Oil paintings by Michelle Murphy-Ferguson will be on display at Curley's Restaurant in Fortuna through February and March. A lifelong resident of Humboldt County, Michelle is inspired by past and present artists and has studied abroad in France, Germany, Italy and has participated in workshops in Southern California.   [Full Story]

A physical celebration of rhythm, attitude and improvisational madness, Commedia dell'Arte pushes passions to the extreme. The characters, defined by the mask, require a level of play from the performer where the body is fully engaged, alive and always playful.   [Full Story]

Through the end of February, works by nature photograher Leon Porter will be on display at Ferndale Arts Gallery, located at 580 Main St. in Ferndale. Porter was born and raised in Humboldt County,and, over the past 15 years, he has combined formal training with countless hours in the field to develop a style that combines nature with special lighting and atmospheric conditions.   [Full Story]

The “Remembering Juanita Larson” exhibit is currently on view in the Dr. Richard and Elizabeth Anderson Gallery at the Morris Graves Museum of Art.   [Full Story]

Violinist Cindy Moyer and pianist Daniela Mineva team up on Saturday, Feb. 13, at HSU's Fulkerson Recital Hall to perform the familiar classics and to help school audiences in the lesser-known music in the violin/piano repertoire.   [Full Story]

The Redwood Coast Jazz Festival is getting ready to launch another installment of fine shows in their 20th anniversary celebration of jazz, blues, and dixieland on the Northcoast.   [Full Story]

McKinleyville author Tim Martin will be featured in the upcoming “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad.” Martin will have a story in the book entitled “A Quiet Hero,” about his step-father, Ernest McKenzie, a U.   [Full Story]

Feb. 4-6 * First-year students of Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre present "Buffo!" Feb. 4 to 6, at 8 p.m. Carlo Theatre in Blue Lake.   [Full Story]

Organist Alan Lewis performed an organ recital at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka last Sunday. The organ is said to be the largest pipe organ in Northern California.   [Full Story]

Beti Trauth Beacon Correspondent As promised by director David Hamilton before opening night of “Romeo and Juliet” at the North Coast Repertory Theatre, his artistic vision of Shakespeare's classic play initially focuses on the broad humor in the script and then on the gritty reality of the situations.   [Full Story]