The Arts and Entertainment calendar runs weekly, as space permits, in both the Clear Lake Observer*American and the Lake County Record-Bee and also appears in its entirety online at www.record-bee.com/OAArts. Please e-mail event listings to Arts Editor Cynthia Parkhill, arts@record-bee.com (no attachments, please). All telephone numbers are within the (707) area code unless otherwise noted.
June 21:
* Wild About Books, located at 14290 Olympic Drive, Suite A, in Clearlake; welcomes the Lakeside Writers Guild — Hal Z. Bennett, Fran Ransley, Jane Thanks, Laurelee Roark, Linda Drew, Melissa Drew, Richard Schmidt and Susanne Scholz — 5 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Information: 994-WILD (9453) or www.WildAboutBooks.net.
* Kickin” in the Country street dance with the Fargo Brothers, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 21, on Main Street in Kelseyville. Presented by the Kelseyville Business Association.
June 22:
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Chicken & the Defenders, Friday, June 22, in Library Park.
* High School High summer concert series at Lakeside Lanes, 872 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport. Doors open at 7 p.m.
June 22-23:
* Coyote Valley Film Festival, Friday, June 22, and Saturday, June 23, at Langtry Estate and Vineyards, 21000 Butts Canyon Rd. outside Middletown. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 7 p.m. Films begin at dusk (around 9 p.m.). Information: www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org.
June 23:
* Fifth annual Home Winemakers Festival, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 23, on Main Street in Kelseyville. Fifteen dollars buys a glass and tastings of home wines and local winery products. Music, arts and crafts and silent auction. Food will be available. Proceeds benefit Clear Lake Performing Arts programs to promote music in Lake County.
June 23-24:
* California Indian Basketweavers Association (CIBA) holds its annual conference at Robinson Rancheria. Information: (530) 668-1332 or ciba@ciba.org.
June 23-24:
* Fourth annual Art in the Pines, produced by Cobb Mtn Artists, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, and Sunday, June 24, at Rob Roy Golf Club on State Route 175 on Cobb Mtn. Information: 92806461 or cobbmtnartists@mchsi.com.
June 24:
* Clearlake Oaks Artists” Cooperative (CLOAC) offers open studio time for local artists, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Eastlake Grange (corner of Highway 20 and High Valley Road in Clearlake Oaks). Bring your works in progress, your own drop cloth and a $2 (suggested) donation for the use of the Grange. For more information, contact Kinene Barzin at 998-9956 or kbarzin@mchsi.com.
June 28
* Guest author William Lee Poy will read from and sign copies of his memoir “The Eighth Promise: An American Son”s Tribute to His Toisanese Mother,” at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at Wild About Books, 14290 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Information: 994-WILD (9453).
June 29:
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents The C.A.M. Jam, Friday, June 29, in Library Park.
June 30:
* Studio 95453, Disco Dance Lounge, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 30, in Fritch Hall at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Celebration and fund-raiser for Hospice of Lake County. Cost is $75 per person. Call 263-6222 to reserve your tickets.
* Local musician Jay Blue accompanies dancing under the stars, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Elks Lodge in Clearlake. Call 994-9321 for an invitation.
July 5:
* A writers” circle with Lake County Poet Laureate Sandra Wade meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery. For information, e-mail balancesandra@yahoo.com.
July 6:
* First Friday Fling, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, July 6, at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Meet the artists who are exhibiting in the gallery. For information, call 263-6658.
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Key Lime Pie, Friday, July 6, in Library Park.
July 8:
* Clearlake Oaks Artists” Cooperative (CLOAC) offers open studio time for local artists, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. at the Eastlake Grange (corner of Highway 20 and High Valley Road in Clearlake Oaks). Bring your works in progress, your own drop cloth and a $2 (suggested) donation for the use of the Grange. For more information, contact Kinene Barzin at 998-9956 or at kbarzin@mchsi.com.
July 13:
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Yo Daddy, Friday, July 13, in Library Park.
July 15:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets to view interesting, informative and challenging films, 5:30 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month, at the Clearlake United Methodist Church social hall, located on Pearl near Mullen. By popular vote, this month”s screening will be “A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash,” which proposes that Peak Oil is upon us and that cheap oil is a thing of the past. For more information, contact Shannon Tolson at 279-2957.
July 17:
* High School High summer concert series at Lakeside Lanes, 872 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport. Doors open at 7 p.m.
July 20:
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Real Deal, Friday, July 20, in Library Park.
