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From the Editor Meet the Locals

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Contributors

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Features 20

Learning a Thing or Two Insider profile: André Cramblit

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Forest for the Fungi Hunting for mushrooms in the redwoods

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Tolowa Dancers Regal regalia

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Your 90-Day Calendar

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See You Next Season

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Perfect Fall Trips 34

Outdoorsy Type

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Foodies

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Art Lovers

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With the Kids

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Food & Drink 53

Sweets by the Sea Humboldt Chocolate

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Family Style At home in the Historic Requa Inn

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Against the Grain Blue Lake Vodka

Just Browsing 72

Authentic Originals Native American Art

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Hit the Books Northtown Books

Regional Directory 94

Humboldt County Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

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Map of Humboldt

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Trinidad Area Maps

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Willow Creek Map

100 Blue Lake & McKinleyville Maps 102 Arcata Maps 106 Eureka Maps 111 Ferndale Map 115 Fortuna & Eel River Maps 122 Avenue of the Giants Maps 127 Redway & Garberville Maps 129 Shelter Cove Map

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Meet the Locals There’s Local , and then there’s local. Go back before all the stately Victorian buildings in Old Town and Ferndale, back before the timber barons or Alexander von Humboldt himself, and you’ll come to the original people of the North Coast. Humboldt County is home to a number of Native American tribes, including the Hupa, Karuk, Yurok, Wiyot and Tolowa people. In this issue of the Insider, we’re celebrating the creativity and resilience of our area’s true locals, from contemporary art to ancient history to living traditions.

In Perfect Trips, you’ll get a cultural perspective on our landscape and its flora and fauna, as well as places for you (and the kids) to learn about tribal life and traditions. All the better to appreciate the history and heritage echoed in painting, jewelry and intricate basketry made today by Humboldt craftspeople and artists. You’ll also meet André Cramblit, a Karuk tribal member and educator who’s helping to keep the Karuk language alive and share Native American culture at events like the Intertribal Elders Gathering.

For a little indoor exploring, we’ll take you to the gallery/ gift shop run by the North Coast Indian Development Council to peruse some beautiful work, as well as our oldest independent bookstore to dive into the local catalog for history buffs.

The gastronomically curious will enjoy our foray into mushroom hunting in the forests of Humboldt, which are a mycologist’s dream. We’ll also take you on a getaway to the Historic Requa Inn for views of unspoiled natural beauty along the Klamath River, some good company and a meal that will have you rethinking family-style dining. Top it off with a devilish cocktail featuring a new Eureka-distilled vodka and a trip to a chocolate shop for handcrafted indulgences.

As always, we hope you enjoy your time on the North Coast, and we hope this sampling of local heritage and history inspires you to explore on your own.

— Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

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Photo by Andra Stringer

DON’T MISS IT: The Intertribal Elders Gathering Nov. 12 This celebration of California Native American arts and community welcomes everyone to break frybread for a day of dancing, music, art, games and vendors.

Light Parades Dec. 10 and 18 Eureka and Ferndale run big rigs and farm vehicles, respectively, down their streets laden with colored holiday lights to the delight of children and adults alike.

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CHECK OUT: Native American Jewelry The work of local tribal craftspeople is unique to our area, with contemporary interpretations and traditional materials like buckskin, abalone and the elegant dentalium shells once used for currency.

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Fall/Winter 2016 | October 2016 - January 2017 | Volume III No. 2 Publisher Chuck Leishman Editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill Art Director Jonathan Webster Freelance Style Director Lynn Leishman lynnleishman@gmail.com Calendar Editor Kali Cozyris Contributing Writers Lynn Leishman, Leslie Lollich, Richard Stenger, John-Michael Wilkerson Contributing Photographers Drew Hyland, Amy Kumler, Mark McKenna, León Villagómez Production Manager Holly Harvey Graphic Design/Production Miles Eggleston, Carolyn Fernandez, Maddy Rueda, Erik Salholm Advertising Manager Melissa Sanderson melissa@northcoastjournal.com Advertising Assistant Maddy Rueda maddy@northcoastjournal.com Account Executives Joe Ramsay joe@northcoastjournal.com Tad Sarvinski tad@northcoastjournal.com Kyle Windham kyle@northcoastjournal.com Classified Advertising Mark Boyd Office Manager/Bookkeeper Deborah Henry

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Lynn Leishman has been a florist,

model, retail buyer, gift and antique storeowner, bed and breakfast innkeeper, publisher, food columnist, photo stylist and event planner. She is passionate about lending her creativity to Insider, cooking, and enjoying all the North Coast has to offer.

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2 Over the years, Leslie Lollich has worked in radio and TV broadcasting and a number of community volunteer organizations. She spends her time in Eureka and Orleans, with her family and dog Ginger, working in the garden.

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Richard Stenger , the media and marketing director for the Eureka-Humboldt Visitors Bureau, has tramped through much of California as a park ranger and freelance travel writer.

When not bound to his desk or playing footgolf with his kids, he likes to horse around in the redwoods.

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inter in Willow Creek. Cold, drizzly, slushy, probably not. Though seldom reaching the freeze point, and seeing hardly any snow, Willow Creek can experience spectacularly epic rainstorms. Hunkered in your cabin with a good book, comforter and hearty soup, it emboldens one’s confidence and place in the world. It is not uncommon for locals, during the fiercest of windy rain storms to throw open the front door and yell at the storm.

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f you ask around about the big Intertribal Elders Gathering, to which thousands of native and non-native people from all over the Pacific Northwest flock every year, you’ll hear again and again, “You should talk to André.”

Fifty-two-yearold André Cramblit has long waves of gray hair and an occasional sly smile. And he has had his hands in the gathering for 20 years. It’s a natural fit, given that the packed day of traditional dances, music and art by a host of tribes is a chance to not only honor senior community members,

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but to share and perpetuate living culture.

Cramblit is a member of the Karuk Tribe and grew up with elders speaking the Karuk language. He is active in cultural dances and, as chairman of the Karuk Language Restoration Commit-

tee, works to ensure people continue to learn and use the language.

“André has given his adult life as a native educator,” says Terry Supahan, executive director of True North Organization Network. “In the tradition of his mom, education

and its pursuit is a solemn and sacred journey. ... She gave up a lot of her own life so that her boys could have a better life than she knew, and she wanted the kind of education for her children that expectations are built upon.”

Though some people

questioned why he would leave Humboldt County, that education took Cramblit to Dartmouth College, which was both a great opportunity and a culture shock. Cramblit wrote of his experience: “Landing in the middle of the luxurious Ivy League was

an eye opener coming from my modest upbringing. My roommate was the son of a president of a prestigious East Coast university. He was paying his own way through college with the dividends on stocks and bonds his grandparents bought him when

he was born. Needless to say that this was quite different than the massive financial aid package I received from the college, $150 saved from my summer job and the handful of food stamps my mom thrust in my hands before I got on the bus.” →

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After Dartmouth, he came back to Humboldt County to develop successful grant-related programs at the North Coast Indian Development Council, where he worked for two decades.

Over the years, Cramblit has worked as a disc-jockey and then a program director at a radio station in Hoopa, and written numerous arti-

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cles about Native American issues. These include a tonguein-cheek advice column called “Dr. Coyote,” in which he advised against health food and offered a mail order kit to help wanna-be Native Americans become “indigenous lite.” But education has remained a constant.

Cramblit earned a teaching degree from Humboldt

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State University and, in fact, much of his work has been with schools and within the education system. As retired educator Sally Biggin notes, “He has been a respected leader in the California Indian Education Association and encouraged our classroom teachers to do a better job in meeting the needs of our native students.”

And now Cramblit is trying something new. His new job as health promotion education manager at United Indian Health Services will have him developing educational activities and writing and managing grants.

And, of course, he’ll be at the annual Intertribal Elders Gathering on Nov. 12, setting up, tearing down and filling

in wherever he’s needed. The nine local tribes and dozens more from out of the area will be represented, and hundreds will sit down for a traditional turkey dinner (the current salmon shortage has taken it off the menu this year). The noon meal is free to those 55 and older (donations appreciated), children are $4 and other adults are $8.

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Below: Cramblit at United Indian Health Services.

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ast fall about this time I found myself salivating over social media posts of wild mushroom harvests here on the North Coast.

About the only thing I knew about wild mushrooms was that they are delicious and to take extra money to the farmers market when they’re in season. I have a healthy fear (OK, I’m a fraidy cat) of eating a misidentified ’shroom and since I’ve always wanted to know more about mycology, I was all about

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learning from a seasoned forager. Aaron Ostrom, owner and co-founder of Pacific Outfitters, offered to share the experience with me so I called photographer Amy Kumler and we set out on a drizzly Saturday morning adventure.

We met for coffee in McKinleyville (the only location of the day I can share) and piled into Ostrom’s SUV along with his dog Bear “The Champion Mushroom Hunter” with high hopes. He

explained that we should be in luck since we’d had a little rain and mushrooms love damp weather. As we pulled out of the parking lot, he let us know we’d be stopping to pick up Tim Haywood, a guide and instructor for Pacific Outfitters Academy and Adventures. “We’ll be going to one of Tim’s favorite spots and the rule is once someone introduces you to a mushroom hunting spot, you can never go there without letting that person know or inviting

them to come along.” Haywood joined us with his hiking stick, a tool I was soon wishing I’d brought along. Mushroom hunting might as well be called mushroom hiking.

There were some comments from the guys about getting out the blindfolds and I realized they were only half-kidding. Kumler and I were sworn to secrecy about the locations, but frankly I don’t think I’d be able to find any of the four →

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spots again if I wanted to. Secretive foraging tips proffered included: Park on the opposite side of the road and not too close to where you’re headed.

Wear a jacket (even if it’s not cold) and bring a bag, preferably something like a lightweight nylon bag — easiest to hide under that jacket you wore. Also, a sharp folding knife is in order. Ostrom has used his young son’s garden tools on occasion as well.

Fungi love a lush habitat. The dense, wet green-

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ery and decaying limbs smelled deliciously earthy as we scrambled around the area. Ostrom and Haywood began to spot examples of “The Queen of the Forest,” beautiful, golden chanterelles (Cantherellus cibarius) first. This takes practice. Ostrom would be standing a few yards away from me and call out, “Lynn. What do you see?” I saw nothing.

