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LAKEPORT – Celebrate the lazy days of summer with the exciting work of seven new artists at the Lake County Arts Council during the First Friday Fling reception for the artists at the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 3.
New artists in the September show include Paula Strother with her strong work in acrylics and Nancy Webb's expressive work in oils.
Dennis Robison exhibits a variety of scenes and styles with his work in pastels. Judy Labelle takes a different tack with pastels showing bold and exciting paintings and Richard Seisser again demonstrates his ever growing talent with beautiful pastel landscapes.
Susan Laymon's photographs on canvas are a delight to the eye. Showing for the first time in the Gallery is Nancy Webb with bold tropical work in oils.
Shelby Posada brings a variety of work in mixed mediums and styles including two painting using coffee with acrylic on free hanging canvas.
Continuing at the Gallery is Dr. John Winslow with beautifully detailed pastels of wild life. In the display cases are Desiree Henningsen of Sling Dust Studios with her beautifully crafted and unique gourds, Chuck Colson with a collection of finely wrought jewelry and Jackie Wilson's fine work in watercolor.
Dan Alexander displays his talent for capturing wildlife on film. Mary McGregor will delight you with her skillfully crafted baskets and work in oils and Anna Sabalone shows her versatility as she presents work in pastels, watercolors and oils.
There is added excitement in the Linda Carpenter Gallery with the presentation of a theme show, “Life Around the Lake,” the brainchild of Ray Farrow who is also donating one of his fine framed prints for a raffle.
Special thanks to Tom Zephers and his careful critique in judging the show, and congratulations to Patty Oates for receiving the “Judges' Award.” You, too, can be a judge as you vote for the “People's Choice” award.
High Valley Vineyards will be pouring their fine wines during the evening, and George Husaruk will delight you performing on an array of flutes. For more information, please call the Gallery at 707-263-6658.
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I’ve read dozens of poems written about the events of September 11, 2001, but this one by Tony Gloeggler of New York City is the only one I’ve seen that addresses the good fortune of a survivor.
Five Years Later
My brother was on his way
to a dental appointment
when the second plane hit
four stories below the office
where he worked. He’s never
said anything about the guy
who took football bets, how
he liked to watch his secretary
walk, the friends he ate lunch with,
all the funerals. Maybe, shamed
by his luck, he keeps quiet,
afraid someone might guess
how good he feels, breathing.
Ted Kooser was US Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006. He is a professor in the English Department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He lives on an acreage near the village of Garland, Nebraska, with his wife Kathleen Rutledge, the editor of the Lincoln Journal Star.
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 ©2009 by Donal Heffernan, whose most recent book of poetry is “Duets of Motion,” Lone Oak Press, 2001. Poem reprinted by permission of Donal Heffernan. Introduction copyright ©2010 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. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
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