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STAFF Executive Director-Curator, Jemima Harr Programs Manager, Janine Murphy Education Outreach Coordinator/Art Educator Virginia Wood Membership & Marketing Coordinator Alexandria Sullivan Retail Consultant/Museum Store, Dennis Winstead Preparator, Matthew Oliveri The Humboldt Arts Council staff wishes to thank the board of directors, docents and all volunteers who make our programs possible. We couldn’t do it without you!

Sally Arnot, President/CEO James Lowry, Vice President Gale Becker, Secretary • Julie Alderson Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gale Becker, Julia Bednar, Kay Harden, Peggy Irvine, Sasha Lyth, Sheila Marks, William McClendon, Jimmie Nord, Betty Osborne, Lucy Quinby EMERITUS MEMBERS Floyd Bettiga, Muriel Dinsmore, Robert Yarber ADVISORY BOARD Jim Anderson, Karen Angel, Sally Biggin, Lora Canzoneri, John Dalby, Larry Eitzen, Ahn Fielding, Nancy Flemming, Gregg Gardiner, JoAnn Hanson, Beverly Harper, Dan Harper, Sanderson Morgan, Cathy Ray Pierson, John Pound, Don Smullin, Janna Snell, Lane Strope, Karen Sullivan FOUNDING DIRECTOR Dr. Homer Balabanis The Humboldt Arts Council appreciates the generous support of all the local businesses that have chosen to advertise in the 2017-18 Palette magazine in support of the arts in our community.

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Eureka Mural Map ..........................................................................................................5 Humboldt Arts Council, Get Involved with the Arts .........................................6 Morris Graves Museum Exhibitions.......................................................... 40-41 Join the Humboldt Arts Council .......................................................................42 Eureka ...........................................................................................................................7-22 Visitor Center, Eureka..............................................................................................9 Eureka Arts Organizations ..............................................................................9-14 First Saturday Night Arts Alive! Venues .................................................. 16-22 Arcata......................................................................................................................... 23-29 Arcata Arts Organizations ............................................................................ 25-27 Arts! Arcata Venues ...............................................................................................29 Hwy 299 & Hwy 96 - Blue Lake, Willow Creek, Hoopa ....................................30 Northern Humboldt County - McKinleyville, Westhaven, Trinidad..... 31-33 Arts Organizations and Trinidad Art Night Venues ...................................33 Eel River Valley - Ferndale, Fortuna, Loleta, Rio Dell, Scotia .................. 34-35 Arts Organizations .................................................................................................35 Southern Humboldt and Avenue of the Giants ................................................36 Farmers’ Markets ...........................................................................................................15 Humboldt County Museums ...................................................................................37 Indigenous Heritage & Culture ...............................................................................37 Fairs & Festivals ...................................................................................................... 38-39 Profiles of Humboldt County’s Artists & Artisans ...................................... 43-46

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Welcome to the 24th annual Palette magazine!

or over two decades The Palette magazine has been the leading guide to art and cultural resources in Humboldt County. With more artists per capita than any other county in the state, Humboldt County boasts an abundance of museums, galleries, dance companies, writers and poets, film makers, theatre groups, musicians and cultural events. Residents and visitors alike can enjoy the many opportunities to take part in the arts, and this edition of the Palette Magazine highlights them all! Save this guide as your arts and culture reference for the whole year and support the wonderful sponsors and artists contained within. For additional copies contact 101 Things To Do at 707-443-1234.

Enjoy all that the arts have to offer!

Eureka: The Mural City

Get out and enjoy Eureka’s eclectic collection of public art.

1. Following Current Events by Jack Sewell 2. Madaket Square Sculptures—change annually 3. Wonderlust by Rick Kistler 4. Theater Takes Courage by Daniel C. Nyiri 5. Romano Gabriel Sculpture Garden by Romano Gabriel 6. Nature’s Bounty by Duane Flatmo 7. Storybook Whale by Kati Texas after Wyland 8. A Fertile World by Sonny Wong and Sheik 9. At the Theater by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 10. Indian Island by Alme Allen and Brian Tripp 11. Masabi Drum by Chuck Splady 12. Inharmonious by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 13. Busy Dogs-No Barking Any Time by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 14. John Fick Sculpture 15. Arkley Center for the Performing Arts by Duane Flatmo 16. Luigi Testa Sculpture 17. Performing Arts by Randy Spicer 18. Alley Cats by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 19. Post Office Alley by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 20. Climbing Plants by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 21. Scenes From Eureka by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 22. Murray Field Vintage by Duane Flatmo 23. Animals are People Too by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 24. Fishellation by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 25. The Grey Victorian by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 26. John Fick Sculpture 27. Gregory Wescott Sculpture 28. Saga 3rd & E Sts. (Clark Plaza) by Melvin Schuler 29. Nature and Life of a River by Larry Laitman 30. Ed Pogue Sculpture (median between F & G Sts.) 31. Dragon of Fu De Do (Alley behind Vance Hotel)

by Rural Burl Mural Bureau 32. Attack of the Humboldt Squid by Rural Burl Mural Bureau

33. Flags on the Eureka Boardwalk 34. Firehouse Alarm by CR Spicer 35. Bucephalus 5th & R Sts., by Linda Wise 36. The Fisherman Woodley Island Marina by Dick Crane 37. Vintage Cars 4800 Highway 101 N., Expo Art by Gemma 38. Horses and Hounds 3954 Jacobs Ave., by Duane Flatmo 39. Jefferson Project Community Center 1000 B St. (playground murals) 40. Fin-N-Feather 2931 F Street by Randy Spicer 41. Fill’er Up! Henderson & F Sts. By Duane Flatmo 42. People Served by Humboldt Family Services California & Wabash Sts. by Donvieve 43. The Fence at City Garbage 2136 Broadway, Kris Patzlaff 44. Bucksport 3650 Broadway, Duane Flatmo after WL Duke 45. Pierson's Mural 4100 Broadway by Duane Flatmo 46. Old Town New Growth 1450 Broadway by Sierra Pahl 47. Mural by Roy Terms, Sage Stargate, and Safety First 48. Mandala by Blaze Boyle 49. Electric City Opera Alley & G St., Dan Kitchner 50. Color Splotches Opera Alley & G St., Anthony Quintano A. B. C. D. E. F.

Utility Box Murals - coming soon.

4th & E by Johathon DeSoto 4th & F by Blake Reagan 4th & G by Johnathon DeSoto 5th & E by Randy Weaver 5th & F by Genevieve St. Charles 5th & G by Samantha Moore

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THE HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL GET INVOLVED WITH THE ARTS

through events, art education programs and exhibitions at the Morris Graves Welcome to Museum of Art! the 24th Annual Palette Magazine!

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s the county with the most artists per capita in the state, visitors and residents of Humboldt County are urged to get involved in the arts. The wide array of events, art education programs and community exhibitions at the Morris Graves Museum of Art offers something for everyone, from children and families to artists and visitors to the area.

Each month the Morris Graves Museum of Art offers art education programs to the community. From artist lectures to hands-on family programs, you will find something to explore and excite your artistic senses. Youth and families can join in at two monthly programs, Mini Masters at the MGMA and Second Saturday Family Arts Day and explore the artworks and artists featured in the museum while making art projects of their own. Enjoy live music? Join us each month at First Saturday Night Arts Alive or Wine & Jazz as local musicians showcase their talents in free and low cost performances and concerts. Interested in finding out more about current exhibitions at the Museum? Every first Sunday, learn from professional visiting and local artists as they lead guided gallery tours during Art Talk Sundays.

Whichever programs you attend, you are sure to walk away with inspiration and a better understanding of our local arts and music.

Throughout the year the Morris Graves Museum of Art showcases community artists in juried exhibitions as well as exhibitions from across the country. Each spring photographers can take part in a west coast treasure, the Northwest Eye Regional Fine Art Photography Competition and Exhibition. Highlighting the current trends in the art of photography, this exhibition showcases the creativity and beauty caught by some of the finest photographers in the Northwest. A local favorite in the fall is the Junque Arte Competition and Exhibition. Designed to heighten awareness of renewable resources in the artmaking process, each artwork in this juried community exhibition is made from 100 percent recycled materials.

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HumboldtArts.org The Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F St., Eureka, is open to the public noon-5pm, Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults; $2 for seniors (age 65 and over) and students with ID; children 17 and under free; Museum members are free; Military Veterans are free. EBT Card Holders and their families are free through the Museums for All program. Admission is always free for everyone on the first Saturday of every month, including First Saturday Night Arts Alive!, 6-9 pm and Mini Masters at the MGMA. features artwork for sale by local artists offering everything from prints and paintings to sculpture, jewelry, and gorgeous greeting cards. The Humboldt Artist Gallery is the perfect place to stop for an unforgettable souvenir or unique gift.

Whether you are a local artist, art lover or just passing through town, the Morris Graves Museum of Art is your connection to the arts on the North Coast through events, art education programs and exhibitions. Be sure to get involved this year with the local arts!

he Humboldt Arts Council in the Morris Graves Museum of Art has recently joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to encourage families of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits. The program enables low-income families to visit the Morris Graves Museum of Art for free with the presentation of an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Museums for All is part of the Humboldt Arts Council’s broad commitment to seek, include, and welcome all.

The Museums for All initiative represents a long stride toward the goal of reaching more children and parents, especially those living in poverty, with the valuable learning resources of museums.

The Museums for All initiative will allow the Humboldt Arts Council to further expand their reach and impact.

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estled in the heart of California’s beautiful North Coast, Eureka is home to a lively colony of artists working in almost every medium imaginable. Humboldt County has more artists per capita than any other county in the state, and Eureka is the de facto artistic capitol of the region. Here you will find painters and sculptors and other visual artists, writers, musicians, dancers, actors and even filmmakers. A number have achieved national and international recognition. Artists find the North Coast environment supports their creative pursuits by providing a backdrop of dramatic natural landscapes, the company of like-minded souls and the slow pace of life that only a rural, or nearly rural, setting can offer.

Named one of the top small art towns in John Villani’s book The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America, Eureka is an exciting place for art lovers.

Just strolling down the street, visitors and residents will find themselves surrounded by an abundance of art. Countless murals adorn the exterior walls of businesses, and an array of abstract sculptures grace the Old Town and Downtown areas. The numerous beautifully restored Victorian-style buildings with their ornate decorations and historic architecture add to the beauty. There are also many galleries displaying pieces from local painters, sculptors, potters, weavers, jewelers and photographers.

For those who love to not only see art, but to meet artists and view and discuss art with other people who share the same passion, Eureka offers “First Saturday Night Arts Alive!” in Downtown and Accessories Antiques Art Galleries & Museums Automotive Bakeries Bay Cruises Beauty Salons / Spas Books Candy Shops Carriage Rides Clothing Coffee Houses Delis Festivals / Events Gift Shops Grocery Stores Health Aids Ice Cream Jewelers Live Theater Lodging Music Restaurants Second Hand Shops Shoes Wonderful Architecture

It’s all right here!

Experience Historic Old Town and Downtown

EUREKA!

Girls Night Out, by Bob and Donna Sellers

Old Town. This is an art walk put on in cooperation with downtown businesses. Most businesses keep later hours for this event, and the result is a lively mix of artists, art lovers and fun for the whole family.

Eureka is also a place you can enjoy wine tasting, theater, ballet, music ranging from symphonies and string quartets to world-class popular acts, and much more. The surrounding natural beauty makes it a wonderful place to visit, and a source of inspiration for artists and patrons alike. The arts are flourishing “behind the redwood curtain” in the Victorian seaport of Eureka.

Paint Your Own Pottery and Mosaics

One of the last preserved downtowns in California

The Center of Commerce and Culture Since 1850 Over 100 pottery items to choose from...

Unique mosaic selection and supplies.

Monthly workshops too!

Creative activities for all ages.

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EVITALIZING EUREKA

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ureka residents should be feeling proud of what is quietly unfolding right before their eyes. It is the massive Strategic Arts Plan already underway that will continue through 2022. Although it really got off the ground this year, the plan had its beginnings 35 years ago when the Arts and Culture Commission was formed. That helped start a groundswell of slow but steady activity that has continued unabated through today.

That groundswell of support and movement really kicked into high gear with city officials and other volunteers after they identified targets of opportunity in 2012 and an economic development plan followed in 2015. Master plans for Sequoia Park Zoo and a vacancy rate hotel analysis was initiated in 2016 and a capital improvement plan began on an annual basis in 2017. What does all this planning mean to you? Well, a lot more art in places you haven’t seen before, more opportunities to do and experience art, and more revenue for the area.

This year, after a long vetting process, Eureka was officially certified one of 14 Cultural Districts in California. It is in part recognition of the abundant art and number of artists in our area. The good news is that it also is believed these designated districts will provide cities with access to marketing resources and more funding for the arts. The certification comes with a

“Electric City” mural off G Street between 2nd and 3rd Street (cover photo).

$5,000 stipend which is earmarked to be used with matching funds to create more art commerce.

One of the more high-profile projects you may have noticed is Phase 1 of the Opera Alley revitalization. Two large murals in the alley off G Street between 2nd and 3rd and a white-washed back side of the Clark Museum along with a temporary fence-photo installation at 3rd and G Street showcases history and photography artists. These new installations were funded

by Kevin Bourque and the Black Fawn Gallery along with the Arcata Arts Institute and the City of Eureka. British Artists Dan Kitchener and Duncan Jago were commissioned to create two large scale murals as a pre-cursor to a mural festival to be held in Eureka at a future date. Kitchener’s Electric City has drawn the most attention given the bright and emotionally vivid street scene that he says is an amalgam of New York, Tokyo and London. Astonishingly, he free-handed the massive over 50 x 40-foot mural in eight days with spray cans.

Phase 2 plans in Opera Alley may include wire sculptures, pedestrian scale lighting, more murals, phantom galleries in vacant storefronts, additional landscaping and even movies projected off an adjacent structure near the historic Buhne building. And there are still more ideas waiting to get implemented.

As city officials stated: the main goals of the plan are to stimulate use, connectivity, culture, business and safety.

Stakeholders want an alley that fosters interaction, encourages local businesses, beautifies Old Town, and expands the core use area beyond E and F Streets. If you’d like to volunteer or just need more information, contact Alanna Powell at 707-499-0379, or Delo Freitas at 707-441-4113.

Opera Alley Exhibit Space Gallery, back side of the Clark Museum, 3rd and E Streets.

