League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County co-sponsored a webinar about the proposed expansion of offshore oil drilling. The event was designed to educate and empower attendees to submit public comment to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management before the deadline of January 23 (this Friday) at 2:00 p.m. The multi-organization education video can […]

The Fort Bragg Food Bank is reaching out with a special request.  As the weather turns colder and wetter, our unhoused neighbors are in urgent need of tents, sleeping bags, rain gear, and warm clothing. New or gently used items can make a huge difference—and even save a life. Needed items include: Tents, Sleeping bags, […]

Saturday, March 7, join State Parks and MendoParks  staff and docents to spot gray whales at the Guided Whale Walks at the Whale Watching Station at Mendocino Headlands State Park anytime between 11 and 2pm  Free, donations accepted; binoculars provided; all ages: leashed dogs OK; bumpy trail, strollers not recommended

FRIDAY NIGHT VIP AND TRADITIONAL FEEDS ARE SOLD OUT More choices than ever! For the Mendocino Knights of Columbus 49th Annual Crab Feed, with Hugh ( from the Coast) as MC for the event where you can choose between the traditional evening feed, the VIP feed, or a wonderful luncheon or takeout.  All includes fresh […]

Join the Willits Library for Create It, Make It, Break It!  Fridays in January from 3:30 - 5:00 PM.  This month they will be building Prop Cars , rain gauges, kite and paper airplane. Each program is free and is best suited for youth between the ages of 9 and 14 years old.

Friday night in Fort Bragg is skate night at the Old Rec Center from 6 to 8.  Rent a pair of skates of bring your own skates

This Friday in celebrating our inaugural 4th Frey-Day Live Music event at Frey Vineyards  with music by The Vultures. Come dressed in your best Beatnik outfit with a chance to win a door prize! Wines by the glass and non-alcoholic beverages for sale. Food available for purchase from It’s A Bao Time. No outside food […]

Have the storms left tree parts all over your neighborhood? Get together with your neighbors for a Community Chipper Day. Chipper days allow neighborhood residents to create and maintain defensible space around their homes, and along roadsides necessary for ingress and egress into and out of the neighborhood.  For all the details and to sign […]

MendoParks is seeking Docents/volunteers for our gorgeous State Park visitor centers - providing historical information, selling gift shop items, and supporting local MendoParks and State Park events. MendoParks is a non-profit that supports educational and various projects at Mendocino's State Parks – it receives no tax dollars. If you are interested,  email (mailto:director@mendoparks.org)

The City of Ukiah is offering monthly First Aid & CPR Training at the Alex Rorabaugh Recreation Center.  To register at Ukiah Rec Desk. For questions about the class, email ALJCPR@SONOC.NET

Saturday January 24 will be a play date with "Dancing Grandpa" in a fun time for families and young children at the Redwood Grange.  The morning will include free play, creative movement, theater games, physical comedy, clowning around and simple fun and silliness.  Bring your kids and your "kid at heart"

In anticipation of the Mendocino Community Library's popular February Presidents' Day Book Sale, they are happily accepting book donations.. This is a golden opportunity to recycle all the books you read last year. Please bring all your re-saleable books, DVDs, and puzzles to the library during our hours of opening: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday […]

The Little Lake Grange will be hosting and sponsoring the second Local Food Security Town Hall on Satuday January 24  Timely topics and small group conversation will be Food Distribution Supply Chains, Community Gardens, School Gardens,  Local Farmers & Market, Emergency Food Supply, Local Nutrition and Medicinals, Shelter.  Come to ask questions, generate solutions and […]

SATURDAY TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR   More choices than ever! For the Mendocino Knights of Columbus 49th Annual Crab Feed, with Hugh ( from the Coast) as MC for the event where you can choose between the traditional evening feed, the VIP feed, or a wonderful luncheon or takeout.  All includes fresh crab, garlic […]

The new aquarium at Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park is up and running, and they will be showing it to you this weekend, January 24th and 25th.   Join Sarah Grimes and Heather King, learn more about the intertidal zones of the Mendocino Coast, and meet a few of the creatures that live in […]

Our Climate Crisis work group of the Grass Roots Institute will be showing 3 short, upbeat films on Saturday, Jan. 24th at 1:30  and there will be plenty of time for discussion after each film. The films are FREE and will be shown upstairs at the Company Store, above the Cookie Company in Fort Bragg. Use […]

