What's Happening
Send calendar listings by noon on Friday to events@advocatenews.com, 690S. Main St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Lists of ongoing support and community group meetings run on alternate weeks on the spiritual page. 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.
Government Meetings
Fort Bragg online: view city government agendas and minutes at cityfortbragg.legistar.com.
Fort Bragg City Council: Monday, Jan. 27, 6 p.m., Town Hall. Fort Bragg School Board: special meeting Thursday, Jan. 23, 6 p.m., FBHS Room 306, 300Dana St., 707-961-3504.
Hospital Board: special meeting/study session regarding the future of OB services on the Mendocino Coast, Thursday, Jan. 23, 6 p.m., MCDH patient registration lobby.
Measure C Oversight Committee: Friday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m., MCDH Redwoods Room, 700 River Dr., Fort Bragg. 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.
Coastal Development Permits: Thursday, Jan. 23, 10a.m., Fort Bragg Public Library, 499E. Laurel St.
Events Thursday, Jan. 23
No listings received.
Friday, Jan. 24
Gentle Yoga: 10:30 a.m.-noon, Community Center of Mendocino, 998School St., Mendocino. Story Time: 11-11:30a.m., Fort Bragg Library, 499E. Laurel St. 707-964-2020.
Jazz: Frances Vanek and Co., 7:30p.m., North Coast Brewing Co., Sequoia Room, 444N. Main St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-3400.
Saturday, Jan. 25
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop: 10a.m.-noon, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, 707-9644352ext. 16.
Wild About Dragons Storytime: 10:30-11 a.m.; Dragon Kids Craft, 11a.m.-noon; Dragon Reading and Movie: “Voyage of the Down Treader,” 2-3p.m., Fort Bragg Library, 499E. Laurel St. 707-964-2020.
Whale Walks: 11 a.m.-noon, meet at MacKerricher State Park Visitor Center; 1p.m., meet at Ford House Visitor Center, Main Street, Mendocino, free, 707-937-4700, mendoparks.org. Saturdays through March 28. Walking Tour of Mendocino: 11 a.m.-1p.m., meet at the 45007 Albion Street entrance of the Kelley House Museum. Donation requested. Leashed dogs walk free.
All You Can Eat Crab Feed: Fort Bragg Rotary Club and Mendocino Coast Sports Foundation, noon-6p.m., Fort Bragg Firehouse, 141N. Main St. Tickets: Harvest, Pyorre Insurance, Sport Dodge or call 707-964-5915. Jazz: Mendonesians “Redux” with Mike Wollenberg, 7:30 p.m., North Coast Brewing Co., Sequoia Room, 444N. Main St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-3400.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Walking Tour of Mendocino: 11 a.m.-1p.m., meet at the 45007 Albion Street entrance of the Kelley House Museum. Donation requested. Leashed dogs walk free.
Blues and jazz: Earl Oliver, 6 p.m., Noyo River Grill, 32150 N. Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg.
Monday, Jan. 27
Mendocino Coast Audubon Society: 7 p.m., speaker Anna Halligan, “North Coast Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Strategies,” Caspar Community Center.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
SI Noyo Sunrise: 8-9a.m., Fort Bragg Senior Center, si-noyosunrise.org.
Tech Help: 1-3p.m., Fort Bragg Library, 499E. Laurel St., 707964-2020.
Lego Block Party: 3-4 p.m., Fort Bragg Library, 499E. Laurel St., 707-964-2020.
Science Talk: Janet Self of Flockworks on the intersection of Art and Science, 6:30-8 p.m., Downtown Noyo Center for Marine Science, 338 N. Main St., Fort Bragg.
Wednesday, Jan. 29
Mendocino County Bookmobile: Camps to Mendocino. 9-10 a.m., Chamberlain Creek Camp; 10:15-11:15 a.m., Parlin Fork Camp; 12:15-12:45p.m., Caspar Community Center; 1:30-2p.m., Community Center of Mendocino. 707-463-4694.
