Community Calendar

A Woman’s Place Was Everywhere:
How Working Women Shaped Mendocino
Exhibit Runs October 2, 2025– March 29, 2026
Opening Reception Honoring Local Businesswomen: Saturday, October 11, 4pm – 5:30pm
While men wielded the axes that built the town of Mendocino, women built the community that made it last. Look beyond the big trees and lumber mills to discover the vibrant world of “women’s work.” Through their own diaries, photos, and oral histories, this exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, nurses, artists, teachers, madams, and philanthropists who laid the foundation for the Mendocino we know today. Discover how their creativity, resilience, and hard work—both paid and unpaid—shaped the legacy of the Mendocino Coast in ways history books often overlook. Nominate your own local heroine, past or present during your visit. Bring a photo if you have one.
Museum Hours:
October – December: Thurs – Mon, 11am – 3pm
January – March: Fri – Sun, 11am – 3pm

Willits Center for the Arts Small Works Call to Members

Time to get ready for Small Works!

Willits Center for the Arts is looking for member artists to exhibit smaller pieces (2D pieces 12" x 16" or under) for sale during our annual Small Works Show in December. It’s only $30 and up to become a member/renew and that can happen at the curator drop off in December! Paintings, sculpture, fabric, glass, prints, photographs, sets of greeting cards and more are welcome. Please plan to deliver your art to the gallery on Tuesday December 2, 2025, between 10am and 2pm. Show opens on December 6, 2025. For questions about submissions, please contact the Gallery Curator at margi@mcn.org

A Woman’s Place Was Everywhere:
How Working Women Shaped Mendocino
Exhibit Runs October 2, 2025– March 29, 2026
Opening Reception Honoring Local Businesswomen: Saturday, October 11, 4pm – 5:30pm
While men wielded the axes that built the town of Mendocino, women built the community that made it last. Look beyond the big trees and lumber mills to discover the vibrant world of “women’s work.” Through their own diaries, photos, and oral histories, this exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, nurses, artists, teachers, madams, and philanthropists who laid the foundation for the Mendocino we know today. Discover how their creativity, resilience, and hard work—both paid and unpaid—shaped the legacy of the Mendocino Coast in ways history books often overlook. Nominate your own local heroine, past or present during your visit. Bring a photo if you have one.
Museum Hours:
October – December: Thurs – Mon, 11am – 3pm
January – March: Fri – Sun, 11am – 3pm

Willits Center for the Arts Small Works Call to Members

Time to get ready for Small Works!

Willits Center for the Arts is looking for member artists to exhibit smaller pieces (2D pieces 12" x 16" or under) for sale during our annual Small Works Show in December. It’s only $30 and up to become a member/renew and that can happen at the curator drop off in December! Paintings, sculpture, fabric, glass, prints, photographs, sets of greeting cards and more are welcome. Please plan to deliver your art to the gallery on Tuesday December 2, 2025, between 10am and 2pm. Show opens on December 6, 2025. For questions about submissions, please contact the Gallery Curator at margi@mcn.org

A Woman’s Place Was Everywhere:
How Working Women Shaped Mendocino
Exhibit Runs October 2, 2025– March 29, 2026
Opening Reception Honoring Local Businesswomen: Saturday, October 11, 4pm – 5:30pm
While men wielded the axes that built the town of Mendocino, women built the community that made it last. Look beyond the big trees and lumber mills to discover the vibrant world of “women’s work.” Through their own diaries, photos, and oral histories, this exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, nurses, artists, teachers, madams, and philanthropists who laid the foundation for the Mendocino we know today. Discover how their creativity, resilience, and hard work—both paid and unpaid—shaped the legacy of the Mendocino Coast in ways history books often overlook. Nominate your own local heroine, past or present during your visit. Bring a photo if you have one.
Museum Hours:
October – December: Thurs – Mon, 11am – 3pm
January – March: Fri – Sun, 11am – 3pm

Willits Center for the Arts Small Works Call to Members

Time to get ready for Small Works!

Willits Center for the Arts is looking for member artists to exhibit smaller pieces (2D pieces 12" x 16" or under) for sale during our annual Small Works Show in December. It’s only $30 and up to become a member/renew and that can happen at the curator drop off in December! Paintings, sculpture, fabric, glass, prints, photographs, sets of greeting cards and more are welcome. Please plan to deliver your art to the gallery on Tuesday December 2, 2025, between 10am and 2pm. Show opens on December 6, 2025. For questions about submissions, please contact the Gallery Curator at margi@mcn.org

A Woman’s Place Was Everywhere:
How Working Women Shaped Mendocino
Exhibit Runs October 2, 2025– March 29, 2026
Opening Reception Honoring Local Businesswomen: Saturday, October 11, 4pm – 5:30pm
While men wielded the axes that built the town of Mendocino, women built the community that made it last. Look beyond the big trees and lumber mills to discover the vibrant world of “women’s work.” Through their own diaries, photos, and oral histories, this exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, nurses, artists, teachers, madams, and philanthropists who laid the foundation for the Mendocino we know today. Discover how their creativity, resilience, and hard work—both paid and unpaid—shaped the legacy of the Mendocino Coast in ways history books often overlook. Nominate your own local heroine, past or present during your visit. Bring a photo if you have one.
Museum Hours:
October – December: Thurs – Mon, 11am – 3pm
January – March: Fri – Sun, 11am – 3pm

Willits Center for the Arts Small Works Call to Members

Time to get ready for Small Works!

Willits Center for the Arts is looking for member artists to exhibit smaller pieces (2D pieces 12" x 16" or under) for sale during our annual Small Works Show in December. It’s only $30 and up to become a member/renew and that can happen at the curator drop off in December! Paintings, sculpture, fabric, glass, prints, photographs, sets of greeting cards and more are welcome. Please plan to deliver your art to the gallery on Tuesday December 2, 2025, between 10am and 2pm. Show opens on December 6, 2025. For questions about submissions, please contact the Gallery Curator at margi@mcn.org

A Woman’s Place Was Everywhere:
How Working Women Shaped Mendocino
Exhibit Runs October 2, 2025– March 29, 2026
Opening Reception Honoring Local Businesswomen: Saturday, October 11, 4pm – 5:30pm
While men wielded the axes that built the town of Mendocino, women built the community that made it last. Look beyond the big trees and lumber mills to discover the vibrant world of “women’s work.” Through their own diaries, photos, and oral histories, this exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, nurses, artists, teachers, madams, and philanthropists who laid the foundation for the Mendocino we know today. Discover how their creativity, resilience, and hard work—both paid and unpaid—shaped the legacy of the Mendocino Coast in ways history books often overlook. Nominate your own local heroine, past or present during your visit. Bring a photo if you have one.
Museum Hours:
October – December: Thurs – Mon, 11am – 3pm
January – March: Fri – Sun, 11am – 3pm

Willits Center for the Arts Small Works Call to Members

Time to get ready for Small Works!

Willits Center for the Arts is looking for member artists to exhibit smaller pieces (2D pieces 12" x 16" or under) for sale during our annual Small Works Show in December. It’s only $30 and up to become a member/renew and that can happen at the curator drop off in December! Paintings, sculpture, fabric, glass, prints, photographs, sets of greeting cards and more are welcome. Please plan to deliver your art to the gallery on Tuesday December 2, 2025, between 10am and 2pm. Show opens on December 6, 2025. For questions about submissions, please contact the Gallery Curator at margi@mcn.org