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People have been coming to Mendocino County for years for the breathtaking views, award-winning wines, whale-watching, and wonderful food. During the holidays a kind of magical feeling descends over the County’s towns and villages. Mendocino County’s New England charm works overtime at this time of year, with Victorians twinkling with lights, a roaring fire in every fireplace, and a warm, small-town feeling of holiday cheer enveloping everyone.
Escape to Mendocino County where warm fires, friendly people and festive events await you. Plan your trip today at www.goMendo.com.
Come Celebrate!
Events this holiday season include:
A Taste of Redwood Valley – Holiday Wine Sale and Artisan Faire November 21st – 22nd A Taste of Redwood Valley invites old friends and new to join them for the 7th annual Holiday Wine Sale and Juried Artisan Faire. Live Music, one-of-a-kind art, friends, food, wine and Merriment
Festival of Trees – Gualala, CA November 27th- 28th Enjoy a Gualala Christmastime as it was in the 1850’s when it was a thriving mill town. Two “villages” will be decked out for the holidays and vendors dressed in period costume will be offering handmade crafts of the kind available during the 1850’s – quilting, weaving, knitting, felting, woodcraft, folk art, pottery, soap making, jewelry of metal and glass – accompanied with demonstrations of their skills.
Holiday Lights Parade – Fort Bragg, CA Saturday, December 5th Lighted parade with Christmas tree lighting, carolers, and Santa in downtown Fort Bragg. Free to all.
Ukiah’s Annual Small Town Christmas – Ukiah, CA Saturday, December 5th Celebrate this wonderful time of year with your family and friends at Small Town Christmas in Downtown Ukiah. Have a photo taken with Santa, enjoy local performers, and stop by our local shops. There will be live entertainment in the Alex R. Thomas Plaza followed by the Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Skunk Train Christmas Train – Willits, CA Willits Depot: Dec. 5, 6, 12- 23
Fort Bragg: Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 A yuletide favorite of children and adults alike! Join Santa and his elves on a 90-minute magical ride through the light-strung trees of the redwood forest. Enjoy hot chocolate & homemade cookies while listening to strolling musicians and engaging storytellers. Pajamas welcome! Fares: $31 for adults and $24 for children (ages 3 to 11). For more information and reservations, call 1-866-45-SKUNK or visit www.skunktrain.com.
Annual Mendocino Coast Candlelight Inn Tour December 9th – 11th
The inns of Mendocino County’s ocean-side towns celebrate the holiday season with gorgeous and extravagant old-fashioned decorations and open-house hospitality. Benefits Mendocino Coast Children through Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Mendocino Unified School Enrichment (MUSE). One ticket includes all the days and light refreshments at the inns.
Annual Christmas Eve Celebration “The Festival of Nine Lessons” – Gualala, CA
Wednesday, December 24th Mendocino County’s version of a tradition that has been offered each year since 1919 at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, will feature the Anchor Bay Children’s Choir and other musicians. At the Gualala Arts Center in Gualala.
Save the Date:
Mendocino County Crab & Wine Days January 22nd – January 31st, 2010 Every January, Mendocino County in Northern California celebrates locally harvested Dungeness crab and locally grown and produced wines with a festival that delights foodies and oenophiles alike!
From gourmet, crab-themed dinners in four-star restaurants, to family-style cioppino feeds, a countywide Passport wine tasting, to the ever popular Crab-cake Cook Off featuring local Mendocino chefs, this festival has something for everyone!
Visitors will enjoy a multitude of dinners, events and lodging specials over the course of the ten days — so head to Mendocino County come January and enjoy good food, fine wines, and family-friendly fun!
Click here for a complete listing of festival events!
Visit www.goMendo.com

A Taste of Redwood Valley – Holiday Wine Sale and Artisan Faire
November 21st – 22nd
A Taste of Redwood Valley invites old friends and new to join them for the 7th annual Holiday Wine Sale and Juried Artisan Faire.  Live Music, one-of-a-kind art,  friends, food, wine and Merriment
Festival of Trees – Gualala, CA
November 27th- 28th
Enjoy a Gualala Christmastime as it was in the 1850’s  when it was a thriving mill town.  Two “villages” will be decked out for the holidays and vendors dressed in period costume will be offering handmade crafts of the kind available during the 1850’s – quilting, weaving, knitting, felting, woodcraft, folk art, pottery, soap making, jewelry of metal and glass – accompanied with demonstrations of their skills.
 Holiday Lights Parade – Fort Bragg, CA
Saturday, December 5th
Lighted parade with Christmas tree lighting, carolers, and Santa in downtown Fort Bragg. Free to all.

