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This Saturday is the big Benefit Event for MUSE, featuring Alex de Grassi
and Dedicated to longtime supporter Peggy Merrill. Not to be missed!
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Benefit Event for MUSE


Antonia Lamb with Jon Faurot



Braet & Brown Jazz Duo

Mendocino Stories and Music Series
Crown Hall of Mendocino
45285 Ukiah St, Mendocino

All ages encouraged!

Benefit Event for MUSE

featuring Alex de Grassi with Charlie Chaplin's "The Rink"

Read more about this event on our Facebook page

Showcasing school programs that have befitted from MUSE:

Silent auction of Student artwork, MHS Improv Club, MHS Chamber Singers

Saturday, February 4

Appetizers and libations
Reception at 6:30PM, Performances at 7:30PM
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door


Mendocino Stories and Music Series
Hill House Inn
10701 Palette Dr, Mendocino

Antonia Lamb with Jon Faurot

CD Release Show for "Carry Me Away"

on our Facebook Page

Friday, February 17

Bistro menu and full bar
Doors open at 6:30PM, Music at 7:30PM
Sliding scale $10 - $15 at the door


Mendocino Stories and Music Series
Hill House Inn
10701 Palette Dr, Mendocino

"Night Club Night"

with the Braet & Brown Jazz Duo

on our Facebook Page

Jack Braet, clarinet and sax virtuoso
David Brown, eclectic guitar wizard

Saturday, February 18

Dinner menu and full bar
Doors open at 6:30PM, Music at 7:30 PM
Sliding scale $10 - $15 at the door



for additional Mendocino events look to:

Mendocino Stories Facebook Page

Mendocino Coast Whale Festivals

Mendocino Dances Facebook Page
Mendocino Readings Facebook Page

KOZT The Coast
Mendocino County Official Travel Site
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Kelley House Museum in Mendocino
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce

Music, Art, Film

Crown Hall Mendocino
February 4, 2012
Saturday, 6:30PM

A benefit event for MUSE

Dedicated to Peggy Merrill

Mendocino Unified School Enrichment has funded many school art and music programs


Special Feature:

Alex de Grassi playing his original solo guitar score for Charlie Chaplin's "The Rink"

We will showcase some of the students and programs who have benefited:

A Silent Art Auction, High School Improv Club, K-8 and High School Choral groups

"Night Club Night"

Hill House Inn
February 18, 2012
Saturday, 7:30PM

Braet & Brown Duo

Sax & clarinet virtuoso Jack Braet

Eclectic guitar wizard David Brown

Music and Dance

Hill House Inn
February 25, 2012
Saturday, 7:30PM

Blue Dudes Band

Swampy Blues with Funky Grooves

Nat Montoya, David Johanson, Doug Smith, and Claudia Paige

Music and Dance

Hill House Inn
March 24, 2012
Saturday, 7:30PM

BobFest 2012

All Bob Dylan Music

All local musicians and performers
featuring The Gatecrashers

Improv Comedy

Hill House Inn
March 30 & 31, 2012
Friday & Saturday, 7:30PM

Hit and Run Theater

Fun and games, skits and improv

Saturday afternooon: Song Improv workshop with Joshua Raoul Brody

Ukulele Festival

April 14, 2012
Saturday, 10AM - 10PM

Co-produced with Caspar Community Ctr

Mendocino County's First
Ukulele Festival

Ukulele Workshops, Crafts, Performances
All Ages, all levels, all welcome!

Music and Dance

Hill House Inn
April 21, 2012
Saturday, 7:30PM

The Mixed Nuts

Swing, Latin, Calypso and Craziness

Steve Paul, Dan Albrecht, Paul Schulman,
Daney Dawson, and Chad Swimmer

Concert

Mendocino Hotel
April 27, 2012
Friday, 7:30PM

LoCo Choro

Brazilian Instrumental

Chad Swimmer, Myra Joy, Booie Volk, Andrea Shafir

Stories and Music

Mendocino Hotel
May 4, 2012
Friday, 7:30PM

Holly Tannen

Songmistress
On the Docket
for 2012
Foxgove, Mysner & Smith, Gwyneth & Monko, The Mixed Pickles, Tracy Burns, Hari Meyers, Stevie Coyle, Oasis, "Dgiin"
Do you have Requests? Send us an Email
info@mendocinostories.com

 


Here's what we've seen in the past.

