Community Calendar

English Country Dance is Fun, Friendly, Folk Dance for All! Live music with "Take a Dance" the Mendocino ECD Orchestra. No partner or previous experience necessary. Please wear comfortable, smooth-soled shoes.
Lesson at 7:30, Dancing 8:00 to 10:00pm. All dances taught and prompted.

We welcome folks to come experience the joy of English Country Dance with live music every fourth Saturday of the month. Newcomers and 30 and under are free. A caller teaches the basic dance steps from 7:30-8 and the dance begins at 8pm, and continues til 10 with a break in the middle. It's a very friendly dance environment with more experienced dancers helping those coming for the first time. It's fun, good exercise for the body and soul. Come on out and meet your neighbors and join in a delightful community event

Live band, with caller to teach steps used in simple country dances. Come before 7:30 to get signed in. Instruction begins promptly at 7:30. Wear comfortable clothes and smooth-soled shoes. Friendly folks, no partner necessary, everybody dances with everybody. Soooo much fun!!

English Country Dance is a fun, friendly, folk dance for everyone. Newcomers are always welcome, There is a caller who teaches the steps to the dances at 7:30-8PM, and calls each dance throughout the evening
(8-10PM). The "Take a Dance" Band plays for the monthly dances. Find more information and calendar of upcoming dances at our website, www.mendoecd.org
Bring your water bottle and wear comfortable, smooth-soled shoes. Mask wearing is optional. Of course, if you do not feel well, please stay home. You don't need a partner; everybody dances with everybody. Come join us.

Youth, adults, and families are invited to join us for a fun day of community engagement and service as we work together to make Lake Mendocino a cleaner, greener place! Our goal is to help keep Lake Mendocino free of tobacco product waste, including cigarette butts and other tobacco and vaping waste, while beautifying and protecting our natural environment.

Beyond the cleanup, this event will help bring greater attention to the environmental harms of tobacco product waste and help us better understand the scope of the problem in our community. During the event, we will collect baseline data on tobacco product waste found at Lake Mendocino, including the amount, types, brands, and number of tobacco products and related waste items collected. This information will help document the extent of tobacco product waste and establish a baseline for measuring changes over time following implementation of the Eliminate Tobacco Products to Address Tobacco Waste policy.

Clean Soil. Clean Waterways. Healthy Communities. Come spend the day outdoors, connect with your community, and make a positive impact on one of our local natural spaces. Every piece of tobacco waste we remove helps create a cleaner environment for people, wildlife, and future generations.

Meeting location: Pomo A, located at the North end of Lake Mendocino.

Bring your family, bring a friend, and help us make a difference—one piece of litter at a time!

Think activism in Mendocino started with the hippies in the '60s? Think again! Mendocino boasts a long history of political and social activism, and the Kelley House Museum’s latest exhibit showcases the powerful art that has demanded change across the eras. Marvel at the artistry behind historic posters for women’s suffrage, the Whale War boycott, and the Peace Fair. Have a laugh at the anti-war napkin art of the ’60s or feel the raw weight of the hand-drawn signs from today’s protest marches. This exhibit also features striking pieces from contemporary local creators, such as the story of Coyote depicted in Jewelina Acosta’s wall-sized painting. We are also proud to display incredible loaned works from Eric Wilder, Winsor Kinkade, Kiera Poehlmann, David Bacon, Lillian Galedo, Gerri Sorkin, John Hewitt, and more.
Mendocino artists don't just paint history – they shape it! View where we’ve been, feel the passion of the fight, and get inspired to use your voice, your markers, or your paintbrush to demand the change you wish to see in the world.
This exhibit was co-curated by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum Curator, and Dav Bell, Mendocino Art Center Executive Director. Special thanks to Robert Dominy and Indivisible for documenting local protest movements, and to Carol Dominy for research assistance.
The Art of Resistance poster was made by Michelle Noe featuring artwork from Gerri Sorkin, Jacques Helfer, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, and other unknown artists.
Exhibit runs September 3, 2026 – February 28, 2027
September – December: Thursday – Monday, 11AM-3PM
January – February: Friday – Sunday, 11AM-3PM

In October Partners is presenting a show of large acrylic paintings by Virginia Sharkey called “Terra.” She says:

“My subject is what underlies us on this physical plane:
what holds us up. It may be called earth, duff, dust, clods, muck or the stuff under our feet. or as scientists say: ‘This is not dirt: it is a living organism called soil.’ At any rate, these paintings are explorations and metaphors for what’s underneath us, our ground and the idea of growth.”

The show opens October 8 and continues through November 9.
There’s a Second Saturday Meet the Artist October 10, 5-7pm.

Hours are Thursday - Monday, 11 am to 4 pm

interactive board game- evacuation game to develop thinking skill for responding during a wild fire. using real local maps and realistic scenarios, players will navigate changing conditions and unexpected challenges. hosted by mendocino county fire safe council.

This month, Jug Handle Creek Nature Center invites community members, families, and visitors to look closer through The Creatures That Spook Us, a free monthly three-part educational series featuring experienced educators and live animal ambassadors.

The Creatures That Spook Us about Bats — Sunday, October 25 at 1 p.m.
Our first program features NorCal Bats, exploring the natural history, behavior, ecological importance, and common myths surrounding bats. Participants will have the extraordinary opportunity to observe live California-native bats and learn about their conservation needs.

For a heartfelt comedy of what constitutes real value in life, Bakersfield Mist runs at Willits Community Theatre September 18 through October 4. In the play by Stephen Sachs, a hard-tongued trailer woman swears a thrift store painting she bought is a Jackson Pollock worth millions. She only has to convince an effete and opinionated art expert. Shows are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:00pm, Sunday Matinees at 2:00pm. Tickets are $25, available at www.wctperformingartscenter.org, or the door. Due to adult language and sexual content, the show is not appropriate for patrons under 17 unless accompanied by an adult.