He would then point in the general direction of a find. “Lynn. What do you see?” Still nothing. I real-

ized I was going to have to get with the program or I might not get to take any of these beauties home with me. I started thinking I could use a mushrooming dog — or a new pair of glasses.

As we moved from place to place our efforts were rewarded with several varieties of fungi. While the chanterelles with their mild, slightly peppery flavor were familiar to me, I was most excited about the hedgehog (Hydnum repandum) mushrooms.

Why? Because even a novice like me can feel safe eating them. With their hamburger bun-like tops and their distinctive spiky underside, they have no poisonous lookalikes. A plentiful specimen locally is the California king bolete (Boletus edulis var. grandedulis). Ostrom held one aloft and declared, “Now this is what I call a champion mushroom.”

The tops are small compared to the stem of a bolete, which is firm and steak-like. →

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Want to learn more?

The Humboldt Bay Mycological Society runs occasional field trips and its website (www.hbmycologicalsociety.org) is a bounty of fungal information. If you’re in town Nov. 20, head to Redwood Acres (3750 Harris St., Eureka) for the annual Mushroom Fair, where you can learn about local fungi and even have an expert identify your haul. Please remember, many varieties of mushrooms are poisonous and a rookie misidentification can lead to serious illness.

And if you’re going to do any picking on public land, you’ll need a permit (free, if for personal use up to 5 pounds per day) from the Bureau of Land Management. Call the Arcata field office (1695 Heindon Road) at 825-2300. The staff there will tell you which areas and what tools are permitted so as not to damage the forest environment.

Another of nature’s wonders of that day was the one lovely “cat’s paw,” or matsutake mushroom, we found. This is where those kiddy garden tools would have come in handy. Matsutakes (Tricholoma magnivelare) only show their caps above ground and must be dug out carefully.

They are unique in flavor with hints of pine, cinnamon and a marine-like aroma. Matsutakes are what most licensed commercial mushroom pick-

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ers are looking for in the Pacific Northwest. They are coveted in Japan and most are exported. The samurai once hunted them for sport and I can relate. Trying to find a mushroom in the woods reminded me of looking for my golf ball.

We headed back to Haywood’s place to divvy up our bounty and were graciously invited in for a delicious hot bowl of what else? Wild mushroom soup.

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Page 26: Ostrom with his “champion” bolete.

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Tolowa Dancers

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hawgeylut “Sis” Coney, of the Tolowa tribe, Alison Osceola and Vivian McCovey, who are both Yurok, dressed in traditional regalia for a demonstration of the Tolowa Feather Dance, or Nay-dosh, at the Bear River Rancheria in September.

The dance, traditionally performed near the winter solstice, gives thanks for food sources, ancestors, children and creation.

According to Joseph Giovannetti, professor of Native American studies at Humboldt State University and singer for the Tolowa dancers, it is the only surviving dance of the tribe.

Many of these regalia pieces are family heirlooms, and together they represent years — even generations — of painstaking craftsmanship. Alison and Vivian, for example, wear caps woven by their great-greatgrandmother, and necklaces and garments made by their mother and grandmother. Ellen Poitras, their grandmother, explains that the materials — like the abalone and olivella shells on their buckskin inner aprons and wraps, and the pine nuts and woven grasses — are still gathered here on the North Coast, though regalia makers have also started using traded or purchased beads in more recent times. The fur pieces pictured here are actually re-purposed thrift shop mink.

You can see a demonstration by the Tolowa dancers at the Intertribal Elders Gathering on Nov. 12. (See the 90-day Calendar for details.)

Left: Shawgeylut “Sis” Coney (left), Alison Osceola (right) and Vivian McCovey (center).

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The North Coast offers much to appreciate in autumn, both indoors and out. Museums, murals and exhibits, both on tribal lands and in civic buildings, feature traditional and modern tribal arts and culture. Meanwhile, prehistoric trails and settlements, along with recreated villages still in ceremonial use, reveal ancient land and waterscapes that date back millennia. →

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Take nothing but right turns in Patrick’s Point State Park (4150 Patrick’s Point Drive, Trinidad, 677-3570; day-use fee $8 per vehicle) and you’ll soon find yourself at a meticulous recreation of a Native American settlement, constructed by local Yuroks who use the Sumeg Village for occasional ceremonies. Otherwise the public is encouraged to explore the redwood plank houses, sweathouse, dance pit and redwood canoes, which, like other traditional boats from the region, have structures identified with primary organs, such as the heart, the lungs and kidneys.

Enter the narrow circular crawlways in the plank houses, intended to keep out bears, wait a moment in the darkness, and you’ll see the pit and stone floors where a fire served as a central heating unit.

For more Yurok cultural experiences, a short pathfrom the village leads to a native plant garden, with flora used for food, baskets and medicine.

A longer trail leads through a meadow into a small forest over which juts Ceremonial Rock, held sacred by the tribe. Walk carefully up the stone steps to the top of this On previous page: Steps to Old Home Beach. Mark Mckenna Left: Sumeg Village.

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100-foot-high promontory for an inspirational panorama of ocean and coast.

Sumeg was named for a small nearby Yurok fishing camp. Six miles to the south, Trinidad was the site of another Yurok village, Tsurai, thought to be one of the West Coast’s oldest continuously inhabited native towns. Yuroks lived here along Trinidad Bay, an ideal place for strategic defense, seafood gathering, sea canoe launches and protection from the harsh ocean elements, for perhaps a thousand years.

Though the last inhabitant left a century ago, Trinidad is still home to descendants, some of whom have been instrumental in preserving cultural relics and lore at the Trinidad Museum (400 Janis

Court, Trinidad 677-3883).

A tour of the museum gives a useful perspective before one explores the bayfront outskirts of Tsurai. The actual town is off-limits and forested over, but the adjacent Old Home Beach, also known as Indian Beach, the village’s “front door” to the ocean, is accessible at the foot of a steep, many-stepped trail just below the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse. Sea stacks, beach rocks and tide pools showcase how the area was a veritable seafood supermarket. Today it still teems with fish, clams, sea lions and kelp.

Twenty miles south in Humboldt Bay, Indian Island is a patchwork of marshlands, scrub forests and shell mounds, or middens, comprised of prehistoric food→

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Foodies Roy’s Club in Eureka (218 D St., 442-4574) didn’t have to retro-renovate to take advantage of America’s nostalgia for classic Italian food. The oldschool restaurant has stuck to its elegant basics since 1945, whether that means a colossal antipasto plate that could serve as a standalone meal, a Caesar salad brimming with anchovies, or a popular seafood-rich cioppino. The Old Town landmark is open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday, but on Friday afternoons, 95-yearold Evo Fanucchi, Roy’s late brother and the current owner, still tends bar for friends new and old. If you want to hear some of the funniest family stories ever, ask about when his parents ran a Prohibition-era speakeasy and cigar shop in the same location.

Five miles inland from the coast, right off State Route 299 in the sunny community of Blue Lake, Alice’s Steak & Sushi (777 Casino Way, Blue Lake, 668-9770) serves up dependably delicious fare at reasonable prices. Owned by the Blue Lake Rancheria, a tribal group comprised of local Wiyot, Yurok and Tolowa members, the restaurant is located in the Blue Lake Casino.

Sunday brunches, Monday prime rib and Wednesday surf and turf are among its popular staples, and you should keep an eye out for dinner and wine specials. While the menu features classic steaks and sushi dishes, the cedar plank salmon recalls the traditional cooking method local tribes use. Dinner reservations suggested. →

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Art Lovers Yurok artist and photographer Kristi J. Smith has transformed the walls of the Sunset Restaurant in Trinidad (27 Scenic Drive, 677-3611) into an exhibition of family, baskets and dentalia. Her photo exhibit, on display until January of 2017, pays homage to the crafts of the Yurok Tribe.

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are on loan from tribal members and are regularly used in traditional ceremonies. Set up an appointment and for a small fee the museum can coordinate guided group tours to historic sites in the Hoopa Valley, including the traditional village of Takimildiñ. For museum visits, it’s best to call first as the hours are limited.

The first Native American mural in Eureka, “The Sun Set Twice on the People that Day,” created by Brian Tripp and Alme Allen, chronicles not just the darkest night for the Wiyots, the 1860 massacre on Indian Island, but also their determined resiliency.

Measuring 40 feet wide and 12 feet tall, the imposing installation next to the Morris Graves Museum of Art (636 F St, Eureka, 442-0278) can seem at first glance an abstract composition of colors and shapes. With a few visual cues

and knowledge of regional tribal lore, however, the piece comes alive. A basket design represents a stairway to ancestors, which affirms a commitment to renewal; black figures carry a giant red obsidian blade, suggesting a ceremony to cut away sickness in the world. Redwoods, moon phases, and a blue medicinal spirit are part of this epic visual story weaving together the past, present and future. So are a boat, turbulent water and a repeated pattern that resembles the Loch Ness monster. It’s actually another leviathan, Kah-ha-mis, who, according to Wiyot legend, created Humboldt Bay. More clues to interpret the piece are inside the museum. → Previous page: Dentalium shells photographed by Kristi J. Smith.

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Morris Graves was an internationally recognized artist who lived in Humboldt County from 1964 until his death in 2001 at the age of 90.

Morris Graves His work focused heavily on the natural world and soft, radiant light and colors.

He painted woodland animals and insects, and over time, began to focus heavily on still life paintings of flowers. Vibrant emotion is visible in even his most understated works.

Graves came to prominence while living on an island outside of Seattle, Washington in a remote house he had built himself atop a cliff in the 1940s. His work was seen in a Seattle gallery by a curator of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and from there, his work began to show regularly around the country.

Always hoping to avoid the noise of the city, Graves moved from outside Seattle to Loleta, California in 1964 to a remote 25-acre plot of redwood forest. He built a lake and many buildings on his estate, which are still there today – although they are not open to the public and are limited to appointment visits and an artist residency program.

Morris Graves was an enduring supporter of the Humboldt Arts Council and in 1999, he endowed the art museum restored by the Humboldt Arts Council in his name. Much of his personal collection and seven of his major and minor paintings are part of the Humboldt Arts Council’s permanent collection.

In 1901, the city of Eureka made a pitch and was awarded Carnegie funding for the library it hoped to build. The city also held an architectural competition to see who would design and build the future library.

Prominent local architects Knowles Evans and BC Tarver won the competition with their Classical Revival design, and construction began soon after on Eureka’s Carnegie Library.

