Fall/Winter 2006 - Mendocino Art Center

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Table Of Contents6101330Published by the Mendocino Art CenterVOL. XXXVII NO. 3 October, 2006Hope Stevenson – Oil Painting with a Knife 6Making Beautiful Jewels – Jima Abbott 10Tom Zephyrs – A Painter’s High 13Highlighting A Mendocino Gem 15Free Instructional Field Trips to MAC 17Calendar of Events 18Girls Night Out: The Musical Escape Valve of Three Women 21Vichy Springs – Since 1854 22Nicole Paisley Martensen’s Silk Panels 23Gallery Guide 24Gualala Arts Center by Frank Healy 27Pam Hudson – The Gloriana Opera Company 28Tom Liden’s Passion for Travel Photography 30Southern Cross by Eleanor Cooney 32Herbert K. Steiniger, Artist and Teacher 34Mendocino County Restaurant Guide 352006/2007 Winter Workshops 47Walking Tractor – A Review by Katy Tahja 49Peter and the Wolf by Mitch Clogg 50Inland Mendocino County 52Gallery of Artists 58Industrial Strength – Jason Butler at the County Museum 63Friends In Far Off Places by Liselotte Erlanger Glozer 65Community Events 66Poetry 7134MendocinoArts promotes the arts by offering space to artists, writers, craftspeople and performersand by providing information on arts and entertainment in Mendocino County.Submissions of unsolicited nonfiction articles, photographs or artwork for consideration inMendocinoArts must include a SASE or we cannot be responsible for their return. We welcomeannouncements of upcoming events to be included as space permits.3

MendocinoArtsART, CULTURE, CUISINE AND HISTORY IN MENDOCINO COUNTYPUBLISHERPeggy TemplerASSOCIATE PUBLISHERMarge StewartEDITORBruce LeveneART DIRECTORMarge StewartPRODUCTION EDITORMike McDonaldSALESBetty Siemer, Mendocino South - 707 937-5818Steven P. Worthen, Fort Bragg North - 707 813-7669Jill Schmuckley, Inland - 707 391-8057David Russell, Artist Ads - 707 964-7085Winter DISTRIBUTION — 15,000Spring 2007 deadline - February 15, 2007MENDOCINO ART CENTER STAFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Peggy TemplerEDUCATION DIRECTOR Peggy TemplerMARKETING DIRECTOR Mike McDonaldREGISTRAR/CASHIER Linn BottorfGALLERY MANAGER Judith GoodrichPROGRAM DIRECTORSCeramics — Kent RothmanYoung Artists Program — Margaret PaulComputer Arts & Fine Arts –– Marge StewartJewelry — Susan Wood, Pamela KahloMusic –– Gayle CaldwellTextiles — Lolli JacobsenSculpture — David Russell, Diane VeachFACILITIES COORDINATOR Doug MatthewsASST. FACILITIES COORDINATOR Bart DavisHOUSING MANAGER Janet SeifertPRESIDENT, VOLUNTEERS Jessica Jade NorrisMAC BOARD OF DIRECTORSChuck Bush • James CookNorman de Vall • Joan Gates • Terry LyonDale Moyer • Janis Porter • Brandt StickelLeona Walden • Lucia ZachaMENDOCINO ART CENTER45200 Little Lake Street • P.O. Box 765Mendocino CA 95460(707) 937-5818 • FAX: (707) 937-1764800-653-3328mendoart@mcn.orgwww.MendocinoArtCenter.orgFounded by Bill Zacha in 1959 as a nonprofit organizationto support, foster, advance and promote artisticawareness, participation and expression in all areas of thearts — visual, literary and performing.Mendocino Art Center Mission Statement:The mission of the Mendocino Art Center is to be a vital culturalresource, providing a broad range of highest quality educationaland exhibition opportunities in the arts to all people..COVER IMAGE:“Mendocino Village” Oil Painting by Hope StevensonFrom the EditorIn Praise of BingoFall 2006/Winter 2007Everyone who came to the Mendocino Coast after 1957 owes adebt to Bill Zacha. Everyone! Without him, Mendocino would be a fardifferent place. Oh, the town would have survived had he not boughtthe acre of land where the Mendocino Art Center is today—but therewould be no B&Bs, no spas, no gourmet restaurants, certainly no ArtCenter. Few, if any, realtors would be in business, as property values atbest might equal Westport. The coffee served at the local diner wouldbe Folgers, not cappuccino.On the night of November 19, 1956, the Preston Home,Mendocino’s most stately Victorian house, burned to the ground. Onlysix months before the new owner, Pete Paoli, had moved in with hisfamily. The land, with the rubble, was put up for sale. There were notakers for a year. Bill Zacha describes what happened then:“In Crown Hall on Saturday nights, they had bingo. All the localpeople went. One night two strangers sat down across the table andbetween games we got to talking. They said they were going into business.I asked what kind of business. They said a trailer park. I askedwhere. In Mendocino, they said, but wouldn’t tell me where, as ‘we arebuying the property on Monday and want to secure that first.’ But theydid say that the land had a burned out mansion on it. At about 11:30 Ifinished the game and went home, thinking, ‘Where can I get $500.00by morning?’ I phoned a friend, who agreed to transfer the moneyfrom her savings on Monday.“On Sunday morning we drove up to Paoli’s Highway Market.Earlier I had talked to Pete about the property. The price was $4500. Wewalked in and I said, ‘I’ve decided to buy the place.’ ‘Good,’ Pete said.‘How much down do you need?’ I asked. ‘Well,’ he replied, ‘$50.00would do it.’ I gave him a check for $50.00 and he wrote it up on a groceryticket.“And when our trailer court boys walked in Monday morning, itwas gone! Thank God! You can just imagine what would have happenedto the town if I hadn’t gone to the bingo game that night.”Imagine ten mobile homes instead of the Art Center. Imagine thetown as one giant trailer park. Imagine Boise-Cacade’s condominiumson the Headlands. Imagine the south bank of Big River clear-cut insight of town. Imagine no historic preservation. Imagine, if the onlytourists who came to town were in RV’s looking for the early-bird special.If not for Bill and Jennie Zacha, no one I know would have movedto the Mendocino Coast. Everyone here, resident or tourist, has a debtto them, one that can be paid (and you knew this was coming) bybecoming an Art Center member. It’s a small tribute to make for thegood life we’ve been lucky enough to find here.—Bruce Levene4

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Cover FeatureHope Stevenson–Oil Paintingwith a KnifeAgate Cove GardenHope Stevenson is an oil painter who works with apalette knife instead of a brush. She works almost exclusively“en plein air,” doing on-site paintings of seascapes, buildings,street scenes,and people. Sheprefers paintingon site because itkeeps her workfresh and loose.She loves the senseof “being rightthere, looking atthe scene, paintingwhat I’m seeing,reacting to everythingthe sceneencompasses—atmosphere,weather, etc.”Stevenson alsouses a knife to capturethe characterof the north coastSunflowersin oil. Her texturalsurfaces and senseof color convey her obvious love for the area. Her style issemi-impressionistic.Hope Stevenson was born in Puerto Rico and grew upin Mexico City. She originally planned to study architectureand was accepted to the University of Colorado’s School ofEngineering. However, coping with the culture shock ofbeing a new resident of the United States,as well as being theonly woman in the School of Engineering, she switched toliberal arts. While in college, Hope met her husband RonStevenson (Hope’s maiden name was also Stevenson,whichmeant she avoided the contemporary trauma of a namechange or a hyphenated surname!). They started a familyand when the children were school age, Hope went back tothe University of Northern Colorado, receiving her BA inArt. She then commenced a twelve-year career as an artteacher in public middle and high schools.Throughout thattime she was doing drawings and watercolor paintings, andexhibiting both. She was also making frequent trips awayfrom home in Greeley, Colorado, to Mendocino and toLaguna Beach, where her parents had settled. She wouldhouse sit and spend several weeks in each location. Eachtime she visited Mendocino, she joined up with WarrenZimmer’s plein air painting group, and continues to beactive with this group—the Plein Air Painters ofMendocino—to this day. She began exhibiting at theHighlight Gallery in Mendocino in 1986.Several important events in Hope’s artistic developmenttook place right around 1978. Her uncle PeterHayward, a plein air knife painting artist who worked inHawaii and New York, worked with her in Hawaii and persuadedher to give up watercolor (which she claims never tohave been overly fond of, anyway) and begin oil paintingwith a knife. He also gave her the particular knife which she6

Wine Country Homesteaduses to this day and which she says changed her entireapproach. Around that time she also took a workshop witha Taos painter, Ray Vinella, who taught her the color theoryshe uses today, which she describes as “an absolute transformation.”And husband Ron convinced her to give up herfrequent trips away from home and actually move permanentlyto Mendocino, which they did in 1990. Hopedesigned the house they built here.Hope has taught drawing and painting workshops atthe Mendocino Art Center, Civic Arts in Walnut Creek, theBermuda Arts Center, the Hui No'Eau Art Center in Mauiand private workshops in Kauai, Hawaii, Baja California,and various other locations. Her painting of MendocinoVillage graces the cover of Mendocino From the Beginning,by Wilma and Don Tucker.Hope is constantly traveling,with each new destinationoffering more opportunities for plein air painting. Often sheis invited by people she meets to stay on with them andpaint.Hope has shown her work in Washington, D.C., andin Colorado. She currently displays her paintings at galleriesin Arizona, California and Oregon, and is locally shown atHighlight Gallery,Prentice Gallery and the MendocinoArt Center. She is the recipient of many awards includingseveral “Best of Shows,” and has enjoyed successesin numerous solo exhibitions. Her paintings can befound in important private, corporate and governmentcollections throughout the United States andabroad.The artist can be contacted at 707-937-2930, via email athope@hopestevenson.com, or at her website atwww.hopestevenson.com.Backyards7

There Is Always Something Happening At The Mendocino Art CenterVisit Our Gallery Shop for Great Gift IdeasOctober Gallery ExhibitsMain GalleryCHARLES STEVENSON STUDIO SHOW - Acrylic &Watercolor Paintings, Serigraphs & LithographsGallery TenGAIL RUSHMORE NIDROS - SculptureNichols GalleryLARRY WAGNER - PhotographyMARY E. MOORE - Abstract Ceramic PlatesLOGAN BENGSTON - Colored PencilAbramson GalleryJOE JANISCH - "A View of the North Coast" –Pastels & PhotographsNovember Gallery ExhibitsMain GalleryCHRISTINE COHEN & THE ART WORKOUT STUDIO -"Seasons"Gallery TenSHERROD BLANKNER - OilNichols GalleryJOE MICKEY - Buddhist ExhibitAbramson GalleryJIM BERTRAMDecember Gallery ExhibitsMain GalleryMENDOCINO COUNTY YOUNG ARTISTS' EXHIBIT -All-MediaGallery TenSEV ICKES - Swedish Folk ArtNichols GalleryADRIAN BURKEY RETROSPECTIVEAbramson GalleryNICHOLAS WILSONJanuary Gallery ExhibitsMain GalleryMEMBERS' JURIED EXHIBIT - All-MediaGallery TenTERESA DIMEOLA - PaintingsNichols GalleryARTISTS IN RESIDENCEFebruary Gallery ExhibitsMain GalleryHERB STEINIGER RETROSPECTIVEGallery TenBABS LEVINE - QuiltsNichols GalleryARTISTS IN RESIDENCEMarch Gallery ExhibitsMain GalleryFOURTH ANNUAL MARINE WILDLIFE EXHIBIT–Multi-MediaGallery TenBILL MARTINNichols GalleryANIMAL ART EXHIBIT– All-Media2nd Saturday Artists Receptions each month at 5:00 pmUPCOMING EVENTS47th Annual Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts FairFriday & Saturday, November 24 & 25, 10 am - 5 pm7th Annual Mendocino Art CenterOpen House & Studios TourSaturday, February 17, 12 pm - 4 pmMendocino Art Center45200 Little Lake Street, Mendocino Village707 937-5818 • 800 653-3328 • www.MendocinoArtCenter.org8

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makingbeautiful ewelsAlmost fortyyears ago Jimahad a store onHollywoodBoulevard, buyingand sellingthings from localartists. He thenwent through aphase of trying tomake things for the store, out of leather, “Hollywood”stuff, lots of fringe. He had played a little with beadsand wire, but one day he started beating on a piece ofbrass wire with a claw hammer, on the cement floor ofthe back room, and became entranced.In 1966, in Hollywood, if you called something“hand made,” somebody would buy it. Jima beganbeating on lots of brass wire and said, “This is fun, let’sbeat on silver wire.” He got a torch and it wasn’tvery long until playing with the metal was even morefascinating to him than beinga storekeeper in Hollywood.That became his new direction.He and his wife had beento Mendocino a couple oftimes and had becomemomentarily infatuated withit, but they had always goneback and got into their liferhythms. They lived in different places: Ojai, L.A.,Berkeley, then for twenty years in Nevada City.They made their living as jewelers and have hadside-by-side workbenches for close to thirty years. Theysold much of their jewelry by traveling to art shows allover the West Coast and the Southwest.They took their first jewelry class, a cold connectionsclass from David La Plantz, at the Mendocino ArtCenter in 1996. “We spent a week in a little cabin acrossthe street from the Art Center in a yard of flowers witha view of the ocean, went to the bakery, and walked onthe headlands!”After the class, while driving back to Nevada CityCarlie said, “Wow! It sure is neat there! Wonder what itwould be like to live there? You know, we should gothere, rent a house for a year and see what it’s like!”Which was exactly what they did. That was ten yearsago. It was the first time they had made a radical movein twenty years, but everything clicked into place. “Wefound a house in Caspar. It felt like we were beingmoved, like coming to Mendocino was the next step inour lives.”Over the years, Jima taught many people how tomake jewelry in his studio. He had played with the ideaof teaching larger groups to make jewelry, but at thetime there was no opportunity. “I saw that an opportunitywould exist in Mendocino. That was one reason Iwanted to move here and I actually got involved withthe Art Center really fast!”jJima Abbott10

Besides jewelry, Jima does a lot of other things creatively.He found that being creative in any direction helps him becreative in other directions.“Taking photographs or drawingor making jewelry helps me do any one of those things better.The energy and the focus and the method that you use tolet yourself be creative is the same, whatever the material is,whatever the stuff you’re working in.“The other thing that seems clear to me is that creativeenergy is not something I can turn off or on at will.Sometimes it comes. Because I’ve done it for so long I can gointo my studio and make really interesting and beautiful jewelsany time—but I’m not always creative. I’m repeating variationsof what I’ve always done. It can be beautiful and it canbe slightly different and it can be wonderful, but it’s not…Creativity to me is taking a risk and jumping off and doingsomething new. It’s something that comes through me and Ican’t turn it off and on. I can sometimes set the stage so thatit happens. When I’m lucky, I’m “ready” when that energycomes. It is very much “Seize the Moment.” It’s like a gift. Itry to be ready and I work a lot. After some three and a halfdecades of making jewelry, I still relish going into my studio!It’s the thing that keeps me calm.”Jima still likes doing shows, because he likes selling thethings he makes directly to people who are going to wearthem. “That’s an important aspect of it to me. There areadvantages to going back to the same show every year. I getto see pieces that are one, five, ten and twenty years old. Acouple of years ago I saw a necklace that was twenty-eightyears old! It was such a treat! Somebody was wearing it andstill enjoying that piece. She came up to me and said,‘Do youremember this?’ I looked at it and it was so different fromwhat I am doing now, but it was beautiful. It looked like ithad been dug out of a middle-eastern archaeological dig. Itlooked ancient. It was avery interesting experience.“Another valuableside effect of being ableto see things over theyears is that jewelry getsworn, gets abused, and Iget to refine the engineeringtechniques. I cansee really fast things thatare not working, thingsthat are wearing too fast,mechanisms that don’tfunction. That’s a valuableaspect. It’s alsopleasant to watch how pieces can pass down through threegenerations, like from a grandmother to a mother to adaughter. I like the feeling of being able to make things thathold together long enough to be passed to another generation.”As part of his ongoing and varied work at the ArtCenter, Jima will teach a jewelry workshop, November 10-13,focusing on making the mixed metal beads that he startedcreating after moving to the coast. A detailed description ofthe class can be viewed on the Art Center's website(www.MendocinoArtCenter.org) or in the fall catalog.For eight years, Jima has also been the organizer of thetwo annual fund raising art fairs at the Center, one in midJuly and one coming up on the Friday and Saturday afterThanksgiving, November 24 and 25. This is the 47th year forthe fairs, which showcase high quality art and fine crafts withparticipants who are local, regional and from out of state.The fairs are always well attended, fun and successful.One other aspect of his Art Center involvement is hiswork with the digital arts program, which he has been apart of from almost the beginning. Currently he hosts aweekly open studio in the computer lab helping visitors withdigital photography, Photoshop and computer graphicswork, the Internet, and is basically available to be of assistancewith computer use in general. The open studio happenseach Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm andcosts $8.00. Jima will also offer a four day workshop onPhotoshop use for digital photographers in the spring of2007.To see more of his jewelry work and thatof his wife and partner Carlie, and to checktheir upcoming show schedule, visit their website atwww.mixedmetaljewels.bigstep.comTo communicate with him directly about classes, digitalopen studio or the annual art fairs, email him atjima@mcn.org.11

