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Flynn Creek Circus was founded in 2002 as a rurally-based, circus-theater company. Since then Flynn Creek Circus continues to offer entertainment to all ages and opportunity to artists. Touring in their big top tent, the show presents International, award-winning talent to the smaller villages and towns of the Pacific Northwest. Flynn Creek Circus has influenced the advent of several new arts organizations in the Mendocino County area including: Mendocino Center for Circus Arts, Stars, Circus Mentors Inc and the Mendocino Dance Project Our Mission is to radically inspire audiences by demonstrating disciplined artistic and athletic risk.

Fort Bragg Library

Educational ; Film/Video ; Government ; Kids/Family ; Library ; Literature/Poetry ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Visual Arts

Fort Bragg—Mendocino County Library This is the Fort Bragg, CA branch of the Mendocino County, CA public library system.

Gloriana Musical Theatre

Dance ; Kids/Family ; Music ; Special Events ; Theatre

Gloriana Musical Theatre is dedicated to the production of high-quality entertainment for our community while providing opportunities for cultural enrichment, creative development, and self-discovery through the art of theatre. GLORIANA MUSICAL THEATRE, originally known as THE GLORIANA OPERA COMPANY, was founded in 1976 with Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado as its first offering at Crown Hall in Mendocino, 1977. Gloriana Musical Theatre is one of the oldest performing arts groups in Mendocino County. Since 1976 Gloriana Musical Theatre has Presented the Broadway Experience to the Mendocino coast and its Visitors. With talented directors, performers, choreographers, costume lighting and set designers, back stage staff, and volunteers. GMT has brought exciting musical theatre, Rock ‘n’ Roll revues, A Cappella performances, magic shows, and young performer productions acted by our young actors – many who have completed our Young Performers Musical Theatre Workshops. And we applaud our audiences, sponsors, and donors. Without their support, Gloriana’s stages would be bare, its seats empty. Our mission is to inspire, educate and entertain.

Gloriana Studios

Dance ; Educational ; Kids/Family ; Music ; Theatre

Gloriana Studios offers theatre arts classes including acting, singing, dance and script writing/study for people of all ages. We also include workshops culminating in children’s theatre productions.

Larry Spring Museum

Educational ; Environmental ; Film/Video ; Gallery/Museum ; Kids/Family ; Literature/Poetry ; Media ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Theatre ; Visual Arts

The Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics is a small museum that displays the works of self-taught artist, experimenter and vernacular Renaissance man, Lorenz “Larry” Spring (1915 – 2009). The Museum is located in Larry Spring’s original storefront at 225 E. Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg. Currently, the Museum’s aim is to animate Larry Spring’s DIY spirit of amateur inquiry as a means to open up the collection to new possibilities. We imagine the Museum as a constellation of at-hand art and science resources where diverse citizens engage through collaborative, community-based programs.

Leaves of Grass Learning Center

Commercial Business ; Educational ; Kids/Family ; Literature/Poetry ; Visual Arts

Leaves of Grass Learning Center is offering virtual after school art and creative writing classes for students 5th-12th grade. Classes start August 27th. We will have guest artist teachers and students from all over the world participating. The classes will culminate in a virtual art show and students will also have the opportunity to be published in our journal. Learn more at leavesofgrasslearningcenter.org Or give us a call with any questions, we’d love to talk to you! 707-367-9701

Little Cup Ceramics

Educational ; Kids/Family ; Retail ; Visual Arts

My name is Sabine Brunner. I am a ceramic artist and mom of 2 toddlers (Luka is 6 and Logan is 4 years old). I studied Graphic Design in Aachen/Germany and for my master thesis I designed a tableware with the whole alphabet from A-Z written in calligraphy. After moving to California in 1996, I started doing Ceramics and became a Ceramic Artist. I love giving my ceramic pieces a whimsical feel. In 2015 my family moved to Little River, CA next to Mendocino from the San Francisco Bay Area. We are living our dream of a rural life with lots of space and many animals. We currently have 3 dogs, 2 cats, 4 goats and 9 chickens. More to come… My work has been influenced by living our dream farm life. I am creating whimsical dishes with lots of different, colorful designs on it. My new studio is also housing an antique Pearl Golding Letterpress. You can come and print your own cards on my Adana 8×5 or take a class. My studio is located in Fort Bragg, California. Come and visit me if you are in the area and take a class in ceramics or printing! 223 East Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Mendocino Ballet

