Talks, classes and more
Learn more about the amazing human body through in-depth talks and classes, as well as informational events.
Figure Drawing Workshop
Tuesday, June 24 & Wednesday, June 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Cultural Educator Tina Casebeer teaches the art of figure drawing in connection with BODIES REVEALED. In this two-part class, students will learn about gesture, shading, proportions and more. Much of the class will be held in the BODIES REVEALED exhibition hall, where students will draw from the human figures. Call 242-3108 to register. Members $55, nonmembers $68; materials and entrance to BODIES REVEALED included.
Blood Drive
Sunday, July 6
Support Shasta Blood Source and give the gift of life while waiting in line to see Bodies Revealed.
Museum Classroom
Unmasking the Past: Reconstructing History Through Clay Modeling
Saturday, July 12 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Museums and law-enforcement officials both rely on artists to recreate human faces from remains discovered at archeological sites or crime scenes. Discover how the fascinating work of forensic clay facial reconstruction can help to solve some of history’s deepest riddles. Watch sculptor and reconstruction expert Anita Sinclair as she demonstrates the process. Redding Anatomic Pathology, Nuclear Medicine Associates, and other medical experts will also be on-hand to examine how science is used in medicine. Part of the Family Second Saturday series.
Free with Park admission.
Visitor Center Theater & Turtle Bay Museum
The Organ Donation Process
Wednesday, July 16, 7 p.m.
A California Transplant Donor Network (CTDN) team will clarify the process of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Participants will learn about how these gifts are given and received as well as have the opportunity to explore questions about this incredible life-saving process.
Free
Visitor Center Theater
The Olympic Body
Saturday, August 9, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Don’t miss this all-star talk by former Olympic athletes. Senior Olympian John Oakes discusses the senior athlete, senior health and community health and wellness. Paula Berry, Olympic javelin athlete, talks about her experiences. Try your own athletic skills in a sampling of Olympic activities. Just in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics! Part of the Family Second Saturday series.
Free with Park admission.
Visitor Center Theater & Paul Bunyan’s Forest Camp
Tai Chi
Sundays, August 3, 10 & 17, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Michael Garofalo, M.S., Taijquan, Qigong and Yoga teacher, will lead three Tai Chi sessions. Sessions cover The Human Body and the Chinese Mind, Fitness Concepts in the Chinese Mind, and The Body and Mind Connection in the Chinese Mind. Includes take-home information.
Cost per session: members $10, nonmembers $15. Children are half price. Guarantee your place by prepaying for all three. To register, call 242-3108.
Turtle Bay Museum Classroom
Nude versus Naked: An Artist's Look at Human Anatomy and the Power of Human Form in Art
August 20, 7 p.m.
Distinguished artist Clint Brown has taught figure drawing for many years and is the author of a popular figure drawing textbook, Drawing From Life. He will talk about the artist’s historical interest in human anatomy and then discuss why the nude is seen as both the visual artist's most ideal form and potentially the most disruptive subject matter.
Members $5, nonmembers $10
Visitor Center Theater
