Visited Eureka this weekend and had an opportunity to stop by the BeardArt Art Gallery. We met…read morethe artist, Matt Beard, and purchased our first piece! Matt is so down-to-earth and gave us awesome hiking tips for Trinidad State Beach. My husband and I have admired Matt's art for quite some time now and this experience made our trip memorable. Thanks for taking the time to meet with us, Matt!

From the owner: Fine Art by Matt Beardread more

Definitely worth a stop. Entry is only $5 for adults. It's a small collection so if you only want…read moreto go in for 1/2 hour to give it a Quick Look it's doable. I try to go in every Historic Carnegie Library. Some are still library's but this one was restored for the community for art. This is one of 1,689 he had built in the US. What a great man to build something for the good of society. Was a wonderful way to make books available to everyone. The building inside and out is beautiful.

Worth a visit just to see the lovely Andrew Carnegie public library. Seemed to have primarily…read moreexhibits featuring local artists, with at least some of the work for sale (we bought a nice print created by a local artist).

This corner storefront gallery showcases Redwood Art Association members' works in a variety of…read moremedia, though represented mostly by painters and photographers there is the occasional sculptor, milliner or three dimensional artist showing. Members are from all over the area inside the Redwood Curtain. Monthly exhibitions are open to paying dues members, and the first submission is free with additional pieces costing $20 each. The venue is staffed by volunteer members, and the gallery is open normal retail business hours. With artists receptions aligning with the Eureka Arts Alive monthly program. There are as well a few small separate open "Studio" spaces within the building for artist members to rent at a minimal fee as well for those artisans wanting a retail exhibition space to display their art works. This RAA gallery is a very nice space to show and view art works from all over the area under one roof. Better than some and probably not as good as it could be. As a patron and supporter of the arts in our community this venue has the potential, but needs to work to encourage artists in other media styles to show and be represented. 3.5 Stars - rounded up for the always changing monthly exhibitions. 00552

Top notch work. Really trust them with irreplaceable artwork. Pretty expensive, but you get what…read moreyou pay for.

Quality work short turnaround time excellent business owner, easy to communicate with quite…read moreenjoyable I'm having all of my framing done there now, which is considerable after I was taken advantage of by a differentframe store. This guy is great. I highly recommend business.

Such a cute little spot to check out if you're passing through Eureka! John was very polite and…read morewelcoming the second me and my friend stepped into his studio. His art is so life-like!! I couldn't leave the studio without picking up a few goodies :)

From the owner: Artist studio is now open to the public! Blown glass art, fine art sculptures, glass starfish,…read morelighting, marbles, octopus, ocean glass, custom glass, pendant lighting, and more.

A great glassblower and glassblowing shop, right in the middle of downtown. All kinds of functional…read moreglass art. Sconces, vases, bowls, orbs, spheres and many other one of a kind works in glass. The shop is run by a husband and wife team, Willo and Ember who are both working glass blowers. Live demonstrations and works being created are always going on during their normal business day. A great shop with great people running it and definitely worth a visit and stop by to say hello and add a new piece of glass art to your collection. There are a nice assortment of other local artisan glass pieces as well. I acquired a new one of a kind glass piece from Willo and he signed it for me on the spot. Definitely recommended. 4.5 Stars - rounded up for the great atmosphere and the folks who run this cool shop. 00629

I commissioned a piece of art for a buddies birthday present. When I presented the reference photo…read morethe individual was very confident they could produce this art. However, the end product looked nothing like the ref. pic provided. When I contacted them to notify them I was dissatisfied with the the final result and requested a refund I was charged a 25% restocking fee for something that was never in stock to begin...how does that make sense? I would say save your money and take it to a studio where they have a more realistic view of their talents and/or a more honest business practice. Pic included for your viewing pleasure!

This is one of the more pretty botanical gardens I've been to. It's 44.5 acres nestled into the…read moreRedwoods. I was impressed how colorful the garden appeared, It looked like a blanket of colors from the Heather and Lavendar gardens. Some other gardens were the native plant garden and rose garden. I always love rose gardens, here I'd say it was distinct in that many roses were much larger in circumference. While it's a botanical garden it also has an arboretum feel because of its many trails into the forest. You could walk all the way out to a labyrinth. I think their brochure could have done a better job with listing the trails. Some smaller trails weren't on there and it was a little confusing.

This visit was toward the end of primary blooming but flowers were beautiful and plants were well…read morelaid out.

Went out to Samoa to check out the street drags. The strip is on the Samoa peninsula, you have the…read moreocean on one side and Humboldt Bay on the other side. The temp was 55 deg and light fog. The facility it's self is tired. The wooden stands showed signs of rotting. The aluminum stands are nice and right on the starting line. Everyone here was friendly and welcoming. You can walk into the pits and check out the cars, we brought our 11 year grandson and he loved it. Not much in the way of food for sale , hot dogs and soda. There are porta potties that were clean, we enjoyed our time here, recommended