LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County Live! returned to the Soper-Reese Community Theatre last Sunday for its second show.

The new variety show's second performance featured musicians Travis Rinker, Vim Natura and Michael Barrish with Scott Sommers.

The show played to an audience of more than 100 people in the theater, and to the radio audience of KPFZ 88.1 FM as well as streamed on the web via www.kpfz.org.

A very lively and appreciate group in the theater laughed, applauded and enjoyed the stories of the “Ladies of the Lake” as well as “The Dogs of Clearlake” mixed with humor, talk and music.

Opening was the show’s host and creator, Doug Rhoades, who conceived the program a year ago, and brought it to the local theater last month for their first broadcast and live performance.

The first musical act this past Sunday was Travis Rinker, a gifted guitarist, who delighted the audience with two of his own compositions.

The second act featured Vim Natura, a trio of Clovice Lewis, Erin Call and Keely Southwick, who performed three original songs composed by Lewis, with Call and Southwick on vocals, and Call also on violin.

Closing out the show were Michael Barrish and Scott Sommers, performing original songs in a down-home style.

Along the way, Lewis played cello to accompany Rhoades in a reading called “Sleeping” to the delight of the audience.

Lake County Live! is and original one-hour radio show, performed before a live audience a the Soper-Reese Community Theatre on the last Sunday of each month.

The next performance will be on Sunday, March 25, at 6 p.m. featuring Andy Rossoff, a wonderful keyboard artist, and Uncorked, with music influenced by Ireland and bluegrass.

The program is provided under the sponsorship of KPFZ, the Soper-Reese Theatre and Lake County News.

Tickets for the next program will be available at the theater box office on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and at the Travel Center in Lakeport.

The in-theater audience will enjoy music for the performers after the broadcast as well as before the radio show.

For more information, visit www.lakecountylive.com.

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