Concert

Mendocino Hotel
January 27, 2012
Friday, 7:30PM

The Groovinators

Earl Oliver, John Smith and
Tom Rickard

Original and traditional
Blues, jazz and swing

Music and Dance

Hill House Inn
January 28, 2012
Saturday, 7:30PM

PURA VIDA

Latin Dance Music from the Afro Caribbean Diaspora

Music & Dance

Hill House Inn
January 21, 2012
Saturday, 7:30PM

Crab & WIne Days

"Daddy Squeeze" - Dan Newton

"Ethno -clectic Bop"
Offbeat accordian music experimenting with Celtic, Tex-Mex, Creole, Blues, Jazz, Polka and Pop.

Check out his website

Reading and Music

Mendocino Hotel
January 20, 2012
Friday, 7:30PM

Crab & WIne Days

13 Strings, Jazz Guitar Duo
Alex Markels and  James Moseley
13 Strings website

Also a cameo appearance:

The Humor and Wisdom of
Bobby Markels

Writers Read

Mendocino Hotel
January 18, 2012
Wednesday, 7:00PM

Music - David Brown
Readings at 7:30PM

Writers of the Mendocino Coast

Doug Fortier, Alena Deerwater, Karen Lewis, Malcolm Macdonald and Molly Dwyer

Special Guests: Winners of the "Tall Tales Contest" 12 and Under
Rowan, 12, and Natalia Kawczak, 8

Dance

Hill House Inn
December 30, 2011
Friday, 8:30PM
Special time

Dgiin

A four-piece band, mixing musical styles from funk to Latin and Reggae, sometimes called melodic French grooves.

Check out their website

Dance

Hill House Inn
November 26, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Queen Jane Swingtet

Queen Jane Lawrence, Karl Schoen, Laura Maione, Tom Rickard and Very Special Guest, vocalist Amy Hanson

Concert

Mendocino Hotel
November 25, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

One of our favorite groups return!

The Blushin' Roulettes

Folksy Twang Gang

The Blushin' Roulettes' website

Music and Fun

Lauren's,  Boonville
November 19, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Dusty Rhodes
and Her Handsome Cowboys

Humorous Vaudeville performance
Roy & Dale meet the Smothers Brothers

Visit them on the internet

Music

Hill House Inn
November 18, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

Singer/Songwriters-in-the-round

Listen:

Rose Knight, Lenny Laks, Danny Barca, and Nancyjoy Evans
Improv and Comedy

Hill House Inn
November 4 & 5, 2011
Friday & Saturday,
7:30PM

Hit and Run Theater

Two evenings of fun and games,
comedy skits and improv

Visit their page on mendocinostories.com


Costume Dance

Hill House Inn
October 29, 2011
Saturday, 8:30PM
Special time

The"Safe Sax" Swing Septet
For our annual Halloween Dance

Four saxes, three rhythm, all swingin' for a light but hard swinging sound

Concert

Mendocino Hotel
October 28, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

The Sue Sisk Band
with Rick Banker & Tommy Grattan

Originals and cover tunes with blues, gospel and rock influences

Dance

Hill House Inn
October 8, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

"The Mixed Nuts"
Swing, Latin, Calypso and Craziness

Steve Paul, Dan Albrecht,
Paul Schulman, Daney Dawson,
and Chad Swimmer

Concert

Mendocino Hotel
October 1, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

"Hui Arago"
Traditional & comtemporary Hawaiian music
Marybeth & Michael Arago, Dennis Hudson

Hula accompaniment with Annie Lee, Sally Stewart, & Anne Yount

Music

Mendocino Hotel
September 10, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

emith

Stevie Gurr and Carol Ann Ives

emith's website

Concert

Mendocino Hotel
August 26, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

12thirty
Acoustic Alternative folk

Jamie Gilliam, guitar
Phil Dunn, drums
Hugh Connolly, bass

Healing Music

Hill House Inn
August 27, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Ancient Current
Transformance
Music and Cosmic Light Show

Ron Nadeau, Doug Smith,
Johny "Qwest" and Friends

Improv Comedy Show

Hill House Inn
August 19 & 20, 2011
Friday & Saturday,
7:30PM

Tracy Burns & Friends
Stephen Kearin, improviser
Allen Simpson, improv musician

Two evenings of comedy
Completely spontaneous,
Wholly original entertainment

Music & Dance

Hill House Inn
August 6, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Queen Jane Swingtet

Queen Jane Lawrence, Karl Schoen, Laura Maione, Tom Rickard and special guest,
Trumpeter Steve Paul

