Coming Up!

UPDATED: August 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM PDT

July 23:

* Lake County Sing-a-Long Society meets from 6 to 9 p.m. each fourth Wednesday at the Mendo-Lake Credit Union Community Room. Songbooks available; bring an acoustic instrument if you like. All ages welcome. No food or drink allowed in the meeting room. No charge for this event.

July 25:

* Without A Net performs at 4 p.m. July 25 during the Friday night farmers” market at Austin Park in Clearlake.

* Lakeport Summer Concert series presents Blusion, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 25, at Library Park in Lakeport. Admission is free.

July 26:

* Coyote Film Festival, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the Calpine Geothermal Visitors Center in Middletown. Doors open one half-hour before screening. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 16 and younger. Parental discretion advised due to nudity and language. Popcorn and refreshments for sale. Program runs approximately 90 minutes.

* Open mic at 8:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month in Harbin Restaurant at Harbin Hot Springs outside Middletown. Information: www.harbin.org.

Aug. 1:

* Dennis Chrisp performs at 4 p.m. Aug. 1 during the Friday night farmers” market at Austin Park in Clearlake.

* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, 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.

* Lakeport Summer Concert series presents Soul Exciter, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at Library Park in Lakeport. Admission is free.

Aug. 2:

* Artists” reception takes place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, for the 15th annual Quilt and Textile Exhibition, in Weaver Auditorium at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum, 16436 Main St. in Lower Lake. Exhibits remain on display through Saturday, Aug. 30. Information: 995-3565.

* David M. Hooper, author of “Avalon Summer,” will sign books and perform in a mini-concert, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Wild About Books, 14290 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Information: 994-WILD (9453).

Aug. 7:

* Writer”s group meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Give constructive feedback or just listen and enjoy. With Poet Laureate Mary McMillan. Information: mtmcmillan@mac.com.

Aug. 8:

* Lakeport Summer Concert series presents Tom Righney & Flambeau, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at Library Park in Lakeport. Admission is free.

* Open mic at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Java Express, 14624 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Sign up early or call 995-1065 to be on the program.

Aug. 8-10:

* LCRT and LCP present “Little Women,” Friday, Aug. 8, Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 10, at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre in Lakeport. Reserve and general seating tickets on sale at Catfish Books in Lakeport (263-4454); general seating tickets available at Shannon Ridge Tasting Room in Clearlake Oaks (998-9656), Lake County Arts Council in Lakeport (263-6658) and Wild About Books in Clearlake (994-9453). Information: 279-2595.

Aug. 10-11:

* Watercolor instructor Patricia Osborne leads a class in painting the ocean, waves, rock and sea life, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and 11 at the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Cost is $165. Materials list available at the gallery.

Information: 937-1104 or posborne@mcn.org.

Aug. 13:

* Lake County Writers Group 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.

Aug. 15:

* Lakeport Summer Concert series presents the LC Diamonds, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Library Park in Lakeport. Admission is free.

Aug. 15-17:

Aug. 16:

* Leslie Lovejoy, PhD, signs copies of her new book “Create Your Health Using the Five Keys to Wellness,” 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Catfish Books, 1013 11th St. in Lakeport.

* Wild About Books, located at 14290 Olympic Drive in Clearlake, welcomes Buck Buchan, author of “Collector of Broken Wives,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. Information: 994-WILD (9453).

Aug. 27:

Aug. 30:

* Art in the Park, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Library Park in Lakeport. Artists create original drawings with chalk on the sidewalk. Please register for your square on the walkway at the Lake County Arts Council”s Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Information: 263-6658.

* Joe Schopplein, a local writer and painter, is featured author at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Wild About Books, 14290 Olympic Drive in Clearlake; 994-WILD (9453). Schopplein is signing his book “But, Fear Itself?”

* Open mic at 8:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month in Harbin Restaurant at Harbin Hot Springs outside Middletown. Information: www.harbin.org.

Sept. 4:

Sept. 5:

* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 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. 6:

* Concert Under the Stars, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Ceago del Lago. Third annual dinner and piano concert benefit for the Soper-Reese Community Theatre. Tickets are $100. Information: 279-4082.

Sept. 10:

Sept. 12:

* Open mic at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Java Express, 14624 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Sign up early or call 995-1065 to be on the program.

Sept. 13-14:

* Old Time Bluegrass Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. Information: www.andersonmarsh.org.

* Diane Tembly-Stawicki presents a “Golden Follies” fundraiser for the Soper Reese Community Theatre, Saturday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 13.

Sept. 18:

* Lake County Arts Council accepts artists” work for its “Art in Public Places” program, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Lake County Courthouse lobby. There is a fee of $1 per piece to hang your work. LCAC receives commission on pieces sold — 20 percent for members and 30 percent for non-members. Information: 263-6658.

Sept. 24:

Sept. 27:

* Open mic at 8:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month in Harbin Restaurant at Harbin Hot Springs outside Middletown. Information: www.harbin.org.

Oct. 2:

Oct. 3:

* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 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.

Oct. 8:

Oct. 10:

* Open mic at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Java Express, 14624 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Sign up early or call 995-1065 to be on the program.

Oct. 22:

Oct. 25:

* Open mic at 8:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month in Harbin Restaurant at Harbin Hot Springs outside Middletown. Information: www.harbin.org.

Nov. 6:

Nov. 7:

* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 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.

Nov. 12:

Nov. 14:

* Open mic at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Java Express, 14624 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Sign up early or call 995-1065 to be on the program.

Nov. 26:

Nov. 29:

* Open mic at 8:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month in Harbin Restaurant at Harbin Hot Springs outside Middletown. Information: www.harbin.org.

Dec. 4:

Dec. 5:

Dec. 10:

Dec. 12:

* Open mic at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Java Express, 14624 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Sign up early or call 995-1065 to be on the program.

Dec. 24:

Dec. 27:

* Open mic at 8:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month in Harbin Restaurant at Harbin Hot Springs outside Middletown. Information: www.harbin.org.

Jan. 1, 2008:

Jan. 2:

* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 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. 9:

* Open mic at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Java Express, 14624 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Sign up early or call 995-1065 to be on the program.

ONGOING:

First Thursday:

First Friday:

* First Friday Fling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. 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.

Second Sunday:

* Second Sunday Cinema meets on the second Sunday each month at the Clearlake United Methodist Church to view interesting, thought-provoking films. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., screening at 6 p.m. There is no charge to attend. Information: 279-2957.

Second Wednesday:

Second Friday

* Open mic at 7 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Java Express, 14624 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Sign up early or call 995-1065 to be on the program.

Fourth Wednesday:

Last Saturday:

* Open mic at 8:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month in Harbin Restaurant at Harbin Hot Springs outside Middletown. Information: www.harbin.org.

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.

Originally Published: July 23, 2008 at 12:00 AM PDT