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"The RedTomSash"Zephyrs:A Painter’sHigh"Cityscape"The painting process itself is the excitingpart of painting to me. Hundreds ofdecisions and adjustments are beingmade while painting and the process uses parts ofthe brain (the so-called "right brain") that I otherwisegenerally don't use. I imagine it must be likethe "runner's high" a long-distance runner experienceswell into a run. There is no other event thatbrings me to that particular state of mind.I look for my "painter's high" while workingeither on location or in the studio. Outside ("enplein air") there is the joy of being in the elementsand the intensity of full-on-focused painting withthe demands of changing light and weather. In thestudio, there is a delving into a different, sometimesdeeper aesthetic because changing light isn't an elementof the studio experience. In the studio there istime to ponder, reflect, and return day after day tothe work in progress, developing the painting in avery different way than en plein air. Also, whenworking with a model, there is the presence ofanother person/personality.As well as studying plein air methods of paintingwith artists Kevin Macpherson, Charles Sovek,Scott Christensen, Ovanes Berberian, RichardMcDaniels, Alvaro Castagnet and Kim English, andstudio model work with Carolyn Anderson, I havehad training in purely-creative methods of paintingwith Michele Cassou. Depending on my mood, Ibring both sides of my training to the work.In Mendocino County, Tom Zephyrs’ work isexhibited at the Blue Sky Gallery in Willits. The artistcan be contacted at (707) 984-6780, via email attomzephyrs@prodigy.net or his website atwww.tomzephyrs.com."The Red Sash" was one of only forty-nineaccepted entries, out of over five hundred, for theCalifornia State Fair, the only fine art entry in thisdivision from Mendocino County. It received anAward of Merit."Cityscape" was awarded the "Mayor's Award"at "Jewel by the Bay," a recent event in the Bay Areaparticipated in by forty artists selected from entrantsalong the West Coast. The "Mayor's Award" includeda substantial cash prize.13

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Highlighting AMendocino GemThe Highlight Gallery has been an integralpart of Mendocino Village for over 25years. Located directly across fromMendocino Bay and its beautiful headlands,the building itself is appealing and historic.Several rooms, levels and staircases invite you tomeander throughan extensive andeclectic array offine art and crafts.Highlight’s originsgo back to1977 when localfine woodworkersneeded a venue fortheir work. Underthe ownership ofClyde and TigerlilyJones, Highlightquickly became afine arts gallery,offering a uniqueblend of high quality craft and fine art. When Clydedecided to retire in 2005, the gallery came dangerouslynear closure. Sharon Peterson, who had worked atHighlight for many years, came to the rescue. “I hadno doubt that someone would buy the gallery,” saysPeterson. “It has great presence and appeal. However,no buyer was emerging, and at the last hour, I realizedthat ‘someone’ was me.”Sharon is not new to the art gallery world. Sheand her husband, artist Jan Peterson, have started anumber of galleries since the 1970’s. “Having had theexperience with smaller galleries gave me the confidenceto jump in with the Highlight,” Sharon says,giving heartfelt credit as well to friends and artistswho lent timely moral and financial support.Those familiar with the gallery realize this leapwas no small undertaking. Housing the work of over200 diverse artists, Highlight’s scale is impressive. Thegallery offers something for everyone, with artworkranging fromthe affordablyaccessible tohigh end. Finewoodworking, hand crafted furniture, jewelry, painting,ocean sandpaintings, ceramics, textiles, blownglass, photography and sculpture all find a harmoniousand elegant home.The long standing connection between Highlightand woodworkers is notable. Highlight contains oneof the largest collections of fine wood art and furniturein the country. Gallery visitors are unwavering intheir applause and awe of the exceptional furniturefeatured here. Annually in May, the community istreated to an exhibition of new work by students andteachers from the world-renowned College of theRedwoods Fine Woodworking Program.For Sharon Peterson the gallery is truly a labor oflove. Reflecting on her determination to keep thegallery going, she says that she felt “the gallery was toomuch to lose for the artists, the community and visitorsto Mendocino.”15

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FreeInstructionalField Tripsto MACA generous grant from the CommunityFoundation Enrichment Fund has made it possiblefor the Mendocino Art Center to provide freeinstructional field trips for the 2006-2007 schoolyear.Last year, MAC offered instructional activitiesfor over 1,000 children from nine different schoolsfrom Point Arena to Westport. The CommunityFoundation and the Mendocino Rotary grantedfunds to MAC for this program. Local artists andartists in residence used their expertise to instruct inpainting, drawing, sculpting, tie dye, carving, musicactivities, ceramics, dance, and mixed media.I would especially like to thank the ParentsClubs of Redwood Elementary and Dana Gray fortheir overwhelming financial support, and for takingcare of the bussing costs for some 39 classes toparticipate at MAC. Also, the enthusiastic responseof the teachers was very much appreciated.To sign up for an instructional field trip foryour class, please contact Margaret Paul at 964-9483.A minimum of two weeks lead-time is needed to setup these sessions.Please join us for afun learning experiencefor your students.Margaret Paul, YouthProgram CoordinatorMendocino Art Center"Flowers" by Marvin WillrodtArt Explorers, Inc.A nonprofit program withstudio and gallery.Offering unique andaffordable art, hand-madecrafts and cards.Open Tuesday, Thursdayand Friday 9-3;Saturday 12-3.138 Oak St., Ft. Bragg707 961-6156SALLIE MACHOME & GARDENGIFTS & ACCESSORIES FROMTHE EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDEONE-OF-A-KINDFRENCH ACCENT PIECESEUROPEAN POTTERYFINE BATH & BODY PRODUCTSELEGANT GIFT WRAPPING FREESHIPPING ARRANGEDGIFT CERTIFICATESCOME FOR THE EXPERIENCELEAVE WITH A TREASURE10540 LANSING STREET, MENDOCINO937-5357 • OPEN DAILY 10 - 6WWW.SALLIEMAC.COMThe World of Suzi LongPastel Paintings, Murals andTrompe L’oeilClasses on request707/937-5664611 Albion St Watertower,Mendocinowww.suzilong.com17

Calendar of EventsOctober 2006 — March 2007There Is Always Something Happening At The Mendocino Art CenterNovember 24 & 25 - 47th Annual Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts FairFebruary 17 - 7th Annual Mendocino Art Center Open House & Studios TourMarch 8-31 - Fourth Annual Marine Wildlife ExhibitMarch 8-31 - First Annual Animal Art ExhibitSee the Mendocino Art Center's Gallery Exhibit Schedule on page 8.707 937-5818 • 800 653-3328 • www.MendocinoArtCenter.orgMENDOCINO COUNTY COASTThru Oct. 22 - "Stop Kiss," MendocinoTheatre Company, 707 937-4477Oct. 12 - Nov. 6 - "Of the Earth" Exhibit,Partners Gallery, 707 937-3525Oct. 14 - Mendocino Rotary Club ArtAuction & Raffle, Crown Hall, 707 937-5397Oct. 16 - "Rigoletto and Red Sauce," OperaFresca, Mendocino Hotel, 888 82-OPERAOct. 20 & 22 - "Rigoletto," MendocinoConcert Opera Theatre, Preston Hall,888 82-OPERAOct. 29 - Sor Ensemble StringQuartet/Tsuonimo Quartet, Opus ChamberMusic, Preston Hall, 707 964-0898Nov. 1 - Dec. 31- Mushroom Exhibit, FordHouse Visitor Center, 707 937-5397Nov. 2 - Dec. 10 - "The Sunshine Boys,"Mendocino Theatre Company, 707 937-4477Nov. 4 - Sonus Quartet, Cotton Auditorium,707 961-5131Nov. 5 - Jazz Mann: Piano Stylings ofMartan Mann, Mendocino Hotel,888 82-OPERANov. 5 - Stone-Zimmerman Violin-PianoDuo, Fort Bragg Center for the Arts, PrestonHall, 707 937-1018Nov. 9-12 - "Piaf: No Regrets," 5th AnnualChanterelle Cabaret, Mendocino Hotel,888 82-OPERANov. 9 - Dec. 31 - "Time and Again" Exhibit,Partners Gallery, 707 937-3525Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 - 7th Annual MendocinoCounty Wine & Mushroom Fest, variouslocations, 866-goMendoNov. 11 - Local Licks Live, KOZT-FM,Cotton Auditorium, 800 39-COASTNov. 18 - Country Christmas Market,Preston HallNov. 18-19 - Thanksgiving Concert,Symphony of the Redwoods, CottonAuditorium, 707 964-0898Dec. 2 - "Sing in the Season" HolidayConcert, The Stanford Inn by the Sea,888 82-OPERADec. 3 - Multi-Media Messiah! Sing-Along,Mendocino Presbyterian Church,888 82-OPERADec. 3 - Light the Lighthouse, Point CabrilloLight Station, 707 937-6120Dec. 13-16 - Mendocino Coast CandlelightInn Tour, 707 937-0926 or 707 964-1228Dec. 26 - Feb. 28 - 8th Annual MendocinoCounty Crab & Wine Days, various locations,866-goMendoJan. 1 - "From Frederick's to Flannel"Champagne Pajama Brunch, Opera Fresca,888 82-OPERAFeb. 8 - Mar. 5 - Gallery Artists Exhibition,Partners Gallery, 707 937-3525Feb. 17 - "Grand Scena - Masked BallMendocino Carnivale!" Opera Fresca,Mendocino Hotel, 888 82-OPERAFeb. 17-18 - “The Russians are Coming,Again!, Symphony of the Redwoods,Cotton Auditorium,707 964-0898Feb. 25 - Pianist Richard Cionco, Fort BraggCenter for the Arts, Preston Hall,707 937-1018Mar. 3 - "Viva La Liberta! Politics in Opera,"Opera Fresca, Mendocino PresbyterianChurch, 888 82-OPERAMar. 18 - Octet of the Redwoods, OpusChamber Music, Preston Hall, 707 964-0898Mar. 25 - The Peregrine Quartet, Fort BraggCenter for the Arts, Preston Hall,707 937-1018Mar. 31 - Apr. 1 - Spring Concert, Symphonyof the Redwoods, Cotton Auditorium,707 964-0898MENDOCINO COUNTY INLANDThru Oct. 21 - "Arsenic and Old Lace,"Ukiah Players Theatre, 707 462-922618

Mendocino Art CenterNov. 3-18 - "On Golden Pond," WillitsCommunity Theatre, 707 459-2281Nov. 17 - Dec. 9 - "Little Women," UkiahPlayers Theatre, 707 462-9226Nov. 22 - "American Buffalo," Ukiah PlayersTheatre, 707 462-9226Dec. 2-3 - "Winter Solstice," UkiahSymphony, Mendocino College CenterTheatre, 707 462-0236Dec. 2 - Jan. 31 - Holiday Model TrainExhibit, Mendocino County Museum, 707459-2736Dec. 15-23 - "A Christmas Carol," UkiahPlayers Theatre, 707 462-9226Jan. 18 - Feb. 3 - "Humble Boy," UkiahPlayers Theatre, 707 462-9226Jan. 24 - "Roussem's Universal Robots,"Ukiah Players Theatre, 707 462-9226Feb. 9-10 - Conundrums and BrokenWindow Productions TBA, Ukiah PlayersTheatre, 707 462-9226Feb. 10-11 - “Jazz and the Symphony,” UkiahSymphony, Mendocino College CenterTheatre, 707 462-0236Feb. 14-19 - "The Adam & Eve Diaries,"Willits Community Theatre, 707 459-2281Feb. 15-17 - Black History Month "Freedom"Revue, Ukiah Players Theatre, 707 462-9226Mar. 15-31 - "Greater Tuna," Ukiah PlayersTheatre, 707 462-9226Mar. 21 - "Off the Map," Ukiah PlayersTheatre, 707 462-9226To be considered for MendocinoArts Magazine's spring issue calendar(April - June 2007), please sendyour Mendocino County eventinformation tomcdonald@mcn.org, fax: 707-937-1764, or MAC Event Calendar, P.O.Box 765, Mendocino, CA 95460.Deadline is February 15.Painting by J. D. MayhewA Call For EntriesFourth Annual Marine Wildlife ExhibitInternational Multi-Media Juried Exhibit • March 8-31, 2007In Memory of J.D. Mayhew$500 cash prize for "Best in Show" • Deadline: February 1, 2007Call for an application 707 937-5818 • 800 653-332845200 Little Lake Street at KastenP.O. Box 765 • Mendocino, CA 95460www.MendocinoArtCenter.orgInvites Entries For An Animal Art ExhibitDigital Painting by Marge StewartMendocino Art CenterAll-Media Juried ExhibitMarch 8-31, 2007Nichols Gallery$100 cash prize for"Best in Show"The winner will befeatured in an article onAnimal Artin the Spring 2007Mendocino Arts magazineEntry deadline: February 1, 2007Call for an application – 707 937-5818 • 800 653-332845200 Little Lake Street at KastenP.O. Box 765 • Mendocino, CA 95460www.MendocinoArtCenter.org19

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Girls Night Out:The Musical Escape Valve of Leslie Hubbert, Frannie Leopold and Judy StavelyInterview by Antonia LambPhotographer unknown, alasListening to the outgoing yet intimate, beautifully playedmusic of Girls Night Out is so easy. And just what is that musicthey're playing? It's kind of string-bandy. Kind of klezmer. Kindof old-timey, Cajun, Latin, bluesy. You can dance to it, and listen.Meanwhile, the musicians are having a good time. The band is atrio. Three beautiful women: blonde, brunette and redhead. No,it's a semi-quartet. Sometimes there's this guy in a straw cowboyhat playing a funny-looking bass with them.I am sitting behind a well-picked-over chicken at JudyStavely's house. Leslie Hubbert and Frannie Leopold, the otherfounding members of Girls Night Out, are there, telling me theirsecrets. Occasionally they burst into angelic, crisp three-part harmony.Judy (fiddle, accordion), a long-time elementary schoolteacher in Comptche, has just bought a Martin guitar and has afive-string banjo she's "kind of messing with."Leslie (mandolin, guitar) is also a teacher; she teaches musicat Anderson Valley School. She plays the accordion "for the kidsat school." Leslie's married to musician Michael Hubbert.Frannie (guitar, mandolin) works as a physician's assistantwhen she's not working musically. She's been part of the DeltaSisters, the Todalo Shakers and many other musical combos. She'smarried to Dr. Peter Barg, who plays bass at GNO gigs. All threesing and are the mothers of daughters. They have known eachother for over 20 years, first as musicians at Lark Camp and otherevents and parties, then as friends. Each has decades of playingand performing experience. Recently they made a small CD ofseven songs.Here's some of our conversation.Judy: Sometime in the fall of 1999 we decided to get togetherand just have some fun playing music.Leslie: We'd known each other in different groups. Judy andI were The Golly Sisters. The three of us and some of our spouseswere in a group we called Casmendoche... We did a lot of gigs.Frannie: The whole point was to enjoy ourselves, get awayfrom ordinary life and family. Leslie called it our musical escapevalve. Kitchen music. It's amazing we stayed together. Judy's intofiddle music: cross-tuned pieces and strange little tunes. I'm intosinging and harmony...Latin music.Judy: You and Leslie brought us black string band music,too. Leslie knows all this other stuff, like Italian music. Andbecause it wasn't for any reason—it was for fun—we would alltry each other's music. And support each other.Antonia: So when did it shift from "we're sitting in thekitchen" to doing gigs as a group?Frannie: At a certain point there was a buzz. We startedplaying at parties and weddings.Judy: We got hired to play at the dance at Wild Iris threetimes. We played the main stage, too. We've done all kinds ofthings. Right now we're rehearsing for the Berkeley old-timemusic contest in September. Peter started playing with us someafter Frannie got breast cancer in 2001. He started wanting to behere, too. Somebody said well, could he just play bass? And I saidwell, sure, if he doesn't start acting like a guy and telling us whatto do... And you know what? He's been totally cool.Frannie: He's playing tololoche, which is a Mexican bassthat's tuned up AGDC not EADG. It's kind of like a cello sound...We are successful at things other than music. So that helps us notto feel anxious about music. The reality is that we love to play andsing. What comes first is finding those harmonies, making up littlemedleys, just playing...after that came the desire to share ourmusic. Making the CD was a big step in that direction.Judy: It was fun making the CD. We made it as a promo. Welike to play at weddings and parties—events where we just getsomewhere and play our hearts out and everyone is happy.Frannie: And we also just wanted to make a record of whatwe do. Because you never know what tomorrow will bring.For booking information or CDs, contact Frannie Leopold at 964-0017, Judy Stavely at 937-0029 or Leslie Hubbert at895-2155.Antonia Lamb is a local musician, astrologer, writer.21

