Lake County Live! once again visited the Soper-Reese Community Theatre in Lakeport on Aug. 26 with a show featuring outstanding music and an audience that was amused and entertained throughout the program.
Lake County Live! is a one-hour radio show, broadcast live on Lake County Community Radio station KPFZ at 88.1 FM and streamed live on the Internet at kpfz.org. The in-theater audience gets to peek into the world of live radio, while watching voice performers and musicians on stage during the show.
This month, music was provided by Majide! This trio includes Paul Kemp on piano, Jim Leonardis playing sax and Machiko providing vocals. Classic smooth jazz was the main theme, with an occasional blues variation. Joining them during the show was the a cappella group Ear Reverence, who returned to the stage after appearing in January during the premier broadcast of Lake County Live! The group features Nick and Valerie Reid, Carol Cole Lewis and Bill Bordisso. Always tight with their harmonies and style, they delighted the audience with a couple of popular songs and elicited a lot of laughter with a couple of others. As always, Ear Reverence proved to be irreverent.
With the continuing characters we”ve developed, such as the Ladies of the Lake, and both new and returning musical guests, our audience is always appreciative and responsive. We started this venture back in January, and at that time never knew whether the concept would be accepted on the air or in the theater. I think since we just completed our eighth show, and people are asking about the next one, that question has been answered. We have a home here.
Lake County Live! provides a venue in the theater for local talent, including musicians, vocalists, writers and more, building on a template established during the first show in January of this year. Each show features two or three musical guests or groups, plus comedy from a stock cast of players including Kris Andre, Pamela Bradley, Suna Flores, Vicky Parish Smith, Richard Smith and others.
We are grateful for the support we”ve had and want to thank KPFZ and the Soper Reese for their support, as well as all of those associated with both who volunteer to help each month. We”re also thankful for the support of Lake County News, who has been there since we started. The program airs live on the last Sunday of each month. Tickets are available from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridays at the theater box office, located at 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport, at the Travel Center, located at 1265 S. Main St. in Lakeport, and online at soperreesetheatre.com. Show information can be found at lakecountylive.com, as well as at www.facebook.com/lakecountylive. Questions about the show can be directed to lakecountylive@gmail.com.
Doug Rhoades
Creator and producer
Lake County Live!
