on by the need of the arbiters (soon to be subsumed by artificial intelligence?) to simultaneously scintillate and disappoint, to leave us all wanting more of the stu we know is poisoning us, physically and psychologically, it is a not-unnatural response to the state of things to interpret and intone looming disaster in the “poor performance” of vivid, vital, exciting film art. To be fair, it seems a truism that a younger generation remains far more interested in “content generation,” as we sour old bastards might call it, than in the focused energy required to create longer-form art that requires prolonged and directed attention.
But short-term prognostication, based on the dwindling theatrical half-life of what we once were drawn to as cultural oases, points of apolitical connectedness and beginnings of ongoing conversations, can only tell part of the story. We still live in the noxious day-after: In this case, the possibly permanent hangover of the plague years but also in the comedown from the Barbenheimer bacchanal many of us interpreted as the beginning of something. What, really, is supposed to fill the vacuum created by a weekend when a kaleidoscopic, candy-colored vision of girlhood crashing into the existential angst of the rest of life, and a meditation on humanity’s capacity and compulsion to end itself transcended the doldrums of reality, both of which brought us out of our
darkened rooms and into a slightly larger, almost-communal one.
Yes, last year was a big one for the movies, and one that may have marked the end of an era for a certain type of recently dominant intellectual property. But the fact that every weekend hasn’t boasted a billion-dollar earner may mark a beginning, rather than an end of things.
As evidence, I would present the very existence of Furiosa, an interpolative sequel/prequel in a doom-saying franchise now almost 50 years old. It is easy to forget, for those of us among the faithful, that Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), for its accolades and ticket sales, was also met with a e uent tidal wave of anti-feminist opinion that attempted to diminish the vision of George Miller and company by decrying its transition of focus from Max (Tom Hardy) to Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and the women (read: the future) she has chosen to protect.
Furiosa presents the decades-spanning origin story of its titular protagonist, she born of the place of abundance, the child of a great warrior (Charlee Fraser, recently seen in the unlikely hit Anyone But You). As a child, Furiosa (Alyla Browne) wanders too far afield and is abducted by the moto-berserkers of Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and drawn to the center of the war for control of the wasteland. Hiding among the warboys of Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme), she (played in adulthood by Anya Taylor-Joy) climbs the ranks until she falls into the favor of Praetorian Jack (Tom Burke), legend of the Fury Road, and enacts a plan to find her way back home. Lest we forget, nine years ago, Fury Road served as a desperately anticipated relief from the day-to-day garbage of normal moviedom. Having become jaded by the vagaries of the ending world and the awkward transition of the movie business, it is easy to forget that the median excitement level at the multiplex may actually be higher than it has been in a decade. As ever, the audience at large may be a little slow on the uptake and the organs of note certainly aren’t doing anybody any favors
with their doom-saying. But Furiosa is madder and more furious than Fury Road, which makes it about as bonkers and satisfying as any big-screen extravaganza can be. Miller continues to accomplish the seemingly impossible, expanding the drama and scope and color and texture of the post-world world of his imaginings, without sacrificing any of its original grit and guile. Taylor-Joy continues her streak of riveting, often unlikely performances, and Hemsworth, often unrecognized for the humor and complexity of his non-Thor work, is a pitch-perfect comic foil with true menace (and maybe more than a few nods to Heath Ledger’s joker).
The movie sustains a pace and style unrivaled in cinema history, with stunt sequences and world-building of such detail and daring that two and a half hours of running time pass by in a revelatory, adrenalized rush.
Don’t call it a comeback, it’s been here for years. R. 148M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK, MINOR. ●
John J. Bennett (he/him) is a movie nerd who loves a good car chase.
NOW PLAYING
BABES. Besties Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) are tested when one of them has a baby. R. 109M. MINOR. BACK TO BLACK. Amy Winehouse biopic starring Marisa Abela. R. 122M. BROADWAY.
THE FALL GUY. Ryan Gosling shoots a macho thumbs up in a comedy take on the 1980s TV show about a stuntman embroiled in real action. With Emily Blunt. PG13. 114M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
THE GARFIELD MOVIE. The languid housecat meets his shady bio-dad. Voiced by Chris Pratt, Ving Rhames and Hannah Waddingham. PG. 101M. BROADWAY (3D), MILL CREEK (3D).
GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE. Bring back the Mothra twins, you cowards. PG13. 115M. BROADWAY.
I SAW THE TV GLOW. Late-night couch potato-ing takes a supernatural turn for a teen. PG13. 100M. MINOR.
IF. Cailey Fleming and Ryan Reynolds star in a comedy about a girl who can see imaginary friends. PG. 104M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
IN A VIOLENT NATURE. Do you kids want undead killers? Because removing cursed objects from their resting places is how we get undead killers. R. 94M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. A sequel to the primate power struggle skipping ahead generations. PG13. 145M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
SIGHT. A surgeon and survivor of the Chinese Cultural Revolution tries to help a young orphan restore her sight. PG13. 100M. BROADWAY.
STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1. Masked randos terrorize a couple in the prequel to the movie about masked randos terrorizing a couple. R. 91M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
SUMMER CAMP. Childhood pals of a certain age (Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard) attend a camp reunion. PG13. 96M. BROADWAY.
Fortuna Theatre is temporarily closed. For showtimes call: Broadway Cinema (707) 443-3456; Mill Creek Cinema 8393456; Minor Theatre (707) 822-3456.
That one Kinetic teammate who brings the intensity.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
By Matt Jones
(enviable position)
23. Dessert with a lattice
24. Bury the ___
25. Believed to be
27. No-cost gift, as some spell it
30. Poly follower?
31. Half a NYC neighborhood?
32. Lawn sign word, maybe
35. “Sure!”
36. Actor Michael of “Ant-Man”
37. Prepared to ride, with “up”
41. Increases the staff
44. Lorna ___ (Nabisco cookie)
45. Tahiti’s capital and largest city
46. Swiss territorial divisions
48. Cinco follower
49. Rainforest inhabitant
50. Chart topper, perhaps
52. Playfully demure
55. Commuted by bus
57. Group that covered “Venus” to hit the 1986 charts
59. Carmaker Ransom
60. Suffix after “out”
61. Light show beam
62. “The ___ From Brazil”
63. “While” beginning, once 64. Shell out
DOWN
1. Eight, in Germany
2. “Leaving Las Vegas” actress Elisabeth 3. London subway 4. Spheroid
5. Pill with no intended effect
6. Fried lightly
7. Soft drink that used to have a “Mr.” title
8. Dispute settler
9. Flower named for its fragrance 10. Unit of electrical
resistance
11. Suspended animation that’s really cold
12. 1997 Literature Nobelist ___ Fo
13. Take the wheel
18. Part of RBG
22. Love to a fault
24. Directionally named Titleist ball for pro golfers (there’s also a “dash” version)
26. Shape-shifting spirits in Scottish folklore
27. ___ Most Wanted list
28. “Fancy” singer McEntire
29. 1999 Cartoon Network title trio
33. Online tech review
site
34. Zap, in a way
38. “A Strange ___” (Tony-winning musical)
39. Elevate in rank
40. Lose hope
41. Presumptuous one
42. Exultant song
43. Corkscrew shapes
46. Chocolate substitute
47. Speed skater ___ Anton Ohno
51. Super Mario World console, for short
52. Law assignment
53. Sign of impending doom
54. Patio locale
56. Curvy letter
58. Jurassic 5 genre
The Parchment Worm Turns
By Mike Kelly
Flydentifier: “What’s going on guys? It’s your pal Flydentifier with another livestream during which I’ll fly around helping perplexed beachgoers identify washed-up things. I’m now hovering in front of our first customer.”
Surfperch Angler: “What the hell …?”
Flydentifier: “Ahoy, honorable surfperch angler! You have found a cluster of still-living parchment worms, which is a rare find. This worm’s scientific name is Chaetopterus variopedatus. They occur in nearshore waters all over the world, though some scientists think there are actually several species. But either way, they make excellent surfperch bait. So, that’s a great find for you, kind sir.”
Surfperch Angler: “No shit.”
Flydentifier: “Hey livestream subscribers, please donate any amount you can using the app in the chat. And don’t forget to smash that ‘like’ button!”
