Lauralee Brown & Company with Daniel Coulson on bass, Danny Barca on guitar and Sam Arintok on drums

Lauralee Brown & Company- mostly Jazz with Danny Barca on guitar, Daniel Coulson on bass and Sam Arintok on drums

The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers comes alive on the Coast's Saturday Night Superstars with a show recorded at the Fonda Theater on May 20, 2015

Sweet Root and New Nashville West with Gene Parsons, The Blank Tapes and Sugar Candy Mountain. Tickets on sale at Montessori Festival. All proceeds benefit Montessori del Mar Community School--a 501.3c nonprofit school.

Shelby Means and her five-piece Bluegrass Band

The Mendocino Coast Jazz Society Jam Sessions happen Monday evenings from 6 to 9ish at at Tall Guy Taproom. All ages welcome, admission is free.

Phoenix Family Music Festival is free family celebration of community, communion, and remembrance of all who have served and/or fallen for our country. The show goes from noon to 8pm. There will be five live bands, Seed707, Post Modern Prometheus, The Downbeat Crowd, Crimson Revival, and Blue Luke , plus  DJs, kids area, craft booths, […]

Hot Buttered Rum AND The Erin Sandwich opens with proceeds supporting the Mendocino Film Festival.

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant recorded at the San Jose Shark Tank in May 21995 will be on Saturday Night Superstars on May 23

The Song Project,  hosted by David Hayes and Alex DeGrassi  with special guest Sarah Ryan  for The Real Sarahs happens May 10 at the Mendocino Theatre Company.  The evening will serve as the springboard for an ongoing, intermittent series of shared music adventures in pursuit of the commonality and interpretation of both original and traditional […]

The Mendocino Coast Jazz Society Jam Sessions happen Monday evenings from 6 to 9ish at at Tall Guy Taproom. All ages welcome, admission is free.

The Mendocino Film Festival starts off with a special pop-up event! Three-course dinner and the movie, The Princess Bride, at Mendocino Grove outside under the stars, amidst the trees. Tickets at Mendo Film Festival

Creede U.S.A. For generations, a remote Colorado mountain mining town's residents have held tightly to their heritage and values. But when the town brought in a theater company to revitalize the economy, the citizens were introduced to new ideas and perspectives—creating an ongoing tension between tradition and change.

Time and Water Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water.

Short Films: Portraits Unique characters with grit, creativity and determination define this special collection. Shorts include: A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A GIANT PENCIL (directed by Daniel Straub), THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL (directed by Stephen Curry & Ben Proudfoot), STRONG GRANDMA (directed by Cecilia Brown, Winslow Crane-Murdoch), PLANETWALKER (directed by Nadia Gill & Dominic Gill). […]

Cookie Queens It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling “Cookie Queen,” navigating an $800 million business in which childhood and ambition collide. Our local Girl Scout Troop 10745 has a little surprise for you after the screening.

The Tale of Silyan Inspired by the folktale of the boy Siljan, who, after a quarrel with his father, turns into a stork and leaves home, the film is a story about the relationship between a farmer and a white stork.

Honeyjoon Persian-Kurdish Lela and her American daughter June take a trip to the romantic Azores after a recent loss, both with polar opposite views about why they’re there, how to grieve, and the size of June’s tiny bikini. Amidst honeymooners, the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and their hot, philosophical tour guide, João, the pair find […]

What happens when art meets trash? Maintenance Artist profiles pioneering public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles — the first artist-in-residence at NYC’s Department of Sanitation. To celebrate Maintenance Art, stop by the Mendocino Art galleries for Extreme Ironing on Friday, May 29. Bring an item of clothing to be ironed to the gallery of your choice.

This uniquely intimate portrayal of tennis legend and trailblazer Billie Jean King reveals the inner turmoil behind the immense sacrifices she made to transform her sport and the world.

A romantic journey of an “untouchable” Delhi street artist who trekked 6,000 miles from India to Sweden, by bicycle, to reunite with the woman he loves. An inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you.

Socorro is a lawyer obsessed with finding the soldier who killed her brother during the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. When she receives a crucial clue about the soldier’s whereabouts fifty years after her brother’s death, Socorro embarks on a reckless mission for revenge.

A riveting portrait of a 100-year-old CIA spymaster who escaped Nazi Germany as a Jewish refugee to become the first CIA Station chief in post-war Berlin and a key player in Cold War espionage.

