STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free
Tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. www.KineticGrandChampionship.com. 889-3024.
theater
Today, Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Carlo Theater, 131 H St., Blue Lake. Students of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre’s Class of 2011 presents seven 10-minute plays. www.dellarte.com. 668-5663.
STAFF PICK / music
Tomorrow, 9 p.m. Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th St., Eureka. Reggae-meets-Latin bilingual vocal duo Vidagua is celebrating the release of a self-titled CD. theredfoxtavern.com. 269-0282.
music
Sunday, 9 p.m. Humboldt Brews, 856 10th St., Arcata. Five-piece kick-ass, funk rock band that lets loose in a not-so-spiritual fashion. $10. 822-1220.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Tim Clewell 707 954 6907
PO Box 393 Eureka, CA 95502 vegan73@hotmail.com Tim Clewell, Lizzy Dostal, Jenn McKibbin: Exquisite Corpse
Arcata, California. April 9th – Tim Clewell, Lizzy Dostal, and Jenn McKibbin will be holding their reception for their art exhibition in the Karshner Lounge on the HSU campus on April 9th from 6pm-9pm. The exhibition, Exquisite Corpse, will feature a selected body of work (paintings and drawings) that will feature works that were created while the three artists studied art at Humboldt State University. In the collaborative series the three artists decided to undertake the idea of the exquisite corpse; an activity invented and first employed by the surrealists. Exquisite corpses were co-invented by surrealism’s founder Andre Breton and were started as a creative exercise. They hadn’t materialized as drawings and collage yet, but were more of a literary game. The game evolved into drawings where a piece of paper was folded into however many participants there were. The drawing was to be passed along and each subsequent participant would not have any idea as to what the previous participant had done as the paper was folded concealing the drawing made prior. The results often made no sense. In the surrealist spirit Clewell, Dostal, and McKibbin have taken the exquisite corpse drawing exercises and translated the method using paint. We wanted to investigate the function of the exquisite corpse and see how it would change if color, texture, temperature, were also employed instead of just value and line.
They were also interested in how the subjective subconscious functioned. They placed loose parameters on Themselves; for instance, they would assign a painting a color scheme and would have a theme such as blue and animal. Each artist would create a painting based on our interpretation of what the theme was using the determined color and would apply their individual understanding of these facets visually.
The Karshner Lounge is located on the Humboldt State University 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA (above the Depot, next to the clock tower).
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | 6-9 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-954-6907 |
| Venue | Humboldt State University- Karshner Lounge |
| Cost | Free |
events / 8:30 p.m. Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata. Whimsical all-ages animal-themed benefit for Nighshade Serenade. Music by Gunsafe, fire show, animal hijinx by Blue Angel Burlesque, bellydancing and silent auction. $10. E-mail megjclarke@hotmail.com. 832-8973.