Adult Coloring: 10:30 a.m.noon, Fort Bragg Library, 499E. Laurel St., 707-964-2020. Walking Group, Mendocino: 3 p.m., weekly, meet at trailhead of the North Big River Road. 707-397-5575to confirm attendance. Free.
Fort Bragg Farmers Market: 3-5p.m., Old Rec Center Gym, Laurel at North Franklin.
Thursday, Jan. 30
Mendocino County Bookmobile: Westport to Albion. 9-9:30 a.m., Westport near post office; 10:10-11:15a.m., Three Rivers School; 11:15-11:45a.m., Albion School; noon-12:45 p.m., Albion Grocery; 1:30-2p.m., Elk Store. 707-463-4694.
Adult Book Group: monthly book discussion group, “Factfulness” by Hans Rosling, 2-3p.m., Fort Bragg Library, 499E. Laurel St. 707-964-2020.
Fort Bragg Little League 2020 Registration: 5 p.m., C. V. Starr. fortbragglittleleague.com. Blues and jazz: The Groovinators, 7p.m., Headlands Coffeehouse, 120E. Laurel St., Fort Bragg.
Friday, Jan. 31
HazMobile: household hazardous waste collection, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Fort Bragg Disposal, 219 Pudding Creek Road. mendorecycle.org.
Gentle Yoga: 10:30 a.m.-noon, Community Center of Mendocino, 998School St., Mendocino. Story Time: 11-11:30a.m., Fort Bragg Library, 499E. Laurel St. 707-964-2020.
Forum and film: 12:15-1:30 p.m., guest speaker Jim Culp screens his documentary, “Tolowa Story,” regarding tribal language and Native American culture, Senior Center, 490N. Harold St., Fort Bragg.
Science Talk: marine scientist and educator Adam Ratner on “Climate Hope — Optimism and Solutions around Climate Change,” 6:30-8p.m., Downtown Noyo Center, 338N. Main St., Fort Bragg.
Jazz: Sally Wells and Ira Rosenberg, 7:30p.m., North Coast Brewing Co., Sequoia Room, 444 N. Main St., Fort Bragg. 707964-3400.
Saturday, Feb. 1
HazMobile: household hazardous waste collection, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Fort Bragg Disposal, 219 Pudding Creek Road. mendorecycle.org.
Blues and jazz: Earl Oliver, 5 p.m., Django’s Rough Bar Cafe, 32096N. Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg. Noyo Center for Marine Science monthly beach clean-up: 10a.m., Noyo Harbor Beach. 707733-6696 ext. 102.noyocenter. org
Whale Walks: 11 a.m.-noon, meet at MacKerricher State Park Visitor Center; 1p.m., meet at Ford House Visitor Center, Main Street, Mendocino, free, 707-937-4700, mendoparks.org. Saturdays through March 28. Walking Tour of Mendocino: 11 a.m.-1p.m., meet at the 45007 Albion Street entrance of the Kelley House Museum. Donation requested. Leashed dogs walk free.
Sheriff Tom Allman’s Retirement Party: benefit for Search and Rescue Team, 4-10p.m., Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Carl Purdy Hall, Ukiah. 707-6716301.
English Country Dance: 7:30 p.m., Caspar Community Center. 707-397-5683.
Jazz: 2nd Hand Grass, 7:30 p.m., North Coast Brewing Co., Sequoia Room, 444N. Main St., Fort Bragg. 707-964-3400.
Sunday, Feb. 2
Walking Tour of Mendocino: 11 a.m.-1p.m., meet at the 45007 Albion Street entrance of the Kelley House Museum. Donation requested. Leashed dogs walk free.
Concerts
An Evening with Italian guitarist Beppe Gambetta: Friday, Jan. 31, 7:30p.m., Community Center of Mendocino, 998School St., Mendocino. 215-500-4513. Symphony of the Redwoods Winter Concert: Pianist James D’León performs Tchaikovsky, Saturday, Feb. 1, 7:30p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2, 2p.m., Cotton Auditorium, Fort Bragg. 707946-0898 or symphony@mcn. org.
