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 Indivisible is holding a peaceful weekly vigil every Friday evening 5:00-6:00 at Babcock Park on South Main St.
Please join us stand up for our democracy.

You are invited! Please join us in celebration of Art Explorers’ 25th year of cultivating creativity and community on the Mendocino Coast.

WHAT: It’s our birthday party! Dress up fancy if you’re so inclined, and bring your friends!
WHERE: Art Explorers Studio and Gallery, 333 N Franklin St., Fort Bragg
WHEN: First Friday, November 7, 2025, 5 - 6 pm

FESTIVITIES INCLUDE: Ceremonial ribbon cutting; Birthday cake; Door prizes; Open studio tour; $5.00 artwork mega sale; Meeting the Art Explorers themselves!

COST: Free! But we love birthday presents and donations of $25 are encouraged and gratefully accepted.

AFTER PARTY: At 6 pm, we will make our way down the street to Tall Guy Brewing for karaoke night. Singing is optional but the fun is contagious!

Wolf Tree plays acoustic Americana at Northspur Brewing every first Friday of the month. Wolf Tree presents a curated mix of Alt Country and Americana songs, and alternates between guitar, mandolin, and octave mandolin – often with harmonica accompaniment. If you enjoy the likes of Townes van Zandt, John Prine, Colter Wall, Son Volt, or Gillian Welch, you’re sure to hear something you love.

November 7
Abalone Room
Little River Inn, Little River

Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet are masters of contemporary Celtic guitar, representing the compelling textures, harmonies and rhythms that the guitar has brought to traditional songs and instrumentals since the Celtic music revival in the 1970s.

As singers, they bring a rich blending of the Franco and Anglo song traditions. Falquet comes with a wealth of songs from the French-Canadian tradition. He is probably best known for his work with the Quebecois trio, Genticorum, with whom he has been a driving force since the groups inception. Murphy is a highly respected traditional singer and brings a song repertoire filled with gems from his native Newfoundland as well as Quebec and his current home, Vermont. He was a founding member of the groundbreaking trio, Nightingale.

Time TBD. More details to follow.
This is a benefit for KZYX.

Masters of contemporary Celtic guitar and traditional song, Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet will entertain you with songs from Quebec, France, and the northwest.

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

Household items, tools, vintage items, puzzle exchange. And more!! Tables for $15, $10 for Grange members. Call 707-367-0693 to reserve a table.

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.