special event

Opening Reception Honoring Local Businesswomen Raise a glass to some of the local businesswomen who work so valiantly to keep you fed, clothed, well-read, and entertained! We're celebrating their role in our community as a way to kick off the winter exhibit "A Woman's Place Was Everywhere: How Working Women Shaped Mendocino." Through diaries, photos, and oral histories, this exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, [...]

Reception: free Screening: $15 Brace yourself for a comedic "invasion" on the coast as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming, a Cold War classic shot almost entirely on the Mendocino Coast. 2pm-3:30pm: Reception and Pop-Up Exhibit. Noyo Center for Marine Science’s Field Station (used as a filming location) at 32430 N. Harbor Drive in Fort Bragg. Enjoy snacks and [...]

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Whale Festival with a viewing of the 1975 classic film, The Boy Who Talks to Whales. Barry Cusick, one of the Whale War founders, will introduce the film which was released during the height of 1970s environmental activism. The film follows 15-year-old Andy and his Uncle Will as they embark on an arduous search for Gigi, a gray whale they [...]

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mendocino Land Trust with the opening of this new exhibit honoring their incredible work preserving the natural beauty of the Mendocino Coast, our forests, and our working lands. Raise a glass and share your stories and memories with MLT staff and members, then view the “Conservation Forever” exhibit, which will be on display at the Kelley House Museum during April and [...]

Jessica Behind Bars – Cabot Cove Harbor  Thursday Only, April 30th, 4pm-6pm Location: Noyo Harbor Inn, Fort Bragg Early bird Festival arrivals are welcome to drop in for an informal gathering and one-night only Jessica Behind Bars in Fort Bragg (15 minutes north of Mendocino) at this beautiful inn overlooking Noyo Harbor (aka Cabot Cove Harbor). No host bar. Enjoy a “Tonic, She Ginned” cocktail and introduce yourself to [...]