The building retains its Classical Revival style to this day, in particular with the massive, bold columns across the building’s façade that this style is known for. Tall doors and symmetrical windows are also signposts of this architectural style.

After decades of use as a library, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Sadly, in the 1990s, the building was slated for demolition.

Just before it almost disappeared forever, the city of Eureka sold the building to the Humboldt Arts Council for $1.

On January 1, 2000, the Carnegie Library opened its doors again as the Morris Graves Museum of Art. The museum is operated by the Humboldt Arts Council, which has offices on the first floor, and runs many lively programs and events out of the museum, including art classes, performances, special events, and even weddings and yoga classes.

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With the Kids The Yurok Visitor Center, opened in 2015 near Klamath, both the town and the river, provides an outstanding window in the world of California’s most populous tribe.

The teens might gravitate to the native jewelry or hoodies and ball caps with cool native designs for sale, the younger ones the interactive displays, such as the language learner.

Press a few intuitive icons on a screen and they will soon be saying “Aiy-yu-kwee,” which is hello in Yurok, a dialect of the Algonquian languages spoken by tribes farther east. Of note, the courteous, knowledgeable staff frequently hosts kid-friendly events either inside the center, which resembles a traditional redwood plank house, or in the nearby amphitheater and discovery village park, such as storytelling, dances, language demonstrations and native foods sampling (101 Klamath Blvd, Klamath, 482-1555).

A 40-acre natural refuge hidden in north Arcata, the Potawot Community Gardens demonstrate the power of healing, as farmland worked for decades returns to its former state. Two miles of paved, looped trails offer children a chance to burn off their energy, meandering through restored meadows, forests and wetlands. As they catch their breath, they may notice the sounds of the city have given way to the sounds of nature, whether songbirds or the rustling of the wind. If they chance a spur trail over a scenic footbridge, they may spy a garden of wild plants used in traditional basket-making, such as willow, hazel, spruce root and maidenhair fern.

Interpretive signs captivate children of all ages, such as the one showing basket design patterns like frogs hand, snake nose and swallow tail.

The Potawot Food Garden, also open to the public, grows organic produce as well as culinary and medicinal herbs for the nearby Indian Health Village. The impressive array of plants alone makes it worth exploring, but occasional sales and samples at the barn or village center further entice (1600 Weeot Way, Arcata, 8255000).

The entrance to Talisman Beads, a pair of French doors transformed into a riot of festive colors, patterns and paints, gives a hint as to what’s inside this Old Town Eureka storefront. One of Northern California’s most popular bead shops seems less like a store than a place to hang out and get chromatically crazy.

Many enthusiasts are children, who are welcome to dig in and create their own jewelry onsite. We think the more kinetic kids would especially like to make hammered bangles.

Faceted labradorite, garnets, amethyst rounds, agates, old pressed glass beads, spiny oysters, polished abalone, anything you can imagine that you can put on a string and wear is here, overflowing in bins, against walls, even along the ceiling. The owners travel the world in search of unusual goods, with regular stops in the Czech Republic and Tucson, Arizona. Their beads are often used in Native American regalia and Talisman offers tribal member discounts. (214 F St, Eureka, 443-1509). → Talisman Beads.

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Not Strictly for Tourists In Old Town Eureka, the Clarke Historical Museum (240 E St, Eureka, 443-1947) showcases some of California’s finest Native American basketry and regalia in a wing devoted to regional tribes. In particular, the Hover Collection preserves Karuk examples from the golden age of basketry, the 1880s to the 1930s. And the Hailstone Collection, a recent acquisition, exhibits baskets from the Yurok revival period, the 1950s to the 1990s.

Look closely at the works of Nettie McKinnon, for example, to see an impressive display of strength and math, both of which are required to make quality baskets. The weaves are tight and the designs incredibly intricate. As she aged, her weaving loosened a bit but the perfect patterns demonstrate how her mathematical wizardry remained intact. Besides the baskets, Nealis Hall exhibits a dugout canoe, a model redwood plank house, ceremonial regalia, flint and obsidian points, traditional dolls, stoneware and portraits of individual basket makers. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (small donation requested).

Buzz cuts. Flat tops. Side parts. Rocky McCovey has perfected the classic cuts, and counts among his customers regulars who have stepped into his chair for more than 40 years. The younger generation has discovered Rocky’s Barber Shop (308 F St., Eureka, 443-5557), too, not only for his

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old-school treatments — hot cream, a straight razor and classic hair tonics — but for his old fashioned prices. Walk in under the vintage rotating barber pole in Old Town Eureka and you’ll see a sign of the owner’s Yurok heritage: a snarling stuffed otter caught by his father near the Klamath River, where the family lived in his youth. More wall mementos reveal his true passions: golf, golf and golf.

Sixty-five miles north of Eureka, the Trees of Mystery seems like the ultimate in retro roadside kitsch, with two paper mache giants, Paul Bunyan Babe the Blue Ox, standing sentinel at the US Highway 101 entrance. But if you only take selfies with Mr. Bunyan or ride in the redwoods gondola, you’ll miss the most historic attraction: the End of the Trail Museum (15500 US Highway 101, Klamath, 482-2251), which houses one of the finest private collections of Native American artifacts in the nation. The cultural diversity among dozens of local and Western tribes is showcased by a range of basketry, bead work, shell work and tools — all for free. Don’t miss the amazing collection of baby carriers and baby boards from various tribes.

Top: Display at the End of the Trail Museum. drew Hyland Bottom: Unfinshed cap at the Clarke Historical Museum.

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When you step into Humboldt Chocolate, tucked behind the gazebo in Old Town Eureka, breathe deeply. The air is heavy and sweet in the little shop. That’s because chocolatiers are hand-making each molded, cream-filled, foil-wrapped piece right on the premises. → 53

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Each chocolate is made by hand, from molding, to filling to packaging.

Peek through the window you may glimpse Ken Buntin at the mesmerizing tempering wheel, testing ribbons of the melted chocolate with a spatula.

When owner Jonah Ginsburg bought the business in 2013, renaming it and shifting to non-GMO ingredients, Buntin had already been rolling truffles and pouring bars there for two decades. The old-fashioned recipes are mostly in Buntin’s head, and he and 11-year veteran Selfida Paz-Ponce make everything in house — that totals up to some 20,000 pounds of chocolate so far this year.

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ters, caramels and solid chocolates sold by the piece or by weight. You’re a caramel cluster’s throw from Humboldt Bay, so of course there are marine life shapes, like hand-sized shells filled with little seahorses and dolphins, or the hefty, sea salt-sprinkled dark chocolate crab. The shop also does a brisk business in yellow banana slugs — those beloved, humble mascots of our forests.

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Originally called the Klamath Inn, Wortman is sitting by a window in the built in 1914 on the site of the burned lobby of the Historic Requa Inn, gestur1880s-era Pioneer Inn, the place has ing at the slim road between the hotel changed hands a number of times. For and the Klamath River. She recounts a time it housed a post office (for which how for 50 years she’d drive past the inn one of its 14 rooms is still named) and it on the way to her grandmother Geneva’s even served briefly as a school after the house and dream of owning it. devastating 1964 flood. (Though that hisFrom the porch overlooking the river, tory pales a little in comparison to the family’s 600-year-old ancestral home, a just shy of where it empties into the snapshot of which is Pacific Ocean, and the tucked under glass at surrounding redwood

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill the front desk.) History forest, it’s not hard to Photos by Drew Hyland Styling by Lynn Leishman see why. When the Wortbuffs can peruse vintage man family bought the photos and articles in hotel in 2010, they became the first Yurok the scrapbooks in the lobby/living room family to own it in 102 years despite its and the photos of Yurok dancers and location on the Yurok Indian reservation. fishermen in the hallways. →

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But for the real dirt, grab a glass of wine and a warm chocolate chip cookie from the piled plate near the front desk and see if you can coax Jan into an armchair for some stories from her family and the town they’ve called home for millennia. She and her husband, Marty Wort-

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The dining room has seen some changes, too. At first, the inn offered only soup and bread to feed hungry travelers who found few options in Klamath. Tom returned to Klamath from Portland to join Marty in the kitchen, eventually taking over as chef and expanding the menu into family-style fine dining, with guests sharing long tables and passing bowls and platters made by area potters. While Tom has no formal training, he’s a lifelong cook and no amateur.

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Dessert was a surprisingly light flourless chocolate cake with crushed candied walnuts, strawberries and whipped cream sweetened with fragrant Smith River honey. Sated and sleepy as you may be, don’t rush up to your four-poster without stopping for a little glass of tawny port and a diamond of brown butter almond cake. Sweet dreams.

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Against the Grain

By John-Michael Wilkerson • Photo by Drew Hyland • Styling by Lynn Leishman

THE DEVIL’S KISS This is a “tini” variation for even traditional Martini lovers.

1.5 ounces Blue Lake Vodka 1.5 ounces Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey 2

teaspoons chocolate syrup

Maraschino cherry or a cayenne pepper for garnish

Add the chocolate syrup, vodka and whiskey to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Serve in a Martini glass.

Garnish with either a cherry or a chili.

It seems like there’s a new

vodka on the market every other day. Each brand says it’s more pure, or more traditional than the previous one. And all say they are the best “odorless/ flavorless” alcohol on the market. Simply put, new vodkas are nothing new.

Until they are.

Blue Lake Vodka is made by distillers Fred Moore and Michael McCoy of Humboldt Craft Spirits. The company’s “grain to glass” philosophy — meaning its barley vodka is distilled from and bottled on-site at its Eureka location — yields handcrafted, small-batch quality.

The company is also working on two new spirits: Redwood Rye and Little River Gin. Vodka is often described as a neutral spirit without taste or scent. But lovers of the drink will tell you that is not the case.

They may describe it as clear or crisp and clean. Some will use subtle nuances to separate their personal favorites from others.

Ultimately, it is a “neutral” spirit and it is often distilled to remove obvious characteristics from the final product.

Blue Lake Vodka stands these conventions on their ear.

At first, the aroma might be a little confusing, as it doesn’t smell like a typical vodka. And your palate may be surprised, too — the taste is somewhat fruit forward with undertones of cream, grain and salt. It’s creamy, bordering on buttery, with a soft, light body and long, warm finish. Another sip brings out light citrusy tones, as well, almost like grapefruit.

