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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – There is still time for artists to enter their work in this year’s Lake County Fair competitions.
The deadline for entries is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8.
Entries must be made online at http://www.lakecountyfair.com/competitions.html .
The fair runs from Thursday, Aug. 30, through Sunday, Sept. 2. This year's Lake County Fair theme is “Summer's Biggest Blast!”
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Local favorite David Neft will host a very special concert to benefit youth in the performing arts on Saturday, Aug. 11.
The concert will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Little Theater at Lower Lake High School, 9430 Lake St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $10 at the door.
In addition to playing popular favorite melodies from audience requests, concert-goers also will be a part of the show.
One member of the audience will select a tune, someone else a style and Neft will combine the two.
Be prepared to hear funny, strange things such as “Over the Rainbow” as a Heavy Metal rock song or “Piano Man” as a Country and Western waltz.
Neft also would like to stroll down memory lane and with audience help, see how many classic television and movie theme songs the audience can remember.
For tickets or more information visit www.aneveningwith.org or call 707-331-8445.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Arts Council will host its next First Friday Fling on Aug. 3.
The fling will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St., Lakeport.
The First Friday Fling will introduce the work of Ray Farrow, Bruce Vandraiss, Lois Freon and Heidi Thomason.
Currently showing at the gallery are Linda Becker, Tom Poole, Carol Yanagitsubo, Kevin Village Stone, Bonnie Tringali, Terry Drunil, Diana Leibe, Richard Seisser and George Waterstaat.
Lindy Day will provide music and Wildhurst Vineyards will pour its vintages. Finger food also will be offered.
This month the Linda Carpenter Gallery will feature an exhibition of “Summer of Peace” art.
For more information contact the Lake County Arts Council, 707-263-6658.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. – At its annual meeting Wednesday, July 25, the members of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO) confirmed the election of Pacific Chorale President and CEO Kelly Ruggirello as its new president.
The meeting took place in San Francisco during ACSO’s annual conference for state industry leaders.
Beginning Oct. 1, Ruggirello will serve a one-year term in a volunteer capacity as head of ACSO’s board, which is comprised of leaders from the classical music community throughout the state of California.
Ruggirello states, “As a passionate advocate for and grateful recipient of the transformative power of music, I enthusiastically embrace my new role as president of ACSO’s Board of Directors,” Ruggirello said. “I look forward to working with the exemplary staff and board to assist our state’s musical organizations in achieving their dreams.”
ACSO Executive Director Kris Sinclair said, “We are very much looking forward to Kelly's thoughtful, enthusiastic leadership of the Association. She is the right woman at the right time, with the intelligence and passion to lead our statewide orchestra and choral association.”
Kelly Ruggirello was named president and CEO of Pacific Chorale in May 2004. Her experience in fundraising, public relations, marketing, operations and education, combined with a vocal performance background, won her the position following a nationwide search.
Over the course of more than 24 years in arts management, Ruggirello has raised more than $50 million for California nonprofit arts organizations. Prior to her position with Pacific Chorale, she has worked for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony and Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Orange County School of the Arts, and the Long Beach Mozart Festival.
Ruggirello is a consultant with local, regional and national choruses, orchestras and arts schools and serves as a presenter at state and national conferences.
The Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO) is a nonprofit membership association providing leadership and services to classical music producers and presenters in California and the region encouraging and supporting their artistic, organizational, and fiscal development.
Membership is open to orchestras, choruses and classical music presenters of all sizes, symphony leagues and guilds, youth orchestras, festivals, artist management firms, businesses, and individuals associated with orchestras or wishing to access its services.
ACSO is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors who hail from arts organizations all over the state of California. ACSO was founded in 1969 at Asilomar by a small group of committed orchestra managers who believed in the power of personal networking.
More than forty years later, ACSO remains the hub of California’s vibrant classical music community by providing a variety of services to its 400+ members including networking, mentorship, resource sharing, advocacy, and professional development.
Founded in 1968, Pacific Chorale is internationally recognized for exceptional artistic expression, stimulating American-focused programming, and influential education programs. Pacific Chorale presents a significant performance season of its own at Segerstrom Center for the Arts and is sought regularly to perform with the nation’s leading symphonies.
Under the inspired guidance of Artistic Director John Alexander, Pacific Chorale has infused an Old World art form with California’s hallmark innovation and cultural independence. Pacific Chorale has a membership of 140 professional and volunteer singers.