(Sat Oct 31) Do this Today in Mendocino

Culture
October 31 from 4-10 pm: Halloween Street Party Live music and performances by: The Human Revolution, Flynn Creek Circus, Inspyred Fyre and Mendocino Center for Circus Arts. (rain or shine). Enjoy free music. All ages welcome! 44951 Ukiah St., Mendocino. 707-937-2436

October 31 at 8 pm: Symphony of the Redwoods Fall Concert The Symphony of the Redwoods Fall Concert features pianist Richard Cionco playing Grieg’s Piano Concert and Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture and Shostakovich’s Symphony #9. Cotton Auditorium, Fir and Harold Streets, Fort Bragg. 707-964-0898

Food / Wine
Four-course Dinner at Glendeven begins at 6:00 today in the Farmhouse lounge. There are still a few seats available if you haven't already made your reservation. Menu here. 707-937-0083

Outdoors
2PM Digging Dog Nursery's last Stroll & Plant Chat. Call ahead (707) 937-1130 http://www.diggingdog.com/

Join them today for the last Stroll of the season! Enjoy light refreshments & a guided informative & informal walk amid the nursery's border gardens. Topics of conversation are always geared around our visitors questions. Learn how to extend bloom & interest all the way into fall. Our focus will be the Fall garden. We'll be looking at Asters, perennial Sunflowers, Sedums and other late bloomers. We also feature an array of beautiful yet drought tolerant plants.

Friday Oct 30, Do This Today in Mendocino

Culture
6:30 pm Stefanie Freele, “Feeding Strays”. Sensitive and unruly, sincere and absurd, Stefanie Freele’s Feeding Strays is a collection of fifty short stories about children, family, relationships, and oysters. Wine & refreshments will be served. Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkle’s Children’s Books, Main & Kasten Streets, Mendocino. 707-937-2665 See http://www.mendocinofun.com/current-events/

Food/Wine
11-3pm Go to the Mendocino Farmers' Market. Find the Sea Salt folks. Super nice and super cool product.

4-6 pm: Margarita Contest -- created by Mendocino's best bartenders, you'll vote on your favorite margarita samples. Little River Inn $20 Reservations 937-5942.

Outdoors
Kayak up Big River through Catch-A-Canoe. Best bet is to plan your turn around time at 3:50 PM at high tide change today, but be aware you need to be back by 5:00 PM. Look for the family of otters, harbor seals, and tons of water birds, all without a single house in sight. A pristine paddle on this beautiful day.

Thursday Oct 29. Do This in Mendocino Today

Culture
Buy tickets to the Symphony of the Redwoods concert for Saturday night or Sunday afternoon performances http://www.symphonyoftheredwoods.org/

Dining/Food
3:00 to 4:30 -- Go to Stanford Inn's "Secrets of Making Mole (and tortillas)" while sipping sangria. Stanford Inn restaurant.

Outdoors
The weather is stunning. Picnic at the Botanical Gardens http://www.gardenbythesea.org/

Day of the Dead Altar,

Culture
Visit "Day of the Dead" altars in the Mendocino area. "Trail" maps here.

Dining & Wine
Visit Glendeven's Wine Bar[n] with 45 local wines open by the glass.

Outdoors
Walk to the waterfall at Van Damme State Park. The opark is green and the river is flowing since the rains last week.

Picnic today

Today is the perfect day for a picnic at Pacific Star Winery 8 miles north of Ft Bragg. Pick up lunch at the Mendocino Market in Mendocino village. Stunning blue sky.