Debra Fredrickson

Roughly 50 demonstrators marched in Lakeport on a Saturday to protest the Trump Administration for zero tolerance in 2019. - Photo by Elizabeth Montgomery, Lake County Publishing.

Lakeport protesters march in support of immigrant families

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT >> A small but enthusiastic group of concerned citizens marched in Lakeport on Saturday to protest actions by the Trump administration that separated young children and babies from their...

John Parkinson, conductor of the Lake County Symphony presents LCSA Scholarship to Garrett Grossner. - Photo by Michael Stempe

‘Creatures and Beasts’ at Youth Orchestra concert

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT >> The recent concert by the Youth Orchestra was an energetic display by talented young musicians of Lake County.“They have been practicing for months to be ready for this,”...

Wine club members harvest grapes in the Fall to make wine for annual Winefest. David Velasquez demonstrates proper technique for Tamra Renfrow. - contributed photo

Making Winesfest possible

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKE COUNTY >> It is a little-known fact, but the annual Winefest actually starts in September or October, when members of the Symphony Wine Club get together to pick grapes...

Winefest volunteers stay busy pouring for tasters during a previous Maker’s Festival. - contributed photos

Spring means another wine, beer fest

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT >> Saturday, June 16, will mark the 17th annual Lake County Home Wine and Beer Makers’ Festival, taking place from noon to 5 p.m. at Lakeport’s Library Park.The event...

Nick Biondo celebrates 40 years with Lake County Symphony - contributed

Musician, retired educator celebrates 40 years with Lake County Symphony

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKE COUNTY >> Nick Biondo has been playing the clarinet for over 50 years, and as one of the charter members of the Lake County Symphony, he joins just two...

Musicians take a break after the early rehearsal concert before heading back to play again in the afternoon Christmas Concert. Many musicians drive long distances to be a part of the Lake County Symphony. L-R: Richard Chang, comes in from Napa Valley to play bass fiddle; Ned Haran comes from Sebastobol with his trombone; John Weeks brings his cello from Hidden Valley.and has been doing so since 1981. ‘It’s not my usual job. I do this for fun,’ he said. - Carl Fredrickson

Holiday symphony concert a hit

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT >> It was a full house for the Lake County Symphony’s Christmas concert last week at the Soper-Reese Theatre, and also marked the 40th anniversary of the Lake County...

Elizabeth MacDougall performs Sunday as the symphony season opens. - David Nelson

Elizabeth MacDougall to star in fall concert

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT >> Elizabeth MacDougall, one of this region’s best and most prolific pianists, will take to the stage on November 19 to play Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat...

David Velasquez showing Tamra Renfrow the basics of grape harvesting. - Contributed photos

Wine club completes harvest

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Members of the Lake County Symphony Wine Club got together recently for a grape picking session, harvesting 800 pounds of syrah before transporting their bounty to the club’s processing center...

Symphony puts on casual performance

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

KELSEYVILLE >> More than 100 people crowded into the Friendship Hall of the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church last week for an informal Membership Appreciation Concert and dinner presented by the Lake...

All American at this year’s Mother’s Day concert

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT >> This year’s Mothers’ Day concert by the Lake County Symphony (LCS) features both patriotic and traditional American music familiar to most of us, under the talented direction of...

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