Fresh Meat

“My painting has always been in response to some aspect of nature as well as the mystery of the cycle of growth and decay,” says Price. “I paint from flowers in a vase, a view in a garden or a view of the forest or landscape. Besides the beauty of what I am responding to I am also attracted to the uniqueness of how the space, light and color all interact.”

Also likely worth checking out during Arts! Arcata (Friday, July 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. — full listings elsewhere in the Journal), the grand opening of the Soul to Soul Spa. I don’t know much about Soul to Soul (soultosoulspa.com), but any place that advertises a “Foot Bar Happy Hour” is off to a good start in my book. And when the art and music include Brian “Mantease” Woida — you may know him from Arcata’s rock-and-rollingest band The Ravens — popping in is a must. Soul to Soul spa is conveniently located right down the street from Good Taste at 854 10th St.

On a more serious note, as the Journal goes to print, the Northern Humboldt Unified School District school board faces an important decision at its Tuesday, July 6 meeting, one that “could have long lasting positive implications for our community,” according to Arts Arcata Institute Director Anne Bown-Crawford. The question: whether or not to put a bond measure on the November ballot that will go toward building a new Visual and Performing Arts Complex at Arcata High School, as well as update technology throughout the schools, and improve track and field facilities at both Arcata and McKinleyville high schools. My support for arts in the schools has been repeatedly expressed in this column — I’m hoping the school board does the right thing for all the kids needing more than a high school experience filled with rote academia. Which is to say, all the kids.

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