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Blog Archives
March 2008:
Dinner Dance
Caspar Breakfast
Whale Festival
Dinner & Auction
February 2008:
Noyo Food Fest
Caspar Sunday Breakfast
Televised Local Attraction
Victorian High Tea
January 2008:
Swing Dance Dinner
Crab Feed
Italian Benefit Dinner
Organic Food Course
Grandparents & Children
December 2007:
New Years Dance
Senior Christmas Dinner
Holiday Open House
Adopt a Family
November 2007:
Elk Holiday Fair
Thanksgiving Wishes
Dolphin Hoiday Botique
Glass Beach Project
October 2007:
Halloween in Caspar
Insomnia Film Fest
A Gift of Music
Kevin & The Coconuts
Abalone Cookoff
September 2007:
Stories & Music Series
Abundance Festival
Potluck Open Stage
Culinary Event
August 2007:
Paul Bunyan BBQ
Great Day in Elk
Rummage Sale
Second Friday Dinner
July 2007:
Mom to Mom Group
Elk Fire Dept. BBQ
Elk Gallery Opening
Mendo Arts Showcase
Albion-Little River BBQ
June 2007:
Sister Carol Performs
Noyo Benefit
Honoring Bill Brazill
Wine by the Sea
May 2007:
Summer Arts Fest
Craft Fair
Capar Breakfast
Flea Market
April 2007:
Women's Choir Concerts
Circle Dance
Earth Day Clean Up
David Rovics
March 2007:
Elk Rummage Sale
Easter Egg Hunt
Healing Words
Druid Sisters
Learn to Help Others
February 2007:
Enchanted April
Neuter and Spay
Gallery Opening
Still Here!
Potluck & Dance
January 2007:
Elk Town Meeting
Summer Crafts Fair
Big is Beautiful!
Friday Night Music
December 2006:
See's Candy Sale
Guest Comments
Holiday Celebration
Holiday Crafts
November 2006:
Griffin House Weekend
Holiday Lights Parade
Country Christmas
Scorpio Party
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Griffin House Blog
August 10, 2008
Art in The Gardens
Bridget Dolan, Staff
The 17th Annual Art in the Gardens will take place on Saturday, August 9 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This is the best garden party on the Coast. Take one beautiful garden, add incredible art, season with delicious wine and food, stir in fabulous music, mix and enjoy! All profits raised on this special day support the Garden.
Advance tickets are available now in Fort Bragg at Harvest Market, and The Garden Store, and in Mendocino at Out of This World and Color & Light, and online at www.gardenbythesea.org or call the Garden at 707-964-4352 ext 10.
August 2, 2008
Living Light Vibrant Living Expo
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Don’t forget Living Light’s 4th Annual Vibrant Living Expo August 22-24 featuring celebrity chefs, renowned speakers, a wellness pavilion, exhibitors, a World Peace Meditation, Raw Pie Contest, Rising Star Chef Showcase, and Mini Film Festival. 3 Day passes, One Day passes, and a special for locals: tickets for individual talks and presentations now available! Pre and post Expo workshops, too! For more info call 707-964-2420
July 28, 2008
Art Center Showing
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Mark you r calendars! Mendocino Art Center hosts the "Artists of the Mendocino Coast" gallery exhibit, August 4-30, showcasing the all-media artwork of 77 accomplished artists featured in photographer Larry Wagner's photography book, "Artists of the Mendocino Coast." Additional exhibits by Janet Seifert and Rebecca Deerwater. Daily, 10am to 5pm. 45200 Little Lake Street, 707-937-5818. For more info visit www.MendocinoArtCenter.org .
July 21, 2008
Local Herbal Products Fair
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Saturday, July 26 marks the 6th annual Mendocino Herb Fair in Mendocino, held from 10am to 5pm on the grassy grounds of Century 21 at 45050 Little Lake St. in Mendocino. The emphasis is on organic and locally handicrafted creations. From its humble beginnings in 2003 as a small backyard event with barely a trickle of attendees the tiny fair has found a growing audience of herb lovers and plant enthusiasts. Live music entertains throughout the day. For info visit www.mendocioherbfair.com or call 490-2977.
July 14, 2008
Back Care at MCDH
Bridget Dolan, Staff
"Protect Your Back for Life" will be the subject of the Wednesday, July 23 Wellness Lecture Series at Mendocino Coast District Hospital, from 6 to 7pm in the Redwood Room. All classes are free to the public. The speaker will be Sarah C. Wagner, MPT, physical therapy clinic coordinator and certified pilates instructor. She will address common causes of back pain, exercises and how to prevent pain, safe ways to lift and when to seek related health care.
July 6, 2008
Walking The Haul Road
Bridget Dolan, Staff
On Saturday, July 5, the Big River Stewards Docent program of the Mendocino Land Trust held the first Big River Interpretive Walk. The walks are free of charge and open to everyone. Participants will have the opportunity to venture down the Big River Main haul road with a docent, learning about the estuary, the cultural history of Mendocino, the birds and animals of Big River and redwood ecology. Walks will be held every other Saturday at 10am beginning July 5 through the end of September. For more info call 962-0470.
June 29, 2008
Point Arena Lighthouse
Bridget Dolan, Staff
PLEASE VOTE for Point Arena Lighthouse! Our local historic Lighthouse is the only California Lighthouse among the 12 finalists selected to compete in the
Jeld-Wen Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative Contest. To increase its chances to win, Point Arena Light Station needs local community support as the decision deadline is quickly approaching. Vote HERE for the tallest lighthouse tower on the West Coast --The Point Arena Light Station!