This unique flavor is probably why Blue Lake Vodka has started to gobble up awards like Best in Category at the 2015 American Distillers Institute Competition and a bronze at the 2016 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. It’s an original.

Most mixologists will tell you that, as a neutral spirit, vodka mixes well. Here is a recipe that plays to the creamy texture and long finish. Chocolate lovers, bottoms up.

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Authentic Originals

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill • Photos by Drew Hyland • Styling by Lynn Leishman

When you're done craning your neck and snapping shots of the beautifully restored Carson Block Building, step inside and peruse the North Coast Indian Development Council Art and Gift Shop. Every piece here is handmade and bought directly from a native artist or a nativeowned company. You'll see work from the North Coast, all over

the U.S. and Canada — mostly new but some antique — from traditional to contemporary.

Take your time.

Acorn Earrings by Tina Sherburn Karuk $16

NCIDC American Indian Art & Gift Shop 241 F Street Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 445-8451 shop.americanindianonline.com

Basket Hat Yurok $2,600

Carved Elkhorn Man’s Dentalia Pouch

by Frank Gist Yurok 10” x 10” Fused Glass Platter by Pauli Carroll Karuk

$500

$250

Abalone Chunk Key Ring $4

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Elkhorn Hair Sticks Yurok $40 each

Black Pine Nut Necklace by Tina Sherburn Yurok $120

Acorn Medicine Vial Necklace by Tina Sherburn karuk $100

Knit Caps

by Darlene Marshall Hoopa, Karuk & Yurok from $14

Artwork by Brian Tripp karuk $565 Chunk Abalone and Old Dentalia Necklace by Gary Markussen Yurok $250

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Snowflake Obsidian and Abalone Necklace

by Gary Markussen Yurok $160 Abalone and Beargrass Earrings

by Jesika Sheaf Yurok $90

Trinket Basket (Sturgeon Back Design) Yurok $2,800 Double Acorn Necklace by Tina Sherburn Karuk $60

The Smokehouse Boys by Shaunna Oteka McCovey (book of poetry) $12.95

Elkhorn and Uhiuhi Wood Man’s Purse by Melvin Smith Yurok $950

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Abalone and Beargrass Necklace

by Jesika Sheaf Yurok $90

Contemporary Abalone and Beargrass Necklace

by Jesika Sheaf Yurok $100

Pine Nut and Abalone Necklace by Gary Markussen Yurok $280

Assorted Beaded Hair Sticks Yurok $30 - $40

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he 50-year-old independent institution of Northtown Books (957 H St., Arcata, 822-2834), with its flier-filled window, is the oldest bookstore in the county. Along with a curated selection of fiction, nonfiction, children's books, guides and magazines, the shop has a section dedicated to Humboldt history and culture. Peek at those fliers and you just might catch a reading and/or signing by a visiting or local author. And if you've got questions, you can always ask voracious reader and softspoken owner Dante DiGenova, who gave us this list of Humboldt-centric favorites. Pro tip: If it's a gift, head to the right of the counter to wrap your purchase in quirky-cool paper for free.

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Hit the Books

By Leslie Lollich • Photos by Drew Hyland

A is for Acorn: A California Indian ABC

By Analisa Tripp, Illustrations by Lyn Risling A children's alphabet book with images from Native American culture. ($9.99)

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Falk’s Claim

By Jon Humboldt Gates

Dear Mad’m

By Stella Walthall Patterson

Chronicles the life and dealth of a redwood timber town. ($12.95)

The story of a woman’s adventures living near Happy Camp in the Siskiyou mountains. ($12.95)

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Turnkey operation with an excellent wel trained staff. Well organized and easily transferred to new owners. All furniture, fixtures and inventory included. Please make appointments prior to visiting.

Business Lot For Sale 1.29 Acres Opportunity to own some of the most beautiful business property in Humboldt. Site is adjacent to the new Federal Court. The zoning in the business park allows for a multitude of uses, office, light manufacturing and other commercial uses. All utilities are in and each lot is ready for development.

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Above: The local interest island.

Following page, top: Curated page turners and magazines.

Following page, bottom: DiGenova and his dog Max.

The Price of a Life

By Dr. Loon Historical and personal accounts of Dr. Loon about money and commerce in the Humboldt Bay area, from dentalium shells to marijuana economy. ($24.20)

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Yurok Narratives

By Robert Spott and A.L. Kroeber About Yurok culture and Robert Spott’s life as a boy growing up in the late 1800s. ($16)

In the Land of the Grasshopper Song

By Mary Elliocott Arnold and Mabel Reed About two women in the Klamath River Indian Country in 1908-1909. ($19.95)

Night Crossings

By Jon Humboldt Gates Historical nonfiction about sea fishing and the dangers of boating on Humboldt Bay. ($12.95)

Hiking Humboldt: Vol. 1

By Kenneth M. Burton A guide to 55 day hikes in Northwestern California. ($21.95)

Karuk – the Upriver People

By Maureen Bell Nonfiction about the culture and history of the tribe. ($9.95)

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90-Day Calendar 15 Saturday THEATER

The Rocky Horror Show. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. A rock musical spoof of science fiction movies, and a strange story of seduction and sexual confusion.

Audience members are encouraged to participate and dress in character for the productions. For ages 16 and up. $18, $16 students/seniors. www. ferndalerep.org.

EVENTS

Barktoberfest. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale.

Main St. Barkery & Bath chefs prepare a dinner buffet for canines and their companions at Friendship Square.

786-5008.

Breakfast and Flea Market. Third Saturday of every month, 8:30 am.

Dow’s Prairie Grange Hall, 3995 Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. Enjoy pancakes, eggs and browsing knick knacks. Flea market ends at 3 pm. $5, $3 for kids. dowsgrange@gmail. com. www.dowsprairiegrange.org.

840-0100.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market.

9 am-2 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Fresh vegetables and fruit from local producers, food vendors, plant starts and flowers every week.

Live music.

Culinary AllSTARS Salsa Competition. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets.

After-school students in grades 3-6 form teams of four to create flavorful salsas with top area chefs in this competition.

Center, 569 S. G St. Meet a trained guide for a 90-minute walk focusing on the ecology of the marsh. Free.

826-2359.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street.

Bring your binoculars and have a great morning birding. Meet in the parking lot at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata, rain or shine. Free. www.rras.org/calendar.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. Have a blast and get some exercise at the same time. $5.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. Tour the 150-year-old home of pioneers Joseph and Zipporah Russ, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. $10. info@ferncottage.org. www.ferncottage.org. 786-4835.

16 Sunday MUSIC

Wine and Jazz at the Morris Graves.

Third Sunday of every month, 3-5 pm.

Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Sit back, sip and enjoy a different group each month. $5 adults, $2 students and seniors, Free for HAC members and children 17 and under. janine@humboldtarts.org. www.humboldtarts.org. 442-0278.

THEATER

The Rocky Horror Show. 2 pm. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Oct. 15 listing.

17 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Let’s dance to live music including swing standards and roots country. Everyone welcome. Swing Dance Lesson at 6:15, $5. Dancing after lesson free to lesson participants. $4. www.facebook.com/humboldt. grange. 725-5323.

FOOD

Henderson Center Farmers Market.

10 am-1 pm. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. Fresh local produce, straight from the farmer. www.humfarm.org. 441-9999.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

18 Tuesday MOVIES

October Library Film Series: Ace in the Hole. 6:30 pm. Eureka Main Library, 1313 Third St. Film noir starring Kirk Douglas as a cynical, disgraced reporter who stops at nothing to try to regain a job on a major newspaper.

Hosted by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill.

Free.

FOOD

Fortuna Farmers Market. 3-6 pm. Fortuna Main Street, Main Street. Locally grown fruits, veggies and garden plants, plus arts and crafts. Free.

Wildberries Marketplace Farmers Market. 3:30-6:30 pm. Wildberries Marketplace, 747 13th St., Arcata. GMO-free agricultural products from Humboldt County. Live music. EBT always welcome. Monthly vouchers available to SSI recipients. Free. info@humfarm. org. ww.humfarm.org. 441-9999.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

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Haunted Mill Tour. 7:30 pm-midnight Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. Take a spooky walk through the ghoul-infested historic site. No children under 13 admitted. $12. hauntedmilltour.com.

Blue Lake Harvest Days. Blue Lake, Off State Route 299, Exit 5. A weekend of family-friendly festivities throughout the town of Blue Lake in mid-October. Dates TBA.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 10 am-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. Browse organic pumpkin varieties and winter squash.

Also, a hay pyramid, small hay maze and concession stand with farmraised beef hot dogs and pumpkin pie. ADA compliant porta-potties and handicap parking. No dogs, please.

Humboldt Redwoods Marathon.

9 am. Humboldt Redwoods State Park, 17119 Avenue of Giants, Weott. Six Rivers Running Club Presents the 38th annual marathon, half marathon and 5K along the Avenue of the Giants.

Free to watch, $70-$25 to run. www. redwoodsmarathon.org.

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OUTDOORS

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 10 am-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. A

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive

unique drop-off program for children ages 3-5. Stories, music, crafts, yoga and snacks. $8, $6 members. redwooddiscoverymuseum@gmail.com. www. discovery-museum.org. 443-9694.

19 Wednesday MUSIC

Sierra Hull. 7:30 pm. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. Virtuoso mandolin-player. $25.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

21 Friday LECTURE

Rivers and Creeks. 7:30 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. Mary Ann Madej talks about the influence of rivers and creeks on the Bay and its channels. Sponsored by Friends of the Arcata Marsh. Free. 826-2359.

Tanbark, Sheep and Apples. 7 pm.

Ferndale Museum, 515 Shaw Ave. Early-day Humboldt’s two biggest industries were redwood lumber and canned salmon. Historian Jerry Rohde presents a lecture on Humboldt’s other products. Free.

MOVIES

Frightful Friday Flix: Phantasm: Remastered. 7:30 pm. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. In Don Coscarelli’s 1979 classic, three boys discover the town mortician is murdering and reanimating residents of their small town. $5. www.theeurekatheater.org.

MUSIC

Led Kaapana and Da Ukulele Boyz.

7:30 pm. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. Hawaii’s master of the slack key guitar. $25.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

THEATER

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

The Rocky Horror Show. 8 pm. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Oct. 15 listing.