On Stage
Mendocino Theatre Company: Sherry Glaser returns to MTC with her new show, “Sherry Glaser’s Greatest Hits … the Mendo Years, 1993-2018,” Saturday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, 2p.m., 45200Little Lake St., Mendocino. 707-937-4477, mendocinotheatre.org.
Movies
Coast Cinemas: 135 S. Franklin St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-2019, thecoastcinemas.com.
Breakfasts
Inglenook Community Center: 1st Sunday breakfast and rummage sale, 8-11:30a.m., Inglenook Community Center, 26500 N. Highway 1, six miles north of Fort Bragg.
Knights of Columbus: 2nd Sunday breakfast, 8a.m.-noon., St. Anthony’s Hall, North Lansing, Mendocino.
Caspar Community Center: 4th Sunday breakfast, 9-11a.m., January-November, 15051 Caspar Rd., 707-964-4997. Whitesboro Grange: 4th Sunday breakfast, 8-11:30a.m., 32510 Navarro Ridge Rd., Albion. Knights of Columbus: 5th Sunday, all-you-can-eat Mexican breakfast, 8a.m.-noon., St. Anthony’s Hall, North Lansing, Mendocino.
Live Music
Caspar Pub House: open mic/ jam session, Thursday, 6-9p.m.; live music, Friday and Saturday, 14957Caspar Rd.
Caspar Pub Night: 2nd Friday, all ages, free, 6:30-9:30 p.m., open mic for singers and musicians (three songs), Caspar Community Center, 15051Caspar Rd. Cucina Verona: acoustic music Friday, Saturday, 6:30-9p.m.; blues and jazz 4th Thursday; jazz standards with acoustic guitar, Sunday, Monday, 6-8:30 p.m., 124E. Laurel St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-6844.
Garcia River Casino: Saturdays, 22215 Windy Hollow Rd., Point Arena, 707-467-5300. Headlands Coffee House: Sundays, 2-5p.m., Monday-Saturday, 7-10p.m., 120Laurel St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-1987.
Heritage House: 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Butch Kwan; Friday and Saturday, Billy Schieve; Sunday, Steven Bates, 5200N. Hwy 1, Little River, 707-202-9000. MacCallum House: blues and jazz, Fridays, 7:30p.m., 45020 Albion St., Mendocino, 707-9370289.
Mendocino Jam: first Sundays, 3-5p.m., Community Center of Mendocino, corner Pine and School, 707-937-4133.
North Coast Brewing Company: Jazz at the Sequoia Room, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30p.m., 444N. Main St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-3400.
Patterson’s Pub: Wednesdays, 7p.m., 10485Lansing St., Mendocino, 707-937-4782.
Ravens Restaurant: Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., Stanford Inn, 44850Comptche-Ukiah Rd., Mendocino, 707-937-5615.
Dances
Line Dancing: Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Fridays, 9a.m., Redwood Coast Senior Center, 707-9640443.
Circle Dance: last Sundays, 3:30-5p.m., Community Center of Mendocino, corner Pine and School, 707-937-4133.
Tango Night: Sundays, 7:30-10 p.m., Greenwood Community Center, Elk. 707-937-0078. Tango Night: Mondays, 7-9 p.m., Weller House Inn, Redwood Ballroom, 524Stewart St., Fort Bragg, 707-734-0961, inquiries@tangomendocino.com. Tango Night: Thursdays, 7:3010p.m., Caspar Community Center, inquiries@tangomendocino.com.
Swing Dance: Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. Lindy Hop lessons; 6:30-9 p.m. dance party, Preston Hall, 44867Main St., Mendocino, 415-858-2886.
