Community Calendar

This year, Taste Mendocino has evolved into an epic weekend-long event featuring the Mendocino Winegrowers Inc. annual wine competition on Friday, June 26 followed by a winemaker dinner at Ukiah Brewing Company featuring Terragena Wine in the evening.

The special 6-course dinner and wine pairing starts at 7:30pm on Friday, June 26 at Ukiah Brewing Company with Chef Matt Allison and Terragena winemaker and founder, Chris Buchanan, as part of the newly envisioned Bacchanal Mendocino. Tickets are $125, inclusive of gratuity, and can be purchased online: https://toast.app/r/ukiah-brewing-company/experiences/bacchanal-mendocino-winemaker-dinner.

Ways of Seeing: Photographic Images and Visual Art
By coast artist Mary Rose Kaczorowski
A curated collection of works at Headlands Coffee House
120 Laurel Street Fort Bragg, California
HOURS Sunday – Wednesday 7 AM - 3 PM
Thursday – Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM

Any child can come to Dana Gray Elementary School (1197 Chestnut Street) to receive a FREE BREAKFAST and/or a FREE LUNCH from June 10 through July 9. Breakfast is served 8:00-8:30 a.m. and Lunch is served 11:00-11:45 a.m. Mondays through Fridays. Kids can just drop in during service time.
We’re happy to accommodate groups of children. If you are bringing a group please call the kitchen in the morning and leave a message saying how many will come, so they’ll have plenty ready for you 961-3648.
Free meals are only available to minors during the dates and times listed.
Meals are provided by Fort Bragg Unified School District and USDA. USDA and FBUSD are equal opportunity providers and employers.
For more information please call Pilar Gray at 961-3521 or 961-2850.
Additional Summer Feeding Sites can be found on-line at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/summersites.asp or by calling 1-866-3-HUNGRY
FBUSD is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

FIRST FRIDAY - Photo of the Month - Featured photographer John Birchard’s new image, Mendocino Sunset Panorama, 38” x 14” ultra-wide-pano landscape photo debuts starting First Friday, April 3rd, 2026 at the Mendocino Coast Photographers Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA. This exhibition continues all month.

Join us and have a look at the Featured Photo of the Month by John Birchard, snacks, lots of wonderful photos and ceramics and to meet the other members of the gallery.

The Ocean Wave Quilt Guild in Fort Bragg is having their 30th annual 2 day quilt show, "Gardens by The Sea", Saturday June 27th 10-5 and Sunday 28th 10-4. They will be selling tickets for their beautifully designed opportunity quilt with the same title "Gardens by The Sea", the quilt size is 72" x 92". The tickets are $5.00 ea. or 3 for $10.00. There will also be over 150 quilts on display, great vendors, fabulous basket raffles and a featured artist. A new venue added to the quilt show this year is The Country Store, where handmade items will be for sale. The show is located at the Dana Gray Elementary School, 1197 Chestnut Street, Fort Bragg, CA. For more information go to oceanwavequilters.com/fort-bragg-quilt-show/ for entry

FARMERS MARKET STORY HOUR
With the Ukiah Branch Library
Saturdays from 10-11 AM
Ukiah Farmers Market
399-359 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482

Welcome to the 2026 Farmers Market Reading season! The Ukiah Branch Library invites families and folks of all ages to visit our reading station at the Ukiah Farmers Market every Saturday, May through October. This longstanding, volunteer-run program provides an hour of age-appropriate read-alouds to market goers from 10 – 11 a.m., weather permitting. We hope to see you there.

Please note that rain and/or temperatures exceeding 95 degrees Fahrenheit will cancel Saturday’s Farmers Market Reading Time. This program is free for all and is sponsored in part by the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library and the Mendocino County Library. For more information, please contact the library at 707-463-4490.