FOR KIDS

FOOD

Southern Humboldt Farmers Market. 11 am-3 pm. Garberville Town

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Square, Church Street.

Fresh produce, meats, baked goods and more, plus live music and family activities. Free.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Haunted Mill Tour. 7:30 pm-midnight Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

presenter Rob Fowler (Redwood Region Audubon Society) for a birding tour and discussion around this beautifully restored wild and working landscape. Free.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

22 Saturday THEATER

The Rocky Horror Show. 8 pm. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Oct. 15 listing.

EVENTS

Assumption Parish Bazaar. 6 pm.

Portuguese Hall, Fifth Street and Ocean Avenue, Ferndale. Two nights of old fashioned family fun. Bingo, fish pond, country store, fancy work booth, etc. Dinner at 6 pm. Games at 7 pm. Dates subject to change. 4964804, 786-9551.

Bark in The Park. 10 am-2 pm. Sequoia Park, 3414 W St., Eureka. Humboldt Bay Firefighters host this dog-friendly 5K run/walk benefitting Friends For Life Animal Rescue. Come with or without a leashed dog with current vaccinations. Live music, raffles. $20 race entry fee. 441-4000.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s. 9:30 am.

Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Drive, Eureka. Registration begins at 8:30, the opening ceremony at 9:30 and the 2.7-mile walk on the waterfront and through Old Town Eureka, begins at 10 am with an optional 1-mile loop around Halvorsen Park.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market.

9 am-2 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Oct. 15 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

FOOD

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

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Southern Humboldt Farmers Market. 11 am-3 pm. Garberville Town Square, Church Street. See Oct. 21 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

23 Sunday The Rocky Horror Show. 2 pm. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Oct. 15 listing.

EVENTS

Assumption Parish Bazaar. 6 pm. Portuguese Hall, Fifth Street and Ocean Avenue, Ferndale. See Oct. 22 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 10 am-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

24 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

LECTURE

Andrea Wulf. 7 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata.

The author of The Invention of Nature talks about visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and his influence on our understanding of nature.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

25 Tuesday MOVIES

October Library Film Series: Lonely Are The Brave. 6:30 pm. Eureka Main Library, 1313 Third St. Western starring Kirk Douglas and Gena Rowlands.

Hosted by Bob Doran. Free.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

FOOD

Fortuna Farmers Market. 3-6 pm.

Fortuna Main Street, Main Street. See Oct. 18 listing.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 10 am-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Wildberries Marketplace Farmers Market. 3:30-6:30 pm. Wildberries Marketplace, 747 13th St., Arcata. See Oct. 18 listing.

OUTDOORS

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

Interpretive Walk - Birding. 8:3010:30 am. Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Join NRLT staff Connie Low and special guest

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The Taming of the Shrew(s). Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. See Oct. 27 listing.

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Haunted Mill Tour. 7:30 pm-midnight Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

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dale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

THEATER

ETC

on regular walks. Meet at the first I Street parking lot (in from Samoa) of the Arcata Marsh. Free. 822-3475.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

OUTDOORS

Slower-Speed Arcata Marsh Tour.

Last Tuesday of every month, 2 pm.

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. A tour for attendees with mobility issues and those who are unable to keep up

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DANCE

North Coast Dance Annual Membership Gala. 6 pm. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Featuring the Zombie Ballet. $75 (ticket includes NCD membership, Gala Party, Zombie Ballet, Nutcracker ticket with VIP seating). 442-1956.

THEATER

The Taming of the Shrew(s). Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. An adaptation of Shakepeare’s comic love story between sharp-tongued Katharine and the swaggering Petruchio.

FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

FOOD

Henderson Center Farmers Market.

10 am-1 pm. Henderson Center, Henderson near F Street, Eureka. See Oct. 20 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors.

7 pm.-midnight. Kinetic Sculpture Lab, Eighth and N streets, Arcata. A scare-fest benefiting the Kinetic Lab. Ages 13 and over recommended. $12. kineticsculpturelab.com. 822-4805.

Halloween Boogie. Mateel Community Center, 59 Rusk Lane, Redway. The Mateel/KMUD musical extravaganza features a costume contest and performances. www.mateel.org.

Haunted Mill Tour. 7:30 pm.-midnight Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

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ETC

The Rocky Horror Show. 8 pm. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

28 Friday LECTURE

Humboldt Headlines. 7 pm. Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. From the fatal ship collision off Shelter Cove to Fortuna’s biggest bank robbery to the Socialist mayor of Eureka, historian Jerry Rhode tells the stories of yesteryear. Free. www. baysidegrange.org.

MOVIES

Frightful Friday Flix: Rocky Horror Picture Show. 7:30 pm. Eureka Theater, 612 F St. Rocky’s back, along with Dr. F., Brad, Janet, Riff Raff, Magenta, Columbia, Eddie, Dr. Scott, and even that guy with no neck. www. theeurekatheater.org.

MUSIC

Verona String Quartet. 7:30 pm. Calvary Lutheran Church, 716 South Ave., Eureka. Presented by the 24th annual Eureka Chamber Music Series. $30, $10 seniors/students, $5 kids 8 and under. www.eurekachambermusic. org. 445-9650.

THEATER

The Rocky Horror Show. 8 pm. Fern-

THEATER

The Taming of the Shrew(s). Redwood Curtain Theatre, 220 First St., Eureka. See Oct. 27 listing.

EVENTS

Halloween at Headwaters Living History and Storytelling. 5-7 pm.

Headwaters Forest Reserve, End of Elk River Road, 6 miles off U.S. Highway 101, Eureka. Enjoy a spooky Halloween walk through the Headwaters Forest meeting Falk ghosts along the way, followed by storytelling by Paul Woodland at the Headwaters Education Center. Meet at the Elk River trailhead. Free. jdclark@blm.gov. www. blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/nlcs/Headwaters_ForestReserve.html. 825-2300.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market.

9 am-2 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Oct. 15 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Boo at the Zoo. Sequoia Park Zoo, 3414 W St., Eureka. Connect with the wild with games, costume contests and other spooktacular surprises. www.sequoiaparkzoo.net.

Cirque de Soulless: The Illusion.

7-11 pm. Sequoia Conference Center, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Evil clowns.

Haunting circus artistes. Mesmerizing

jugglers. Music. Dancing. Appetizers.

Costume prizes. Cocktails, beer and wine. $65, $60 advance.

Halloween Costume Parade. 11 am.

McKinleyville Safeway Shopping Plaza, Central Avenue. Safe, fun trickor-treating with free candy and treats from merchants. Children should meet by the small kiosk in the parking lot at the Shopping Center before 11 am to join. Free. info@sandsevents. net. 834-6460.

Halloween Fundraiser. 8 pm. RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G St., Arcata.

Two bands, costume contest, skate contest. $5. rampartskatepark.org.

Halloween Parade. 11 am. McKinleyville Safeway Shopping Plaza, Central Avenue. Free candy and costume parade. All ages. Free.

Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors.

7 pm-midnight. Kinetic Sculpture Lab, Eighth and N streets, Arcata. See Oct. 28 listing.

Haunted Mill Tour. 7:30 pm-midnight Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Hollywood Fact or Fiction Haunted House. 6-9 pm. Dream Quest, 100 Country Club Drive, Willow Creek.

Scary stuff not recommended for children. TBA. www.dreamquestwillowcreek.org. (530) 629-3564.

Humboldt Halloween Ft. Dilated Peoples. 8 pm. Portuguese Hall, 1185 11th St., Arcata. All-Night music with three stages and more than 20 artists. 21 and over, ID required. $45. jeanette@kmud.org. 923-2513.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 10 am-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Trick-or-Treat. 2-4 pm. Old Town, F Street between First and Third streets, Eureka. Participating stores will have signs in their windows. Open to costumed children 12 and under who are accompanied by an adult.

Free. 442-9054.

OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

30 Sunday THEATER

The Rocky Horror Show. 2 pm. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Oct. 15 listing.

EVENTS

BGHP Annual Zumbathon. 12-2 pm.

Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby

Creek Road. Marla Joy and other local Zumba teachers lead a two-hour workout benefit for the Breast and GYN Health. Raffle and auction. Doors open at 11:30 am. $10- $15 sliding scale. rosegz@hcbhp.org. www.bghp.org.

825-8345 x-110.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors.

7 pm.-midnight. Kinetic Sculpture Lab, Eighth and N streets, Arcata. See Oct. 28 listing.

Hollywood Fact or Fiction Haunted House. 6-9 pm. Dream Quest, 100 Country Club Drive, Willow Creek. See Oct. 29 listing.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 10 am-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

31 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Halloween Carnival. 7-9 pm. Dow’s Prairie Grange Hall, 3995 Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. Halloween fun for youth under 12. Play games for small prizes and candy. Costume parade and contest 8:30 pm. followed by a piñata for even more sweet treats. Please bring canned food or non-perishables for the Grange’s holiday food basket program. www. dowsprairiegrange.org.

Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors.

7 pm-midnight. Kinetic Sculpture Lab, Eighth and N streets, Arcata. See Oct. 28 listing.

Haunted Mill Tour. 7:30 pm-midnight.

Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Hollywood Fact or Fiction Haunted House. 6-9 pm. Dream Quest, 100 Country Club Drive, Willow Creek. See Oct. 29 listing.

Kid’s Karnival. 5:30-8:30 pm. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. A night of free food, candy and fun at Redwood Acres for 5th grade students and under, with age-appropriate games and activities. Free. www.redwoodacres.com.

Organic Pumpkin Patch. 12-6 pm.

Organic Matters Ranch, 6821 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka. See Oct. 15 listing.

Trick or Treat on the Plaza. 4-6 pm.

Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Arcata Main Street presents costumed Halloween fun for the whole family on and around the plaza. Free. 822-4500.

Trick-or-Treat. Fortuna Main Street, Main Street. Children 12 and under, in costume and accompanied by a parent or adult may participate.

Trick-or-Treating on the Plaza.

4-6 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Festivities include pictures, music and a merchant costume contest. Free.

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01 Tuesday ART

Blacksmithing Demonstration.

9:30 am-12:30 pm. Ferndale Museum, 515 Shaw Ave. Step back in time with blacksmith Jerry Murry and see the blacksmith shop exhibit fired up and in action. Date TBA. EVENTS

02 Wednesday OUTDOORS

Guided Nature Walk. First Wednesday of every month, 9 am. Richard J. Guadagno Visitor Center, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. This 2-mile walk is a great way to familiarize yourself with local flora and fauna. Binoculars are available at the visitor’s center.

