May 17 Friday
Mondays 6:00pm-9:00pm
707-964-9132362 N. Franklin St, Fort Bragg CA 95437
Mendocino Coast Jazz Society Jam Sessions Monday evenings, at the “Tall Guy Brewery” in Fort Bragg. The new brewery / brew pub is located on Franklin Street, across from City Hall in the old Sears Bld.
The proceedings begin at 5:00, with a dance lesson with Al, Mary, Sunshine and Glenn, for those so inclined.At 6:00 we start the live music, and play till 9:00. The brew pub has beer, wine and bar bites. All ages are welcome, and admission will be free.
The Jazz Society will make sure we have a swingin’ rhythm section, and we will be collecting donations to defray the cost.
Hope to see you there!
SPACE (Near & Arnold’s School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education), in collaboration with our stellar partner Adventist Health, is thrilled to unveil a mesmerizing and heart-pounding extravaganza: "Unplugged…. just notice!" an original show focusing on the benefits and challenges of screens directed by Amanda Rosenberg-Gutierrez, featuring over 80 dancers ages 9-up.Back in 2017, Laurel Near and Amanda Rosenberg-Gutierrez interviewed and recorded the voices of SPACE students aged 8 and up and South Valley High School students. The questions included, “How is technology useful or helpful?” “What would you do if you woke up and technology didn’t exist?” “What do you like to do with friends and family when you unplug from screens?” These recorded testimonials became the pulsating heartbeat of the Unplugged soundtrack! Now post-pandemic, the 2024 version of the show is adapted by Rosenberg-Gutierrez.Adventist Health and SPACE teachers invite you to grab your family, friends, and imagination, and join SPACE for a dazzling celebration that transcends the boundaries of screens and embraces the magic of live performance!
2nd Hand Grass Featuring Gene Parsons
Friday, May 17, 7 - 10 pm2nd Hand Grass
2nd Hand Grass is playing a benefit for Paul Lacques, guitar player/singer for I See Hawks In L.A., a band we got to know last year after doing a show in Caspar. Paul passed after a long battle with cancer in January. We are doing this benefit to help out his wife Victoria, who is also the drummer for the band. $20 at the door.
No-host bar serving beer & wine to benefit Caspar Community. No outside alcohol please.
May 18 Saturday
Check out local artist and Redwood Coast Senior Center participant Ann Erickson's artwork featured in the Hallway Gallery at 490 N Harold St. in Fort Bragg. Her work is for sale and will be on display through June, as a benefit for the Senior Center. She works in watercolor, acrylic, and oil and has a lovely selection of landscapes on display. Call (707) 961-0165 for information.
Once again, our online auction is bidding fun, raising money for theprotection, education and nutrition for our Haitian community of 32 orphan girls and their staff. To see items in advance and register, goto ticketing website.
Ukiah Senior Center Parking Lot Sale- Thrift Store is sponsoring this event.497 Leslie St. in Ukiah. Furniture 50% off and "Stuff the Bag" for $7 will be featured. Food options will be on-site. For more information call: (707) 462-4343 ext. 7009. Event is on Saturday, 5/18. 8AM-2PM
Nobody does Pinot Noir like Anderson Valley, one of the most beautiful places in the world! More than 50 wineries will pour for you at the Pinot Noir Festival, including more than a dozen prestige labels from Napa and Sonoma that covet our fabulous fruit. Our best chefs will serve up delicious food pairings all weekend, and you can also acquire exclusive wine and experiences during our ever-popular silent auction.
What to Expect: • Saturday Grand Tasting of Pinot Noir, Sparkling, Rosé, and White Pinot • Friday Technical Conference and Sunset BBQ in the Vineyard • Sunday Winery Open Houses • Stock Your Cellar-Worthy Case Promotions • Meet the Winemakers, Owners & Local Wine Community • Access to Wines You Can't Find on the Shelf or List • Fall in Love with Anderson Valley • and So Much More!
Come to the festival! Every Saturday, the Ukiah Farmers' Market is a community gathering featuring local produce, a wide selection of meat, cheese, eggs, honey and locally produced crafts of all sorts. Natural body products, jewelry, clothing and bags are some of the items on the list. Join the festivities and be prepared to stay to meet and greet your neighbors and get a taste for Ukiah.
Market is open rain or shine! We gladly accept WIC coupons and EBT/Food Stamps.
Focusing on the 40-plus-year history of the Krenov School of Fine Woodworking in Fort Bragg, this exhibit shares the story of how a remarkable institution came to be. The philosophy and practice that made James Krenov a master woodworker and teacher is explored, along with examples of his own work and fine furniture made by instructors and graduates of the program.
More About Photographer Tony Eppstein
A New Zealander by birth, Eppstein acquired a simple box camera when he was about ten years old, and relatively soon graduated to developing film rolls in his parents’ bathroom. He wanted to make a career in photography, but was persuaded that further education in math and physics would be more practical. Fine art photography remained his avocation and secret love while he worked as a development engineer in the disk drive industry, from which he retired in 1998. He had some photographic successes: an award from Popular Photography; one-man shows in Palo Alto, Stanford University and Mendocino; images on the cover of the Stanford University Annual Financial Report and other book covers, in newspapers and journals, and on websites. However, the self-effacing New Zealand culture in which he grew up made him reluctant to put himself forward. On his death in 2023, his family found more than a dozen boxes of matted prints, many of which have never been shown.
Eppstein found a visual poetry in the shapes and patterns of the natural world, which he preferred to photograph in close-up. He named these images “Intimate Landscapes.”
Mendocino Coast Photographers Gallery is the only landscape photography-centric gallery on the coast, featuring the work of John Birchard, Jonathan Pazer, Scott Chieffo, Ken Van Der Wende and