The Writers Circle will be supported by Poets and Writers Inc., through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation.

The new grant funds the Circle beginning in December, and lasts for five months.

The Writers Circle is a public writing workshop held at the Main Street Gallery at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month.

Traditionally, the current Poet Laureate leads the group, stimulating constructive feedback.

This year, the group has attracted many new writers. Some people come only a few times, and others show up every month. Many have been sharing parts of books and other long works they've been writing; others write short stories, essays or poems.

The writers are between 16 and 80 years old, and come from all over the county.

The program will begin at 7 p.m.

Sherrie Smith-Ferri is the director of the Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House. The Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah is an art, history and anthropology museum focusing on the lifeworks of artist Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937) and her ethnologist husband, Dr. John W. Hudson (1857-1936).

Changing interdisciplinary exhibitions and public programs feature Western American art, California Indian cultures, histories of California's diverse North Coast region and the work of contemporary regional artists.

Alyson Glassey is the interm director of the Mendocino County Museum in Willits. The Mendocino County Museum was established in 1972. Through its internal divisions, it adds to collections that represent the heritage of Mendocino County. The museum presents items from the collection in public exhibits and provides access procedures for research of artifacts and archived documents.

Both museums are facing cuts in budget and services from both the county and the city of Ukiah. The directors struggle to keep exhibits presented and the doors open.

“Women’s Voices” is also streamed at www.kzyx.org .