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The movie, suitable for the whole family, will be held beginning at 8 p.m. in the park in front of the Middletown Senior Center and Library, 21256 Washington St.
The film is are free and open to the public.
Bring blankets and chairs.
The remaining summer movie is “Breaking Legs” on Saturday, Sept. 8.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – An art and wine reception featuring Kathy Scavone will take place on Saturday, Aug. 11.
The reception will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Fore Family Vineyards, 3924 Main St.
There will be complimentary appetizers and wine by the glass available for purchase.
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- Written by: Lake County Wine Studio
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is presenting monthly art classes with wine, co-hosted with artist Anna Sabalone.
If the fire evacuation covering Upper Lake has lifted by this weekend, the August wine and art session with Sabalone will go on as scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, and will feature a vase of cut sunflowers created in oil paints. Participants can choose from two scene options.
The session time is 1:30 to 4 p.m.
The class fee of $40 covers all of the provided art supplies needed along with step-by-step guidance and a glass of Lake County wine.
Reservations are required for each month's class as participation is limited to 12 people.
Sabalone was born and raised in Lake County. She has been involved in the Lake County arts Council since her teen years. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Leeds, England for her undergraduate degree in English, history and anthropology.
She earned her teaching credential and Master’s of Education from UC Santa Barbara and has been teaching art, English, history and academic decathlon at Upper Lake High School since 2008.
For class schedule, reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.
Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County. Artist's shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month.
The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake. It is open Thursday through Monday, 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.
For more information call the Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030.
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- Written by: Ted Kooser
My teacher and mentor, the late Karl Shapiro, once said of opera, "I'm afraid, Ted, that it's sort of silly."
Here is a poem by Richard Schiffman, an environmental journalist from New York, that has a little fun with the hair-on-fire excesses of grand opera.
It's from his book, “What the Dust Doesn't Know,” from Salmon Poetry.
After the Opera
The curtain parts one last time
and the ones who killed
and were killed,
who loved inordinately,
who went berserk, were flayed alive,
descended to Hades,
raged, wept, schemed—
victims and victimizers alike—
smile and nod and graciously bow.
So glad it's finally over,
they stride off
suddenly a bit ridiculous
in their overwrought costumes.
And the crowd—still dark,
like God beyond the footlights of the world—
rises to its feet
and roars like the sea.
American Life in Poetry does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. It is made possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2017 by Richard Schiffman, "After the Opera," from What the Dust Doesn't Know, (Salmon Poetry, 2017). Poem reprinted by permission of Richard Schiffman 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.