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| 2005 ARTS ALIVE! PRESS RELEASES
2005 OTHER PERFORMANCE PRESS RELEASES
2005 THIRD THURSDAY PRESS RELEASES
______________________________________________________________________ Santa Claus is coming ….to the Morris Graves "Stories, an essential part of our lives long before the written word, invite us to create and pass down our culture from generation to generation, to share our values, to question our assumptions, and to see our individual and collective futures." -- Holly Near. "People are hungry for stories. It's part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another." -- Studs Terkel, oral historian Come share in the holiday tales with Ross McKinney and Seabury Gould from the NorthCoast Storytellers. One of the stories titled "The Boy with No Story" is an Irish tale. In this story there is one part which relates to Christmas, but mainly it's about the "hero's journey" of a boy named Paddy McGee. He is a good lad, BUT he has no story. Then one cold winter evening he walks sadly out of town and ends up disoriented and scared and on a strange hill where he encounters fairies (little men with long white beards), one of whom is a fiddler. The fairies send Paddy on a mission and he is helped by a rainbow-colored horse. After his extraordinary journey, as the fiddler says, "Paddy McGee, you've got a story now!" Indeed sometimes in our lives we are disoriented and missing something essential, but after taking our journey we realize our gift, story or calling. Whether we are young or older, it is important to give our gift, tell our story and perhaps say yes to our calling. Holiday Carols will be sung throughout the evening between these magical tales. The Redwood Empire Quilters Guild will be leading families in making greeting cards with a nine patch quilt on the front. 2 inch fabric squares will be glued to 6 inch card stock then attached to a folded 8 1/2 X 11 paper. A variety of colors will be available. There will also be full-size quilts displayed around the room for participants to see. The Redwood Empire Quilters Guild is a non-profit organization that has been in existence since 1977. REQG promotes the textile arts through various community service projects which include donating quilts to the local hospitals for premature babies, lap quilts for dialysis patients, quilts for high school students who complete the teen parenting course, and doll quilts for the Salvation Army to give to children at Christmas time. They also give a scholarship, through the Humboldt Area Foundation, to applicants who promote textile projects in the community. The Redwood Empire Quilters Guild meets at the Bayside Grange the first Thursday of every month at 6:30.pm. Membership is currently $190, and meetings are open to those 12 years old and over. For more information visit REQG.org. Join the Arts and Crafts in the Thonson Gallery including Kwanza candles, tree ornaments and Hanukkah cards. These activities will be on-going throughout the evening. And, of course, don’t forget to bring your holiday wish list for Santa! Family Arts Night is every third Thursday of the month. To be a presenter or for more information about Family Arts Night contact Rebecca at 707.442.0278, ext. 201. The Morris Graves Museum of Art is located at 636 F St., Eureka, Ca. _______________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arts Alive! Performance Date: Saturday, December 3, 2005, 6 – 9 pmPerformance Headline: Holiday Children's Choirs Come kick off the Holiday Season at First Saturday Arts Alive!, December 3rd from 6-9pm. ______________________________________________________________ Contact: Rebecca Froehlich Kids and families should plan now to attend the Humboldt Arts Council’s Third Thursday Family Arts Night! Thursday, November 17th, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. November’s theme will be Native American Heritage Month. Activities will include the Tolowa Dancers from 6:30 to 7pm in the Performance Rotunda, the North Coast Storytellers with Carol Larson and Charlene Storr also in the Performance Rotunda 6-6:30pm and 7:15-7:45pm , on-going Basket Weaving with Junie Mattice in the Youth Classroom and Arts and Crafts in the Thonson Gallery. Native America Heritage on the North Coast of California can be traced back for thousands of years and many say since the beginning of time. Several tribes such as the Tolowa, Yurok, Wiyot, Karuk, Hupa, and the Mattole have made this area their home contributing cultural art and customs. While sharing a similar cultural framework, each of these Tribes had a wholly distinct Tribal language. In California, the Tolowa lived along the extreme northern coast, from the southwestern corner of Oregon to approximately fifteen miles south of Crescent City. The Yurok lived along the coast, from this point south to just below Trinidad Bay and up the Klamath River, extending about 45 miles and somewhat past the junction with the