Gardening
Fort Bragg Garden Club: no meeting in July and August, otherwise on 2nd Monday, 1p.m., meeting room, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg. 510-909-6704.
Mendocino Community Garden: workdays, Thursday, 10 a.m.-1p.m. or noon, east side of Community Center of Mendocino, corner Pine and School. Stephen Schiff, 707-242-7873. Noyo Chapter American Rhododendron Society: general meetings, 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m., John Diederich Center, 208 Dana St., Fort Bragg.
Senior Kitchen Garden: help grow vegetables for the Senior Center’s lunch program. Workdays, Monday, 1-3 p.m., 490 N. Harold St., Fort Bragg, 707-9647673.
Museums
Ford House Visitor Center and Museum: Daily 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 45035 Main St., Mendocino, 707-937-5397, mendoparks.org. Fort Bragg Sea Glass Museum: Daily 10a.m.-5p.m., free tours, 17801N. Highway 1, Fort Bragg, 707-962-0590.
Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House: new exhibit, “Metaphor, Myth, & Politics: Art from Native Printmakers,” through May 10. Open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday, noon-4:30p.m., closed major holidays; docent-led tours of Sun House, Wednesday-Sunday, noon-3p.m., 431S. Main St., Ukiah, 707-467-2836.
Guest House Museum: Winter hours November-May, ThursdaySunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; 343 Main St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-4251. Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics: Winter hours, Wednesday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 225 E. Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg.
Kelley House Museum: new exhibit, “South of Main, Discovering the Lost Buildings of the Mendocino Headlands,” Jan. 24May 18, Museum and research center open Friday-Monday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; walking tours, Saturday and Sunday, 11a.m., 45007Albion St., Mendocino, 707-937-5791.
Little River Museum: Open by appointment. Exhibits: the Little River Pioneer Cemetery, the Pomo Indian language and maps to their local trails, photographs by James Garretson. Free admission. Available for small meetings and events, 707-937-2014. Mendocino County Museum: “Natural Expressions: Art Inspired by Mendocino County,” through March 15, includes paintings, fiber art, and various crafts made from Mendocino County’s rich natural resources. 400E. Commercial St., Willits, open Wednesday-Friday, 10a.m.5p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon- 4 p.m., 707-972-6458. Whales and More: Noyo Center for Marine Science’s Crow’s Nest Interpretive Center, South Coast Trail, 10a.m.-4p.m., ThursdayMonday, and the Downtown Discovery Center, 338N. Main St., open daily at 11a.m., closed Tuesday and Thursday. noyocenter.org, 707-733-NOYO, info@ noyocenter.org.
Point Arena Lighthouse: museum and tower tours daily, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Labor Day to Memorial Day weekend, 45500 Lighthouse Rd., Point Arena, 877-725-4448.
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse: Light station and The Lightkeeper’s House Museum, daily, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 45300 Lighthouse Road, Mendocino, 707-9376122.
Triangle Tattoo and Museum: Free tours upon request, daily, noon-7p.m., 356B N. Main, Fort Bragg, 707-964-8814.
Libraries
Coast Community Library: Monday, noon-6p.m.; Tuesday, 10a.m.-6p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8p.m.; Thursday, noon-8 p.m.; Friday, noon-6p.m.; Saturday, noon-3p.m.; closed Sunday except for special programs, 225 Main St., Point Arena, 707-8823114.
Mendocino Community Library: Monday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday, 10a.m.-3 p.m.; closed Sundays, corner of William and Little Lake Street, Mendocino, 707-937-5773. Mendocino County Public Library: closed Sunday-Monday; Tuesday-Thursday, 10a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free Internet access, wifi 24⁄7, 499E. Laurel St., Fort Bragg, 707-9642020.
Pacific Textile Arts: Library with books and magazines on all aspects of textile arts, Thursday, 1:30-3:30p.m. Saturday, 11a.m.1p.m., or by appt., 450Alger St. (off east end of Laurel), Fort Bragg, 707-964-3600.