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EUREKA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS All area codes are (707) unless noted.

Information and venues are subject to change.

American Indian Art & Gift Shop

245 F St., Eureka, 95501 445-8451 • NCIDC.org Art and gift items by national Native American artists. All net proceeds return to the nonprofit operations of the shop and NCIDC.

Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park

1 X St., Eureka 95501 444-3437 or 800-248-4259 BlueOxMill.com Self-guided tour of Victorian era woodworking shop, skid camp and farm; workshops in woodworking, blacksmithing and ceramics.

Brenda Tuxford Gallery The Eureka Visitor Center, inside the Clarke Museum, 240 E St., Eureka photos by Brad Curtis

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he City of Eureka’s new visitor center is something all of Humboldt can be proud of. Located in the front lobby of the Clark Historical Museum at 240 E Street, between 2nd and 3rd, it is a wonderful collaboration between the city, Humboldt Made and the museum.

Visitors now have a veritable feast for the eyes when they walk through the door.

Shelves team with local craft products, unique art, maps, brochures, travel magazines and so much more. Alanna Powell of Humboldt Made heads up the operation that truly has something for everyone.

A grand opening was held in mid-October but more exciting additions are coming; a new parklet near the entrance, an ADA ramp and tasting room. The visitor center will soon host Friday Night Markets. They will include a farmers market, art showcase, food and live music. Current winter hours are 10am to 6pm Tuesday through Saturday.

Sundays 11am to 4pm. There will be more extended hours in the summer.

You owe it to yourself to get down and see the new visitor center. You’ll be amazed at what big things are going on in our little neck of the woods. It will inspire you in so many ways and make you just a little proud to be living in Humboldt County.

525 7th St., Eureka 95501 442-8413 InkPeople.org New exhibits monthly.

Chamber Players of the Redwoods

ChamberPlayersRedwoods.org Since 2007, the 501c3 non-profit has presented public concerts celebrating the vast diversity of Classical Music.

Local and out-of-area musicians perform three concerts a year at different acoustic halls in Humboldt County. The concerts are free with donations welcome.

College of the Redwoods

7351 Tompkins Hill Rd. Eureka 95501 Art & Humanities Dept. • 476-4559 Redwoods.edu

see page 11 for more Eureka Arts Organizations

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Where Dreams Are Made Tangible

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unique North Coast arts organization is making some waves in local art circles. Synapsis Nova is a small experimental performance space in Eureka, run by a collective of aerialists, performers, activists and artists. They had been making underground performances in a small warehouse on the edge of Old Town for 12 years and have expanded into an accessible space in the newly refurbished St. Vincent De Paul building at 2nd and G Street. The group is now able to host more performances, classes and workshops.

Members are particularly interested in creating space for the expression of people and ideas from the margins and experiments in performance and time-based art. Many members of the collective also have an aerial dance passion, and can share a variety

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of classes and programming in circus arts. They seek to involve diverse communities and develop new skills as they refine their art.

Aerial dance, contemporary dance, physical theater and acrobatics are among their influences. Members aim to bring new and experimental performance to Northern California, while cultivating work that is pertinent to a wider discourse about performance, art and the nature of being. The Synapsis Collective is a Dream Maker program of The Ink People.

212 G St., Suite 102, Eureka, 707-616-3104 SynapsisPerformance.com

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NORTH COAST OPEN STUDIOS

The Dance Scene Studio, The Sundance Ballet Company

Eureka Symphony

Eureka Art and Culture Commission

Humboldt Arts Council and the Morris Graves Museum of Art

1011 H St., Eureka, 95501 502-2188 • DanceEureka.com The Dance Scene Studio offers classes in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Creative Dance, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Belly Dance, Tiny Taps, and Pilates for ages 3 - Adult.

525 7th St., Eureka 95501 442-8413 Eureka-Art-Culture.com Advises Eureka City Council on art programs and projects.

Eureka Chamber Music Series

At Calvary Lutheran Church 716 South Ave., Eureka 95503 445-9650 EurekaChamberMusic.org Sponsors international artists, piano trios, string quartets, pianists and the San Francisco Opera Center Singers.

Eureka Main Street

525 2nd St., Ste. 105 Eureka 95501 • 442-9054 EurekaMainStreet.org Working toward an economically and culturally vital Main Street.

PO Box 776, Bayside 95524 798-6139, Box Office 845-3655 EurekaSymphony.org Produces five concerts each season, two concerts for school children from throughout Humboldt County, plus special events.

636 F St., Eureka 95501 442-0278 • HumboldtArts.org Provides leadership, programs and services to enhance the presence of art in Humboldt County.

Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation

7707 Tompkins Hill Rd. Eureka 95503 Located just north of the College of the Redwoods Main Campus.

442-5139 • HBGF.org Providing educational opportunities for the community as it works to create the Humboldt Botanical Gardens.

Saturday & Sunday, June 2, 3 & June 9, 10, 2018

collage by Monica Topping

NorthCoastOpenStudios.com Tour the open studios of 100+ Humboldt County artists and craftspeople at this free community event. From Trinidad to Redway, and everywhere in between, local artists open their creative spaces and processes to the public. Information is available at their website or by contacting coordinator Monica Topping at 707-442-8413.

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Humboldt Handweavers & Spinners Guild

PO Box 370, Arcata 95518 599-2729 • HHSGuild.org Promotes textile arts through classes and exhibitions. Monthly meetings.

Ink People Center for the Arts

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525 7th St., Eureka 95501 442-8413 • InkPeople.org Coordinates over 75 programs, exhibitions, ongoing classes & events.

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(Media, Arts Resource Zone) 525 7th St., Eureka 95501 442-8413 • InkPeople.org Youth using analog & digital arts for community change.

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North Coast Dance

426 F St., Eureka 95501 • 442-7779 NorthCoastDance.org Offers Ballet Kinder through Adult, Pointe, Men’s, Pas De Deux, Ballroom, Hula and several other disciplines.

Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301 301 L St., Eureka | 707.444.8062 | CarterHouse.com

North Coast Repertory Theatre

300 5th St., Eureka 95501 442-NCRT (6278) NCRT.net Professional quality live theatre presenting classic and contemporary works throughout the year.

Redwood Art Association

603 F St., Eureka 95501 268-0755 • RedwoodArt.us A community of artists who value art as an indispensable part of life in Humboldt County. Membership is open to all artists.

Redwood Camera Club

1812 N St., Eureka, 95501 443-8796 RedwoodCameraClub.com Open to professionals, amateurs and beginning photographers using a wide range of techniques; black and white, color film, as well as digital media. Providing education and a forum for showing photographs.

see page 14 for more Eureka Arts Organizations

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continued from page 12 Redwood Coast Children’s Chorus

499-3920 RedwoodCoastChildrensChorus.net Celebrating nearly 40 years. RCCC is adding The World Children’s Concert Chorus (Children Survivors of Natural Catastrophes) a concept proposed by Kathé Lyth, Founder/Director. An adult chorus offers several workshops a year. Under sponsorship of The Ink People.

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Redwood Coast Music Festival

523 5th St., Eureka 95501 • 445-3378 • RCMFest.org Nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to support area programs that benefit seniors and youth music education. Produces Redwood Coast Jazz Festival in April.

Redwood Curtain Theatre

PO Box 8125, Eureka 95502 220 1st St., Eureka 95501 • 443-7688 • RedwoodCurtain.com Presents plays of contemporary theater, and new interpretations of the classics.

Redwood Empire Quilters Guild

PO Box 5071, Eureka 95502 • 445-5844 • REQG.com Nonprofit organization promoting quilting. Meetings the first Thursday of the month, Sept. - June, at Redwood Acres.

Representational Art League

PO Box 6175, Eureka 95502 • 707-273-8596 Producing artists working in various representational styles meet monthly to critique, discuss and support. Paint-outs, retreats and in-studio painting sessions.

Viols, Recorders, Krumhorns and All

811 I St. Arcata • 25 4th St. Eureka www.northcoast.coop

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Find Us BOTH on F Street between Henderson Center & Old Town, Eureka 707.268.8959 14 / The Palette

FARMERS’ MARKETS Weekly Schedule of Local Farmers’ Markets All numbers (707), dates subject to change TUESDAYS Eureka Farmers’ Market - Old Town Eureka Jun to Oct

10am to 1pm, F St. between 1st and 2nd • 441-9999 • Live Music

NCGA: HumFarm.org Fortuna Farmers’ Market May to Oct, 3 to 6pm 10th and Main St. • 764-2161

Miranda Farmers’ Market May to Oct, 2 to 6pm

Miranda Market, 6685 Avenue of the Giants • 943-3025

Shelter Cove Farmers’ Market May to Oct, 11am to 3pm Machi Rd., motel parking lot • 986-7229

THURSDAYS Eureka: Henderson Center Farmers’ Market Jun to Oct

10am to 1pm, F St., Henderson and F St. • 441-9999 • Live Music NCGA: HumFarm.org

McKinleyville Farmers’ Market: Eureka Natural Foods Store

Jun to Oct, 3:30 to 6:30pm 2165 Central Ave. • 441-9999 • Live Music • NCGA: HumFarm.org Willow Creek Farmers’ Market June to Oct, 5 to 8pm Community Commons Park, corner Hwys 96 and 299 NCGA: HumFarm.org

FRIDAYS Garberville: Southern Humboldt Farmers’ Market May to Thanksgiving, 11am to 3pm Church Street in Garberville Town Square • 786-9460

SATURDAYS TUESDAY SENIOR DISCOUNT 10% OFF SATURDAY STUDENT DISCOUNT (W/ID) 10% OFF Arcata Plaza Farmers’ Market NCGA Apr to Nov, 9am to 2pm

Arcata Farmers’ Farket, photo by Colleen Austin, HumFarm.org

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EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! FIRST SATURDAY NIGHT ARTS ALIVE!

FIRST N SATURDAY NIGHT

o matter what the weather, art enthusiasts crowd Old Town and Downtown Eureka for the first Saturday of the month during Arts Alive! Over 70 local merchants participate in the three-hour art walk from 6 to 9pm. Art lovers, residents and visitors roam the streets, wandering from venue to venue stopping for coffee, catching up with old friends, discussing art and listening to the many artists providing music and entertainment along the way. First Saturday Night Arts Alive! is co-sponsored

by Eureka Main Street and Humboldt Arts Council. Specific Arts Alive! listings are available each month in the Times-Standard and the North Coast Journal.

EurekaMainStreet.org

6-9 PM

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Ali Presented By EUREKA MAIN STREET

* All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

VENUES A Taste of Bim

613 3rd St. • 798-6300 ATasteOfBim.org

Adorni Center

1011 Waterfront St. • 441-4248

American Indian Art and Gift Shop

245 F St. • 445-8451 AmericanIndianOnline.com

Amigas Burritos

317 5th St. • 443-3373

Annex 39

610 F St. • 443-9113

Arkley Center for the Performing Arts 412 G St. • 442-1956 ArkleyCenter.com

Vista Del Mar

91 Commercial St. • 443-3770 vista-del-mar.business.site

Bayfront Restaurant

F Street Plaza • 443-7489

Because Coffee

300 F St. • 407-0541

Bella Baskets

ic e Histor c n e i r e Exp n& Old Towown Downt

525 Second Street Suite 105 • Eureka (707) 442-9054 eurekamainstreet.org

311 E St. • 444-2823 Bella-Baskets.com

Belle Starr

405 2nd St. • 441-1296

Black Lightning Motorcycle Cafe

440 F St. • 442-2562 BlackLightningMotorcycleCafe.com

Wheel Thrown Functional Pottery, by Peggy Loudon, see page 44

Blossom’s Florist

103 5th St. • 798-6002

Blue Ox Boutique

325 2nd St. #102 • 798-6104

Booklegger

402 2nd St. • 445-1344

Brenda Tuxford Gallery

325 2nd St., Ste. 203 442-8413 InkPeople.org

“Sun Setting on the Salt Marsh,”

by Patricia Rose, see page 45 16 / The Palette

EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! Buttons

621 3rd St. • 407-3527

Buzzard’s Nest Antiques & Uniques 420 2nd St. • 601-5481

C.L. Leathers

320 2nd St. #1A • 510-677-3364

C Street Hall Gallery 208 C St. • 445-1751

Café Nooner

409 Opera Alley • 443-4663 CafeNooner.net

Dalianes Travel

522 F St. • 443-2778 Dalianes.com

Dick Taylor Chocolates

4 W. 4th St. • 798-6010 DickTaylorChocolate.com

Eureka Books

426 2nd St. • 444-9593 EurekaBookSellers.com

Eureka Fabrics

412 2nd St. • 442-2646

California Mentor

317 3rd St. #4 • 442-4500 TheMentorNetwork.com

CaliNature

328 2nd St. • 273-5282

Chapala Cafe

201 2nd St. • 443-9514 ChapalaCafe.com

Cheri Blackerby Gallery and The Studio 272 C St. • 443-1428 TheStudioOnline.org

Ciara’s Irish Shop

334 2nd St. • 443-0102

Clarke Historical Museum 3rd and E St. • 443-1947 ClarkeMuseum.org

Cottage Annex 618 F St.

Acrylic Painting by Shawn Gould, see page 43 Currents Media Glass Carving by Susan Bloch, see page 43

turn page for more Eureka Arts Alive!

American Indian Art & Gifts

Contemporary Traditional Affordable Collectable www.americanindianonline.com

245 F St., Eureka California 95501 • (707) 445-8451 The Palette / 17

EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! “Pas de Deux” by Jack Sewell, photo by Robert Fasic, see page 46

continued from previous page Eureka Inn

HealthSPORT by the Bay

Eureka Theater

Here & There

518 7th St. • 497-6093 EurekaInn.com 612 F St. • 442-2970 TheEurekaTheater.org

Evolution Academy

526 5th St. • 572-5099 EvolutionAcademyArts.com

F Street Foto Gallery at Swanlund’s Camera 527 F St. • 442-4522 Swanlunds.com

Five Eleven

511 2nd St. • 268-3852

Forever Young Beauty Salon 308 2nd St. • 268-8039

Fuzion

233 F St. • 345-1040

Gallagher’s Irish Pub

139 2nd St. • 442-1177 Gallaghers-IrishPub.com

Good Relations

411 1st St. • 268-8220 HealthSPORT.com

335 2nd St. • 441-9312

Himalayan Rug Trader

529 2nd St. • 268-8268 HimalayanRugTraders.net

Homie

531 2nd St. • 269-0143

Humboldt Arts Council at Morris Graves Museum of Art 636 F St. • 442-0278 HumboldtArts.org

Humboldt Bay Coffee Co.

