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The classes will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, and Monday, Oct. 17.
Each participant will paint and take home a silk scarf.
The cost is $20 per person. No experience is necessary.
Each class is limited to 10 people; children are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
Sign up at the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St., Lakeport.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Orson Welles’ first feature film – which he directed, produced and co-wrote, as well as played the title role – proved to be his most important and influential work.
The groundbreaking drama is loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst and is frequently cited as the finest American film ever made.
Watch Charles Foster Kane utter the enigmatic “Rosebud” on the big screen on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Soper Reese Community Theatre, 275 S. Main St., Lakeport.
Suggested Donation $5.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Film begins at 6 p.m.
This special Lake County showing is part of a new Classic Movie Series recently debuted at the theater.
The showings take place on the second Tuesday of every month through June of 2012.
Check the theater's Web site, www.soperreesetheatre.com, to see what other classics are coming up.
The Soper-Reese Community Theatre is a restored, historic, performing arts venue established in 1949 and seating 300 patrons.
Run by an all-volunteer organization, the theater operates under the guidance of the nonprofit Lake County Arts Council.
The Soper-Reese brings dance, music, plays and poetry to all members of the Lake County community and to visiting tourists.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – EarReverence, Lake County's eclectic 4-part A cappella group, have been invited to perform at the inaugural North Coast A Cappella Summit on Friday, Sept. 30.
The summit will be held at the First Baptist Church in Fort Bragg at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for a suggested donation of $15.
The First Baptist Church is located at the corner Pine and Franklin in Fort Bragg (across from North Coast Brewery).
The following day, Saturday, Oct 1, the group will perform with other local bands at the Rising Stars Music Showcase.
The showcase is a 12-hour, multi-musician, multi-genre music competition where artists compete for prizes donated by the community while helping to raise funds for Lake and Mendocino county nonprofit organizations.
EarReverence is scheduled to perform for 25 minutes starting at 3:10 p.m.
The competition will be held on the outdoor stage of the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds on N. State Street in Ukiah. Suggested donation is $5 at the door.
For both events, EarReverence will show off its vocal skill by performing pieces across its wide range of musical styles – including jazz, comedy, soul, rock and doo-wop.
The group performs all of its music A cappella, which means they sing without instruments to accompany them.
Come and support this talented group, and help local non profits.
For more information, email Valerie Reid at
You can hear EarReverence on the group's Web site at http://earreverence.com.
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People have been learning to cook since our ancient ancestors discovered fire, and most of us learn from somebody who knows how.
I love this little poem by Daniel Nyikos of Utah, for its contemporary take on accepting directions from an elder, from two elders in this instance.
Potato Soup
I set up my computer and webcam in the kitchen
so I can ask my mother’s and aunt’s advice
as I cook soup for the first time alone.
My mother is in Utah. My aunt is in Hungary.
I show the onions to my mother with the webcam.
“Cut them smaller,” she advises.
“You only need a taste.”
I chop potatoes as the onions fry in my pan.
When I say I have no paprika to add to the broth,
they argue whether it can be called potato soup.
My mother says it will be white potato soup,
my aunt says potato soup must be red.
When I add sliced peppers, I ask many times
if I should put the water in now,
but they both say to wait until I add the potatoes.
I add Polish sausage because I can’t find Hungarian,
and I cook it so long the potatoes fall apart.
“You’ve made stew,” my mother says
when I hold up the whole pot to the camera.
They laugh and say I must get married soon.
I turn off the computer and eat alone.
American Life in Poetry 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 ©2010 by Daniel Nyikos. Reprinted by permission of Daniel Nyikos. Introduction copyright ©2011 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.