What's Happening
If you have questions regarding COVID-19, call the County Public Health Office at 707- 472-2759. To contact the City of Fort Bragg, call 707- 961-2823. All Fort Bragg citizens may contact the Fort Bragg Police Department at 707- 964- 0200 and staff will direct you to the appropriate agency.
Government Meetings
Fort Bragg online: view city government agendas and minutes at cityfortbragg.legistar.com. Mendocino County online: View Board of Supervisors’ and Planning and Building Services agendas and minutes, and issued building permits at mendocinocounty.org. Many county government meetings are live- streamed and archived on the Mendocino County Video channel on YouTube. Mendocino County has an up-to- date COVID-19 information site including business resources.
Mendocino Unified School District: For information and how to connect via teleconference, call 707- 937-5868 or visit mendocinousd.org/District/ 2851-2019-20-Agendas. html.
Fort Bragg Unified School District: For more information, call 707- 961-2850 or visit http://www.fbusd.us/.
Thursday, Nov. 12
Coast Women in Business:
8- 9:30 a. m., Navigating Difficult Personnel Decisions, Zoom video conference, coastwomeninbusiness.com. Mendocino County Bookmobile: Westport near post office, 9:30-10 a. m.; Albion Store, 11:15 a. m.- noon, Elk Store, 1-1:45 p. m. No one is allowed on board the Bookmobile at this time. All business to be conducted at the outside table. Wear a mask. Social distance- 6 feet. 707-234-2874, mendolibrary.org.
Food Bank Food Distribution in Mendocino: 2- 4 p. m., free to anyone outside of Preston Hall, 44831 Main St., Mendocino.
Friday, Nov. 13
Ongoing one- half hour free exercise class: via telephone or computer at 8:30 a. m. To preregister, email petra@wholeplantfoods.info or call Petra at ( 707) 397-5575. Mendocino Farmers Market: noon-2 p. m., Howard and Main Street, downtown Mendocino. www.mcfarm.org.
Saturday, Nov. 14
Blues and Jazz with Earl Oliver: 5 p. m., Noyo River Grill, 32150 N. Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg.
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Safe Passage Free Teen Paint Party: 2-3 p. m., via Zoom. 707- 961-1100. Paintby- number event for teens ages, 14-18. Materials will be included.
Cooking to Combat COVID Class: 4 p. m., via Zoom, five weeks. 707- 456-3132, email anna. herby@ah.org. Sign- up at https://howardhosp.eventbrite.com.
League of Women Voters of Mendocino County: General meeting, 6-7:30 p. m., via Zoom. For more info, call 707- 9374952.
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Coast Toasters Q42020 free Zoom workshop:noon, Wednesdays, through Dec. 9. For information and link, msmythm@gmail.com.
Fort Bragg Food Bank Kids Box Program: noon-3 p. m., no tag needed. Every Wednesday, 910 N. Franklin St. Call 707964- 9404, email volunteer@fbfoodbank.org or visit fortbraggfoodbank.org.
Fort Bragg Farmers Market: 3-5:30 p. m., 400 block of North Franklin Street, Fort Bragg. mcfarm.org.
Redwood Coast Developmental Services Board of Directors meeting: 6 p. m., via Zoom. Open to public. 707462-3832 ext. 260 or email korsi@redwoodcoastrc.org.
Thursday, Nov. 19
Food Bank Food Distribution in Mendocino: 2- 4 p. m., free to anyone outside of Preston Hall, 44831 Main St., Mendocino.
Friday, Nov. 20
Mendocino Farmers Market: noon-2 p. m., Howard and Main Street, downtown Mendocino. www.mcfarm.org.
HICAP Medicare Choices and Changes in 2021 Zoom Presentation, 1 p. m. For information, call 707-526- 4108.
Concert
Santa Rosa Symphony presents SRS@Home, a free YouTube concert, Saturday, Nov. 15, 3 p. m. Visit srsymphony.org for more information and many ways to watch.
The Sequoia Room Video Archive: includes more than 60 hours of music performances from sold- out shows at The Sequoia Room, North Coast Brewing Co. You will find many different genres, including; Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass and more at this link.