Big Music Show

Mendocino Hotel
August 5, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

Lenny Laks/John Chamberlin
    a.k.a The Whales

     Antonia Lamb
Jon Faurot
     plus Tommy Gratan

Music

Mendocino Hotel
July 30, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

The Mendonesians
Jazz & Latin Standards

Lynn Kiesewetter, BIng York,
Laura Maione, Steve Paul
and Jon Faurot

Acoustic Music

Mendocino Hotel
July 29, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

Marcus McCallen
with Johnny Bush

Singer/songwriter with an irresistible blend
of Americana, folk, rock, country & blues

Concert

Mendocino Hotel
July18, 2011
Monday, 7:30PM

Mike & Leah Wollenberg
Jazz & Celtic guitar and violin
Visit Mike's website
Listen to Mike & Leah

Benefit for Pacific Textile Arts
Visit PTA's website


Big 4th of July
Weekend
CELEBRATION

Friday - Saturday - Sunday Events

3 nights of music and dancing
at the Hill House Inn of Mendocino

Dance Party

Hill House
July 1, 2011
Friday, 8:00PM

The RipTydes return

Roger Fritz, guitar, David Hayes, bass, and James Preston, drums
Vintage top 40, soul and R&B hits

Music & Dance

Hill House Inn
July 2, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Re-Bop Deluxe
Jump Swing Blues and Boogie Band

Featuring Karl Schoen, Sharon Garner, Pilar Duran, Laura Maione,
Dan Albrecht

Music & Dance

Hill House Inn
July 3, 2011
Sunday, 7:30PM

PURA VIDA

Latin Dance Music from the Afro Caribbean Diaspora

Acoustic Music

Mendocino Hotel
June 18, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Gwyneth and Monko
and
Foxglove

Visit Gwyneth and Monko's website
Foxglove's website

Improv and Comedy

Hill House Inn
June 10 & 11, 2011
Friday & Saturday,

7:30PM
Hit and Run Theater

Two evenings of fun and games,
comedy skits and improv

Visit their page on mendocinostories.com
Improv and Comedy
Ukiah Players Theatre
June 4, 2011
Saturday,
7:30PM
Hit and Run Theater

Comedy skits and improv

Visit their page on mendocinostories.com
Music
Ukiah Players Theater
June 3, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM
Singer/Songwriter Showcase

Patrick Nagel  on the web
Rose Knight  on reverbnation
Mike Ehlers  visit his website
Storytelling & Music

Mendocino Hotel
May 20, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM
Darryl "Oasis" Hasten
Master Performance Storyteller

accompanied by Ancient Current
Ron Nadeau, Doug Smith,
Johny "Qwest" Huebel
Music

Hill House Inn
May 6, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

Singer/Songwriters-in-the-round

Lynn Kiesewetter, Morgan Daniel,
Jamie Gilliam, Sheila Fetzer
Musical Magical
Performance

MHS Matheson
Performing Art Center
April 29, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

Bronkar Lee and Cyndi Harvell

Beat box juggler extraordinaire

and

Indie Singer/Songwriter


Music & Dance
Hill House
April 30, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Samba Jamba

Latin, Jazz & Brazilian classics

Listen Live on My Space

Stories and Music
Mendocino Hotel
April 15, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM

Remembering Skip Wollenberg

Stories and Reading from his works

Music with Mike Wollenberg, guitar
and Julian Smedley, guitar and violin
with Special guest Leah Wollenberg

Performance Theater

Mendocino Hotel
April 16, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Katrina poem-narratives
Featuring author Cynthia Hogue

Also reading - Theresa Whitehill,
Lee Edmundson, Devreaux Baker
New Orleans style jazz with
Ron Nadeau on saxophone

Music
Mendocino Hotel
April 9, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM
emith
Stevie Gurr and Carol Ann Ives
Singer/songwriters

With special guest Lenny Laks
Visit his website

Dance
Hill House
April 2, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM
Re-Bop Deluxe
Jump Swing Blues and Boogie Band

Featuring Karl Schoen, Sharon Garner, Pilar Duran, Laura Maione,
Dan Albrecht
Music
Mendocino Hotel
March 18, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM
Cynthia Tarr and Clifford Hugo

Unique versions of originals,
jazz, Latin and country

An unusual combination of vocals and bass
Poetry
Mendocino Hotel
March 12, 2011
Saturday, 7:00PM
Hosted by Gordon Black
Poets:
Janice Blue, Devreaux Baker,
H.D. Moe, Jay Frankston

