LAKEPORT >> Lake County Friends of Mendocino College and the Friends of the Mendocino College Library, affiliate groups of the Mendocino College Foundation, are hosting a reading with Lake County Poet Laureate Casey Carney. The reading will take place on Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in Room 7050 at the Mendocino College Lake Center.
Carney is a lifelong artist who expresses her creativity through poetry, writing, photography, performance art and teaching. Holding a Master”s Degree in dance, Carney is a professional choreographer, and has taught dance and participated in numerous dance concerts in Los Angeles. She has studied with such notables as Bessie Schonberg, Jeff Slaton, Bella Lewitzky, Risa Steinberg and Gloria Newman. Carney also has performed as a soloist at the Los Angeles Dance Kaliedoscope Festival.
A former special education teacher, Carney is currently involved with mentoring at-risk youth. She believes in the power of creativity in helping people to connect with their individual voice, and to bring that voice into the world. She is interested in a multidisciplinary approach to expression and healing.
Carney is currently working on her manuscript of poetry titled “How to tell a Party from a Disaster.”
Following the reading, there will be an open mic session to let audience members recite their poetry. Sign-ups will take place prior to the reading and during the break.
In addition to the reading by Carney, The Friends of the Mendocino College Library are also hosting author Waights Taylor Jr. on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. on the Ukiah campus in Room 4210. He will be reading from his new mystery, “Kiss of Salvation.”
For more information, check the college web site at www.mendocino.edu or call 468-3051.
The lake center is located at 2565 Parallel Drive in Lakeport.
