May 2016 Arts! Arcata
Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street's monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at locations in Arcata.
For May, in addition to all the art and music, Arcata Main Street will be providing FREE Horse-Drawn Carriage rides around the Plaza during Arts! Arcata. Watch for appearances by Samba Alegra, the Bayside Ballet, Rueben T. Mayes painting on the Plaza, and… rumors of a flash mob! Congratulations to all the graduates - we salute you with the best of that Downtown Arcata has to offer!
ARCATA ARTISANS 883 H St. Two Featured Gallery Artists: Mimi LaPlant - painter of brightly colored, stimulating psychological abstract paintings on both paper and canvas; fiber artist Terri Tinkham - color fanatic and fiber freak."
ARCATA EXCHANGE 813 H St. “My Vision,” Renée Thompson, acrylic paintings and prints; music by Tony Roach; wine pour benefits SERVAS.
ARCATA MAIN STREET 761 Eighth St., Suite C (down hall from Libation). “Humboldt History,” Bob Doran & Steven Lazaar. A photographic celebration of Historic Preservation Month, plus a permanent new installation from the Historical Sites Society of Arcata in the hallway. Wine pour benefits the Historical Sites Society of Arcata.
BUBBLES 1031 H St. Music by Claire Hashem, a local singer-songwriter on guitar.
BRIO CAFE 791 8th St. Gus Clark, painter. Music by La Musique Diabolique on the patio.
FATBÖL CLOTHING 1063 H St. Fatbol Cyphers #18. Host NAC ONE and Resident DJ M. This is a monthly community event dedicated to keeping the art of Hip Hop alive. All emcees and lyricists a welcome to freestyle or recite your verses with live DJs.
FIRE ARTS CENTER 520 South G St. "Angles and Curves,” Ceramics by Erin Slattery and Dorae Hankin, with live music.
FOLIE DOUCE 1551 G St. Leslie Kenneth Price, paintings.
GARDEN GATE 905 H St. “Vocabulary of Creation and Chaos,” Anna Amezcua & Johnathon DeSoto; music by the The Compost Mountain Boys; wine pour benefits the Friends of the Library.
GLOBAL VILLAGE GALLERY 973 H St. Anna Oneglia, art and prints.
JACOBY’S STOREHOUSE 791 Eighth St.
--ROCKING HORSE (Plaza Level) Student Artists age 3-5 currently attending the Child Development Lab at HSU. Wine pour benefits the Humboldt State University Child Development Lab
--JAY BROWN ART & DESIGN (Plaza Level). “Driven to Abstraction.”
--PASTALUEGO (Plaza Level). Flor de Luna local boutique wines and artisan pizzas; music by JAS.
--PLAZA GRILL (Upstairs). Brad Jobs, photographs
--PLAZA VIEW ROOM (Upstairs). “Sights Through Lenses,” Arcata Arts Institute (AAI). Digital media artists and photographers displaying a selection of their best work created this year.
LIBATION WINE SHOP & BAR 761 Eighth St. Sara Starr, paintings; music by Duncan Burgess.
NORTHTOWN BOOKS 957 H St. 7 p.m., Gordon Edgar, Northtown Books, Reading from his new book Cheddar; A Journey to the Heart of America's Most Iconic Cheese, and talking about the way that cheddar cheese production has mirrored and influenced our food system. There will be cheese samples too!
PLAZA 808 G St. Teresa Saluzzo, Oil Paintings. Wine pour benefits North Country Fair
REDWOOD CURTAIN BREWING CO. 550 South G St. "Quattro," Joseph Sandoval, photographs & Polaroids.
REDWOOD YOGURT 1573 G St. “Nature in Conflict with Harmony,” Arcata Arts Institute (AAI). Paintings, photographs, and mixed media pieces exploring the relationship between humans and nature.
SACRED EMPIRE 853 H St. “Om Lexi,” Alexia Hardy. Handmade jewelry made from precious stones, sterling silver and cruelty-free feathers shed from exotic and local birds.
THE SANCTUARY 1301 J St. “Dance Hall Days,” new works by Gina Tuzzi, with additional works by a group of artists from the Humboldt State University’s honors painting program: Rebecca Baldwin, Alyssa Newton, Kasey Hass, Victor Feyling, Shane Donaldson, Victor Batz, Danielle Carlson, Gabrielle Castro, Angie Allen & Grace Franchini. Ambiance provided by Jaymorg, using a selection of dancehall records.
STOKES, HAMER, KIRK & EADS, LLP 381 Bayside Road. Vicky Barry - Alcohol Ink Paintings; Yvonne Kern - Oil Paintings; music by Dale Winget - an eclectic mix of folk, light rock, country solo vocal and acoustic guitar; wine pour benefits the American Cancer Society-Relay for Life Team #169.
UPSTAIRS GALLERY 1063 G St. "The Usual…And Less So,” Amy Granfi¬eld, oil paintings.
WILDBERRIES MARKETPLACE PATIO 747 13th St. “Love and Loss,” Arcata Arts Institute (AAI) artists showing work they created expressing love and/or loss through carefully constructed drawings of hands.
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