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Book Review
Requiem for the Author
of Frankenstein
Author: Molly Dwyer
Reviewer: Suzanne Byerley
“When I first began researching Mary Shelley in the early
1990s,” says Fort Bragg author Molly Dwyer, “if she was mentioned at all by academia, it was usually disparagingly. Little was
known of her actual story, and even to this
day, her true legacy remains underappreciated.” Dwyer’s debut novel, Requiem for the
Author of Frankenstein, will do much to
enhance appreciation of Shelley, who wrote
her masterpiece when she was just 19.
Meticulously researched, wildly and brilliantly imagined, gorgeously written,
Requiem reminded me of A.S. Byatt’s
Possession, though its mystery and exploration of synchronicity and dream adds a
fascinating layer of complexity to the tale of
two women – the contemporary Anna
Trevor, and Mary Shelley, herself – which
Dwyer magically weaves together. “It swims
back and forth across time and between its
two – or are they two? – protagonists,” says
Carol Lee Flinders, author of Enduring Lives:
Portraits of Women and Faith in Action.
The book is “a marvel,” writes Jean
Hegland, author of Into the Forest and Windfalls. “Molly Dwyer
brings Mary Shelley and her circle so alive it makes me wonder
if they ever died.” Dwyer’s settings, she says, are “based on real
places and real experiences I had in those places.” An English
B&B where Dwyer stayed became Manesbrook Manor in the
novel and “a doorway to much of Anna’s contact with the past.”
It was in 1816 in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, two years after
Mary eloped with Shelley, that the young couple discussed with
their friend Lord Byron and others, all the startling new ideas
then abroad in Europe. Freethinkers, they were fascinated by
the idea of a spark of energy which ignited out of plain matter
the miracle of life, and after one such hours-long discussion
when spring rains kept them indoors, Mary had a dream which
she developed into the novel, Frankenstein. By 1822, when a
play adaptation of Frankenstein opened on the London stage,
Mary Shelley had lost three children and their father. She
returned to London from Italy in 1823 to find herself a respected author, and lived with her one surviving child as a single
mother and a writer until her death in 1851
at 54.
“I once dreamt,” she wrote, “that the
thoughts laboring this brain might shape
themselves to such words as might weave a
chain to bind the thoughts of my fellow creatures to me in love and sympathy.” The existence of that chain is verified in the dual stories told in Requiem. The experiences of the
contemporary Anna, in London to deliver a
paper, are linked to the historical story of
Mary Shelley, with the details of early 19th
century life in England and on the continent
forming a luscious and authentic backdrop.
And the philosophical discussions between
the major literary thinkers of the day are rendered with such precision and passion that it
seems Dwyer herself must have been there
taking part. A masterly achievement which
has resulted in Requiem already winning
awards from the San Francisco Writers Conference and the
Mendocino Writers Conference as well as having been named
Significant Potential, 2007 Chief Al Nedler Prize in San
Francisco. Requiem is published by Lost Coast Press, the fiction
imprint of Cypress House Publishers, and is available at all
bookstores and on-line through Amazon.com.
Molly Dwyer earned a Special Major Masters in English through
the Hutchins School at Sonoma State University and in 2002
completed a PhD from the California Institute of Integral Studies
in San Francisco. Her first writing class was with Irish poet
Seamus Heaney and she has studied in Ireland and at Oxford.
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Chuck Hathaway –
a man of integrity
By Debbie L. Holmer
“Ideas aren’t real estate, they grow collectively and that
knocks out the egotistical loneliness that generally
infects art.” –Robert Redford
Chuck Hathaway started out in Southern California
as a commercial artist/graphic artist in 1957 – and he’s still
at it!
In the ‘60’s, Chuck and several friends started a music
publishing business and four years later they were the second largest music publishing business in the country.
But by the late ‘60’s, Chuck was looking to move on.
Raised in Southern
California, a graduate of Hollywood
High School, he was
ready for a change.
