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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 1939 classic, “The Wizard of Oz,” starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre on Tuesday, July 9, at 1 and 6 p.m.
Entry to the film is by donation.
This adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s fairy tale has something for all ages: strange lands, funny moments, scary moments, a dazzling assortment of imaginative characters, songs that take us over the rainbow, a peerless Judy Garland performance, and meaningful messages in abundance.
Continuously enthralling, this is one hardy perennial you will never tire of watching. It’s a must-see on the big screen.
The movie is sponsored by Jean Mead and Vivian Wilson.
Rated G. Run time is 1 hour and 47 minutes.
The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, www.soperreesetheatre.com.
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Actor-singers and singers who are non-actors (18 or older) also are welcome to audition for the soundtrack, which will be recorded in-studio before the video is released.
This is a great opportunity for those who may not match the look or visual age of one of the characters but can deliver a fitting vocal.
Information on the production is on the Web site, www.eveninshadow.com, with a list of characters and their sides.
You may audition online or come to one of the live auditions listed below.
Live audition dates are Thursday, July 11, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, July 13, at 1 p.m., at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church Friendship Hall, 5340 Third St.
The deadline for online auditions is Monday, July 15, at 11:59 p.m.
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- Written by: Ted Kooser
I’m afraid that if I’d asked my grandparents what the past was like they’d say it was “hard,” and that would be it.
But Megan Arlett is privileged to have a grandmother who knows how to enchant us with colors and odors and sounds. Arlett was born in the U.K., grew up in Spain, and now lives in Texas.
I Ask My Grandmother What Trinidad Was Like in 1960
Paradise with a thousand stings, she replies.
Deep blue and blazing sky. Incessant cicadas,
scuttle of bug and roach. Fleas, mosquitos,
the threat of scorpions. Men leaning on doorposts,
crowding the bar. Smoking, drinking,
laughing descendants of slaves. Fire coral burns,
reef-edge barracudas. Truly lovely.
Matriarchal, she says, women with eight children
by many different men. The men would leave
as the spirit took them. I want
to know all the forces one can call spirit.
Tall, swaying fronds of the sugar cane fields.
Distant roar heralding a downpour. Snapping turtles.
Nearby shanty town, she says,
streets full of rubbish, rats in the gutter.
I admired the colonial-style homes, she says.
Colonial, I say.
Separate servant quarters and grounds
filled with samaan trees, the balconies overflowing
with hot-colored orchids and the locusts drawn close
by the palatial lights, colorful and clawing,
their hooks sunk deep into the bare skin of a sweating back.
American Life in Poetry does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. It is made possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2018 by Megan J. Arlett, “I Ask My Grandmother What Trinidad Was Like in 1960,” from Third Coast, (Spring/Summer, 2018). Poem reprinted by permission of Megan J. Arlett and the publisher. Introduction copyright ©2019 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.
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The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Fore Family Winery, 3020 Main St. in Kelseyville.
The Farallons put on a sensational performance last year to a nearly sold out crowd.
The Petaluma trio brings its special “folk and roll” sound using three-part harmonies and great instrumentation.
Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at www.uuclc.org, Watershed Books in Lakeport and at the Fore Family Winery.
Some tickets may be available at the door, though seating is limited.
The concert is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County and hosted by Fore Family Wines.