Vichy Springs:Entertaining and AccommodatingLocal People Since 1854Dr. Patch Adams & Wavy Gravy in theVichy WatersVichy Springs is an island of civility close to the town of Ukiahand the only destination resort in Mendocino County on the U.S. 101corridor.Why is Vichy Springs there? Well, about five million years ago,from six miles below the earth, very old, highly mineralized watercombined with carbon dioxide and chose a spot near the Russian Riverto come to the surface. These waters came up in numerous locationswithin a half-mile radius from the current main source point.Native Americans called the springs “Katuct.” In the 1840’s and1850’s they shared theirsprings with American settlers,who quickly learnedwhat the natives hadknown for thousands ofyears: that the waters curedpoison oak and healedburns, cuts, bruises, psoriasisand many other skinmaladies on contact.The new ownersestablished bathsand began a resortin 1852, with thefirst habitable buildings in 1854. Three of these structures stand todayand are the oldest in Mendocino County.During the following 125 years Vichy Springs had numerousowners. Gilbert Ashoff arrived in 1977 at the end of a long search for aEuropean-style mineral spring. In 1979 he purchased an option to buythe property and renovated the resort during the next ten years.In spite of wars, depressions, and political games, Vichy Springshas never been closed since 1854. It has survived and today is a hiddenjewel for the 40,000 guests who visit annually.Mendocino County residents are mostly unaware that theseunique springs, which exist in only three other places in the world, arein their own backyard. When they do discover Vichy, they visit frequently,to stay overnight, for a massage, or for day use in the bubblingbaths, pools and hiking trails.The next time out-of-town guests arrive, or you make a trip fromthe Coast, stay at Vichy Springs. You will leave refreshed, renewed andinvigorated and your guests will leave with fond memories of Ukiah.Estabished 1854• Rooms & Cottages• Day use• Naturally warm &carbonated baths• Hot soaking pool• Olympic size pool• Hiking on 700 pristine acres• Massage & Facials• WIFIHot Springs andCountry InnHistoric “Champagne”Mineral BathsA Gift From Nature in theMendocino Foothills• Have out of town guests?• Visiting from the Coast?• Need a massage?"You've seen the billboard now comeand see the resort just 4 minutes eastof Ukiah, follow the State Landmarksigns to Vichy Springs Resort.”www.vichysprings.com • email: vichy@vichysprings.com2605 Vichy Springs Rd., Ukiah, California 95482 (707)462-951522

Nicole Paisley Martensen’sSilk PanelsNicole Paisley Martensen is a Mendocino County artistwho works in textile collage media. Her diaphanous silk panelsfloat gracefully to divide or accentuate a space. Her artworkblends her love of sewing and family history of art andstitching with several different printing and photographictransfer processes. Nature is an unending source of influencefor Nicole, as is language in its many forms and the two oftencome together in her artwork, along with the modern detritusof dry-cleaning receipts and bus transfers, to create layersof meaning both obscured and revealed within layers of silk.On her choice of mediums, Nicole feels that “fabric hasan intimacy to it; it conjures its own very tactile sensations inus and this continues to intrigue me. Textiles also have aloaded history, both domestic and regal, and I enjoy creatingjuxtaposition between the odd, worn scrap, and some lavishexquisiteness.” She has a particular admiration for vintagefabrics—strips of kimono sleeves and silk hankies often maketheir way into an art piece, instilling a timeless quality in thework. “It is often the recycled bits that lend a sense of mysteryand invite one to create theirown narrative for a piece.”Nicole has exhibitedher art in various galleries,installations, and privatecollections in Washingtonand California since 1994.Her most recent body ofwork is inspired by herlongtime love of ocean lifeand incorporates photographsand sketches of kelpfrom California and Mexico.Jelly, a colorful silk panelNicole Martensen’s artwork can be seen at her gallery and winetasting cooperative, Tierra — Art, Garden, Wine, located at 312N. School St. in downtown Ukiah. She can be contacted atnicolepaisleymartensen@yahoo.com. or by phone; 707-468-7936 or 206-303-9514. See Tierre’s ad on page 54.@ @ @ @ @ @Jewelry ArtistsChris & Shani Christensonshow fine Celtic and natureinspired jewelry and specializein Custom Celtic Wedding ringsCorner of Main andKasten Streets (upstairs)Mendocino • 707-937-1223www.celticcreations.com23

Gallery GuideFIRST FRIDAYS IN FORT BRAGGMost galleries and businesses holding First Friday art openingsare open from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.SECOND SATURDAYS IN MENDOCINOMost galleries and businesses holding Second Saturday artopenings are open from 5:00 to 7:30 pm.FIRST THURSDAY UKIAH ART STROLLMost galleries and businesses holding the Art Stroll areopen from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Main Street Program 463-6729.FORT BRAGGART EXPLORERS138 E. Oak Street707 961-6156BRAGGADOON435 N. Main Street707 964-5050Gallery of photographs and otherartworks for your enjoyment. FirstFriday receptions. Fine art printing.CULTURE SHOCK335 N. Franklin Street707 964-7718THE DARK & LIGHT GALLERY421 N. Franklin Street707 964-7180DIRT CHEAP17975 N. Hwy 1707 964-4211EDGEWATER GALLERY356 N. Main Street707 964-4668ERIN DERTNER STUDIO137 E. Laurel Street707 964-7781ESTATES GALLERY330 N. Franklin Street707 961-0932FABRIC INDULGENCE544 S. Main Street707 964-6365FRAME MILL ARTWORKS116 Laurel Street707 964-6464GLASS FIRE ART GLASSGALLERY18320 N. Hwy 1707 962-9420A unique display of art glass,including jellies, vessels, lighting,sculpture and jewelry. Visit theworking studio.HEADLANDS CAFÉ120 E. Laurel Street707 964-1987MENDO BISTROCompany Store at N. Main707 964-4974NORTH COAST ARTISTS362 N. Main Street707 964-8266PIACI PUB & PIZZERIA120 W. Redwood Street707 961-1133PRENTICE GALLERY17701 N. Hwy 1707 962-0732Showing local artists’ paintings,sculpture, photography, jewelry,wood turnings and ceramics. Onsite jeweler Wed. Largest custompicture frame shop on the NorthCoast.MENDOCINOARTISTS CO-OP OF MENDOCINO45270 Main Street707 937-2217CELTIC CREATIONSMain & Kasten Streets(upstairs)707 937-1223COASTSIDE GALLERY45055 Albion Street707 937-4960COLOR & LIGHT GLASSSTUDIO10525 Ford Street707 937-1003GALLERY OF THE SENSES45000 Main Street (upstairs)707 937-2021GARDEN BAKERYAlbion St. across from KellyHouse707 937-3140 • 964-8138MENDOCINO BAKERY & CAFE10483 Lansing Street707 937-0836MENDOCINO CAFÉ10451 Lansing Street707 937-2422MENDOCINO CANCERRESOURCE CENTER45040 Calpella Street707 937-3833MENDOCINO GEMS10540 Lansing Street707 937-0299MENDOCINO JEWELRYSTUDIO45050 Albion Street707 937-0181MOODY’S INTERNET CAFÉ &GALLERY10450 Lansing Street707 937-4843RUBAIYAT BEAD & RUGGALLERYLansing & Little Lake Street707 937-1217STANFORD INN BY THE SEAHwy. 1 & Comptche-Ukiah Rd.707 937-5615Exhibits local and original artwork.THE WORLD OF SUZI LONG611 Albion St. – Watertower,707 937-5664ART THAT MAKESYOU LAUGH©Corner Main and LansingMendocino707 937-1354“Counsel Approaching The Bench”The fine art of humorist JeffLeedy + pastel landscapes ofElaine Leedy. Most fun gallery inMendocino.HIGHLIGHT GALLERY45052 Main Street,Mendocino707 937-3132Wall Cabinet by Martin McCarthy,Vessel by Mike PhillipsEnjoy our representation of finelycrafted woodwork, paintings,sculpture, pottery and jewelry inour beautiful bay view location.MENDOCINO ART CENTER45200 Little Lake Street,Mendocino707 937-5818Cloisonné necklace with freshwaterpearls by Marge Stewart and burlwood box by Steve Kale.Four gallery exhibits each monthfeaturing emerging and establishedartists. Unique, handmadegift items in the Gallery Shop.Open daily. Closed Wednesdays,December - February.24

OLD GOLD6 Albion Street,Mendocino707 937-5005Mark Hileman, OpalWave BraceletWhere you will find beautifullydetailed jewelry fabricated in theoriginal art form of die strikingand hand chasing.TWO VISIONS PHOTOGRAPHYGALLERY45104 Main Street707 937-3898WISDOM HOUSE GALLERY45280 Main Street707 937-3360ZACHA’S BAY WINDOW GALLERY560 Main Street707 937-5205WILLIAM ZIMMER GALLERYCorner of Ukiah & Lansing St.707 937-5121LITTLE RIVER, SOUTHPOINT ARENA CITYARTSMain St., Point Arena707 882-1726S/K GALLERYCypress Village, Gualala707 884-3549SPINDRIFT GALLERYCypress Village, Gualala707 884-4484STUDIO 39139150 S. Highway 1,Gualala707 884-9065HWY. 128BLUE SKY GALLERY21 S. Main, Willits707 456-9025Italian, handcarved cameo,Agate & 14k goldFine art, designer jewelry, artglass, oriental rugs, pottery &Native American arts. Open M-F11 am - 6 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm.PANACHE ON MAIN45110 Main Street707 937-0947PANACHE GALLERY10400 Kasten Street,Mendocino707 937-1234Jewelry by Barbara WestwoodTwo locations in Mendocino.Fine art, sculpture, glass,furniture and designer jewelry.Featuring artists such as HilaryEddy and Gerald Stinski.PARTNERS GALLERYat Glendeven Inn8205 Highway 1, Little River707 937-3525Necklace, Mexican Fire OpalRoller Printed, Folded 22KGold, Silver Bimetal by JudithBeamLEDFORD HOUSE3000 N. Highway 1, Albion707 937-0282LITTLE RIVER INN7751 N. Highway 1,Little River888-INN-LOVESTEVENSWOOD FINE ARTS8211 N. Highway 1,Little River707 937-2810SOUTH COASTALINDER GALLERY39165 S. Highway 1, Gualala707 884-4884ARTSEA GALLERYSea Cliff Center, Gualala707 884-4809DOLPHIN GALLERY39225 Highway 1, Gualala707 884-3896ELK STUDIO & GALLERY6031 S. Highway 1, Elk707 877-1128GREENWOOD PIER INN/CAFÉ &COUNTRY STORE5928 S. Highway 1, Elk707 877-9997K. HOWLAND GALLERYHwy. 128, Boonville707 895-3880MAPLE CREEK WINERY20799 Hwy. 128, Yorkville707 895-3001The Gallery at Maple CreekWinery features the artworkof Vintner Tom Rodrigues.ARTEVINO - art & wine.ROOKIE-TO GALLERY14300 Highway 128, Boonville707 895-2204UKIAHGRACE HUDSON MUSEUM431 S. Main Street707 467-2836GRACES ON MAIN/HOYMAN-BROWN STUDIO323 N. Main Street707 462-5911707 468-8835MENDOCINO COLLEGEART GALLERY1000 Hensley Creek Road707 468-3207MOONLIGHT FRAMER& GALLERY290 S. School Street.707 468-7921THE BLUE GOOSE1252 Airport Park Blvd.707 462-2660TIERRA312 N. School St..707 468-7936WILLITSMENDOCINO COUNTYMUSEUM400 E. Commercial Street707 459-2736WILLITS CENTERFOR THE ARTS71 E. Commercial Street707 459-3956To have your Gallerylisted in this guide pleasecontact the following:Mendocino, Hwy. 128Mendocino South CoastBetty Siemer,707 937-5818Fort Bragg & NorthSteven P. Worthen,707 813-7669Exhibits local artist’s jewelry,paintings, ceramics, andphotography. Thursday -Monday, 10 am - 5 pm.GUALALA ARTS CENTER46501 Old State Hwy.,off Highway 1, Gualala707 884-1138RED FROG GALLERY106 W. Church Street707 463-5547InlandJill Schmuckley,707 391-805725

Gualala Arts CenterBy Frank HealyIn an 11-acre grove of redwoods donatedby the Gualala Redwoods Company, theGualala Arts Center serves as the cultural hubof the Redwood Coast and as a tribute to thecommunity spirit of the local residents.This beautiful wood and glass 15,000square foot structure required ten years ofmostly volunteer work, and was completed in1995. It contains lumber milled on the sitefrom trees cleared for the structure. Todayhundreds of volunteers continue improvingthe grounds and help make possible over 1,700annual calendared activities from one-day workshopsto the annual Art in the Redwoods festival, thesignature event of the year.The just completed Karel Metcalf GardenTerrace honors the recently retired ExecutiveDirector of almost 20 years, who worked for GualalaArts in rented space at the Gualala Airport IndustrialPark before the building existed. She and countlessothers realized a dream that grew out of the art festival.The versatile facility includes the ColemanAuditorium for concerts, plays, dances, banquets,wedding receptions, and conferences. The BurnettGallery hosts important exhibits throughout theyear. The Jacob Foyer doubles as a reception andexhibit area. There are also classrooms, meetingGualala Arts Center—Photograph by Ron Bolanderrooms, a community art library, and a professionallyequipped kitchen.Volunteer committees annually schedule aChamber Music Concert Series, the Jazz Series, theLocal Eyes series to highlight local talent, a lectureseries, both dramatic and musical productions, andmajor attractions such as the Philip Levine PoetryReading during National Poetry Month. TheSummer Art Program attracts a large number ofchildren to classes in art, dance, music, cooking, anddrama.The annual Whale and Jazz Festival has grownover the past three years and has caught the attentionof many artists including Dame Cleo Laine and SirJohn Dankworth and The Brubeck Brothers, whoenjoy performing in a space that is both intimate andprofessionally produced with excellent sound andlighting equipment.Upcoming events include the annual Festival ofTrees Christmas boutique, a piano concert, a workshopon painting with watercolors, a lecture onwildlife photography, and much more. Log on to thewebsite www.GualalaArts.org for a complete listingof all the exhibits, workshops, study groups, classes,and events.The center is open weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. and noon to 4:00 p.m. every weekend.Gualala Arts Center Foyer—the 45th Art in the Redwoods in 200627

Pam Hudson and The Beginning ofThe Gloriana Opera CompanyPamela Hudson was a major social activist on theMendocino Coast during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Shehelped innumerable people in her job as a psychiatricsocial worker and her public work has had a profoundand lasting effect. She instigated the Coast’s first “free”clinic, the ancestor of the present Mendocino CoastClinics in Fort Bragg, and founded The Gloriana OperaCompany. This 1978 interview with Bruce Levene commemoratesGloriana’s 30th anniversary in 2006.In the early 1970’s a conductor named CharlesPerlee came to the Coast and Mimi Vashkulat said perhapswe could do some music here, some choral work.I was active with the Mendocino Church Choir andwas recruited to sing in Faure's Requiem. Well, workingwith Charles Perlee was such a thrill and he wasvery complimentary. I bought the recording and studiedat home and worked like mad. Charles encouragedme to take lessons, so I studied for two years, drivingall the way to San Francisco for lessons.I was in three other productions here with CharlesPerlee directing them: Two Menotti operas, The OldMaid and the Thief, and The Medium,and Puccini's Suor Angelica. I hadenough experience in theatre, designingthe set, dancing and acting, to realizethat the moment I was in an opera I wasin the culmination of all the theatricalarts and in all performing arts. As far as Iwas concerned, to be in opera you haveto be a singer, a dancer and an actor oractress. And it was the highlight of everything.Then I began going to the SanFrancisco Opera season, despite myaging vehicle. Two years ago (1976),Barbara Lane and I were driving backand forth and seeing them and rhapsodizingand singing all the arias all theway home to keep ourselves awake onThe Mikado, 1977.Poster by Mervin GilbertHighway 128. Allof a sudden I said,"Gee, you know,there's some reallytalented people uphere. There's asinging waiter(Otak) at theM a cCallumHouse who has areally marvelousvoice and can singGilbert andSullivan by heart.And it's reallyBarbara Lane, Sunny Boyd, &Pamela Hudson as The ThreeSisterskind of charming. It would be great to have musicalsor operas in the summertime up here."Barbara says, "Oh Pamela, there are a great manysingers here. Wouldn't it be fun to do something likethat in Mendocino?" And I said, "Why yes, it certainlywould. We should have opera up here. We can't affordCharles Perlee, but those of us who arealready working and living here mightbe able to get something together andwe can present a viable vehicle for allthe singers." She said, "Yes, I think that'sgreat.”So a month goes by and it's percolatingin my head and I'm saying,"Pamela, you have never even seen aGilbert and Sullivan production. Theycould be hokey." And I thought, "Yeah,I think I'd like to see what they're like.""But Pamela, you've never done anythingin the way of production before.""Well, yes, but I'm a Mills College graduateand anything is possible." So Iwoke up in the middle of a Decembernight with this great flash saying,28

