I’m usually happy to endorse readings by local writers, especially in this case, when the writer in question is a former NCJ alum. Jim Hight will be discussing and reading from his debut novel Moon Over Humboldt today at two different venues. At 4 p.m. you can find him at the McKinleyville Library, and at […]
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Open-Air Poetry Reading with David Holper
Even money you don’t have enough poetry or fresh air in your life right now. Get both on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. at 4007 Cedar St. in Eureka, where David Holper will be reading from his new book of poems Language Lessons: A Linguistic Hejira. Bring a lawn chair and settle in for […]
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Music Tonight: Monday, Dec. 12
Poet and author Eileen Myles will be doing a reading at Northtown Books this evening at 6 p.m. The source of their oratory is their Grove Press anthology “Pathetic Literature,” which examines works of pathos by unknown authors as well as bigger bangers like Franz Kafka and Gwendolyn Brooks. Would you like to hear a […]
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Book ‘Em
Hey bookworms, stop by the Friends of the Fortuna Library Book Sale on Saturday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and stock the shelves of that new-to-you book case you just snagged at the city wide yard sale. Then book it to the Book & Art Supply Sale on Saturday, June 26 from […]
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Humboldt County Library’s Author Visit with Tamar Burris
Hey, parents and kids! Meet local author Tamar Burris and listen to a reading of her new children’s picture book A New Special Friend at the Humboldt County Library’s Author Visit with Tamar Burris on Thursday, March 25 from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom (free). In this book, Little Fox has adjusted to his […]
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KEET-TV Presents Zoom Series: Conversations on Hemingway
Get to know the man, the myth, the legend when filmmakers and special guests explore Ernest Hemingway’s art and legacy in Conversations on Hemingway, a Zoom event series, happening Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Feb. 23 and continuing through March 18. The author is the subject of an upcoming three-part, six-hour documentary series directed by award- […]
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HSU Black History Month Featured Speakers: Leah Penniman, Ja’NetAdams
Black Liberation Month continues this week with more distinguished speakers presented by Humboldt State University’s African American Center for Academic Excellence. On Thursday, Feb. 11, Leah Penniman shares about her 20 years as a food sovereignty activist and her book Farming While Black during her talk Liberation on the Land from noon to 2 p.m. […]
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Help for Bookworms
Four weeks into sheltering in place, some of you have burned through all the books within reach and are starting to eye the junk mail for entertainment. Before you dive into that sweepstakes letter, review a few more interesting options, including your local library and bookstores. Let’s start with the Humboldt County Library. Even if you’ve […]
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Geeking Out: Photos from Ohana Comic Con
The second annual Ohana Comic Con in the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino Hotel welcomed hundreds of attendees on Saturday, despite the power outages elsewhere. Lights were on thanks to the micro-grid electricity generating system in place. The family-friendly, two-day event surged with the superpowers of costumed adults and children as they shopped […]
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Eureka’s Poet Laureate David Holper
Congratulations, Eureka, you have your first poet laureate. David Holper, a 61-year-old professor of English at College of the Redwoods and brave judge of the NCJ annual Flash Fiction Contest, got word of his selection this week and a press release from the city is expected soon. Holper is a graduate of the University of […]
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Photos from Ohana Comic Con
A surprisingly large crowd of costumed cartoon, movie and anime fans (estimated between 800 and 1,000) filled the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino and Hotel on Saturday for its first ever Ohana Comic Con. Organizers of the event used the Hawaiian word “ohana,” meaning “family,” to attract families. The cheap tickets (in contrast […]
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Outside Angle
If you’ve been wondering how that book of photographs of Humboldt County by Curran Hatleberg turned out, it’s now available from TBW Books. You might remember Hatleberg, who has an MFA from Yale University, first came to our county to do some trimming (hey, Yale costs) and later taught photography at College of the Redwoods, […]