Surfperch Angler: “Are you making money off me?”
Flydentifier: “Not yet, but my panoply of followers is super supportive. Now, parchment worms are a type of polychaete, or bristle worm. This species can be over a foot long and it lives in a tube constructed of a tough parchment-like material. Typically, the tube is U-shaped and buried with each end protruding from the substrate. Though in deeper areas it may be attached to bedrock and can form clusters like this one. The worm pumps water through the tube to filter it through a mucous net and catch food particles, which consist of small plankton and detritus. Isn’t that fascinating, expert angler?”
Surfperch Angler: “I couldn’t care less, asshole.”
Flydentifier: “Parchment worms look unlike your typical worm. They have many segments like a lot of worms, but the segments are arranged into three distinct subsections. The head section bears a row of bristles on each side and a central longitudinal groove containing hairlike cilia that beat to move the food-laden mucous net toward the shovel-like mouth. This
section also secretes the material used to make the tube. The second subsection is made up of four fatter segments. The first of these secretes the mucous food net, and the next three segments bear fan-like extensions that pump the water.”
Surfperch Angler: “Take that!”
Flydentifier: “Whoa! He thrust his fishing pole at me like a fencer. See how I parried his thrust with one of my wings? En garde! Anyway, the third subsection of the worm is longer and made up of many segments bearing paired leg-like appendages. These appendages help the worm excavate its tunnel. It does all that work and then only lives for a year. Did you know that, my exalted outdoorsman?
Surfperch Angler: “No, but did you know you can kiss my ass?”
Flydentifier: “This species has other fascinating traits. It can eject a glowing blue or purple bioluminescent fluid that it presumably uses to confuse predators. The fluid is full of bacteria, which are what produce the luminescence. But oddly, the worm itself is blind so can’t see its own glorious secretion. And if it is injured, it can produce an entire new individual worm from just a single segment. Additionally, other animals may live within the tube alongside the worm host. These include pea crabs that reside almost exclusively in Chaetopterus tubes. Please check to see if there’s anyone else living in these tubes, noble sportsman.”
Surfperch Angler: “No, but I’ll do this!”
Flydentifier: “Whoa, he’s casting hooks at me. Oh no, I’m snagged. Fly away! He’s gaining line ... OUCH!”
Surfperch Angler: “Gotcha, you bastard! Gimme that phone. You viewers better donate some money to me, or else. Hey, you only have one viewer.”
Chat: LOL. And I’m just here to see him get his ass kicked again. l
Biologist Mike Kelly (he/him) is also the author of the book Tigerfish: Traditional and Sport Fishing on the Niger River, Mali, West Africa. It’s available at Amazon or everywhere e-books are sold.
A cluster of parchment worm tubes.
Photo by Mike Kelly
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Redwoods Community College District, of the County of Humboldt, State of California, is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to perform Geotechnical Engineer of Record Services for the new Physical Education Replacement Project at the College of the Redwoods Eureka Campus, proposals are due on June 18th, 2024 @ 2:00 PM P.S.T.
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Proposal Documents (RFP) are available at: College of the Redwoods 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501 Website: https://www.redwoods. edu/businessoffice/Purchasing Inquiries may be directed to: Leslie Marshall, Director of Facilities and Planning, Email : Leslie-Marshall@redwoods.edu. PROPOSALS ARE DUE: No later than June 18th, 2024 @ 2:00 PM P.S.T. All proposals must be submitted electronically by email to Leslie-Marshall@ redwoods.edu, or a thumb drive by mail to: College of the Redwoods, Facilities and Maintenance Office, Attn: Leslie Marshall, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501.
Only proposals that are in strict conformance with the instructions included in the Request for Statements of Proposals will be considered. REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the Fieldbrook Glendale Community Services District (District) requests a proposal (RFP) from qualified Construction Managers for the oversight and commissioning of a 400,000-gallon water tank. The District is seeking a consultant firm or team to provide services necessary to proceed with the construction management, and observation of the installation of a new round streel tank on a new concrete foundation and connecting piping and electrical systems. It is anticipated that a single consultant firm or team will be selected encompassing all the required engineering disciplines. The project is located in a rural residential area on Red Rock Lane in the unincorporated community of Fieldbrook, Humbolt County, California. Funding for this project will be provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and California Department of Water Resources. The District will review the proposals received and select the firm with the lowest proposal fee that is responsive to this RFP. All questions shall be submitted to Richard Hanger GM@fgcsd.org. The District will negotiate a contract and if terms are agreed upon, the District’s Board of Directors will approve the final contract.
