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If you are a fan of old movies made in Mendocino you’ll want to come early to the Kelley House Museum on Sunday, July 25, at 3 p.m. to get a good seat. A Sunday Afternoon With…”The Making of the Movies in Mendocino” is the event. Local historian Bruce Levene is bringing the black and white home movies to show…you get to be the audience. So what do you get to see? Twenty minutes of Johnny Belinda (1947), eleven minutes of East of Eden (1954), 100 minutes of The Russians Are Coming (1964) and some footage of Frenchman’s Creek…complete with pirate ships in the Albion River!

Hope you’ll join us on Sunday at the Kelley House, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino. 707-937-5791 $5 members; $7 non-members

The weather was perfect, and everyone enjoyed a relaxing afternoon on the Kelley House lawn listening to Kevin and the Coconuts. We want to thank all of our sponsors for making this a great fundraiser for us. Please say “thanks” next time you meet one our of sponsors.

Clover Stornetta Farms
CVS
Frey Vineyards
Goldeneye Winery
Harbor Ice
Husch Vineyards
Kevin & the Coconuts
Matt Rowlands
North Coast Brewing Company
Old Gold

Celebrate with us for July 4th at the Kelley House with dancing to Kevin and the Coconuts on the lawn before and after the parade. There will be plenty of beer, donated by the North Coast Brewing Company, and a fabulous selection of wines from Husch, Frey and Goldeneye wineries. For the young and young-at-heart, we’ll be serving Clover ice cream.

Glen Blair by Denise & Mike Stenberg

On Sunday, June 27, at 3 pm, the Stenberg’s will share their memories of a small redwood mill and the people who lived and worked there. Representing 20 years of research that she and her son Michael have conducted, they will tell the story of a place near and dear to their hearts and home to their ancestors.

On Saturday evening, May 29 from 8 to 10 pm, enjoy a Moonlight Walk in the Cemetery with Historian Martin Simpson.  Hear early pioneers of Mendocino “tell their stories”.

Mendocino Historic District Walking Tours take place at 11 AM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visit the grand buildings of the 1800s, such as the Temple of Kwan Tai, the Presbyterian Church and the Masonic Temple.

All walks start at the Kelley House Museum, 45007 Albion Street, Mendocino.