Music with David Brown, guitarist
Improv and Comedy
Hill House Inn
March 4 & 5, 2011
Friday & Saturday,

7:30PM
Hit and Run Theater

Two evenings of fun and games
comedy skits and improv

Visit their page on MendocinoStories.com

Music and Dance
Odd Fellows Hall
Corner Kasten & Ukiah
February 26, 2011
Saturday,
7:30PM
Rose Knight Band
Acoustic music with "Nashville style"

Rock and Popabilly

Celebrating the final weekend of the
"Coastal Expressions" Art exhibit
Concert
SPACE in Ukiah
508 W. Perkins at Dora
February 25, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM
Sheila Fetzer and Bob Daley
Singer/songwriters

Original and cover tunes
from the heart
Concert
Mendocino Hotel
February 18, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM
The Whales
Lenny Laks and John Chamberlin

Eclectic Americana in all its
infinite variety
Dance Party!
Hill House Inn
February 11, 2011
Friday, 9PM
The Riptides
Roger Fritz, David Hayes,
James Preston

Vintage top 40, soul and R&B hits
Concert
Little River Inn
February 5, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM
Acafellas
Go to their website

Benefit Performance for MUSE
and their "Music in the Schools" fund

Music
Mendocino Hotel
February 4, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM
Dusty Rhodes
& Her Handsome Cowboys
One song from this event on YouTube
Humorous Vaudeville performance
Roy & Dale meet the Smothers Brothers
Visit them on the internet

Music
Mendocino Hotel
January 28, 2011
Friday, 7:30PM
Marcus McCallen
with bassist John Bush
Video on YouTube

Rosy Nolan
Listen on My Space

Reading
Mendocino Hotel
January 19, 2011
Wednesday, 7:00PM

Writers of the Mendocino Coast

Henri Bensussen, Molly Dwyer, Doug Fortier, Malcolm MacDonald, Ginny Rorby, Adrienne Ross

David Brown, guitarist

Dance
Mendocino Hotel
January 22, 2011
Saturday, 7:30PM

Queen Jane Swingtet


"Queen" Jane Lawrence, Karl Schoen,
Laura Maione and Dan Albrecht

Music
Hill House Inn
November 19, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM

Singer/songwriters in-the-round

Like they do at the Bluebird Cafe

Angela Rose, Marcus McAllen, Patrick Nagel and Renee Burnett

Dance
Hill House Inn
November 20, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM
"The Mixed Nuts"

Swing, Brazilian and Jazz Standards
Steve Paul, Dan Albrecht,
Paul Schulman, Daney Dawson,
and Chad Swimmer
Improv and Comedy
Hill House Inn
November 5 & 6, 2010
Friday & Saturday,
7:30 PM

The Return of Hit & Run Theater

Two zany nights of Improv & comedy.

Fun, games & lotsa laughs!

Costume Dance
Hill House Inn
October 30, 2010
Saturday, 8:30PM
Special time
The"Safe Sax" Swing Septet

Four saxes, three rhythm, all swingin' for a light but hard swinging sound
Music
Mendocino Hotel
October 23, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM
Mike Ehlers with Terry Shields

Eco-folk rap to pop;
alt-country to mellow grooves;
story-folk to soothing ballads
Music
Lauren's, Boonville
October 16, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM
Dusty Rhodes
& Her Handsome Cowboys


Humorous Vaudeville performance
Roy & Dale meets Smothers Brothers
Performance
Hill House Inn
October 15, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM
Ancient Current
Transformance
Music and Cosmic Light Show

Ron Nadeau, Doug Smith, Johny "Qwest"
Dance
Hill House Inn
October 2, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM

The Dixie Devils

Traditional foot tapping, romping
New Orleans Swing and Jazz
Music
Mendocino Hotel
October 1, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM

Singer/songwriters showcase

emith
Stevie Gurr and Carol Ann Ives

Christy Wells of ROGERWOOD
Music
Mendocino Hotel
September 25, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM

Singer/songwriters showcase

Hot night with
Sheila Fetzer
Bob Daley

Dance
Hill House Inn
September 24, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM
The Gatecrashers
Rock and Blues, Originals and Covers & Bob's 60th!

Denny Lunsford, Bruce Graves, Kirk Handley, Sam Ware and Jamie Peters
Concert
Mendocino Hotel
September 15, 2010
Wednesday, 7:30PM
Thanks to
Real Vocal String Quartet
for a fantastic show!