Trinity River as well as a short distance south along the Trinity. The Wiyot lived south along the coast from Trinidad past Eureka to Ferndale, encompassing Arcata and Humboldt Bays, the lower Mad River, and the lower Eel River. The Karuk lived on Klamath above Yurok territory further up river to beyond Happy Camp, and along the Salmon River. The Hupa inhabited the Trinity just before the junction with the Klamath, especially through the long north-south section called Hoopa Valley and south to Grouse Creek. The Chilula and Whilkut were smaller groups that inhabited interior valleys associated with Redwood Creek and the Mad River From 6-6:30 and 7:15-7:45 listen to the story telling team of Carol Larson and Charlene Storr from the North Coast Storytellers in the Performance Rotunda. Carol Larson is a charming storyteller who can introduce you to the fun and challenges of being raised in a Paiute/Pit River tradition. She is a popular teller throughout the state. Charlene Storr is a member of the Tolowa and Maidu tribes of California. She was born and raised on the Northcoast of California. She tells traditional and contemporary stories. Storytelling was done in her family because there was no television, just radio which sometimes did not work. She is a member of Storytellers Toastmasters, Northcoast Storytellers, and currently is helping to establish the National American Indian Storytelling Association, and is a past board member of the California Indian Storytelling Association. She is also co-chair of the Native American Advisory Council at Humboldt State University. Her other interests are enjoying her grandchildren, reading, hiking. For more information contact Charlene at charlene.storr@ihs.gov or etchulet@yahoo.com. Throughout the evening join the hands-on Arts and Crafts. Junie Mattice will demonstrate Basket Weaving in the Youth Classroom between 6 and 8pm. Junie is a Tolowa Indian from the Lake Earl village of Etchulet. A CSUS Arts graduate with 5 years of graduate work in Art and Archaeology, Junie also was the Adult Indian Education Coordinator at the Four Winds Charter School in Chico, Ca. In the last 4 years she had developed and curated Guschu (the Tolowa word for redwood) Teahouse and Galleria. _____________________________________________________________________ Date:
November 3, 2005 Join us at the Morris
Graves Museum of Art for a Sunday Open Jazz Jam Session on November
20th from 2 to 4:30 p.m. This Sunday will feature Greg Moore. Marks your calendar now for the Upcoming Jazz Jams… December 18: Informal
Jam with piano, bass, and drums. _____________________________________________________________ FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arts Alive! FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Open Jazz Jam Session Join us at the Morris Graves Museum of Art for a Sunday Open Jazz Jam Session on October 16th from 2 to 4:30 p.m. This Sunday will feature Michael Curran. Born and raised in New Bedford, Massachussettes, he began studying music and a young age. He took his first drum lesson in 1957 and has played professionally since 1969. He recorded a Grammy nominated CD with Maria Muldaur and has played with a host of other musicians. Join Michael Curran for this exciting afternoon
of live music, Be sure not to miss the upcoming Jazz Jams… November 20: Greg Moore, brass player and teacher ____________________________________________________________________ Contact:
Rebecca Froehlich Phone: (707) 442-0278 ext. 201 COME
TO THE MORRIS GRAVES MUSEUM Kids and families should plan now to attend the Humboldt Arts Council’s Third Thursday Family Arts Night! Thursday, October 20, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. October’s theme will be Day of the Dead. Activities will include Folkloric Dancing with Lynn McCulloch in the Performance Rotunda, a Community Alter with Linda Wise in the Atrium, and Papel Picado with Janice Sharman-Hand of Monart in the Youth Classroom. The Day of the Dead, also called "Dia de los Muertos," is a holiday (or festival) which is celebrated in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and other areas in Central and South America populated with the Latino ethnic background. The Day of the Dead is also celebrated in areas of the United States, such as California, Texas, and many others, in which the Mexican/American heritage exists. November 2nd is the official date for Day of the Dead, although it is celebrated between October 31st and November 2nd. The best way to describe this holiday is to say it is a time when family members who have died are remembered. In Mexico, this festival is considered to be the most important holiday of the year. Lynn McCulloch from Ferndale Elementary School will be leading Folkloric Dancing in the Performance Rotunda. Lynn was the founder of the first Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Ferndale Elementary School that this past May, in it's sixteenth year, welcomed eighty-seven participants