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 707-961-2850 or visit http:// www.fbusd.us/.
Thursday, March 4 Mendocino County Bookmobile:
Westport near Post Office, 9:30-10a.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. 707-234-2874, mendolibrary.org. Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg noon-1p.m., Joanne Frazer, 707-964-6344.
Open Mic ZOOM Poetry, 7p.m., Fort Bragg Public Library, via Zoom. 707-964-2020, fortbragglibrary.org.
Understanding QuickBooks: 3-4 p.m., West Business Development Center Zoom workshop. westcenter.org.
Friday, March 5 Stop that scratching:
10 a.m.-1 p.m., Free Frontline+flea/tick repellent for dogs of Food Bank clients. Fort Bragg Food Bank, 910 N. Franklin St. Second Chance, 7070-964-7770, secondchancefortbragg.org.
Susan Waterfall presents Debussy Preludes, Book II, noon-1:15p.m. mendocinomusic.org.
Sunday, March 7
Blues and Jazz with Earl Oliver: 1p.m., Noyo River Grill, 32150N. Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg.
Monday, March 8
Fort Bragg Garden Club meeting, 1
p.m. Guest speaker, Sakina Bush. For link to Zoom meeting, visit fbgardenclub.com.
Tuesday, March 9
League of Women Voters-Mendocino County March meeting, 6 p.m., via Zoom. Program presented by the Housing Action Team-North Coast Mendocino County (HAT). Visit LWVMendo.org or call 707937-4952.
Science Talk, 6p.m., Janet Clarke, “Overeating and Spending Time with the Kids: Whales Summering in the Alaska Arctic,” Noyo Center for Marine Science. noyocenter.org.
Wednesday, March 10 Tax Prep for Small Business Owners: 11a.m.-noon., West Business Development Center Zoom workshop. westcenter.org. Fort Bragg Farmers Market: 3-5:30p.m., 400block of North Franklin Street, Fort Bragg. mcfarm.org.
Redwood Writer’s Club Virtual Workshop, 6-7:30 p.m. All members and the public are invited to attend. There is a fee. For registration and information, https://bit. ly/RWindigo.
Thursday, March 11
Medicare HICAP counseling appointments available today and March 25. 1-800-434-0223for an appointment.
Coast Women in Business presents “How to Use Podcasting to Market Your Business, Creative Work, or a Good Cause,” 8to 9:30a.m. Free via Zoom — register at https://bit.ly/3jYnIeu. More info.: visit https://coastwomeninbusiness.com/. Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg noon-1p.m., Joanne Frazer, 707-964-6344.
Exhibiting Your Art in a Virtual World: 1-2p.m., West Business Development Center Zoom workshop. westcenter.org.
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 8p.m. on local public radio station kzyx.org. A reading of “The Clod” will be presented on Thursday, March 4, at 7p.m. 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-19Shelter-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: 45035Main 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. 431S. Main St., Ukiah, 707-467-2836, gracehudsonmuseum.org.
Guest House Museum: 343 Main
St., Fort Bragg, 707-964-4251, fortbragghistory.org.
Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics: 225 E. Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg. Kelley House Museum: Museum and research center, 45007Albion 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: 400E. 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, 707733-NOYO, info@noyocenter.org. Point Arena Lighthouse: 45500 Lighthouse Rd., Point Arena, 877725-4448, pointarenalighthouse. com.
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse: 45300 Lighthouse 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, 707-937-5773. 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 10and 4:30. Return items Tue-Fri between 11 and 3. Call 964-2020Mon-Fri between 10-5to 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. 450Alger 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. Please contact us about how to publicize paid classes and workshops. All content is subject to editing.