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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Arts Council is accepting any painted glass appropriate for serving wine, olive oil, or beverages and cuisine as part of a fall fundraiser.
The glass is to be painted or decorated and donated for the silent auction to be held at the First Friday Fling in December.
Artists may begin bringing their glass art anytime as they will be on display during October and November for viewing.
For more information contact the Lake County Arts Council, 707-263-6658.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Arts Council will host its next First Friday Fling on Oct. 5.
The fling will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St., Lakeport.
The First Friday Fling will introduce the work of Ray Farrow, Ruth Morgan, Xian Yegan, Bobbie Bridges, “Cha-Cha” Thomas, Sherry Harris and Jill Taylor.
Currently showing at the gallery are Carmon Brittain, Judy Cardinale, John Hart, Bruce Vandraiss, Lois Freon and Carol Yanagitsubo.
Michael Barrish and Scott Summer will provide music and Vigilance Winery will pour its vintages. Finger food also will be offered.
This month the Linda Carpenter Gallery will feature an exhibition of art from Cobb Mountain schools.
For more information contact the Lake County Arts Council, 707-263-6658.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County Live! Returned to the Soper-Reese Community Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 30, for its ninth show, featuring Lake County artists, humor and a live audience that laughed and applauded throughout the show.
Originating in the local theater, the production features local talent, both musical and humorous, with songs, skits and lots of fun as enjoyed by all in attendance, both in the theater and on the air.
The show is performed live on stage, and broadcast live on local Lake County Community Radio KPFZ 88.1 FM, and streamed live on the Internet at www.kpfz.org .
September’s show featured musical guests the Hip Replacements, including Jim Williams, Jon Hopkins, Tom Aiken and Larry “Mojo” Platz, performing a variety of blues inspired songs.
Also performing were Dale Billester, Dave Hagberg and Larry “Mojo” Platz as “The Konocti Mountain Boys.”
Surrounding the musical events, Richard Smith, Nick Reid and Doug Rhoades provided humor and a few trips into the absurd, but funny worlds of deer hunters and fishermen.
A recurring feature, “Ladies of the Lake” also returned, featuring the adventures of Lake County housewives, featuring Kris Andre, Pamela Bradley and Vicky Parish Smith.
In the audience for the show were more than 100 people, who showed their appreciation with laughter, applause and even dancing during the musical interludes.
The show is supported by the Soper-Reese Theatre, KPFZ and Lake County News.
The show will be rebroadcast on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. on 88.1 FM, KPFZ.
“Tonight’s continued to provide wonderful entertainment for our local audience, by providing great entertainment from Lake County performers,” said show’s creator Doug Rhoades.
The next show will be live in the theater and on the air on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m.
Tickets are available for the next show at the theater box office, open Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and from the Travel Center, 1265 S. Main in Lakeport.
Tickets also may be found online at www.soperreesetheatre.com .
Lake County Live! had its first performance in January of this year, and has become an instant hit amount local supporters.
The show is presented on the last Sunday of each month at the theater at 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport.
Information on the show is available at www.facebook.com/lakecountylive or www.lakecountylive.com .
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It’s the time of the year for school supplies, and here’s a poem by Daniel J. Langton about just one of the items you’ll need to pick up. Langton lives in San Francisco.
School
I was sent home the first day
with a note: Danny needs a ruler.
My father nodded, nothing seemed so apt.
School is for rules, countries need rulers,
graphs need graphing, the world is straight ahead.
It had metrics one side, inches the other.
You could see where it started
and why it stopped, a foot along,
how it ruled the flighty pen,
which petered out sideways when you dreamt.
I could have learned a lot,
understood latitude, or the border with Canada,
so stern compared to the South
and its unruly river with two names.
But that first day, meandering home, I dropped it.
American Life in Poetry 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 ©2011 by Daniel J. Langton, whose most recent book of poems, During Our Walks, is forthcoming from Blue Light Press. Poem reprinted from New Letters, Vol. 77, nos. 3&4, by permission of Daniel J. Langton and the publisher. Introduction copyright © 2012 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. They do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.