LAKEPORT
Women’s Civic Club news
February is a busy month for the Lakeport Women’s Civic Club. Eight new members will be celebrated at the New Member Tea this Tuesday, Feb 11 at the Lakeport Lagoons Clubhouse. LWCC board members will share with new members a little bit about their respective positions in the hope of providing them with a better view of the inner workings of a club that provides as much as $10,000 dollars of support to city beautification, senior projects, children’s activities and historical education.
LWCC encourages every member to share whatever skills they possess by acting on committees or taking on leadership roles so that the club might continue to do the amazing work that the ladies have been doing since 1921 when they started out serving the first lunches in our public schools, planting the first shrubs in Library Park and affording the first wooden street signs on Main St. in Lakeport.
Back in the day, they held “socials” to help raise funds. In 2020, and for the last 26 years, they have hosted a Mad Hatter Luncheon and Fashion Show every year to the raise funds that they then distribute throughout the year to organizations such as Northlake Adult Day Center, Veteran’s Honor Guard, Community Relief efforts, vocational scholarships and greater endeavors such as Rocky, Jerusalem, Valley Fire Relief Fund, Friends of the Library, Victim’s Witness Program of Lake Co. and Westside Park.
This year the theme for our event will be International Kindness. Guests are being encouraged to pick a country, or represent their own, by wearing traditional ethnic costume. A wide range of cuisine and music will be provided with the idea of bringing together as many sights, sounds, tastes and traditions as possible.
Tickets for the event are $35 and will go on sale March 6. Doors will open at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Boutique Winery with lunch, an International Fashion show, live and silent auction and an array of beautiful baskets that will be created by our team of experts from the numerous donations provided by our very thoughtful and generous businesses all around the lake.
For tickets or more information please call Helen Finch 707-972-1807.
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CLEARLAKE
Mardi Gras fundraiser
Everyone is invited to take a stroll down Austin Road wearing their Mardi Gras costume and listening to the magic of the music lead by Lower Lake High School Drummers. There will be a costume contest and mask making booth for those who want to join the mask contest.
Meet at 3 p.m. at Austin Skate Park to group for march. Start the march at 3:30 pm. Music, parade to American Legion Hall by 4 p.m. When the parade reaches the American Legion Hall the doors will open and the fun begins.
Engage in many hands on art and science activities and games. Fun for all ages.
Victor Hall from Camp Fame and Don Coffin will entice us with their music magic from their talented music students. Followed by music from local musicians playing a bit of New Orleans Jazz.
Mardi Gras dinner will be served at 630 pm. Mardi Gras theme cuisine. Cajun Grilled Chicken with white garlic sauce, jambalaya, green beans, red beans and rice, mac and cheese, spicy sweet potato, cole slaw, corn bread muffins.
The dinner is followed by a raffle. There is lots of fun and excitement for the whole family.
$25 for Ticket – Includes one adult meal, one kids meal, six game tickets. Additional kids meals are $5 under 12 years old. Let’s have some family fun.
Funding goes towards scholarships to provide free art, science and music hands on educational experiences to children and their families in our community.
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UPPER LAKE
Monthly art classes at Lake County Wine Studio
Lake County Wine Studio (LCWS) is presenting monthly art classes with wine, co-hosted with artist Anna Sabalone. This month’s wine and art session with Sabalone is scheduled for the February 16 and will feature a lighthouse landscape painted in watercolors. The session time is 1:30 to 4 p.m.
The class fee of $40 covers all of the provided art supplies needed along with step-by-step guidance and a glass of Lake County wine. Reservations are required for each month’s class as participation is limited to 12 people.
Sabalone was born and raised in Lake County. She has been involved in the Lake County Arts Council since her teen years. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the University of Leeds, England for her undergraduate degree in English, history and anthropology. She earned her teaching credential and Masters of Education from UCSB and has been teaching art, English, history and academic decathlon at Upper Lake High School since 2008.
For class schedule, reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at (707) 293-8752.
LCWS is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County.
The gallery is located at 9505 Main Street, in Upper Lake. Open Thursday-Monday, 1-7 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. For more information call LCWS at (707) 275-8030.
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