Chamber music with a twist -
Folk and pop influenced vocals

Dance
Hill House Inn
September 11, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM

Rose Knight Band

Rock and Popabilly

Dance
Hill House Inn
Sept. 4, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM

The Groovinators
Earl Oliver, John Smith, Tom Rickard

Original and traditional
Blues, jazz and swing

Music
Mendocino Hotel
August 20, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM

The Lavender Grace Band

Original Coastal Soul
A vocally driven acoustic ensemble

With Lavender Grace, Laura Maoine, Aurelia Bassidi and Paloma Carmona
Reading
Mendocino Hotel
August 21, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM
Music at 7:00PM

"The Usual Suspects" Writers Group

Featuring Molly Dwyer,Henri Bensussen, Larry Smith and Tansy Chapman

Music with singer/songwriter
Marcus McCallen

Music
Mendocino Hotel
August 13, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM
Lynn Kiesewetter
& The Mendonesians

featuring Bing York, Laura Maione, and Steve Paul

Jazz & Latin Standards

Dance
Hill House Inn
August 14, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM

Swing Express Band

Leader, Swing meister Jerry Olsen with Francis Vanek, Billie Schieve, Laura Maione

Swing and 40's and 50's rock
Dance
Hill House Inn
July 30, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM

Samba Jamba

Salsa, Latin Jazz & Brazilian classics

Music
Mendocino Hotel
July 31, 2010
Saturday, 7:30PM
The Whales
Lenny Laks and John Chamberlin
Lenny's originals to John's renditions of America's hip favorites.
Rock, jazz, pop, country, Latin, gospel

Dance & Celebration
Hill House Inn
July 9, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM
Birthday Party – Pattie’s 60th!

Stories, music and dancing
Twelv30, Panorama, 789 and Sheila Fetzer

NO COVER

Dance
Hill House Inn

July 2, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM

The Smokin' Mirrors
Blues, soul, rock, R&B

Tommy Brown, Amanda Gray, Sean Connolly, Peter White and Hugh Connolly

Stories, Music, Poetry
Mendocino Hotel
June 12, 2010
Saturday, 7:30 PM

Darryl "Oasis" Hasten

with Ancient Current
Ron Nadeau, Doug Smith, Johny "Qwest" Huebel


Dance
Hill House Inn
June 19, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM

Thanks to Twelv30
who filled in for Hit and Run

Extremely danceable music
Authentic rock and roll

Dance
Hill House Inn
May 15, 2010
Saturday, 7:30 PM

Karl Schoen & Friends

Queen Jane Swingtet

Dance
Hill House Inn

April 24, 2010
Saturday, 7:30 PM

Twelv30

Extremely danceable music
Authentic rock and roll

Readings
Mendocino Hotel
April 23, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM

“Mixed Pickles” Writers Group

Featuring Jill Myers, Katherine Brown, Maureen Eppstein, Norma Watkins, and Ginny Rorby

Music
Mendocino Hotel
April 10, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM

The Blushin’ Roulettes

Special guests, The T-Sisters

Dance
Hill House Inn
April 9, 2010
Friday, 7:30PM

Pura Vida

CD Release Party - Horizonte
Latin Dance Music from the Afro Caribbean Diaspora

Improv and Comedy
Hill House Inn
April 2 & 3, 2010
Friday & Saturday,
7:30 PM

Hit & Run Theater

Two zany nights of Improv & comedy skits
Fun, games & lotsa laughs!
Improv and Comedy

House Concert
in Mendocino
March 26, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM
Mike Ehlers

Acoustic music that covers alot of territory. Eco-folk-rap to pop, from alt-country to mellow grooves, from story-folk-with-a-punch to ballads born in the depths of a quieted gratitude.
Music
Mendocino Hotel
March 27, 2010
Saturday, 7:30 PM

Lynn Kiesewetter & The Mendonesians
Jazz & Latin standards,
Obscure & original tunes

with Bing York, guitar and drums; Laura Maione, string bass; Marcia Sloane, cello,and special guests

Poetry
Mendocino Hotel
March 19, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM

Poetry hosted by Gordon Black

ruth weiss,  C.E. Chaffin, Janet DeBar,and Armando Garcia-Davila

 

Dance
Hill House Inn
March 20, 2010
Saturday, 7:30 PM

Kevin & the Coconuts
CD Release Party

Steel drum band, playing a lively mix of calypso, soca, Latin and original tunes

Music
Mendocino Hotel
January 29, 2010
Friday, 7:30 PM

A bit of Country

Featuring local Singer/songwriters
Michael Ehlers, Jamie Gilliam,
and the Rose Knight Trio

