Wild About Books will host a book club gathering at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Stop in for wine and book talk, get the 2009 book titles and receive free advance reading copies.

Wild About Books is located at 14290 Olympic Drive, Clearlake.

For more information, call the store, 994-9453.

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What? Friday the 13th? Yup! This lucky date will initiate the two week run of John C. Holm's “Gramercy Ghost”! Perfect!

The Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake is the home of the amazing Weaver Auditorium.

The theater is morethan 130 years old and undoubtedly could tell some pretty good ghost stories, all by itself. What better place and date for LCTC to perform its own ghost story?

In “Gramercy Ghost,” a young woman of “proper upbringing” inherits a handsome ghost who develops some rather “improper” feelings about her. Put this together with a hilarious stuffed shirt and a romantically inclined reporter and our sweet heroine has a triple threat on her hands.

Rod Rehe, Laura Fichtel, John Tomlinson and Blue Pabst co-star in this adult comedy where only you and the friendly ghost may understand the real meaning of “romance.”

“Gramercy Ghost” is scheduled for Feb. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m., and Feb.15 and 22 at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $14 for reserved and $12 for general seating, $2 less in each category for seniors, students and LCTC members.

Reserved and general tickets are available at Catfish books in Lakeport (263-4454) and Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce in Clearlake (994-3600). General seating tickets are available at Shannon Ridge Tasting Room in Clearlake Oaks (998-9656).

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The concert will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Galilee Lutheran Church, 8860 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.

Jensen, who comes from Trondheim, Norway, will give a performance titled “Nordic Elegance,” featuring music of Norway's great composers.

The cost for tickets for CLPA and lodge members is $15 per person, and $20 for non-members.

A reception in the Galilee Community Center will follow the concert.

For information contact Hope Brewer, 279-0877, or Mary Beth Ingvoldstad, 987-2404.

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Second Sunday Cinema's free film for February, “Eating,” (third edition) provides plenty of food for thought as it shows us the results of our dietary choices – specifically, eating meat – on our health, on the health of the planet and on the animals we consume.

Who knew? Who knew that eating a meat-based diet is a major factor in causing heart disease? Or cancer? Who knew that eating meat is a major factor in causing bone loss (osteoporosis)?

Who knew that eating meat is a major cause of the loss of zillions of acres of rain forest in the amazon as the trees are cut down to open space for growing corn and soybeans to feed cattle, pigs and chickens?

And who knew that methane-emitting farm animals are a major cause of global warming? This fascinating, impactful documentary explains it all for you.

As a very special treat, Lori Patotzka, vegetarian chef extraordinaire, will demonstrate that eating a plant-based diet is anything but boring. She'll show the group how to make a chicken-free “chicken salad,” a tasty red pepper/walnut spread, and will share samples of her moist, delicious sweet bread.

A review of “Eating” from the American Library Association states, This is “a compelling and often shocking look at the standard American diet. Asserts that following federal nutrition guidelines can kill you.”

As always, this documentary is presented for free.

The venue is the Clearlake United Methodist Church at 14521 Pearl Ave. near Mullen in downtown Clearlake.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for snacks and socializing. Patotzka's demonstration will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed immediately by the film, which is 88 minutes long.

For more information call 279-2957.

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“Vet Tails” takes the reader on a journey into Dr. Freed's country veterinary practice.

If you love animals, if you're considering becoming a veterinarian or if you have had a memorable experience with a pet, you'll find chatting and reading about Charlie Freed's work informing and enjoyable.

Freed will be at Watershed Books from 3:15 p.m. until 5 p.m. Feb. 6. Afterward, attend First Friday Fling at next door's Main Street Gallery.

For more information call the bookstore at 263-5787 or visit www.watershedbookco.com.

Watershed Books is located at 305 N. Main St., Lakeport.

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