Saturday, April 22
* Wildflower Brunch, held in conjunction with the Heron Festival, 9 a.m. to noon, Clear Lake State Park, Kelseyville. Create Your Own Omelet brunch; advance reservations and payment required. Info: 279-4395.
* Spring Home & Garden Expo, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lewis and Fitch halls and outdoors at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport. Info: 263-5636, Ext. 27.
* 25th Annual Spring Dance Festival, featuring clogging and tap, traditional and lyrical jazz, ballet and hip-hop, 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Clear Lake High School gym, Lakeport. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Catfish Books and Main Street in Lakeport; Bunk House in Middletown; at the door for $1 more. Prices vary. Info: 263-6658.
* Sons of Italy authentic Chinese dinner, prepared by chef Tony Tam, 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., 2817 Highway 20, Nice. Cost is $12 presale, $14 at the door and $8 for dancing only. Info: 274-1150.
* Fifties Sock Hop, hosted by the Clear Lake Minnow-Pausers, 6 to 11 p.m., Clearlake/Callayomi Masonic Lodge, 7100 S. Center Drive, Clearlake. Cost is $10 per ticket. Info: 350-2373.
* The Gin Game, Pulitzer Prize-winning play presented by the Lakeport Community Players, 7 p.m., Big Valley Grange, Finley. Cost is $10 for seniors, $12 for general advance tickets, available from Watershed Books, 305 North Main St., Lakeport. Info, tickets: 263-5787.
Saturday-Sunday,
April 22-23
*11th Annual Heron Festival, an educational event with nature hikes, Visitor Center tours, presentations, kayak and pontoon boat trips ($15 suggested donation), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, Clear Lake State Park, Kelseyville. Info: (800) 525-3743, www.redbudaudubon.org.
* Heron Festival art show, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Soper-Reese Community Theatre, 275 N. Main St., Lakeport.
Sunday, April 23
* The Eastlake Grange s indoor flea market, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Clearlake Oaks.
* Lake County Historical Society meeting, 2 p.m., Middletown Community United Methodist Church, 15833 Armstrong St., Middletown.
* 25th Annual Spring Dance Festival, featuring clogging and tap, traditional and lyrical jazz, ballet and hip-hop, 2 p.m., Clear Lake High School gym, Lakeport. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Catfish Books and Main Street in Lakeport; Bunk House in Middletown; at the door for $1 more. Prices vary. Info: 263-6658.
Tuesday, April 25
* Mendo-Lake Sweet Adelines performance, 7:30 p.m., New Life Foursquare Church, 1125 Martin St.
Wednesday, April 26
* Live Entertainment: Joe Nichols, country music, 8 p.m., Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, 1545 Highway 20, Nice. Info: (800) 809-3636.
Friday, April 28
* The Gin Game, Pulitzer Prize-winning play presented by the Lakeport Community Players, 7 p.m., Big Valley Grange, Finley. Cost is $10 for seniors, $12 for general advance tickets, available from Watershed Books, 305 North Main St., Lakeport. Info, tickets: 263-5787.
* Classic Concerts by the Lake: Jonny Lang, American blues guitarist and singer, 7:30 p.m., Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa, 8727 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville. Info: 279-4281, (800) 660-LAKE or www.konoctiharbor.com.
Saturday, April 29
* Spring Has Spring Run, Lake County s Great Little Road Race, hosted by Hidden Valley Milers, with 10k run, 5k walk and a 5k run, plus a kid-friendly age division, Hidden Valley Lake. Info: 987-3229; registration: www.hvlmilers.com.
*Art and Nature Show, featuring artists painting, showing and selling their work with a focus on nature and plein air, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rodman Slough Preserve, Nice. Info: 995-1398 or www.lakecountylandtrust.org.
* Tiara Tea Party, 1 to 3 p.m. Ashley s Restaurant, Lakeport, to benefit the Miss Lake County Scholarship program. Info: 263-1667.
* Danger around every corner: The little-known hardships faced by amphibians, and how they cope, a lecture and mini-field trip, 6 p.m., UC Davis McLaughlin Reserve, Lower Lake. Registration due April 27: 254-1509 or mclaughlin@ucdavis.edu. (Please include your name, phone number and the name of each person for whom you are also making reservations).
* The Gin Game, Pulitzer Prize-winning play presented by the Lakeport Community Players, 7 p.m., Big Valley Grange, Finley. Cost is $10 for seniors, $12 for general advance tickets, available from Watershed Books, 305 North Main St., Lakeport. Info, tickets: 263-5787.
Saturday-Sunday,
April 29-30
*Creative writing workshop, presented by Clive Matson, author of Let the Crazy Child Write, 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St., Lakeport. Cost is $55; deposit required. Info, registration: 263-6658, (510) 654-6495 or clive@matson-for.com.
Sunday, April 30
*Poetry and Music Interlude, hosted by the Alpine Cafe, featuring singer/songwriter and guitarist Fred Poiesz accompanied by drummer Vince Metzger, 2 to 4 p.m., 6034 E. Highway 20, Lucerne. Info: 274-0134.
*Celebrating the Two Americas, a musical tribute to the outstanding composers of both North and Latin America performed by the artistic piano duo of Kirk Whipple and Marilyn Morales, 3 p.m., Galilee Lutheran Church, 8860 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville. Info, reservations: 277-7076, 279-0877.
* Tiara Tea Party, 1 to 3 p.m. Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, to benefit the Miss Lake County Scholarship program. Info: 263-1667.
Wednesday, May 3
* Clear Lake High School Booster Club s bi-annual general membership meeting, 6 p.m. in the banquet room at Roundtable Pizza, High Street, Lakeport. Officer elections and by-laws to be addressed. Info: 263-3386.
Saturday, May 6
* Art and Nature, an afternoon wilderness experience, UC Davis Donald and Sylvia McLaughlin Natural Reserve, 12:30 to 5 p.m. Includes exhibits, literary readings and guided nature and cultural walk. Info: Cathy Koehler or Paul Aigner, mclaughlin@ucdavis.edu.
Compiled by Penny Dahl, Record-Bee
correspondent
