Would you like to hear live brass music in a botanical garden? Or see a Dell'Arte show about the State of Jefferson? Yes? Good news! Summer Solstice Brass is June 18th at Humboldt Botanical Garden. And this year's Mad River Festival (June 15 - July 15) includes the world premiere of " State of Jefferson Picnic: This land is your land but mostly my land. " Learn more about both shows on this episode of Artwaves.

This week, Marimba music has echoed through the halls at Humboldt State, due to the International Katarzyna Myćka Marimba Academy . World-renown Marimba soloist Katarzyna Myćka and Marimba One founder Ron Samuels talk to Wendy Butler about the melodic percussion instrument.

This week on Artwaves, learn about Raven Project 's two-year collaboration with Dell'Arte . They'll present Checked In: A Queer Cabaret , featuring poetry, songs, and theatrical performances by queer youth at Synapsis during Arts Alive, June 3 at 7pm. Also on this week's show, enjoy a preview of North Coast Open Studios . Artists across Humboldt will open up their creative spaces for a countywide celebration of process and place.

"We don't encourage microphone singing," says Humboldt Light Opera Company's Carol Ryder. She and HLOC work to instill traditional musical theater skills in local youth. She's joined by Caleb Weiss and Abby Hasting-Tharpe, two of nine Humboldt youth bound for New York City's Broadway Student Summit. Two benefit concerts (June 2 & 3, 7pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bayside) will benefit that trip. Additionally, HLOC's KidCo is hosting summer camps soon.

Today on Artwaves , Wendy Butler and guests discuss two local theater offerings: Dell'Arte's Thesis Festival and North Coast Rep's production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic HMS Pinafore .

The Sanctuary presents “ Subjective Realities ”, sculptural works by Benjamin Funke and students from College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State University. The show, opening Friday for Arts Arcata, incorporates 3D design across a wide range of media. "We wanted the show to have a broad title, and we felt that subjective realities could be applied to each person's own viewpoint and still have room to play wth each person's viewpoint," Funke tells Wendy Butler. Funke is joined by Carissa Clark

Wendy Butler talks with members of the Humboldt County Teen Court about their upcoming art show . Also on the program, Natalie Craig and Marceau Verdiere talk about their show at Black Faun gallery (pictured).

Wendy Butler speaks with the director and two actors from Humboldt State's production of Real Women Have Curves . The show opens April 21st at the Gist Hall Theatre.

Humboldt State is home to the oldest student-run film festival in the world. Student co-directors Andrew Weisz, Kira Hudson, Nirobys Appolito talk to Wendy Butler about the The 50th Humboldt International Film Festival starts Wednesday ( April 19 ).

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