He had already settled on Santa Fe,
New Mexico; however, a cousin said to
check
out
the
Mendocino Coast
first. So in October
of 1969 he did just
that, and ended up
moving here in April
of 1970. He was
searching for a “lifetime rural setting”
and he found it here.
Married, then divorced, Chuck was a single father for
awhile. He has two children. Jeanie is manager of
Patterson’s Pub in Mendocino and Craig has a gallery in
Elk. He’s been married to Camille Ranker since the early
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1980s. They are quite a team; she runs the office and is the
publisher of the local Real Estate Magazine; he’s the graphic consultant.
Back in the early ‘70’s, Chuck was caretaking at the
Mendocino Art Center. Bob Avery was director of MAC at
the time. One day while Chuck was talking with Bob, he
noticed all the flyers and event pamphlets sitting on the
counter and he told Bob that there was enough “stuff”
there for a publication. So, Chuck started A&E Magazine.
He had a studio above Redwood Coast Printing with Al
Moise (now Leventhal & Schlosser), and ran his business
out of there for a couple of years.
Chuck was proud of the fact that A&E Magazine generated enough money to pay the electric and phone bills
for the Mendocino Art Center. He published the magazine
off campus as he wanted it to be more community-oriented. After a couple of years, he gave A & E to MAC (which
later became Mendocino Arts magazine) with the understanding that they would continue the publication in a
similar format.
During those years, Chuck maintained the coast
office for Stu Chapman’s Mendocino Grapevine newspaper.
He chuckled when he told me, “Oh, to make money I tended bar at Caspar Inn for a while and I did backhoe work
. . .” He also tended bar at the MacCallum House during its
early years, “… doing whatever possible to make a living
while getting settled on the Mendocino Coast.”
Somewhere along the line Chuck moved his studio to
Cypress Street in Fort Bragg, along with Comp/TypeCypress House Publishing. The businesses both grew. For
awhile he was joined by J. D. Mayhew, Ken Michaelson and
Bob Avery in a silk screening studio. Eventually J. D., Bob
and Ken wandered on to do their own things; Chuck kept
the studio at one end of the building and it became
Mendocino Graphics. Cypress House Publishing took over
the rest of the building.
Somewhere around 1997-1999, Chuck was getting
ready to retire when lo and behold he discovered computers! Chuck says, “Computers were a big shot in the arm for
me and here I am still working. Pretty cool!”
Mendocino Graphics has four full-time employees,
one part-time bookkeeper and a number of distributors.
Though he is essentially retired, Chuck enjoys visiting his
former workplace, calling it the “Planet of the Women”
since he’s surrounded by them when he is there consulting.
In his spare time Chuck, a “hands-on guy,” works on
their home farm. He is also a member of the Redwood
Practical Shooters, a gun club that is affiliated with the
International Defensive Pistol Association.
What does Chuck like best about living here? “The
quality of life. I like being in an area where you know your
neighbors and people of the community. The climate gives
you just enough winter to get winter and just enough
summer to get summer; it’s not too hot and it’s not too
cold.”
If he could change anything about our Mendocino
Coast community what would it be? “Actually, I don’t
think I would change anything. I think that there are
enough good people involved so that things seem to be
always worked out.”
Chuck says he’s had a good life, many ups and downs
– and some sideways, but it’s been fun. “I’ve met a lot of
wonderful people in life; mostly good and some bad. It’s
been quite a mix. Heck, I made it to 71, and that seems like
an accomplishment to me!”
“A man does what he must – in spite of personal
consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and
pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality.”
–John F. Kennedy
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MENDOCINO
IN THE
SEVENTIES
by
Nicholas Wilson
Book Review by Katy Tahja
I
f you can remember Toad Hall, Pyewacket or Dostal's,
you're probably going to enjoy this peek into the not
too distant past when you open Nicholas Wilson's book
Mendocino In The Seventies. If you don't have a clue what
the Uncommon Good was or who Alphonso was you'll still
enjoy nearly 200 color and toned black and white photos of
Mendocino Coast people and places.
