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 707-9612823. 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 707-937-5868.
Fort Bragg Unified School District: For more information, call 707-961-2850or visit http:// www.fbusd.us/.
Thursday, April 1
Mendocino County Bookmobile: Westport near Post Office, 9:30-10 a.m.; Albion Store, 11:15-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. COVID Surveillance Testing, Mendocino Coast Clinics, 205 South St., Fort Bragg. Register at 707-964-1251. Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg, Zoom meeting, noon-1 p.m., Joanne Frazer, 707-9646344.
Open Mic Zoom Poetry, 7-8p.m., Fort Bragg Library online event. 707-964-2020, fortbragglibrary. org.
Friday, April 2
Free ongoing 40-minute exercise class via Zoom, 8:30a.m. Pregister, petra@wholeplantfoods.info or call Petra at 707-397-5575. Funded under a SNAP-Ed grant through Public Health.
Stop that scratching, 10a.m.-1 p.m., free Frontline+ flea/tick repellent for dogs of low-income folks, Fort Bragg Food Bank, 910 N. Franklin St. 707-964-7770or secondchancefortbragg.org.
Saturday, April 3
Beginning Birding Monthly Walk, 9a.m., Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. audubon@mcn.org. Drive-Up Easter Bunny, 10a.m., Lions Hall, 430E. Redwood, Fort Bragg. While supplies last. Parents must wear masks and kids must be in the car. Self-Guided Whale Trail, 11 a.m.-3p.m., Point Cabrillo Light Station. For directions and more information, call 707-937-6123 or visit pointcabrillo.org.
Sunday, April 4
No-cost Community Easter Meal, box lunch, curbside pickup, 4-6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 367 S. Sanderson Way, Fort Bragg or home delivery from Ten Mile to Little River starting at 2 p.m. Reservations are necessary by noon, April 2. For more information, email meals@FortBraggPresbyterian.org or call Kathy at 707-964-2758. Note: If you requested an Easter meal online before March 19, please return to the event website and place your order again. Or, you can call Kathy Orsi at 707-964-2758 if you would like to order by phone (or confirm they have your order).
Tuesday, April 6
Free ongoing 45-minute strength training class via Zoom, 8:30a.m. Preregister, petra@wholeplantfoods.info or call Petra at 707-397-5575. Funded under a SNAP-Ed grant through Public Health.
SI Noyo Sunrise Club, 8-9a.m., Zoom, si-noyosunrise.org.
Wednesday, April 7
Fort Bragg Farmers Market: 3-5:30 p.m., 400 block of North Franklin Street, Fort Bragg. mcfarm.org.
Thursday, April 8
Coast Women in Business presents “Marketing Your Business with Video” on 8-9:30a.m. — FREE via Zoom — register at https://bit.ly/3qgqRYD. For more information, visit coastwomeninbusiness.com. Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg, Zoom meeting, noon-1 p.m., Joanne Frazer, 707-9646344.
Secret to Money Management, 1-2p.m., online workshop, westcenter.org.
Friday, April 9
Free ongoing 40-minute exercise class via Zoom, 8:30a.m. Pregister, petra@wholeplantfoods.info or call Petra at 707-397-5575. Funded under a SNAP-Ed grant through Public Health. Mendocino Music Festival’s Daniel Lockert and Jenny Matteucci interview soprano Hope Briggs, noon-1:15p.m. For more on event, visit mendocinomusic.org April Art Talk, 6:30p.m., Great Room, Willits Center for the Arts. Join in person. 71E. Commercial St., Willits. 707-459-1736
Saturday, April 10
Self-Guided Whale Trail, 11 a.m.-3p.m., Point Cabrillo Light Station. For directions and more information, call 707-937-6123 or visit pointcabrillo.org.
Blues & Jazz with Earl Oliver: 5 p.m., Noyo River Grill, 32150 N.
Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg.
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
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.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: 431 S. Main St., Ukiah, 707-467-2836, gracehudsonmuseum.org.
Guest House Museum: 343 Main St., Fort Bragg, 707964-4251, 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. 707-9372014.
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: reopens beginning April 1, limited curb service only, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon. Corner of William and Little Lake Street, Mendocino, 707-937-5773. Mendocino County Library: Starting March 30, all Mendocino County libraries will be open for short visits on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-5 p.m., during the “red tier.” Curbside pickup and return continues as follows: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-4:20 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. Call 707964-2020 Mon-Fri between 10-5 to schedule a pickup, get a library card or ask questions. Bookmobile is operating curbside. 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. mendolibrary.org.
Pacific Textile Arts: Library with books and magazines on all aspects of textile arts, currently closed due to COVID-19. 450Alger St. (off east end of Laurel), Fort Bragg, 707-9643600.
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