June 21, 2008
Mendocino Music Festival
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Mendocino Music Festival, July 12 - 26, Needs Housing for Performers Got Room? Orchestra musicians (July 10 - 13) returning (July 20 - 26) others (July 10 - 26) opera singers, Marriage of Figaro (July 6 - 20). Receive the music festival's gratitude and complimentary tickets. Jim Ehlers, housing coordinator, 937-0360 or festival office 937-2044. Thank you!
June 14, 2008
Benefit for Coast Writers
Conference
Bridget Dolan, Staff
An Indecent Event will be hosted by the Mendocino Writers Conference to celebrate Oscar Wilde's "Gross Indecencies" at the Mendocino Theatre Company on Thursday June 19. Please attend an evening of wine tasting, wild appetizers, decadent desserts and great theatre, starting at 7:15pm. The play begins at 8pm. For more info call 962-2600 ext. 2167.
June 7, 2008
Vendors sought for Caspar Fest
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Plans are underway for the Caspar Fest, to be held September 27 & 28 at the Caspar Community Center - a two day festival of music, lectures, films, displays, vendors, food and fun, highlighting local sustainability. If you are an artists, craftsperson or vendor of fair trade imports and other interesting objects, please call 964-4997 if you are interested in participating in this event.
May 30, 2008
Caribbean Dinner at Caspar Community Center
Bridget Dolan, Staff
On Saturday, May 31, at the Caspar Community Center, there will be a Caribbean dinner and dance to benefit Ellen Albrecht’s health recovery. The evening will feature a delicious tropical buffet dinner, a silent auction and music by Mambo This!, Kevin and the Coconuts, Los Piratas, and Danny Barca. Dinner starts at 6 pm and music at 7:30. For more information call 962-0164
May 23, 2008
Todd Farmhouse Ceremony
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Todd Farmhouse Antiques is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate their
2008 Spring Reopening on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10 am. The 1898 farmhouse
Is filled with 14 rooms of antiques, collectables, vintage quilts and linens, crystal,
china, art and gifts. Judy Haun and her staff have traveled Northern California
looking for items for your home or to give as gifts. To celebrate Fort Bragg’s Memorial Day Quilt Show, Helen Haun will be showing
her award winning, “Best of Show” quilt – Windows of the World at the farmhouse.
May 18, 2008
"Dine Out" Benefit
Bridget Dolan, Staff
The MacCallum House in Mendocino is sponsoring a "Dine Out" to benefit the Mendocino Coast Children's Fund on Wednesday, May 21 from 5-9 pm.
So here is a chance to take out a friend, your partner, your neighbor or your mother (for a belated Mother's Day treat)......
All profits on this night will go to the Children's Fund, the oldest grassroots non-profit advocate for the needs of all coastal children from Westport to
Gualala. For more info visit wwwmccf.info.
May 10, 2008
Bowl for Kids Sake
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Please join "Big Brothers and Big Sisters" on Saturday, May 17th, at the Noyo Bowl for our super fun annual fundraiser, Bowl for Kids' Sake.
For more info call 964-1228 or come by their office at 498 N. McPherson Street to pick up pledge sheets. We all look forward to seeing you there!
May 2, 2008
Pangea Day May 10
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Join in with the whole world! Come Celebrate Pangea Day at Arena Theater, Saturday May 10th, 11am to 3pm. Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together in real time through film. Twenty-four inspiring short films from all over the world, plus live music and visionary speakers will be live fed in seven languages to millions of people worldwide. Among the speakers and performers: Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova. Free to our Redwood Coast community. Contributions accepted and appreciated. Concessions will be open. Arena Theater, 219 Main St, Point Arena. For more info, visit: www.pangeaday.org
April 24, 2008
Mendocino Music Festival Volunteers
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Mendocino Music Festival (July 12-26) sign-ups for volunteers will take place on Saturday, May 17th, from 12:00 to 3:00 at the Mendocino Recreation Center, corner of School and Pine Streets in the village of Mendocino. There are many opportunities to help, in trade for tickets to performances. Volunteers are needed to sell programs, cookies and beverages; to usher and to collect tickets; to paint the stage and seating platforms; to set up chairs; and to help clean the site post Festival. Basic carpentry, electrical, painting or heavy labor skills are also useful. For more information call (707) 937-0405.
April 16, 2008
Quilt Show in Fort Bragg
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Stop by the Savings Bank of Mendocino, Fort Bragg branch, to view the beautiful quilt to be given away Memorial Weekend during Fort Bragg's annual quilt show. The quilt is made by our local quilt group Ocean Wave Quilters and the show is sponsored by both the Ocean Wave Quilters and Fort Bragg Soroptomoists. For tickets and more info call 961-4605.
April 9, 2008
Stanford Author to Speak
Bridget Dolan, Staff
Award winning prose writer Valerie Miner will speak on Firday, April 18 at 7pm at the Mendocio Hotel Conference Room on Albion St., Mendocino. Miner's new novel "After Eden" is published in "Literature of The American West" series by the University of Oklahoma Press and is set in Mendocno County. This event is free to the public. The following morning Miner will offer a writers' workshop on "Finding Shapes of Our Stories," at College of The Redwoods Fort Bragg Campus at 10am in room 300. For more info call 962-2167.
April 3, 2008
Writers Conference Fundraiser
Bridget Dolan, Staff
The Mendocino Cost Writers Conference, together with Mendo Bistro in Fort Bragg, welcome you to an evening of food, friends and writing on Friday April 25 from 5 to 9pm to benefit the scholarship fund for Mendocino County youth. Writing prompts will be offered, including restaurant haiku and "When I smell garlic..." For more info call 962-2600.
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