TTHE BEST small town fair! Not to be missed! Complete with parade on Sunday, and the Sheep Dog…read moretrails, plus local vendors and 4H judging. Lots of rides for the kids.

I was in the area, totally by accident, at the time of the Fair. With my favorite short person in…read moretow, getting conned into going was a forgone conclusion. Let me qualify by saying that I don't really care for rides, crowds or paying twice as much for ho-hum food eaten standing. So I was not expecting to enjoy myself. Boy, was I wrong! Some highlights: -Science tent for kids -Very gentle shaded petting zoo tent (I think I enjoyed it more than the kid.) -Very good live music in a wooded glen area with plenty of seating -Sweet local parade -Extra long slide -Pony rides -Extensive agricultural display (the sheep and goats were particularly fun) -Anderson Valley Beer We packed a picnic to enjoy by the river later, but I almost regretted that. The food smelled quite good. I still wasn't crazy for the rides or games. But, hey, it's a fair.

Many local artists represented. Was drawn in by the Ester and Spencer showing of local assemblage…read morecreators in the front windows. Amazing creations. With in the gallery and hand made silks and hand crafted inks.

I really love the local art at the Corner Gallery - Art Center Ukiah!…read more My daughter and I like it so much, today was our second visit. The variety of art was really great. There's a wide variety of art including: fabric art, paintings (water color & oil), ceramics, photography, and wood. I particularly like the intricate wood boxes with inlaid shells. Best of all, the prices are within reach for the average person. Most of the prices are in the hundreds, not thousands. The staff we met were also super friendly and helpful. Thanks! -Daddy Maxx Retro

I live right next door to the festival in Boonville. For the last few years they have, as a token…read moreof appreciation for what we who live here must put up with cheerfully, have given out free passes. Local people work at the festival,spend significant amounts and have been supportive of the festival in past years. So today we were shocked that a person named Sherri (contact sheet provided shows phone 530-886-0690. email sherrie@snwmf.com), presenting herself as a manager, was gratuitously rude and verbally assaultive to my wife on informing her that they no longer give out the passes. Being rude is common. Verbal personal assaults on harmless grandmothers is not. I am sensing that the Festival has changed and its future darkens. Everything passes. Even the good things. Herb Ruhs, MD Boonville, CA

Mendocino ballet is a fantastic dance studio. It offers ballet classes for all ages as well as tap…read moreand jazz classes.

From the owner: The area's ONLY dance company with performance opportunities for the serious dancer featuring…read moreclassical and contemporary ballet as well as children's story ballets. "The Nutcracker" is performed each December in Fort Bragg and Ukiah and showcases local children and adult performers alongside members of the Mendocino Ballet Company. An active Outreach Program with performances in the Spring, introduces dance history and the many health benefits of dance movement to the community and schools. Past performances include "Peter and the Wolf", "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs", "Alice In Wonderland", "The Fantastic Toyshop", "Cinderella", "Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes", "Sleeping Beauty", and many more.

September 13, 2025 - Redwood Valley, CA…read more We stopped by on a Saturday and were surprised at how quiet it was. A big plus: they're dog-friendly. The tasting room itself is stunning, with soaring 40-foot ceilings arching over a central fountain--worth a visit just for the architecture. Flights are $10, and our host was especially generous, letting us try a few wines not listed on the menu. The wines were enjoyable, and the prices refreshingly reasonable compared to many other wineries these days.

While we've visited this tasting room before and were excited to visited again as we were passing…read morethrough, it was a bust. When we arrived the lone worker was obviously busy and we were disturbing her. When I said I wanted to do a wine tasting she quickly set up the glasses, quickly put the small amounts of wine in each glass, handed me a list of the wines and walked away. No information, no history of the company, no tales of the land (and isn't that why we visit these places?). About 3 tastes in she asked "how is that?" That was it. I told my husband, even before I'd tasted them all, that there was no way I'd buy any of this wine, no matter how good it was, because the service was dismal. Though the grounds and building are beautiful I was so disappointed. I do not think we will stop here again. We love to go to tasting rooms and get educated and always come away having learned something as well as having a lovely time. Not so at Barra. The service certainly needs work.