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House of horrors returns to Eureka, raising funds for local veterans and theater programs
EUREKA, Calif., — Spooky season is in full swing in Humboldt County as House of Horrors returns to Eureka this October, bringing immersive scares, local art and a strong sense of community to the Veterans Memorial Hall. The event, presented by Dark Council Productions, is more than just a haunted house. It’s also a major fundraiser for VFW Post 1872 and the North Coast Repertory Theatre (NCRT), two organizations deeply rooted in serving the local community.
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Mosaic Vocal Ensemble Fall Choral Concert October 24, 26
This is a press release from the Christ Episcopal Church:. Mosaic Vocal Ensemble, led by artistic director Rachel Samet, will present a unique and inspiring choral program called “Immortal Fire: Music Celebrating Music” at the beautiful Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka. There will be two performances, one on Friday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m. and the other on Sunday, October 26th at 4:00 p.m. Tickets will be available for $20 at the door.
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Heard in Humboldt: The California Poppies
Welcome to Heard in Humboldt on KHSU, a program where we play a range of live music recordings from Humboldt County. Today we’ll be hearing a great quality live recording of a local favorite, the California Poppies — made up of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Dash Rowe, lead guitarist Chris Reynoso, drummer Gabriel Lubowe and bassist William English III.
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Cal Poly Humboldt ‘My Best Lecture’ Series Starts with Adolfo Soberanis on October 29th
This is a press release from the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt:. Veterans Memorial Building (1425 J Street, Arcata) Join Cal Poly Humbold’s College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences for the first event in their new My Best Lecture series, with speakers selected through nominations by the campus community.
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Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors: a Terrifying Tradition!
This is a press release from the Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors:. Humboldt’s most twisted tradition is back again this year for frightful fun! The Haunted Kinetic Lab of Horrors, a one-of-a-kind Halloween event, returns to the Kinetic Sculpture Lab in Arcata from October 24th, 25th, 30th and Halloween. Get ready for a spine-tingling journey through a haunted lab where terrifying surprises and creepy creations await.
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Indigenous Food Festival Celebrates Sovereignty, Knowledge, and Community
Heading up the stairs towards Wiyot Plaza, the scent of salmon cooking over a fire wafted by as students, faculty, staff and elders gathered for the Indigenous Food Festival on Saturday afternoon. The Indigenous Food Festival began as a student-led initiative to foster community while the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty...
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Thurs 9:40 | Mosaic Vocal Ensemble Fall Concert in Eureka
The director of Choirs at Cal Poly Humboldt is Artistic Director Rachel Samet. She will lead the Mosaic Vocal Ensemble in a program titled "Immortal Fire: Music Celebrating Music" at the Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka. Rachel joins the Exchange to discuss the upcoming performances. Rachel Samet works with the...
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Magic moments at Mid-Autumn Moon Fest
Inside the campus Great Hall, community members gathered to celebrate the annual Mid-Autumn moon festival, a traditional Chinese celebration meant for family reunion and moon honoring on Friday, Oct. 10. This festival originated in China over 3,000 years ago during the Shang dynasty. However, it wasn’t until the Song dynasty...
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Wine and Jazz: Swingo Domingo at Morris Graves Museum of Art on October 19
This is a press release from the Humboldt Arts Council:. Shake a leg at Wine and Jazz on Sunday, October 19th from 2-5pm, with Swingo Domingo, Humboldt’s sauciest swing-pop quartet, at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka! Described as “reimagining nostalgia,” the group reharmonizes hits from the 80’s & 90’s to fit a jazz aesthetic, adding eclectic flavors of swing, latin, and funk. Comprised of Ari Albirt (they/them) on lead vocals and guitar, Ricardo Cueva (he/him) on upright bass & vocals, Brandon Travis (he/him) on drums, and Henri Holbrook (he/him) on saxophone, they are a blend of formally educated and self-taught musicians.
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Fierce-Ricord and Shore Featured at Arcata Artisans’ October Gallery
October brings two talented member artists to the Featured Artist area in the front of the gallery: ceramicist Elaine Y Shore and multi-media sculptor/painter Jeannie Fierce Ricord. This dynamic combination of ceramic and mixed media creations will be on display through November 2. Elaine Y Shore, ceramic artist and co-director...
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Local Band The Critics Release New Work
Local band, The Critics, have been working hard to bring you their best work yet. Town Heroes is the band’s second single this year, following the streaming success of their last track, Mascara. The new singles have music videos shot here in Humboldt and directed by local cinematographer, Cosmo Free. Town Heroes, with its driving rhythm, is a must see experience highlighting Cosmo’s dynamic visual style.
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Mattole Grange Hosting ‘Down-Home Pancake Breakfast’ October 19
On Sunday, October 19th, the Mattole Grange is hosting a down-home Pancake Breakfast, 8 to 11AM at the historic Mattole Grange Hall. All the pancakes you can eat, made from scratch using Mattole grown organic Hindley wheat or Gluten-Free or Krusteaz option, eggs cooked any way you like. Choice of bacon or sausage, coffee, milk, and organic orange juice. The Mattole Grange Hall is located next to A. Way Park on the Mattole Road between Honeydew and Petrolia.
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Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery Exhibition ‘Coyote and the Monsters Yet to Slay’ October 16th
This is a press release from the Art Department – Cal Poly Humboldt:. Event: Thursday October 16th, Opening Reception + Artist Talk 4:30PM-6:30PM. SAVE THE DATE! Cal Poly Humboldt’s Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery presents the Coyote And The Monsters Yet to Slay by RYAN! Feddersen.. The Exhibition runs October 16th through November 22nd, 2025.
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Chinook Salmon Run Declining, Steelhead Increasing
The mouth of the Klamath was blocked for about a week a couple of weeks ago stopping fish from coming into the estuary during low tides. Most Salmon wee hesitant to cross the bar at the mouth of the Klamath until flows broke open the bar. Then the fish started to come in but held up in the lower river. Because of the mouth of the Klamath was blocked the Chinook Salmon count at the Willow Creek weir started declining. The good thing was that the Steelhead count started going up which has helped fish conditions on the Trinity. Now with the rain we will start to see more fish in both rivers.
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Help’s On The Way Brings Back Bluegrass for SoHum Kids, Plans Benbow Halloween Boogie Benefit
Help’s On The Way, a local non profit located in Garberville is thrilled to announce the second session of After school Bluegrass Club for the kids of Southern Humboldt. We are having an eight weeks session from October 3rd to November 21st, and this time we are adding another instrument. Kids will have two different instructors and they will learn to pick some Bluegrass tunes with guitar and fiddle.
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The lost canyon revealed: exploring the freed Klamath River | Bartell's Backroads
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Eureka Chamber Music Series – Cellist Gary Hoffman October 19th
This is a press release from Eureka Chamber Music:. The Eureka Chamber Music Series opens their new concert season with two superb programs from cellist Gary Hoffman, who made his phenomenal debut performance on the series last fall. The Canadian-born, American cellist lives in Paris, teaches cello performance at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and serves as master-in-residence for cello at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels, Belgium. Combining instrumental mastery, great beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility, Hoffman will play a Mainstage Concert featuring major works for cello by Gabriel Fauré, Johannes Brahms, and Antonín Dvořák on Saturday, October 18th at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Eureka. On Sunday, October 19th at 3:00 p.m. at The Lutheran Church of Arcata, Hoffman will play selections by Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as discuss his life as an artist and answer questions from the audience during this Concert and Conversation program.