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A woman with curly gray hair smiles upward while playing an acoustic guitar outdoors, wearing a textured jacket and scarf, with tall wooden posts softly blurred in the background.

Arts & Culture

The Mendocino Setlist: December 22-28, 2025

by Mendo Voice Staff December 22, 2025December 23, 2025

Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.

A group of young ballet dancers in white tutus pose outdoors in a symmetrical formation, arms raised in classical ballet positions. The dancers stand and kneel on a paved plaza with trees and a grassy lawn in the background, wearing matching costumes adorned with subtle silver details.

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Mendocino Ballet’s “Nutcracker” returns for 40th anniversary

by Sydney Fishman December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Mendocino Ballet’s long-running production returns to the Mendocino College Center Theater with four performances.

A three-piece band performs live inside a small venue, with a guitarist and singer at center stage, a drummer behind him, and a bassist to the left. Red curtains hang behind the stage, an American flag is mounted on the wall, and guitars, amplifiers, and pedals are scattered around the stage under warm indoor lighting.

Arts & Culture

The Mendocino Setlist: December 15-21, 2025

by Mendo Voice Staff December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.

Blues musician Roy Rogers performs on stage, singing into a microphone while playing a double-neck electric guitar. He wears a brimmed hat, striped shirt, and dark vest, standing against a dark background as he leans into the song mid-performance.

Arts & Culture

Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Roy Rogers to headline Fort Bragg Blues Festival

by Sarah Stierch December 12, 2025December 15, 2025

The three-day festival returns May 1–3 with citywide performances and a lineup of national and local blues artists.

A large red-and-white striped circus tent and a smaller matching tent stand in a grassy field surrounded by trees under a bright blue sky. A black banner reading “Flynn Creek Circus” hangs on a chain-link fence in the foreground. Off to the right, a small group of people gather near a vintage-style wooden ticket booth painted with the circus name.

Arts & Culture

Flynn Creek Circus seeks apprentices for upcoming touring season

by Mendo Voice Staff December 12, 2025

Apprentices receive a small stipend, housing, training access and hands-on experience as the circus tours rural communities in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

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