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Link to Previous Shows:

Drawing From Nature, 1999
The 4th Dimension, 2000
A Continuous Thread, 2000
Elemental Interpretations, 2001
Alaska Gold, 2001
California Paintings, 2002
Of Myth and Memory, 2002
Puppets of the World, 2003
Inspired Objects, 2003
Northwest Coast Indian Art Traditions, 2003
Audubon of the West:
Andrew Jackson Grayson, 2003
Mendocino Humor, 2004
Ansel Adams, 2004
Current GHM Exhibit

Johnny Southard (Mad Bull) wins the 1927 "Legends of the Redwoods Marathon" by crossing the finish line in Grants Pass, Oregon. Courtesy of Bob Lee and the Redwood Empire Association. Native American traditional games and sports, the “Legends of the Redwoods Marathon,” the 2004 Summer Olympics, and more are connected to the grand opening of a new exhibition at the Grace Hudson Museum on Saturday, August 14, 2004. The Museum, the Mendocino County Alliance, and SPACE have coordinated a day of celebration of our Native American heritage to mark the grand opening of Games of Skill, Power & Chance In Native California, a one-of-a-kind exhibition at the Museum in Mendocino County’s Ukiah. Pomo Indians playing the hand game ("bones") near Ukiah in the early 1900s. Courtesy of Bob Lee. The first event of the day is a run from Old River Road to the Grace Hudson Museum to commemorate the Redwood Marathons, which took place in 1927 and 1928. The “Legends of the Redwoods Marathons” were run to publicize the opening of the Redwood Highway from San Francisco to Grants Pass, Oregon. The marathons were run by Native Americans from counties along the route, including Mendocino County, and by Native Americans from as far away as Arizona. Joe Myers, Sr., a Pomo from Pinoleville, was Ukiah’s sponsored runner. There were also runners from Lake County and Sonoma County. Running is particularly significant to Mendocino County as one resident, Gabe Jennings, whose parents live in Mendocino, was an Olympic contender in the Men’s 1500 meter race in the 2000 Summer Olympics. When the runners arrive at the Grace Hudson Museum, they will be met by dancers, welcomers, music, and food. There will also be a demonstration of how to play the hand game and stick dice, or “staves”. Stick game, or double ball, being played at the Johnson Ranch in 1926. Courtesy of the Humbolt State University Library. At 2:00 pm Peter Nabokov, the renowned author of several books on Native Americans including Indian Running and A Forest of Time: American Ways of History, will give a talk and slide lecture at the Ukiah Civic Center. Nabokov, a professor and the acting chair of Culture and Performance at UCLA, will then sign books at the Grace Hudson Museum. Games of Skill, Power & Chance In Native California runs from August 14 through November 7, and is being curated by their Native American Educator, Keith White Wolf James. The exhibit surveys the diverse world of traditional California Indian games and sports, such as the hand game, or “bones,” and shinny. In addition, the exhibition will profile notable California Indian athletes, such as Naomi Lang (Karuk), who is an Olympian and five time U. S. Nationals Ice Dancing Champion. Naomi Lang (Karuk) and ice-dancing partner Peter Tchernyshev during their compulsory dance program at the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver, Canada. Photograph by Leah Adams ©. “Breath,” the talented a cappella singing group from Ukiah’s School of Performing Arts and Cultural Education (SPACE) will perform during the weekend at the Ukiah Players Theater. The performance is a fundraiser for the Edwin Lockhart Memorial Scholarship, which helps young people pay for being part of SPACE’s programs. Edwin Lockhart was the grandson of Joe Myers, Sr. from Ukiah, who placed third in the 1928 Redwood Marathon. The Grace Hudson Museum is located at 431 South Main Street in Ukiah and is open Wed. through Sat. 10 to 4:30 and Sunday, noon to 4:30. Suggested entrance donation is $2 per person or $5 per family. For more information call (707) 467-2836. The “Breath” performances are at 7:30 pm on August13 and 14, and 2:00 pm on August 15. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors 65 and over and children 18 years and under. Tickets will be sold at the Mendocino Book Co. in Ukiah. 707-468-5940. J. T. "Chief" Meyers (Cahuilla), catcher for the New York Giants, c. 1914. Henry Koerper Collection.

Holiday Open House
Saturday, December 4, 2003, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sun House and Grace Hudson Museum

Activites include:

• Guided Tours of the Sun House, decorated for Christmas
• Visit with Santa Claus
• Live Carolers
• Book signing by local author Paul Dolan, "True to Our Roots"
• "Water, Land & Sky" Exhibit of early California landscapes
• Refreshments
• Free Admission

Shop for the Holidays:

• Buy Christmas bay wreaths for holiday decorating
• Buy a limited edition Grace Hudson rabbit sculpture
• Create your own gift baskets filled with delicious specialty items from local businesses
• McFadden Farms
• P.J.'s Gourmet and Stroh Ranch
• Fetzer Vineyards
• Got Fruit
• Ackerman's Fine Food
• Joan's Toffee
• Carol Hall's Hot Pepper Jelly Company
• Potter Valley Soap Works
• Hoyman & Browe Studio - Earthenware Potters
• 15% off all Museum Store Merchandise

All sales benefit the Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House.

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Link to previous shows:
Drawing From Nature, 1999
The 4th Dimension, 2000
A Continuous Thread, 2000
Elemental Interpretations, 2001
Alaska Gold, 2001
California Paintings 1910 - 1940, 2002
Of Myth and Memory, 2002
Puppets of the World, 2003
Inspired Objects, 2003
Northwest Coast Indian Art Traditions, 2003
Audubon of the West: Andrew Jackson Grayson, 2003
Mendocino Humor: from Light to Dark, 2004
Ansel Adams: Inspiration & Influence, 2004
Current GHM Exhibit