Dance
Hill House Inn
January 30, 2010
Saturday, 7:30 PM
The Groovinators
Earl Oliver, John Smith, & Tom Rickard
Original and traditional blues, jazz, and swing
Music
Mendocino Hotel
January 9, 2010
Saturday, 7:30 PM

An evening of luscious harmonies

Featuring the Acafellas, In the Mix
and Special Guests 7,8,9

Listen to the Acafellas performance

House Concert
in Forestville
December 11, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
The Blushin’ Roulettes
The Mendocino Stories House Concert Series takes it on the road. Featuring Angela Rose, Kate Stone and Cas Sochacki.
Advance tickets sales Only - $10
Dance
Hill House Inn
November 28, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM

The Smokin’ Mirrors
Rock and Roll, Blues, R&B boogie

Tommy Brown, Amanda Gray, Sean Connolly, Hugh Connolly, and Peter White

Music
Mendocino Hotel
November 20, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
Singer/Songwriters in the Round
Angela Rose, Todd Walton,
and Tommy Brown
Improv and Comedy
Hill House Inn
November 13 & 14, 2009
Friday & Saturday,
7:30 PM

Hit & Run Theater

Two zany nights of Improv & comedy skits
Fun,games & lotsa laughs!
Improv and Comedy

Stories and Songs
Mendocino Hotel
October 30, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM

"Twas the Night Before Halloween”
Holly Tannen and Judy Stavely

Celebrate the Celtic harvest Festival with stories and songs

Special guests: 7,8,9

Dance
Hill House Inn
Halloween, 2009

Special time
8:30 PM

The “Safe Sax” Swingtet

Karl Schoen, Sunny Cordell, Tracy Triolo, Erica Zissa on saxophones; David Brown, guitar; Laura Maione, string bass; Dean Pederson, drums.

Music
Mendocino Hotel
October 24, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM

The Mendonesian Jazz Quartet
Jazz & Latin standards, obscure & original tunes

Lynn Kiesewetter, keyboard; Bing York, guitar and drums; Laura Maione, string bass; Francis Vanek, saxophone.

Special guests Marcia Sloane, Pattie DeMatteo and others

Music for inner healing
Mendocino Community School
October 3, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM

“Ancient Current”

Sound/Music world beat and fusion

Ron Nadeau, Johnny “Quest” Heubel, Doug Smith, Mark Kline and David Brown

Hill House Inn
September 25, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
Queen Jane’s Swingtet
Queen Jane Lawrence/keyboard,
Karl Schoen/sax and flute,
Laura Maoni/bass,
Dan Albrecht/drums
House Concert/Reading
in Rancho Navarro
September 26, 2009
Saturday, 4:00 PM
Marcia Sloane & Todd Walton
featuring songs from their CD and several new compositions; and Todd reading stories from Buddha In A Teacup and his hilarious new novel.
Music
Mendocino Hotel

September 18, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
The Whales
Lenny Laks and John Chamberlin

Tunes from Lenny's originals to John's renditions of America’s hip favorites
Sort of Rock Jazz Pop Country Latin Gospel
Writers Read
Mendocino Hotel
August 21, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
“The Usual Suspects” Writers Group
Henri Bensussen, Molly Dwyer,
Larry Smith, and Nan Walter
Dance
Hill House Inn

August 15, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Twelv30

Extremely danceable
Raw edged rock tunes to country
House Concert
in Mendocino
August 14, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
Franco Morone & Raffaella Luna
Mature acoustic and traditional music with one of the great names on the international guitar roster and the sweet and passionate voice of Raffaella Luna from Italy
Stories and Poetry
Mendocino Hotel
July 10, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM

Local Favorites

Bobby Markels, author

Peter Lit, poet

Music and Stories
at the Mendocino Hotel
June 19, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
The Ridge Runners
Vintage Favorites
Ridge Gorman and Janie Tate
Special Guest Rod Cameron
Improv at the Hill House
June 5 & 6, 2009
Friday & Saturday,
7:30 PM
Hit & Run Theater
Two zany nights of Improv
Fun, games & lotsa laughs!
House Concert in Mendocino
May 9, 2009
Saturday

Gwyneth Moreland
and Morgan Daniel

Singer/Songwriters

Music
Mendocino Hotel
May 22, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
Marcus McCallen and Ana Lucas;
Jamie Gilliam;
Tommy Grattan and Willem van Thillo
Benefit Performance for
Navarro-by-the-Sea Center
"Save the Historic Inn"