from kindergarten through freshman in college, all dancing Mexican Folkloric dances in authentic costumes. This Family Arts Night, Lynn McCulloch and five dancers will perform a Mexican Folkloric dance from the state of Chiapas, called "Las Chiapanecas." The costumes that will be worn were hand-made in Mexico. Five of them were generously funded by Ferndale Rotary, to add to the dancers’ collection of five that they made themselves. The dancers will be Brittany Elderkin (2nd year student at C.R.), Maira Rodriguez , Gaby Rodriguez, and Karina Morales (all students at Ferndale High), and Heather Morris (student at Fortuna High). They will be performing the dance at 6:30 and at 7pm but there will be folkloric music to enjoy the entire evening. Don’t miss this rare and exciting performance! In the Youth Classroom,
join the fun of creating your own festive flags as Janice Sharman-Hand
demonstrates Papel Picado, the Mexican art of cut paper. Papel Picado
is Spanish for "perforated paper". Colorful cut-paper
banners can be found hanging about the streets during any Mexican
fiesta or celebration. Usually made of tissue paper, the cut-paper
flags banners are hung together like a string of flags. For the
Day of the Dead, the designs include skeletons, skulls, crosses,
and tombstones. Janice will be presenting hands-on demonstrations
of various paper-cut designs every 10 to 15 minutes through out
the evening. Drop in anytime to make your own string of tissue flags. We look forward to seeing you and your family on October 20th at Third Thursday Family Arts Night! No reservations necessary, and it’s always FREE! Don’t miss out! For more information on this event or the Humboldt Arts Council, call the Morris Graves Museum of Art at 442-0278 ext 201. ___________________________________________________________________ FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arts Alive! Performance Join us at the Morris Graves Museum of Art for
First Saturday Night Arts Alive! on October 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. to
enjoy the musical talent of Magnolia. Made up of local musicians
who come from a wide variety of musical backgrounds, Magnolia specializes
in updated arrangements of standards and swing tunes. “We
started out getting together and playing a lot of blues, but over
time we found that what we most enjoyed was swing dance music, especially
after playing dances for local dance organizations.” says
vocalist Kathy Lee. “There is a wonderful interaction that
occurs when the audience becomes part of the whole musical experience.”
Magnolia includes keyboard player Tony Hunt, percussionist Doug
Kamprath , Kevin Johnson on bass, Bob Olafson on Sax and flute,
Jeff Smoller on Guitar and vocalist Kathy Lee.While specializing
in Swing and Standards, Magnolia still offers up a wide variety
of music including Jazz, Blues, Rock and even an occasional Tango,
Polka or Carribean tune. "Magnolia is about discovery",
says guitarist Jeffrey Smoller. "As we learn new things, our
audience seems to enjoy sharing the ride". While audiences
count on great swing, jazz and standards, they also enjoy a surprise
or two at every performance.
Contact: Rebecca Froehlich Phone: (707) 442-0278 ext. 201 JOIN THE HUMBOLDT
ARTS COUNCIL Kids and families should plan now to attend the Humboldt Arts Council’s Third Thursday Family Arts Night! on Thursday, September 15, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. September’s participating groups will be KidCo in the Performance Rotunda, North Coast Storytellers Downstairs, and hands-on bookmaking with the North Redwoods Book Arts Guild in the Youth Classroom. KidCo, Humboldt Light Opera (HLO), will present scenes from Beauty and the Beast with their summer session KidCo class. After the presentation the teachers and KidCo students will lead audience members in theater and movement games. Founded in the winter of 1999, KidCo provides quality education for Humboldt County youth, ages 5 to 18, in the skills of musical theater. Through workshop classes and full productions, singing, dancing, and acting are taught in combination with theater games and stage etiquette. KidCo aims to provoke the natural imagination of childhood, build self esteem, confidence, and social skills, and instill the thrill of drama in our community's youth. For more information call Katri at 825-7248 or visit www.hloc.org. Join the fun as the North Redwoods Book Arts Guild (NORBAG) presents two hands-on workshops in bookmaking. The instructors will be book artists Dorothy Swendeman of Eureka, and poet and teacher Daryl Chinn of Arcata. The workshops will involve creating two book structures, a traditional multi-page sewn pamphlet and a butterfly book of square papers and glue. All tools and materials will be provided. Sample books will be available for inspiration as will information on NORBAG. North Redwoods Book Arts Guild is a book guild headquartered on the North Coast with active member across the