FIRST SATURDAY NIGHT
ARTS ALIVE!
Join us each month from 6 to 9 pm.

Humboldt Folklife Festival Preview

The 30th Annual Folklife Festival will be held July 19th-26th! The Folklife Festival is an annual seven day music celebration with concerts, dances, workshops, jams and more!  It kicks off this year with a special preview for Arts Alive at the Morris Graves Museum of Art featuring The Ya Habibi Dance Company at 6pm, Ken Collins at 7pm, and Good Company at 8pm.  For more information about this year’s Folklife Festival visit www.humboldtfolklife.org.

As part of a larger project, ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA, is a monthly screening series showcasing the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens.Presented in partnership with KEET TV, and Humboldt State University, ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA aims to build connections among diverse communities, public television stations and leading community organizations working on a range of important social issues. *Programming content does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Humboldt Arts Council and the Morris Graves Musuem of Art.

Summer of Art –The Life of the Artist

Despite being known as a portrait painter Rembrandt used his talent to push the boundaries of painting. This direction made him unpopular in the later years of his career as he shifted from being the talk of the town to becoming adrift in the Amsterdam art scene and criticized by his peers.

view list of other films in this series

2 - 4 pm

We offer activites for youth and families, including performances, hands-on arts projects, & interactive storytellers.

Summer of A.R.T.
w/ CELTIC HARP from HearthFire

A special summer series with hands-on art projects throughout the Museum! The A.R.T. projects will focus on Art, Rhythm and Thought. Guest musician HearthFire will fill the galleries with art inspiring music all afternoon!

OPEN JAZZ JAM SESSIONS
Join us each Third Sunday of the month from
2 to 4:30 pm.

Each session will include a performance by local jazz artists, a talk on some aspect of Jazz history and a jam during which guest musicians are invited to join that Sunday’s performing group. Players and singers who wish to play may sign up, list a tune, and perform. Admission is free, although donations are always welcome.

The 24/7 Jazz Quartet

The 24/7 Jazz Quartet members are Al Macy, band leader on keyboard and trombone, Larry "Click Track" Brown on drums, Bill Andrews on bass and guitar, and Russ Thallheimer on tenor and alto sax. Whether you want can't-sit-still dance tunes or sophisticated jazz for setting the mood, they’ve got what you're looking for. You’ll hear toe-tapping swing dance music with cool background jazz suitable for cha-cha, rumba, foxtrot, lindy hop, and waltz.