Archive for May, 2009
Cammie Conlon Publishes ‘Gone With the Wind’ Memoir
—Posted Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 7:05 pm—
Cammie King Conlon is a well known local on California’s Mendocino Coast — a wonderful human being and a positive force in our community. But for people in the South — as in the Deep South — Cammie is a heroine of massive big screen proportions. When she was just 5, she starred as Bonnie Blue Butler, daughter of Rhett Butler, in the 1939 classic movie, Gone With The Wind. She is among those enshrined in four museums dedicated to the movie and has many times been celebrated in parades in Marietta, Georgia, a hot bed of movie fans, and elsewhere. (more…)
Memorial Day on the Coast – A 21-Gun Salute
—Posted Monday, May 25th, 2009 at 3:32 pm—
A 21-gun salute, readings, a prayer and the playing of taps were part of a Memorial Day gathering at Rose Memorial Park in Fort Bragg. About 50 people attended the event. The cemetery was ablaze with small American flags on veteran’s graves.
Perley Maxwell’s Mendocino – A Look Back in Time
—Posted Sunday, May 24th, 2009 at 6:02 pm—
The village of Mendocino has been a national preservation district for decades and the Historic Preservation Board, dedicated to keeping things they way they were, is the closest thing to a governing body. So Mendocino stays fairly pristine with the entire village a window on the past. But a series of events this year is putting a new spotlight on Mendocino, a town founded by lumber barons in 1852. (more…)
Beautiful theater
—Posted Saturday, May 9th, 2009 at 4:46 pm—
MTC’s latest production, Tuesdays with Morrie, is – in a word – beautiful. In these days of economic trials, the protagonist, Morrie, provides a wonderful perspective for our lives. Bob Cohen (Morrie), an MTC actor with many credits, puts on the performance of his career. I told Bob after the show he may as well retire. I can’t imagine what he would do to top that display of acting prowess. Bob’s co-star, Justin Briggs, is brilliant as Morrie’s hard driving, highly ambitious former student, Mitch. We are blessed to have Justin willing to commute from Willits for all the practices and shows. Kudos to Betty Abramson for her artful directing of this incredible piece of theater. Excuse all my superlatives, but this is a show you don’t want to miss.
The show runs through May 24. Call 937-4477 for reservations.
This review is by Larry Wagner, photographer and itinerant theatre critic.
6th Annual Mendocino Coast Heritage Days
—Posted Friday, May 1st, 2009 at 7:44 pm—
Today begins the month-long celebration of Mendocino Coast Heritage Days with historic walks, preservation talks, heritage roses and a whole lot more.
Docent-led historic walking tours will run every Friday, Saturday and Sunday and include buildings not open to the general public, such as the Masonic Temple, Presbyterian Church, and the Temple of Kwan Tai. Historic characters come alive on the cemetery tour and through old-time radio broadcasts. Visitors can tour heritage roses at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens or talk with historic characters on the Skunk Train.
Artists of the Mendocino Coast. New on Our Site: Artwork and Profiles of Local Artists
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- Festival of Lights
- “Potluck” Ceramics Holiday Sale
- Santa’s Coming to Town
- Historic Walking Tours
- Mendocino Art Center’s Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Fair, November 25 & 26
- Rock ‘n Roll Revue 3.5 from Nov 11-20, 2011
- Local Licks Live XVIII
- Open House for Larry Wagner’s New Book of Glamour Photography