526 Opera Alley • 444-3969 www.HumboldtCoffee.com

Humboldt Bay Provisions

205 G St. • 672-3850 HumboldtBayProvisions.com

Humboldt Carpet Showroom at The Gallery 212 F St. • 442-0291

223 2nd St. • 441-9570 GoodRelations.com

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! Humboldt Chocolates

Los Bagels / Truchas Gallery

Humboldt Cider Co. Tap Room

Manhard Consulting

Humboldt Herbals

Mantova’s Two Street Music

Humboldt Honey Wine

Many Hands Gallery

Humboldt Marketplace

Megara’s Salon

425 Snug Alley • 445-8015 HumboldtChocolate.com

403 2nd St. • 442-8525.

LosBagels.com

517 F St. • 497-6320 HumboldtCiderCompany.com

611 I St., Ste. A • 444-3800 Manhard.com

300 2nd St. • 442-3541 HumboldtHerbals.com

124 2nd St. • 445-3155 MTSMusic.com

723 3rd St. • 599-7973 HumboldtHoneyWine.com

438 2nd St. • 445-0455 ManyHandsGallery.net

317 E St. • 444-2823 HumboldtMarketplace.com

521 6th St. • 382-2851

Mid Century

Humboldt Republic

212 G St. #103 • 499-5559

535 4th St. • 497-6270 HumboldtRepublic.com

MikkiMoves’ Living Room Gallery

Humboldt Skate Lab

805 7th St. • 515-6683 MikkiMoves.com

617 3rd St. • 683-6683

Ink People Center for the Arts

New American Funding

525 7th St. • 442-8413 InkPeople.org

Lavender Rose Paint Nights, photos by Stephanie Underwood

108 F St. • 407-4018

North Coast Co-op

Just My Type

25 4th St. • 443-6027 NorthCoast.coop

501 3rd St. • 267-8727

Livella Studios

North Coast Dance

120 2nd St. • 268-8781

426 F St. • 442-7779 NorthCoastDance.org

Living The Dream Ice Cream

turn page for more Eureka Arts Alive!

1 F St. by Bayfront Restaurant 407-3508 • LTDIceCream.com

♦ Tour a fully functioning

Victorian Millwork shop

♦ See our turn-of-the♦ ♦ ♦

century blacksmith, foundry and print shops View our ceramic, stained glass & textile studios See our recreated 1900’s Logging Skid Camp Group tour packages and workshops available!

(707) 444-3437 1 X Street, Eureka

www.blueoxmill.com www.TheBlueOx.org

CLONEY’S RED CROSS PHARMACY

CLONEY’S PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY

525 5TH Street Eureka • 443-1614 Fax 443-4461

2515 Harrison Ave. Eureka • 443-7086 Fax 443-0302

The Only Pharmacy in Downtown Eureka

Across from St. Joseph Hospital

“Caring for you since 1902”

CLONEY’S MCKINLEYVILLE PHARMACY In the Safeway Shopping Center

1567 City Center Rd. • 840-9923 • Fax 840-9928

www.cloneys.com

434 2nd St eureka 442-8121 m-sat 11-6 sun 12-5

RECORD STORE

winter hours shorter

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EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! continued from previous page NorthCoast Knittery

407 2nd St. • 442-9276 NorthCoastKnittery.com

Oberon Grill

516 2nd St. • 443-3663 OberonGrill.net

Old Town Antique Lighting

2nd & F St. • 267-5439 OldTownAntiqueLighting.com

Old Town Art Gallery

417 2nd St. • 445-2315 OldTownArtGalleryEureka.com

Parasol Arts class waiting for photo

Old Town Coffee and Chocolates 211 F St. • 445-8600 OldTownCoffeeEureka.com

Old Town Jewelers

311 F St. • 441-9244

Parasol Arts

211 G St. • 268-8888

Paul’s Live From New York Pizza 604 F St. • 442-5800 PaulsLiveFromNewYorkPizza.com

Philosopher’s Stone Gallery 218 F St. • 630-5034

Piante Gallery

620 2nd St. • 441-1322 PianteGallery.com

Parasol Arts Mosaic Class, 211 G St., Eureka, photo by Robin Friedman

For all your Commercial & Personal Insurance Services Shaw & Petersen Insurance

1313 Fifth St., Eureka • 443-0845 Lic.# 0340995

Anderson Robinson Starkey Insurance Agency 1117 Samoa Blvd., Arcata • 822-7251 Lic.# 0C60256

Harbers Insurance Agency

210 12th St., Fortuna • 725-3316 Lic.# 0510019

Pauli-Harbour Insurance

2145 Myrtle Ave., Eureka • 443-5611 Lic.# 0519895

Shaw Insurance Services 2275 North St., Anderson • 530-365-2576 Lic.# 0B07026

www. shawgroup. net Where Strong Futures Begin • Locally Owned & Operated 20 / The Palette

EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! Relief Printing by Lynn Jones, JustMyTypeLetterpress.com

see page 44

Praxis Fitness

517 G St., #12 & #13 • 441-0717

Primate Tatu

212 F St. • 444-2667

Shipwreck

209 E St. • 445-2923 RamonesBakery.com

430 3rd St. • 476-0991

Redwood Art Association

Ellis Art and Engineering Sidewalk Gallery

603 F St. • 268-0755 RedwoodArt.us

401 5th St. • 445-9050 ArtAndEngineeringSupplies.com

Redwood Curtain Theatre

Smug’s Pizza

220 1st St. • 443-7688 RedwoodCurtain.com

Redwood Discovery Museum Redwood Music Mart

511 F St. • 268-3829 RedwoodMusicMart.com

Rose’s Billiards

535 5th St. • 497-6295 RosesBilliards.com

417 2nd St. • 442-2743 SassyChildren.com

Seamoor’s

505 H St. • 443-3809

Ramone’s Bakery

612 G St. #102 • 443-9694 Discovery-Museum.org

Sassafras Childrens’ Clothing

626 2nd St. • 268-8082 SmugsPizza.com

Soulshine Arts

411 5th St. • 502-8194 Soulshine-Arts.com

TUES-SAT

11 AM-7 PM open for arts alive!

Spa at Personal Choice

130 G St. • 445-2041 TheSpaAtPersonalChoice.com

Steve and Dave’s Bar

1st & C Sts. • 443-8887

Sailor’s Grave Tattoo

2nd & C St. • 443-0666 SailorsGraveTattoo.com

OLD TOWN’S PREMIERE TATTOO STUDIO

turn page for more Eureka Arts Alive!

EUREKA FLOOR

•walk-ins welcome• •appointments Preferred•

stop by & check out our tattoo related Art, antiques & history sailors-grave-tattoo @sailors_grave_tattoo_humboldt

“Dedicated to the Art and History of Tattooing” 138 2nd st. eureka, ca • 707-443-0666

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EUREKA ARTS ALIVE! continued from previous page Stonesthrow Boutique

423 F St. • 269-7070 StonesthrowBoutique.com

Surfside Burger Shack 445 5th St. • 268-1295

Synapsis

212G St. #102 • 616-3104

Talisman

214 F St. • 443-1509 TalismanBeadsEureka.com

The Black Faun Gallery 212 G St. • 267-4297

The Bodega

426 3rd St. Nothing-Obvious.com

The Linen Closet

127 F St. • 268-0900 LinenCloset.com

The Works

210 C St. • 442-8121 TheWorksEureka.com

Third Street Gallery

416 3rd St. • 443-6363

The Little Shop of Hers

Timber Boutique

The Siren’s Song Tavern

Vanity

416 2nd St. • 441-9078

325 2nd St. • 442-8778 SirensSongTavern.com

The Speakeasy Bar

411 Opera Alley • 444-2244

painting by Beverly Harper, see page 43

Wire Sculpture, by Elizabeth Berrien, see page 43

The Wine Spot

234 F St. • 497-6236

514 2nd St. • 601-8521 109 F St. • 442-8980

Whiplash Curve

423 1st St. • 407-3520 WhiplashCurveJewelers.com

Wolf Dawg

525 2nd St. • 442-3294

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ARCATA

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rcata is home to a managed redwood forest located entirely inside its city limits, a wastewater treatment facility that doubles as a wildlife refuge, a city plaza sporting hand-inlaid trash receptacles at each of its four corners, and an army of college students determined to recycle their microbrewery beer bottles. One of the more colorful spots in Humboldt County, Arcata offers everything you’d expect from a college town, and then some.

As you might expect, Arcata has a lively art scene. Art is one of the more popular majors at Humboldt State University, and the faculty is first rate. Be sure to check out the Reese Bullen Gallery on the HSU campus, which houses the university’s permanent art collection and sponsors exhibitions by professional artists as well the annual Juried Student Exhibition. While on campus you will also want to visit the Native Arts Gallery, which highlights contemporary and traditional Native American Arts.

HSU also offers multiple venues for the performing arts, including student performances and film festivals presented by the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, and recitals by the Music Department. CenterArts hosts world-class entertainment; acts they’ve presented over the past few years have included B.B. King, James Brown, Willie Nelson and the Julliard String Quartet. See page 27 for a listing of current performances.

Arcata’s art scene extends well beyond the HSU campus, how-

Humboldt State University, Arcata, photo by Kellie Brown, Humboldt.edu

ever, and has given rise to cooperative galleries and studios as well as numerous public events and celebrations, all stamped with the city’s inimitable style. The performing arts, too, have a thriving presence off-campus, with well-established theater and dance troupes. The city also offers a lively night life, replete with good music and good food.

For events and festivals in Arcata, see pages 38 and 39.

Commission a Portrait of the Home You Love

and generate support to help sustain the work of

Arcata House Partnership Choose from a variety of sizes.

• Select and contact an artist: Jay Brown Maggi Draper Matt Filar Libby George Elizabeth Johnson Joyce Jonte Kathy O’Leary Alan Sanborn Sara Starr Patricia Sennott • Agree on a price and format, sign a contract.

• When your portrait is complete, pay the artist and he/she will donate half the cost to Arcata House Partnership.

ArcataHouse.org

For more information: Jaffa Dugan, Coordinator 707-822-3534, jaffa@humboldt1.com The Mission of Arcata House is to provide a program of assistance to support families and individuals building a more stable life, to educate the community about housing issues and advocate on behalf of homeless people.

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astels On The Plaza

by David Kaftal

astels on the Plaza, held in early October, is one of Humboldt County’s favorite and longest-running annual events. It invariably draws large and enthusiastic crowds of artists and onlookers, produces some spectacular artwork, and raises money — lots of it — for Northcoast Children’s Services (NCS), a local nonprofit that helps kids and families in need.

The 2017 Pastels on the Plaza event raised about $32,000.

The first Pastels on the Plaza event was held 30 years ago, and it’s only gotten bigger and better over time. The artwork is different every year, but always delightful. Participating artists have included well-known figures like Duane Flatmo and Alan Sanborn, other wellrespected professional artists, and yet-to-bediscovered aspiring artists and art students.

Businesses and other sponsors “buy” a sidewalk square for $125 or $225, and artists wishing to participate sign up with the Events Coordinator at NCS, who pairs them with sponsors, although some sponsors line up their own artists. Interested artists can contact NCS at any time, and in mid-August they’ll receive a mailing with the signup info. Pastels are provided to the artists at no cost; if you’ve priced pastels recently, you’ll know they can get expensive. Finally, the finished work is photographed, and the sponsor and the artist each receive a copy.

Throughout the 30 years of Pastels on the Plaza, over 27,000 low income children and their families have participated in NCS preschool and family support programs.

To take part in an upcoming Pastels on the Plaza event, contact Lindsey Jones-Ziegler, the NCS Events Coordinator, at 707-825-1326 or by email at info@ncsheadstart.org.

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ARCATA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS * All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

ARCATA & BAYSIDE All Seasons Orchestra

D Street Neighborhood Center 14th & D Sts., Arcata 95521 Saturdays 10am to 12pm 443-2626 A community orchestra open to all ages and orchestral instruments. The group plays a mixture of popular and classical pieces. Sponsored by the City of Arcata and is a Parks and Recreation Program.

Arcata Artisans

883 H St., Arcata 95521 825-9133 ArcataArtisans.com Cooperative gallery of over 30 local artists, featuring fine art, fine crafts and gifts.

Arcata Arts Institute

Arcata High School 1720 M St., Arcata 95521 825-2400 ArtsInstitute.net Program open for all Humboldt County students grades 10-12 who are dedicated to the arts.

Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir Director Louis Hoiland during a at Prayer Breakfast, photo by José Quezada / Times-Standard

Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir

PO Box 171, Arcata 95518 822-4444 • AIGChoir.com A 60+ member choir of community singers, inspired by black Gospel Music, that has performed for 26 years throughout Humboldt County and beyond.

Arcata Main Street

761 8th St., Ste. C Arcata 95521 • 822-4500 ArcataMainStreet.com In service to the community since 1987 to restore, maintain and build a clean, safe and diverse downtown; hosts Arts! Arcata on the second Friday of each month.

Arcata Playhouse

1251 9th St., Arcata 95521 822-1575 ArcataPlayHouse.org Presents exciting, high quality music and theater in an intimate setting for young and old alike.

Opposite page main photo Pastels on the Plaza 2017,

by Molly Blakemore Inset photos by Larry Lufkin The Siren’s Song Tavern, Artist: Matthew Oliveri, 2016 North Coast Cleaning Services, Artist: Joan Dunning, 2004 Pacific Builders, Artist: Terry Torgerson, 2017 Arcata Stationers, Artist: Shira “Charlie” Dawson, 2017

CenterArts

Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521 Tickets: 826-3928 or 826-4411 Humboldt.edu/centerarts CenterArts offers a wide range of music, dance, theater and performance art, educational opportunities for children and a commitment to supporting culturally diverse creative work.

Fire Arts Center

520 South G St., Arcata 95521 826-1445 FireArtsArcata.com Fire Arts Gallery open daily. Offers studio membership and classes in ceramics and fused glass, including wheelthrowing, handbuilding, tile making, sculpting, and children’s ceramic classes.

Humboldt Area Foundation

363 Indianola Rd. Bayside 95524 • 442-2993 HAFoundation.org Grant opportunities available yearround. More than $55,000 granted out every fall to the arts community of the North Coast.

