(Picture from Pacific University Oregon) Come for an unforgettable evening with Rock n Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Chris Hillman (Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers) and long-time singer & instrumentalist Herb Pedersen. Chris Hillman was born in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 1944. Chris credits his older sister in turning him on to Folk and [...]

Dan Smiley and Jonathan Shames in concert Dan Nobuhiko Smiley is a graduate from the Julliard School where he studied with Ivan Galamian and Sally Thomas, and his previous teachers include his father, David Smiley and Stuart Canin. In 2005 he appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante and [...]

  The Correct Bed is pliable, & follows body curves w/ample support. Bed wide enough to reach elbows of out stretched arms. Bed long enough to lie with arms above head. Sagging Bed gives no spinal muscle support w/rolling sleeper positions. Hard Bed does not cradle body & creates hollows at the waist, between ribs  &  knees,  making it [...]

Chinook Salmon After four long years, the commercial salmon season will reopen on May 1, 2012 setting the stage for what fisherman hope will be a spectacular season. The season will stretch through September 30, with several brief breaks in between. The commercial fishing industry were predicting a huge catch following an apparently successful comeback [...]

The Ronen Trio The Ronen Trio will be playing on April 29 at 3:00 pm at Preston Hall, Main Street Mendocino. All three members of this trio are performing soloist as well as chamber musicians. Yael Ronen (flutist): Ms. Ronen lives in California, where she has served as the principal flutist with the Camellia Orchestra [...]

Pacific or Coast Rhododendron The 35th Annual John Druecker Memorial Rhododendron Show and plant sale for the first time will be held at the beautiful Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens in Fort Bragg, California on May 5, 6. The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens offers manicured formal gardens, a dense coastal pine forest, native flora and habitats, [...]

  With some protests and years of meetings, a draft proposal to establish a chain of ocean wilderness areas from Mendocino County north to the Oregon border was unveiled two weeks ago by state officials. The draft environmental impact report is available online, www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/. The report is also available at libraries along the north coast. [...]

 One of the many highlights of the Little River Whale Festival was the Taste of Little River where guests could enjoy fine wines and finger food or appetizers from 8 different venues. In addition to the artison cheese’s and crackers, Chef Robert Hernandez of Stevenswood prepared for the pairing of the wines an assortment [...]

The Ives Quartet The Ives Quartet has captivated audiences from San Francisco to New York; London to Taiwan and will be playing on the Mendocino coast on April 1, 2012. In a departure from convention, the Ives Quartet combines players with American and European experience and sensibilities, drawing on the talent and experience of the [...]

We are all looking forward to another exciting year from our well established Mendocino Theatre Company, with the first production of the 2012 season starting on March 15 – April 15, with the production of November. History: The first production of the newly formed Mendocino Theatre Company started with the production of The Visit, on [...]