Community Calendar

It’s going to be a hoppy summer thanks to the Kelley House Museum’s new exhibit on Mendocino’s beer brewing heritage. On Tap traces the deep roots and rich stories behind one of Northern California’s most spirited industries—from the small breweries that served the local lumber workers to the craft beer renaissance that put Mendocino on the national brewing map. Kelley House members are invited to an opening reception on Saturday, June 7th, 4:00pm – 5:30pm.

The exhibit showcases the evidence left behind by the 19th century breweries through archival photographs, newspaper clippings, and maps, while spotlighting the people—German immigrants, local entrepreneurs, and counterculture trailblazers—who turned hops and barley into a beverage that has sustained the community for almost two centuries. Well, except for those Prohibition years, but even then the beer makers and consumers could not be thwarted! (You’ll have to visit the exhibit to discover what a “blind pig” was.) Learn how the region’s natural abundance, independent spirit, and love of experimentation gave rise to groundbreaking breweries like the North Coast Brewing Company, one of the pioneer craft beer makers in the United States. Guest Curator: Robert Dominy.

Painted with Fire exhibit opens at Willits Center for the Arts

The Willits Center for the Arts presents Painted with Fire, with wood-fired ceramics by Leslie Campbell, Jason Sanovich, and Margi Gomez. This wide ranging exhibit, featuring functional stoneware as well as sculpture, opens on Saturday September 6 in the WCA galleries. See an outstanding presentation of the ages-old but newly popular ceramic art, and enjoy tasty nibbles, live music, artist talks, and a choice of beverages. Check in with your community and see what our galleries have to offer in September.

Painted with Fire will be on exhibit through Sunday September 28, with galleries open from 11am to 5pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. We await your visit at Willits Center for the Arts, 71 E. Commercial St., in Willits. For further information, please check out our website at willitscenterforthearts.org, email manager@willitscenterforthearts.org or call the Center at 707-459-1726.

Join seasoned yoga instructor Tracey Green for All-Levels Mindful Flow Yoga encircled by towering cypress and the melodies of nature... the birds, the bees, and the mighty ocean. All levels are welcome in this class, which combines safe alignment with dynamic movement and creative sequencing. You’ll find restorative moments and snapshots of sculpting intensity. This 60-minute class aims to support you in slowing down, tuning into your intuition, cultivating physical health and psychological well-being using postures (asanas) and breathing techniques (pranayama) with the goal of developing a grounded, focused, and peaceful mind.

THE DETAILS
This class will be held outdoors, so please be prepared for the weather with appropriate layers.
Rain, soggy conditions, or temperatures below 40°F cancel – check this web page or the Facebook event for cancellation notices.
Please bring your own mat, all props you like to practice with, a towel, sunscreen, and drinking water. There are a limited number of yoga mats available to borrow.
Plan to arrive at the Gardens' entrance by 11:30AM to allow plenty of time to reach the Event Lawn, the class will begin promptly at noon.
To reach the Event Lawn stay on the South Trail (veer left) and breeze past the Dahlia Garden, you will arrive at the Event Lawn in a flash

ADMISSIONS & CLASS FEE
The class fee is $15 per participant plus Gardens general admission.

Pay admission at the Gardens' main entrance. MCBG Members enter for free.
The $15 class fee will be collected by the instructor when you reach the Event Lawn (cash, check or Venmo).
Rain, soggy conditions, or temperatures below 40°F cancel – call 707-964-4352 x 101 for cancellation notices.
Yoga will not be available on the following days during the 2025 season: June 29, August 3, September 7

Bring your questions, your photographs and artifacts and our well-versed historians will help shed light on them. A unique opportunity to coastal residents to have those questions addressed by experts in the field of local history.

There will be a digital scanner available at the event, if you are willing to share your photographs and other items. The “Ask An Historian” event will be held at the Guest House Museum from 2 – 4 pm. Historians Sylvia Bartley, Kevin Bunker and David Maki will be on hand to field your questions, pore over your documents, and identify your photographs. There will be a digital scanner available at the event, if you are willing to share your photographs and other items.

If you are a collector of items related to local history and have wondered about sharing your collection with a wider audience, please consider bringing some of your collection to the event.

The Lot on Main is a community powered space where artists, makers, musicians, and creatives come together to showcase, sell, and share their work.

First Friday's at The Lot showcases over 20 different artisans, live music, and local food trucks.

Hey there: Are you a wanna- be gardener, but have no yard, or place to cultivate a garden/vegi garden ,or exercise that passion? Well look no further, then to our very own Community Garden here in" Happy Willits," located next to the Recreation Grove; (adjacent to the Social Service Dept.) A Non Profit Project. With once a year fee (like renting a plot) grow whatever you want, but must commit for a year, no abandoning it. Serious gardeners welcomed. There's limited spaces-sign ups begin in March. Contact Mike Adair, Garden Manager, at 707-456-4395. Hope to see you there!!

Come join us in our little sanctuary, where we all love to play/work in the dirt/mud (and those words aren't dirty words either!)
The Non-Profit Community Garden in Willits is "NOW" accepting sign-ups to reserve garden spots. If you are interested in growing your own produce, yet have no place to do so, then get on the ball and call Michael ADair at 707-456-4395.

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"The Art of Wonder" highlights work by 15 Mendocino County artists that create a sense of wonder, emanating from the subject matter, the style, or both. Ranging through various mediums and featuring a vast catalogue of creatures, "The Art of Wonder" playfully and reverently pushes the boundaries of their artwork.

Partners Gallery of Mendocino presents FIBER ABSTRACTIONS, a show of art textiles by weaver and wool felt artist Adriane Nicolaisen.

Inspired by a recent trip to India, Adriane expresses in her fiber art the exuberant influences of indigenous embroidery, mud brick buildings, brightly painted shrines and carved marble temples. Her work is a contrast of color, pattern, texture and materials as is the visual world of India.

The show opens August 7 and continues through September 8.

There is a Second Saturday Meet the Artists August 9, 5-7pm.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday 11-5pm.

The gallery is located at 45062 Ukiah St in Mendocino.