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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – This Friday, Aug. 31, please join the Middletown Art Center in conversation with artists from MAC’s current exhibit, “Issues.”
The event starts at 6 p.m. and runs until 7:30 p.m.
Local artists Rolf Kriken, Terry Church, Ben vanSteenburgh III, Lisa Kaplan and Christalene Loren among others will share the perspectives their works evoke on the issues of today.
Art, community, insight and fun will be shared liberally during the event. Wine and beer will be for sale, MAC members get a free glass during the event. This is a great way to kick off your holiday weekend.
In the MAC Garden outdoors, you’ll find the Middletown Community Farmers Market which features fresh produce artisan balms, crafts, clothing and more from 5 to 8 p.m.
Be sure to catch this season’s final Middletown First Friday Art Walk and Fashion Show on Sept. 7, 5 to 9 p.m. Learn more on the MAC Web site events page.
Join MAC and be a part of the growing arts and culture scene in South Lake County. Become a member, participate in weekly “Restore” and other classes, or come to any of the many arts and cultural events hosted at MAC.
Visit www.middletownartcenter.org, like Middletown Art Center on Facebook or call the Art Center at 707-809-8118 to stay up-to-date on what’s happening at MAC.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Coffee House Concert Series will present an evening of unique guitar performances by three musicians.
Presented by the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County, the concert will be held at Fore Family Winery Tasting Room at 3920 Main St. in Kelseyville.
The concert begins at 7 p.m.
Seating is limited. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at Watershed Books in Lakeport, online at www.uuclc.org, at the tasting room, and at the door.
Singer/songwriter Jack Williams plays country, rock and R&B on electric and steel-guitar.
Williams is currently touring the US, playing major music festivals and venues. Music legends Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, & Mary) and Tom Paxton have lauded Williams as “the best guitar player I’ve ever heard” and “one of my all-time favorite pickers.”
Williams is known for his entertaining and high energy performances. He often concludes his shows with a unique finale – a medley of songs and stories that span the varied styles and voices of his musical past, keeping audiences enthralled from start to finish.
Local guitar and bass duo Harry Lyons and Rick McCann have been performing together for over thirty years. They deliver jazz standards peppered with lyrics of international flavor and local interest.
Lyons, the singing oceanographer, taught at Mendocino College, Yuba College, the University of British Columbia and Seattle University.
He has performed traditional jazz at American and European festivals, gin mills and tasting rooms.
McCann has taught music in Saratoga and San Jose; later, he taught at the local community colleges and headed the Orchestral String Program for the Lake County Office of Education.
Presented by the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County, the concert will be held at Fore Family Winery Tasting Room at 3920 Main St. in Kelseyville.
The concert begins at 7 p.m.
Seating is limited. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at Watershed Books in Lakeport, online at www.uuclc.org, at the tasting room, and at the door.
Singer/songwriter Jack Williams plays country, rock and R&B on electric and steel-guitar.
Williams is currently touring the US, playing major music festivals and venues. Music legends Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, & Mary) and Tom Paxton have lauded Williams as “the best guitar player I’ve ever heard” and “one of my all-time favorite pickers.”
Williams is known for his entertaining and high energy performances. He often concludes his shows with a unique finale – a medley of songs and stories that span the varied styles and voices of his musical past, keeping audiences enthralled from start to finish.
Local guitar and bass duo Harry Lyons and Rick McCann have been performing together for over thirty years. They deliver jazz standards peppered with lyrics of international flavor and local interest.
Lyons, the singing oceanographer, taught at Mendocino College, Yuba College, the University of British Columbia and Seattle University.
He has performed traditional jazz at American and European festivals, gin mills and tasting rooms.
McCann has taught music in Saratoga and San Jose; later, he taught at the local community colleges and headed the Orchestral String Program for the Lake County Office of Education.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 1970 western, “Little Big Man,” starring Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway and Chief Dan George, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre on Tuesday Sept. 11, at 1 and 6 p.m.
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"Lie down with dogs and you get up with fleas."
Well, lots of dog lovers willingly accept that risk.
Tami Haaland served as Montana's fifth poet laureate and she teaches at Montana State at Billings.
The following poem is from her book, “What Does Not Return,” from Lost Horse Press.
Sleeping With the Chihuahua
In the evening she comes to me
like a child ready for bed.
She slips under covers, curls
into my curves or stretches against
my spine. Some have said they fear
I might crush her, but we're a tender
pair, each aware of the warmth
and the other.
I knew a woman once who kept
an orphaned antelope, let it
roam her kitchen, sleep in her bed,
musky scent and hooves.
This dog looks like a small deer,
poised and silent in the lawn,
but at night, she is a dark body, lean
and long against the lavender cotton
of my summer sleeping. We are bone
and bone, muscle and muscle,
and underneath each surface
a quiet and insistent pulse.
American Life in Poetry does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. It is made possible by The Poetry Foundation ( www.poetryfoundation.org ), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2018 by Tami Haaland, "Sleeping With the Chihuahua," from What Does Not Return, (Lost Horse Press, 2018). Poem reprinted by permission of Tami Haaland and the publisher. Introduction copyright ©2018 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction’s author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006.
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