Can’t we think more creatively than fences, Arcata? »
Tag Archive
Oyster Festival Admission Plan Stirs Mixed Reaction
Within hours of the Thursday announcement, Arcata Main Street Director Jennifer Koopman and her board had been reviled as greedy, incompetent, dishonest, self-interested and even anatomically mutated. “I don’t know where your head is, but it’s not on your shoulders,” one caller to Main Street said in a voice mail message. Some online commenters... »
Jennifer Koopman: FAQ On The New Oyster Festival Policies
The money will also be reinvested into the FREE Picnics & Concerts on the Plaza series I have slated beginning in mid-July. The money will pay the bands and artists, sound, equipment and marketing collateral. I’ve been lucky, the artists and bands have all been so generous to Main Street over the years.... »
Oyster Festival Will Charge $10 Admission This Year
The Oyster Festival will operate a little differently this year. Due to organizational budgets, festival management and attendance, safety concerns and increasing costs, Arcata Main Street will charge a $10 entrance fee to enter the festival grounds surrounding the Arcata Plaza. There will be no charge for beer wristbands. »
Koopman Cannabis Case Drags On
Daniel Mintz Eye Correspondent EUREKA/ARCATA – The marijuana cultivation case against Arcata Main Street Executive Director Jennifer Koopman has yet to reach a preliminary hearing stage and a medical defense is being prepared. The next court date for the case is March 28, as Koopman’s attorney, Patrik Griego of the Eureka-based Janssen Malloy LLP... »
Arcata Main Street Director Arrested On Cultivation, Child Endangerment Charges – November 2, 2012
Koopman was placed under arrest for cultivation and possession for sales of marijuana, for maintaining a residence for manufacturing of a controlled substance. Koopman was also arrested for child endangerment because of the electrical fire hazard associated with the indoor marijuana growing operation. »
Fire & Light & Oysters – June 16, 2011
Participating Oyster Contest food vendors will submit their raw oyster entries for judging by a panel of hand-picked judges. These judges will select their choice for the Best Raw Oyster. »

