"Pamela, you know that if you want to get somethingdone you just have to go ahead and do it yourself."Being a Mills girl I should have known that anyway.But what I'd hesitated on was investing my sole savings,which was all together $3,000, and which I hadbeen saving up for a decade to go towards a down paymenton a house. But it seemed as though the housedown payments were rapidly increasing in size fasterthan I was able to save the money anyway. So I said,"By George, I'm gonna call my friends and do it."Then I talked to various people—and if I do havea talent it's enlisting talented people in large enterprises.Charles Stevenson, Carl Shrager, Barbara Lane,Otak, eventually Sandra Hahn and Ann Heider, allagreed to be members of the staff for The GlorianaOpera Co.We jointly determined that its first productionwould be The Mikado. We held open auditions andselected our singers from these auditions and hadunderstudies who were allowed to sing oncertain performances, also for back up.Altogether we had about 30 performances,which is one of the longest runs inMendocino County.Approximately 4,000 people came toCrown Hall to see the show. Ticket salesgenerated $8,830, donations $1,130 andadvertisements in our program $395.Altogether we had $10,000 coming in andwe spent about that going out. The budgetfor costumes came to $1,146. Scenery was$1,535. lt's pretty expensive. Another cost Ihadn't expected was advertising, whichcame to $800. We didn't have a real lightsystem. But it worked, yeah, it was prettynice.All the performers were given a percent of availablefunds. So at the end of the season they're given afee for their performance. Depending on what's available.Last year (1977) our chorus members earned $27for about 6 months of hard work. Then I was kind ofsurprised and appalled when the Department ofEmployment phoned me to find out if I had unemploymentinsurance and if these people could qualifyfor unemployment. We aren't employing them.They're getting a share of available funds, so they'reon a contract. Anyway, we don't know what the availablefunds will be, so no one gets anything until aboutthree weeks after the show closes. Which is a little bithard on those who want to go on a vacation trip.I think there's a good musical future forMendocino. Since I've lived here there's become asophisticated audience composed of both Fort Braggpeople and Mendocino people. The schism betweenpopulations is dissolving. Mendocino Chorus playsCotton Auditorium and a lot of Fort Bragg peoplecome. We have the Sunday Afternoon Concert Seriesat the Art Center and I see people from Fort Braggcoming here. In my opinion, we have a greater percentageof people going to productions on the northcoast of Mendocino County than any other comparablearea that I have ever heard of. Considering the sizeof our population I'd say about 65% of it will see a liveshow during this summer. And I don't know anyplacein the world, except perhaps Salzburg, where thatmany people come in to see its various performances.So I see a good picture for Mendocino, at leastmusically. Otherwise I see a dismal future regardingFinale of The Mikado-Left to right: J. Blaker Herod, BarbaraLane, Cliff Sanders, Sunny Boyd, Daniel Barca, Pamela Hudson,Otak, Linda Pack, Jim Goranowskiits economics, in that the artists who create thisatmosphere are not able to live here because of thehigh cost of living and the exorbitant cost of housing.And indeed the lack of housing will drive them allaway and they'll all relocate and then we'll move.You'll find your renaissance will move. The rathercannibalistic feature of a community is that when itcaters to the arts, and therefore to the tourists, itwinds up chewing away the very features that make itenjoyable for newcomers.29

Tom Liden’sPassion for Travel PhotographyMexican Landscape30

Cafe Awning, Moorea, French PolynesiaMy interest and career in photographybegan in 1970. After graduating from art schoolin upstate New York with a major in painting, Istarted working for a commercial photographerin New York City. In 1973 I relocated to SanFrancisco to work for a fashion photographer.At that time, I purchased property inMendocino County, built my own home anddeveloped a homestead in the rural hillsbetween Ukiah and Mendocino, where I stilllive today. I’ve lived and worked in MendocinoCounty for over 32 years, opening a photographystudio in Ukiah in 1976.I’ve shown in galleries, universities andmuseums on both coasts and my work has beenpublished in many national andinternational publications. My photographyhas been included in photographybooks alongside such establishedphotographers as WalkerEvans and Gordon Parks and hasbeen collected by private individuals,corporations and universities in theUnited States and Europe.Locally, most of my career hasfocused on shooting for commercialclients: servicing the wine and touristindustries as well as product photographyfor the catalogue mail orderbusiness.My art and travel photographyhad always been a sideline. In thepast few years, the demand for my travel and artphotography has grown, and I’ve found thetime and resources to fulfill my passion forphotographing my travels. I’ve had the opportunityto see some interesting parts of the worldand the more I travel, the more my wish listgrows.Tom Liden can be contacted at 185 E. Church St.,Ukiah, CA 95482; via telephone at 707-468-5851; or email tomliden@pacific.net. Samples ofhis art and travel images, as well as his commercialwork, can be viewed at www.tomliden.com.Hill Tribe Woman, Northern Thailand.31

FictionSOUTHERN CROSSby Eleanor CooneyBefore they try to go to sleep in their hotel room, Daveand Elaine check out the fire exits, so that later, in the dark,when the halls are choked with smoke and flames, they’llknow the way out. Back in the room, they shove a dresseragainst the door.They’d walked the eight blocks here from the L.A.Amtrak station, in the dark, lugging their bags. They’d gottenoff the train from San Francisco with no idea at all of wherethey’d sleep that night, and had used the battered, statickydirect-line hotel phones in the station, calling six or sevenand getting fairly close to panic before they found a vacancyat the Pacific Grande, confirmed by a Chinese-accentedfemale voice. They walked because they were sort of brokeand didn’t really know what an L.A. taxi would cost. Theblocks turned out to be the really, really long ones you sometimesfind in the bleaker neighborhoods of cities, and thefurther they got from the station the longer the blocksbecame and the more desolate and Bladerunner-esque thestreets.When they finally sawthe hotel’s orange neon sign,they began to believe that theywould live through the night,and stopped at a taco stand,the only place open, andbought two burritos and a sixpackfor their dinner. In thelobby, three or four largewomen in bathrobes and anold man in a wheelchair wearinga cowboy hat watched TV,and the desk clerk Dave hadspoken to on the phone satbehind a window of bullet-proof glass. They rode the ricketyBarton Fink elevator, cables groaning and clanking, up to theseventh floor. People lived in this hotel full-time; on the wayto their room, they passed a hand-lettered sign outside of adoor over a box of beer bottles: “THESE R MY BOTTELSTAKE THEM AND I KILL YOU.”They’re miserable and exhausted. Their cat, Maurice,had been killed by a car in front of their house the eveningbefore. He’d been safe indoors for the night, but a womanthey knew had paid a surprise visit after dark and Mauricehad slipped out when Elaine opened the door. They hadn’tmissed him until hours later, after the woman had left andthey’d finished packing. Elaine went outside and called andcalled, then got a flashlight and found Maurice.God damn people who drop in without calling first,Dave had said. It’s the rudest goddamn thing in the world. Itshould be against the law.It’s not her fault, Elaine said. She didn’t come over hopingMaurice would get out and get killed.Yeah, well, she did come over, and he did get out, and hedid get killed.They dug a grave in the backyard, taking turns with theflashlight and the shovel, and buried Maurice in a paper bag,shining the light into the bag for one last look before they puthim in the hole. They got about three hours of bad alcoholpollutedsleep, then rose at dawn to drive to San Franciscoand the train.Rich travel-agent friends had arranged the trip, a freefive-day “cruise” between L.A. and Ensenada. Just pretendyou’re travel agents too, they said, working for us, checkingout the ship. It leaves from Berth 93 in San Pedro. Bon voyage!They’d slept a little on the train, twisted into weird positions,heads bouncing, then waking up and staring out thewindow for a while.It should be against the law to drop in without callingfirst, Dave said along about Santa Barbara. He kept thinkingabout Maurice in his paper bag under the dirt.In their room at the Pacific Grande, the air is tropicaland motionless, too hot for even a sheet. They lie sleepless onthe saggy mattress.She’s a goddamned bore anyway, Dave says.It wasn’t her fault, says Elaine.That’s debatable, Dave says, getting out of bed andcrouching at the window to watch their neighbors across theairshaft. A woman in a bra and half-slip moves around heroverhead-lit room. A man, fully clothed, sits on a bed drinkingmilk out of a carton. Come look, Dave invites Elaine.Watching the man and woman across the way helps themforget about Maurice. Maybe, just maybe, they can sleep.In the morning, Elaine uses the phone in the lobby totry to find out how to get to San Pedro, thirty miles away.Nobody has any idea—not the travel agency, not the companythat owns the ship. One woman she speaks to tells her torent a car. She slams the phone down. The old man in thewheelchair is listening, and tells her they can get out there bycity bus.32

The hot, rattling, dieselscentedresponds instantly. They tell herride takes an hour and athe situation. She takes the kittenhalf, with many transfers, andS. S. Southern Crossand holds it. Dave sees that nowgives Dave, who’s never been to L.A. before, a glimpse of theboundless sprawl of the city. The final bus dumps them offin the approximate neighborhood of Berth 93. They seeships on the horizon, lug their bags across four lanes ofheavy traffic and approach a gate where a guard sits in abooth. Sleek cars glide through; Dave and Elaine are theonly ones on foot, and wonder if there’s maybe some ruleabout having to be in a car. The guard is kind, though, andpoints the way toward a huge faraway terminal building.You want to go to the second floor, he says.They set out across the infinity of baking-hot parkinglot. In the distance, like some maddening mirage, they seeluxurious tour-buses pulling up to the main door. Why wasit always like this for them? Why did they always wind up onfoot, dragging their bags across acres of scorching asphalt,while others arrived in air-conditioned comfort and serenity?Why were they always on the outside of such knowledge?They get to the terminal and find an outside staircaseat the far end. The main entrance where the buses arepulling up is two hundred feet away. Each looks at theother’s sweaty face. Stairs, or door? Stairs, they agree.They have not yet put a foot on the first step when akitten, an infinitesimal striped job, in color and design aperfect miniature replica of Maurice, pokes its head out ofthe ivy and looks right at them as if to say: What the helltook you so long?A moment ago, they were walking free. Now they areensnared. They can’t possibly just leave it, and they can’tpossibly take it on the boat to Mexico. Can they? Could theysneak it on board? Make the man at the booth take it? Howwould they feed it? It’s no older than three or four weeks.Dave scoops up the kitten and climbs the stairs. At the top,they find that they’re at a deserted end of the terminal. Theygrab a longshoreman’s cart from a storeroom, pile the bagson, and proceed down a long hallway. There are peopleahead, and their attention has been attracted. A man in asuit and a young blond woman wearing a uniform and abadge approach with frowns, plainly intending to tell themabout union rules pertaining to Longshoreman’s luggagecarts and such. Before they can speak, Dave deflects whateverthey were going to say by holding the kitten aloft like atalisman.The woman, who wears heavy blue eye shadow,she’s ensnared, just as much as they are. She says she doesn’tknow what to do, she just doesn’t know. Dave and Elainestart talking, fast.Keep the kitten for the five days we’re on the boat, saysDave.We’ll take it when we get off the boat on Friday, saysElaine. There’s no way we can escape you. You can nab usright at the gangplank.We promise we have no plans to defect in Ensenada,Dave adds.The woman chews the inside of her mouth. She’s softening,but she has obstacles. My boyfriend doesn’t like cats,she says.This is not a CAT, says Elaine, a little too sharply. Itweighs three ounces and can barely walk!The woman goes to make a phone call. Someone producesa box for the kitten. It becomes assertive, rubbingagainst Dave’s finger. The bottoms of its feet are black velvet,just like Maurice. The man in the suit looks disgusted.Sweat rolls off Dave’s nose and drips on the counter; he cansee Elaine trying to rein in her temper. Jesus Christ, shemutters through clenched teeth.In the next moment, they are all saved: Dave, Elaine,the kitten, the woman in the uniform. Another womanstrolls in from the landing. She’s tan, pretty and wearing aflowered dress. She looks into the box, listens to Dave andElaine’s story, and calmly, firmly, without vacillation, says:I’ll take him.Later, onboard, they learn that the ship, now called TheAzure Seas, had been built in Belfast and christened by theyoung Queen Elizabeth the S.S. Southern Cross. It used totravel from England to Australia and New Zealand andaround the world.From the deck, Dave and Elaine watch the woman whotook the kitten. She sells flowers to embarking passengers.She moves serenely, wheeling her cart this way and that. Noanxious sweaty rushing about for her. They wave. She wavesback, holds the kitten up.As the ship starts to move, Dave feels it pulling, wantingto get back out onto the open seas. For now, though, itmust be satisfied with running back and forth between L.A.and Ensenada, Mexico. As must they. We’ll just squint andpretend it’s Acapulco, says Dave.33

Herbert K. Steiniger,artist and teacherHerbert K. Steiniger, artist and teacher, died onJuly 27, 2006, at his home in Mendocino. He was bornin Coburg, Germany, in 1914 and emigrated to theU.S. in 1929 with his widowed mother and olderbrother. They settled in Genessee, Idaho, where hestudied art at the University of Idaho under MaryKirkwood, a noted northwestern artist. During thesummers he hopped freight trains to California andpicked fruit to pay his college tuition. He went on tocomplete his M.A. in Fine Arts. During his graduateyears he created sandstone sculptures, murals, and oilpaintings under the federal Public Works of Art program.In 1939 Herb moved to California and initiallypainted portraits at the San Francisco World's Fair.During World War II he worked as a marine draftsmanfor Kaiser shipyard in Richmond. After the war,through College of Marin, he taught art to inmates atSan Quentin, and was instrumental in establishingthe annual inmate art exhibits, auctions, and sales.In 1953 Herb began teaching foreign languagesat Novato High School (German, Russian, French andSpanish) and taught there for the next 25 years. Hecontinued developing his art, teaching watercolor,painting privately, and designing theatrical stage setsfor the school's drama productions.He received several distinctionsfor his work in exhibits inSan Francisco and the Bay Area.The Steinigers moved toMendocino in 1975 and Herbbecame active in the art community,designing stage sets, etching,making wood block prints, paintingand, occasionally, acting. Healso taught German and Russianat College of the Redwoods. In1995 he was inducted into theGolden Whale Societyof accomplished localartists. His art workcan be found in homes and offices throughout theworld.Many condolences came to Henrietta Steinigerfrom Herb’s former students, citing his patience,kindness and knowledge."Herb loved languages,” Henrietta said. “Whenwe visited China, he started to learn Chinese. Hetaught Japanese to a local kid, buying books and tapesand staying two steps ahead of his pupil. A local girltook Russian from him and he taught Russian to IanPeterson for three years.”“I learned about Art from him and I gained anew set of eyes. He taught me how to see things Inever saw before, about patterns and light.”Herb loved classical music, particularly RichardStrauss, and opera. He died while Henrietta and theirdaughter Kara were holding his hands, listening toRenée Fleming sing Depuis le Jour from Charpentier’sLouise and the Jewel Song from Gounod’s Faust. Hewill be missed.The Mendocino Art Center will exhibit a retrospectiveof his work during February, 2007.34

Mendocino County Restaurant GuideMendocino County Restaurants –Something for every dining desireMendocino County boasts a bountiful array of uniquerestaurants, with memorable dining experiences, magnificentviews and delectable delights to satisfy any craving.Locally produced and organically grown ingredients, as wellas freshly baked goods, are a hallmark of many restaurantsthroughout the county. You'll find cuisine ranging fromThai to Italian to French to North Coast favorites, andenjoy ambience spanning from fine dining to cozypubs to comfortable, relaxed coffee houses. Pick one.You can't go wrong!Check Out These Special RestaurantsAn Outstanding GrillNorth Coast Brewing Taproom & GrillNorth Coast Brewing Taproom & Grill has been citedas “one of the ten best breweries in the world,” and“Mendocino County Restaurant of the Year.” BrewmasterMark Ruedrich and Chef Kirk Ware put together brews,food, and wines thatallow for wonderfulmeal combinations. Thebrewpub offers over tencraft brewed beers tochoose from, along witha list of over twentyMendocino Countywines.Try a pilsner witha salad, a signature Red Seal with Carolina bar-b-que ribs,or a glass of local wine with Linguini fruiti de mare.Whether in the Taproom or in the dining room, you’ll findYOUR combination served to your satisfaction by theircourteous staff. Come by and try them out!444 N. Main Street • Fort Bragg • 707 964-3400www.northcoastbrewing.comGourmet Cuisine in MendocinoThe Moosse CaféThe Moosse Café hasgone through a major transitionunder the direction ofowners Carolyn Moore andMisha Bruton. The diningrooms feature a new eclecticdesign and the rooms featurecasual comfort with warmsophisticated colors andappealing artwork. You’ll find a focused menu using primarilylocal and organic products. The main menuevolves with the seasons, while the daily specials add avariety of choices from seasonally available produce.Everything is served with great attention to detail.Add to that the special handmade desserts and ice creams,a well-considered wine list, and a selection of non-alcoholicjuices, soft drinks and teas, and you have all themakings of a fine dining experience from first course tolast. Try the Moosse Café for lunch or dinner, and choosethe dining room or the deck overlooking the garden withMendocino Bay in the background.Kasten at Albion, Mendocino • 707 937-4323www.themoosse.com35

