The Theatre, Film and Dance Department at Humboldt State University presents “ columbinus ,” a play that looks at issues of alienation, hostility and social pressure in high schools and was inspired by the April 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. Director Troy Lescher and two actors discuss their theatrical response to one of America's most notorious shootings with Wendy Butler. The HSU production opens December 2nd and runs for two weekends in the Gist Hall Theatre. The tragedy

The classic animated television special, A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS comes to life in this double-casted Ferndale Repertory Theater adaptation. Some actors are as young as 11 years old. Graciela Garcia (who plays Lucy), Taylee Mullins (who plays Sally Brown), and director Daphne Endert join Wendy Butler to talk about the show, which runs Nov. 23 - Dec. 18, 2016.

Forty years in the making, Beyond Photography is a series of works on paper by fine art photographer Suk Joo Kim. He presents 20 new works at Eureka's Black Faun Gallery through December 30th. He tells Wendy Butler that Polaroid film can be manipulated as the photo emerges from the camera. "When it comes out there's a plastic cover on top. One day I was just pressing on it and I realized the dyes in there," he says. Humboldt Bay Brass Band 's biggest show of the year is this Saturday at 8pm at

"It was like feast and famine," distinguished artist George Blake (Hupa-Yurok) tells Wendy Butler on Artwaves. His early years weren't easy, but today Blake will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, to be conferred by the California State University and Humboldt State University. Blake was nominated for his role in the resurgence of Native California traditional cultural life since the 1970s. His work has been exhibited widely nationally and internationally and is in the collections

This week Wendy Butler talks with Michael Warr , Poetry Editor for the book " Of Poetry & Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin " (W.W. Norton & Company). Warr is also an award-winning poet and Deputy Director of San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora. "This book is as much a call to action as it is a call to embrace the relevance and humanity of its creative content," he writes in his essay at the start of this book.

Dell’Arte International MFA graduate, actor and teacher Zuzka Sabata will present her original one-woman play about 19th century historical figure Olive Oatman at six different venues across Humboldt County August 18-28. Sabata says her play explores the life of a woman who lived in two seemingly opposing cultures. During her Artwaves interview she talks about why she was interested in catalyzing a community dialog about this individual and this subject matter.

A new exhibition will highlight the opening of a new gallery space in Eureka. French artist Veronique Archambault’s “Spontanéité” will be on display in August at the new location of Black Faun Gallery , 528 Second St. (formerly St. Vincent de Paul), Eureka.

California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia is this week's guest on Artwaves. Gioia is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning poet . He was Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts 2003-2009, and during that time launched several nationwide programs expanding public support of the arts and arts education including the national recitation contest for students Poetry Out Loud. Gioia will be on the North Coast for two public poetry reading/conversation events beginning Monday, July 18 at 7 p.m.

New York resident Treacy Ziegler talks with Wendy Butler about how her recent artworks have been influenced by her suffering from a physical malady and a decision she made six years ago to reach out to an entirely new audience. Among the locations at which she displays art now are high-security prisons.