Humboldt Folk Dancers

Friday events, visit website: HumboldtFolkDancers.org Weekly international folk dancing instruction and request dancing at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, and monthly dance parties with live music, first Fridays at Redwood Raks World Dance Studio.

Humboldt Folklife Society

Arcata HumboldtFolklife.org Promotes traditional music and dance; bimonthly newsletter. See website for performances.

Humboldt Light Opera Co.

92 Sunny Brae Center Arcata 95521 • 630-5013 HLOC.org More than 100 major productions produced since 1973. Company program, HLO/KidCo, for youth musical theater presentation.

Humboldt Music Academy

Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521 826-3411 Humboldt.edu/hma Music instruction and performance ensembles for students 2 to 18.

see page 27 for more Arts Organizations

31st Annual

Humboldt Capoeira Academy

at Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 8th & L Sts., Arcata 95521 • 298-7990 Brazilian Martial Arts and Dance, in association with the Brazilian Cultural Arts Center and The Ink People. Children & adults.

On the Arcata Plaza

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In Memoriam OGER CYR Humboldt Light Opera Company said goodbye this year to a long-time volunteer designer ...

Top and middle: Roger Cyr in the making of Shrek’s dragon Left: Roger with Cinderella’s Carriage

by Brad Curtis courtesy Bonnie Cyr

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umboldt Light Opera Company said goodbye this year to a long-time volunteer designer of amazing set pieces.

Roger Cyr had a unique creative mind for visualizing a piece, coupled with the technical ability to make it real. He never fully embraced the idea of creating something to be used for one show and then discarded after that show closed. He preferred to make pieces that would remain useful for many years and in many different productions.

He started small, many years ago, with a dozen stools for the show “Quilters”, that are still being used for productions today. He welded many different sets of windows, some freestanding onstage and other very decorative designs to hang, all of which have been used numerous times. He made Cinderella’s filigree golden chariot, now being used as a plant-frame and playhouse for a family. He welded a large spiral staircase that could be disassembled to be stored and then reassembled for another show. He also made many other sets of stairs, including a large rolling staircase, frequently used both onstage and behind the curtain. He devised and welded

Humboldt Light Opera Company’s production of “Shrek, the Musical” 26 / The Palette 26 / The Palette

large pivot brackets for rotating set pieces, including one that moved a very large piece seeminglyinvisibly through a hole in the stage floor. He recently made almost 20 rolling desks used in a very clever tap-dancing number in “Thoroughly Modern Millie”.

However, his greatest accomplishment was the huge dragon character needed for “Shrek, the Musical” — one of HLOC’s most popular productions. This dragon was to be between 25 and 30 feet long, 10 feet high and operated by black-garbed puppeteer’s working from underneath – an idea borrowed from Japanese puppet characters. Carol Ryder, the Artistic Director of HLOC, knew that Roger was the person who could undertake this project. To help him initially, his assistant/wife, Bonnie made some photos from footage found online showing a little of how a Spanish theater company built their dragon. From this single source, he determined the appropriate dimensions and how to make her body, head, and tail move back-and-forth and up-and-down. He also had to create a mouth that moved to sing and wings to “fly”.

This project was so large that he had to build it, hanging the pieces from the ceiling in his garage, in three sections. When the individual pieces were completed, “She” was moved to an area big enough to put her together and see her all in one piece – head, neck, torso, arms, legs, and tail. It was first time that the crew, including the four puppeteers, could see that she actually would work and what they would need to do to move her. Roger had insisted that no one from the public would see her until they saw her coming through the portal from her lair, so her impact on the audience was awe-inspiring. People could talk about what they had seen, but no one actually saw her without being at a performance.

This idea was another touch of genius from a man who will be greatly missed by Humboldt Light Opera Company and the audiences who shared in what he could create. Roger may be working on his next project in his next life, but his contributions will remain in our hearts and our productions, as he would say, “as long as the welds hold.” We will miss him.

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Humboldt State University

1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521 Humboldt.edu Art Department, 826-3624 Theatre, Film, Dance, 826-3566 Music Dept., 826-3531 CenterArts Tickets, 826-3928

• Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery

826-5814 Rotating exhibits feature works by contemporary and traditional Native American artists, located on HSU campus in Behavioral & Social Sciences Building.

• HSU Sculpture Garden

9th St., Arcata 95521 between H & I Sts., behind Humboldt Glassblowers Rotating sculpture exhibits.

Mad River Beach, enhanced photo

by Denise Comiskey

• Reese Bullen Gallery

826-5814 The heart of the University’s Museum and Gallery Practices Certificate Program, located within the HSU Art Building, presents exhibitions of works by local, regional and visiting professional artists and an annual exhibition of student art by HSU Art Department graduates.

• Student Access Gallery

826-4149 Student-run exhibits in three campus locations: Foyer Gallery, Karshner Lounge, Student Business Service Building, 1st floor.

KHSU & KHSUBBC Diverse Public Radio - FM

90.5 Arcata - Eureka 91.9 Crescent City - Brookings 88.7 Ferndale - Fortuna 89.9 Garberville 99.9 Willow Creek 103.3 No Hum Co. 90.2 Eel River Valley Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St., Arcata 95521 Office, 826-4807 Studio, 826-4805, 800-640-5911 KHSU.org Mix of national news, local public affairs and music programming.

KidCo Musical Theater

92 Sunny Brae Center Arcata, 95521 • 630-5013 HLOC.org/KidCo Humboldt Light Opera Company’s youth program offers classes ages 3-18, and bi-annual youth productions. Students learn vocal, acting, movement and ensemble skills.

Meridian Fine Art

by appointment, 826-7184 MeridianFineArt.net Photography services specializing in the documentation of art and history for reproduction including e-media, competitions, portfolios, printon-demand, and fine art printing.

Services include digital printing up to 64 inches on diverse range of media.

No Limits Dance Academy

1093 10th St., Arcata 95521 825-0922 NoLimitsDanceAcademy.com Emphasizing technical perfection and fun in a positive environment.

Tap, Ballet, Jazz/Hip Hop and DanceFit, an exercise class for adults.

Redwood Raks World Dance Studio

826 L St., Old Creamery Building Arcata 95521 • 616-6876 RedwoodRaks.com Classes, performance / event space.

SCRAP Humboldt

101 H St., Arcata 95521 822-2452 ScrapHumboldt.org Mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. Collaborates with artists and makers to offer a number of unique and fun classes.

2018 HSU CenterArts Performances For Tickets, call 707-826-3928. Performances at John Van Duzer Theatre unless otherwise noted.

Tommy Emmanuel with Special Guest JD Simo, 7pm Wed, Jan 10 Arkley Center, Eureka Kris Kristofferson 7pm Thu, Jan 11 Hot Rize featuring Red Knuckles and the Trail Blazers 8pm Fri, Jan 19 Ladysmith Black Mambazo 7pm Thu, Jan 25 Bruce Cockburn 8pm Sat, Feb 3 St. Olaf Choir 3pm Sun, Feb 4 Moscow Festival Ballet Cinderella 8pm Sat, Feb 10 Arkley Center, Eureka Ron Finley - lecture 7pm Tue, Feb 13 International Guitar Night 7pm Sun, Feb 25 Fulkerson Recital Hall, Arcata The Wood Brothers 8pm Tue, Feb 27 Kate Buchanan Room, Arcata Willie K. An Evening of Hawaiian Music, 7pm Sat, Mar 3 Fulkerson Recital Hall, Arcata

Willie K. An Evening of Hawaiian Music, 7 & 9pm Sat, Mar 3 Fulkerson Recital Hall, Arcata David Rawlings 8pm Mon, Mar 5 Squirrel Nut Zippers 7pm Tue, Mar 6 Altan 7pm Sun, Mar 11 Yamato Taiko Drummers of Japan 7pm Wed, Mar 14 David Lindley 8pm Sat, Mar 17 Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - lecture 7pm Tue, Mar 20 Camerata RCO 8pm Sat, Mar 24 Fulkerson Recital Hall, Arcata Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté 7pm Tue, Apr 10 Complexions Contemporary Ballet 7pm Tue, Apr 17 Bob Henson - lecture 7pm Wed, Apr 25 The Mother Hips 8pm Fri, Apr 27 Pedrito Martinez Group 8pm Sun, Apr 29 Kate Buchanan Room, Arcata

HLOC

music -theatre - performance - education classes for all ages, concerts, small musicals, choruses

Ya Habibi Dance Company

826 L St., Old Creamery Building, Arcata 95518 • 616-6876 ShoshannaLand.com Middle Eastern Dance group directed

by Shoshanna.

The SPACE -92 Sunny Brae Center

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PALETTE FEATURE Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from Montana on display at the Humboldt Gem & Mineral Society Gem Show.

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UMBOLT GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY

story and photos by David Kaftal

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lthough unworked gem material often looks dull and uninteresting to the untrained eye, in the hands of a skilled stonecutter it comes to life, revealing its inner beauty in a blaze of color and breathtaking brilliance. Other minerals command attention in their natural state, and require no

Gemstone faceting demonstration by Rob Corpstein.

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cutting or grinding or polishing to elicit oohs and aahs. No matter the gem or mineral specimen, people are fascinated by these marvelous gifts from the earth.

The Humboldt Gem and Mineral Society is a local nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about gathering and identifying gems and minerals (called “rockhounding”), and cutting and polish-

ing specimens, and other lapidary arts. It was founded in 1950, and in November 2017 held its 63rd annual Gem and Mineral Show at Redwood Acres. Membership is inexpensive, and open to everyone from professional gem experts to newcomers who just like rocks and want to learn more about them.

The Society holds several field trips a year to places like Oregon, Utah, Wyoming (a great place to find fossils) and Arizona. Its two main field trips take place in spring and late summer each year. They also have a “Gem Shed” in Arcata outfitted with a wide array of lapidary equipment including slab saws, trim saws, grinding and polishing equipment, tumblers and flat laps.

The Society offers classes and training on the equipment, and members can use the equipment during scheduled hours for a nominal fee.

The Humboldt Gem and Mineral Society meets at 7:30pm on the third Friday of each month except August and December.

The meeting location is at 251 Bayside Rd. in Arcata. You can contact HGMS by mail at PO Box 1075, Eureka, CA 95502, or leave a message at 707-822-4081.

Amethyst geode “cathedrals” and other mineral specimens at gem show.

ARTS! ARCATA

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he second Friday of each month businesses stay open late for Arts! Arcata, featuring local artists working in nearly every conceivable media. This list is subject to change from month to month.

For an updated listing, call 822-4500 or visit: ArcataMainStreet.com * All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

VENUES

Arcata Artisans

883 H St. • 825-9133 ArcataArtisans.com

Arcata Exchange

813 H St. • 822-0312 ArcataExchange.net

Fire Arts Center

520 S. G St., #A • 826-1445 FireArtsArcata.com

Folie Douce

1551 G St. • 822-1042 FolieDouceArcata.com

by Erica Brooks, see page 43

Arcata Main Street

761 8th St. • 822-4500 ArcataMainStreet.com

Art Center, The

Libation Wine Bar

823 H St. • 822-4800

761 8th St. • 825-7596 Libation.com

Bang Bang Vintage 824 L St. • 633-6209

Belle Starr

Moonrise Herbs

Bubbles

Northtown Books

Clockworks

Om Shala Yoga

Fatböl Clothing

OmShalaYoga.com Pacific Outfitters

826 G St. • 822-5296 MoonriseHerbs.com

863 H St. • 822-1295 Belle-Starr.com

957 H St. • 822-2834 NorthtownBooks.com

1031 H St. • 822-3450 Bubbles-Arcata.com

858 10th St. • 825-9642

924 9th St. • 825-8463 1063 H St. • 844-432-8265

by Jim Lowry, see page 44

by Claudia Lima, see page 44

Foodwise Kitchen

971 8th St. • 633-8328 FoodwiseKitchen.com

Hot Knots

898 G St. • 822-2511

Garden Gate

905 H St. • 822-2156 TheGardenGateArcata.com

Global Village Gallery

973 H St. • 826-2323 GlobalVillageGallery.com

Griffin Arcata

937 10th St. • 825-1755 GriffinArcata.com

Humbrews

856 10th St. • 826-BREW (2739) Humbrews.com

Jacoby’s Storehouse

Corner of 8th and H Sts. • Pasta Luego (Plaza Level) CocoPastaLuego.com 825-0108 • Plaza Grill (3rd Floor) 826-0860 PlazaGrillArcata.com • Plaza View Room (3rd Floor)

737 G St. • 822-0321 PacificOutfitters.com

Plaza

808 G St. • 822-2250 PlazaArcata.com

Redwood Coastal Real Estate 830 G St. • 382-9975 RedwoodCoastal.com

Redwood Curtain Brewing Company

550 S. G St. #6 • 826-7222 RedwoodCurtainBrewing.com

Redwood Yogurt

1573 G St. • 826-7677

Rocking Horse, The

791 8th St. • 822-3509

Sanctuary, The

1301 J St. • 822-0898 SanctuaryArcata.com

Savory

1504 G St. • 630.5083 SavoryGrillCafe.com

Stokes, Hamer, Kirk & Eads, LLP

381 Bayside Rd., Ste. A • 822-1771 SHKKLaw.com

Wildberries Marketplace 747 13th St. • 822-0095 Wildberries.com

Zen

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HWY 299 & HWY 96 BLUE LAKE, WILLOW CREEK, HOOPA

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he tiny town of Blue Lake rests near the banks of the Mad River off Hwy 299. It is home to a surprising number of artists, musicians, writers and actors.

At the center of its art community is Dell’Arte International, a world-famous school of physical theatre. Their professional training program attracts students from all over the globe, offering the only accredited MFA of its kind in the world.

Dream Quest Ballet, www.DreamQuestWillowCreek.org Highland Art Center, painting by Keith Crane

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS * All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre

131 H St., Blue Lake 95525 • 707-668-5663 • DellArte.com The North American center for theatre training and performance of original theatre. Offers performances year-round and presents the annual Mad River Festival each summer.

Dream Quest Teen & Youth Center

Celebrating over 40 years in Blue Lake, Dell’Arte presents performances at various venues throughout the year with the summer’s Mad River Festival being the highlight of their season. This monthlong extravaganza brings together performers and audiences from “around the world and down the block” for theatre, stories, clowning and music. Dell’Arte is a destination unlike any other on the American theatre map.