COALITION COORDINATOR – FT/ Regular ($17.14 - $20.01 per hour)
PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD (PHR)/ MEDICAL RECORDS SPECIALIST – FT/ Regular ($18.62 - $23.77 per hour DOE)
MEDICAL ASSISTANT – FT/Regular ($22.05 - $25.25 per hour DOE)
DENTAL HYGIENIST – FT/ Regular ($39.00-43.00 DOE)
PHYSICIAN – FT/Regular ($290K-$330K)
MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN – FT/Regular (DOE licensure and experience) LMFT, LCSW, Psychologist, or Psychiatrist
DENTIST – FT/Regular ($190K-$240K)
All positions above are Open Until Filled, unless otherwise stated.
For an application, job description, and additional information, contact: K’ima:w Medical Center, Human Resources, PO Box 1288, Hoopa, CA, 95546 OR call 530-625-4261 OR apply on our website: https:// www.kimaw.org/ for a copy of the job description and to complete an electronic application. Resume/ CV are not accepted without a signed application.
Geography Rural, Northern California
Setting Federally Qualified Health Center, serving low-income, disadvantaged populations regardless of their ability to pay
Organization Description: Through its nine clinic locations, Redwoods Rural Health Center provides primary, preventive low-cost medical, dental, behavioral health, acupuncture and homeless case management services to 6,419 patients through more than 32,500 visits per year.
Job Role & Responsibilities: With oversight from the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for all administrative, human resources, financial, operational and clinical functions of the Health Center and actively manages all day-today operations. The primary responsibility of the Executive Director is to foster an organizational culture and health care delivery model that promotes high quality service delivery, ethical practices, individual integrity and accountability.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in a healthcare discipline.
• Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline is strongly desired.
• Ability to manage many demands from board, staff, patients and the public.
• Excellent negotiation, leadership, supervisory and program management skills.
• Minimum of five years of senior management or executive leadership experience in primary ambulatory care operations, with a preference in a multidisciplinary community health center
• Strong knowledge of FQHC policies, financing, reporting and management.
Work-Life Balance
• Four-day work week
• Fun, team-based environment
• Holistic, compassionate care for patients in a vital community practice
Annual Pay & Benefits
• Pay Range (depending on education & experience): $204,943 - $287,039
• 403B Retirement Plan
• Paid Sick, Vacation & Holidays
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family
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'THURSDAY~MAY 30TH 2024
The Chili Cook Off is an exciting event that promises fun and food for the entire family. Join us for a delightful evening of sampling some of the most delectable chili in town and meeting your neighbors. Participants will be preparing their dishes on-site, with patrons serving as judges.
Local chefs, both professional and amateur, will compete for your vote for BEST CHILI, and Best Team Spirit. Tickets are priced at $15 per person,
and all are welcome to attend.
BiCoastal Media will be on-site providing music to keep the event rocking. Indoor seating will be available, and you are welcome to bring your lawn chairs if you plan to sit outside in the park. Refreshments like beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to enjoy some of the best chili around!
Join us as the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to the 56th annual Pony Express Days celebration!
Since 1968, this cherished tradition began as a small town gathering with a family-friendly barbecue, a captivating parade, and an exciting equestrian race. Over the years, it has become McKinleyville’s signature event, embodying the spirit of our still small, but quickly growing, community.
We are thrilled to celebrate this beloved occasion, which has continuously evolved to reflect the changing interests of our town, dedicated volunteers, and all who contribute to making this celebration a reality.
This year’s Pony Express Days will feature familiar favorites, including the Chili Cook-off, Pancake Breakfast, Parade, and festival. The spirit of fun and
camaraderie will remain at the heart of the festivities.
