Rabia O’Loren Special to the Union ARCATA – In a day and age where people struggle to stay together, it is inspiring to see that some people do manage to love each other for a very long time; such is the case with my parents, Raymond and Mary Rice. I take care of them now,…
Trinidad Art Night a multi-sensory art immersion (translation: snacks and music are involved)
Trinidad Art Night TRINIDAD – Trinidad Art Night takes place Friday, Aug. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. throughout the seaside village. Venues and shows include: • Forbes and Associates, 343 Main St. – Paintings by Jeff Stanley, acrylic and open acrylic on canvas. • Headies Pizza and Pour, 359 Main St. – Susan Mayclin…
A happy new beginning for The Basement’s 1930s piano
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Next time you’re enjoying good company, a quality cocktail and beautiful jazz at The Basement (formerly Abruzzi) in Jacoby’s Storehouse, give particular attention to the piano there, because it dates back to the 1930s. The vintage Baldwin Monarch baby grand was donated by Ruth and George Epperson.…
Blue Lake Notes: The peaceable hamlet is the place to be
Blue Lake is the place to be this summer. As July draws to a close, we recognize Parks and Recreation Month with one final activity! Come out for Play Day on Saturday, July 27 at Perigot Park. The event starts at 8 a.m. with the 2nd annual Pastels in the Park. Play Day will also…
Trinidad Tidings: Music festival coming to seaside village
World class musicians return to Trinidad for two weekends of music to lift your spirits, inspire you, and soothe your soul. Trinidad Bay Art and Music Festival (TBAM) opens on Friday, Aug. 9 in Trinidad Town Hall at 8 p.m. with a Marimba Masterworks concert featuring Nonoka Mizukami. On Saturday, Aug. 10, Temporary Resonance with…
McKinleyville Matters: Utility box muralists needed for Corks, Forks & Kegs
The McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce invites artists to apply to paint murals on one of eight utility boxes at the lighted intersections along Central Avenue. The goal of this project is to use utility boxes as “canvases” for original pieces of art as well as to contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of Central Avenue,…
A berry good way to spend Sunday
Janine Volkmar Mad River Union WESTHAVEN – Oh, we wait all spring until midsummer, the time when the Blackberry Festival rolls around. It’s always the last Sunday in July and you can count on that! You can also count the 1,044 pies the Westhaven Ladies Club has been making since January. The ladies (and one…
The HUM: Cool junk is itching
As July inches toward August, and the college students start trickling back into town, it seems like as good time as any for a festival of one sort or another. And there are a bunch of them, perhaps too many in fact. Let’s start with something I’m moderately involved in, something called a “FleART Market”…
Janine Volkmar’s Crab Gab: Running the bases – the most fun ever!
Sunday afternoon after the game. It should be a mellow time in the park, fans gathering up their stuff and, content after a weekend of baseball, heading for home. Mellow would not describe the gaggle of little kids lined up on the fence across from third base. They are wiggling and giggling, getting ready for…