LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Big Read has partnered with businesses, organizations, libraries and schools to hold activities and events inspired by Amy Tan”s “The Joy Luck Club” in October.
Star Gardens in Middletown will host a talk and tea on the Chine sis plant species, free-of-charge, Saturday at 1 p.m., according to Big Read Program Director Robin Shrive. The plants include garden varieties such as wisteria and the ever blooming rose.
Next week, gourmet food caterer Chic le Chef is offering a Chinese cooking class at the Lower Lake High School culinary kitchen. Menu items have been chosen from the novel. The cost is $35 per person and includes hands on instruction, a take home recipe booklet, food and book discussion. Contact Julie@chiclechef.com to register. Space is limited.
The Aroma Caf? at Yuba Community College, Clear Lake is hosting a Chinese luncheon buffet on Wednesday. Lunch reservations can be arranged by contacting the restaurant on campus. A student performance based on “The Joy Luck Club” will be presented in the afternoon.
Other future programming includes a Chinese food and wine pairing at the Lake County Wine Studio on, a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at the Tallman Hotel and a young people”s chess tournament at Burns Valley School, all on Oct. 19.
The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. Managed by Arts Midwest, The Big Read provides competitive grants to support innovative reading programs in selected communities.
For more information on Lake County Big Read events, visit NEABigRead.org and follow the link to communities and click on the Lake County balloon or visit lakecoe.org website and follow the links to the Big Read page. For answers to specific questions or to volunteer contact Shrive at rshrive@yahoo.com.