Specializing in GreatBreakfast Burritos • Organic SaladsMexican & Grill SpecialtiesConvenient ShoppingBeer • Wine • Liquor • GasAlways With A View7746 N. Highway 1707 937-5133Open 7 daysSpecializing in GreatSandwiches-Cold & GrilledGarden and Indoor SeatingFree Delivery In Mendocino VillageOpen 7 DaysUkiah Streetacross from the Post Office707-937-3474Seasonal North CoastCooking with Gardenand Ocean ViewsServing Lunch & DinnerIndoor & Outdoor Seating AvailableDinner Reservations WelcomedKasten at Albion, Mendocino • 707 937-4323Visit our website: www.themoosse.com36

At The Heritage House, you’re home the moment youarrive. Our 37 acres of land, etched by wind and timeand crafted by hand and commitment, embrace the dramaticNorthern California coast. The naturally elegantrooms and rugged sophistication unique to theMendocino Coast, make The Heritage House a havenwhere the wondrous inhabits the everyday.Please join us in welcoming our new chef, Nancy Kinchela.She brings a wealth of international experience and a modernEuropean style. Her selections are classically inspired with alighter twist. Drawing from fresh, locally sourced and handmade,she offers a constantly evolving menu that moves withthe seasons.Breakfast starting at 8 a.m.Dinner starting at 6 p.m.Sunday Brunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.SAMPLE MENUHALIBUT, Artichoke Berigule, Summer GreensROAST SQUAB, Buttered Puy Lentils, Seared Foie GrasCONFIT LAMB SHOULDER, Roast Garlic, Rosemary JusRED WINE POACHED BERRIES. Red Wine Ice CreamVisit our wedding planning services and reception venues andallow marriages that begin at The Heritage House to be rooted inthe timelessness of our surroundings.Our casually elegant meeting rooms allow for discussion andexploration while our grounds inspire imagination.5200 North Highway One, Little River, CA. 95456(707) 937-5885 • (800) 235-5885www.heritagehouseinn.com37

ALBION RIVER INNRomantic Ocean View Lodging and Dining“You’ll wine & dine unforgettably..”- Wine Spectator“One of the West’s Best Small Inns”- Sunset MagazineFresh local fare served in a warmand friendly atmosphereOcean and Garden View Dining DailyBreakfast 7:30 – 10:30Dinner 6:00 – 8:30Ole’s Whale Watch Bar Menu begins at 4:00Two miles south of Mendocino Village800-479-7944 • Highway One • Albion CA, 95410www.albionriverinn.com888-INN-LOVEView our current menuat www.littleriverinn.comCAFE BEAUJOLAIS■ Dine in a relaxed settingand enjoy gorgeous views■ Take a walk through ourbeautiful garden■ Savor fresh breads,baked in our wood-firedbrick ovenA MENDOCINO LANDMARK FOR OVER 25 YEARS.Dinners Nightly5:45 to 9:00 pmFor Reservations,Call 937-5614961 Ukiah StreetMendocinowww.CafeBeaujolais.com • cafebeau@mcn.org38

mendocinocookie companyLocally owned and family run since 1984.Organic espresso & coffee drinks, frappes& smoothies. Gourmet cookies, muffins,scones, and more, baked fresh daily.Open 7 days a week301 N. Main St., Fort Bragg, CA707 964-0282Cookies shipped nationwidewww.mendocinocookies.comGOOD FOOD FORTHE WHOLE FAMILYOPEN FOR LUNCH &DINNER SEVEN DAYS A WEEKFREE RANGE CHICKEN, GRASSFED BEEF & WILD OCEANCAUGHT SEAFOODMendocinoCafé10451 LANSING ST., MENDOCINO • 707-937-6141PASTA, PRODUCE,POTATOES, RICE & BEANSCERTIFIED ORGANICLOCAL, ORGANIC ANDBIODYNAMIC WINESMICROBREWERY BEERSPLUS THE EVER POPULARTHAI BURRITO, MEAL-SIZEDSALADS AND IRRESTIBLEHOMEMADE DESSERTSSEASONAL ORGANIC SPECIALSADDED DAILY40

Cafe La La• oceanview seating• specialty sandwiches• soups and salads• delicious coffee drinksCypress Village, Gualala707-884-1104MacCALLUM HOUSE INN & RESTAURANTG R E Y W H A L E B A R & C A F ÉLuxury Accommodations & Fine Dining in the Heart of Mendocino Village{ }Everything considered—atmosphere,food, wine—MacCallum House getsthe nod as the area’s best restaurant.— Wine Spectator45020 Albion Street Mendocino 707.937.0289800.609.0492 maccallumhouse.comTHE HIMALAYAN CAFÉNepalese & IndianCuisineHimalayan Nights!Fri. & Sat. 5:30 to 9:30Live EntertainmentAcoustic Music - JazzBellydancingLunch, 11:30 - 3:00pmSat. Lunch, 12:00 - 3:00pmDinner Mon-Sat, 5:00pm - 9:30pm1639 S. State St. Ukiah707 467-9900PIACIPub & Pizzeria“HOME OF THE ADULT PIZZA”LARGEST SELECTION OF MICRO-BREWERYBEERS AND LOCAL WINESON THE NORTH COASTTAKE OUT OR DINE HERELunch: Mon - Fri 11:00 - 2:00Dinner: Sun - Thurs 4:00 - 9:00Fri - Sat 4:00 - 10:00MONTHLY ART EXHIBITS120 W. Redwood Ave.Fort Bragg, CA 95437961-1133“Eat here or we’ll both starve”41

D’AURELIO’STaproom & Grill444 N. Main Street • Fort Bragg • 964-3400Voted “Mendocino CountyRestaurant of the Year”by Great Chefs of Mendocino.SPECIAL BAR MENU 2 - 5 pmDINNER from 5 pmSEAFOOD HEADQUARTERS.PROUD HOME OFRED SEAL ALE &OLD RASPUTIN STOUTOpen at 2 pm Wed. – Sun. Closed Mon. & Tue.GIFT SHOP & SATURDAY BREWERY TOURSwww.northcoastbrewing.comThe Coast’s Only Full Service Italian RestaurantHOMEMADE PIZZAAND ITALIAN DINNERSBeer and Wine • Fresh Fish • RaviolisGreat Veggie and Anti-Pasta Salads • Fresh BreadsPizza Crusts and Sauces are Made DailyA Fort Bragg Favorite Since 1985Voted “A Northern California Best Place”Gift Cardsnow availableSit In or Carry OutOpen 5 to 9 Nightly707 964-4227438 South Franklin St.,Fort BraggBehind the Downtown RiteAidLocals LoveDinner Nightly 5 - 9Local Seafood • Fresh Pasta • Vegetarian DishesSteaks • Beer & Wine • Great DessertsMaking Healthy Living Delicious!“The attitude is hip, but thefood is serious and ambitious.”SF Chronicle 2005“Fantastic country-centric wine list”Zagat 2004301 North Main Street at the corner of Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg707 964-4974 • www.mendobistro.comOrganic Café • Culinary ClassesGifts for Chefs • Vibrant Living Expo301-B North Main Street • Fort Bragg, CA707-964-2420 • www.RawFoodChef.com43

Restaurant GuideFORT BRAGGBERNILLO'S PIZZERIA & SUBSPizza & Salads220 E. Redwood Avenue964-9314CAFÉ 1Organic Breakfast & Lunch753 N. Main Street964-3309CAP’N FLINTSFamily Seafood32250 N. Harbor Drive964-9447CHAPTER & MOONGourmet American32150 N. Harbor Drive962-1643CLIFF HOUSE OF FORT BRAGGSeafood & Steak1011 S. Main Street961-0255D'AURELIO’SFine Italian & Pizza438 South Franklin Street964-4227The coast’s only full service ItalianRestaurant since 1985. Open5 pm to 9 pm nightly.DOLPHIN ISLE MARINA DELIRiverside Deli32399 Basin964-4113DOWN HOME FOODSLunch Deli115 S. Franklin Street964-4661EGGHEAD’S RESTAURANTBreakfast & Lunch326 N. Main Street964-5005G G’S THAI CAFÉThai500 S. Main Street964-7931GELATO SHOPPEItalian Desserts401 N. Main Street, #301964-0398Locally owned, and family run.Serving Ciao Bella, award winninggelatos and sorbets in an Italianstyle scoop shop.HARVEST MARKETOrganic, natural and traditionalproducts & servicesHwy. 1 & Hwy. 20964-7000Catering by Margaret Fox, full servicedeli, bakery and products fromgourmet to everyday. Onlineshopping and delivery available.Open 7 days a week 5 am to 11 pm.HEADLANDS COFFEEHOUSEEspresso Coffee House120 E. Laurel Street964-1987HOME STYLE CAFEBreakfast & Lunch790 S. Main Street964-6106HONOUR'S PLACEEclectic American360 N. Franklin Street964-1929LAUREL DELI & DESSERTSBreakfast, Lunch401 N. Main Street, Ste. 502964-7812LIVING LIGHT CENTER301-B N Main StreetIn the Company Store964-2420Making Healthy Living delicious!Cuisine to Go, an organic raw vegancafé, Culinary Arts Institute: gourmetclasses in raw cuisine Marketplace-ahealthy lifestyle boutiqueMENDO BISTROContemporary American301 N. Main Street964-4974Fun, creative food from a completelyscratch kitchen. Presented byfriendly, energetic, professionalwaiters. Open every nightfrom 5 pm to 9 pm.MENDOCINO COOKIE CO.Espresso Shop303 N. Main Street964-0282MI CASA MEXICAN RESTAURANTMexican546 S. Main Street964-2893NORTH COAST BREWPUB& GRILLCalifornia Cuisine444 N. Main Street964-3400Award winning beer, local wines &great food served in generous portions,in a relaxed atmosphere. Stateof the art function room available.OLD COAST HOTEL BAR & GRILLSeafood101 N. Franklin Street961-4488PIACI PUB & PIZZERIAPizza & Salads20 W. Redwood Avenue961-1133Local’s hot spot for great pizzas, calzones,international and local wines.Features largest selection of craftbrewedbeer & ales on the coast.THE PURPLE ROSEMexican24300 N. Hwy. 1964-6507THE RENDEZVOUS INN& RESTAURANTFine Dining647 N. Main Street964-8142THE RESTAURANTFine Dining418 N. Main Street964-9800SHARON’S BY THE SEAContemporary American32100 N. Harbor Drive962-0680TAKA’S GRILLJapanese & Sushi250 N. Main Street964-5204TW'S GRILLE & BARFamily Style400 S. Main Street964-4761MENDOCINO955 UKIAH STREET RESTAURANTFine Dining955 Ukiah Street707 937-1955BAY VIEW CAFÉRelaxed American45040 Main Street937-4197CAFÉ BEAUJOLAISFine Dining961 Ukiah Street937-5614A menu inspired by California cuisine,a bounty of fresh ingredientsand outstanding fresh bread from awood-fire red brick oven.CORNERS OF THE MOUTHNatural Foods45015 Ukiah Street937-5345CULTURED AFFAIR CAFÉSandwiches, Salads, YogurtCorner of Kasten & Albion937-1430FRANKIES HAND MADE ICE CREAM& PIZZA PARLORIce Cream, Pizza, Soup and More44951 Ukiah Street937-2436HARVEST AT MENDOSA’SReady-to-go products and groceries10501 Lansing Street937-5879Full service meat and seafoodcounter, fresh produce, beer &wine, sushi and ready-to-go sandwichesmade daily. Open 7 days aweek 7:30 am to 10 pm.HILL HOUSE RESTAURANT &RICK’S LOUNGEComfort Food10701 Palette Drive937-3200Serves good comfort food priced forlocals. Breakfast 7:30 am to10:30 am, Sunday Brunch 9 amto 2 pm, Dinner & Lounge 5 pm to9 pm.LU’S KITCHENOrganic Mexican45013 Ukiah Street937-4939MACCALLUM HOUSE INN &RESTAURANTFine Dining45020 Albion Street937-0289MENDO BURGERSHamburgers & Sandwiches10483 Lansing Street937-1111MENDOCINO BAKERY & CAFÉSoups, Salads, Burritos, Pizza10485 Lansing Street937-0836Organic coffee & espressos, homemadebaked goods, soups, salads,burritos, empanadas andgreat pizza! Open daily.MENDOCINO CAFÉMendocino Cuisine10451 Lansing Street937-6141International dishes, organic produce,wild-harvested fresh seafood,beans, rice, pasta, MendocinoCounty grass-fed beef, free-rangechicken, all GMO-free. Outside diningwith ocean views.44

MENDOCINO HOTEL VICTORIANDINING & GARDEN CAFÉFine Dining, Bar Menu45080 Main Street937-0511Featuring innovative menus thatchange seasonally, freshest localseafood and organic produce.Dining, 6 pm. Lobby Bar, 5 pm.Café, 8 am to 5 pm. SundayBrunch, 8 am to 2:30 pm.MENDOCINO MARKETDeli, Sandwiches, Picnic Foods45051 Ukiah Street937-3474Groceries, wines & beers, specialtysodas, and picnic items.Specializing in made to ordergrilled and cold sandwiches,house made salads, and soups.MOODY’S ORGANICCOFFEE BARCoffee Bar10450 Lansing Street937-4843MOOSSE CAFÉSeasonal North Coast390 Kasten at Albion Street937-4323North Coast cooking withMediterranean influences.Ocean and garden views withindoor and outdoor seating.PATTERSON’S PUBBar Menu10485 Lansing Street937-4782THE RAVENS AT THE STANFORDINN BY THE SEAVegetarian CuisineCoast Hwy. 1 & Comptche-Ukiah Rd.937-5615Prepares vegan and vegetariancuisine with produce from theirCalifornia Certified Organic farmand other organic producers.TOTE FETESoups, Salads, Sandwiches10450 Lansing Street937-3383LITTLE RIVER SOUTHALBION GROCERYDeli, Sandwiches, Picnic Foods3380 Albion Ridge Road, Albion937-5784HERITAGE HOUSEFine Dining5200 N. Highway 1, Little River937-5885Locally sourced and hand mademeals. Evolving menu that moveswith the seasons.LEDFORD HOUSE RESTAURANTFine Dining3000 N. Highway 1, Albion937-0282LITTLE RIVER INN RESTAURANTFine DiningHighway 1, Little River937-5942With ocean and garden views,Little River Inn serves fresh localfood with genuine hospitality.LITTLE RIVER MARKET & DELIBreakfasts, Salads, GrillHighway 1, Little River937-5133Ocean views. Organic salads andMexican & Grill specialities.STEVENSWOOD RESTAURANTNouvelle American8211 N. Highway 1937-2810SOUTH COASTBONES ROADHOUSEBarbecued RibsHighway 1, Gualala707 884-1188BRIDGET DOLAN’SCalifornia Grill & Bar Menu5910 S. Highway 1, Elk707 877-1820CAFÉ LA LASoups, Salads & SandwichesCypress Village, Gualala707 884-1104COSMIC PIZZAPizzaArena Cove, Point Arena707 882-1900OCEANSONG RESTAURANTSeafood & CaliforniaHighway 1, Gualala707 884-1041QUEENIE’S ROADHOUSE CAFÉBreakfast & LunchHighway 1, Elk707 877-3285REDWOOD GRILLGrilled FoodHighway 1, Anchor Bay707 884-1639TOP O’ THE CLIFFFine DiningHighway 1, Seacliff Center,Gualala, 707 884-1539HWY. 128BOONVILLE HOTELCalifornia CuisineHighway 128, Boonville707 895-2210HIGHPOCKETY OXClassic AmericanHighway 128, Boonville707 895-2646LIBBY’S RESTAURANTMexicanHighway 128, Philo707 895-2646UKIAHCHEESE CAKE MAMA’SPastries, Espresso, Smoothies,Milkshakes200 Henry Street707 462-2253ELLIE’S MUTT HUT& VEGETARIAN CAFETofu, Vegetarian, Hamburgers,732 S. State Street707 468-5376OCO TIMEAuthentic Japanese Cuisine111 W. Church Street707 462-2422PATRONA BISTRO & WINE BARClassic, Contemporary Cuisine130 W. Standley Street707 462-9181UKIAH BREWING CO. &RESTAURANTCertified Organic & Beer102 S. State Street707 468-5898WILLITSANNA’S ASIAN HOUSESzechuan & Asian Cuisine47 E. Mendocino Avenue707 459-6086THE PURPLE THISTLEInternational Cuisine50 S. Main Street707 459-4750HOPLANDCRUSHED GRAPE GRILLPizza, Seafood13500 S. Highway 101707 744-2020SHOTGUN RESTAURANTContemporary13441 S. Highway 101707 744-1988THE HOPLAND INNOrganic13401 S.Highway 101707 744-1890To have your Restaurantlisted in this guide pleasecontact the following:Mendocino, Hwy. 128Mendocino South CoastBetty Siemer,707 937-5818Fort Bragg & NorthSteven P. Worthen,707 813-7669InlandJill Schmuckley,707 391-8057ALBION RIVER INNFine DiningHighway 1, Albion800 479-7944Features succulent fresh seafoodand gourmet dishes such as ovenroastedquail, filled with chickenmousseline flavored with bacon.Romantic ocean view.GREENWOOD PIER CAFÉ/INN &COUNTRY STORECalifornia Cuisine5928 S. Highway 1, Elk707 877-9997GUALALA HOTEL RESTAURANTItalian Family Dining39301 Highway 1, Gualala707 884-3441RUEN TONG THAI CUISINEFresh Ingredients, Beer, Wine List801 N. State Street707 462-0238THE HIMALAYAN CAFÉNepalese & Indian Cuisine1639 S. State Street707 467-990045

