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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. The “First Wednesday Artist Reception” will take place July 1 at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The featured artist for July is Lake County painter Lynne Wagner.
For $10 you can enjoy fine wine by the glass, delicious appetizers and friendly conversation as you appreciate new acrylic on canvas paintings and limited edition giclee reproductions of Wagner’s original art work.
Those who attend will receive $20 in Saw Shop Bucks to use whenever it’s convenient.
The Saw Shop is located at 3825 Main St., Kelseyville.
Call 707-278-0129 to make dinner reservations. Visit www.sawshopbistro.com .
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A poem whose subject needs no introduction! Melissa Balmain lives in New York State, and her most recent book is Walking in on People, from Able Muse Press.
Nightmare
Your TV cable’s on the fritz.
Your Xbox is corroded.
Your iPod sits in useless bits.
Your Game Boy just imploded.
Your cell phone? Static’s off the scale.
Your land line? Disconnected.
You’ve got no mail—E, junk or snail.
Your hard drive is infected.
So here you idle, dumb and blue,
with children, spouse and mother—
and wish you knew what people do
to entertain each other.
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation ( www.poetryfoundation.org ), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright 2014 by Melissa Balmain, “Nightmare,” from Walking in on People, (Able Muse Press, 2014). Poem reprinted by permission of Melissa Balmain and Able Muse Press. Introduction copyright 2015 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006. They do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The summer showings of free movies in Middletown Square Park will begin on Saturday, July 11.
The showing will begin at sundown at the park, located in front of the Middletown Library and Senior Center at 21256 Washington St.
The featured film will be “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.”
The Middletown Merchants Association, Hardester's Market and Star Gardens is hosting the event.
The Boy Scouts will offer a concession stand.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The opening event of the Summer Poetry Series takes place Wednesday, June 24, at 6 p.m. at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, 3825 Main St. in Kelseyville, hosted by Lake County Poet Laureate Casey Carney.
The June 24 reading features poets Richard Schmidt and Lourdes Thuesen, and special guest musician Mike Wilhelm.
Open mic signups start at 6 p.m. Poets are invited to share up to five minutes of poetry.
The three readings will take place on the last Wednesday of the month, June 24, July 29 and Aug. 26, at 6 p.m., on the back patio of the restaurant.
Each reading will feature local poets, musicians and an open mic.
The $10 admission includes a glass of wine, an appetizer and $20 in Saw Shop bucks, to be redeemed at the patron’s convenience.