United Stated and as far away as Great Britain. The Guild has regular monthly meetings and workshops. For more information contact Daryl at 822-6170. The unique storytelling ensemble, North Coast Storytellers, will be spinning unforgettable tales for all ages. The first storytelling team will be Paul Woodland, a skillful storyteller on radio, at festivals and by campfires, Anita Punla, whose words are chosen with care and understanding, drawing her audience into her story, and Dan O’Gara, who loves stories from the North Coast and legends around the world. The second storytelling team will be Seabury Gould, using a blend of music and words, Sylvia White, telling tales with unexpected twists, and Ross Mackinney, an experienced and entertaining tale-teller! We look forward to seeing you and your family on September 15 at Third Thursday Family Arts Night! No reservations necessary, and it’s always FREE! Don’t miss out! ______________________________________________________________________
Join us at the Morris Graves Museum of Art for a Sunday Open Jazz Jam Session on September 18 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. This Sunday will feature THE MIDNIGHT JAZZ-TET and the original jazz music of Gil Cline. The Midnight Jazz-tet was founded in 1994 by Gil Cline as a project group for a medium-sized jazz ensemble. Along with the classic rhythm section of piano, bass, and drums, the Midnight Jazz-tet music uses various combinations of trumpet, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, and trombone,. Players also "double" on instruments such as flugelhorn, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, and piccolo. Rather than trying to sound like a "little big band," the focus remains, as it must with all true jazz, on jazz improvisation by individual soloists. Following previous well-received concerts at the Morris Graves Museum, the Jazz-tet returns with an all-new one-hour set of original jazz compositions. GIL CLINE is professor of trumpet at Humboldt State University. Appointed full-time in 1982, Dr. Cline has directed the jazz big band, numerous jazz combos and brass ensembles, and the HSU Symphonic Band. Since the days of his master’s degree work at Cal State Hayward in the early 1980’s, he has performed throughout the Bay Area. His work ranges from the Oakland Symphony, to solo appearances with baroque orchestras in San Francisco, to blues and gospel bands in the heart of Oakland. His reviews as a soloist on baroque trumpet have appeared in the major newspapers in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. His groups have released four recordings: a 1985 LP, and CDs in 1996, 2003, and 2005. In addition to composing for The Midnight Jazz-tet, Dr. Cline enjoys the challenge of writing non-jazz music as well. His "Three Dot Fanfare" appeared on the recent "Tour" CD, and "Corniche" (for eight trumpets) premiered at the conference for the International Trumpet Guild in Manchester, England, June 2002. His music for brass band is currently published by Solid Brass Music Co. of San Rafael. Join The Midnight Jazz-tet for this exciting afternoon of live music, Sunday, September 18, from 2 - 4:30pm! Be sure not
to miss the upcoming Jazz Jams… FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arts Alive! Performance Join us at the Morris Graves Museum of Art for First Saturday Night Arts Alive! on September 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. to enjoy the musical talent of Easton Stuard & special guest Jill Petricca. Stuard was born and raised in Eureka, and has played in a wide range of groups including the Eureka High Jazz Ensemble and the HSU PM Big Band. Currently studying Music in Jazz Piano at the University of Oregon in Eugene, he is a regular performer throughout the Eugene area. Easton will conclude his performance with special guest, cross flute player Jill Petricca. Jill and Easton were once regular performers at The Waterfront Café. Easton is looking forward to a stylish show for his hometown audience. ___________________________________________________________________ Contact: Connie
Rose Phone: (707) 442-0278 ext. 204 JOIN THE HUMBOLDT
ARTS COUNCIL Kids and families should plan now to attend the Humboldt Arts Council’s Third Thursday Family Arts Night! on Thursday, August 18, 2005, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. August’s participating groups will be Ferndale Repertory in the Performance Rotunda, Sean’s Shadows Puppetry in the Anderson Gallery, and hands-on Junque Arte for Kids in the Youth Classroom. Join in the fun as Cathy Butler from Ferndale Rep leads theater games for family members of all ages. Get an overview of what Ferndale Rep teaches in their Young Actors Workshop, which provides an opportunity for youth to expand their creative talents through improvisation, theater games, voice and movement, and scripted monologues. On August 18 you’ll create characters, emotions, stories, and more in a fun, family atmosphere, and