On Stage
Mendocino Film Festival: three day online screening of the new documentary ruth weiss, the beat goddess, directed by Melody C. Miller, Friday, Nov. 13- Sunday, Nov. 15. Visit https://mendocinofilmfestival.org/special- events/ to view the trailer. Tickets will be available to purchase at ruthweissfoundation.org.
Hit and Run Theater: Improv Zoom Comedy show, Under House Arrest 5, Saturday, Nov. 14, 6-7:15 p. m., doug@thesnapsessions.com, marshall@thesnapsessions.com or ken@thesnapsessions.com. Mendocino Theatre Company: “The Long Intermission,” a virtual celebration with special appearance by Tony Award- winning actor Bill Irwin, live streaming date, Saturday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p. m. on YouTube Live. For more information, visit mendocinotheatre.org.
Willits Community Theatre: Online streaming of a selection of its popular shows from the past to run through Dec. 28. For more information, visit wctperformingartscenter.org. Coast Cinemas: 135 S. Franklin St., Fort Bragg, 707964-2019, thecoastcinemas.com. Closed temporarily due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 concerns.
Due to continued COVID-19 Shelter- In- Place restrictions, we are temporarily removing Breakfasts, Live Music, Dances, and Gardening listings from the Mendocino Coast calendar of events page. We will reinstate them when SIP restrictions have been lifted. Please Mask Up Mendocino County!
Museums
Due to Coronavirus concerns, museum exhibits are available online only. For more information, contact the museum directly.
Ford House Visitor Center and Museum: 45035 Main St., Mendocino, 707- 937-5397, mendoparks.org.
Fort Bragg Sea Glass Museum: 17801 N. Highway 1, Fort Bragg, 707-357-1585, glassbeachjewelry.com/
Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House: “The World of Frida,” runs through Aug. 16. 431 S. Main St., Ukiah, 707467-2836, gracehudsonmuseum.org.
Guest House Museum: 343 Main St., Fort Bragg, 707- 9644251, fortbragghistory.org. Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics: 225 E. Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg. Kelley House Museum: Museum and research center, 45007 Albion St., Mendocino, 707- 937-5791, kelleyhousemuseum.org.
Little River Museum: Exhibits: the Little River Pioneer Cemetery, the Pomo Indian language and maps to their local trails, photographs by James Garretson. 707- 937-2014. Mendocino County Museum: 400 E. Commercial St., Willits, 707- 972- 6458, mendocinocounty.org.
Noyo Center for Marine Science: Crow’s Nest Interpretive Center, South Coast Trail and the Downtown Discovery Center, 338 N. Main St., noyocenter.org, 707-733- NOYO, info@noyocenter.org.
Point Arena Lighthouse: 45500 Lighthouse Rd., Point Arena, 877-725- 4448, pointarenalighthouse.com.
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse: 45300 Lighthouse Road,
Mendocino, 707- 937- 6122, pointcabrillo. org.
Triangle Tattoo and Museum: 356B N. Main, Fort Bragg, 707- 964- 8814, triangletattoo. com/.
Libraries
Mendocino Community Library: Closed due to COVID-19. Corner of William and Little Lake Street, Mendocino, 707937-5773.
Mendocino County Library: Though the library buildings are closed due to Coronavirus, the branches are fully- operational— offering free online reading material and curbside pickup for books, music and movies. At Fort Bragg Library, please order from the online catalog and pick up material Mon-Fri between 10 and 4:30. Return items Tue-Fri between 11 and 3. Call 9642020 Mon-Fri between 10-5 to schedule a pickup, get a library card or ask questions. Bookmobile is operating curbside as well. Please wear masks and observe social distancing when you visit. Fort Bragg Library cannot accept book donations until further notice. 499 E. Laurel St., Fort Bragg.
Pacific Textile Arts: Library with books and magazines on all aspects of textile arts, currently closed due to COVID-19. 450 Alger St. (off east end of Laurel), Fort Bragg, 707-964-3600.
Send calendar listings by noon on Friday to events@advocatenews.com, 690 S. Main St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Lists of ongoing support and community group meetings run on alternate weeks. Art openings are listed the week of First Friday in Fort Bragg and Second Saturday in Mendocino. Please contact us about how to publicize paid classes and workshops. All content is subject to