How to resolve AdBlock issue? 
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The LC Diamonds will be rocking the house at the Soper Reese Theatre’s annual New Year’s Eve party on Sunday, Dec. 31.
Arts & Life
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The LC Diamonds will be rocking the house at the Soper Reese Theatre’s annual New Year’s Eve party on Sunday, Dec. 31.
- Ted Kooser
American Life in Poetry: Everyday Grace
This poem by Stella Nesanovich, who lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana, appeared in a recent issue of Third Wednesday, a literary journal.
At this time of great national division it's good to see a few people in a tire shop, coming together to share their common humanity.
Her most recent book is “Colors of the River: Poems,” from Yellow Flag Press.
Everyday Grace
It can happen like that:
meeting at the market,
buying tires amid the smell
of rubber, the grating sound
of jack hammers and drills,
anywhere we share stories,
and grace flows between us.
The tire center waiting room
becomes a healing place
as one speaks of her husband's
heart valve replacement, bedsores
from complications. A man
speaks of multiple surgeries,
notes his false appearance
as strong and healthy.
I share my sister's death
from breast cancer, her
youngest only seven.
A woman rises, gives
her name, Mrs. Henry,
then takes my hand.
Suddenly an ordinary day
becomes holy ground.
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 ©2016 by Stella Nesanovich, “Everyday Grace,” from Third Wednesday, (Vol. IX, No. 4, 2016). Poem reprinted by permission of Stella Nesanovich and the publisher. Introduction copyright ©2017 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.
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rated PG-13)
For those of you keeping track, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is Episode VIII, which even though it is the sequel to “The Force Awakens” and stays true to the franchise’s central themes, has a fresh feeling to it that makes this film very pleasurable.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 1940 satire, “The Great Dictator,” starring Charlie Chaplin, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 26, at 1 and 6 p.m.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – On Saturday, Dec. 16, the Resilience Project features “Soul Painting” with Sage Abella.
- Connel Murray
Dec. 17 Christmas concert features local talent
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Symphony Christmas concert, taking place on Sunday, Dec. 17, at Lakeport’s Soper Reese Theatre, combines traditional holiday orchestral music, with vocal support from such talented local singers as Lorraine Gatton, and Cory and Sarah Cunningham.
LCNews
Award winning journalism on the shores of Clear Lake.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |