Patrick Cleary on the Returning Folklife Festival, His Time at Humboldt Area Foundation and Hip Surgery

Humboldt's summer of returning joys continues this coming week with the first edition of the Humboldt Folklife Festival to take place out in Blue Lake since the fun-killing pandemic made gathering with community virtually impossible. Starting Thursday, Dell'Arte's Rooney Amphitheater will again host a collection of the county's finest musicians. And if you think recent hip replacement surgery is going to stop longtime festival organizer Patrick Cleary from tappin' his toe (or jumpin' on stage), well, you don't know Patrick.