Fort Bragg Advocate-News

Art gallery openings

- Due to coronaviru­s, there will be no First Friday art opening receptions in Fort Bragg on July 3. Arts and Entertainm­ent listings by noon on Friday to events@advocatene­ws.com, 690 S. Main St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Art openings are listed the week of Fir

Edgewater Gallery

After three and one-half months of Sheltering in Place, Edgewater Gallery, one of Mendocino North Coast’s premiere art galleries, is opening it’s doors Friday, July 3. The gallery has been home to dozens of great artists since its founding in 2003. Located at 356 N. Main St., Fort Bragg, the gallery is now open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Focused on the safety of their visitors and Edgewater members staffing the gallery, they are observing the following mandated public health precaution­s: Six-foot social distancing maintained, wearing of masks, using hand sanitizer at the door, wearing gloves when looking at cards and art in bins, sanitizing between customers by staff.

A new video tour of the gallery highlights its history, showcasing the artists and their artwork. Check it out at https:// youtu.be/jFuTu4/A9cc. Visit Edgewater’s website at edgewater-gallery.com to see video tours of each of the artists.

The Mendocino Coast Photograph­y Gallery

Now re- opened, the

Mendocino Coast Photograph­y Gallery is a cooperativ­e partnershi­p of five Mendocino Coast photograph­ers with many years of profession­al experience in wildlife, landscape and fine art photograph­y. The photograph­ers are: Ron LeValley, Ken Van Der Wende, Nicholas Wilson, John Birchard and Jonathan Pazer. The gallery, founded in December 2006 as the Mendocino Coast Photograph­er Guild and Gallery ( MCPGG), has been in continuous operation since then. It started in the Company Store building on Main Street, then moved in 2010 to their second Main Street location, and moved again to their current location in April 2013. The Mendocino Coast Photograph­y Gallery is located at 357 N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg. Hours are Fridays through Mondays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please bring your mask. You may also visit them at mcpgg.com.

Northcoast Artists Gallery

Northcoast Artists Gallery is pleased to present their March show, featuring the work of gallery member, Virginia Ray, through July 5. The show is titled “A New Day,” and features Sewn Vintage Paper Collages and Assemblage­s. Northcoast Artists

Gallery is located at 362 N. Main St., Fort Bragg. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more informatio­n, call 707-964-8266 or visit northcoast­artists.org.

Pacific Textile Arts

Pacific Textile Arts is a 501(C)(3) educationa­l non-profit existing to support, share, and celebrate the fiber arts. They are located at 450 Alger St., Fort Bragg. Visit them at pacifictex­tilearts.org.

Partners Gallery

Partners Gallery is the creation of a group of Mendocino Coast artists who administer the gallery and exhibit contempora­ry paintings, sculpture, photograph­y, ceramics and jewelry. Visit them at partnersga­llery.com.

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DATED PUBLIC HEALTH PRECAUTION­S » Maintain sixfoot social distancing, wear your mask, use hand sanitizer and/or wash your hands, wear gloves when requested. 961- 6300 and email at chamber@mcn.org. The Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce website is: mendocinoc­oast.com.

Coronaviru­s informatio­n for schools and families

Mendocino County education leaders are in continued close contact with the County Department of Health and Human Services to obtain the most current guidance and informatio­n related to the COVID-19 coronaviru­s. For more informatio­n, visit www.mcoe.us/.

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DATED PUBLIC HEALTH PRECAUTION­S » Maintain sixfoot social distancing, wear your mask, use hand sanitizer and/or wash your hands, wear gloves when requested.

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