Also along Hwy 299 sits Willow Creek, a delightful rural community with a distinct and ever-growing art scene. Its Studio 299 Center for the Arts, a nonprofit community organization devoted to the promotion and development of the arts in the area, offers artists a place to gather, and a way to share their work with the community at a variety of local events. The organization provides support for the entire art community on the Hwy 299 corridor of Humboldt and Trinity Counties. Another important art resource is Willow Creek’s Dream Quest, which offers a wide range of programs and activities for local children and teens, including fine arts, electronic media and performing arts.

Any excursion inland devoted to arts and culture needs to include the art created by the Native American tribes of the region.

The Hoopa Tribal Museum, located on Hwy 96 in the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich cultural history and artistic practices of Northern California Native Americans. The museum displays one of the finest collections of Hupa, Yurok and Karuk artifacts in Northern California. Their collection includes a fine display of local Indian basketry, ceremonial regalia, dugout canoes, tools and implements. The Hoopa Tribal Museum is a “Living Museum.” Most of the artifacts on display are on loan to the museum by members of the local native community, and are removed annually to be used in the traditional tribal ceremonies.

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100 Country Club Dr., Willow Creek 95573 • 530-629-3564 www.DreamQuestWillowCreek.org A community-supported grass roots organization offering a wide variety of programs that teach youth how to pursue their passions and follow their dreams. Provides a safe, drug-free environment with access to vocational and artistic resources.

Hoopa Tribal Museum

PO Box 1348, Hoopa 95546, Hwy 96 Shopping Center 530-625-4110 • see on Facebook A nonprofit entity of the Hoopa Valley Tribe created to preserve, and to share, the rich culture and history of the native people of Northern California .

Studio 299 Center for the Arts

PO Box 32, 75 The Terrace Rd., Willow Creek 95573 • 530-629-3488 Studio299.tripod.com Studio 299 is devoted to the promotion and development of the arts in the Klamath and Trinity communities of Northern California.

TRINITY COUNTY First Saturday Art Cruise, 5-8pm

Weaverville art galleries and businesses, plus live music.

Highland Art Center

PO Box 1270, 691 Main St., Weaverville 96093 • 530-623-5111 HighlandArtCenter.org In cooperation with the Snyder Highland Foundation, HAC presents a new show of local and regional art each month throughout the year in their galleries.

Mountain Actors’ Workshop

PO Box 1335, Hayfork, CA 96041 • 530-628-5445 Hayfork MAW on Facebook, Meets 1st Wednesday of the month.

Trinity Arts Council

351 Main St., Weaverville 96093 • 530-623-2760 • TrinityCountyArts.com A nonprofit corporation with the mission to advance Trinity County through the arts and creativity.

Trinity Players/Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center

PO Box 453, 101 Arbuckle Court at Industrial Pkwy, Weaverville 96093 530-623-8695 • TAPACOnline.org Theatre company and community performing venue

NORTHERN HUMBOLDT MCKINLEYVILLE TRINIDAD, WESTHAVEN

see page 33 for Trinidad Art Associations and Art Nights

The coast of Trinidad, photo by Brad Curtis

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cKinleyville is a popular, growing community set along the rugged Pacific Coast. It is graced by the Mad and Little Rivers, the beautiful Azalea State Reserve, and the Hammond Coastal Trail, which presents stunning panoramic views of the coastline. Nearby Clam Beach is known for beachcombing, fishing and horseback riding. The natural beauty of this area makes it a favorite place for artists and art lovers to live, work and play.

North of McKinleyville is the tiny community of Westhaven, featuring the Westhaven Center for the Arts. The center features new exhibits and artists’ receptions each month, concerts and drama events, workshops and classes, many children’s activities, poetry readings, puppet shows, holiday events and other art exhibits.

Just past Westhaven is the seaside town of Trinidad, one of the most picturesque communities on the California Coast.

Trinidad, with its small but dramatic bay and coastline, is known for its traditional fishing fleet, quaint ocean-side cottages and lovely Bed and Breakfast inns. Enjoy fresh local seafood at one of Trindad’s fine restaurants, and venture into one of several galleries highlighting works that star the natural beauty of the area. Trinidad has inspired the work of many well-known local and visiting artists, and plays host to a noted artists’ colony.

TBAM FEST World-class musicians in a stunning setting on one of the most spectacular coastal sections on the North Coast...

It’s the Trinidad Bay Art and Music Festival and it’s becoming a must see event.

Classical music at its finest right here in Humboldt County. Don’t miss it...

Trinidad Bay Art & Music Festival August 10-12 & 17-19, 2018 In Beautiful Trinidad, California

TBAMFest.com

Nursery and Garden Center Irrigation, Fencing, Automatic Gates Shop and Power Equipment Landscape Contractors 839-1571 • millerfarmsnursery.com 1828 Central Ave. • McKinleyville Mon-Sat 8:30-5:30 Sun 10:00-4:00 (nursery only – seasonally)

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PALETTE PROFILE

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ARRY ULRICH

... In His Own Words

Sasso delle Undici, Marmolada, Dolomite Mountains, Italy, photo by Larry Ulrich

edited by David Kaftal

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n early November I had the opportunity to meet Larry Ulrich and his wife Donna, and record a conversation with them. Larry is a Trinidad photographer perhaps best known for his photos of the redwoods, although he has garnered an international reputation for outstanding landscape and wildflower photography from all over the world. Donna, his wife, is the other half of the photographic team. (Don’t call her his assistant!) I found that Larry’s remarks were so full of rare photographic insight that I decided to excerpt some (alas, far too few) of them, and present them rather than attempt to recount them.

LIGHT: “The first and most important thing is light, the decisive moment as some people call it. So the first thing I’m looking for is the kind of light that would make a good photograph. That’s more important than the composition. ... Composition is important, but if it doesn’t have the right light, then what do you have? Especially with a 4x5 in the old days?”

COMPOSITION: “My compositions are as tight as I can get them to convey the drama. That’s one of the things that makes my work recognizable by a lot of people, is how tight my compositions are, and how I just don’t like anything that distracts from the power of the image. A twig is in the wrong place, you know, just things. ... So I’ll keep tightening my composition until I eliminate anything I consider a distractive element.

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PHOTOGRAPHING THE REDWOODS: “As you know, there’s a tremendous amount of shadow on a sunny day, and even on a halfsunny day. ...the ideal time to photograph the redwoods is in light

NORTHERN HUMBOLDT rain and no wind, light rain or it’s just rained and the light is starting to build up after a storm. That’s the perfect light, and the reason for that is all that water that’s on the surfaces of the ferns and the understory, it has reflective power, so it acts like a fill-in flex. It fills in the light in the forest. So almost all my photographs of the redwoods are taken during or after rain, light rain being better, because with a 4x5 a lot of the exposures in there are 6, 8, 10, 12 seconds long, very long exposures, because of the depth of field issue.”

GOING DIGITAL: “I stayed with film primarily until a friend of mine, I represented his work in my agency, gave me a digital camera, and I started shooting it. But the original digital cameras, the color balance was really lousy, like the Nikon D200. I had Nikon cameras, and the lenses fit on them [digital Nikons], so I switched into digital gradually as film got to be less and less the way to go. ... I stubbornly tried to avoid it [going digital] for a while, but in 2001, knowing I needed to stay ahead of the curve as much as possible, I bought a $20,000 scanner, an Imacon 4x5 scanner, and in my office upstairs I scanned 12,000 images in four years and mastered them all, made them look perfect. And I learned all the skills of Photoshop doing that.

TEAMWORK: “We like to work in changing situations, stormy days where the light’s moving, fluctuating constantly, and dramatically.... And that’s one of the things about Donna and me as a team, especially when we used to work in 4x5, is that we didn’t have to communicate. Once there was a recognition that there was a photo we got to work NOW — the two of us could set up that 4x5 and shoot it faster than anybody on the planet. I mean, for a team, we were quick. ... And the efficiency of how we worked saved thousands of photographs over the years that if we didn’t work as fast as we did to catch that dramatic moment, it would have been lost forever.”

TRINIDAD ART NIGHTS Trinidad Art Nights are held the first Friday of each month from May through October, 6 to 9pm, a night for the exploration and celebration of the diversity and talent of local artists. With many businesses and organizations participating as well as artist, dancers, musicians, and after hours extravaganza, these Nights are TrinidadArtNights.com not to be missed!

VENUES

All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information is subject to change.

Beachcomber Cafe

363 Trinity St. • 677-0106

Bergeron Winery

359 Main St. • 677-5177 BergeronWinery.com

The Lighthouse Grill

355 Main St. • 677-0077 TrinidadLighthouseGrill.com

Moonstone Crossing Tasting Room

529 Trinity St. • 845-5492 MoonstoneCrossing.com

Ned Simmons Gallery /

Trinidad Coastal Land Trust 380 Janis Ct. • 677-2501

Saunder’s Plaza

Main St. at Scenic Dr.

Seascape Restaurant And Pier 1 Bay St. on the Pier • 677-3762

Trinidad Art Gallery

490 Trinity St. • 677-3770  TrinidadArtGallery.com

Western rhododendron Amanita muscaria mushrooms, White Mountains, Arizona photos

by Larry Ulrich

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS MCKINLEYVILLE No Limits Dance Academy

1547 Pickett Rd., McKinleyville 95519 • 825-0922 NoLimitsDanceAcademy.com • Emphasizing technical perfection and fun in a positive environment. Tap, Ballet and Jazz/Hip Hop.

Trinidad Eatery

Trinity Ballet Academy

Trinidad Elementary School

TRINIDAD & WESTHAVEN Trinidad Art Gallery

607 Parker St. • 677-3777 TrinidadEatery.com 300 Trinity St. • 677-3631

Trinidad Museum

400 Janis Ct. at Patricks Point Dr. 677-3883 • TrinidadMuseum.org

Trinidad Town Hall 409 Trinity St.

Trinidad Trading Company 460 Main St. • 677-0711  TrinidadTrading.com

Wind N Sea

410 Main St. 677-3223

1981 Central Ave., McKinleyville 95519 • 839-1816 TrinityBalletMck.com • A full ballet curriculum for ages 4 to adult.

490 Trinity St., PO Box 395, Trinidad 95570 • 677-3770 TrinidadArtGallery.com • A fine art and craft cooperative featuring original art from more than 20 local artists.

Trinidad Museum Society

400 Janis Ct., Trinidad 95570 • 677-3883 • TrinidadMuseum.org Photos of the area’s whaling and logging history, native plant garden, marine shells and Yurok artifacts, sets up special school or organization group tours.

Westhaven Center for the Arts

501 S. Westhaven Dr., Trinidad 95570 • 677-9493 • WesthavenCenter.org Art exhibits, workshops and classes in a variety of mediums, healing arts and spoken word, community concerts.

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EEL RIVER VALLEY FERNDALE, FORTUNA, LOLETA, RIO DELL, SCOTIA

Top, Ferndale Bridge, photo by Chris Cudney Left, painting by Camille Regli, see page 45

T The Creative Cornerstone of Ferndale

Paintings • Ceramics • Jewelry • Woodwork Fiber & Lapidary Arts • Photography • Prints Art Glass • Greeting Cards • Much More!

he towns and villages of the Eel River Valley are home to outstanding theater and music, antique and collectibles shops, arts cooperatives, charming accommodations and first-class restaurants that rival those of much larger cities. The area also plays host to an abundance of local festivals.

Ferndale has been named one of America’s prettiest towns by Forbes magazine. AP reporter Jennifer Marin called it “A genuine Victorian hamlet,” and Los Angeles Times former travel editor Jerry Hulse dubbed Ferndale “the best preserved Victorian village in California.” The entire Main Street has been designated a National Register Historic District. The village is home to a number of notable artists and galleries and the ever-popular Ferndale Repertory Theatre, as well as the Humboldt County Fairgrounds, site of the County Fair every August and a venue that has hosted some of the biggest acts in the world.

Fortuna’s warm weather and friendly atmosphere make it a particularly good setting for a number of well-attended annual events including a rollickingly good time AutoXpo and the town’s signature Apple Harvest Festival. In addition, on the first Friday of every month, artists, businesses and art lovers get together for a monthly celebration of art and music.

OPEN DAILY 10am to 5pm

580 Main St (Corner of Main St and Shaw Ave)

(707) 786-9634 • www.FerndaleArts.com

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Loleta is probably best known for the Loleta Cheese Factory.

Bring a picnic lunch, enjoy their lovely garden and sample their award-winning cheeses. Loleta is also home to Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Table Bluff County Park, favorite destinations for photographers and plein air painters. Rio Dell hosts Wildwood Days, representing its heritage with logging events, a parade and festivities. In Scotia, you can tour the historic logging museum and the Fisheries Exhibit, featuring Humboldt County’s largest indoor aquarium.

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS * All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

FERNDALE Ferndale Arts

PO Box 723, Ferndale 95536 580 Main St. at Shaw Ave. 786-9634 FerndaleArtGallery.com Ferndale Arts is a cooperative art gallery featuring the work of local artists. Original work includes paintings, photography, quilting, needlecraft, woodwork, ceramics, jewelry, greeting cards and stained, fused and blown glass.

Ferndale Community Choir

PO Box 67, Ferndale 95536 FerndaleChoir.com The Ferndale Community Choir has been a part of Ferndale for over 45 years. The choir presents a concert of an eclectic selection of sacred music during the Christmas season and again in the Spring.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre

PO Box 892, 447 Main St. Ferndale 95536 • 786-5483 FerndaleRep.org The Ferndale Repertory Theatre is the oldest and largest of the North Coast’s resident community theatres. Since 1972, they have produced more than

270 productions including comedies, classics, mysteries, musicals, dramas and more.

FORTUNA Fortuna Art Council

FortunaArtCouncil@yahoo.com Local artists supporting visual art and artists in Humboldt County. Exhibits in businesses throughout Fortuna and various venues in Humboldt County. Meets third Monday of the month at Fortuna Rohner Park Rec Hall. See them on Facebook.

Fortuna Concert Series

6th and Main Sts., PO Box 1031 Fortuna 95540 • 845-5652 FortunaConcertSeries.com The Fortuna Concert Series is a private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1990 for the purpose of bringing quality music to Fortuna and the Eel River Valley.

SCOTIA Scotia Band

PO Box 3, Scotia 95565 599-4872 • ScotiaBand2.org Humboldt County’s community band. Performs at local festivals year round. Scotia band is a not-for-profit organization.