Under what Wilson describes as "wildly improbable
circumstances" as a graduate student in physics, he ended
up in 1970 being a road crew member of the nationally
known local band Cat Mother and started photographing
them. Thirty-six years later this photographer still
enjoys photographing musicians...and weddings...and
scenery...and political events...and people.
Finding early inspiration in North Coast pioneer scenic and documentary photographers like Carleton E.
Watkins and Martin M. Hazeltine, today Wilson works perfecting his photography. Published in the New York Times,
Oceans, Christian Science Monitor, Times of London and
Germany’s Stern Magazine, his fine prints have also been
exhibited at Zacha's Bay Window and Highlight Gallery,
and currently are in the Mendocino Art Center Gallery
Shop.
People for years had been asking Wilson when his photos were going to be in a book. Scanning and digitizing
photos for a Kelley House slide show, he began to realize
how easy that might be today. A New York Times story on a
start-up company called Blurb that produces "Print On
Demand" books led Wilson to believe such a project might
not be cost prohibitive.
Special interest books like Mendocino In The Seventies
would have required a substantial cash outlay years ago and
the author would have 2,000 books stashed in his basement
awaiting his success merchandising the title. "Print On
Demand" publishing requires little initial cash outlay,
Blurb's software is free, quantities ordered can be small and
the ability to make additions and corrections is easy.
The book was printed in Seattle and the first 200
signed and numbered copies sold out in the blink of an eye.
Wilson had more printed on his "demand" and to his surprise the book has ongoing popularity with more than 500
copies selling.
Wilson shouldn't have been surprised at its popularity.
Even the casual reader enjoys the photos of Mendocino in
its funky pre-gentrification appearance and documentation
of the social and political events from decades past covering
the pages.
Available at local bookshops, the MAC Gallery Shop
and on-line at www.nwilsonphoto.com, it's a great peek
into people and days gone by on the Mendocino Coast.
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Miasa Exhibit
By Mike Evans
The Mendocino Sister Cities Association
(MSCA) and the Mendocino Art Center (MAC), are
delighted to present an art exhibit by artists from
Mendocino’s sister city, Miasa-Omachi in Nagano
Prefecture in Japan. The history of the association
between the Art Center and the Sister City
Association is a long one dating back to 1980 when
Art Center founder Bill Zacha and artist Toshi
Yoshida formalized the sister city relationship
between Mendocino and Miasa. Toshi had visited
Bill in 1971 to teach printmaking at MAC and when
he returned to Japan he was determined to create a
Mendocino-style Art Center. He eventually found
his site in the small village of Miasa. One of Bill and
Toshi's intentions was to initiate and continue art
exchanges between the sister cities.
In 1992 Miasa and Mendocino started annual
youth exchanges that have continued through the
present day (the Miasa group will visit this year May
Artist: Hirotoshi Itoh
23-28), but the art exchanges never really materialized. With this show, running May 1 through May
31, to coincide with the Miasa youth exchange visit,
our plan is to inaugurate annual art exhibit
exchanges coinciding with each town’s visit to the
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Artist: Kazuma Nagaii
other’s town. In early July of 2009 the MSCA will
return to Miasa with a group of Mendocino Middle
School students and during that same two week
period an art exhibit is being planned in MiasaOmachi for participating Mendocino artists.
Most of the artists from Miasa who are participating in this inaugural exhibit are presented below.
Several of the artists will arrive in Mendocino on
May 8 to attend the opening in the Abramson
Gallery on May 10. They each present a unique style
of their particular craft and we hope you will join us
in commemorating this event by attending the
Second Saturday Gala Opening on Saturday, May
10, from 5 to 8 pm. There will be live demonstrations by a couple of the Miasa Artists on selected
days yet to be announced.