Free. www.fws.gov/refuge/humboldt_ bay. 733-5406.

03 Thursday FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

04 Friday

MUSIC

Chubritza. 6-9 pm. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka.

World music played on a collection of modern and village instruments.

Free. janine@humboldtarts.org. www. humboldtarts.org. 442-0278.

DANCE

Arts Alive. First Saturday of every month, 6-9 pm. Art, and a heap of it. All around Old Town, Eureka. Free. www. eurekamainstreet.org. 442-9054.

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road,Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

Fig Twig Holiday Market. 10 am-4 pm.

Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. See Nov. 4 listing.

Harvest Dinner/Bazaar. 4:30 pm.

Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner, “cake wheel” (win a cake for 25 cents), table games and a gift boutique where early Christmas shopping is available. $10, $5 child. www.facebook.com/humboldt.grange.

FOR KIDS

KEET’s Kids Club. First Saturday of every month, 12-2 pm. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. This monthly workshop includes PBS Kid’s programming, story time, tours of current art exhibitions and art activities. Each family takes home a free book. Free. www.humboldtarts. org. 442-0278 ext. 201.

Rails, Trails and Sails. 7 pm. Freshwater Grange, 49 Grange Road, Eureka.

Join local historian Jerry Rhode for a trip through early travel in Humboldt County: by train along the Eel, with the wagoners through the Bald Hills and on board ship in Humboldt. Free.

EVENTS

FOOD

Fig Twig Holiday Market. 4-9 pm.

Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. Vintage, shabby chic, handmade and up-cycled finds in two buildings. Food and drink available. $7 Friday, $3 Saturday.

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market.

9 am-2 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Oct. 15 listing.

FOOD

OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Southern Humboldt Farmers Market. 11 am-3 pm. Garberville Town Square, Church Street. See Oct. 21 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

05 Saturday

06 Sunday

MOVIES

LECTURE

Raiders of the Lost Ark. 3 pm. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Harrison Ford stars as Indiana Jones in this first movie of the action-adventure series. $5.

Art Talk. 2-3 pm. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Artist Monica Topping discusses how she incorporates creative re-use in her art, in connection with the 22nd annual

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EVENTS

Kids Alive. First Saturday of every month, 5:30-8 pm. Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. This is a drop-off program for confidently potty trained children ages 3-12. Includes free play, arts and crafts and a snack. Call to reserve. Price may vary by number of participants. redwooddiscoverymuseum@gmail.com. www.discovery-museum.org. 443-9694.

LECTURE

Junque Arte exhibition. $5 adults, $2 students/seniors, FREE HAC members and children 17 and under. janine@ humboldtarts.org. www.humboldtarts. org. 442-0278.

Fall/ WINTER 2016

10 Thursday FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

11 Friday ART

Arts! Arcata. Second Friday of every month, 6-9 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. Art, music and more art.

Downtown Arcata and surrounding area. Free. arcatamainstreet@gmail. com. www.arcatamainstreet.com.

822-4500.

MUSIC

Jennifer Kloetzel. 7:30 pm. Calvary Lutheran Church, 716 South Ave., Eureka.

The 24th annual Eureka Chamber Music Series presents a performance by the cellist. $30, $10 seniors/students, $5 kids 8 and under. www.eurekachambermusic.org. 445-9650.

Neko Case. 8 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata.

The country, folk and indie rock artist performs with her longtime backing band. $46, $15 HSU. FOR KIDS

Overnight Lock-in Party. 9 pm.

RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G St., Arcata. A sleepover for ages 7-14. $50. rampartskatepark.org.

FOOD

MUSIC

Humboldt Bay Brass Band. 8 pm.

Fulkerson Recital Hall, Humboldt State University, Arcata. The 25 brass and 4 percussion U.K.-style Brass Band performs its only local performance of the season. $8, $5 senior/ child, free HSU students w/ID. FOR KIDS

Family Arts Day. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Explore watercolor and ink techniques inspired by Lanore Cady’s Houses and Letters exhibition. $5 adults, $2 students/seniors, Free HAC members and children 17 and under. janine@ humboldtarts.org. www.humboldtarts. org. 707-442-0278.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market.

9 am-2 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Oct. 15 listing.

EVENTS

Northwest Intertribal Gathering and Elders Dinner. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka.

NCIDC presents demonstrations including dance, music and drumming.

Enjoy salmon and turkey dinner, Indian art and crafts, frybread and buffalo burgers, and an elders honoring ceremony. www.redwoodacres.com.

HOLIDAY EVENTS Craft Fair. 9 am-3 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. Enjoy refreshments and holiday arts and crafts. Free. www. facebook.com/humboldt.grange.

OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Southern Humboldt Farmers Market. 11 am-3 pm. Garberville Town Square, Church Street. See Oct. 21 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

13 Sunday

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

12 Saturday ART

Arts on the Avenue. Second Saturday of every month, 6-8 pm. Eagle Prairie Arts District, 406 Wildwood Ave., Rio Dell. Local artists, artisans, kids’ activities and music all along the avenue. Free. 506-5081.

DANCE

Afternoon of Dance. Second Sunday of every month, 2-3 pm. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Join us for a live dance performance by a different local dance company each month. $5 adults, $2 students and seniors, free to members and children 17 and under. janine@humboldtarts.org. www.humboldtarts.org. 707-442-0278.

FOOD

Roshni Parwaz: The Light is Rising.

5-8 pm. Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J St. Annual fundraiser for The Roshni

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Centre for Women featuring a presentation by Princess Zebunissa Jilani, the founder of Swat Relief Initiative, Central Asian food, music and dance

by NPA, henna art, raffle and silent auction. $20. info@roshnicentre.org or roshni_1994@hotmail.com. www. eurekawomansclub.org. 707-623-7374.

OUTDOORS

Audubon Society Birding Trip.

Second Sunday of every month, 9 am.

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Learn the common birds of Humboldt on a two- to three-hour walk. Meet at the Visitor Center. Free. 822-3613.

14 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

MUSIC

Iris DeMent. 7:30 pm. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. American singer and songwriter. DeMent’s musical style includes elements of the country and folk. $45.

SPOKEN WORD

Poets on the Plaza. Second Monday of every month, 8 pm. Plaza View Room, Eighth and H streets, Arcata.

Read/perform your original poetry or hear others. $1.

15 Tuesday LECTURE

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Captain Scott Kelly. 8 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. The NASA astronaut reveals what he learned during his epic 143 million mile mission, delivering life lessons, stories, and candid commentary on his remarkable journey. $76, $25.

17 Thursday FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

18 Friday LECTURE

Tanbark, Sheep and Apples. 7 pm.

Rio Dell and Scotia Chamber of Commerce, 406 Wildwood Ave. Early-day Humboldt’s two biggest industries were redwood lumber and canned salmon. Historian Jerry Rohde presents a lecture on Humboldt’s other products. Free.

THEATER

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. Old grudges and broken hearts at a decaying estate where a family reunion ends in murder.

Through Dec. 10. www.ncrt.net. 442NCRT. FOOD

Southern Humboldt Farmers Market. 11 am-3 pm. Garberville Town Square, Church Street. See Oct. 21 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

19 Saturday THEATER

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Nov. 18 listing.

EVENTS

Breakfast and Flea Market. Third Saturday of every month, 8:30 am.

Dow’s Prairie Grange Hall, 3995 Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. See Oct. 15 listing.

FOOD

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market.

9 am-2 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Oct. 15 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

River Lodge Craft Faire. 10 am. River Lodge Conference Center, 1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna. Browse unique, locally made gifts from over 30 North Coast crafters. Lunch available. www. friendlyfortuna.com.

Craftsman’s Days. Blue Ox Millworks, 1 X St., Eureka. Living history and artisan fair featuring live bands all weekend, blacksmithing, woodworking, spinning and weaving, historical reenactment, storytelling, food and more. Date tentative. TBA. OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

20 Sunday MUSIC

Wine and Jazz at the Morris Graves.

Third Sunday of every month, 3-5 pm.

Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. See Oct. 16 listing.

EVENTS

Mushroom Fair. 11 am-4 pm. Redwood

Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. A display of more than 300 species, books, mushroom cultivation kits, microscopes and more. Bring your mushrooms for identification. $3, $1 kids 12-16, free to kids under 12. hbmycologicalsociety.org.

St. The classic animated television special comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation. This 60-minute show is suitable for children ages 3 and over. $16, $14, $8. www.ferndalerep. org.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

The Folks Christmas Crafts Fair.

Ferndale Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main St. Peruse the many local craft booths and do some holiday shopping.

Humboldt Flea Market. 8 am-3 pm.

Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Peruse the tables for treasures. www.redwoodacres. com. 822-5292.

Santa Arrives in Old Town. 2-4 pm.

Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka. Visit with Santa. Bring your camera! Free.

28 Monday

River Lodge Craft Faire. 10 am. River Lodge Conference Center & Commercial Kitchen, 1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna. See Nov. 19 listing.

21 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

SPORTS

23 Wednesday

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

THEATER

ETC

A Charlie Brown Christmas Preview.

8 pm. Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. The classic animated television special comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation. This 60-minutes show is suitable for children ages 3 and over. $10. www.ferndalerep.org.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

24 Thursday FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Blessing of the Fleet. 10 am. Trinidad Head Memorial Lighthouse, Trinity Street. Join the crews of the local fishing fleet as they give thanks for the bountiful harvest and receive a blessing for the upcoming season with Native American prayers, music, a nondenominal blessing and good wishes all around. Free. www.trinidadcalif.com. 677-0223.

Turkey Trot. 9 am. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka. Fun 3-mile walk/run through Old Town.

Register from 7:30 am at Old Town Coffee and Chocolates, then stretch for the trot at 9 am. 822-3136.

26 Saturday THEATER

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Nov. 18 listing.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

29 Tuesday THEATER

Mama Mia!. 8 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. The music of ABBA. $66, $35 HSU. OUTDOORS

Slower-Speed Arcata Marsh Tour.

Last Tuesday of every month, 2 pm.

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 25 listing.

30 Wednesday THEATER

HOLIDAY EVENTS

The Folks Christmas Crafts Fair.