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SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT & AVENUE OF THE GIANTS BENBOW, GARBERVILLE, REDWAY, PHILLIPSVILLE, MIRANDA, MYERS FLAT, WEOTT, REDCREST, PEPPERWOOD

Garberville, photo by David Kaftal

Benbow Golf Course, photo by Denise Comiskey

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he arts along Southern Humboldt’s famous Avenue of the Giants (Old Hwy 101) are thriving. The majestic towering redwoods and gently flowing Eel River make for a natural wonderland, perfect for creative inspiration. The small rural communities in the heart of the redwoods, once booming mill towns, are now havens for artists, musicians and craftsmen.

Benbow, Garberville and Redway, located just outside the southern entrance to the Avenue of the Giants, are home every year to major musical and theatrical events.

The Mateel Community Center in Redway operates as both an event venue and in-house arts presenter. Famous for such festivals as Reggae on the River, the Summer Arts & Music Festival and the Humboldt Hills Hoedown, (see Events & Festivals, pages 3839) the Mateel Community Center also offers an annual calendar of events which covers a wide range of artistic styles and media, and a wide variety of programs, from youth athletics and children’s theater to cooking classes and clown workshops. Many of these programs are offered at no cost or at minimal cost to students and schools.

The area is home to retail shops, restaurants, roadside vendors and rural galleries all along the Avenue of the Giants. At many of the roadside stops along this route you will find unique carvings hewn from some of the glorious redwood trees that help give this region its name. However, it is a mistake to think that the artistic offerings of Southern Humboldt are limited to chainsaw sculptures,

Spend a Luxurious Night in the Redwoods

Member of Historic Hotels of America Open Daily for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Weddings, Parties and Events Benbow Historic Inn 445 Lake Benbow Dr. Garberville 707-923-2124 800-355-3301 www.benbowinn.com

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woven hemp products and tie-dyed clothing. There are also artist studios and galleries where visitors can find fine paintings, blown glass, hand-wrought jewelry, pottery, sculpture, and many other one-of-a-kind pieces.

Miranda, near the southern entrance to the Avenue of the Giants, is one of the towns where you can find places to admire and purchase these treasures. The peaceful village of Myers Flat has Riverbend Cellars, a winery with a wine tasting room, nestled in the redwood forest, serving as a centerpiece of the Avenue of the Giants. The whole Avenue journey, through Weott and Redcrest north to Pepperwood, is a visual treat for the traveler, both in the form of natural beauty and in the work of gifted artists.

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS Also check Facebook for more on each organization.

Information is subject to change.

Mateel Cooperative Art Gallery

773 Redwood Dr. Garberville, CA 95542 707-923-4895 Artists from Humboldt and Mendocino counties. See on Facebook.

Mateel Community Center

PO Box 1910, 59 Rusk Ln. Redway, CA 95560 707-923-3368 • Mateel.org Event venue and in-house arts presenter.

ARTS ALIVE SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT Held periodically, local businesses host artwork for the community. Contact the Garberville Chamber of Commerce at 923-2613 or go to their website for dates, times and locations.

Garberville.org

HUMBOLDT COUNTY MUSEUMS * All area codes are (707) unless noted.

Information and venues are subject to change.

Blue Ox Millworks & Historic Park

1 X St., Eureka 95501 • 444-3437 BlueOxMill.com Self-guided tour of Victorian-era woodworking shop, skid camp and farm; workshops in woodworking, blacksmithing and ceramics.

Clarke Historical Museum

3rd & E Sts., Eureka 95501 • 443-1947 ClarkeMuseum.org Permanent and rotating exhibits of Humboldt County History, period rooms and American Indian basketry and regalia.

Discovery Museum

612 G St., #102, Eureka 95501 • 443-9694 Discovery-Museum.org Hands-on children’s museum with art, science, ocean and health exhibits. Please call for events available for children’s parties.

Ferndale Museum

Shaw & 3rd Sts., Ferndale 95536 786-4466 • Ferndale-Museum.org Displays Victorian life with typical living settings, dairy and agricultural equipment, blacksmith area, antique machine shop items, local photos and an operating seismograph.

Samoa Cookhouse Logging Museum

Across the Samoa Bridge off Cookhouse Rd., Samoa • 442-1659 • SamoaCookhouse.net Logging equipment, photographs and memorabilia from the heyday of logging in Humboldt County in the very early 1900s.

Trinidad Museum

400 Janis Ct. at Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad 95570 • 677-3883 • TrinidadMuseum.org Photos of the area’s whaling and logging history, native plant garden, marine shells and Yurok artifacts.

Willow Creek-China Flat Museum

Hwys 299 and 96, Willow Creek 95573 • 530-629-2653 • BigfootCountry.net Features logging, mining and farming history of the region, Native American information, a blacksmith shop, and a Bigfoot display area.

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merican Indian tribes have called the North Coast home for thousands of years. Although relationships between European settlers and Native Americans were often tragic, today the stories and ceremonies of local American Indians are valued throughout the community at large, providing a rich cultural experience. Objects of ancient as well as contemporary art and culture can be found on display in abundance in many parts of Humboldt County.

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park & Logging Trail

3431 Fort Ave., Eureka 95503 • 445-6547 www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=665 Attractions include original buildings, logging museum, Dolbeer Steam Donkey, locomotives and self-guided trails chronicling the history of Fort Humboldt.

Fortuna Depot Museum

3 Park St., Fortuna 95540 • 725-7645 FriendlyFortuna.com Located in the Northwestern Pacific Railroad depot built in 1889, the museum features local history and railroad memorabilia.

Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum

Across the bridge from Eureka in Samoa 77 Cookhouse Rd., Samoa, next to the Samoa Cookhouse • 444-9440 HumboldtBayMaritimeMuseum.com Nautical items, ship models, ship building tools, artifacts related to shipwrecks and lighthouses including fresnel lens, and information on the bay ferries.

HSU Natural History Museum

1242 G St., Arcata 95521 826-4479 Humboldt.edu/natmus Museum is open to the public Tues. - Sat., 10 - 5.

Interactive exhibits, fossils and displays on local animals, insects, marine life and birds.

Morris Graves Museum of Art

636 F St., Eureka 95501 442-0278 HumboldtArts.org Former Carnegie Library is home to the Humboldt Arts Council, six galleries and a sculpture garden.

Also offered are Monthly Programs including First Saturday Night Arts Alive!, Family Arts Days and Community Jazz Jams.

American Indian Winter Arts & Crafts Fair, Potowat Health Village, first Saturday in December, UnitedIndianHealthServices.org

American Indian Art & Gift Shop

245 F St., Eureka, 95501 • 445-8451 • NCIDC.org Art and gift items by national Native American artists.

Clarke Historical Museum

See above in Humboldt County Museums

End of the Trail Museum at Trees of Mystery

15500 Hwy 101 N., Klamath 95548 800-638-3389 • TreesOfMystery.net Largest privately owned collection of Native American art and artifacts, as well as rare Edward Curtis orotone photographs.

Hoopa Tribal Museum

Hwy 96 at Hoopa Shopping Center, Hoopa 95546 530-625-4110  see on Facebook Demonstrates the culture and history of the native people of the area, including Hupa, Yurok and Karuk. Native artifacts, as well as a village and fort (by advance appointment). Ceremonial celebrations throughout the summer.

Potawot Health Village

1600 Weeott Way, Arcata 95521 • 825-5000 UIHS.org/locations/potawot-health-villagearcata Owned and operated by the United Indian Health Services, this healing center includes healthcare services for Native Americans, a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture and basketry made by contemporary and traditional American Indian artists, two-miles of walking trails and a wellness garden on its 40-acre site.

Sumeg Village Heritage Attraction

Patrick’s Point State Park 4150 Patrick’s Point Dr., Trinidad 95570 677-3570 www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=417 Features recreated Yurok village with plank homes set in the ground.

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY EVENTS & FESTIVALS * All area codes are (707) unless noted. Information and venues are subject to change.

ONGOING Humboldt Roller Derby Eureka • HumboldtRollerDerby.com Grange Breakfasts For all Humboldt Grange information: BaysideGrange.org/humboldt

Arcata Bay Oyster Festival, held in June, OysterFestival.net photo by Heidi Ferris

ART WALKS: Arts! Arcata Second Friday each month ArcataMainStreet.com First Saturday Night Arts Alive! Eureka EurekaMainStreet.org McKinleyville Arts Night Third Friday night each month McKinleyvilleArtsNight.com Trinidad Art Nights! First Fridays May through October TrinidadArtNights.com

JANUARY Humboldt Ice Rink Fortuna • 672-6820 • HumboldtIceRink.com Trinidad to Clam Beach Run Trinidad • 677-1610 TrinidadToClamBeach.com

FEBRUARY Calif. State High School Rodeo, Dist. 2 Ferndale • 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.org Ferndale Firemen’s Games Ferndale • 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.com

MARCH A Taste of Main Street Eureka • 442-9054 • EurekaMainStreet.org Aleutian Goose Fly-off Weekend Loleta • 733-5406 www.fws.gov/refuge/humboldt_bay Annual Daffodil Show Fortuna • 725-7572 Facebook: Fortuna Garden Club Ferndale Easter Egg Hunt Ferndale • 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.org Foggy Bottom Milk Run and Walk Ferndale • 845-0001 FoggyBottomMilkRun.com HumDog Expo Redwood Acres, Eureka • 445-3037 RedwoodAcres.com Perilous Plunge Eureka • 442-9054 • EurekaMainStreet.org

Calif. State High School Rodeo, Dist. 2 Finals Covelo • 444-8670 CHSRAdist2.com/Schedule.html Dolbeer Steam Donkey Days Fort Humboldt State Historic Park Eureka • 445-6547 Godwit Days Bird Festival Arcata • 826-7050 • GodwitDays.org Home, Garden & Recreation Show Redwood Acres, Eureka 445-3037 • RedwoodAcres.com Humboldt International Film Festival Arcata • 826-3566 HSUFilmFestival.com Rhododendron Festival & Parade Eureka • 442-3738 • EurekaChamber.com

MAY Avenue of the Giants Marathon TheAve.org Ferndale Memorial Day Parade Ferndale • 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.org Kinetic Grand Championship Memorial Day Weekend Arcata, Eureka, Ferndale • 786-3443 KineticGrandChampionship.com May Day Celebration Eureka • 444-3437 • BlueOxMill.com Mother’s Day Kinetic Classic Kid-Powered Art Race Eureka • 786-3443 • KineticClassic.org Tour of the Unknown Coast 845-6117 • TUCCycle.org

MARCH-APRIL

MAY, JUNE

Redwood Coast Music Festival Eureka • 445-3378 • RCMFest.org

APRIL

Pony Express Days McKinleyville • 839-2449 McKinleyvilleChamber.com

Artists of the Emerald Coast Fine Art Show & Wine Tasting Redway • 923-3368 • Mateel.org

Humboldt Crabs Baseball Arcata • 826-2333 • HumboldtCrabs.com

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JUNE, JULY, AUGUST

Summer Concert Series Eureka • 442-9054 • EurekaMainStreet.org

JUNE Arcata Bay Oyster Festival Arcata • 822-4500 • OysterFestival.net Art and Wine in the Park Rohner Park, second Sunday June 725-9261 • SunnyFortuna.com Best of Humboldt Redwood Acres Fair Redwood Acres, Eureka 445-3037 • RedwoodAcres.com Dell’Arte Mad River Festival Blue Lake • 668-5663 • DellArte.com Garberville Rodeo Garberville • 223-1046 GarbervilleRodeo.org North Coast Open Studios Arcata • 442-8413 NorthCoastOpenStudios.com Portuguese Holy Ghost Festa Ferndale • 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.com Redwood Run Piercy • RedwoodRun.org Summer Arts and Music Fest Benbow Lake State Recreation Area 923-3368 • Mateel.org Trinidad Fish Festival Father’s Day • 677-1610 • TrinidadCalif.com Yurok Brush Dance Patrick’s Point State Park • 677-3110

JULY Ferndale 4th of July Celebration and Parade 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.org Fortuna Fireworks Festival Fortuna • 725-3959 • FriendlyFortuna.com Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo Fortuna • 572-7855 • RedwoodAutoXpo.org Fortuna Rodeo Fortuna • 725-3959 • FortunaRodeo.com

EVENTS & FESTIVALS Fourth of July Festival Eureka • 442-9054 • EurekaMainStreet.org Fourth of July Jubilee Arcata • 822-3619 • ArcataChamber.com Humboldt Folklife Festival Blue Lake • HumboldtFolklife.org Orick Rodeo Orick • 488-2885 • Orick.net Sand Sculpture Festival Manila • 444-1397 • FriendsOfTheDunes.org Southern Humboldt 4th of July Fireworks Show Benbow • Garberville.org

AUGUST Bridgefest & Flying Saucer Contest Bridgeville • 777-1775 BridgevilleCommunityCenter.org/bridgefest. html Buddy Brown Blues Festival Blue Lake • HumboldtFolklife.org Hops in Humboldt Fortuna • info@hopsinhumboldt.com HopsInHumboldt.com Humboldt County Fair Ferndale • 786-9511 HumboldtCountyFair.org Reggae on the River French’s Camp • 923-3368 • Mateel.org Sumeg Village Day Patrick’s Point State Park, Trinidad • 677-3110 Trinidad Bay Art and Music Festival 707-845-1125 • TBAMFest.com Wildwood Days Rio Dell • 764-3329 • WildwoodDays.org Woofstock Eureka • 442-1782 • Woofstock.org

SEPTEMBER Chicken Wing Fest Fundraiser Against Meth Use Eureka • ChickenWingFest.org Cruz ‘N’ Eureka Car Show Eureka • 444-9636 • CruzNEureka.com Humboldt Hills Hoedown Redway • 923-3368 • Mateel.org Humboldt Makers Street Fair Eureka • HumboldtMakersFair.com Humboldt Pride Parade Eureka • 442-9054 • EurekaMainStreet.org Natural Fiber Fair Arcata • 599-2729 • NaturalFiberFair.com North Country Fair Arcata • 822-5320 • SameOldPeople.org Paddlefest Eureka • 826-3357 Humboldt.edu/centeractivities Redwood Coast Dahlia Festival Humboldt County Fairgrounds, Ferndale VictorianFerndale.org

Ruth Lake Summer Festival Ruth Lake Recreational Campground 574-6143 • HTRAonline.org Trinidad Rockfish Wars Kayak Fishing Tournament 822-0321 PacificOutfitters.com

OCTOBER Fall Splendor Fashion Show Redway • 923-3368 Mateel.org Fortuna Apple Harvest Fest 725-3959 FortunaChamber.com Garberville Halloween Fest 923-2613 • Garberville.org Halloween Boogie Redway • 923-3368 Mateel.org Halloween Carnival & Dinner Humboldt County Fairgrounds Ferndale • 786-5300 Loleta Volunteer Fire Dept.

