http://www.mendocinofun.com The discriminating guide to Fun and Adventure on the Mendocino Coast! Mon, 12 May 2008 03:47:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This review is from Larry Wagner, itinerant theatre critic and frequent contributor. Talent just continues to show up on the Mendocino Coast. I had the pure enjoyment of taking publicity photos for the opera double-bill The Medium by Gion Menotti and Jewish Humor from Oy to Veh by Seymour Barab. I ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/05/11/opera-jewish-humor-medium/ Spring is officially here for me when the farmers market opens. I like to stroll through once just looking, and then make my selections on the way back. It takes my entire lunchtime because I meet fellow locals along the way. Don't miss out on the fruit (and veggies) of ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/05/08/the-farmers-market-is-open/ Join Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for their Spring Pelagic Trip on May 18, as they sail from Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg aboard the Trek II (departing at 8:00 AM and returning about 3:00 PM). To reserve your spot, please mail a check, PAYABLE TO MCAS, for $95 per person ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/05/06/still-tickets-left-for-the-spring-pelagic-trip/ Mendocino Coast Heritage Days begins on Friday, May 2, with fun and unique activities for the whole family. In its 5th year, the 2008 celebration will feature a series of living history reenactments, 19th century and Native American games, museum exhibits, heritage roses and historic walking tours. Annual favorites include ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/05/01/mendocino-coast-heritage-days/ Jim Moorehead has joined the Mendocino Coast Photographer Guild and Gallery as an associate member. His work will appear starting First Friday, May 2nd. You are invited to join Jim, his wife Arlene and the rest of us in celebrating his very first show and to ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/04/29/moorehead-joins-guild/ The idea of climbing into a boat and motoring for hours out to sea to view birds seems a bit of an oxymoron. But of course, I'm a non-birder. In fact, pelagic trips are becoming increasing popular as birders look for varieties that don't come to shore so they ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/04/24/pelagic-trips-theyre-for-the-birds/ Review and photo by Larry Wagner, North Coast Photographer Guild If you like opera, or even come close to liking it, you might want to see Opera Fresca’s latest, Barber of Seville. It is playing at Cotton Auditorium this Wednesday and Saturday at 7:30 PM. The six leads are all up and ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/04/21/opera-fresca-barber/ Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m - 12 p.m Mendocino Hotel Conference Room (Albion Street) Here's a great way to help out this worthy cause and have lots of fun meeting interesting people coming in for the festival. Volunteers are needed for the Film Festival, May 29 - June 1, at venues around ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/04/20/event-mff-volunteers/ Mendocino Village has long been the focus of tourism on 70 miles of the Mendocino Coast. Don't get me wrong, Mendocino is one of a kind. But places like Fort Bragg and points south are coming into their own. This past weekend, my friend Wild Bill and I took a quick ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/04/15/the-banana-belt-and-bowling-ball-beach/ Here's a fun thing happening tomorrow soon. If you're into classic and exotic cars, a bunch of them will be around town in Mendocino and the area on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. APRIL 16, 2008 18th Annual 4-Day California Mille 1000-Mile Back Roads Tour to the Mendocino Hotel The California Mille (MILL-ay) salutes ... http://www.mendocinofun.com/2008/04/15/mille-2008/