Kazuma Nagaii, 51, from Miasa, is a silversmith,
making jewelry from rough silver using a technique
that used to be commonplace but is now largely forgotten. It is not casting exactly, but giving shape to
the rough silver itself. His work is very time-consuming and because of this, very expensive. His
work is considered very unique and is prized by collectors.
Sculptor Hirotoshi Itoh, 49, lives in
Matsumoto. The humor of his work always comes
Artist: Kazuma Nagaii
Artist: Masami Yoshikawa
Artist: Akiko Sumida
through. Seeing his sculptures and objects, people can’t help
but smile. Among the Miasa artists, his style and the high level
of technique he uses define the essence of being an artist. He
has gained considerable recognition in the United States.
Masami Yoshikawa, 59, lives also in Omachi City. He is a
woodcarver. Originally from Kobe, he started out as a lure
maker. After moving to Omachi City, he "discovered" the beauty of nature, and began to carve different small animals, adapting the style of the lures he made before.
Mitsuhiro Hanazuka, 38, is from Omachi. His lovely small
objects give warmth and bring people back to the feeling of
their own childhood. All of his handwork is based on the same
concept; sticking together different types of wood in a carefully planned way, then turning everything into lovely creatures,
small buildings, boxes and other display items.
Akiko Sumida, 50, lives in Matsumoto. She is a weaver, but
also does handspinning and dyeing. Using hemp, cotton and
silk, her work has a simple, natural style. Time is woven into
her pieces. She makes "kasuri" (splashed kimono textiles).
Tokio Oda, 52, a cabinetmaker, lives in Miasa. His style
consists of pure, elegantly cleared shapes, concentrating on the
natural beauty of the surface of perfectly planed wood. In some
cases, though, breaking this routine, he gives some movement
to the surface. His objective with his work is to give some
peaceful place to sit down and comtemplate the perfection of
the natural materials.
Keiko Takei is a well-known calligraphy artist who lives in
Omachi City. The Mendocino Art Center was recently the
recipient of a beautiful calligraphy gift from her entitled “Torch
Light” or “The Light from the Flame.” Ms. Takei will do a calligraphy demonstration for MAC guests.
Artist: Hirotoshi Itoh
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Mendocino Art Center
A Call For Entries
2nd Annual
Animal Art Exhibit
All-Media Juried Exhibit
August 1-31, 2008
$100 cash prize for
"Best in Show"
The winner will be featured in
an article on Animal Art in the
Fall/Winter
Mendocino Arts magazine
Digital Painting by Marge Stewart
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Entry deadline: July 1, 2008
Call for an application – 707 937-5818 • 800 653-3328
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MENDOCINO STORIES.COM
By Pattie DeMatteo
MendocinoStories.com was born when Pattie
DeMatteo visited her dear friend Bonnie Sanger who
was dying. Bonnie said there was one thing she'd like to
do before she died. She wanted to get her book, composed of notes on scraps of paper, ready for publication.
Pattie said she would be honored to make that
happen.
She talked to her webmaster of many years, James
Maxwell, discussed a website inspired by Bonnie and
her book, Conversations with Grandmother Redwood.
He said, “Let’s do it!”
The Mendocino Stories home page states,
“Mendocino is a magical area of rare beauty. A gathering place, she attracts kindred spirits – nature lovers,
poets, artists, musicians, writers and lefties abound.”
Here is a website devoted to the creative energies of our
area. Here, all artists, and patrons of their favorite local
artists, are invited to subscribe to a page and join the
online community.
MendocinoStories.com “accepts stories from the
heart of the writer, poet, painter, photographer or
musician, amateur or professional – eloquent, empowering, sincere, deeply felt and personal – not hurtful or
negative, condoning no violence, ill will, power trips or
politics.”
Submitting work to MendocinoStories.com
requires a minimum donation of at least $40 for a six
month listing, and each submission is reviewed by the
editor in that field. There is an impressive line-up of
editors for each of Mendocino Stories’ categories.