Mendocino Hotel
May 2, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Stories and Music from the "early" days of Mendocino.
Variety show featuring historic characters. Madame Kate and J.D; James Sibbet, Liz Irwin, Daniel Sullivan as a logger turned comic, Tommy Brown and many more.
Writers Read
Mendocino Hotel
April 24, 2009
Friday, 7:30 PM
Along the Way – Travel Stories
Celebration – Readings – Book signing
Maria Goodwin, James Maxwell, Lydia Rand, and Skip Wollenberg, music by Ron Nadeau and friends
Dance at the Hill House
April 18, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Kevin & the Coconuts
Steel drum band, playing a lively mix of calypso, soca, Latin and original tunes with inspiration coming from the islands of Trinidad and Cuba
Music at the Mendocino Hotel
April 11, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM
The Blushin’ Roulettes
and their fine friends
Angela Rose, Kate Stone, Buddy Stubbs, Cas Sochacki, special guest Gwyn Moreland
Dance at the Hill House
March 28, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Queen Jane’s Swingtet
Jane Lawrence/keyboard,
Karl Schoen/sax and flute,
Burton Segal/bass,
and Dean Pedersen/drums
House Concert In Rancho Navarro March 14 2009 Saturday, at 4:00 PM Sherry Jones & Michael Capella
Sonoma County Singer/songwriter duo
Influenced by folk, blues and country
Advance ticket sales only
Improv at the Hill House
March 6 & 7 2009
Friday & Saturday,
7:30 PM
Hit & Run Theater
Two zany nights of Improv
Poetry at the Mendocino Hotel
February 13, 2009
Friday, 7:00 PM
Poetry Night
hosted by Gordon Black with local poets
Joe Smith, Armand Brint
Mary Norbert Korte, and Linda Noel.
Dance at the Hill House
February 7, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Pura Vida
Salsa picante
Mendocino Hotel
January 10, 2009
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Acapella Night with
Acafellas, Eclectica, and
Holly Tannen filling in for River
Dance
at the Hill House
November 29, 2008
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Brown Brothers Blues Band
Rock n Roll Boogie
Mendocino Hotel
Nov 21, 2008
Friday, 7:30 PM
Singer/Songwriters in the Round
Don Bell, Morgan Daniel,
Pattie DeMatteo, and Gwyn Moreland
Mendocino Hotel
Oct 24, 2008
Friday, 7:30 PM
Voices And Visions
Poetry By
Toni Bernbaum, Blake More,
Lydia Rand and Devreaux Baker

Musicians Ron Nadeau, Janet DeBar,Gretchen Barton and Davy Abrahms
Open reading follows
Dance
at the Hill House
Oct 4, 2008
Saturday,
7:30 PM
PURA VIDA
Salsa
Mendocino Hotel
Sept 19, 2008

Friday, 7:30 PM
SPLENDID COLLISIONS
Music and Stories
Todd Walton with Marcia Sloane,
James Maxwell, and Holly Tannen
Dance
at the Hill House
Sept 13, 2008

7:30 PM
1230
Philip Dunn, Jamie Gilliam, John Hansen, Jamie Webber
Mendocino Hotel
August 16, 2008

Saturday
7:30 PM
Musica Latina y Americana
Frannie Leopold, John Chamberlain, Sue Crawford and Peter Barg
Girls Night Out
Frannie Leopold, Judy Stavely, Leslie Hubbert and Peter Barg
Mendocino Hotel
August 9, 2008

Second Saturday
7:30 PM
Antonia Lamb
CD Release Party
July 11, 2008
Friday, 7 PM
Mixed Pickles
20 minutes each from four fabulous writers

Ginny Rorby, Norma Watkins.
Charlotte Gullick, and Katherine Brown
Improv at the
Hill House
June 20, 2008

Friday, 7:30 PM
The Return of Hit & Run Theater
Midsummer Night’s Improv Show
Featuring Alonya Eisenberg, Jill Jahelka, Doug Nunn, Kathy O’Grady, Steve Weingarten, Steve Antler and musical accompanist Laura Derry
Mendocino Hotel
June 14, 2008
Second Saturday
7:30 PM
Musical Variety Show
The Origin of Mendocino Stories
Pattie & Jamie, The Chomptones
A special treat – The Rhythm Kings
Dance at the
Hill House