Dance ; Educational ; Kids/Family ; Nonprofit ; Special Events

The Mendocino Ballet is the area’s only dance program with Classical Ballet as its foundation, offering classes in a safe, positive, and non-competitive learning environment with an age-appropriate curriculum for all ages and levels. Incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1985, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality professional dance instruction and performance opportunities in Mendocino County and surrounding areas. With year-round classes for all ages from 3 through adult, we have a class for everyone. We offer classes on the coast in Caspar and in downtown Ukiah. Class sizes are limited so students receive individual attention. Our studios are family friendly with waiting areas for parents who want to watch their children dance. An active Outreach Program introduces dance history and the many benefits of dance and movement to school children and teachers from throughout the county. Our instructors bring years of training, education and professional experience to the classroom. Our ballet students have the chance to perform in our annual “Nutcracker” as well as in original choreography and ballets of favorite fairytales and stories from “Cinderella”, “Alice in Wonderland” and “Peter and the Wolf” to “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “The Little Mermaid” and more! We also offer the opportunity for our “Art of Classical Ballet” students to participate in a special Cultural Exchange Program with dancers from France. All students have the chance to perform in our annual Spring Showcase featuring Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance and more! Simply put, we provide the most comprehensive, professional dance program in the area with an emphasis on a positive experience for YOU and YOUR child! ~Trudy McCreanor, Artistic Director Mendocino Ballet “Where Dreams to Dance Come True!”

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

Educational ; Environmental ; Festivals ; Kids/Family ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Sports/Outdoors

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens offers everything from colorful displays to thunderous waves. The mild maritime climate makes it a garden for all seasons, attracting gardeners and nature lovers. With manicured formal gardens, a dense coastal pine forest, native flora and habitats, fern-covered canyons, camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias and conifers, heaths and heathers, and flower-filled coastal bluffs overlooking the blue ocean, the garden is a jewel on the Pacific Coast. Bring the whole family and make a day of it. Dogs are welcome and enjoy free admission! The Gardens are located at 18220 North Highway One, Fort Bragg, California 95437. For more information call 707-964-4352, or visit www.gardenbythesea.org.

Poem and Book Arts

Educational ; Kids/Family ; Literature/Poetry ; Traditional Arts ; Visual Arts

School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education

Arts Council/Alliance ; Dance ; Educational ; Kids/Family ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Theatre

School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education (SPACE) is an acclaimed afterschool performing arts program serving youth ages infant through 18. SPACE, located near downtown Ukiah at 508 West Perkins, offers an innovative year-round program that has become a vital beacon for hundreds of children and their families. Our program emphasizes diversity, youth leadership, cross-cultual arts, social issues, and exemplary training in the arts. The curriculum may address issues of social, environmental and cultural awareness and activism such as distribution of resources, unlearning racism, gender stereotyping and/or sexual orientation. SPACE’s mission is to empower our youth to discover and trust in their innate ability to be creative, responsible and compassionate individuals through effective training in dance, theater, music and cultural education. After collaborating for ten years directing Performing Arts Summer Camp and other projects, Laurel Near & Paulette Arnold founded Near & Arnold’s School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education in 1995. Both women have been teaching young people since 1981. All our staff are experienced performing arts educators or practicing artists. They are selected for their special ability to relate to young people’s training, social and developmental needs. We are also proud of our “Teacher Training & Youth Leadership Program” which nurtures young people who have the skills and interest to become teachers. A priority of SPACE is the Scholarship Program, which provides access for all interested youth. The community, through fundraising events, donations, and grants, supports the program. Forty percent of families receive some financial assistance for tuition. SPACE functions as a safe space for youth to explore, express and reshape daily challenges through physical, vocal, and emotional creative growth. SPACE has been awarded and recognized by statewide foundations and is a living example of the power of art to affect individuals and change the consciousness and landscape of Mendocino County.

School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education (SPACE)

Dance ; Educational ; Kids/Family

SPACE offers classes in singing, dancing & acting. You can register online or at our office located at 508 West Perkins St.

Whale Gulch School

Educational ; Kids/Family

Willits Dance Academy

Dance ; Educational ; Kids/Family ; Special Events ; Traditional Arts

Willits Dance Academy is a community based business that offers dance to all ages. WDA is passionate about our youth of the community and bringing arts education, awareness, and expressive movement to the area. Located at the Little Lake Grange at 291 School Street in room #9. We are offering Creative Dance and Creative Ballet for 3-4 yrs, Contemporary, Advanced Contemporary, Hip Hop for ALL ages, Technical Jazz, Ballet, and now offering teen-adult Hip Hop class on Fridays for 12+ yrs, also our Adult Belly Dancing class for ages 13+. WDA showcases our students every year with a recital in the Spring, we also offer summer dance camps and opportunities for growth and performance.

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