Stephen Garber, former Assistant Professor of English
and Compartive Literature at Cal State Fullerton and
published poet, is the poetry editor; local author and
poet Lydia Rand is Stories Editor; Patti DeMatteo,
singer and songwriter from Comptche, is Music Editor;
and artist Bob Treaster is Art Editor. Well known photographer John Birchard rounds out the list as
Photography Editor.
Mendocino Stories has taken on a life of its own,
with an online store for many local products, including
Bonnie’s wonderful book. Also, the website announces
monthly happenings in the Garden Room at the
Mendocino Hotel. The events include readings, concerts, variety shows and evenings to honor beloved
locals, again showcasing friends of the local community. Coming up on April 25th is a performance by The
Whales (Lenny Laks and John Chamberlain). May 10th
will feature a quartet of musicians called Foxglove, and
June 14th is a “Variety Show.” Check the website for
details.
For more information, call Pattie DeMatteo at
707 937-1732 or visit www.mendocinostories.com.
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May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17
MTC’s Helen Schoeni Theater
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cry, then Laugh!
February 23–24, 2008
Winter Concert
Barber, Prokofieff, and Beethoven
Featured soloist: David McCarroll
April 5–6, 2008
Spring Concert
Vaughan-Williams, Mahler, and
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Sunday May 18, 3:00 pm
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E V E N T S
A p r i l
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J u n e
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There Is Always Something Happening At
The Mendocino Art Center
April 12 – "Requiem for the Author of Frankenstein" Book Launch & Reading,
with Molly Dwyer
April 23 – DineOut at the MacCallum House Restaurant
June 21 – 16th Annual Mendocino Coast Garden Tour, "Garden Paradise"
See the Mendocino Art Center's Gallery Exhibit Schedule on page 8.
707 937-5818 • 800 653-3328 • www.MendocinoArtCenter.org
MENDOCINO COUNTY COAST
April 3 - 12 – Sixth Annual Redwood
Coast Whale & Jazz Festival. Includes
venues for poetry, music, dinners and
chowder contests. Gualala Arts Center,
46501 Gualala Rd, Gualala. 707 8841138. www.GualalaArts.org.
April 3 - May 4 – The Shaker Chair.
What is eco-terrorism? Is it justified?
When is action the only moral choice? When does the activist
go too far? Adam Bock's The Shaker Chair examines these
issues with a fine balance of comedy and drama. Directed by
Carter Sears. Featuring Ann Kyle-Brown, Michelle Deering,
Allan Droyan, Monica Lancaster, Michael Rossetti and Ann
Woodhead. Helen Schoeni Theatre, 45200 Little Lake St,
Mendocino. 707 937-4477. www.mendocinotheatre.org.
April 4 - 6 & 11 - 13 – Disney's The AristoCats. Gloriana
Musical Theatre Young
Performers take us on a feline
adventure when Madame's
jealous butler, Edgar, cat-naps
Duchess and her aristokittens
then abandons them in the
Parisian countryside. Luckily,
Thomas O'Malley Cat and his rag tag bunch of alley cats
come to their rescue with help from Napolean and his country dogs, a pair of geese, and Roquefort – the house mouse.
Gloriana's young performers sing, act, and dance to Disney
favorites Ev'rybody Wants to be a Cat, Scales and Arpeggios,
The AristoCats, and more. Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 pm.
Sundays, 3 pm. Eagles Hall Theatre, 210 N. Corry, Fort Bragg.
707 964-SHOW. www.gloriana.org.
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April 11 - May 9 – Kaleidoscopes Incarnate. A kaleidoscope
invitational show at Reflections Kaleidoscopes. Opening
reception: April 12, 5 - 8 pm. 45050 Main St (entrance on
Albion), Mendocino.
707 937-0173.
April 12 – Requiem for the Author of Frankenstein Book
Launch & Reading. Author Molly Dwyer releases her longawaited novel on the life of Mary Shelley. 7 pm. Mendocino
Art Center, 45200 Little Lake St, Mendocino. 707 937-5818.
www.MollyDwyer.com.
