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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clear Lake Performing Arts Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Sue Condit, will begin a new season of rehearsals on Sunday, Sept. 23.
The orchestra is scheduled to perform several pieces by Mozart in the CLPA Lake County Symphony Concert in November.
They will finish up the fall semester by playing some memorable holiday pieces at the annual CLPA Lake County Symphony Concert in December.
The orchestra also will play at the Symphony concert in May and present a full spring concert in June. All concerts are held at the Soper Reese Theater in Lakeport.
The orchestra is currently seeking new string players on violin, viola, cello and bass. All levels are needed and beginners are welcome. In addition, there is an opening for an intermediate level pianist.
The Youth Orchestra meets at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church on Sundays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. If you are interested in joining the group please contact coordinator Tamsen Serena at 707-928 -9621.
Since the discontinuation of the Schools String Program, Clear Lake Performing Arts offers string instruction in this countywide Youth Orchestra.
The organization not only supports the Lake County Symphony and presents a varied Concert Series, but also sponsors many youth music education opportunities.
In addition to the Youth Orchestra, CLPA offers music presentations in the schools and financial assistance to music students.
CLPA also offers a college scholarship program for students who play in the Lake County Symphony.
For information about CLPA Youth programs, call Andi Skelton at 707-279-4336.
For general CLPA information call President Ed Bublitz, 707-277-8271, or visit www.ClearLakePerformingArts.com .
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County Live! once again visited the Soper-Reese Community Theatre in Lakeport on Sunday, Aug. 26, with a show featuring outstanding music and an audience that was amused and entertained throughout the program.
Lake County Live! Is a one-hour radio show, broadcast live on Lake County Community Radio station KPFZ at 88.1 FM and streamed live on the Internet at www.kpfz.org .
The in-theater audience gets to “peek” into the world of live radio, while watching voice performers and musicians on stage during the show.
This month, music was provided by Majide! This trio includes Paul Kemp on piano, Jim Leonardis playing sax and vocals by Machiko. Classic smooth jazz was the main theme, with an occasional blues variation.
Joining them during the show was the a cappella group EarReverence, who returned to the stage after appearing in January during the premier broadcast of Lake County Live! The group features Nick and Valerie Reid, Carol Cole Lewis and Bill Bordisso.
Always tight with their harmonies and style, they delighted the audience with a couple of popular songs, and elicited a lot of laughter with a couple of others. As always, EarReverence proved to be irreverent.
“With the continuing characters we’ve developed, such as the Ladies of the Lake, and both new and returning musical guests, our audience is always appreciative and responsive,” said show creator and producer Doug Rhoades. “We started this venture back in January, and at that time never knew whether the concept would be accepted on the air or in the theater. I think since we just completed our eighth show, and people are asking about the next one, that question has been answered. We have a home here.”
Lake County Live! provides a venue in the theater for local talent, including musicians, vocalists, writers and more, building on a template established during the first show in January of this year.
Each show features two or three musical guests or groups, plus comedy from a stock cast of players, including Kris Andre, Pamela Bradley, Suna Flores, Vicky Parish Smith, Richard Smith and others.
Rhoades ties it together by performing hosting duties, as well as appearing in several of the comedy bits during each show.
“We are grateful for the support we’ve had, and want to thank KPFZ and the Soper-Reese for their support, as well as all of those associated with both who volunteer to help each month. We’re also thankful for the support of Lake County News, who has been there since we started,” Rhoades added.
The program airs live on the last Sunday of each month. Tickets are available at the theater box office at 275 S. Main in Lakeport on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Travel Center, 1265 S. Main in Lakeport, and online at www.soperreesetheatre.com .
Show information can be found at www.lakecountylive.com , as well as at www.facebook.com/lakecountylive .
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Art House Gallery will hold its Third Friday Gala showcasing local artists on Sept. 21.
The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the gallery, located at 15210 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake.
This month’s featured artist is Karen Magnuson.
In addition to shows the gallery offers courses in music and art for children and adults.
For more information call the gallery at 707-994-1716 or visit http://thearthousegallery.net/ .
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – “The End of the Line,” Second Sunday Cinema’s free film for Sept. 9, is a compelling documentary on the scary results of over-fishing by factory fishing boats all over the planet’s oceans.
If things continue as they are now, many experts predict that the oceans will be fished out by 2048.
Considering that fish are the major source of protein for over a billion of the world’s inhabitants, this is something that needs our urgent attention and action.
Some might ask, well, if we just stop industrialized fishing operations, won’t the fish quickly rebound?
Not necessarily.
Within the last quarter century, there were vast schools of cod off the Newfoundland coast. Due to plummeting numbers, fishing for cod was made illegal there a few years ago.
But this has has proved to be too little to late. Cod have not rebounded. There are too few at this point to reliably find each other to reproduce, and drag-trawling in many places scrapes the sea floor clean, destroying fish nurseries.
But on a positive note, this film tells us how we each, as individuals, can make a positive difference in the fate of many edible fish species.
As always, Second Sunday Cinema’s venue is the Clearlake United Methodist Church at 14521 Pearl Ave, in Clearlake.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the film will start at 6 p.m.
The film is completely free.
For more information, call Shannon Tolson at 707-889-7355.