The Arcata Arts Institute presents An Evening of Shorts, a collection of short plays including Madeline George’s Flip Turn, Jonathan Caren’s Dance Company, and the short musical 21 Chump Street from the award-winning playwright Lin Manuel Miranda, author of Hamilton, In the Heights, and Encanto. The shows will be held on March 24th, 25th, 31st,…

March is full of creative showcases! AAI Music is performing Friday, March 11, 6 pm in the Arcata Los Bagels parking lot. They are back with a diverse lineup of covers and original compositions. In Redwood Yogurt, there is a wonderful art show from our visual and media arts AAI students. The show will be…

AAI Music will perform their Winter Showcase at Humbrews in Arcata on December 3rd at 7pm. The small ensembles are incredibly diverse this year with styles ranging from grunge rock to classical solo piano. Each group or musician will perform a cover and original compositions. The groups are led by Cassie Moulton-Rizzo. Opening the evening…

Arcata High School invites the public to their Holiday Artisan Faire, Friday, December 3rd from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Arcata High School, 1720 M St. The event will take place in the Fine Arts Building. A variety of handmade, one-of-a-kind items will be for sale including evergreen holiday decorations made by FFA, laser…

Join us for our 2nd annual talent show on Friday, October 29th at 7pm! This year’s performance includes more than 50 students and staff. Highlights to look forward to are performances by the Steel Pan Club, staff band, original music in a variety of genres, dance, aerial silks, and more! You can choose to see…

The Arcata Arts Institute presents their first ever virtual murder mystery, “A Virtual Whodunnit ”, written specifically for the Zoom environment by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus. This one of a kind experience, directed by Melanie Zapper, will allow the audience to interact and solve this mystery along with the actors and actresses! Purchase your…

The Arcata Arts Institute musicians have put together a showcase featuring students performing covers and originals, all recorded and edited by the performers themselves! This virtual show is pre-recorded but there will be live hosts and active audience participation encouraged! The event is Thursday, March 18th at 7pm. Tickets are $5 for Students, $8 General Admission,…

Wednesday, March 10th 2021 4:30 – 6:30 pm Virtual Event Register at https://forms.gle/hspdEJoPTwkPkBk5A Who: This session is designed for teachers and administrators who currently run a pathway or are interested in designing and creating an AME pathway (Arts, Media, Entertainment) at your school/district that includes courses focused on Media Arts, Animation, or Game Design. What: The Arcata Arts…

Streaming straight into the comfort of your own living room, our very first Virtual Variety Show: Arcata’s Got Talent! Enjoy music, monologues, and more from both the students and the staff of Arcata and Six Rivers Charter High School! Join us Thursday, November 19th at 7:00 pm PST for this hybrid blend of live and pre-recorded…

This past spring, our theatre program was one week away from opening our production of RENT, school edition, when we went into shelter-in-place. Melanie Zapper, our theatre instructor and director was able to create this video of one of the songs from the show, “Seasons Of Love”. It also includes a heartwarming message to the…

The Arcata Arts Institute is participating in the Youth Arts Festival at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka. The celebration will be held from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on April 6, 2020. Along with work from the students of AAI, there will also be art work from many other schools ranging from…

We are so excited to share this documentary with our community! It tells the story of our fall devised theatre project that we made in collaboration with Dell Arté. It gives a wonderful sense of what AAI is all about and shows the power of collaboration, theatre, creativity and art. Community Layers, is a student…