Dec. 6:
* Writers” circle with Lake County Poet Laureate Sandra Wade meets on the first Thursday of the month at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery. Winter hours are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Information: balancesandra@yahoo.com.
* Kids 4 Broadway holds auditions for “Robin Hood & His Merry Men and Women,” Thursday, Dec. 6, in Kelseyville.Information: 279-4497 or 245-3626.
Dec. 7:
* Local author and publisher Carolyn Wing Greenlee, a former Lake County Poet Laureate, will give a talk from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Watershed Books, 305 N. Main St. in Lakeport.
* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 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.
* Annual holiday open house and Christmas tree lighting, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum, 16435 Main St. in Lower Lake. Information: Assistant Museum Curator Dwain Goforth, 995-3565.
* Festival of Music, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 600 16th St. in Lakeport.
Dec. 8:
* Guest author Donna Hoberg appears at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Wild About Books, 14290 Olympic Drive, Suite A, in Clearlake. Information: 994-WILD (9453).
Dec. 9:
* Holiday performance by the Lake Line Dancers, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Sons of Italy Hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice. Information: Shari Koch, 263-7344.
Dec. 12:
* Lake County Writers meets from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (“Arrive when you can; leave when you must”) on the second Wednesday of each month at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum. The group welcomes writers of all levels and genres. No dues or fees. For more information, call Vicki Werkley at 995-1228.
Dec. 16:
* The annual CLPA Christmas Program takes place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Kelseyville High School student center. Music selections range from Christmas traditional to pop to jazz. Admission is $15 for non-member adults and $10 for members. Children younger than 18 get in free.
Dec. 17:
* Guideline workshop to apply for the California Arts Council”s Artists in Residence (Artists in Schools) program, 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at the Mendo Lake Credit Union, 963 11th St. in Lakeport. For information and to RSVP, please contact the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery at 263-6658 or Shelby Posada at 263-1871.
Dec. 21-22:
* Community Arts Academy holiday performance of “The Nutcracker,” 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, in the Coyote Valley Elementary School multi-purpose room. Information about tickets and sponsorship opportunities: 987-8230. Tickets also available at the Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Dec. 30:
* “Nature Readings at Rodman” celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rachael Carson, the world-renowned scientist, environmentalist and writer; 6 p.m. on the last Sunday of every month through the end of 2007 at Rodman Slough Nature Preserve on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff. “Bring a folding chair and a favorite short nature reading to share,” urges Lake County Land Trust President Pete McGee.
Jan. 3, 2008:
* Writers” circle with Lake County Poet Laureate Sandra Wade meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery. Information: balancesandra@yahoo.com.
Jan. 4:
* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 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.
Jan. 5:
* Open mic on the first Saturday every month at Caf? Victoria, 301 N. Main St. in Lakeport.
Jan. 9:
* Lake County Writers meets from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (“Arrive when you can; leave when you must”) on the second Wednesday of each month at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum. The group welcomes writers of all levels and genres. No dues or fees. For more information, call Vicki Werkley at 995-1228.
Jan. 15:
* Deadline to submit applications for 2008-2010 Poet Laureate of Lake County. Information: 995-9121 or balancesandra@yahoo.com.
Jan. 26-27:
* Winter Music Fest, Jan. 26 and 27 in the Soper-Reese Community Theatre. Information: Lake County Arts Council, 263-6658.
Feb. 10:
* Poetry Out Loud competition, Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre in Lakeport. Information: balancesandra@yahoo.com.
Feb. 23:
* Big Band Dance and Auction, Feb. 23 at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Funds benefit music, science, computer programs, campus improvements and educational programs in the Lakeport Unified School District. Information: Melody De Leon, 263-6111; or Phyllis Gabehart, 263-8644.
March 7-9:
* Lakeport Community Players presents “The Solid Gold Cadillac,” March 7-9 in the Soper-Reese Community Theatre.
March 14-16:
* Lakeport Community Players presents “The Solid Gold Cadillac,” March 14-16 in the Soper-Reese Community Theatre.
The Arts and Entertainment calendar runs weekly, as space permits, in both the Clear Lake Observer*American and the Lake County Record-Bee. 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.
