April 23:
* Local author/animal communicator Marta Williams gives a book talk and signing from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at Catfish Books, 1013 11th St. in Lakeport. Call the store at 263-4454 for directions and further information. Williams will also be available from 4 to 6 p.m. for short consultations about your animals. Please bring a photo of your animal. A portion of proceeds from the consultations will be donated to SpiritWild, www.spiritwild.org.
April 24:
* Youth Writes warm-up venue, 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Wild About Books, Clearlake. Open to all Lake County students through age 18. Poets are invited to perform one or two original poems. Poets younger than 18 will need a permission slip signed by parent or guardian. Information: 274-9254 or e-mail LornaSue@YouthWrites.org.
* Kelseyville High School Drama Club will present an evening of theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the Kelseyville High School Student Center. One-act plays and monologues will be featured including “Werewolf” by William K. Gleason, and “Never Trust a Man” by Anne Coulter Martens. Admission is $5 for adults.
* “Concerts with Conversation” presents an upbeat evening with Wendy DeWitt, the “Queen of Boogie Woogie,” 6 p.m. Friday, April 24 at the Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake. Joey Luiz will pour wines from Shannon Ridge Vineyards. Ten percent of all proceeds will benefit the Soper-Reese Community Theatre.
April 25:
* Wild About Books celebrates National Poetry Month with an appearance by poet Bryan Tso Jones, author of “Raking the Hollow Bones,” 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at 14290 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Information: 994-9453.
* Kids 4 Broadway presents “The Rocking Horse,” 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in Weaver Auditorium at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $6.50, with children younger than 12 admitted for $5. Reservations: 279-4497.
* Youth Writes warm-up venue, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center, Middletown. Open to all Lake County students through age 18. Poets are invited to perform one or two original poems. Poets younger than 18 will need a permission slip signed by parent or guardian. Information: 274-9254 or e-mail LornaSue@YouthWrites.org.
* Coyote Film Festival screens “And Then Suddenly” and “Audience of One,” 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center, 1550 Central Park Road in Middletown. Entire program is approximately two hours and includes Q&A with filmmaker Michael Jacobs.
April 26:
* Volunteers meet at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at 2947 Bell Ray Ave. in Lucerne to plan the North Shore Alpine Arts Festival. Please call 349-5457 if you have any questions.
April 28:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
April 29:
* Book sale, noon to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Redbud Library in Clearlake. Information: 994-5115.
May 1:
* 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.
May 1-2:
* “A Renaissance Affair,” 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, and at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 2, in the Lower Lake High School multipurpose room. Pageantry, music, theater and food from the period. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the LLHS attendance office. For information, contact Cydney Dixon, music teacher, at 994-6471, ext. 2779.
May 2:
* North Shore Alpine Arts Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Harbor Park in Lucerne. Information: Lani Urquiza at 349-5457 or Atlanco@mchsi.com.
* Open mic from 4 to 6 p.m., every first Saturday of the month at Cafe Victoria, 301 Main St. in Lakeport. Acoustic musicians, singers, poets, comics and all other talented people are invited to come have fun. This free event is filmed for airing on PEG Channel TV8, so originals only please if you want to be on TV. Call Phil at 263-3391 for information.
May 5:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
May 7:
* The Lake County Land Trust invites donations of artwork to display and sell at its upcoming benefit dinner. Accepted artists will have a chance to win one of five monetary awards: one $200 Best of Show and four $100 Merit in Show awards. Art must be no smaller than 5- by 7-inches, matted and framed. Art can be dropped off on either April 16 or May 7 at the Rodman Slough Preserve Nature Center on Westlake Road and the Nice-Lucerne Cut-off. Artists may also contact Tom Gilliam in Lakeport at263-1231. Art collection for the south county area may be arranged by calling Roberta Lyons at 994-2024. You may also call Barbara LeVasseur, 274-1393, for information.
May 7-8:
* Lake County Theatre Company and Mendocino College Lake Center present “Pajama Game,” May 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17 at the Little Theatre at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Information: 279-1169.
May 8:
* 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.
May 9-10:
* Two-day writing workshop with Clive Matson at the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Introduction from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. Spontaneous writing and feedback sessions from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 10, with mid-day break for lunch. Information: 263-6658.
May 10:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets on the second Sunday each month at the Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave., 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.
* Lake County Theatre Company and Mendocino College Lake Center present “Pajama Game,” May 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17 at the Little Theatre at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Information: 279-1169.
May 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.
May 14-17:
* Lake County Theatre Company and Mendocino College Lake Center present “Pajama Game,” May 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17 at the Little Theatre at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Information: 279-1169.
May 16:
* Local author Diane Arruda signs her book “The Undiscovered River,” 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Wild About Books, 14290 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Information: 994-9453.
May 19:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
May 29:
* “Concerts with Conversation” featuring steel-string guitar soloist Alex de Grassi, 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake. Valerie Ramirez will pour Wildhurst Wines. Ten percent of all proceeds will benefit the Soper-Reese Community Theatre.
June 2:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
June 5:
* 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.
June 6:
* Open mic from 4 to 6 p.m., every first Saturday of the month at Cafe Victoria, 301 Main St. in Lakeport. Acoustic musicians, singers, poets, comics and all other talented people are invited to come have fun. This free event is filmed for airing on PEG Channel TV8, so originals only please if you want to be on TV. Call Phil at 263-3391 for information.
June 10:
* 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.
June 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.
June 14:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets on the second Sunday each month at the Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave., 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.
June 16:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
June 30:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
July 3:
* 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.
July 8:
* 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.
July 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.
July 12:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets on the second Sunday each month at the Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave., 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.
July 14:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
Aug. 9:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets on the second Sunday each month at the Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave., 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.
Aug. 12:
* 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.
Sept. 12:
* The fourth annual Old Time Bluegrass Festival takes place rain or shine, Saturday, Sept. 12, at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. Information: 995-2658 or www.andersonmarsh.org.
Sept. 19:
* Tenth annual Lake County Wine Auction, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, in the National Guard Armory in Lakeport. Gala benefit for the arts, health and community of Lake County. Information: (866) 279-WINE or www.winealliance.org.
ONGOING:
Every Tuesday:
* Mendo Lake Singers meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Four Square Church, 1125 Martin St. in Lakeport. Ladies aged 16 and older are invited to learn to sing four-part harmony, make new friends and have fun. Information: Chris, 263-5215; or Betty Lou, 263-4721.
Every Friday:
* Artists” group meets from 1 to 4 p.m. every Friday in the Lakeport Senior Center, 527 Konocti Ave. All materials will be provided for $10. You take home an 8×10 painting. Information: 263-4218.
First Thursday:
* 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. This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.
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.
First Saturday:
* Open mic from 4 to 6 p.m., every first Saturday of the month at Cafe Victoria, 301 Main St. in Lakeport. Acoustic musicians, singers, poets, comics and all other talented people are invited to come have fun. This free event is filmed for airing on PEG Channel TV8, so originals only please if you want to be on TV. Call Phil at 263-3391 for information.
Second Sunday:
* Second Sunday Cinema meets on the second Sunday each month at the Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave., 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:
* 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.
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:
* 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.
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, RBinFocus@gmail.com (no attachments, please). All telephone numbers are within the (707) area code unless otherwise noted.
