Main Street Gallery to host First Friday Fling
LAKEPORT — The Lake County Arts Council invites visitors to attend the first First Friday Fling of 2011, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Main Street Gallery, located at 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport. This month”s show features work by artists from the Kelseyville Art Club and the Konocti Art Society: Jennie L-Meyers, Annette and Marilyn Higday, Judy Cardinale, Eunice Norton, Joyce Porterfield, Eileen Rasmussen, Heidi Thomson, Patty Oates, Kathy Dutra and Kennie Winter.
Adding to the show are pastel artists Terry Durnil, Bonnie Tsingali and Shelby Posada. Joining them will be Ginger Ingersoll with paintings on ceramics.
Additional work includes pencil drawings of Sam Haley, work in oil by Kristi Peake, oil paintings by Joe Borg and Janice Riveart, watercolors by Noriko Shields and jewelry by Stephanie Bero.
Continuing in the January show is work in a variety of mediums by Carol Yanagitsu, Jo Bergesen, Judy Cardinale, Marcie Long, Carmen Britton, Sarah Tichava and Gary Bosman.
The Linda Carpenter Gallery will present the work of students from Upper Lake under the tutelage of Anna and Jennifer Sabalone. Visitors are invited to enjoy all that the galleries and the gift shop have to offer while they sip Lake County wines, meet the artists and listen to Phil Mathewson and friends. For more information, call the Main Street Gallery at 263-6658.
Zimmerman to perform in Kelseyville
KELSEYVILLE — Satirist and musician Roy Zimmerman will appear at 7 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County (UUCLC), the performance will be held at the Kelseyville Senior Center, 5245 Third St. A suggested donation of $15 is asked, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
“Live From the Starving Ear” is 90 minutes of “wickedly inventive satirical songs,” according to Carol Cole-Lewis of the UUCLC. The Tea Party, the economy, same-sex marriage, Rush Limbaugh, Creationism, guns, taxes, abstinence and even Barack Obama all come under musical scrutiny. “There”s a whole new political landscape,” Zimmerman said, “painted by Jackson Pollock.”
Zimmerman said “The Starving Ear” is his homage to San Francisco”s legendary nightclub, the Hungry i, and the name of his new series on YouTube. For more information, call 587-4243.
Professional pianists” concert is this weekend
UKIAH — The 19th annual professional pianists” concert takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Mendocino College Center Theatre, 1000 Hensley Creek Road in Ukiah. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors; $15 general and $25 “I ?Wanna” See the Hands” limited seating.
Performances will feature Spencer Brewer, Elena Casanova, Tom Ganoung, Chris James, Elizabeth MacDougall and Ed Reinhart. By popular demand, the concert will feature all the pianists on stage throughout the concert. The musicians will trade stories and songs with two pianos on stage to accommodate impromptu collaborations.
The musical selections range from classical to jazz, boogie woogie to Cuban.
The concerts benefit the Ukiah Educational Foundation and the Allegro Scholarship Program. There will be autographed CDs and cassettes by the artists for sale in lobby. Refreshments will be provided by Ukiah Civic Light Opera.
Tickets are on sale at Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, Mazahar in Willits and Watershed Books in Lakeport. For more information, call 468-8910.
Internet series ?Sundays” is casting actors
MENDOCINO COUNTY — Fog Line Films is announcing a casting call for “Sundays,” a dramatic series to be filmed in Mendocino County including Fort Bragg and vicinity by Fog Line Films writer and director Forrest Naylor.
The series will air over the Internet each week for 12 weeks. Each episode will be eight to 10 minutes long and will be available for download to computers and mobile devices. A DVD will be made at the conclusion of each season.
“Sundays” is about a small Northern California coastal town and the eclectic medley of characters who call it home. According to Naylor, lives are intertwined and gossip runs rabid.
The show will be casting seven women, four men, one teen male and one teen female. Auditions take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Mendocino Recreation Center.
For more information, a script and sides, contact Cindy Lemas, producer, at Fog Line Films, 357-1889, clemas.foglinefilms@mcn.org, or visit www.sundaystheseries.com.
Film series to screen movie about cancer
CLEARLAKE — “Healing Cancer from Inside Out” is Second Sunday Cinema”s free film for January. The film will be shown at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Clearlake Community United Methodist Church at 14521 Pearl Ave. in Clearlake.
“Healing Cancer from Inside Out” tackles what it calls “the Cancer Industry,” the medical establishment and “Big Pharma,” with the support of politicians and government officials who, according to the film, make sure that they and only they are empowered to “cure” any condition.
The film is approximately one hour in length and will be followed by a presentation by Ron Strauss, a Lake County health educator and consultant. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 889-7735.
LCAC taking signups for Winter Music Fest
LAKEPORT — Artists who would like to perform in the Winter Music Fest are asked to contact the Lake County Arts Council (LCAC) by Saturday.
The 19th annual winter Music Fest takes place Feb. 27 and 28 at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre. Auditions will be held on Jan. 15, all day, at the Soper-Reese.
All kinds and styles of music are welcome for this show and groups of any size from soloist up are encouraged to audition. The LCAC will help solo singers find an accompanist for their performances.
To contact the arts council, call 263-6658 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., write to the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main Street, Lakeport CA 95453, or e-mail xian@saber.net.
Art in Public Places to accept entries Jan. 20
LAKEPORT — From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 20, Lake County Arts Council staff will receive work in the main lobby of the Lake County Courthouse for its Art in Public Places display. All works received will be hung in the courthouse as space allows and also Lakeport City Hall on Park Street.
Jan. 20 is also the time to pick up artwork from a prior show. This new exhibit will show through May 19. There is a fee of $1 per piece to enter work and there will be a 20-percent commission paid to the LCAC by members and 30 percent by non-members should any work be sold. For more information about Art in Public Places, call 263-6658.
Feb. 1 deadline to nominate state poet laureate
SACRAMENTO — The official nomination process and application for the role of California Poet Laureate is now open and the application forms and information are available on the California Arts Council Web site. The submission deadline is Feb. 1. Poets may self-nominate or be nominated by experts in the field of literature.
The role of the California Poet Laureate is to spread the art of poetry from classrooms to boardrooms across the state, to inspire an emerging generation of literary artists and to educate all Californians about the many poets and authors who have influenced our great state through creative literary expression. Over the course of a two-year term, the Poet Laureate provides six public readings in urban and rural locations across the state, educates civic and state leaders about the value of poetry and creative expression and undertakes a significant cultural project. One of the goals of the project must be to bring the poetic arts to students and Californians who might otherwise have little opportunity to be exposed to poetry.
The position of Poet Laureate was established in 2001 and the California Arts Council is designated to recommend individuals to the governor for the position. A review panel will be established to evaluate applications and make recommendations. The governor utilizes the panel”s evaluation provided by the California Arts Council and chooses the California Poet Laureate based on this information or other recommendations. The governor has the option of reviewing all the nominations and other California poets as well. The state Senate approves the appointment.
Nomination forms and information about the California Poet Laureate program and past/current California Poets Laureate may be found on the California Arts Council Web site. Nomination and application information: contact Kristin Margolis at (916) 322-6555 or kmargolis@cac.ca.gov.
