Shortcuts to the Near Future, Theater News, Main Street Gallery News, Music and Dance,
Poetry Information, Local Media, Links of many kinds, Calendar 2009, Visual Arts Notices
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LCAC
Founded
1981
website started
2002
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This website maintained on dialup, and designed for dialup, like 90% of Lake County
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site last
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updated every Wednesday,
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325 N. Main St., P.O. Box 247, Lakeport, CA 95453
Phone 707 263-6658
Fax 707 263-3933
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Memorial for Joan Holman at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre
2PM Please bring food to share
JOAN HOLMAN
photo © Bert Hutt
click on photo to see more photos
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Shortcuts to the
Near Future
See the Calendar for a more complete listing
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July
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With Mary McMillan, Poet Laureate of Lake Co; Main Street Gallery, Lakeport, 6:30 ~ 8:30, free. |
Artists' Reception
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July
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The Main Street Gallery, Lakeport; 5pm - 7pm (An opportunity to meet the artists in the new show, music, refreshments)
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'100 Views of Mt. Konocti Art Show'
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July
3-29
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Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum.
During regular museum hours. |
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July
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Cafe Victoria, Lakeport, 4-6PM, free. Info, 263-3391 |
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July
10
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Java Express, Clearlake, 7 PM, free |
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July
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The Bookkeeper, Cobb, 6:30 PM, free |
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July
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Second Sunday Cinema
Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave
Doors open at 5:30 PM, film starts at 6 PM Free |
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July
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2pm. Doors open 1:30pm.
$12 general, $10 KPFZ mems, under 10 free.
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MISSION STATEMENT
The specific purpose of this corporation is to advocate, encourage and develop arts and cultural activities in Lake County by coordinating, developing, sponsoring and providing assistance in the area of arts and cultural endeavors.
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Click the logo above for a few pictures from the Dance Festival
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The Lake County Arts Council is a self-funded non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to:
- Assist artists of all disciplines to create and market their work;
- Assist residents of Lake County to find and enjoy local art and artists;
- Assist in the creation and marketing of entertainment
and entertainment venues in Lake;
- Create a positive image in California and around the world
for the arts in Lake County.
In addition, we seek to have fun with and inform our membership. Being a member of the LCAC has its own rewards. Being a volunteer is more satisfying yet.
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THEATER
BULLETINS
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Construction has resumed on the theatre. It is expected to be finished in three months. While the process goes on, we will try to keep you up-to-date on this page. |
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Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7PM Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St., Lkprt. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing 4 part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Info: Chris, 263-5215 or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
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Choreographers, Teachers,
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Dance class!
Saturday mornings 10 - 11:30
Lakeport Yoga Center
422 lakeport blvd
all skill levels welcome
Classes rotate weekly:
Jazz, Hip hop, Modern, and Ballet
8 week session: $64
Presented by The Lake County Dance Coop thedancecoop.bravehost.com or
thedancecoop@gmail.com
Call Shannon: 995.2942
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The Konocti Fiddle Club plays for all occasions. more...
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THE "GOLDEN FOLLIES" RETURNS TO Lake county
Once again, the dynamic Golden Follies returns to Lake County to kick up their heels at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre with a grand opening of a new production on Saturday, August 8th at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee on Sunday, August 9th at 2 p..m.. This highly energetic Las Vegas style dance group of very talented women from 55 to 86 will dazzle you with their routines and flamboyant costumes.
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Konocti Dance Academy, Kumu Hula, Master, Paul K. Neves, of Hilo, HI & Hālau Ha‘a Kea o Kinohi
Please join us for an introduction to the art of Hawaiian Hula dancing. You will be introduced to hula basics, dances in the hula auana style, and prayer song (oli)
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A Page of Dance Festival
and Dance School News
from Around the World
HERE.... |
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NEEDED... MUSICIANS in Middletown:
Types: guitar, keyboard, wind instruments, etc who would be available for the "New Life" services at the Middletown Methodist Church on Sundays at 10 am and other opportunities to share music. It is our intent to use a variety of styles of music: new age, jazz, blues, rock, classical, traditional religious, country, original, etc.
The music should evoke connection with life, issues, spirit of love, relationships. Sight reading is not necessary.
Compensation to be confirmed based upon frequency and after review.
More here....