In this unconventional and comedic road odyssey, a Lebanese mother and her American son (Lubna Azabal, Daniel Zolghadri) drive across the United States, revealing the fractures and bonds between them. Poetically shot against the country's wide-open vistas, Hot Water upends traditional ideas of home and belonging with cutting humor and remarkable beauty. For mature audiences: […]

YANUNI follows Juma Xipaia, an Indigenous chief from the Amazon, who rises from activism to Brazil’s new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples. While her husband Hugo, a federal agent, raids illegal gold miners, she navigates politics, threats, and impending motherhood — at the personal cost of resistance.

A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

Travel the world from your NorCal seat! Journey to Poland, Japan, Peru and Nepal. Shorts include: AMERICA (directed by Javier Arias-Stella), THROUGH THE WINDOW (directed by Daniel Stopa), MOTORCYCLE MOMENT (directed by Les Blank), THE SPECTACLE (directed by Yasmin van Dorp), THE CONSCIENCE FILES (directed by Brian Bolster), ASANTE NYUKI (directed by Pauline Kyalo). 79 […]

A star-studded tribute to the legendary songwriter brought together acclaimed artists, friends, and family to share behind-the-scenes stories and perform classic songs, honoring Prine's enduring legacy.Prine, widely celebrated as one of history's greatest songwriters, captivated millions of fans and earned the admiration of icons such as Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers, Lucinda Williams, Dwight […]

Vilnius 2022. High-flying executive Marija chooses the worst possible moment for an honest conversation with her husband Vytas about divorcing - just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine goes into full scale. Now they must navigate the process of separation as it collides with a refugee and mid-life crisis.

Haunted by a tragic past, Salvo, a Sicilian fisherman, returns to his hometown to sell the family home and finance a custody battle for his daughter. His plans are upended when he discovers Binta, an immigrant woman, and her young son living there, claiming legal rights.

PIEOWA: A PIECE OF AMERICA celebrates the myriad ways pie is woven into Iowa’s culture, the lengths people will go to for a slice, and how this humble pastry can bake the world a better place.

PIEOWA: A PIECE OF AMERICA celebrates the myriad ways pie is woven into Iowa’s culture, the lengths people will go to for a slice, and how this humble pastry can bake the world a better place.

Si Pudiera Quedarme / If I Could Stay tells the heart-wrenching and inspiring story of two undocumented mothers, Jeanette and Ingrid, who courageously enter local churches to evade deportation and protect their families.

The real story behind WikiLeaks — a tense, high-stakes investigation into truth, power, and the global fight for press freedom. Drawing on never-before-seen footage and unprecedented access, the film unfolds like a real-life spy thriller, reminding us what is truly at stake when journalism becomes a crime.

A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

A romantic journey of an “untouchable” Delhi street artist who trekked 6,000 miles from India to Sweden, by bicycle, to reunite with the woman he loves. An inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you.

A comedy writer facing mental health struggles and grief discovers healing and laughter through an uplifting yet touching journey with the help of his family. The stellar cast includes Hope Davis, David Duchovny, Kaitlyn Deaver, Cooper Raiff and Lucy Boynton. Q&A with filmmakers after the screening.

For generations, a remote Colorado mountain mining town's residents have held tightly to their heritage and values. But when the town brought in a theater company to revitalize the economy, the citizens were introduced to new ideas and perspectives—creating an ongoing tension between tradition and change.

Set against some of the most consequential stories of our time—from the war in Gaza to the global climate catastrophe—the film follows the intrepid independent journalist Amy Goodman over 30 years. As she becomes a leader in the movement for independent media that amplifies voices excluded from the mainstream, she faces off against forces trying […]

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The Mendocino Coast Rec and Parks Department and their ballroom dance program present: The Bob Ayres Big Band! Come and take a dance lesson and then dance the night away to amazing live music on the coast at the Caspar Community Center on May 30. Dance lesson at 5 pm. Dance is 6 to 8 […]

Recorded at the Knebworth Festival June 1990 it's Pink Floyd in Saturday Night Superstars on May 30

Cookie Queens It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling “Cookie Queen,” navigating an $800 million business in which childhood and ambition collide. Our local Girl Scout Troop 10745 has a little surprise for you after the screening.