June 6, 2008
Friday, 7:30 PM
Back by Popular Demand:
Kevin & the Coconuts
A steel band, playing a lively mix of calypso, soca, Latin and original tunes with the greatest musical inspiration coming from the islands of Trinidad and Cuba.
May 10, 2008
Sat, 7:30 PM
Foxglove
A four-part team of dedicated acousticians
Morgan Daniel, Gwyn Moreland, John Bush, Booie Volk
Special Show at the
Hill House
May 2, 2008

Friday, 7:30 PM
1230
Dance to a band of old dogs doing new tricks
Philip Dunn, Jamie Gilliam, John Hansen, Jamie Webber
April 25, 2008
Friday, 7 PM
Lenny Laks and John Chamberlin
The Whales

Special Guests Steve Davidson and Tommy Grattan
March 22, 2008
Saturday, 7 PM
Musical Duos and Trios featuring:
789, a womans trio
Jim Thompson, Jessie Lee Van Sant and Sally Graney
Sharon Garner and Billy Schieve
Musica Latina y Americana
Feb 29, 2008
Friday, 7 PM
Hit & Run Theater & Friends
Sadie Hawkins Improv Show
Featuring Jill Jahelka, Doug Nunn, Kathy O’Grady, Steve Weingarten, Steve Antler and musical accompanist Laura Derry
Special Show at the
Hill House
Feb 2, 2008
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Back by Popular Demand:
Kevin & the Coconuts
A steel band, playing a lively mix of calypso, soca, Latin and original tunes with the greatest musical inspiration coming from the islands of Trinidad and Cuba.
Jan 25, 2008
Friday, 6:30 PM
Poetry Night Featuring "heavy hitters"
Gordon Black, Sharon Doubiago, Theresa Whitehall, and Bill Bradd.
Open Reading follows hosted by Dan Roberts of KZYX
Music with Lynn Stoller & David Duret
Dec 15, 2007
Saturday, 7 PM
Holiday Program
Favorite holiday stories with Heidi Cusick, David Duret, Tod Walton, Holly Tannen, Liz Irwin and Ken Krauss
Choral music with Panorama.
Nov 16, 2007
Friday, 7 PM
Singer/Songwriters In the Round
Singer/songwriters will take turns singing and telling stories about their songs Louisa Morris, Danny Barca, Holly Tannen and Jamie Gilliam.
Oct 12, 2007
Friday, 7:30 PM
Kevin & the Coconuts
a steel band, playing a lively mix of calypso, soca, Latin and original tunes with the greatest musical inspiration coming from the islands of Trinidad and Cuba.
Sept 28, 2007
Friday, 7 PM
Travel Stories with The Gang of Quatro
James Maxwell, Lydia Rand, Skip Wollenberg and Linda Perry
Reading from their upcoming book of travel stories
Music by Lynn Stoller and David Duret
Aug 24, 2007
Friday, 6 PM
Pre-Off-The-Loom Party for the California Rug Project
http://www.californiarug.org
Vicki Fraser talks about her 13 year rug project
Music by The Chomptones and Panorama
July 24, 2007
Tuesday, 6 PM
Honoring Olaf Palm
Stories by Riantee Rand, Jim & Susan Larsen, Irene Thomas, Eva Palm, Jamie Roberts & others; Slide show & recorded interview of Olaf; paintings on display;
Music by Deb & Ernie Fischbach & friends
June 23, 2007
Sat, 7:30 PM
The Whales and I
Antonia Lamb with John Chamberlin and Lenny Laks,
Mendocino folk goddess backed up by two masters of passionate funk. Sub-cultural icons.
May 11, 2007
Friday, 7 PM
Honoring Bonnie Sanger and Grandmother Redwood
Alene Victoria, Reader
Stories and Music with Antonia Lamb and Pattie DeMatteo Music by the Chomptones
April 20, 2007
Friday, 7:30 PM
The Ridge Runners
Vintage Favorites
Ridge Gorman,
guitar and vocals
Janie Tate, bass and vocals
Large repertoire of your favorite songs.
March 23, 2007 The Early Years and How We Came to Town James Maxwell, Zida Borcich, Jay Frankston, and Liz Irwin
read their Mendocino Stories.
Musicians Ron Nadeau, Johnny Quest and Lynn Stoller.
Jan 26, 2007 The Sea Gull Years
James Maxwell, Lydia Rand, Linda Perry, Skip Wollenberg
Musicians Deb & Ernie Fischbach

 



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