On the last weekend of July, fans of all things pop culture made their way to Meadowlark Comic Con in sunny Medford, OR! Redwood Voice’s Monique Camarena was on the ground to experience MLCC herself, and find out why others fans like her enjoy events like these. See if you can name all the cosplays in the video!
The same people who run MLCC are also putting on Ani-Medford, which is coming up on September 21-22, 2024! To find out all the details, visit https://www.ani-medford.com/
Sammy! A Salmon’s Tale was a locally produced play written by Ruthie Rhodes, and was performed as the conclusion to a week-long theatre camp for aspiring youth. The play and camp were both produced in conjunction with local organizations and coordinators, such as KPN, True North, and Dirt and Glitter. Delve behind the scenes in this documentary to see how the whole event was brainstormed and put together, as well as the participants thoughts, and how the coordinators felt it positively affected the youth.
Redwood Voice’s Aisling Bludworth travels up to Ophir, Oregon to witness the An Tir West War of 2024. Thanks to Seneschal Fereradach and Duke James for taking interviews for this video. For more information on the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) visit sca.org.
DNATL kids team up with regional experts in theater, dance, music and art to tell the story of Sammy, a salmon born in the Smith River who bravely ventures into the ocean, facing danger and making friends along the way.
The performance was held in Jed Smith State Park and sponsored by the State and National Parks, Lighthouse Repertory Theatre, Klamath Promise Neighborhood, Dirt and Glitter, True North, and the Brabson Family Foundation.
On the last weekend of May, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties got their lightsabers, Leia buns, and Baby Yoda ears out for the Forest Moon Festival! In its 2nd year running, this festival was all about celebrating the history between our Redwoods and the Endor scenes from the finale of the OG Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi, and getting to show off some geekiness here and there too!
Redwood Voice’s Monique Camarena was on the ground to see what was going on at this Endor-inspired event, and find out why this movie makes Crescent City feel a little more special!
Co-hosted by the Crescent City Harbor District, City of Crescent City, Del Norte Historical Society, and Community System Solutions, March 23rd was our town’s first Tsunami Resiliency Festival. In this video, Redwood Voice’s Ethan Caudill-DeRego is on the scene to cover the event, and the subsequent candle-lit vigil on the 28th.
On Monday, March 18, as part of the Klamath Promise Neighborhood Week Of Celebration & to commemorate the new Salmon Hatching Program at Crescent Elk Middle School, True North held a Family Resource and Cultural Sharing event with guest speakers from the Yurok and Tolowa Tribes. Redwood Voice’s Monique Camarena and Ethan Caudill-DeRego covered the event.
Join Redwood Voice’s Rory McCain and Ethan Caudill-DeRego as they travel to Crescent Elk Middle School to cover the “Pollinator Palooza” event, which was an event held on April 20th, 2024 featuring poetry, song, and interpretive dance all inspired by “pollinators.”
The Redwood Voice crew was pleased to cover a spectacularly unique performance from a local art adventure group, “DiRT & GLiTTER.” Directors, Producers, and Performers Lauren Godla & Madeline Lawder invited artists from all over—as near as the Bay and as far as Vancouver, Canada—for a comedy, dance, and music show… to be attended by kayak!
We were pleased to receive an invitation out of the office and into a pleasant sunny day by the beautiful Smith River, in which an armada of kayaking spectators made their way between classical musical echoed from the rocks, a ukulele-ing comedian, a dance on an isle in the river, a comedian sitting communally with a squad of squeaking rafts, and, to top it off, Lauren and Madeline with their “Two Suns” suspended dance performance! (We originally covered the Behind the Scenes of this dance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwF7asannr4)
—Credits—
• A Redwood Voice Youth Media Production • Produced by Persephone Rose • Cinematographers: Ethan Caudill-DeRego, Grant Meriwether, Monique Camarena, & Sebastian Monroe • Drone Operator: Persephone Rose • Interviewers: Monique Camarena & Grant Meriwether • Interviewees: Lauren Godla & Madeline Lawder; Tatjana Luce & Elena Patterson • Music: Courtesy of DiRT & GLiTTER & Performers