Antique Show Loleta • 498-2671 Colin Currie of Marimba One, Trinidad Bay Art & Music Festival, held in August, photo by Marco Borggreve Medieval Festival of Courage Blue Lake • 825-8804 ext 0 MedievalFestivalOfCourage.org DECEMBER Pastels on the Plaza Christmas Lighted Tractor Parade Arcata • 822-7206 • NCSHeadstart.org Ferndale • 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.org Trick or Treat Downtown & Old Town Christmas Tree Lighting Eureka • 442-9054 (World’s Tallest Living Christmas Tree) EurekaMainStreet.org Ferndale • 786-4477 • VictorianFerndale.com Trick or Treat On & Around the Plaza Arcata • 822-4500 Electric Lighted Parade and ArcataMainStreet.com Downtown Open House 725-3959 • FortunaChamber.com NOVEMBER Fortuna Christmas Music Fest Blue Ox Craftsman’s Days River Lodge Conference Center, Fortuna Eureka • 444-3437 • BlueOxMill.com 725-3959 • FortunaChamber.com Holiday Open House Henderson Center, Eureka Holiday Crafts Fair Facebook: Henderson Center Merchants River Lodge Conference Center, Fortuna Humboldt Gem and Mineral Show 725-3959 • FortunaChamber.com Redwood Acres, Eureka Humboldt Artisans Crafts & 445-3037 • RedwoodAcres.com Music Festival Humboldt Hemp Fest Redwood Acres, Eureka Redway • 923-3368 • Mateel.org 445-3037 • RedwoodAcres.com Humboldt Ice Rink Humboldt Ice Rink Fortuna • 362-5095 Fortuna • 362-5095 • HumboldtIceRink.com HumboldtIceRink.com KEKA Truckers’ Christmas Parade Intertribal Gathering and Elders Dinner Eureka • 442-5744 • Keka.com info tab Redwood Acres, Eureka Season of Wonder & Light 445-8451 • NCIDC.org Arcata • 822-4500 • ArcataMainStreet.com Mushroom Fair Snowball Drop Redwood Acres, Eureka • 445-3037 Eureka • 442-9054 • EurekaMainStreet.org RedwoodAcres.com American Indian Winter Arts & Crafts Fair Thanksgiving Day Marsh Walk Potowat Health Village, 1600 Weeot Way Arcata • 826-2359 • ArcataMarshFriends.org Arcata, 825-4074 • Valerie.Reed@CRIHB.ORG Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Winter Arts Faire Eureka • 442-9054 • EurekaMainStreet.org Redway • 923-3368 • Mateel.org The Palette / 39

MORRIS GRAVES MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS Artists Who Animate, Jan 6 – Feb 18

AWA Humboldt County does not have a rich tradition as an animation hotbed. But one of its best-known resources are its artists, and it is in from a background of exploring other art mediums that the Artists Who Animate (AWA) come. Each of the five artists has worked in other mediums, and animation becomes a logical progression in their own personal art forms.

The diverse forms and styles that are included in this exhibit speak to their unique backgrounds in the creative arena.

Kyle Couture has studied animation formally at the Kansas City Art Institute, and his exhibit at the Morris Graves brings together his knowledge of early animation techniques.

Brent Noel Eviston’s exhibition titled “The Forbidden Chamber” is a multi-media installation that brings together text, images, motion and sound to explore how we consume and process information.

Julie McNiel’s short animation “Fogline” involves a stop-motion process that uses a whiteboard with black marker, photographing, and then erasing each drawing.

Amy Uyeki “From Somewhere” uses pastel images drawn on wood and photographed, then animated digitally as her basis for a narrative that follows five individuals and their families’ arrival in America Steven Vander Meer makes films that are all hand drawn on 3x5 inch index cards, what has been called “flip book style” animation. His timing and movements are quite precise, but the limitations of the medium cause the images to vibrate in a way that seems almost out of control.

John Humphries: Watercolor Drawing: Abstraction, Nature and Narrative Feb 24 – April 15

This creative work takes the form of watercolor drawings and ceramic objects. These watercolor drawings are made by observing environmental

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phenomena (here referred to as natural characters such as wind, clouds, shadow, noise, birds, horizon, etc.) and through abstraction which assists these characters in describing an essential story about the landscape and built environment and mythology.

Some characters within these drawings are rendered in the form of gestures, some with drafted lines and curves, some of collaged photographic elements, others of constructed pieces of wood floating above the plane of the paper. As these characters are coaxed into interactions, a complex image emerges revealing an underlying, perhaps subconscious, story about the context. The drawings incorporate physical elements embedded into the surface of the paper.

The drawings for the exhibition will be drawings describing observations from nature and mythology.

Justin L’Amie: The Beautiful Night April 21 – June 10

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Humboldt Collects, Feb 24 – April 22

Why are we a nation of storage units, packed basements, and reality TV shows about hoarding?

Humboldt Collects presents extraordinary collections from Humboldt County residents, exploring the fascinating practice of collecting.

Celebrating the intrinsic beauty and insightful stories found within the collections and the people who make them, this show examines how the items we collect inform notions of who we are as individuals and a community.

Jim Lowry: Saying Yes to Africa Feb 24 – April 29

We live in a world that I am told is guided by scientific rules and principles. There are reasons why each plant grows the way it does. There are reasons that a frog doesn’t give birth to a bird. There are reasons things feel different at night. I am sure there are reasons why. Traveling to new places I see that everything looks familiar, yet different. The same or similar shapes, colours and textures. Variation and combination, repetition without repeating. Rare new life. They are new flowers to me. Insects with green eyes.

Northwest Eye April 28 – June 3

The Northwest Eye is a five-state regional fine art photography competition and exhibition highlighting the current trends in the art of photography. This exhibition showcases the creativity and beauty caught by some of the finest photographers in the Northwest.

Sponsored by Pierson Building Center

Claudia Lima – Humboldt May 5 – June 18

JIM LOWRY In April, 2016 my wife of 35 years suddenly died.

My life was shocked out of its norms, and I pledged to say “yes” to everything that came my way. One day a friend called and told me a small group of photographers were going to Africa for a month, and he invited me to join them. What could I say but yes.

Yes to everything.

Kruger National Park was in the third year of a three year drought. Many of the animals were suffering, especially the grazers and Hippos. Elephants were pushing trees over to eat the roots; Bones were in abundance; rivers were very low and water holes were drying up. Many areas looked like a war zone.

Kruger is about the animals. Photographers with enormous lenses and fancy equipment were all about the close ups. Being primarily a landscape photographer, I sought to incorporate animals into the landscape, rather than do just animal portraits. The land was telling a tale of gritty survival in a difficult environment. I needed to shoot that.

I hope this show inspires the “yes” in you.

CLAUDIA LIMA Claudia Lima was born in San Diego and grew up in the small town of Julian, California. Claudia was always drawing as a child. When she moved to Humboldt County, she started taking Art Classes at Humboldt State University. She took a break from painting after the birth of their son, Christopher, but went back in painting in earnest in 2007. She has had exhibitions at the Humboldt State University First Street Gallery, Art

Center Alturas, Strawberry Rock Gallery, Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, San Luis Obispo Cattlemen’s Western Art Show and Sale. She also exhibits frequently at the Redwood Arts Association Gallery. The works in the exhibition are impressionistic oil paintings of logging and ranching and historic landscape symbols of the timber industry in Humboldt County.

Redwood National Park June 9 – Aug 5

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Redwood National Park this exhibition features mixed media artwork inspired by the redwoods.

Mary Robinson-Confluence June 16 – Aug 19

SHIMO BUZZ PARKER pride and seclusion we experience in owning and maintaining them.

Fifty Years of Wire: Elizabeth Berrien’s Journey of Exploration-A Retrospective Aug 11 – Sept 30

MARY ROBINSON Mary Robinson’s exhibition, Confluence: Monoprints and Mixed Media Works on Paper, brings together different modes of working and contrary gestures. Robinson mixes and remixes printmaking matrices, and cuts and reconfigures paintings and collages, to see relationships freshly. This continual composing, decomposing, and recomposing reflects the way Robinson experiences the world, where circumstances can change quickly—technology is developing rapidly, political situations can suddenly flip, and the natural environment is breaking down at an alarming pace. Her cyclical process of breaking forms apart and layering or gluing them back together mirrors desires for both order and chaos.

Robinson created the monoprints in this exhibition from stencils and matrices, hand-cut from wood and other materials, and also printed from the leftover or negative cut shapes. These prints have gone through the press several times to build up translucent and opaque layers of color. Robinson’s method of printing with scraps coincides with parallel practices of collage and collage-like painting. There is a constant dialogue between the bodies of work: some of the collages contain cut-up prints, and often the collages and paintings become “sketches” or springboards for new prints.

Buzz Parker – Home Tree Home June 23 – Aug 12

Home Tree Home explores Buzz Parker’s interests in both local Victorian houses and the beautiful California coastlines and treescapes. As a child living in rural Maryland, Parker built getaway hangout treeforts where he could escape, which inspires him now to create incredibly complicated treeforts on paper and canvas. Each treehouse has colorful Victorian architecture, hand carved skies, dreamy neighborhoods of towering homes and is a monument dedicated to all homes and the personal

the elaborative silhouettes of Chinese vases. With a broad brush and cobalt blue oxide, Shimo paints wide field of blue on his vessels.

William Ishmael – Wholeness and Fragmentation, Aug 25 – Oct 28

A young student’s life was changed forever by the art teacher’s words: “Take this wire and mess with it!” Struggling for years, Elizabeth Berrien applied her love of basketry, weaving and other textile arts to gain control and fluency with the wire. She developed her unique, very personal textile technique of wire sculpture. Evolving it to museum level quality by the 1980’s, when few people were aware of wire sculpture and its validity as an art medium was very much in question.

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ELIZABETH BERRIEN In the ensuing decades, Berrien accepted myriad public and private commissions, and received dozens of top worldwide awards including a Clio, Obie, Cannes Gold Lions, and international Best of Show awards.

The artist constantly expands her repertoire. From the dragons and unicorns of the 1960’s, she expanded to explore and embrace tigers and wolves, birds of prey, humans, botanicals, microbes and spacecraft... no end in sight.

Dual Nature: Porcelain Vessels and Paintings by Shimo, Aug 18 – Oct 28

Shimo’s current body of work pairs his elegant, porcelain vessels with gestural paintings of lotus flowers. Using highly prized clay “Gao Ling Tu” from Jingdezhen, where Chinese potters for centuries have crafted and fired their blue-and-white ware, Shimo first throws his large vessels on a wheel. He then joins several different forms together by hand.

Afterward, he carves them to be extremely thin, in order to emphasize porcelain’s natural translucence.

The spare, geometric shape of his vessels relies more on a modernist tradition of simple forms, rather that

William Ishmael has been an artist for the last 30 years, beginning with watercolor landscapes and progressing to large abstract works and art installations utilizing latex paint, sand, active rusting on steel plates, organic materials, and the natural elements of the weather to achieve the weathered, multilayered effects on many of his works. All of the works are an effort to convey that sense of the wholeness being broken up into fragments… fragments which are beautiful in their own right, but can readily be seen in a larger context, and have greater meaning as a result. The steel plates, the mirrored surfaces, as well as the sets of smaller canvases constituting a larger picture all intended to raise the awareness of this thesis in the viewers mind.

Junque Arte, Oct 6 – Dec 3

Designed to celebrate artistic creativity on the North Coast, and heighten the awareness of renewable resources in the art making process, each artwork in this juried exhibition is made from 100% recycled materials…reclaimed, reused, recovered, secondhand, salvaged, anything un-new!

HAC Members Exhibition, Nov 3 – Dec 30

The Annual Humboldt Arts Council Member Show is a juried exhibition designed to highlight the fabulous art being produced by HAC Artist Members.

As always, this exhibition is eclectic, surprising and enjoyable.

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JOIN

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HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL

H

umboldt Arts Council is the county’s largest arts organization, founded in 1966 and dedicated to the promotion of arts and culture in our region. The Morris Graves Museum of Art, a program of the Council, is located in the former Carnegie Library in Eureka, built in 1904 and completely renovated in 2000 with over one million dollars in donations from the local community. The Morris Graves Museum of Art houses seven galleries including the Melvin Schuler Sculpture Garden, a Museum Gift Shop, Youth Gallery and Classroom facilities, Arts Resource Center and Performance Rotunda.

Check our website HumboldtArts.org for updates on Special Events at the Morris Graves. We always have more to see!

PROGRAMS: For more info call 707-442-0278.

Free First Saturdays and Arts Alive!

6 to 9pm – Join us at the Morris Graves the first Saturday of every month for live musical performances sponsored by Redwood Capital Bank, exhibition openings, a wine bar and free admission for everyone from Noon-5pm and for Arts Alive!

Mini Masters, First Saturdays 12-2pm

12-2pm – A FREE monthly workshop for children including story time, tours of current art exhibitions, hands on art activities, and each family gets to take home a FREE BOOK!

Mini Masters, Art Talk Sundays, First Sundays 2pm – Learn from professional visiting and local artists as they share their HumboldtArts.org inspiration, techniques and the meaning behind their work through guided gallery tours. Included with Museum Admission.

Family Arts Day, Second Saturdays

2pm – FREE for kids and members and included with Museum admission. Second Saturday Family Arts Day offers hands-on arts projects activities for youth and families inspired by current exhibitions.

Afternoon of Dance, Second Sundays

2pm, September to May – FREE for kids and members and included with Museum admission. Enjoy dance performances by local dance groups performing a wide array of styles, from belly dance to ballet!

Good Company plays Arts Alive!, HumboldtArts.org Afternoon of Dance, HumboldtArts.org

Humboldt Artist Gallery

Want to support local artists?