* High School High summer concert series at Lakeside Lanes, 872 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport. Doors open at 7 p.m.
July 20-21:
* Coyote Valley Film Festival, Friday, Junly 20, and Saturday, July 22, at Langtry Estate and Vineyards, 21000 Butts Canyon Rd. outside Middletown. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 7 p.m. Films begin at dusk (around 9 p.m.). Information: www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org.
July 22:
* Clearlake Oaks Artists” Cooperative (CLOAC) offers open studio time for local artists, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. at the Eastlake Grange (corner of Highway 20 and High Valley Road in Clearlake Oaks). Bring your works in progress, your own drop cloth and a $2 (suggested) donation for the use of the Grange. For more information, contact Kinene Barzin at 998-9956 or at kbarzin@mchsi.com.
July 27:
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Rootstock, Friday, July 27, in Library Park.
Aug. 2:
* A writers” circle with Lake County Poet Laureate Sandra Wade meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery. For information, e-mail balancesandra@yahoo.com.
Aug. 3:
* First Friday Fling, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Meet the artists who are exhibiting in the gallery. For information, call 263-6658.
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Levi Lloyd and the 501 Band, Friday, Aug. 3, in Library Park.
* High School High summer concert series at Lakeside Lanes, 872 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Aug. 10:
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Bill Noteman and the Rockets, Friday, Aug. 10, in Library Park.
Aug. 12:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets to view interesting, informative and challenging films, 5:30 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month, at the Clearlake United Methodist Church social hall, located on Pearl near Mullen. For more information, contact Shannon Tolson at 279-2957.
Aug. 17:
* KXBX Summer Concert series presents Tom Rigney and Flambeu, Friday, Aug. 17, in Library Park.
* High School High summer concert series at Lakeside Lanes, 872 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Aug. 17-18:
* “Comedy on Tilt 4: Greed,” a comedy variety review show based in Lake County, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18, in Weaver Auditorium at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum. Admission is $12. For information, call 279-1559.
* Coyote Valley Film Festival, Friday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18, at Langtry Estate and Vineyards, 21000 Butts Canyon Rd. outside Middletown. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 7 p.m. Films begin at dusk. Information: www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org.
Aug. 24-25:
* “Comedy on Tilt 4, Greed,” a comedy variety review show based in Lake County, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25, in Weaver Auditorium at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum. Admission is $12. For information, call 279-1559.
Aug. 31:
* High School High summer concert series at Lakeside Lanes, 872 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Sept. 6:
* A writers” circle with Lake County Poet Laureate Sandra Wade meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery. For information, e-mail balancesandra@yahoo.com.
Sept. 7:
* First Friday Fling, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Meet the artists who are exhibiting in the gallery. For information, call 263-6658.
Sept. 8:
* Concert Under the Stars, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Ceago del Lago. Wine reception, silent and live auctions, gourmet dinner and concert to benefit the Soper-Reese Community Theatre. Information: Nina Marino, 279-4082 or nmarino@mchsi.com.
Sept. 9:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets to view interesting, informative and challenging films, 5:30 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month, at the Clearlake United Methodist Church social hall, located on Pearl near Mullen. For more information, contact Shannon Tolson at 279-2957.
Sept. 14-15:
* Coyote Valley Film Festival, Friday, Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15, at Langtry Estate and Vineyards, 21000 Butts Canyon Rd. outside Middletown. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 7 p.m. Films begin at dusk. Information: www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org.
Sept. 22-23:
* Second annual Old Time Bluegrass Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. Advance tickets are $20 for Saturday, $15 for Sunday or $25 for both days. At the gate: $25 for Saturday, $20 for Sunday or $35 for both days. Admittance is free to children 12 and younger, who must be accompanied by an adult. Information: 995-2658 or 994-0688; www.andersonmarsh.org.
Oct. 14:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets to view interesting, informative and challenging films, 5:30 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month, at the Clearlake United Methodist Church social hall, located on Pearl near Mullen. For more information, contact Shannon Tolson at 279-2957.
Oct. 20:
* Lake County Wine Auction 2007, eighth-annual gala benefit for the arts, health and community of Lake County, 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Buckingham Golf & Country Club. Tickets are $100 per person; black tie is encouraged. For sponsorship opportunities, tickets or information, call (866) 279-WINE. Limited-edition prints available of an original watercolor painting on silk, “Wine Colored Days” by John R. Clarke; the original will be sold at the auction.
