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- Lake County News Reports
Comedy formula seeks rewards in 'The Bounty Hunter'
LAKEPORT – On Friday, March 19, The Lost Boys played to standing room only at Konocti Vista Casino’s Club Konocti venue.
The crowd of over 300 screamed, cheered and sang along as the young band blasted out their songs.
The boys in the group range from 16 to 18 years of age and originally came together at Lakeport High School.
Konocti Vista Casino had the honor of hosting this terrific local band that made a name for themselves last summer playing as the support act at Konocti Harbor.
“On behalf of the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians I want to say how pleased we were with the success of this event and that it serves as an example of our commitment to providing a safe and friendly environment for all visitors. We look forward to hosting more exciting events in the future. ” said Anthony Jack, tribal chief executive officer.
This event goes hand in hand with the tribal commitment to nonviolence and the recent opening of the Big Valley Rancheria, Social Services Department.
In the lead up to the concert award-winning Executive Chef Ben Larimer set up “The Blazing K,” his new monster mesquite-fired barbecue, and offered a range of delicious meals and snacks.
“The Blazing K” is available for private catering and Ben is developing a complete catering service that will serve your needs from finger food and flip flops to cordon bleu and black ties.
The superb concert went off without a hitch and everyone who attended had a great time.
Konocti Vista Casino will be hosting a diverse range of entertainers at Club Konocti over the coming months and the overwhelming success of The Lost Boys concert provides positive encouragement that these events will be equally successful.
Come by and check out “The Blazing K” which will be fired up and cooking on Friday from noon to 8 p.m. at Konocti Vista Casino, 2755 Mission Rancheria Road, Lakeport.
FORT BRAGG – Symphony of the Redwoods presents the 27th season finale spring concert on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11.
The Saturday concert will begin at 8 p.m., while the Sunday concert will begin at 2 p.m. in the Cotton Auditorium in Fort Bragg.
Don’t miss Allan Pollack conducting Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.
The concert also features Bill Klingelhoffer, playing Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4, and Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn.
Tickets are available online at www.symphonyoftheredwoods.org , at the door, Tangents, Harvest Market, Out of This World and Sea Cottage Realty.
Call 707-964-0898 for more information.
- Lake County News Reports
Lake County Land Trust is looking for artists
In return for the donation, all accepted artists will receive a chance to win one of five monetary awards: $200 Best of Show and four $100 Merit in Show.
Artists will also be invited to a field trip in late spring to create art at Montesol, a family-owned ranch on the slopes of Mt. St. Helena, which is managed by Pete McGee, president of the Land Trust.
In addition, artists will be featured on the Lake County Land Trust Web site, www.lakecountylandtrust.org .
The donated art work will be displayed at the annual benefit “Spring Dinner” for the Land Trust on Tuesday, May 11, at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville.
All donated and juried pieces will be hung at the Saw Shop and will be for sale the evening of the dinner. Those pieces that aren’t sold will be auctioned at the annual Land Trust dinner in October.
All proceeds from the art sales go to the Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that among other things operates the Rodman Slough Preserve, which is a favorite painting area for many of the county’s plein air artists.
Artwork must be no smaller than 5 inches by 7 inches, and should be matted and framed. Art must be received by the Land Trust no later than May 7.
The judging committee is made up of well-known local artists. There will be several “drop off” places for artwork in both the north and south areas of the county.
If you are interested in donating artwork to this cause, call Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024 or email
The annual Spring Dinner on May 11, is an enjoyable evening for Land Trust supporters. Tickets are $60 each and include a four course dinner served with local premium wines. Social hour is 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m.
A whimsical basket raffle is planned, and those attending always enjoy perusing the art that is for sale. Services, food and wine are graciously donated by the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro owner Marie Beery.
All proceeds go towards projects of the Lake County Land Trust. Please call the Saw Shop at 707-278-0129 for reservations. Payment can be made on the night of the dinner.
For more information call Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024.
- John Koetzner
Poet and Author Gary Soto to read at Mendocino College
The event begins at 7 p.m.
Soto has written more than 50 books and continues to be prolific. He will be reading some new material from the upcoming collection “Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing” as well as a variety of other material.
The event is free. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Mendocino College Library, an affiliate group of the Mendocino College Foundation.
Born and raised in Fresno, Calif., Soto is the author of 11 poetry collections for adults, most notably “New and Selected Poems,” a 1995 finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Award and the National Book Award.
His poems have appeared in Ploughshares, The Iowa Review, Ontario Review and, most frequently, Poetry, which has honored him with the Bess Hokin Prize and the Levinson Award and by featuring him in the Poets in Person Series.
He has received the Discovery-The Nation Prize, the California Library Association’s John and Patricia Award, a Recognition of Merit from the Claremont Graduate School (for “Baseball in April”), and the Silver Medal from the Commonwealth Club of California, in addition to fellowships from the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation.
For ITVS, he produced the film “The Pool Party,” which received the 1993 Andrew Carnegie Medal.
In 1995, for his work with young people, he was selected NBC Person of the Week.
In 1999 he was honored with the Human and Civil Rights Award from the American Education Association, the Literature Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and the PEN Center West Book Award for his young-adult short story collection “Petty Crimes.”
For the Los Angeles Opera, he wrote the libretto to the opera “Nerdlandia.” In all, sales of his books total nearly 4 million copies.
Soto was keynote speaker at Mendocino College’s Literary Festival in 2007, and his March 25 reading will act as a launching point for this year’s Mendocino College LitFest scheduled for Saturday, April 24, also at the Ukiah campus.
For more information about the reading and other Mendocino College Library events, call 707-468-3051 or visit www.mendocino.edu .
