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August 27, 2007 Sculptor at The Mendocino Art Center Carrie Lanyon, Staff John Fisher's Public Sculpture Project, "Reconstruction thru Deconstruction" is being held at The Mendocino Art Center through September 29 • Tue - Sun, 10 am - 4 pm. This event is open to the Public and donations are requested. Stop by the Mendocino Art Center, see the creative progression of world-renowned sculptor John Fisher's outdoor sculpture project. Visit the John Fisher project page www.MendocinoArtCenter.org August 20, 2007 33rd Annual Great Day in Elk Charlie Acker of The Mendocino Beacon The 33rd annual "Great Day in Elk" will be held on Saturday, August 25th. The parade starts at noon on Highway 1, with floats, tykes on bikes, Smokey the Bear and lots more. A carnival follows, with game booths and prizes and do-it-yourself craft projects for children. Daytime food includes Mexican food, hot dogs, fresh bread baked in the clay oven, Moroccan lentil soup and lots of homemade goodies. There will be fresh-pressed Greenwood Ridge apple cider and Elk's famous margaritas, along with soft drinks and coffee. There's a $100 grease pole, fortune-telling, belly dancing, mini-massage, a watermelon-eating contest, live music, sack races, a cake auction, silent auction and a raffle drawing.
This year's dinner will be an outdoor barbecue from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. featuring tri-tip, salmon or albacore and portabella mushrooms, plus macaroni salad, chili beans, green salad and garlic bread.
The salsa sounds of "Mambo This" will round out the day's activities.
The dance starts at 8 p.m. with a full bar all evening long. So, put on your dancing shoes and be ready to dance the night away.
For more information call 877-1105.
August 13, 2007 Paul Bunyan Labor Day BBQ Charlie Acker of The Mendocino Beacon The 2nd Annual Paul Bunyan Labor Day - beef, pork, lamb BBQ (including salad, beans and bread) will be held on September 3, 2007 following the Labor Day parade in Fort Bragg. The BBQ will be located on the field next to the College of the Redwoods - the site of the logging show - from 12 noon to 5 pm. Donation of $12.00 for adults and $6.00 per child 10 years old and under for full dinner. Dessert by Safe Passage. Tickets available at BBBS office - 498 N. Mcpherson Street, Fort Bragg -- and at the customer service desk of our major sponsor Harvest Market. Booth space is still available - call 964-1228 August 6, 2007 2nd "Faces of Elk" Art Show - Call in All Artists Carrie Lanyon, Staff The second FACES OF ELK show at the Elk Studio Gallery's, Upstairs Gallery will be on 3rd Saturday, August 18th. Please submit work: photos, paintings, sculpture, etc by Wednesday, August 15th, ready to exhibit/hang. If you know of anyone living out of the area, who may have images, please contact them. For information contact 877-1128. |
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