Sun, February 26 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Enjoy smoking hot, swinging New Orleans jazz and a special Mardi Gras dinner from Chef Joe of Cucina Verona fame, plus local beer and wine.

Formed in 2007, the Dixie Devils band plays music from the early Louie Armstrong era. Many of the historic tunes are named after colorful New Orleans establishments and landmarks, including: Mahogany Hall Stomp, Saints Go Marching In, Mardi Gras Mambo, Royal Garden Blues, St. James Infirmary, Avalon, Dr. Jazz, Basin Street Blues, Weary Blue and Millenberg Joys.

The Dixie Devils are Bob Ayres (clarinet), Kevin Burke (drums), Richard Karch (bass), Steve Paul (trumpet), Bill Adams (piano), Eric Wik (trombone), and Jan Jakob (banjo).

Sponsored by Redwood Roofers and Dark Gulch Environmental Consulting.

Admission $16; dinner $16; both for $30. Wine and beer cash bar, soft drinks. Tickets online now; Harvest Fort Bragg and Out of This World (Mendocino) starting February 10.

www.ccmendo.org