Mendocino Coast Heritage Days 2009 Schedule of Events

11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s, including the Presbyterian Church and the Chinese Temple.

3 pm • History Contest Award Ceremony • 1 ½ hrs • Kelley House Museum • Prizes awarded to winners of local history contest from 3rd through 8th grade students.

10:30 am–4:30 pm • Point Cabrillo Lantern Tour • ½ hr • $10 • Point Cabrillo Light Station • Lantern Room tours every 1/2 hour. Learn about the early Lightkeepers, climb to the top and view the 3rd order Fresnel lens up close. Must be 42" tall.

11 am • Guided Walk of Point Cabrillo • 1 ½ hrs • Point Cabrillo Light Station • Guided walk of Light Station, Nature Preserve and Lightkeepers home. Tour meets in the parking lot in front of the Visitor Center. Donation requested.

11 am–1 pm • Mendocino Presbyterian Church Open House & Tours • Main Street, Mendocino • Docent tours of the Mendocino Presbyterian Church, a historic church founded by the Fords and Kellys.

Noon–3 pm • Temple of Kwan Tai Open House • 45160 Albion Street, Mendocino • Built in 1854, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.

1 pm • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s, with a special tour of the Masonic Temple.

7:30 pm • Mendocino Stories and Music Series presents Stories and Music • 2 hrs • Mendocino Hotel Garden Room • The evening celebrates Heritage Days by introducing Madame Kate, that "woman of ill repute”, and respected businessman J.D. Johnson. Hit and Runner Daniel Sullivan adds his brand of humor as a logger who wants to be a comedian. Stories from the seventies will be read and told by Liz Irwin, James Maxwell and Lee Larson. Music with James Sibbet, The Boll Weevils and the Zekley Family Band round out the evening. Benefit performance for Navarro-by-the-Sea Center; suggested donation $15. Bistro menu and drinks are available when the doors open at 6:30 pm.

7:30 pm • An Evening of Jazz featuring John Gilmore • Mendocino Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Mendocino • Dessert after the concert.

11 am–2 pm • Temple of Kwan Tai Open House • 45160 Albion Street, Mendocino • Built in 1854, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.

11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s - including the Chinese Temple.

11 am–1 pm • Fort Bragg Cemetery Walk • Guest House Museum, Fort Bragg.

POSTPONED until May 9 • 11 am–4 pm • Gala Opening for Photography Exhibit “A Variety of Views: the Historic Buildings of Mendocino” • Mendocino Art Center • Included are the views of prominent photographers dating back to 1863 and three “lost” photos by Ansel Adams from 1964. Sponsored by the Mendocino Study Club and funded by Harvest at Mendosa’s Centennial Celebration. Festivities will include recognition of Mendocino being named a Preserve America Community.

11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers, and grand meeting places of the 1800s, including the Presbyterian Church and the Chinese Temple.

6 pm • Progressive Dinner • Ford House Visitor Center • $75 • Guests will visit 3 historic locations during their dining experience. Here is the full schedule and menus.

11 am–1 pm • Mendocino Presbyterian Church Open House & Tours • Main Street, Mendocino • Docent tours of the Mendocino Presbyterian Church, a historic church founded by the Fords and Kellys.

Noon–3 pm • Temple of Kwan Tai Open House • 45160 Albion Street, Mendocino • Built in 1854, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.

1 pm • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s, with a special tour of the Masonic Temple.

1–4 pm • Small Craft Boat Show • Kelley House Museum • The Lost Coast branch of the Traditional Small Craft Association will hold a showing of member boats. There are currently 23 members of the club, and most have row boats ranging from 12' to 18' which we use on the coast rivers and inland lakes of this general area. Several of the boats have been built by club members and are true works of art. The members will be building a boat during the afternoon of the show.

2 pm • Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Fort Bragg • 1½ hrs • $5 • Meet at Guest House Museum steps, Fort Bragg.

5 pm • Gala Opening of Photography Exhibit “A Variety of Views: the Historic Buildings of Mendocino” • Mendocino Art Center • Included are the views of prominent photographers dating back to 1863 and three “lost” photos by Ansel Adams from 1964. Sponsored by the Mendocino Study Club and funded by Harvest at Mendosa’s Centennial Celebration. Festivities will include recognition of Mendocino being named a Preserve America Community.

7 pm • Moonlight Cemetery Walk • Martin Simpson • $10 • 1 ½ hrs • Kelley House Museum • Early pioneers of Mendocino will tell their stories during the cemetery tour, with reenactments by local actors.

11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s - including the Chinese Temple.

11 am–2 pm • Temple of Kwan Tai Open House • 45160 Albion Street, Mendocino • Built in 1854, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.

2 pm • Ansel Adams Video • 1 hr • Ford House Visitor Center • This video chronicles the life of Ansel Adams from his boyhood to his years as a famous photographer.

6–10 pm • Kelley House Dine-out • MacCallum House Restaurant • Proceeds from dinner this evening benefit the Kelley House Museum.

POSTPONED until May 21 • Harvest at Mendosa’s (founded in 1909) celebrates their Centennial with the “Unveiling” of new Historic Building Aisle Markers.

11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s, including the Presbyterian Church and the Chinese Temple.

4 pm • “New Perspectives in Historic Districts” • 1½ hrs • Ford House Visitor Center • Marianne Hurley is a California State Park Architectural Historian, Diablo District. She brings a wealth of experience and information regarding the unique situations faced by those living and working in a historic district. Preceding the talk, the Mendocino Historical Review Board 2009 Historic Preservation Award Winners will be presented.

11 am–1 pm • Mendocino Presbyterian Church Open House & Tours • Main Street, Mendocino • Docent tours of the Mendocino Presbyterian Church, a historic church founded by the Fords and Kellys.

Noon–3 pm • Temple of Kwan Tai Open House • 45160 Albion Street, Mendocino • Built in 1854, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.

1 pm • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s, with a special tour of the Masonic Temple.

3–5 pm • Fort Bragg Mendocino Coast Historical Society Hosts Historic Broadcasts • 2 hrs • Guest House Museum • In 1949, KDAC broadcast shows on their radio station sponsored by the Union Lumber Company. Some of these audio shows were about history and some were interviews with men that worked in the mill and the woods. In two of the 15-minute broadcasts that will be presented, Bill Nissen is out in the woods interviewing two choppers who are falling a redwood. The men interviewed are Estell Mitchell and Fred Hensley. In a second broadcast, Nissen is out with chokersetters and an arch cat interviewing Cliff Burns, Billy Fee and Joe Lenhares.

11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s - including the Chinese Temple.

11 am–2 pm • Temple of Kwan Tai Open House • 45160 Albion Street, Mendocino • Built in 1854, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.

1 pm • Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Fort Bragg • 1½ hrs • $5 • Meet at Guest House Museum steps, Fort Bragg.

4 pm • Harvest at Mendosa’s (founded in 1909) celebrates their Centennial with the “Unveiling” of new Historic Building Aisle Markers. This event was rescheduled from May 14.

11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House Museum • Visit houses of important pioneers and grand meeting places of the 1800s, including the Presbyterian Church and the Chinese Temple.

4 pm • Current Historic Preservation Trends • Stephen Mikesell • 1½ hrs • Ford House Visitor Center • Steve Mikesell is the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer at the California Office of Historic Preservation, and his career in Historic Preservation spans almost 30 years. His tips helped the Mendocino Preserve America application to be successful. He will tell us about current Historic Preservation trends and show slides of the 23 Preserve America Communities in California.