April 12 - 13 – Dazzling Lites on
the coast, a new studio gallery,
holds its first Open House showing
photographic images and leaded
glass. 42580 Little Lake Road,
Mendocino. 1 pm - 7:30 pm.
707 937-0837.
April 13 – Manhattan Piano Trio. The Trio is rapidly gaining
recognition as one of the most exciting, versatile and active
emerging chamber music groups in America, with Juilliard
School graduates Milana Bahl, piano; Dmitry Lukin, violin;
and Dmitry Kouzov, cello. 4 pm. Gualala Arts Center, 46501
Gualala Rd, Gualala.
707 884-1138. www.GualalaArts.org.
April 18 – 26 – Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of
Seville). Opera Fresca's Spring Opera Festival. Sunday, 3 pm.
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 7:30
pm. Cotton Auditorium, 500 N
Harold St, Fort Bragg. 888-82OPERA. www.operafresca.com.
April 19 – Arts for the Parks Walk on
the Wild Side Banquet. A benefit for
the Mendocino Area Parks
Association (MAPA), this unforgettable evening will celebrate award winning art, fine local cuisine, exceptional local
beer and wines, and live music. All artwork will focus on
state parks in Mendocino County and will be for sale, including some by live auction. Banquet tickets and all art sales
support educational programs and facilities in local state
parks. 6 pm - 9 pm. Fort Bragg Pentecost Hall, 822 Stewart
St, Fort Bragg. 707 937-4700.
May 9 - 17 – Mendocino Chamber Opera stages Menotti’s
stirring opera The Medium and Barab’s Jewish Humor from
Oy to Veh. Directors Greenberg & Goodman, with Makovkin,
Rowland, Fowler, Windsor, Taylor, Stavely, Goodman,
Wagner and Pennebaker. Helen Schoeni Theatre, 45200 Little
Lake St, Mendocino. 707 937-1018.
April 20 – Stone-Zimmerman Duo. FBCA Music Series presents Violinist Iris Stone and Pianist Eva-Marie Zimmermann.
3 pm. Preston Hall, 44831 Main St, Mendocino.
707 937-1018.
May 11 – Westport Great Rubber Duck Race. The famed,
annual Mother's Day rubber ducky race follows Wages Creek
to the Pacific surf 's edge. There are challenges for every duck,
but the best competitors are small, ride high in the water, and
resist overturning. Also tri-tip barbecue, art raffles, and general good fun. 707 964-2781.
April 23 – DineOut for the Mendocino Art Center at the
MacCallum House Restaurant. A portion of the proceeds
benefits the Mendocino Art Center. 45020 Albion,
Mendocino. 707 937-0289.
May 22 - 25 – Singing Back. Susan Maeder's new one-woman
show. Helen Schoeni Theatre, 45200 Little Lake St,
Mendocino. 707 937-4477. www.mendocinotheatre.org.
April 26 – Mendocino Opera Fresca's Celebrate with the
Stars! Gala Soirée.10:30 pm. Mendo Bistro, 301 N Main, Fort
Bragg. 888-82-OPERA. www.operafresca.com.
May 24 - 25 – Gualala Arts Fine Arts Fair. In the atmosphere
of a village fair, artists sell their crafts on the beautifully landscaped grounds of Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Gualala Rd,
Gualala. 707 884-1138. www.GualalaArts.org.
April 27 – Cantiamo Sonoma. Directed by acclaimed soprano
soloist Carol Menske, the vocal group's repertoire ranges
from Medieval and Renaissance polyphony to recent work by
contemporary composers. 4 pm. Gualala Arts Center, 46501
Gualala Rd, Gualala. 707 884-1138. www.GualalaArts.org.
May 2 - 11 – Mendocino Heritage Days. For the fifth year in
a row, the Mendocino Business Association is sponsoring a
celebration of the rich history of the Village of Mendocino.
