Arts council hosts First Friday Fling
LAKEPORT — Teale Love on his fiddle will get you into a holiday mood at The Main Street Gallery”s First Friday Fling on December 7th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the monthly artists” reception.
New in the December show are Carolyn Hawley, Peggy Choate, and Gail Erasmy each demonstrating a unique style in oils.
Continuing in the December show are Desiree Henningsen with her gourds, Susan Yeagan”s beautifully crafted silver jewelry and fetishes, wonderful stained glass lamps by Paula Doran, imaginative work in acrylic by Kristi Peake, the popular painting of the mother-daughter duo of Bobbie and Katie Bridges, Lynn Wagner”s beautiful watercolors, Joan Holman”s photos of the Netherlands, Linda Richmond”s intensely colored acrylics on wrap around canvas, Art Ticheva”s intricate small wood carvings, Sarah Ticheva”s collection of ink and colored pencil drawings, and Trish Tierce-Madera”s beautiful jewelry and fetishes. The Student Gallery will present works by John Eells, Ray Farrel, Merideth Gambel, Patty Oates and Richard Seisser in a collective show titled “Scenes Around the Lake.”
Enjoy the fine wines of Brassfield Winery, sample an hors d” oeuvre and enjoy this opportunity to visit with the artists and other lovers of art.
Nominations sought for Lake County Poet Laureate
LAKE COUNTY — Who will be Lake County”s next Poet Laureate? Nominations are being accepted for a Poet Laureate to serve in 2008-2010. There is still time to submit your application.
Nominees should meet the following criteria:
* Be a resident of Lake County;
* Manifest a high degree of excellence in your poetry;
* Demonstrate a commitment to the arts and community of Lake County; and
* Agree to represent Lake County poetry at events outside the area.
Please submit nominations to the Poet Laureate Committee care of Sandra Wade, PO Box 282, Lower Lake, CA 95457. Please include the nominee”s name, address, phone number and e-mail if possible.
Toler Brothers playing locally
LAKE COUNTY — Ever wonder what happened to the “Southern Comfort Band?” Well they”re still playing good old country music with bass player Jerry Toler still at the helm, Terry Terrant still on drums and with the addition of brother Bob Toler on lead guitar and vocals. The band has went through a name change and is now known as the “Toler Brothers Band.”
Many will remember the band as a Lake County icon since 1982 but as the jobs dwindled along with the popularity of country music the band had to hit the road to stay in business and has been just as busy as ever but not in Lake County.
The band will be playing on Saturday, Dec. 8, at a popular bar and grill in Lakeport and showcasing the band Monday, Dec. 10, at a popular blues cafe in Upper Lake.
For more information call 995-9602. If you get an answering machine leave a number and someone will return your call.
Kids 4 Broadway auditioning
KELSEYVILLE — If you”re looking for a creative idea for one of your children”s Christmas presents, how about the gift of experiencing one of their greatest joys in life; performing in a magical, uplifting tale of imagination and fantasy from the days of the Renaissance.
Kids 4 Broadway, in operation here in Lake County for the past 16 years, will be holding auditions for “Robin Hood & His Merry Men and Women” on Thursday, Dec. 6, in Kelseyville.
Based on stories from the “Tales of Robin Hood,” the production will begin rehearsals on Thursday, Dec. 13, with performances scheduled for mid to late February.
For information regarding audition times, place and tuition information, please call 279-4497 or 245-3626.
Greenlee signing at Watershed Books
LAKEPORT — Local author and publisher Carolyn Wing Greenlee will give a talk from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Watershed Books, 305 N. Main St. in Lakeport.
Greenlee is founder and president of Earthen Vessel Productions, a Lake County-based publishing company celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2008. Greenlee will speak on the writing and publishing process and go in-depth and behind-the-scenes about bringing some of the books to print.
Originally, Greenlee intended to only publish books on the Chinese-American experience to help keep her people”s presence and contributions in the historical record, but she soon found other people”s stories too irresistible to ignore. Working with Lake County museums and the Lake County Historical Society, she began making available out-of-print books on Lake County history.
Greenlee has authored 10 books, edited and brought to print the poetry of Lake County Poets Laureate Jim Lyle and James BlueWolf and illustrated BlueWolf”s children”s book, “Speaking for Fire.”
Greenlee is a popular featured lecturer and teacher at many historical, cultural and literary events. In 2000 she received the Artie Award and was awarded the Stars of Lake County Best Professional Artist of 2007. She was Lake County”s Poet Laureate for the years 2004 and 2005 and is an award-winning poet, painter and photographer. Her current work, “Eternal River,” covers the generational struggles of a Chinese American family.