Need a unique gift or unforgettable souvenir? Make sure to stop by Wine and Jazz, Third Sundays the Humboldt Artist Gallery, open 3-5pm – FREE for kids and members and included with Museum admission. Wine 12pm to 5pm, Wednesday through and Jazz features a performance by a different local jazz group each month, followed Sunday! by an open jazz session. Sit back, enjoy a glass of wine while listening to great local jazz.

Located inside the Morris Graves Museum of Art, the ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS: Humboldt Artist Gallery features 15th Annual Northwest Eye artwork for sale by local artists off ering everything from prints and paintings Featuring five-state regional fine art photography. to sculpture, jewelry, gorgeous greeting cards, and even birdhouses! There’s 22nd Annual Junque Arte something there for every budget and every style!

Each artwork is made from 100% recycled materials.

Stop by and see what treasures we have in store!

HAC Annual Member Exhibition To learn more about the artists currently on view in the Humboldt Artist Designed to highlight the fabulous art being produced by our artist members. Gallery, check out: HumboldtArts.org/humboldt-artist-gallery

We need your help to fulfill our dedication to providing leadership in support of the rich heritage of North Coast arts and to bringing this legacy fully into community life.

AS A MEMBER OF THE HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL YOU...

• KEEP INFORMED of exhibits and events at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, learn about special museum competitions and exhibitions, and outstanding exhibitions from local and out-ofthe area artists, with admission free to members.

• GET INSPIRED at monthly programs of film and discussion, jazz, dance programs, classical, cultural and popular music events, and the family arts program including activities and performances for children and much more!

• KEEP ART IN THE SCHOOLS - our Art Banks and Docents in the Schools Programs serve thousands of school children annually with artwork on loan and more than two dozen art-themed presentations available to schools.

• BASIC MEMBERSHIP levels entitle you to a quarterly newsletter of exhibitions and events, invitations to museum activities and free admission to the museum, plus a 10% discount on MGMA merchandise.

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• JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE ARTS, CIRCLE OF 100 OR ABOVE and receive free admission during museum hours at more than 500 museums in the U.S., plus 10% discount in the Museum Gift Shops.

INTERESTED IN JOINING? For information on joining the Humboldt Arts Council you can: • Call 707-442-0278 • Download a membership form at HumboldtArts.org and mail to Humboldt Arts Council, 636 F St. Eureka, CA 95501 • Email: membership@humboldtarts.org ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE: • Free Admission to the Morris Graves Museum of Art • Personalized Membership Card • The Quarterly newsletter that includes information about Events and Exhibitions • 10% Discount on MGMA Merchandise

HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES

...a sampling of Humboldt County artists, links to their websites may also be found online at ThePalette.com

Elizabeth Berrien

Brad Curtis

Wire Sculpture

Voice Artist

(707) 362-2771 elizabeth@wirezoo.com www.wirezoo.com www.wirelady.com

707-268-8888 bradcurtis70@gmail.com or at Parasol Arts in Eureka 707-268-8888 with singer Melanie Barnett

Custom wirework and wire wall art for private homes, landscapes, hospitality and health care settings.

I’ve made it a lifelong passion to refine my voice in as many disciplines as I can including: singing, theater, broadcast news, commercial work, documentaries, and teaching...a path that has taken me all over the US, Canada and parts of Europe. Let me help you find that Stradivarius within you. Rates for voice lessons upon request.

Susan Bloch

Robin Friedman

Glass & Mixed-Media Sculpture

Glass Mosaics and Dichroic Fused Glass Jewelry

1632 Broadway #214 Eureka, CA 95501 707-564-6147 sbw@blochstudio.com www.susanbloch.com

Currents Media Glass carving

707-633-6966 robinsmosaics@gmail.com www.robinsmosaics.com

I engrave faces, surrounding them with atmospheric patterns suggesting air and water. Relating our human frailty to the fragility and clarity of glass drives my interest. Firing glass in the kiln begins the work, layering glass to reach desired thickness. I manipulate the glass with sand-blasters, abrasives, diamond burrs and compounds, developing images and building textures.

Mosaics opened my life in a most rewarding way. I love playing with color and glass. In addition to creating my own art and commissioned work, I love to teach and help others create. I offer monthly Mosaic 101 and Mosaic Technique classes. Come play and create with me at Parasol Arts in Old Town, Eureka.

Erica Brooks

Shawn Gould

Oil Paintings and Drawings

Acrylic Painting

PO Box 4726 Arcata, CA 95518 www.fineartbyerica.com

3960 D St., Eureka, CA 707-476-8197 shawn@shawngould.com www.shawngould.com

My works are mainly representational oil paintings and drawings. My typical commission is either a pet portrait or traditional portrait. I also enjoy painting landscapes and still lifes.

Realistic paintings of nature.

Pat Cahill

Beverly Harper

Watercolor

Oil Paintings and Limited Edition Prints

1300 Pleasant Point Rd. Ferndale, CA 95536 707-786-9321 prcahill39@gmail.com

Landscapes, flowers, animals and birds are my favorite subjects. I use lots of color in my watercolor paintings which are detailed and representational. My work can be seen at Ferndale Arts Gallery, 580 Main St., Ferndale, 707-786-9634, www.FerndaleArtGallery.com

707-442-8929 www.beverlyharperartwork.com

My work can be viewed on my website.

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HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES Lynn M. Jones

Claudia Lima

Relief Printing

Oil, Acrylic and Pastels

501 3rd St., Old Town Eureka 707-267-8727 jmtletterpress@gmail.com www.justmytypeletterpress.com Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @jmtletterpress

535 Cedar Hill Lane Arcata, CA 95521 707.498.1324 claudiajlima@gmail.com claudiajlima.com

I learned how to print in 1999, under the tutelage of Berkeley artist David Lance Goines. I print everything from wedding invitations to greeting cards to Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate packaging, but I enjoy carving and printing linoleum blocks the most. Visit my studio/retail shop in Eureka, Just My Type Letterpress & Illustration, Tues.-Sat., 10-5:30 (or by appointment) to see the presses in action.

I like to paint Humboldt County. The loggers, sawmills, cowboys and cowgirls, cows, sheep and the flora and fauna. I love the sights, sounds and colors. Studio visits are welcome by appointment.

Commissions also welcome.

Nila KaftaL

Peggy LOUDON

Pastels, Prismacolors, Acrylic Paints

Wheel Thrown Functional Pottery

707-617-0385 nkaftal@gmail.com

Wildlife art, landscapes, portraits of people and pets. Affordable giclée prints of wildlife. Art celebrates life! Beauty heals.

148 Myrtle Court, Arcata, CA 95521 707-502-7864 peggyloudon@gmail.com www.peggyloudon.com By integrating form, proportion and texture, I strive to create work that brings a sense of calm and beauty to the home, work that transcends time and will continue to have integrity throughout my lifetime and beyond. My traditional forms are individually hand thrown and high fired in a reduction atmosphere in my gas kiln.

Henry Kruger

Jim Lowry

Custom Tattoo Artist

Limited Edition Archival Pigment Prints

138 2nd St., Old Town Eureka 707-443-0666 Facebook Sailors-Grave-Tattoo Instagram @henry_kruger Tattoos are a lifelong commitment, and I’ve dedicated my life to tattooing. As a Custom Tattoo Artist, I enjoy taking a person’s ideas and creating a one of a kind piece of art that we both can be happy with for life. Stop in Sailor’s Grave Tattoo Tues - Sat, 11am - 7pm, to look at my portfolio and set up a consultation.

320 Park Ave. Arcata, CA 95521 707-498-3050

jmzlowry@humboldt1.com My work can be seen locally at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, the Arcata Artisans Gallery and the Trinidad Art Gallery. Studio visits by appointment.

Mimi LaPlant

Kathé Lyth

Mixed Media on Paper and Canvas

Celtic Harp

Artwork at Arcata Artisans Gallery 707-826-1680 | MimiLa@humboldt1.com www.arcataartisans.com

707-499-3920 kathelyth@gmail.com www.kathelythcelticharp.com

Abstraction offers endless possibilities.

I hope that the desire for a free and exuberant expression is evident in my work.

I feel that something delicious, albeit not completely understandable, begins to breathe through the art making process.

This practice is constantly in flux, and is an elusive but a deeply engaging lifelong pursuit.

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I perform on the Celtic harp, compose for chorus and Celtic harp, and present workshops locally and nationally. I also perform at special events such as weddings, birthdays, memorials, garden parties art openings, Christmas and other seasonal parties. Add a touch of elegance to any special occasion.

HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES Reuben T. Mayes Acrylic Back Room Gallery & Art Studio 525 2nd St., Eureka CA 95501 707-633-5048 reubenmayes@gmail.com www.artinmyworkboots.com

Abstract expressionist paintings, cards, prints, T-shirts and ceramics.

Open some weekdays and during Eureka Arts Alive!

Michelle Murphy-Ferguson Fine Art - Oil Paintings 207 G St., Eureka, CA 95501 www.michellemurphy-ferguson.com 707-768-3421 A native to the North Coast, Michelle was raised surrounded by the natural beauty and serenity of the Redwood Forests and the Pacific Ocean. These elements reflect in her works. In her studio she paints an arrangement of still-life and figurativeportraits, and also works on location (plein-air) painting landscapes and seascapes. Commissions are welcome.

Camille Regli Oil Painting Showing at Ferndale Arts Gallery 580 Main St. Ferndale, CA 707-786-9634

camilleregli@frontiernet.net / www.FerndaleArtGallery.com My paintings are inspired by the beautiful local landscape and the hardworking lifestyle of the people who live here.

Patricia Rose Acrylic on Canvas

“Sun Setting on

the Salt Marsh” 1159 Hayes Rd. McKinleyville CA 95519 707-499-2511 patriciaannrose@yahoo.com Instagram patriciarosestudio Facebook Patricia Rose McKinleyville

Inspired by our beautiful Northern California Coast, I paint local aquatic scenes. My paintings are abstract but with some realism added and lots of room for a viewer’s own interpretation. I hope to inspire others to enjoy the beauty of our rivers, ocean and watersheds and to help preserve them for future generations.

Carol Pridgeon

Barbara Canepa Saul

Graphite, Watercolor, Acrylic

Acrylic Paintings and Mixed Media

6743 Myrtle Ave. Eureka, CA 95501 707-444-2556 roseoncow2@gmail.com

1808 P St., Eureka, CA 707-442-4497 barbaralousaul@yahoo.com

Whenever I work on an art piece I immerse myself into the subject, it doesn’t matter what the subject is.

It has life and beauty. This habit of merging has given me the joy of an expansive life. I also do commission work. Namaste

Flowers and local architecture are the subjects of many of my paintings. I also accept commissioned house portraits.

My other endeavors include creating altered books and encaustic collages.

My paintings are displayed at the Adorni Center in Eureka.

Jesica Pujda

Bob & Donna Sellers

Acrylic on Canvas, Ceramics

Mixed Media and Acrylics

Eureka, CA 909-436-9519 merkaba.mama.arts@gmail.com Instagram: search merkaba.mama

707-442-2123 castlelightart@yahoo.com www.artofbobanddonnasellers.com

I like to blend nature with the otherworldly and the mystical.

My paintings are an expression of the mind’s eye and relate to my own personal journey, but I am open to commissions as well. I’m also an aspiring potter, and I love to experiment with various glazing and carving techniques.

Metaphoric Story Art presented as ‘Moments In Time’ stimulating imagination and fictional storytelling.

The story in the art is often set in beautiful backgrounds from around Humboldt Bay.

“Too Much Of A Good Thing.”

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HUMBOLDT ARTISTS’ PROFILES Jack Sewell Sculpture 707-499-5506 748 W. Carson St., Eureka 95501 jsewellart@suddenlink.net

“Pas de Deux” photo by Robert Fasic

I generally work in figurative sculpture, often using traditional tools and materials and adapting them to fit my contemporary vision.

I work in a wide range of materials, in different scales from miniature to monumental, and prefer working with life sized human figures.

My 2012 sculpture ”Following Current Events” is kinetic and is a permanent water piece, located in the Madaket Plaza on the Eureka boardwalk.

Dolores Terry Oil and Acrylic Painting PO Box 423, Cutten, CA 95534 707-444-1445

Focusing primarily on local landscapes using oils or acrylics. Studio open by appointment.

Michael Shearer

Beti Webb Trauth

Hand Blown Glass Art

Multi-Skilled Artist

5251 Avenue of the Giants Miranda, CA 95553 707-943-3053 info@spiritglass.com www.spiritglass.com

707-407-3232 lightpow@arcatanet.com

The love of working with hot glass lures us ever onward in exploring the making of art glass vases, bowls, perfume bottles and sculptures.

After 40 years of glassmaking it continues to be a great joy to create one of a kind objects that are enjoyed and collected by so many people worldwide. We invite you to come and see our beautiful art glass.

Shoshanna Middle Eastern Dance Artist 707-616-6876 dance@shoshannaland.com www.shoshannaland.com

I’m a professional, free-lance, photographer/ journalist & marketing expert in promoting both the arts & businesses: Versatile copywriter of radio/television commercials & online websites; magazine feature-writer & newspaper theatre critic; producer & director of media & live theatre; and versatile actress/ singer/voice-over performer. My photo is of Kinetic Race Founder, the late Hobart Brown, & Rutabaga Queen, Denise Ryles.

Lisa Marie Waters Pastel Paintings, Fine Art Prints watersart.com

As a performer, I strive to bring my audience with me on a journey into the heart of Arabic music, expressing celebration of life through dance. I teach locally and nationally, founded Ya Habibi Dance Collective, direct Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, and produce music and dance events. I’ve studied this style since 1992, and in 2004 earned the title “Belly Dancer of the Year.”

Patricia Sundgren Smith Fine Art Printmaking, Collage, Drawing, Pastel, Photography 2971 Wales Lane Eureka, CA 95503 707-476-0408 psundgren3@gmail.com I use a wide range of techniques in works both abstract and figurative. My subjects are birds, sea mammals, redwoods, seashells, kimonos and koi. See my work at Trinidad Art Gallery in Trinidad, Highlight Gallery in Mendocino and Humboldt Artist Gallery at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka.

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Barbara A. Wright Mosaics & Dichroic Glass Jewelry McKinleyville, CA 707-845-4990 barbright754@gmail.com I work basically from my unconscious.

Creating each piece from an idea of color, design or what moves me at the moments of creation, ending up with a surprise every time. My work is exhibited at Trinidad Art Gallery and other venues around Humboldt County.

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