Tired of reality? Want to try a dip in the ocean, or a sword game all from the safety of the Ukiah Branch Library? Join them January 24 from 2 – 5 p.m. to explore a broad range of virtual environments using the library’s Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 goggles.Event limited to ages […]

You don't have to travel to the tropics to see organisms that glow at night! California has organisms that are bioluminescent and produce their own light to attract mates, get rid of predators, or to help them find a new place to live. There are also plenty of these at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens […]

Dining With The Stars Gala, the 11th Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday, January 24 benefiting the Alex Rorabaugh Recreation Center and the Beckstoffer Gym  Dinner catered by Ellery Clark Catering• Wine  donated by Frey Vineyards• Silent & Live Auctions featuring vacation stays in Mexico, Tahoe, the Mendocino Coast, and Hawaii• Live music and […]

The 33rd annual Professional Pianists Concerts will be at the Mendocino College Center Theatre on Saturday, January 24 at 7 , and Sunday, January 25 at 2 Artists performing on Saturday evening, are: Spencer Brewer - Original Contemporary Classical & Blues Elena Casanova - Cuban Classical & Jazz Tammy L. Hall - Fusion of Jazz, […]

Forth Saturday month is English County Dance night at the Caspar Community Center for non-challenging, uplifting community dancing, with no partner required.  

Saturday Night Superstars concert for January 24 will be Paul Rogers recorded at the Troubadour in West Hollwood on January 31, 1994

The 19th Annual New Play Festival at Mendocino College is seeking play submissions.  Do you have a short play, about 10 pages long,  you would like to submit to the  New Play Festival?  They want to read it. Email your script to MCNewPlayFest@gmail.com. In your email include:  your full name, the title of play, a […]

As the City of Fort Bragg begins planning for the upcoming Fourth of July celebration, they are exploring options for the annual fireworks show. The City would love to hear from  community about what you’d like to see this year. Would you prefer we continue with fireworks, or would you like a drone light show […]

The Community Foundation of Mendocino County is now accepting applications for the Community Enrichment Grant Program.  The goal of the Community Enrichment Grant Program is to support projects and programs that have a broad reach and impact while proactively addressing key issues in each region of our county.  For a complete list of priority areas […]

Join the Whitesboro Grange for breakfast this Sunday, January 25 from 8 to 11:30AM as they roll out a new, streamlined breakfast service designed to keep this long-standing tradition going strong for our community! You'll enjoy a hearty, homestyle breakfast featuring all your classic favorites, eggs, ham slice, fluffy pancakes with either maple or homemade […]

Anderson Valley Variety Show is an annual Anderson Valley theater event began in 1992 as a fundraiser for the Anderson Valley Grange #669 and has continued 34 years. Produced by members of the community for the enjoyment of all. Dancers, singers, storytellers, silly skits and animal acts, magic, acrobatic performances…if people (or creatures) do it…they'll […]

The Little Lake Grange Pancake Breakfast is the fourth Sunday, of the month, serving, what they call, "a plate of the best “scratch” pancakes & local farm scramble eggs to be found anywhere around."  All you can eat pancakes, choose our Sourdough Wholegrain, Hank’s Famous Buttermilk Pancakes or Gluten-free, Beeler’s Quality Bacon, Organic Local Farm […]

The 4th Sunday of the month is the Caspar 4th Sunday Breakfast from 9 to 11am at the Caspar Community Center.  Each month has a different menu featuring organic, locally sourced food

Fungi inhabit every aspect of the world around us, from our bodies to the land around us. They make partnerships with organisms, parasitize others, and keep the forests from piling high with logs or other plant debris. Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens will host a walk to  survey the Gardens' grounds for fruiting bodies (mushrooms) and […]

The new aquarium at Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park is up and running, and they will be showing it to you this weekend, January 24th and 25th.   Join Sarah Grimes and Heather King, learn more about the intertidal zones of the Mendocino Coast, and meet a few of the creatures that live in […]

The 33rd annual Professional Pianists Concerts will be at the Mendocino College Center Theatre on Saturday, January 24 at 7 , and Sunday, January 25 at 2 Artists performing on Saturday evening, are: Spencer Brewer - Original Contemporary Classical & Blues Elena Casanova - Cuban Classical & Jazz Tammy L. Hall - Fusion of Jazz, […]

Opus Chamber Music presents Bach on Marimbas Sunday January 25th.  Jack Van Geem, world renowned percussionist with San Francisco Symphony and Daniel Hallett will perform J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations on two marimbas.