Art in Public Places accepting work today
LAKEPORT — The Lake County Arts Council (LCAC)”s Art in Public Places is a program offering local professional and non-professional artists an opportunity to display their works in high-visibility locations in Lake County.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Lake County Arts Council staff will receive work in the main lobby of the Lake County Courthouse. All works received will be hung in the courthouse as space allows and also at Lakeport City Hall on Park Street.
Today is also the only time for picking up artwork from the prior show. This new exhibit will show through Jan. 20, 2011. The LCAC will handle art sales through its gallery. Artwork in these exhibits should not be removed without notifying the LCAC beforehand.
To learn more about Art in Public Places, please call the LCAC office, 263-6658.
God”s Country Band performs on Saturday
CLEARLAKE — God”s Country Band will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Clearlake Nazarene Church. The group will also provide music for worship service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Admission is free; an offering will be requested. To learn more about the Clearlake Nazarene Church, go to www.clearlakenazarene.com or call 994-4008. The church is located at 15917 Olympic Drive in Clearlake, at Highway 53.
Poetry Out Loud recitation contest in fourth year
LAKE COUNTY — For the fourth year, the Lake County Arts Council will participate in Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest that is sponsored by the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
Students in grades nine through 12 have an opportunity to memorize selected poetry and recite it in a competition that begins in the classroom, moves to the school level, a county-wide competition and a state competition with the state winner proceeding, with all expenses paid, to a national competition in Washington, D.C. Scholarship dollars and school awards are made at the state and national levels.
Students” recitations are evaluated for the cadence and the interpretation of the poem in voice and posture. Lake County was represented in the state competition last year by Mellany Watson.
Michele Krueger will again take the lead on bringing this program to the schools of Lake County. Anyone who wishes to participate in the program, student, teacher, or support person should contact Krueger at michelekr@mchsi.com. For more information about Poetry Out Loud, visit the California Arts Council”s Web site, www.cac.ca.gov.
Tickets on sale for Soper-Reese fundraiser
LAKEPORT — On Oct. 16, the Soper-Reese Community Theatre will have its fifth annual fundraiser. The Harvest Moon Dinner and Dance event will take place at the theater, located at 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport.
The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with wine and hors d”oeuvres in the newly landscaped courtyard, weather permitting. Guests will be served a four-course dinner and local wines with catering provided by Blue Wing Saloon and Caf?. Live and silent auctions will take place followed by dancing with music provided by John Parkinson and the Mendocino Big Band.
This is the second year the fundraiser will be held in the theater. Tickets are $100 per person for dinner and dancing and $40 for dancing and music only beginning at 8 p.m. Seating for dinner is limited to 100. Event coordinators are asking that attendees purchase their tickets by Oct. 8.
For tickets and further information, call 279-4082. Tickets may also be ordered online at www.soperreesetheatre.com.
Oct. 1 First Friday Fling invites creativity
LAKEPORT — Main Street Gallery and the Lake County Arts Council invite those who at one time or another have thought they would like to try their hand in creating a painting and those more experienced artists who would like to create something in collage or an abstract canvas to bring their creativity to the Oct. 1 First Friday Fling.
Participants will have an opportunity to help create two 4-foot by 4-foot canvases. One will be a quilt design collage where participants can complete their own 8-inch by 8-inch design square. The other will be an abstract canvas to which participants can add their own creative touches to complete the canvas.
Canvases and materials will be available for participants to add their creative expressions during regular gallery business hours beginning Oct. 1 until Oct. 30.
The completed canvases will be exhibited until the Nov. 5 First Friday Fling, at which time they will be put up for auction.
For more information, call the Main Street Gallery at 263-6658 and check back at the gallery often to see what has been added to the canvases.
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