Many of the significant institutions in the area are co-sponsors for the event, including the Kelley House Museum, the
Ford House Visitor Center, the Mendocino Coast Botanical
Gardens and the Point Cabrillo Light Station. Over a span of
ten days, there will be a variety of events highlighting different aspects of Mendocino's history, including presentations
about historical preservation, full moon cemetery tours, living history reenactments, tours of the Point Cabrillo
Lighthouse, walking tours of the historic district, and talks
about the Pomo Indians. www.MendocinoHeritage.org.
May 4 – Euclid Quartet. A multinational group known for performances filled with personality and
vibrant color. Jameson Cooper,
violin; Jacob Murphy, violin; Luis
Enrique Vargas, viola; and Amy
Joseph, cello. 4 pm. Gualala Arts
Center, 46501 Gualala Rd, Gualala.
707 884-1138. www.GualalaArts.org.
May 29 - June 1 – Mendocino Film Festival. The festival will
screen several dozen new films in narrative and documentary
categories. Screenings will be held at locations throughout
the lovely Mendocino Coast area with opportunities to mix
with filmgoers and filmmakers. 707 937-0171.
www.mendocinofilmfestival.com.
May 31 – An Evening with City Swing. City Swing, an 18piece big band, has dazzled audiences and dancers by bringing to life the sounds of big band jazz. 7:30 p.m. Gualala Arts
Center, 46501 Gualala Rd, Gualala. 707 884-1138.
www.GualalaArts.org.
June 12 - July 20 – Gross Indecency, The Three Trials of Oscar
Wilde. A brilliant play about art, morality, gender and class.
By Moises Kaufman and directed by Ann Woodhead.
Mendocino Theatre Company. 45200 Little Lake St,
Mendocino. 707 937-4477. www.mendocinotheater.org
June 21 – 16th Annual Mendocino Coast Garden Tour,
Garden Paradise. Garden and
art lovers will enjoy a rare
Mendocino Coast treat with
a behind-the-scenes, selfguided tour of several beautiful north coast private gardens. The festivities will also
include a garden shop and
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plant sale held amid the Art Center's own beautiful gardens.
Look for a one-day sale on Mendocino Maples' gorgeous
Japanese maples, and Descanso Nurseries' beautiful
hydrangeas, plus some surprises. Cafe Beaujolais will host the
Garden Tour luncheon. 707 937-5818.
www.MendocinoArtCenter.org.
June 28 – Zydeco Fest. Music, dancing, food and drinks. 7:30
pm. Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Gualala Rd, Gualala. 707 8841138. www.GualalaArts.org.
May 9 - 24 – Grass Is Greener. A charming comedy about life
in the upper class world of Lord and Lady Rhyall. Directed by
Ian Stigliani. Willits Community Theatre, 37 W Van Ln,
Willits. 707 459-3744. www.allaboutwct.org.
MENDOCINO COUNTY INLAND
May 17 – Pastels on the Plaza. A showcase of sidewalk art.
Alex Thomas Plaza, Ukiah. 707 485-8719.
Thru April 20 – Sing Me Your Story, Dance Me Home: Art and
Poetry from Native California. Exhibition features the work of
32 contemporary California Indian artists and authors
exploring themes of family
history, ancestral homelands,
spiritual traditions, contemporary life and personal
identity through a variety of
media including poetry,
painting, basketry, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Grace Hudson Museum, 431 S Main, Ukiah. 707 4672836. www.gracehudsonmuseum.org.
April 4 - 27 – Art under 20. Artist Reception: April 4, 3:30 to
5:30 pm. Willits Center for the Arts. 71 E Commercial St,
Willits. 707 459-1726. www.willitscenterforthearts.org.
April 10 - April 19 – The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (abridged). All 37 plays in 97 minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays. Ukiah
Players Theatre, 1041 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah. 707 462-9226.
www.ukiahplayerstheatre.org.
April 26 - 27 – Anderson Valley Wildflower Show. Plants and
books for sale, tearoom offering
good food, and a raffle. Proceeds
benefit local high school students
in the form of scholarships for
college. 9 am - 4 pm. Mendocino
County Fairgrounds.