Ferndale Veterans Memorial Building, 1100 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

01 Thursday

Snowball Drop. 11:30 am. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

Win goodies when the “snowballs” start flying. Free.

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

Santa will be roaming Downtown and Old Town Eureka from 11 am-2 pm. Find him every hour at the Gazebo. Free.

OUTDOORS

25 Friday

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main

ETC

Mama Mia!. 8 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata.

See Nov. 29 listing.

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Alice in Wonderland: A Holiday Adventure. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake.

The Dell’Arte Company has refashioned the tale of Alice in Wonderland into a cascading theatrical event for all ages. Join the cast for a whimsical ride down the rabbit hole in this new rollicking adventure as they tour the up and down the North Coast this holiday season. Through Dec. 18.

Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

See Nov. 26 listing.

Arcata Plaza Farmers Market.

9 am-2 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

THEATER

HOLIDAY EVENTS

FOOD

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Nov. 18 listing.

St. See Nov. 25 listing.

SPORTS

FOR KIDS

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Christmas Brass Bands. 2-4 pm.

Ferndale Main Street, Main Street.

A saxophone quartet and a brass ensemble stroll and play traditional Christmas favorites. Dates in December TBA. Free.

Ferndale Music Company Christmas Recital. 7 pm. The Old Steeple, 246 Berding St., Ferndale. Talented students and staff perform holiday tunes for friends and family. Date TBA. $5, free for kids.

ETC

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

02 Friday

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

27 Sunday THEATER

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main

LECTURE

Tanbark, Sheep and Apples. 7 pm.

Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road. Early-day Humboldt’s two biggest industries were redwood lumber and canned salmon. Historian Jerry Rohde presents a lecture on Humboldt’s other lucrative activities

that helped locals make a living. Free. www.baysidegrange.org.

THEATER

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Nov. 18 listing.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

EVENTS

Film and Photo Fest. 7 pm. RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G St., Arcata.

Fifth annual showcase of local skate and BMX photos and videos. Vote for your favorites. $5. rampartskatepark. org.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Eureka Symphony Holiday Concert.

8 pm. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. Featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto “Il riposo per il Santissimo natale” in E-Major, and J. S. Bach’s “Cantata BWV 191 Gloria in excelsis Deo,” with the Eureka Symphony Chorus soloists.

Also Howard Blake’s The Snowman with and an audience sing-along. $19$49, two children 12 and under free with paying adult.

Hospitality Night Open House.

Ferndale Main Street, Main Street. The Victorian Village welcomes friends to a lively evening block party. Merchants stay open until 9 pm. to serve up cheer along with free beverages and goodies. Free. 786-4477.

Humboldt Artisans Crafts and Music Festival. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Holiday arts and crafts in four buildings, five stages of live music and food booths. $3, free for kids & seniors, free with a toy for the Humboldt Bay Fire Department toy drive. www.redwoodacres.com.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

03 Saturday MUSIC

Squeezebug. 6-9 pm. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Accordion/guitar duo playing gypsy jazz, bistro music, French waltzes, Cumbias and Brazillian Choros. Free. janine@ humboldtarts.org. www.humboldtarts. org. 707-442-0278.

THEATER

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Nov. 18 listing.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

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Arts Alive. First Saturday of every month, 6-9 pm. See Nov. 5 listing.

FOR KIDS

KEET’s Kids Club. First Saturday of every month, 12-2 pm. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. See Nov. 5 listing.

St., Eureka. The artist discusses his current exhibition and how he used plein air painting to shed light on our homeless population. $5 adults, $2 students/seniors, Free HAC members and children 17 and under. janine@ humboldtarts.org. www.humboldtarts. org. 707-442-0278.

THEATER

Kids Alive. First Saturday of every month, 5:30-8 pm. Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. See Nov. 5 listing.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Christmas Celebration in Song.

7:30 pm. Ferndale Community Church, 712 Main St. The 60-voice Ferndale Community Choir performs an eclectic selection of sacred and inspiring music from around the world, plus readings to inspire your holiday spirit at this 47th annual event. Free.

Christmas Celebration in Song.

3 pm. Church of the Assumption, 546 Berding St., Ferndale. The 60-voice Ferndale Community Choir gives an encore performance, preceding the tree lighting with sacred and inspiring music, plus readings to inspire your holiday spirit. Free. 786-4477.

Candlelight Walk in the Redwoods.

5-8 pm. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Visitors Center, Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, Orick. A ranger-guided walk through the ancient redwoods lit by 300 luminaries, tales from North Coast Storytellers, auctions and refreshments. Donation of $10 per person or $12 per family.

Christmas Tree Lighting. 5:30 pm.

Ferndale Main Street, Main Street.

Since 1934, Ferndale’s volunteer firefighters deck the huge spruce at the end of Main Street with lights. The whole town turns out, along with the Booster Band, Chameleon Singers, 4-H and Scout Troops, for a ceremony, free cookies and cocoa. Free.

Eureka Symphony Holiday Concert.

8 pm. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See Dec. 2 listing.

Humboldt Artisans Crafts and Music Festival. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. See Dec. 2 listing.

Santa Claus Arrives in Ferndale.

10:30 am. Ferndale Main Street, Main Street. St. Nick and his jolly elf bring bags of goodies for youngsters on Main Street. Free.

Tuba Christmas. 1 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

A brassy Eureka Main Street tradition.

Free.

Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

See Nov. 26 listing.

OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

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Art Talk with Paul Rickard. 2-3 pm.

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Humboldt Artisans Crafts and Music Festival. Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. See Dec. 2 listing.

Portuguese Linguica and Beans Dinner. 5-8 pm. Portuguese Hall, Fifth Street and Ocean Avenue, Ferndale.

Food and friendliness on tree-lighting night. 786-4222.

Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

See Nov. 26 listing.

05 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

07 Wednesday

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

09 Friday ART

Arts! Arcata. Second Friday of every month, 6-9 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Nov. 11 listing.

DANCE

Tango from Argentina: Estampas Portenas. 8 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata.

Featuring 25 musicians, singers and dancers celebrating the heart and soul of Argentina. $46, $10 HSU. LECTURE

Humboldt Headlines. 7 pm. Clarke Historical Museum, Third and E streets, Eureka. From the fatal ship collision off Shelter Cove to Fortuna’s biggest bank robbery to the Socialist mayor of Eureka, historian Jerry Rhode tells the stories of yesteryear.

Free. www.clarkemuseum.org.

THEATER

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Nov. 18 listing.

Character Projects. 8 pm. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. See Dec. 8 listing.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

North Coast Dance’s The Nutcracker. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. northcoastdance.org.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

OUTDOORS

10 Saturday

Guided Nature Walk. First Wednesday of every month, 9 am. Richard J. Guadagno Visitor Center, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. See Nov. 2 listing.

Arts on the Avenue. Second Saturday of every month, 6-8 pm. Eagle Prairie Arts District, 406 Wildwood Ave., Rio Dell. See Nov. 12 listing.

08 Thursday THEATER

Character Projects. 8 pm. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Dell’Arte’s 2nd year M.F.A. students present a spirited evening of performance as they transform into vibrant characters and inhabit an extraordinarily imagined world on stage.

FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

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Jake Shimabukuro. 8 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. The world’s top ukulele musician performs jazz, blues, funk, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco and rock. $46, $10 HSU. THEATER

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Holiday Craft Market. 10 am-5 pm.

Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Shop for unique handcrafted items from over 50 artisans. Enjoy live music, local food and holiday cheer.

Fern Cottage Holiday Open House Tours. 11 am-2 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. Tours on the hour, 11 am to 2 pm. www.ferncottage.org. 786-4835.

Ginger Bread Holiday Houses. Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Join friends for holiday crafts, games and sweet treats. Take home a holiday decoration that tastes great. For ages 4-10.

Holiday Family Arts Day. 2-3 pm.

Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. Enjoy live storytelling with Ali Freedlund followed by holiday gift making projects for the whole family. $5 adults, $2 students/seniors, Free HAC members and children 17 and under. janine@humboldtarts.org. www. humboldtarts.org. 707-442-0278.

North Coast Dance’s The Nutcracker. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See Dec. 9 listing.

Trucker’s Christmas Parade. 6 pm.

Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. Watch the trucks, tractors and other vehicles festooned with Christmas lights. A Humboldt holiday tradition for over a quarter century. Free. truckersparade@ keka101.com. www.redwoodacres. com. 442-5744.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.

6 pm. Eureka High School Auditorium, 1915 J St. Trillium Dance School’s annual winter production.

Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

See Nov. 26 listing.

OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 300 Fifth St., Eureka. See Nov. 18 listing.

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Character Projects. 8 pm. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. See Dec. 8 listing.

Character Projects. 8 pm. Dell’Arte, 131 H St., Blue Lake. See Dec. 8 listing.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

THEATER

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Holiday Craft Market. 10 am-5 pm.

Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. See Dec. 10 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

North Coast Dance’s The Nutcracker. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See Dec. 9 listing.

15 Thursday FOR KIDS

Fern Cottage Holiday Open House Tours. 11 am-2 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Dec. 10 listing.

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

North Coast Dance’s The Nutcracker. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See Dec. 9 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.

2 pm. Eureka High School Auditorium, 1915 J St. See Dec. 10 listing.

Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

See Nov. 26 listing.

OUTDOORS

Audubon Society Birding Trip.

Second Sunday of every month, 9 am. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. See Nov. 13 listing.

ETC

Humboldt Flea Market. 8 am-3 pm.

Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., Eureka. See Nov. 27 listing.

12 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

SPOKEN WORD

Poets on the Plaza. Second Monday of every month, 8 pm. Plaza View Room, Eighth and H streets, Arcata.

See Nov. 14 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Fortuna Christmas Music Festival.

12-6:30 pm. River Lodge Conference Center, 1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna.

A full day of holiday music for the community featuring barbershop singers, choirs, bands and a full orchestra. Free. www.friendlyfortuna. com.

North Coast Dance’s The Nutcracker. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See Dec. 9 listing.

13 Tuesday HOLIDAY EVENTS

North Coast Dance’s The Nutcracker. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka. See Dec. 9 listing.

14 Wednesday MUSIC

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

8 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. The all-singing, all-strumming ukulele virtuosos bounds from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana via Otis Redding. $46, $10 HSU.

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A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

EVENTS

Breakfast and Flea Market. Third Saturday of every month, 8:30 am.