perhaps whet your appetite for further theater training. To find out more about Ferndale Repertory’s programs and performances, call 786-5482 or find them online at www.ferndale-rep.org. Sean Powers of Sean’s Shadows has been working with shadow puppets professionally for the last eight years, doing presentations at libraries, schools, recreation centers and private shows all over northern California. Multi-talented Sean is also a musician playing instruments from all over the world, has been a storyteller for 20 years, has illustrated children’s stories, and has taught theater for children in the schools. A resident of Humboldt since 1989, Sean is also a wood carver and has won several awards nationally, as well as being a triple award winner in The Ink Peoples’ Maskabition. Available to teach or present a variety of artistic media, Sean can be reached at 825-0937. Don’t miss this talented member of our community on August 18. In honor of our 11th Annual Junque Arte show currently on exhibition at the Morris Graves, Museum staff will present a hands-on, do-it-yourself Junque Arte workshop for kids in the Youth Classroom. Let your imagination run wild and create your own masterpiece using recycled materials. We will have lots of materials on hand, but bring small items to use and share if you can. We look forward
to seeing you and your family on August 18 at Third Thursday Family
Arts Night! No reservations necessary, and it’s always FREE!
Don’t miss out! ____________________________________________________________________ Date: July
27, 2005 Marimba Concert with Eriko Daimo, Japanese Marimba Artist On Sunday, August 14, at 7 pm at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka, the Humboldt Arts Council and Marimba One will present a concert by Japanese musician, Eriko Daimo performing marimba music on a Marimba made by Marimba One of Arcata. Admission is $10 general, $8 for seniors. Chileren under 12 are admitted free. Wine will be available. Eriko Daimo is from Kagoshima, Japan. Ms. Daimo began studying marimba when she entered high school in 1997. Ms. Daimo went on to study at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music where she was a student of Momoko Kamiya, when she graduated in March of 2004. She also studied with Mitsuaki Imamura and Takako Nakama. In the past year Ms. Daimo has won First Prize at the International Marimba Competition in Belgium 2004, playing on a Marimba One, and First Prize at the 2004 Japan Arts Society 20th Annual Percussion Solo Competition for newcomers. In previous
years, Ms. Daimo has won Second Prize at the International Marimba
Competition in 2003 in Paris at the International Marimba Competition,
Second Price at the 2003 Japanese International League of Artists
Competition in Tokyo, and First Prize _______________________________________________________________________________ FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Performance ___________________________________________________________________ FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Performance Brad Curtis and Bill Ryder lead the cast of Humboldt Light Opera Company’s production of Shenandoah, in an evening of selections from their upcoming production. The musical Shenandoah is based on a classic film about a Virginia farmer, Charlie Anderson, and his struggle to protect his daughter and six sons on their Virginia farm as the War Between the States rages about them. It is a tale of love and war, joy and pain, adventure and romance. Among the most emotionally powerful musicals of Broadway, Shenandoah includes joyous songs of romance and new birth, desperate songs of sorrow and anger, tender lullabies and rousing male choruses. _____________________________________________________________________________ FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Performance Look for these
great Jazz opportunities in the month of February WCA Presents
“At the Woodside” Winter - Spring
Jazz Jam Session at the Morris Graves Museum Admission free although donations are always welcome. Susie Laraine will lead a jam session during the last hour of the program. Players and singers who wish to play may sign up, list a tune, and perform. Call 442-0278 x201 for more information. ______________________________________________________________________ FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Performance So, you have always wanted to play piano? If you have been putting off and are not sure where to start, then come to the Morris Graves Museum of Art during Arts Alive! The local chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild and the Music Teachers Association presents a piano event that will motivate you to learn more about this instrument that is over 300 years old. The evening will begin with student recitals after which teachers will be on hand to provide free introductory piano lessons to museum guests. You may be surprised by how much natural talent you have. |
