The free event will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 pm.

All musicians, singers, comedians, storytellers and other performers are welcome.

Drinks and food will be provided for purchase.

Please call 707-987-3647 if you have any questions or would like to reserve a performance spot.

Faded At Four will offer a free acoustic show on the evening of Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT – Lake County rock musicians Faded At Four will carry on the celebration in downtown Lakeport with a special performance following this month's “Taste of Lakeport” event.

Immediately following Taste Of Lakeport on Friday, Aug. 21, Faded At Four will host a free show at Molly Brennan's Irish Pub located at 170 S. Main St. in Lakeport.

This will be an all-acoustic show with a twist. The band will be playing from a ledge high above the crowd in the restaurant.

The band has modified many of their popular original songs all new acoustic versions. This will be their second all acoustic performance at Molly's and it is one not to be missed!

Faded would like to thank their many fans and supporters that have brought them forward this far. Performing for free is Faded's way of thanking everyone for their support.

More information can be found about the band by visiting their Web site at www.fadedatfour.com .

MIDDLETOWN – Live standup professional comedy in Lake County continues to enjoy its recent revival and Twin Pine Casino in Middletown is the center of attention this summer.

Comics from around the country, including such names as Sinbad and “Chicago” Steve Barkley have performed at the “Comedy Corner” in the Manzanita Bar and Grill, located in the newly remodeled Twin Pine Casino and hotel.

The twice-monthly programs include Bay Area comics as well as nationally known touring comedians.

The casino recently announced that they are expanding the program and beginning this week will shift to a more traditional three-person comedic format.

Local comic Marc Yaffee will open the program and host the Thursday, Aug. 13, program that will feature Bay Area comic Candy Churilla.

Shows begin at 7 p.m. and are free.

Rubber-faced Mickey Joseph is the headliner. Joseph has performed in Lake County several times in recent years and is a regular performer in Las Vegas. He also toured with other well-known actors and comics in the stage production of “The Rat Pack,” in which Joseph played Joey Bishop.

Joseph has an amazing ability to mimic other famous – and some infamous – real-life characters as well as some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars. His Sgt. Bilko impersonation brings back memories some thought long forgotten.

Future shows will continue biweekly with the next show scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, when Christian Reyes will open. Adam Stone will be the feature act with Rick D’Elia in the headliner slot.

Yaffee will return in the headliner's spot Sept. 10 with Dave Bothun as the feature act. A Lake County News article about Marc can be viewed at www.lakeconews.com/content/view/2009/764/ .

A special all-female program is in the works for late September.

More details maybe found on the Twin Pine Web site or by calling 1-800-564-4872.

Carolyn Wing Greenlee and her faithful guide dog, Hedy. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT – Former Lake County Poet-Laureate, writer and publisher Carolyn Wing Greenlee and her dog, Hedy, will be the featured guests at a book signing to benefit the Lake County Arts Council.

The Lake County Arts Center will present the special book signing reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Greenlee will sign copies of her delightful, poignant and informative new book, “A Gift of Dogs,” which features 12 stories of blindness guide dogs written by Greenlee, with help from Hedy.

A writer and publisher, Greenlee has had problems with her vision since childhood, and was pronounced legally blind in 1985.

Because of her long membership and participation in the Lake County Arts Council, Greenlee wants to give back to the Arts Council, which will receive a donation for every book sold.

Her presentation is entitled "Lessons from Hedy: Things I Learned from a Hard-headed Guide Dog."

Come support your local arts council and and meet Carolyn Greenlee and Hedy at the reception.

There will be good food, good company, a good book and a memorable experience in witnessing the phenomenal relationship between a guide dog and her handler.

The Lake County Arts Council, 325 N. Main St.

For more information, call the Lake County Arts Council at 707-263-6658.

The Golden Follies will perform Aug. 8 and Aug. 9, 2009. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT – Expect your toes to be tapping as you enjoy the highly energetic Golden Follies as they present a brand new show, "Thanks for the Memory" at the Soper-Reese Theatre in Lakeport.

The shows will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, with a 2 p.m. matinée on Sunday, Aug. 9.

This dazzling dance review will open with music from the 1950s and move to a "Salute to the Ladies," with one number, "Big Blonde and Beautiful" from Hairspray, featuring our very own Ladies of the Lake.

Special memories come with Gene Kelly's "Singing in the Rain" and medleys of song and dance with Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis and many more musical greats.

This troupe of 20 women and one man under the tutelage of Diane Trembley-Stawicki and her sister Susan Boswick are donating their time and talent and traveling to Lake County for their second appearance to benefit the Lake County Arts Council.

This very talented group of dancers has preformed in various venues throughout the Bay Area including a performance with the East Bay Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets are $15 for general admission and $20 for reserved seating. Reserved seating is available at the Soper-Reese box office from 12-5 P.M or by calling 263-0577.

General admission is available at the Main Street Gallery, 707-263-6658; Catfish Books, 707-263-4454; and Wild About Books, 707-994-9453.

The Soper-Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St.