music
Moksha
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.
upcoming
art
Jesse Allen Opening
Today, 3-9 p.m. Earth Gallery, 436 maple lane, Garberville. Collection of hand pulled prints from the ‘60s to late ‘90s. www.facebook.com/earthgallery. 923-1121.
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free
44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
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. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
theater
The Finals
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.
Mandala Workshop
What:
In memory of Morris Graves, the Humboldt Arts Council is offering an artist workshop focusing on art as meditation.
Born on August 28th, 1910 this year would have been Graves 100th birthday. Come celebrate the life of Morris Graves by enjoying an afternoon drawing Mandalas as a tool for meditation and taping into your own inner eye. It has been said that many of Morris Graves’ paintings sprang from visions received in meditation.
It might be more accurate to say that for Graves, painting was itself a meditative process. Graves’ paintings and sculptures illuminate his passions for the study of Asian philosophy, Zen Buddhism, and the writings of Carl Jung, creating what he called “visions of the inner eye.”
Janice Sharman-Hand is a local artist and art educator. Janice was introduced to Carl Jung and his practice of drawing Mandalas to discover unknown parts of his sub consciousness as a way of enhancing his personal growth while taking a Women’s Psychology class at Humboldt State University. Since then, Janice has turned to creating Mandalas as a form of meditation. She has presented Mandala workshops to the College of the Redwoods Early Childhood Development Staff and to the University of Phoenix for Teacher Professional Development.
This workshop is for the beginner to intermediate artist. Basic art materials will be provided.
Medium: Prisma colored pencils
This workshop, taught by Janice Sharman Hand, is for the beginner to intermediate artist. Basic art materials will be provided. The workshop fee is $80 or $75 for current HAC Members. Contact the Humboldt Arts Council at 707-442-0278, ext. 208 to register!
The Morris Graves Museum of Art, located at 636 F Street, Eureka is open to the public noon-5p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Museum admission is by donation: $4 for adults, $1 for seniors age 55 and older; HAC Members and children age 12 and under are admitted free. Admission is always free for everyone during each First Saturday Arts Alive!, 6-9 p.m.
When/where:
| Dates | |
| Time | noon-4 p.m. |
| Phone | 707-442-0278 |
| Venue | Morris Graves Museum of Art |
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Mechanical Menagerie (Today)
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.