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Shortcuts to the Near Future, Theater News, Main Street Gallery News, Music and Dance,
Poetry Information, Local Media, Links of many kinds, Calendar 2009, Visual Arts Notices
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Media Notices
Art Media or Media About the Arts
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TV8 is there for all Lake County residents to use for any non-commercial legal purpose. Whether you want to promote a public issue, showcase local cultural events, or create something truly original for our community, public access cable TV is there for you to use.
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For a little bit of the last stages of the drama of getting KPFZ on the air, check out this page.
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In response to public requests,
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The Country Joe McDonald Woodstock 40th Anniversary benefit concert for KPFZ is a go!
The date is October 17th at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport. More info here...
This show has the potential to be a great event and to raise a bunch of money for KPFZ. It will require lots of help from all of us. Please contact Herb ASAP if you want to help. 350-1150
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Writers' Circle
First Thursday of the month,
6:30-8:30 p.m. to share writings, give constructive feedback or just listen and enjoy.
With Poet Laureate Mary McMillan
Main Street Gallery
325 N. Main St., Lakeport
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HEY, POETRY NOTICES!
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POETRY NEWS!
LINKS TO PERIODICALS, LINKS TO BLOGS. NEWS ABOUT POETRY WORLDWIDE.
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on youtube.com, Kay Ryan reads from her recent collection, "The Niagara River," at the Casa Romantica Reading ...
New US Poet Laureate is a resident of Marin
Kay Ryan was born in California in 1945 and grew up in the small towns of the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. She received both a bachelor's and master's degree from UCLA.
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Ryan has published several collections of poetry, including The Niagara River (Grove Press, 2005); Say Uncle (2000); Elephant Rocks (1996); Flamingo Watching (1994), which was a finalist for both the Lamont Poetry Selection and the Lenore Marshall Prize; Strangely Marked Metal (1985); and Dragon Acts to Dragon Ends (1983).
For more information, try the very informative Poets.org website
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| CALL FOR POETRY
Three local writers are seeking your original poems and stories (under 700 words long) to publish in “Creative Expressions,” a publication in the Lake County Record-Bee. “Creative Expressions” is a unique opportunity for Lake County writers of all ages to publish original work.
Each issue is edited by three Lake County writers: Sandra Wade, Lourdes Thuesen and Mary McMillan, who will solicit and select the work to be published. If your work is selected, it will appear in the weekend edition of the newspaper, on page B-1.
Poems and stories of any kind or theme are welcome. Please send them to mtmcmillan@mac.com in the body of your e-mail. In the subject line, put “CE Submission.”
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Earlier this year, Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger appointed
Carol Muske-Dukes California’s poet laureate.
More here.....
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From Lorna Sue Sides:
YouthWrites.org was created for the kids in the county to share their original writings, recordings, videos, rants, prose, poetry.....
more here.....
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Lake County Writers meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum. The group welcomes interested writers of all levels and genres.
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Upcoming Writers Read
(Monthly last Thurs. readings at Art Center Ukiah Annex, 7 PM)
Thurs., July 30: All open mic.
Thurs., August 27: Featured reader Claire Blotter, followed by open mic.
Thursday, September 24: Featured reader Armando Garcia-Davila, followed by
open mic.
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The readings begin 7 PM, Ukiah Art Cent. Annex, 203 S. State Street, Ukiah. (Next to the Corner Gallery, Church and State in downtown Ukiah.) An open mic session will follow the featured reading. Refreshments available. Donation
requested. For more info: (707) 463-6989, (707) 462-4557 or
www.artcenterukiah.org.
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For more on these and other poetry events in Mendocino and northern California, see:
http://www.coloredhorse.com/WritingPoetry/PoetryEvents/index.html
www.artcenterukiah.org
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Summer Reading Club
Kids: would you like to read & review brand new chapter books that are not even on sale yet? We're starting a Summer Reading Club for grade school & middle school readers. More here: Wild About Books
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New website for young writers,
8 to 18.
Welcomes poetry and prose for the online magazine.
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Page for Artists Links
If you are a Lake County artist
with your own website,
establish a mutual link with this site.
Click here for more info.
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Link to Napa Arts Council Arts & Culture Master Calendar
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Shortcuts to the Near Future, Theater News, Main Street Gallery News, Music and Dance,
Poetry Information, Local Media, Links of many kinds, Calendar 2009, Visual Arts Notices
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