Beautiful, Spacious Meadow parcel with Expansive Blue Water Ocean Views over 15th Fairway. All utilities at lot, on sewer, ready for your dream home! 24 foot height allowance too.  $289,000

Adorable, Adorable, affordable coastal getaway in the coastal village  of Gualala, just minutes from shops, galleries and beaches! Cozy unit in senior ( over 55)  park in a Redwood forest setting offers 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths plus laundry/studio, Sunny and shade protected decks, fenced and landscaped yard for gardening pleasure. All for only 86,000.

       GUALALA ARTS CENTER

About Gualala Arts: This multi-million-dollar cultural facility in the little community of Gualala on the Northern California coast is home to art exhibitions, performing arts, and community events of Mendocino and Sonoma counties. The facility is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and most weekends from 12 to 4 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.

TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND SEE ALL OF OUR GREAT EVENTS AND SHOWS click here: http://www.gualalaarts.org  or call (707) 884-1138 for information about exhibits, musical and theatrical events, and classes.

 Since 1961 Gualala Arts has served Sonoma and Mendocino County coastal residents and visitors with year-round programs of art, music, theater, and education. With a budget of over half a million dollars, Gualala Arts operates with over 20 members on the board of directors, an executive director, office manager, bookkeeper, public relations coordinator, Dolphin Gallery manager, and hundreds of dedicated volunteers. Gualala Arts - Growing with its Community.

 Gualala was vastly different in the early 1950's. The Gualala Hotel was the only place to stay and eat in this little lumber town. There were no motels, gas stations, or supermarkets. There were four sawmills, a general store, four bars, and about 300 people. There were no art galleries.

 After the sawmills closed in the 1960's, people drawn by the natural beauty of the area began to settle here, many of them creative, imaginative, and artistic. They opened art galleries and staged musicals, plays, and other artistic events. Gualala, and these people, attracted other creative and artistic people. Gualala became recognized as a center for individuals who enjoyed many forms of the arts.

In 1961, Gualala Arts was formed as a non-profit organization. Since then, it has become a vibrant and active arts association supporting a variety of programs for both residents and visitors to the area. Our downtown Dolphin Gallery & Shop serves as a retail outlet for local artists and craftspeople. It also houses the Redwood Coast Visitor's Center, where you can obtain information about the area, such as where to go horseback riding or rent kayaks, and where to find restaurants and accommodations.

Gualala Arts regularly holds art exhibits and gallery shows both at the Dolphin Gallery and at the Gualala Arts Center. On the third weekend in August each year, we sponsor one of the most prestigious art exhibitions in northern California - the Art in the Redwoods festival. We give scholarships to local high school seniors each year, and provide concerts, plays, and art classes within the public schools, using our abilities to fill in where public school funding is limited. SUMMER ARTS FESTIVALS

Well, it's a name that's hard to pronounce and even harder to spell. Sometimes it's hard to remember. Some people call it gwa-LA-la, but the natives call it wa-LA-la. This comes from the Kashaya Pomo Indian phrase, "ah kha wa la lee" which means, "Where the water flows down", which makes sense--for the river goes out to the ocean right across from the center of town, right by that big sand bar where the whales stop for lunch every year.

It's up on the coast of California, north of San Francisco a ways. Not a big place, like some of those expensive resort areas. But, you know, once you've been to Gualala you'll never forget the wonderful times you had there. You'd love it.

Say! Let's go right now and I'll show you what you've missed. Even just talking about it I can smell that clean salt air and see the whales and seals. I don't know what it is about that area that always seems so calm and natural. I come home feeling like I've found a special private retreat where I can always go when I need to just relax, kick back and have fun. Me and the beach, the redwood trees, and a few whales playing offshore. No boss. No noisy neighbors. No smog.

And we love the people. They're so calm and happy. I swear it's infectious. I come home smiling like I just won the lottery. And you know, in a way I guess I did. I don't know why I never notice sunsets at home, for instance. But up there. Wow! They have this thing called a green flash during a sunset. At first I thought they were pulling my leg. But it's really true. We saw one and even got a picture of it!

So, are you packed yet and ready to start exploring? I just can't wait to go back! Come on! Let's go!

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