HORA DE LECTURA DEL MERCADO DE AGRICULTORES
Con la biblioteca de Ukiah
Sábados de 10:00 a 11:00 a.m.
Mercado de Agricultores de Ukiah
399-359 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482

¡Bienvenidos a la temporada 2026 del Mercado de Agricultores de Reading! La Biblioteca de Ukiah invita a familias y personas de todas las edades a visitar nuestra estación de lectura en el Mercado Agrícola de Ukiah todos los sábados de mayo a octubre. Este programa, de larga trayectoria y dirigido por voluntarios, ofrece una hora de lectura en voz alta, apropiada para cada edad, a los asistentes del mercado de 10 a 11 a.m., si el clima lo permite. ¡Esperamos verlos allí!

Tenga en cuenta que la lluvia y/o las temperaturas superiores a 95 grados Fahrenheit cancelarán el Tiempo de Lectura del Mercado de Agricultores de ese sábado. Este programa es gratuito para todos y está patrocinado en parte por los Amigos de la Biblioteca del Valle de Ukiah y la Biblioteca del Condado de Mendocino. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con la biblioteca al 707-463-4490.

FARMERS MARKET READING TIME
With the Ukiah Branch Library
Saturdays from 10-11 AM
Ukiah Farmers Market
399-359 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482

Welcome to the 2026 Farmers Market Reading season! The Ukiah Branch Library invites families and folks of all ages to visit our reading station at the Ukiah Farmers Market every Saturday, May through October. This longstanding, volunteer-run program provides an hour of age-appropriate read-alouds to market goers from 10 – 11 a.m., weather permitting. We hope to see you there.

Please note that rain and/or temperatures exceeding 95 degrees Fahrenheit will cancel Saturday’s Farmers Market Reading Time. This program is free for all and is sponsored in part by the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library and the Mendocino County Library. For more information, please contact the library at 707-463-4490.

HORA DE LECTURA DEL MERCADO DE AGRICULTORES
Con la biblioteca de Ukiah
Sábados de 10:00 a 11:00 a. m.
Mercado de Agricultores de Ukiah
399-359 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482

¡Bienvenidos a la temporada 2026 del Mercado de Agricultores de Reading! La Biblioteca de Ukiah invita a familias y personas de todas las edades a visitar nuestra estación de lectura en el Mercado Agrícola de Ukiah todos los sábados de mayo a octubre. Este programa, de larga trayectoria y dirigido por voluntarios, ofrece una hora de lectura en voz alta, apropiada para cada edad, a los asistentes del mercado de 10 a 11 a.m., si el clima lo permite. ¡Esperamos verlos allí!

Tenga en cuenta que la lluvia y/o las temperaturas superiores a 95 grados Fahrenheit cancelarán el Tiempo de Lectura del Mercado de Agricultores de ese sábado. Este programa es gratuito para todos y está patrocinado en parte por los Amigos de la Biblioteca del Valle de Ukiah y la Biblioteca del Condado de Mendocino. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con la biblioteca al 707-463-4490.

Drop-in art lesson with Suzi Long! Come earn your CREATIVE LICENSE and paint the Noyo Bridge. No experience necessary! Learn a few tricks, enjoy the bridge view and have a great 2 hours in a beautiful new gallery!

In June Partners Gallery is showing the work of Pamela Hahn.
In this exhibit Hahn further explores her love of collage combined with encaustic paint. She has sourced elements from her stamp collection, fragments of family correspondence and pages from a
disassembled centuries-old dictionary and child’s reader.
Her paintings reflect her fascination with the ever-changing qualities of her garden and coastal environment.

The show opens June 11 and continues through July 6.
There’s a Second Saturday Meet the Artist June 13, 5-7pm.
The gallery is closed July 4th.

Hours are Thursday - Monday, 11 am to 4 pm
www.partnersgallery.com

Travel back in time and down the aisle at the Kelley House Museum during “Tying the Knot: Bridal Fashion Unveiled.” Featuring archival photographs, artwork, and historic wedding dresses worn by Mendocino brides from the mid-1860s to 1914, this exhibit showcases evolving trends in bridal styles: from a woman’s “Sunday best” dress to sequins and lace, from bright colors to pure white. You’ll even learn about a few Mendocino love stories along the way. Exhibit runs June 4, 2026 – August 31, 2026. Hours: Thursday – Monday, 11am – 3pm
Opening reception: Saturday, June 13th, 4pm – 5:30pm