Dow’s Prairie Grange Hall, 3995 Dow’s Prairie Road, McKinleyville. See Oct. 15 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Sundance Ballet Company’s The Nutcracker Ballet. 2 & 7 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. Local dancers in a full-length production of the holiday classic. $18, $15 kids, $15, $12 kids advance. www.

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Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

See Nov. 26 listing.

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ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

01 Sunday EVENTS

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Wine and Jazz at the Morris Graves.

Third Sunday of every month, 3-5 pm.

Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. See Oct. 16 listing.

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

Humboldt Steelhead Days. -March 31. Locations throughout Humboldt County. Fish during the peak of the run and go to celebrations in Blue Lake, Willow Creek, Fortuna and Benbow, as well as the Peak of the Run Barbecue Dinner on Feb. 11 in Eureka. www.humboldtsteelheaddays.com.

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THEATER

A Charlie Brown Christmas. 8 pm.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main St. See Nov. 25 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

Lighted Tractor Parade. 6 pm. Main Street, Ferndale. Local farmers and ranchers parade fancifully decorated tractors and tractor-drawn wagons depicting holiday scenes down the Victorian Village’s historic Main Street for a sparkling country Christmas celebration. Free. 786-4477.

Sundance Ballet Company’s The Nutcracker Ballet. 2 pm. Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata. See Dec. 17 listing.

Visit With Santa. 11 am-2 pm. Old Town Gazebo, Second and F streets, Eureka.

See Nov. 26 listing.

19 Monday DANCE

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

22 Thursday FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

23 Friday SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

DANCE

OUTDOORS

DANCE

Slower-Speed Arcata Marsh Tour.

Last Tuesday of every month, 2 pm.

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 25 listing.

Let’s Dance. 7-10 pm. Humboldt Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka. See Oct. 17 listing.

29 Thursday FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

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04 Wednesday OUTDOORS

Guided Nature Walk. First Wednesday of every month, 9 am. Richard J. Guadagno Visitor Center, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. See Nov. 2 listing.

05 Thursday FOR KIDS

Young Discoverers. 10:30 am-noon.

Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka.

See Oct. 20 listing.

SPORTS

ETC

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

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Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

HOLIDAY EVENTS

ETC

New Year’s Barrel Bash. Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 1250 Fifth St., Ferndale. Barrels by the Bay presents racing. Sanctioned by Run to Win and co-sanctioned by North State Barrel Racing Assn. Sign up at 9 am, run at noon. 502-5749.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

RampArt New Year’s Celebration.

9 pm. RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G St., Arcata. Celebrate four years of shredding with RampArt. Live bands and midnight toast. $15. www.rampartskatepark.org.

OUTDOORS

07 Saturday EVENTS

Arts Alive. First Saturday of every month, 6-9 pm. See Nov. 5 listing.

Lodge Conference Center & Commercial Kitchen, 1800 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna. The 16th annual event with more than 30 local vendors offering everything for weddings. $10. www. friendlyfortuna.com.

OUTDOORS

Audubon Society Birding Trip.

Second Sunday of every month, 9 am. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. See Nov. 13 listing.

09 Monday SPOKEN WORD

Poets on the Plaza. Second Monday of every month, 8 pm. Plaza View Room, Eighth and H streets, Arcata.

See Nov. 14 listing.

12 Thursday ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

13 Friday ART

Arts! Arcata. Second Friday of every month, 6-9 pm. Arcata Plaza, Ninth and G streets. See Nov. 11 listing.

SPORTS

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

14 Saturday ART

Arts on the Avenue. Second Saturday of every month, 6-8 pm. Eagle Prairie Arts District, 406 Wildwood Ave., Rio Dell. See Nov. 12 listing.

FOR KIDS

SPORTS

KEET’s Kids Club. First Saturday of every month, 12-2 pm. Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. See Nov. 5 listing.

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

ETC

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Kids Alive. First Saturday of every month, 5:30-8 pm. Discovery Museum, 612 G St., Eureka. See Nov. 5 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

15 Sunday

SPORTS

ETC

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

Wine and Jazz at the Morris Graves.

Third Sunday of every month, 3-5 pm.

Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka. See Oct. 16 listing.

SPORTS

ETC

Public Skating. 6:30-9:30 pm. Fortuna Firemen’s Pavilion, 9 Park St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

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24 Saturday OUTDOORS

Arcata Marsh Tour. 2 pm. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Interpretive Center, 569 S. G St. See Oct. 15 listing.

Audubon Society Arcata Marsh Bird Walk. 8:30-11 am. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, South I Street. See Oct. 15 listing.

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EVENTS

Wedding & Event Faire. 1-4 pm. River

Fern Cottage Tour. 11 am-3 pm. Fern Cottage, 2121 Centerville Road, Ferndale. See Oct. 15 listing.

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See You Next Season FEBRUARY Humboldt Steelhead Days from January-March 2017 A winter-long promotion of steelhead angling opportunities, education and celebration throughout the county MARCH Taste of Main Street March 30, 2017 Sample food and drink from area restaurants and food producers while strolling the streets of Old Town, Eureka. Officially kicks off the Redwood Coast Music Festival.

Redwood Coast Music Festival March 30 - April 2, 2017 A four-day music festival featuring headlining jazz, blues, swing, zydeco musicians and more at venues throughout Eureka.

APRIL Godwit Days April 19-25, 2017 Arcata's annual spring migration bird festival celebrating the Marbled Godwit, features field trips, lectures, workshops, art exhibits, boat excursions and more.

Humboldt International Film Festival April 19-22, 2017 The world's longest-run student film festival brings independent and alternative short films to Humboldt County. Going 50 years strong.

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Trinidad’s iconic lighthouse is a symbol of the town where Humboldt County’s fishing past lives on. Every day, the boats that dot the small harbor’s moorings scour the sea among dramatic, rocky outcroppings. For a look back, tour the Trinidad Museum, then stop at the smaller Memorial Lighthouse and take in the view and the sea air.

Trinidad Art Night fills the little town with music, food and local artwork every first Friday of the month, and the annual Fish Festival and Blackberry Festival bring in folks from all over.

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Humboldt residents socked in by summer fog know that they can generally find truth and relief in Blue Lake’s motto: “sunshine and sea air.” Where the Mad River takes its final stretch toward the Pacific, a small community of 1,200 displays an international reach. Once sawmills ruled, but now the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater imports students from around the world to learn the craft of commedia dell’arte and perform dramas and old-school clowning year round.

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McKinleyville The sign says horses have the right of way, which should give you an idea of McKinleyville’s vibe. Some of its biggest attractions are outdoors. Play with the kids in Hiller Park and hike or bike the paved Hammond Trail. Ditch your shoes and spend the day at Clam Beach (yup, there are clams out there for the digging) kayaking, paddleboarding or just relaxing among the dunes. There’s a course if you’re itching for a round of golf, and there’s even a sweet, little waterfall tucked along the road into town. Already visited the world’s biggest ball of string?

Swing by the world’s tallest totem pole.

And on McKinleyville Arts Night, the third Friday of each month, you can tool around town and see what local artists, artisans and musicians young and old are up creating — maybe even take a piece home.

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Arcata Home to Humboldt State University, Arcata is a magnet for arts, culture, entertainment and education. Hike the Arcata Community Forest or play among the big trees in Redwood Park. Cruise the plaza for Saturday's farmers market or a festival. Go from locavore to exotic in the restaurants and cafés. At night, the bars, theaters and restaurants are stages for live music for every taste — from big name performers to hometown legends. The music spills into the streets and shops and restaurants turn into galleries during Arts Arcata!, the second Friday of every month.

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Grab a coffee and window shop the vintage storefronts and take photos of the Gingerbread Mansion, or put on your hiking shoes and take in the view from the bluffs in Russ Park or Centerville Beach. Downtown or in the great outdoors, it’s a trip back in time.

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December 10 & 17, 2016 Fortuna Theatre

Catch spellbinding stories of both the obscure and the infamous buried in Fortuna’s cemeteries.

Tours start at 1:30p.m.

Kids can watch select holiday movies free at the Fortuna Theatre.

Ticket information available at fortunabusiness.com

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October 31, Dowtown Fortuna Trick or Treating in the downtown shopping centers from 3:30 pm to 5:30. The fun continues in redwood Village Shopping Center and Strongs Creek Plaza from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.

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Strongs Creek Plaza Open House December 1, Strongs Creek Plaza Special sales and drawings for great gifts and refreshments. Bring the kids to visit with Santa in the Fire Truck.

Take a peek at holiday decorations in some local homes. Watch for locations to be announced.

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South is Garberville, where you can hit the farmers market for an afternoon treat and maybe catch a show. The nearby Mateel Community Center regularly brings in major musical acts and puts on some of Humboldt’s biggest festivals, such as Reggae on the River.

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Whether it’s a gorgeous summer weekend or a wet, socked-in Tuesday afternoon, Humboldt County’s Avenue of the Giants doesn’t disappoint. Known by locals as “the Ave,” this 31-mile stretch was formerly part of U.S. Highway 101 until a more direct route was developed in 1960. As automobiles and logging trucks left to zip along the main highway, the Avenue of the Giants remained as a historic relic and a glimpse into slower and simpler times.

The coastal redwoods that have grown quietly for centuries in this pocket of the world are as enormous and enchanting as you can imagine.

The One Log House in Garberville lets visitors check out tree-house living in a 7-by-32-foot log chamber that once toured the country before retiring alongside 101. Farther down the Ave are short, well-marked loop trails suited even to the novice hiker. Or, you can stretch your legs in the forest at the F.K. Lane Grove on a 15-minute stroll under the dense redwood canopy. Bring extra layers to stay warm in in the shade and leave Fido in the car — dogs are not allowed on trails.

If your timetable allows for recreation and you come during summer, a splash in the Eel River will cool you down, as will the quaint shops and cafés dotting the road selling cold drinks and ice cream. Those hankering for more refined refreshments can taste local wines along the avenue; keep your eyes peeled for signs around Redway. Finally, if your visit isn’t complete without navigating your car through a tree, stay alert around Myers Flat and you’ll pay a small fee for the bragging rights.

The Ave offers visitors a chooseyour-own-adventure experience — any drive along the road grants views of some of the region’s most beloved trees and is peppered with nostalgic gift shops and historic logging towns.

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