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-todate COVID-19information site including business resources. Mendocino Unified School District: For information and how to connect via teleconference, call 707-937-5868or visit mendocinousd.org/District/2851-201920-Agendas.html.
Fort Bragg Unified School District: For more information, call 707-961-2850or visit http://www.fbusd.us/.
Thursday, Feb. 4
Mendocino County Bookmobile: Westport near Post Office, 9:30-10 a.m.; Albion Store, 11:15 a.m.-noon, Elk Store, 1:15-1:45 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-6feet. 707-2342874, mendolibrary.org. Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg, noon-1p.m. 707-9646344.
Open Mic Zoom Party, 7-8p.m. Fort Bragg Library. More information at fortbragglibrary.org. 707-964-2020.
Grace Hudson Museum presents an evening of traditional Pomo storytelling: 7 p.m. Visit gracehudsonmuseum.org for more information.
Friday, Feb. 5
Stop that scratching: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Fort Bragg Food Bank, 910 N. Franklin St. free Frontline+ flea/tick repellent for dogs of low-income folks. Call Second Chance at 707-964-7770, secondchancefortbragg.org.
Saturday, Feb. 6
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference winter Publishing Series: Publishing with Small Presses, noon. mcwc.org. Blues and Jazz with Earl Oliver: 5 p.m., Noyo River Grill, 32150N. Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg.
Sunday, Feb. 7
Ukiah Community Concert Association presents Le Vent du Nord, a Quebec band, at 2 p.m.. For more information on how to view, call 707-463-2738or visit ukiahconcerts.org. Monday, Feb. 8 Fort Bragg Garden Club meeting: Guest Kirsten Cesario. via Zoom, fbgardenclub.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
League of Women VotersMendocino County: 6 p.m., via Zoom. 707-937-4952.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Fort Bragg Farmers Market: 3-5:30 p.m., 400 block of North Franklin Street, Fort Bragg. mcfarm.org
Thursday, Feb. 11
Medicare Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, Feb. 11 and 25, Free and unbiased counseling. 1-800434-0222.
Coast Women in Business presents “Dealing with Uncertainty in Times of Change.” Guest speaker: therapist, consultant, teacher, and author Cynthia Wall. Zoom. Register at https://bit. ly/3hZkk2h. For more information, visit coastwomeninbusiness.com. Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg, noon-1p.m. 707964-6344.
Saturday, Feb. 13
Blues and Jazz with Earl Oliver: 5 p.m., Noyo River Grill, 32150N. Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg.
Sunday, Feb. 14
Lions Valentine Spaghetti Dinner Drive Through, 4-6 p.m., fblions@mcn.org. Caspar Community Center Valentine’s dinner, order by Feb. 12. Pick up date is Feb. 14, 4:45-5:45 p.m. More information at 707-409-4657 or casparevents@gmail.com.
Concerts
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
The Isolated Six present Spread of the ImprovVirus! Mendocino High School improvised theater, Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, Feb. 11, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom. To enter show: https://zoom. us/j/93548197365 or http://kakx.org/improv.
Take a minute to enjoy Mendocino Theatre Company’s One-Minute Radio Theatre, every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. on local public radio station KZYX.
Coast Cinemas: 135 S. Franklin St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-2019, 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: 17801N. 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, 707-467-2836, 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: 45300Lighthouse Road, Mendocino, 707-937-6122, pointcabrillo.org.
Triangle Tattoo and Museum: 356B N. Main, Fort Bragg, 707964-8814, 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 11and 3. Call 964-2020 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. 499E. 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@advocate-news.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 editing.