Fort Bragg Rent-All&Party WorksEvent Planning • TentsTables • Chairs • Linen • ChinaLights/SoundComplete Event and Wedding Production707 964-666118550 HWY 1, Fort Bragg, CAwww.fortbraggrentall.comPhoto by Michael AntoneliNATURAL WOODSFine Home FurnitureWe are happy to serve the MendocinoCoast with Natural Woods products.We know that you want nice items atgood prices, and this is what we offer.Stop by our showroom today and lookaround. You’ll be surprised to find justthe thing you need.Round TableCountry TableHutchesEnd TablesOffice FurnitureWellspring Futonsfrom recycled fibersFuton CoversKitchen IslandsChildren’s FurnitureArmoiresBedroom Furniture155 Boatyard Drive, Fort Bragg964-100246

Brighten up your winter with a retreat-style workshop at the Mendocino Art Center2006/2007 winter workshopsCeramicsTile Making & MosaicsMargaret PaulDecember 11, 12, 14, 15Creating PotteryKent RothmanJanuary 22 – March 19 (Mondays only,evenings)DiscoveringHand-BuiltCeramicsDarrin EkernJanuary 25 – March 15(Thursdays only,evenings)Computer ArtsInternet and E-Mail BasicsDavid RussellJanuary 20Web Design 101 – Creatinga SiteDavid RussellFebruary 3 – 4Publishing and UpdatingYour SiteDavid RussellFebruary 5PhotoshopWithout Fear IJanet DavisFebruary 17 – 18Fine ArtsEveryday Gifts: Special Booksand PapersMarci EasterbrookDecember 2 – 3Make Time for WatercolorNancy CollinsJanuary 18 – February 22 (Thursdaysonly, evenings)Heart to Art:Valentine Book ArtsMarci EasterbrookJanuary 27 – 28Pen and Ink IllustrationJohn RutherfordFebruary 3 – 4Jewelry/MetalsmithingHollow Bead MakingTara TurnerDecember 1 – 3Silver Fabrication:Links andConnectionsYvonne Giambrone-MartinFebruary 9 – 11Exploring StoneSettingsJim DailingFebruary 16 – 18TextilesBeginning WeavingCarmen FraserJanuary 8 – 12Fit for Design: Pattern Draftingfor ArtistsDiane EricsonJanuary 13 - 15Open StudiosDigital Camera and BasicPhotoshop Open StudioJima AbbottWednesdays, 6 pm – 9 pm, $8 persession (check with the office for dates)Watercolor Open StudioNancy CollinsThursdays, 9 am – 5 pm, $5 per sessionFigure Drawing StudioBill MartinWednesdays, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm, $7 persession, $24 per month; model feerequiredJewelry Supervised StudioSterling ThomasThursdays, 1 pm - 5 pm; $5 per sessionSculpture Open StudioDiane Veach, Tommy BrownTuesdays, 6 pm -10 pm, $5 per sessionFigurative Sculpture OpenStudioDiane Veach2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month, 1pm –4 pm. Model fee dependent on number ofparticipantsSurface Design Open StudioJanice SullivanEvery Friday through May, 10 am – 2 pmStarting in JanuaryStudio Fee: to be determinedCall for a free catalog 707 937-5818 • 800 653-3328Or visit www.MendocinoArtCenter.org for complete course descriptions45200 Little Lake Street • Mendocino, CA 9546047

Fabric Indulgence& Art Supplyfull Range of artsupplies...EverythingFor thecreativespirit!fabulous fabrics544 South Main Fort Bragg707-964-6365www.Fabricandart.comGarden Art • Teak FurnitureSculptural Stones • BuddhasPersian Rugs • Unique GiftsDelivery Available707 964-421117975 N. Hwy 1, Fort BraggOpen Daily 9-6, Sunday 10-3Rick Has ReturnedEstatesGallery• Rare, antiquarian books• Over 20,000 used, out ofprint titles.• Antiques• Fine used furniture• Lots of art books707 961-0932330 N. Franklin, Fort Bragg, CAegallery@earthlink.netAn EclecticMusical Mix ofClassical, Jazzand OperaTune in and beEnchantedSchedule & Information707 895-2324www.kzyx.orgUnique FashionsApparel forWeddings &Special EventsGood BasicsToo!Great AccessoriesGreat Pricest - shirts • athletic apparelawards • trophies • giftsengraving • letteringsince 1978We Are Your Fans!!334 N. Main StreetFort Bragg707 964-9122Europa Boutiquenow in Mendocino at45040 “b” Albion St.(next to Hue’s Salon)937-3821357 N. FranklinFort Bragg(Just off Laurel St.)964-387648

Walking Tractor—A Review by Katy TahjaWalking Tractor author Bruce “Pat” Pattersonadmits to being a lot of things in his life besides awriter. A Vietnam vet who worked in logging, he'schopped timber, set chokers, worked with heavy equipmentcatskinning and hook tending, and driven truck.As a ranch hand and farm laborer he's stompedfleece, bucked hay, irrigated crops, planted grapes,pruned orchards, builtfence, hauled livestock,driven tractor, andwhacked weeds whilekeeping his eyes andears open to the worldaround him.Patterson combinesa lifetime of hard workand a skill for telling agood story with humor.Reading his stories ofAnderson Valley, youfeel like you're sitting inthe shade on a warmafternoon with an oldfriend who saysPhotograph by Harvey Morrison "...remember that storyabout..."The Old in the book's subtitle, Tales of OldAnderson Valley, refers to the time before the mid-1970's. It was an era of loggers and ranchers and backto-the-landhippies. Patterson suggests this collectionof stories is a love letter to the old-timers of the valley."I loved their home-grown, hard-assed humor andways, their code of honor, and their capacity for work,orneriness, stubbornness and storytelling," Pattersonsays.Some writers see stories embedded in everythingaround them. Take the story Walking Tractor. The titlerefers to the seasonal job of moving a tractor from oneranch to another miles apart. Plodding down Highway128 at 15 m.p.h., you notice a lot more of the worldaround you, both natural and manmade, than youwould zipping by at 65m.p.h. He shares hisobservations with a lot oflaughter in his writing.Stories of hard workalternate with tales aboutthe animal-world inhabitants.Ravens, turkey, deer, sheep, jackrabbits, crowsand horses appear in his stories. And the stories are notall sweetness and light. If a horse decides to stand onyour foot you darned well better know how to get thecritter to move.Patterson's short stories on his varied careersreflect his ingrained work ethic of doing a job, doing itwell and having pride in your work. Putting previouslyheld jobs aside and concentrating on writing is a newexperience. "Self publishing has its problems. It's beenone of the most frustrating experiences of my life,"Patterson says. Writing text is not the problem. Gettingeverything put together is the challenge.After putting off the beginning of this serious newcareer (though he's been writing for the AndersonValley Advertiser newspaper for 20 years) the authorjokes, "I was waiting for the kids to grow up and thedog to die." He's now at work on a second book.While only seven of the 24 stories in WalkingTractor are about logging, Patterson included aLumberjack Lingo glossary in the back of the book.Readers can refer to it when they want to know what acatskinner does (and it has nothing to do with pets) orwhat caddywhompered means.The author’s email address is contact@4mules.com orwrite to 4Mules Productions, P.O. Box 628, Boonville, CA95415. For projects underway visit his website atwww.4mules.com.Katy Tahja is the Mendocino Middle School librarian, anhistorian and writer, and also works at Gallery Bookshop.49

Peter and the WolfA Bombed-Out Boy FindsInner PeaceBy Mitch CloggLittle Peter went to the country for a month to get out fromunder the Blitz. A month! Later, under another bombardment, hewent again, again for only a short breathing spell. The rest of thetime, he saw it all—London streetcars hit by fire bombs, hurt andhysterical people in the shelters, his own home at 24 CanterburyGrove gutted by German bombs while he was in the country, hisuncle killed in the fighting, his father surviving against all oddsafter way more bombing runs over Germany than people normallylived through, "doing to them what they did to us," which horrifiedlittle Peter then and does to this day. "I never expected to survivethe war," says Peter Wells of his first years of life. He was in thethick of it.I'm greeted at the front door by Blue, a typical-lookingAustralian shepherd, except it is low-slung. Its other parent was adachshund.We sit at a roundoak table in the Wells house,which is pleasant and busyand, unlike Peter's place ofbusiness, no showplace. Youlook around and see thingsthey prize enough to hangon the wall or park in thecorner, but it's a Mendocinohouse-in-the-woods, itsoccupants more involved inliving than in display. He'swearing shorts and a sweater,as suits a late-summer afternoonon the North Coast. Ialready know that he is marriedto Diane, mother oftheir four, that he's the proprietorof the Albion RiverInn and Restaurant. I knowhe plays tennis, reminds youof Rex Harrison, wrote and produced the musical, Blue Dove,hereand in L.A., and has a bit of the Sixties Seeker coming off him still,like a whiff of herbal oil, so we don't talk much about these thingsI already know. I ask himabout the Peter that precededthese.He was an onlychild for nearly ten years,until his sister was born.His mom was a department-storecashier, hisdad worked for the London Passenger Transport Board. The Blitzbegan September 7, 1940—Peter had just turned four—and kepton for 57 nights in a row and intermittently until the next May,killing 43,000 Londoners and destroying a million other housesbesides the one at 24 Canterbury. "It was completely bombed out.The walls were standing, and the front door was somehow stillthere." The air raid shelters were where Peter spent much of hisfifth year: "There were lots of people who were bleeding or crying.There was this aura of misery.I would have felt it if my mother hadbeen hurt, but generally I was just numbed and astounded, a littleboy witnessing it."The most vivid part of the war was when the buzz bombs,the V-1s and then the V-2s hit. They were like the rockets theHezbollah's been sending over Israel. They were pilotless aircraftloaded with bombs.They were given a certain amount of fuel,andwhen it ran out they would fall. You would hear r-r-r-r-r-r, andwhen that stopped, everybody would go for cover."After the house was bombed out we moved into a flat thatoverlooked all of southeast London, and I can remember the antiaircraftballoons and the searchlights. I collected shrapnel. I couldrecognize all of the planes.As the buzz bombs would hit,you couldsee where it was burning, and you had this sickening feelingbecause you knew somebody had died."One time all of our windows were blown out by a V-2.I sawa tram, a streetcar, hit by a bomb. I couldn't look at it. I was withmy mother,and she just tore me away and we ran off into the shelter.That the war finally ended was just a miracle, as far as I wasconcerned—we're alive!"One time, in Mendocino County at the farm—I movedfrom Marin County to a very rural homestead place in the coastmountains, and I had noticed that I was carrying these fearsaround, fears of death, just a general feeling of fear that I couldn't50

quite grasp, and one day I was in a meadow by myself…beautiful…Diane was at the house—and there was a plane in the sky, and I feltmy body stiffen. I was in the hunt for whatever was going on insideme,and I was trying to figure out my feelings and motivations.I suddenlywas scared at the sound of the plane, and I saw it was just aninnocent plane in the sky, and I said, 'Wow, what was that?' and Irealized that it came from the war, and the little boy in me, who's stillthere, had learned that that sound was a dangerous and fearfulsound,and that that little boy,for very good reason,had that fear,butnow the grown man didn't need it and I could let it go,and I—physically,it seemed—let it go, and it just went, and when it went I startedto cry my eyes out. I was just sobbing. It was as though the fearhad been trapped by all this emotion and out it came,and right afterthat—this was a very big moment for me—all this music suddenlywas happening. It was already there, it seemed like, and it was justcoming through me or into me. I went back to the house and sangthe music as well as I could. It was huge. It was all tones that hadsome incredible meaning to me, really connected to the emotionthat I had felt, that I had let go of."Anyway, from that moment I began to listen for my emotionin musical tones. I began to practice allowing the sound to emerge.It just was there. It emerged spontaneously. Later I played with itmore; I developed it more, but in those first few years, I had no wayof keeping the melody, whatever it was the piece would just go, butcertain pieces would return according to the emotion that I was feeling.There are three or four of those early pieces in Blue Dove. Oneof those pieces in the show—you remember—at the train station: loda de da da da da-a-a, lo da de-e da da-a da da…"Peter has a nice voice and riffs these lines in a jazz-singer style."Very melodic," I say."Very emphatic," he responds."There's a wholemusical thought there. I put lyrics on it later because I'd got thiswhole inventory of melodies that I coulduse for the show."He sings another couple of lines thatI remember."That came very early, and the musicwould come back to me. Then I'd lose it. Iwouldn't know where it was. I couldn'tfind it anywhere. Eventually I bought apiano and worked some of the melodiesout. I had a tape recorder, and then after Igot the piano I got a synthesizer that had amemory."What led to this was the war and thefear that was there. We carry around withus everything that's ever happened to us. Iwas eight when the war ended, just aboutto be nine. My friends and I would go andexplore all the bombed-out houses nearwhere we lived. There were many beautiful old homes, Victorianhomes, and they had been hit with incendiary bombs or whatever,and we would go in. I remember looking at old books and clothesand things.I did bring a book home,I think.I don't remember whatit was. Another effect of the war, which continues, is my total identificationwith the children who are being bombed—in any situation.I don't care who they are, whether it's in Belgrade or Baghdador anywhere."Diane has popped in a couple of times during this interviewand now leaves, "He does, he identifies with any kids who are beingbombed," trailing after her as she goes.I ask if there were any good memories from the war. He says itwas good to see his father alive, and it was good to see his uncle alive,but then his uncle was killed in combat, in the last year of the war."He was my mother's only brother, and we were very close. That washeavy. There was such a pall over everything. Everybody was at riskevery moment. I couldn't say that family gatherings were… It wasn'tuntil after the war that they got more celebratory.The real essenceof everything was that anybody could die at any moment, so therewas a certain bravado in that."He tells me of going, in his early teens, to an English publicschool (always a confusing designation for Americans because it'swhat we call a private school). It was founded by Shakespeare's colleagueand leading actor, Edward Alleyn. They did Julius Caesar inmodern dress—the school cadet uniforms—on the playing field,which were bold innovations when Peter was there. He tells me ofdisconcerting disclosures about his parentage, after which he couldnot accept anyone's authority over him. He tells me of the lovely girlwho was his first girlfriend, Joyce Fielding—"I was in awe of her"—and then of coming to Canada,a man of twenty without a plan,thenthe States, lured by the Siren call of San Francisco. But the War hasentered the room, what Americans arepleased to call the "Good War," and to Peterwas the Good-Riddance war. I ask him ifthere was general jubilation at the end."Ah! VE Day was—I had a little twowheeledbike, and I took off to watch all theparades in London—my mother didn'tknow where I was. I was eight, and it wasabout three or four miles up to Whitehalland the houses of Parliament, and it was justthe happiest day of my life. I never expectedit, didn't expect to survive, didn't expect myfather to survive."Something, the force of the memory,brings Peter to the present tense."The threat of death is continuous. Itdoesn't stop. You've got the experience of itall around you,so you naturally anticipate it."51