Ukiah’s Annual Small Town Christmas – Ukiah, CA
Saturday, December 5th
Celebrate this wonderful time of year with your family and friends at Small Town Christmas in Downtown Ukiah. Have a photo taken with Santa, enjoy local performers, and stop by our local shops. There will be live entertainment in the Alex R. Thomas Plaza followed by the Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Skunk Train Christmas Train – Willits, CA
Willits Depot: Dec. 5, 6, 12- 23
Fort Bragg: Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20
A yuletide favorite of children and adults alike! Join Santa and his elves on a 90-minute magical ride through the light-strung trees of the redwood forest. Enjoy hot chocolate & homemade cookies while listening to strolling musicians and engaging storytellers. Pajamas welcome!  Fares: $31 for adults and $24 for children (ages 3 to 11). For more information and reservations, call 1-866-45-SKUNK or visit www.skunktrain.com.
Annual Mendocino Coast Candlelight Inn Tour
December 9th – 11th
The inns of Mendocino County’s ocean-side towns celebrate the holiday season with gorgeous and extravagant old-fashioned decorations and open-house hospitality. Benefits Mendocino Coast Children through Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Mendocino Unified School Enrichment (MUSE). One ticket includes all the days and light refreshments at the inns.

Annual Christmas Eve Celebration “The Festival of Nine Lessons” – Gualala, CA
Wednesday, December 24th
Mendocino County’s version of a tradition that has been offered each year since 1919 at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, will feature the Anchor Bay Children’s Choir and other musicians. At the Gualala Arts Center in Gualala.
 

Mendocino County Crab & Wine Days
January 22nd – January 31st, 2010
Every January, Mendocino County in Northern California celebrates locally harvested Dungeness crab and locally grown and produced wines with a festival that delights foodies and oenophiles alike! From gourmet, crab-themed dinners in four-star restaurants, to family-style cioppino feeds, a countywide Passport wine tasting, to the ever popular Crab-cake Cook Off featuring local Mendocino chefs, this festival has something for everyone!
Click here for a complete listing of festival events!
 
Visitors will enjoy a multitude of dinners, events and lodging specials over the course of the ten days — so head to Mendocino County come January and enjoy good food, fine wines, and family-friendly fun!
 

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This event is a good example of the unique character of Mendocino County and it’s residents: 
Global Day of Climate Action celebrated in Willits By JAY GORDON
Updated: 10/27/2009 02:12:10 PM PDT
Special for the Ukiah Daily Journal
The city of Willits is a walkable community. It’s easy for residents and visitors to explore the town on their own or as part of an organized group.
Painted footprints at intersections guide the curious around downtown and the nearby areas. This includes locally owned shops, charming cottages, public parks, museums, art galleries and a state of the art skatepark for kids.
Most walks begin at J D Redhouse mercantile, not simply because it is in the center of town but also because it’s a place to fortify yourself with pastries and specialty coffees before your walk — and snacks and ice cream afterward.
Head north toward Commercial Street, where painted footprints on the sidewalk will direct you to turn left and begin whatever part of the 5-mile excursion suits your interests and energy level. There are organized walks about four times a year.  This is a great way to meet local people and other visitors who share your enthusiasm for walking.
Normally, a hundred or so walkers participate. However, attendance for the Sunday, Oct. 24 event was sizable since it was in conjunction with the Global Day of Climate Action. Groups around the world planned activities for this day to focus on ways to protect the planet by reducing the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
At the time walk organizer Jed Diamond said, “The goal is to have 350 walkers to represent the 350 parts per million that scientists, climate experts, and many national governments say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We are now almost at 390. Our walk will be one of thousands of events going on throughout the world (including one in Laytonville) on Oct. 24 co-sponsored by the group 350.org.”  The final tally of walkers in Willits of Oct. 24 was 377.  Impressive for a town of 5,000 people. 
There were  free cotton T-shirts for the first 350 people to sign in and take the walk. The T-shirts have a net zero carbon footprint and are made from 69 percent pre-consumer recycled cotton.
The local organization spearheading the walks is WHAT (Willits Healthy Action Team).  Cofounder Jed Diamond is a longtime resident, perhaps best known for his seminal best-selling books on men’s issues, including Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome.  Contact Jed for more information about future walks.  Phone 459-5505 or e-mail jed@MenAlive.com.