Join us in celebrating with friends and neighbors. Don your cowboy hat, polish your boots, and prepare for a memorable time with your community! The McKinleyville Chamber Board of Directors extends deep gratitude for your unwavering support, which strengthens our remarkable community. Enjoy the festivities and create cherished memories. For more information, please contact the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce at (707) 839-2449 or visit our website at www. mckinleyvillechamber.com, where you can find a dedicated page highlighting Pony Express Days!
Jesse Miles, McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director 1640 Central Ave, McKinleyville 707.839.2449 jesse@McKinleyvillechamber.com
FESTIVAL RULES
• Alcohol Consumption: Only use provided cups for alcohol.
• Security: All patrons are subject to search for security purposes.
• Designated Areas: Alcohol must remain within designated areas during the chili cook-off and festival.
• Age Restriction: You must be 21 or older to consume alcohol.
• Prohibited Actions: Bringing alcohol into or out of the event is strictly prohibited.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 1st, 2024! The Pony Express Days Parade kicks off at 11:00 AM along Central Avenue from Murray Road to School Road. Following the parade, join us at Pierson Park from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for the festival.
Enjoy live music by Monument Road, a variety of vendors, delicious food options, a petting zoo, az throwing, Scout O’Rama, bounce house and pony rides. This family-friendly event has something for everyone and most of the kids activities are FREE!
• Items Not Allowed: Ice chests are not permitted.
• Weapons: No weapons of any kind are allowed on the premises.
• ID Wristbands: To consume alcohol, you must wear an ID wristband during the chili cook-off and festival.
PARADE
Prepare for the pinnacle of McKinleyville’s annual celebration— the Pony Express Days Parade!
This year’s event promises a lineup of new and thrilling entries that will captivate and entertain. We are privileged to have the 2024 Azalea Award recipients, Scott and Kristina Binder, leading the parade as our esteemed Grand Marshals.
Save the date! The Pony Express Days Parade will grace Central Avenue, following its traditional route from Murray Road to School Road. As you gather along the streets, embrace the magic of the parade with your family.
Imagine a vibrant procession of floats and entries reflecting the spirit and heritage of our town. The judge’s stand and our dynamic Announcer from Mad River Radio, positioned in front of Coast Central Credit Union, will ensure the energy remains high throughout the event.
Participants will vie for top honors in six exciting categories: Best Overall, Best Equestrian, Best Vehicle, Best Walking Group, Best Spirit (for the entry exuding the most enthusiasm), and Best Performance (for the entry delivering the most entertainment). The excitement culminates with the announcement of winners at 2 p.m. from the festival stage at Pierson Park, spreading waves of
Serving Eureka, McKinleyville, Arcata, Trinidad, Blue Lake, Willow Creek, Ferndale and all points between.
CHILI COOK OFF
Get ready for a delicious showdown at the Pony Express Days Chili Cook Off on Thursday, May 30th, 2024, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Pierson Park.
Come taste and vote for your favorite chili from local competitors. Confirmed participants include Redwood Community Pharmacy, Famous Amens, Six Rivers Brewery, North Coast Women in Timber, Mad River Rotary, Team RE/MAX - Beth Simon & Shelby Huddleson, Cruz N Kitchen, Dark Staffing Solutions & Guns & Buns Fitness and possibly more. This is an event you don’t want to miss!
2024 AZALEA AWARD RECIPIENTS KRISTINA AND SCOTT BINDER
Scott is a McKinleyville native, raised in a home overlooking Clam Beach. After graduating McKinleyville High School in 1981, he served in the United States Air Force. After returning home, he worked in the restaurant industry, especially enjoying his time managing a pizzeria in Arcata. Kristina came into his life in 1995, along with a career change, wholesaling dairy and frozen food
products in the Klamath/ Trinity Valley for the next 23 years. Scott is very active on social media and is known for answering questions and clearing up misinformation. Scott founded the bimonthly McKinleyville Community Trash Bash in 2015. He is a charter member of the McKinleyville CERT Team, the current Board President of the McKinleyville Community Services District,
and the Executive Director of the McKinleyville Senior Center. He also works actively within the recovery community, helping others to overcome alcoholism. His motto is ‘Onward and Upward’, as he works to help shape the future of McKinleyville in a fashion that brings people together to find common solutions for our challenges.