707 895-3624.
May 3 - 4 – Hopland Passport Wine Tasting Weekend. 800
433-3689.
May 3 - 31 – Joey Sala and Carolyn Carpenter, Paintings.
Artist Reception: May 3, 7 - 9 pm. Willits Center for the Arts.
71 E Commercial St, Willits. 707 459-1726.
www.willitscenterforthearts.org.
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May 8 - 31 – The Man Who Came to Dinner. A classic
American comedy that opened in 1939 and ran for 739 performances on Broadway and was made into a major motion
picture. Ukiah Players Theatre, 1041 Low Gap Rd, Ukiah. 707
462-9226. www.ukiahplayerstheatre.org.
June 20 – Taste of Downtown. Wine, microbrews, brandies
and more. Ukiah. 707 463-6729.
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95460. Deadline is May 1.
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Poetry
Safeway
Hawks - vs - Ravens,
Superbowl Day 2007
Croaking and skraaking
two black soaring bandits
harass a lone cruising redtail
far above creek and cottonwoods.
From the sidelines a vulture looms
tipping and curling
around the huddle, silent.
The ravens split, yakking,
slide away east.
The hawk and buzzard dance
slowly, then the dark shadow bird
slips down south.
The pesterers return on a beeline
cut behind the raptor
close in tighter circles
'til on a close pass
hooked beak shocks black neck –
the pair hightail it straightaway
downfield, and leave the arena.
–Jamie Connerton
The poet Jamie Connerton resides in Ukiah
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The Donald trumpeting his glory
between 2 luscious bimbos
as we inch ahead in Checkout
God loves a winner
change jingling in the chutes
Brother can you spare a dime
Fearless leader squinting
his sure as shootin hellfire stare
off the glossy pages of Time Immemorial
Never ask questions
Ya gotta believe
A hundred thousand boys 'n girls
in eyeblack and camouflage
can't be wrong
We the weekend warriors
shift from foot to foot
dreaming
of settling back with a cool one
They're dying for our sins
the least we can do is be thankful
as we channel surf
searchin' for the perfect flag wavin'
combo of blood, guts, T&A & Glory
All guided by TV visions
of loving grace
Newt at Night, Henry the Nazi lurking
in the wings to pop up
ike jack-in-the-box instant supersized
Napalm burger king
Oh, roll the holy presses!
In fifty thousand gleaming megastores
all across this glorious land
reams and shards of pulverized treetrunks
flattened out inked and dyed
to carry the Good News:
You Too Can Achieve Perfect Abs.
We raise our eyes
above the charcoal and ice
through the high front window
the hilltops glitter.
But we're still 5th in line
our cart runneth over
ham and eggs, bread and wine
and here comes
Sports Illustrious.
Eyeblack boys again, all beefedup and rarin' to go
free lunch in the clubhouse as they
lace up for battle
Oh preserve our Way of Life
Oh Julia Roberts, Julia Child,
Julianne Moore oh we sing our song of love
for all the Julias
From the Halls of Hiroshima
to the shores of Cocoa Beach
we slather on the sun block
to tame the poisonous rays
Oh give us this day
an Extreme Makeover
Change us, help us to see
that the best defense
is a good offense
That we must do unto others
before they do unto us
And grant us the Serenity
to face our Fate
when they do it back to us
For it must be Good
or God didn't make little green apples.
But hey! We're checking out!
We got string beans and onions
Cabbages and scallions
and all kinds of fruits! And say!
We got old fashioned reactors
Uranium rods and titanium rims
Chrome grills and cold pills
We got nicotine by the crate
Oh leadeth us beside
our choice of Distilled Waters
Firewaters, Judy Garland's fiery daughter
and somewhere
Somewhere out the front window
beyond the parking lot
Over the Rainbow
Here comes the Sun.
–Jamie Connerton, 2006
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