Arts + Entertainment
EFFECTIVE AUG. 10, 2021, UNTIL RESCINDED » Order of the Health Officer of Mendocino County mandating the wearing of face coverings in indoor public settings by all persons in response to the surge of COVID-19 and the spread of the Delta Variant.
Mendocino Theatre Company re-opening plans have changed Due to the alarming spike in COVID cases in our county, and new restrictions that limit their ability to perform indoors, Mendocino Theatre Company has made the difficult decision to reschedule their productions of “The Cemetery Club” and “Tiny Beautiful Things.” They now plan to reopen in November, and their new 2021 schedule will be announced soon. For more information, visit mendocinotheatre.org. Stay safe, Mendocino!
Mendocino Film Festival The Mendocino Film Festival is thrilled to announce year-round programming, in addition to the return of their 15th Annual Mendocino Film Festival, June 2-5, 2022.
The Mendocino Film Festival, now more than ever before, recognizes the need for community events, to bring people together and celebrate our shared culture.
Finally, the Mendocino Film Festival is pleased to join forces with Fort Bragg’s Coast Cinemas for the return of their Classic Film Series. The festival will showcase movies that have stood the test of time with the intention of entertaining, educating, and all-around delighting viewers in Mendocino County and beyond. For more information, visit mendocinofilmfestival.org.
MTC’s One-Minute Radio Theatre 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. For more information, visit mendocinotheatre.org.
California Arts Council updates The latest California Arts Council updates, plus important links and resources for California artists, cultural workers, and creatives on the coronavirus pandemic can be found by visiting their website at cac.ca.gov.
SELECT PAINTINGS FROM
THE MENDOCINO ART CENTER’S
PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL,
THE MENDOCINO
OPEN PAINT OUT, WILL
BE CURATED FOR A SPECIAL
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE
EXHIBITION, SEPTEMBER
29 THROUGH OCTOBER
31. MORE THAN FIFTY
OIL, PASTEL, WATERCOLOR,
ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA
CALIFORNIA ARE PARTICIPATING
IN THE THREEDAY
EVENT, SEPTEMBER
24-26, PAINTING THE LOCAL ENVIRONS » from the rugged surrounding landscape to the bay and beaches, to the quaint Victorian architecture and water towers, to the nearby vineyards and wineries. For more information, visit www.mendocinoartcenter.org.
MENDOCINO COUNTY MUSEUM
THE CAR BOMBING OF JUDI BARI » A Community Remembers is now showing through October 31, 2021. This exhibit includes artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection and from the private collection of Darryl Cherney documenting the life of renowned activist Judi Bari. The exhibit reflects on Bari’s role in the 1990 Earth First! Redwood Summer movement, an organized effort to protect old-growth redwood forests from logging. Judi Bari and her longtime organizing partner, Cherney, were driving in a car when it exploded in Oakland on May 24, 1990, on the cusp of their organizing work for the campaign known as Redwood Summer. The exhibit features the never-before-seen bombed car and key evidence used in the trial. After the bombing, the community responded with an outpouring of support for Judi’s legal defense. A quilt created as a fundraiser and a puppet used at a victory party to celebrate the outcome of their lawsuit against the FBI, in 2002, is also on display.
The Mendocino County Museum is located at 400 East Commercial St. Willits, CA. Contact (707)4592736 or museum@mendocinocounty.org.
Art Explorers Art Explorers presents their annual November show, Bits & Pieces ~ art in pandemic times. Our 36 artists kept working through the chaos of the pandemic and we are celebrating their resilience with this show. They have created new prints, photographs, collages, paintings, and ceramics, as well as a new line of silkscreened tshirts. Mask up and come see us on First Friday, November 5th, 5 to 8 p.m. at 333 N. Franklin St. in Fort Bragg. Open Sundays in November from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Send Arts and Entertainment listings by noon on Friday to events@advocate-news.com. 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.