InlandMendocino CountyPhoto by Tom LidenHoplandThe drive north on 101 takes you into the small communityof Hopland. Hopland is a tiny town with big attractions.Brutocao Schoolhouse Plaza features six Olympic sized Bocce BallCourts. Visit the Brutocao tasting room and gift shop. Spend thenight in the historic Victorian Hopland Inn. Enjoy a sumptuousdinner at Hopland Inn Dining Room prepared by their executivechef trained at Portland, Oregon’s famed Higgins Restaurant.Check out the eclectic small shops and restaurants in thecentral area or explore the picturesque Sanel Valley on wine tourwith the Hopland Fall Passport Weekend,October 28 and 29.Thistour features eight wineries complete with live music and greatfood. Wine tasting rooms are open year round if you miss thisgreat weekend.UkiahThe short jaunt north on 101 through the golden vistas ofoak-studded hills brings you to the Mendocino County Seat andthe county’s largest city, Ukiah. Ukiah historic downtown offersmany unique and charming shops in a nice compact area. StateStreet is taking on a new look with local favorites opening newstorefronts. Nestled around the bustle of the county seat, bookstores,boutiques, gift shops, bakeries, a brewpub, restaurants, andcafes make for a leisurely stroll through the tree lined School Streetarea.The downtown district has seen a surge of new boutiques–clothing, shoes, and three new art galleries. The fall and wintermonths are packed with local activities and special cultural events.Just a few blocks from downtown, Grace Hudson Museumfeatures a permanent exhibit of world-renowned Pomo basketsand Grace Hudson’s glowing paintings of Pomo Indians.The winterexhibit features the Historic Images of the Mendocino Frontierby the father of Grace Hudson, Aurelius O. Carpenter. Theseremarkable photographs shed new light on an important periodof northern California’s history. The historic Vichy Springs Resortis another important experience in the discovery of the early historyof this area. In the great out of doors, the greater Ukiah areaembraces Lake Mendocino, Lake Pillsbury and Cow MountainRecreation Area. Low Gap County Park is home to year-roundcreeks, wildflower meadow, and woods, as well as hiking trails.WillitsIt is more than a day trip todiscover the diversity andbeauty of Inland MendocinoCounty.Drive further up Hwy. 101 to the Gateway to the Redwoods–Willits. Willits is a rural community with a unique flavor.Continue past the turn-off to Hwy 20 to discover the true heart ofWillits. The Blue Sky Gallery presents a glimpse of the thriving artscommunity. The quaint shops will satisfy the most intrepid shopper.There are the usual antique stores but don’t miss the skateboardemporiums. (Willits has a state-of-the-art skate park.)There are a number of good restaurants at reasonable prices.The Mendocino County Museum traces the historicaldevelopment of Mendocino County from the Pomo Indianthrough the Ridgewood Ranch Home of Seabiscuit, a perfect outingon that rainy winter day.The Skunk Train running out of the Willits depot is a greatway for visitors to get to the coast for a day trip. The Skunk Trainfeatures special holiday events at Christmas and New Year's.52

Discover Historic Downtown UkiahLocated just two hours north of theGolden Gate Bridge on Highway 101 isa unique little town with charmingbeauty and historical interest.Thedowntown area is warm and invitingwhere you can shop and dine amongstmajestic scenery and friendly people.Visitors will find everything fromantiques and hand-made pottery to finecuisine and local wine.Downtown Ukiah’s stores are knownfor their artsy flair with merchandisethat is truly unique and in some casesone-of-a-kind from local artists.With anevent filled calendar and our relaxingvalley setting you’ll see how DowntownUkiah is… more than just a prettyplace! Find a complete list of the festiveactivities for all the holidays this season.www.ukiahmainstreetprogram.orgYarnNeedlepointPatterns/BooksClasses180 S. School St.Ukiah, CA(707) 462-0544www.heidisyarnhaven.comemail: hyhyarn@pacific.netSPECIALTYMARKETPLACElocal foods• gift basketsunique gifts• coffee barwines• garden accessories200 S. School St.Ukiah,CA707-463-6711OPEN: Mon-Sat, 9:30-5:30Mulligan BookshopNew & Gently Used BooksOrganic Full-Leaf TeasCool Cards and GiftsMon.- Sat.11-5707 462-1555208 S. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482MulliganBooks@pacific.netThreeSistersInspirational Treasuresfor Body, Mind & SpiritLocally owned, supportingFair Trade & Local Artists112 S. School St, Ukiah707-462-2320Encore!Fine ConsignmentFashionsServing MendocinoCounty and beyond for10 years109 W. Church St.,Ukiah707 463-5590MC • VISA • AMEX53

Home For The HolidaysDiscover Historic Downtown Ukiah.Historic downtown has a warm, festive seasonplanned this year – something special everyday of the week.Order NOW forHolidays &Corporate Gifts.We Ship Anywherein the USA707 462-2253www.cheesecakemomma.comUkiah... corner of Henry & School"Best onlinecheescakes”NY TimesAll Natural OrganicLow Carb/Sugar FreeGluten Free• Espresso Bar• Hand-dippedMilkshakes• Homemade PastriesDaily• Real Fruit SmoothiesRED FROG GALLERYHandmade Soaps • PotteryGifts and Art by Local ArtistsNatural • Pure • Kind • Fun!Wines from: A tasting room and art galleryRaye’s Hill featuring art and wine from Mendocino County.Frey 312 N. School St. in Downtown UkiahCole-Baileycorner of School & HenryChiarito &707 468-7936Londer VineyardsHours:Weds.- Sat.noon-6pmSundaynoon-4pmThurs. 'til 8pmWinter hours:please call.106 W. Church Street, Ukiah.707 463-5547Wed. - Thurs. 11-5Fri. 11-6, Sat. 10-2Intimate Attitudes“Come create yours...”FineLingerie...CosabellaMary Green107 S. School Street, Ukiah707 462-5299Home DecorTable LinensFine GiftsIf you don't findit here...I will find it foryouAll credit cards accepted.415 S.State St.Ukiah - 707-467-137754

Aurelius O. Carpenter:Photographer of the Mendocino FrontierHistoric photographsofMendocinoCounty from thelate 1800s to theearly 1900s by thefather of artistGrace CarpenterHudsonOct. 7, 2006 -Jan. 21, 2007Train Engine in RedwoodsPhoto by A. O. CarpenterGrace Hudson Museumand Sun House431 South Main Street, Ukiah(707) 467-2836 • www.gracehudsonmuseum.orgHours: Wed. – Sat., 10:00 - 4:30 • Sun., Noon – 4:30TOYS & CLOTHESFOR CHILDRENAGE NB to 8MON-FRI 10:30-5:30SAT 10 – 4Open lateThursday til 7pm.childrens storeYour Fashion and Fun Headquarters!211 S. State St. Ukiah, 707.463.0628Home ForThe HolidaysDiscover HistoricDowntown UkiahThe historic downtown hasa warm, festive season planned this year—there’s no need to go anywhere else foryour holiday shopping!Mondays: One-day specialsTuesdays: FREE unlimited parkingWednesdays: Restaurant specialsThursdays: Shops open lateFridays: Roving entertainmentSaturdays: Prize drawingsSundays: Shops openAdditional Holiday fun includes: HolidayTrolley, Santa, candy canes, gift wrappingVisit www.ukiahmainstreetprogram.org for complete details.55

Salt Water WFishand CoralsFresh Water WFish TankTanksand Supplies.Expert Set-up and Service.The MendocinoCounty MuseumMendocino County MuseumWine CountryAquariums307 N State St. Ukiah, CA 95482707-467-9931Open Thurs-Sat., Sun. & Mon.www.winecountryaquariums.comwinecountryaquariums@adelphia.netThe Mendocino CountyMuseum is a regional "CommunityStoryteller," exhibiting the area'sdiverse ways of life through itsexhibits and programs. The originalportion of the museum wasbuilt and paid for by theMendocino County HistoricalSociety during the 1960’s. The Cityof Willits offered the EastCommercial Street site on a generouslong-term lease. In June 1972,the Mendocino County Board ofSupervisors accepted the newmuseum as a gift from theHistorical Society, on the conditionthat the museum would be adepartment of Mendocino Countygovernment. It remains a uniquedepartment, continuing to growand expanding its sphere of influence.The museum is an absolutedelight for visitors and researchers.Serving Mendocino County for 35 yearsas the regional "Community Storyteller"Exhibiting the diversity of life in Mendocino Countyand the region.Voyage of the Frolic • Seabiscuit • RailroadsLumber History and more.Winter Hours: Fri., 10am-4:30 pmSat & Sun., 11am-3:00pmBookstore Hours: Wed.-Fri., 10am-4:30pmSat.- Sun., 11am-3:00pmwww.co.mendocino.ca.us/museum400 E Commercial St. Willits,CA707-459-2736MENDO-LAKEOFFICE PRODUCTSArt Supplies Competitively PricedOils, Acrylics • Canvas • Papers •BrushesErgonomic Office Furniture • Drafting Tables203 S. Main, Ukiah 1722-B S. Main St., Willits462-8786 459-687956PARK FALLS PLAZA1252 Airport Park Blvd.Ukiah, CA’707 462-2660See’s CANDIESU.S. MadeHandcraftedJewelryGifts."A Fun Place To Shop!"We Use &RecommendAVEDAPRODUCTSFull Hair TreatmentSkin Care – Makeup – MassageFacials – Manicure – Pedicures456-9757158 S. Main Street, WillitsTue.-Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-4, Mon. Appt. only

The Best Rock & RollEver Made94.1 FM in Fort Bragg & WillitsToday's HitsYesterday's FavoritesIn Lake & Mendo countiesLOCAL FEATURES,NEWS,SPORTS, WEATHER.(707) 462-1488459-MMaxFrom Willits 459-6629Hourly news, Information andPopular Local Programming.LIVE • LOCAL707 462-0945www.kwine.comSaturday, February 17Noon to 4:00 pmOn-going art studio demonstrations inCeramics • Sculpture • JewelryPainting • Textiles • Digital ArtsFree Admission • Light Refreshments707 937-5818 • 800 653-332845200 Little Lake St at Kasten, Mendocinowww.MendocinoArtCenter.org57

Gallery of ArtistsAnn Berger/Sea Bluff StudioSculptural CeramicsUnique, whimsical, exuberant,sculptural ceramics that make astatement! Studio always open ifI’m home. Come and beimpressed.707-785-2044www.seabluffstudio.comberger@mcn.orgCeltic CreationsJewelry Studio & GalleryJewelry artists Chris &Shani Christenson createfine Celtic & Natureinspired jewelry andspecialize in customwedding rings. Upstairs, corner of Main & KastenStreets, Mendocino. 937-1223www.celticcreations.com • email: jewels@mcn.org58Karen BowersWatermediaLocally representedby William Zimmer.Instructor atMendocino andGualala Art Centers.www.karenbowersstudio.com • highpt@mcn.org707-937-3163Robert BurridgeContemporary PainterPainting Workshopsfor Creative ArtistsBooks, dvds and videosSee Mendocino ArtCenter for my scheduleor go to:www.RobertBurridge.comMarion BushWatercolor & WatercolorCollageWork shown at theMendocino Art Center,Prentice Gallery and955. Subject matterincludes landscapes,flowers, birds and waterfalls. 707 937-3846 orBush@mcn.orgFrances CaseyAntique Button JewelryI hand bead VictorianEra buttons intounique wearable artjewelry. My work canbe seen at Horse Feathers on the grounds of theLittle River Inn or by apppointment. 707-937-9947Zeny CieslikowskiFine Art PhotographsHope to see youat the MACThanksgiving ShowNovember 24 & 25,2006www.ColorPhotographs.comColor & LightGlass StudioStained Glass & FusedOriginal stained glasswindow panels & uniquefused glass designs.Open Friday - MondayFord St. N. of Mendocino Post Office • 937-1003colorlight@toast.netRita CraneColor PhotographyShown locally at MacCullamHouse Art Gallery, Mosse Cafe,Prentice Gallery.STUDIO OPEN YEAR ROUND.Visits by Appointment. 937-2439WWW.RITACRANESTUDIO.COMPTEMPLE@MCN.ORGSuzanne deVeuveGiclee and Original OilPaintings24” X 20” Canvas GicleeAphrodite and other imagesavailable.Please contact the artist at707 847-3902sdeveuve@mcn.orgwww.suzannedeveuve.com

Patrick DoyleFine BurlwoodSculptures, handcraftedfurniture, room dividers.2 & 3 dimensionalpieces.www.edgewatergallery.net • 707 367-4509Edgewater Gallery ArtistGallery of ArtistsPamela GoedhartOriginal WatercolorsAward-winning “SassyCafé” series, flowers anda wide variety of otherinspiring subjects. Withconcentration on color,beauty and joy! To makea studio appointment call 707-785-2253 or e-mailpgoedhart@earthlink.netGualala, CA • 707 884-4484Joseph DuVivierOil paintingsAlso, archival reproductionson paper and canvas.Shown at Edgewater Galleryand the Artists' Cooperativeof Mendocino.josephduvivier.comjoeduvivier@josephduvivier.com707-964-5942Edgewater Gallery ArtistJoanne Nix FagerskogStained GlassStained glass windows shownat Edgewater Gallery andColor & Light Glass Studio.Custom Designs & commissions.964-6751Joannen@mcn.orgEdgewater Gallery ArtistJohn FisherSculpture: All Mediawww.fisheroppenheimer.comFine Art for Home and Garden19600 Benson LaneFort Bragg, CA 95437call: (707) 964-0359Craig GillilandOil, Pastel, WatercolorColor and Texture arethe focus of awardwinning North Coastlandscapes.Represented bySpindrift Gallery,Ron GreystarPhotography!Portraits, Weddings,Commercial, and ArtDocumentationIn studio,or at any location.(707) 456-9099www.rongreystar.comJulie HigginsPastels and PaintingsGiclee Prints and NotecardsPO Box 1562 Mendocino, CA95460707-937-4707 studio visits byappointmentwww.artistjuliehiggins.comjulie@artistjuliehiggins.comJan HinsonSculptural Mosaic FurnitureOriginal forms covered in resetbroken tile (alicatado);Shape, color and whimsy.707-937-0404hinson@mcn.orgwww.mendocinoartists.com/janhinsonSev IckesAcrylic on canvasCOMMISSIONS: includingyour home, family, friends,pets, memories, etc.Originals at Panache Gallery,Main Street, Mendocino.707-961-0771,Sevans@mcn.org,www.Sevickes.com59

Gallery of ArtistsBill Martin Studio/Gallery33611 Navarro Ridge RoadAlbion, CA 95410707 937-4848billmartingallery@mcn.orgBy AppointmentWWW.BILLMARTINGALLERY.COMJulie MastersonPhotographyMy unmanipulated imagespresent encounters with thenatural environment fromaround the world, fromMendocino to Tibet, Antarctica,Patagonia, India, Arabia, andAfrica. jcmphoto@mcn.orgwww.Juliemasterson.comEdgewater Gallery ArtistJack McBrideFine Art PhotographerAn award winningphotographer whohas been coveringthe Menocino areasince 1987. To viewhis work, or orderprints, go towww.JackMcBridePhotography.com.www.geocities.com/blackrubytoolboxSanta FeKitchen StudioCJ McLeodOil on Canvasemail:powerfool@excite.comAlexis NichandrosMoyerCeramicsVisit The Pot Shop, aworking pottery studioproducing sculptural andfunctional artworks. 7450Highway 128, Philo. Hoursvary, please call ahead forschedule. (707) 895-2810potshop@saber.net Edgewater Gallery ArtistDale E. MoyerOil Pastel, Oil, Charcoal,ContéDrawing with Attitude.Original paintings andarchival prints.Represented byNorthcoast Artists Gallery.dale@moyerdesign.com707-964-9677Susan LouiseMoyerDye paintings on silk,Original paintingsand archival prints.Available for commissionsand teachingworkshops in“Susan’s Studio inthe Redwoods.”susanlouise@moyerdesign.comJoeseph MusserColored Pencil, CharcoalDrawingsPortraits, Nudes, Old Homes,Animals, Country Landscapes,Wall Murals, Waterfalls, andFlowers. Teach drawing,Private or Studio. Callbetween 10 am & 2 pmMon. - Sat. 707-961-0584Caroline Shaw OmetzPastels & OilsI am a Mendocino artist inspirit. The beauty of the skyand sea inspire me. TheMendo magic calls me back.Yearly workshops in pastels,oils, design and creativity.Commissions.Contact me at csoart@att.netSandy OppenheimerMixed media / Collagewww.fisheroppenheimer.comPainting with paper, patternand design, Portraiture,Still Lifes and Landscapescall: (707) 964-035960

Walking Tractorand Other Tales ofOld Anderson ValleyWords and Pictures byBruce Patterson24 Short Stories & 28 Color Photos4 Mules ProductionsP.O. Box 628 Boonville, CA 95415www.4mules.comChristine PetersonMy paintings can be describedas "Bling" on paper.Specializing in masks, eachpainting has a personality anda story. "Bling" brings brightness.530 899-3721christine@cmpeterson.comGallery of ArtistsLeroy “Kinu” Robles Jr.Black & White Fine LineGraphitesHorse & Pet Portraits,Native American IndianCollection.Commissions Available:707-964-2591Marty RoderickJewelry, Ceramics and PaintingMy work can be seen at theMendocino Art Center and TheGreat Put on in Mendocino.Also at Greenwood Pier GardenShop in Elk, Bowdon Designs inHealdsburg and Miss Jane’s inWoodstock, Vermont.707 895-3671 • mdroderick@pacific.netJan PetersonSandpaintingsJan Peterson’s 25 yearsshowing with theHighlight Gallery hasmade him a favoriteMendocino visualentertainer. All aspectsof the shorelineinspire his natural sandpaintings. 707-937-3132thehighlightgallery.com • mendocinoartists.comJanis PorterWatercolorsCoastal scenes, landscapes,flowers, etc.Shown at EdgewaterGallery, PrenticeGallery, Artists Co-opof Mendocino,Stevenswood and the Mendocino Art Center.707-964-8884 Edgewater Gallery ArtistRobert RhoadesPainting, OriginalPrints, SculptureProfessor Rhoadescoordinates the ArtDepartment forCRMC and leadspainting and museumtrips to Europe.to view his work andupcoming trip info visit creekwoodstudios.comRush StudioCustom Gold & Silver Jewelry andRepairsOver 35 Years ExperienceShown at Prentice Gallery,17701 North Hwy 1, Fort BraggUnique one-of-a-kind jewelry!707-882-2441Web: rushstudio.comrushstudio@starband.netMAC Thanksgiving Fair ExhibitorCynthia Crocker ScottPaintings in oil and water mediaMy paintings are expressionsof the brilliant colorand light relationshipsbetween sky, sea and land– the natural world andman’s built environment.Prentice Gallery, Fort Bragg & Highlight Gallery,Mendocino. www.mowsart.comccswns@aol.comJanet SeifertContemporary oils, acrylics andmonotypesLocally shown at the MendocinoArt Centeror studio: 707-937-305461

Gallery of ArtistsShaggy Bear StudiosCeramic, Wood, Stone & SteelUnique elements for home &garden. Sculptures, benches,fountains, birdbaths andmore by Mendocino artistsDavid Russell and ThaisMazur. Visit our studio andsculpture garden.707-964-7085 • www.edgewatergallery.netEdgewater Gallery ArtistLinda ShearinAcrylic, Watercolor &PastelWavescapes, coastalscenes, flowers andabstracts are available atEdgewater Gallery in FortBragg, Stevenswood Lodge in Little River, and theMendocino Art Center. lshearin@mcn.org;www.edgewatergallery.net Edgewater Gallery ArtistShelly SommermannJewelryShown here, Rainbow ChakraNecklace made from sterling silverand swarovski crystal. To seeShelly's other work, visit theMendocino Art Center. To ordercall or order on the web.612 928-0153shellysommermann@hotmail.comwww.redpoppydesign.orgPaul Stein StudioCow House GalleryContemporary wheel thrown porcelainvessels, sculpture & tiles.Studio Gallery ShowAugust - October 200643851 Crispin Road, Manchester707-882-2686Charles Stevensonb. 1927 - d. 2004Acrylic and watercolor paintings,serigraphs and lithographs.Private & gallery inquirieswelcome.MAC Main Gallery Show,October 2006contact: Matt Leach at 707-937-2058email: mleach01@hotmail.comHope StevensonOil Painting with a KnifeLocally shown at HighlightGallery, Prentice Gallery andthe Mendocino Art Center.Also shows in Arizona,New Mexico, Oregon andHawaii.www.HopeStevenson.com707-937-2930Marge StewartCloisonné Jewelry, DigitalArt, Graphic DesignJewelry shown at theMendocino Art Center.Commissions available.Digital Pet Portraits of yourfavorite pet available.Cloisonné and Digitalinstruction offered. 937-0999www.margestewart.com margcrft@mcn.orgSunshine TaylorAcrylics, WatercolorsBrilliant gardenscapes,seascapes, flowers and“live stills.” Shown atEdgewater & PrenticeGalleries, MendocinoArt Center & CorteReal gallery in Portugal.707 964-6456 • www.EdgewaterGallery.netEdgewater Gallery ArtistLeona Fern WaldenPhotographySpecializing in intimate outdoorweddings on the MendocinoCoast since 1995. “You capturedthe beauty & intensity of theemotions perfectly” M&LP.O. Box 745, Mendocino707 937-0900 •www.WeddingPhotographs.comBill Zacha and Toshi YoshidaBay Window Gallery484 Main St. Mendocino.Contact Lucia Zacha atlucia@mcn.org 937-5205www.WilliamZacha.comOpen most weekends and byappointment.62To have your Art listed in the Gallery of Artists in our Spring 2007 issue, please callDavid Russell at 707 964-7085 or email him at drtm@mcn.org

INDUSTRIALSTRENGTHWelded-Steel, Outdoor Sculpture by Jason Butler at the Mendocino County MuseumAcclaimed sculptor Jason Butler is exhibiting a collectionof his work on the grounds of the Mendocino CountyMuseum in Willits. These metallic sculptures, created by aprocess known as metal fabrication, are large in scale andresemble industrial machines and equipment.“I have always seen the sculptures as entities. In a veryabstract figurative way I perceive faces. I sense a presence,personality and being–an individual.”“People have asked a hundredtimes: What is it? What does itdo? Nothing. It’s art, you justlook at it.”The industrial machine feel of the work fits in with themuseum’s existing outdoor displays of steam-poweredmachines used in the early logging industry of MendocinoCounty.Jason Butler attended Ukiah High School, where he tookhonors art classes, then moved on to Mendocino College,studying drawing and painting. After graduation in 1998, hetransferred to Humboldt State University.“It was there that I was first introduced to sculpture.Instantly I knew this was my destined area. In 2001 I mademy first fabricated steel forms and I was hooked. I becameabsolutely enchanted with the process and tools of fabrication.Welding, bending and grinding are actually moving,near-spiritual exercises for me–I can’t get enough. The coldsaw, tig welder, press brake and slip roller mesmerize me. Thework began to take on an industrial machine feel due to mylove of mechanical aesthetics. Eventually I integrated functionalcues such as buttons, gauges, switches, hoses, wires anddials. I enjoyed the question of functionality that arose inviewers. I became interested in larger and larger scale andproduced forms up to 10 feet tall or 9 feet long.”Jason creates sculptural objects in the traditional sense.The forms he fabricates are intended to be placed in outdoorsettings. The artist is currently enrolled in the Master of FineArts Program at the University of Arizona School of Art inTucson, where he also teaches courses in BeginningSculpture, Foundry, Metal and Wood Fabrication, and 3-DDesign.“My work underwent a big change in Tucson. I amusing the juxtaposition of many dissimilar formal elementsto explore relationships. The ratio of these juxtapositions isvery important–manystraight lines andsquare angles and onecurved element.Conceptually I amthinking of similarrelationships such as:an overwhelming,monotonous schedulecontrasted by amoment of happinessor an urban scenecomplete with concrete,asphalt, buildings,cars, etc., contrastedby a tree and asmall patch of grass...”He has receivednumerous honors andawards including FirstPlace $1,000 Award from Gillian Hodge Outdoor SculptureExhibition, a $1,000 honorarium from the WashburnUniversity Ninth Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition inTopeka, Kansas, and the Medici Scholars Grant, University ofArizona College of Fine and Performing Arts.His solo exhibitions include a “One Piece Show” at theLionel Rhombach Gallery, “Concerning the Individual’” atthe Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, “InOpposition” at the Kachina Lounge Gallery in Tucson and“Outdoor Sculpture” at the Van Duzer Theatre Quad atHumboldt State University in Arcata.The County Museum in Willits is fortunate to exhibitthe works of Jason Butler, who got his start here inMendocino County and has realized his dream of becominga professional artist.Jason Butler can be contacted at 520-270-8655,jbut@email.arizona.edu or www.sculpture.org/jbut63

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y Liselotte Erlanger GlozerI was feeling sorry for myself. I felt no one, absolutely noone cared for me. But then I learned that not only had I friendsin far off places, but friends all over.How did I find out? I had bought a new switch for myelectrical clock. Opening it, I found a packing slip which carrieda message. "Hi, I am Ken. I picked and packed this merchandisefor you with care." Ken, thanks a million. I appreciateyour concern! And you certainly made my day!Shortly after I got to know Ken, Gloria entered my life.She was less chummy and more businesslike,as befitted the merchandiseshe had wrapped: a package ofheavy manila envelopes. But neverthelessshe was caring. She statedon a packing slip she hoped I wassatisfied with the way she had packedfor me and asked me to store theenvelopes in a dry place.It was, however, Brenda who went all out in theinterpersonal relationship department: "Hi, I am Brendaand I bagged your groceries for you." She continued to tell methat she had bagged refrigerated items together and would I lether know my order was bagged correctly, because, she added:"I care and I work for you." And all that time I thought sheworked for Safeway!A few months later I bought a washable cloth coffee filter,an ecological gesture to make me feel good. When Iunwrapped it, I was facing an additional bonus: a messagefrom—you won't believe it—Snoopy. He wrote that he hopedeverything was well with me and he told me that I would benefitfrom using the filter as long as I kept it washed and driedafter use. His instructions were valuable and concise. Snoopyhimself, his little paws lifted, his lack of an opposable thumbno hindrance, had packed my filter and sent me instructionsfor its use! It took me awhile to realize that he might not beTHE Snoopy of the comic strip but a human who, for reasonsunknown to me, had assumed this moniker, either as an aliasor a nom de plume. But whoever he was, he had gone out of hisway to greet me and wish me well.But then I made a friend whom I won't be able to forget.An acquaintance sent me, as a Christmas gift in exchangefor a minor favor, a tray of dried California fruit—sort of aninstitutional present. I unpacked it, but before I could removethe last of its many wrappers, I found a slip of paper on whichwas printed a poignant message. Its warmhearted, informaltone made me realize that it was definitely addressed to mepersonally."Packed with pride.I hand-packed this fruit with special care.Myrtle. Packer 24 years."This message brought up a vivid picture ofMyrtle, a role model among packers of amere ten or fifteen years experience. Ina white full-length smock, her hairin a green net (or maybe a surgeon'scap) she stands, has beenstanding for 24 years. Withpride. She is in her late forties,her bosom is falling, so are herarches, the latter an occupational hazard.She smiles at me. I would have liked her to go a bit heavieron the apricots, but I can't complain: she has laid out abeautiful arrangement of dried fruit in concentric circles, fruitoverlapping, glazed with California sunshine and Myrtle'spride. If I knew where she holds forth I would ask her out fora cup of coffee on her next break and thank her, not only forher precise workmanship, but above all, for her message.Just as I was beginning to rely on my friends in far offplaces they disappeared from my life as rapidly as they hadentered it. Some higher (corporate?) power was terminatingthem and supplanting them with numbers. "This merchandisepacked by No. 375." "These parts assembled by No. 128."So what? Who cares? An Orwellian terseness is creeping in andall I can do is plead: Please, oh, please take me off the bridge tothe 21st Century and return me to Mayberry, U.S.A. and myNorman Rockwell illusions.Originally published in the "Mendonesian," 199765

Community EventsSonus Quartet in Concert at CottonAuditorium, November 4Arts for All, Fort Bragg FundraiserArts for All, a non-profit association of parents,teachers, and community members dedicated to supportingthe visualand performingarts in Fort Braggschools, presentsthe young, astonishinglytalented,and musicallydiverse SonusCaroline Campbell, NeelHammond, Quartet in a veryVanessa Freebairn-Smith, and special benefitHahn Ohconcert at FortBragg's CottonAuditorium, Saturday, November 4, at 8:00 p.m.This popular, L.A.-based group is forging a path toa new definition of the classical string quartet and itsaudience. While remarkably accomplished as a classicalstring quartet – Sonus debuted in New York’s prestigiousLincoln Center, trained under the worldrenownedJulliard Quartet, performed with L.A.Philharmonic Concertmaster Martin Chalifour, andalongside the Alexander Quartet – their originalarrangements and unconventional approach weaveeffortlessly among the musical styles of classical, pop,rock, funk, folk, and hip-hop.Recent television performances include Late Nightwith David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Oprah, MTVAwards, and the Grammy Awards. Their high demandon the L.A. pop music scene has brought them togetherwith renowned artists such as Alicia Keys, Sting,Jamie Foxx, Gladys Knight, Ringo Starr, Quincy Jones,Sarah McLachlan, K.D. Lang, Michael Buble, RebaMcEntire, Beth Orton, Natalie Cole, Billy Preston andothers, including the Gnarls Barkley summer tour.Tickets are available online at www.artsforallfb.orgor from Harvest Market and Tangents in Fort Bragg, orOut of This World in Mendocino. To listen and learnmore, visit www.myspace.com/sonusquartet orwww.sonusquartet.com.Fort Bragg Center for the ArtsHosts Three Special ConcertsStone-Zimmerman Violin-Piano Duo,November 5By popular request the Stone-Zimmerman Violin-Piano Duo will return to Mendocino for an encoreperformance, Sunday, November 5, at 3:00 p.m., atMendocino Presbyterian Church's Preston Hall. WithIris Stone on the violinand Eva-MariaZimmerman on thepiano, the duo hascaptivated audienceswith their blend ofsuperb musicianship,ravishing sound andprofound interpretations.They will perform the works of Brahms, GeorgesEnesco, Debussy and Britten. Tickets are $17 and areavailable at the door.Pianist Richard Cionco, February 25Pianist Richard Cionco, a Juilliard graduate, hasperformed in Carnegie Hall and almost every majorU.S. city, as well as Japan and Taiwan. A winner ofmany competitions and an International SteinwayArtist, Cionco will perform February 25, at 3:00 p.m.,at Preston Hall.Cionco was a teaching fellow at Juilliard and iscurrently on the piano faculty at CSU Sacramento. Arecipient of numerous rave reviews, the WashingtonPost wrote, "I have rarely heard as fine a piano recital asthe one Richard Cionco gave on Sunday. The program(Liszt) was difficult and unusual. Cionco’s virtuositywas impressive and he drew beautifully varied tone colorsfrom the instrument."66

The Peregrine Quartet, March 25Mendocino favorites, violinist Warren VanBronkhorst and cellist Burke Schuchmann, will joinviolinist Irina Samarina and violist Jennifer Carines ina program of string quartets by Beethoven, Dvorak,Webern and Puccini, March25, at 3:00 p.m., at PrestonHall. Van Bronkhorst, whoplays with a full and beautifullysweet tone, andSchuchmann, also well knownfor gorgeous tone and deepmusical interpretation, arefrequent soloists, chambermusicians and perform forthe Mendocino MusicFestival.Arrive in Style at Mendocino TheatreCompanyBy Margaret PaulAt long last, there is a beautiful tiled walkway tothe Mendocino Theatre Company from Little LakeStreet. It was completed just in time for MTC's newplay, "Stop Kiss," which continues through October 22.The Mendocino Theatre Company’s MemorialWalkway showcases 102 engraved tiles. One of myfavorite tiles is Agate Cove’sHemingway quote whichreads, "Never take a trip withanyone you do not love." Iinvite you to come and walkthe walk and enjoy the manyand varied tile inscriptions.There’s still time to orderyour own personallyinscribed tile and become apart of the MendocinoTheatre Company family.We have 87 available for an in-place engraving inAugust 2007. The deadline for ordering is June 30,2007. In addition to paying for the walkway, the revenuefrom tile sales will help MTC meet future needs.Order a tile now before they run out. For more informationor an order form, contact Margaret Paul at 707964-9483.To be considered for Mendocino Arts magazine's springissue Community Events pages (April - June), pleasesend your Mendocino County event information tomcdonald@mcn.org,fax: 707-937-1764, or MAC Event Calendar,P.O. Box 765, Mendocino, CA 95460.Deadline is February 15, 2007.Subscribe to Mendocino Arts!Stay up-to-date with MendocinoCounty's art, culture, cuisine andhistory. $10 Annual Subscription(3 issues)*Name____________________________________________Mailing Address____________________________________City_________________________State_____Zip_________Daytime Phone_____________email address_______________Make checks payable to Mendocino Art Center___Bill my ❏ Visa ❏ MasterCardAccount # ____________________ Exp. Date___________Authorized signature________________________________*Mendocino Arts is a free magazine. The subscription pricecovers the cost of shipping and handling.Mail to:Mendocino Art CenterP.O. Box 765, Mendocino, CA 95460707 937-5818 • 800 653-332867

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PoetryUNTITLEDThere will never be an end to talkingor to memorized ideas. The mindless stonesconspire, somehow, to make immortalidiots, perpetuate their words.Carve this, too, upon a stone: “We fewwere cognizant of beauty, saw the hillstake music from the sun.” Perhapsthat boulder, also, may survive.—from Collected Poems by Chester AndersonMENDOCINOIn the beginningcats squalled and nasturtiums climbed the old fence.Lovers and cynicswalked the streets.The sea pounded the rocks, and you said I was beautiful.Is it flesh or the spiritthat is renewed by love?Can they be separated?Now we must find stillnessas our lives move ever faster.Now we have need of that beautywhich lies upon the earth and is silent.Where is the profit and where the loss?Not in the doing or the sharingNot in the hoping or the caringNot in the moments of our lovingNot in the joy of our discovering.We judge the value and we lose the needto walk in beauty and forget our greed.Cats squall. Nasturtiums climb the old fence.1984Sketches by Kay Rudin—from The Room–Twenty Poems 1979-1998 by Antonia Lamb71

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