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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Take a journey to the world of fado, often described as the Portuguese version of the blues, in a concert this month at the Soper Reese Theatre.
The concert will take place on Saturday, March 30, at 7 p.m.
This concert presents Fado as interpreted by Ramana Vieira, a Northern California native of Portuguese descent who has been described by The New York Times as an American at the forefront of the Fado resurgence. The San Francisco Examiner calls her “the Rising Star in World Music."
Following her show at the Soper Reese last year, this year's performance will concentrate more fully on the authentic fado style.
Vieira is performing here in Lake County in recognition of Portugal Day, which celebrates the death of Portugal’s national literary icon, Luís de Camões, who died on June 10, 1580. De Camões has been compared to William Shakespeare in his mastery of the language while his poetic masterpiece, Os Lusiadas (The Lusiads), has become an icon of Portuguese literature.
Fado has Moorish musical roots and is often associated with pubs, cafés and restaurants.
Originating in 1820s Portugal, this style of singing is characterized by poetic lyrics related to the elements of love, loss, redemption and occasionally humor. These ballads evoke the emotion of “saudade,” a yearning for something lost.
Tickets are $20. Open seating. Tickets are available at www.soperreesetheatre.com; at the theatre’s Box Office, 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, up to two hours before show time; at The Travel Center, 1265 S. Main St., Lakeport, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The theatre telephone is 707-263-0577; Travel Center phone is 707-263-3095.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Soper Reese Theatre’s long-running Third Friday Live dance party returns on Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m. with The Psychedellos.
Tickets are now on sale for $15, open seating, with dance floor open.
The Psychedellos were born on July 29, 2016, at The Spot in Clearlake, after an impromptu gathering of friends got together to celebrate drummer Steve Toma’s 66th birthday.
Together, their eclectic sound of rock, folk and country sounded so good, and felt so good, the group decided to make it permanent.
Musicians are Dave Hagberg, vocals and lead guitar; Phil Oiler, vocals and lead guitar; April Knoll, vocals; Dale Billester, bass; and Steve Toma, drums.
Major sponsor is the Strong Financial Network. Also sponsored by KXBX 98.3 and KNTI 99.5. Dance floor will be open.
Tickets are available online at www.SoperReeseTheatre.com; or at The Travel Center, 1265 S. Main, Lakeport, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Box office open two hours ahead of show time.
For more information call 707-263-0577 or email to
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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is presenting monthly art classes with wine, co-hosted with artist Anna Sabalone.
This month's wine and art session with Sabalone is scheduled for Sunday, March 10, and will feature a crab painted in oil pastels.
The session time is 1:30 to 4 p.m.
The class fee of $40 covers all of the provided art supplies needed along with step-by-step guidance and a glass of Lake County wine.
Reservations are required for each month's class as participation is limited to 12 people.
Sabalone was born and raised in Lake County. She has been involved in the Lake County Arts Council since her teen years.
She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Leeds, England for her undergraduate degree in English, history and anthropology. She earned her teaching credential and Master’s of Education from UCSB and has been teaching art, English, history and academic decathlon at Upper Lake High School since 2008.
For class schedule, reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.
The Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County. Artists’ shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month.
The gallery is located at 9505 Main St., in Upper Lake.
For more information call LCWS at 707-275-8030.
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- Written by: Ted Kooser
John Stanizzi is a poet living in Connecticut, whose work we've published before. His most recent collection of poems is Chants, from Cervena Barva Press.
Our column has published a number of poems about facing the loss of family members, and others about the rush of time. This poem addresses both subjects.
Ascension
First day of February,
and in the far corner of the yard
the Adirondack chair,
blown over by the wind at Christmas,
is still on its back,
the snow too deep for me
to traipse out and right it,
the ice too sheer
to risk slamming these old bones
to the ground.
In a hospital bed in her room
where her bed used to be,
and her husband,
my Aunt Millie keeps reaching up
for the far corner of the room,
whispering That is so interesting.
I will go now.
In April
I will walk out
across the warming grass,
and right the chair
as if there had never been anything
to stop me in the first place,
listening for the buzz of hummingbirds
which reminds me of how fast
things are capable of moving.
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 John Stanizzi, "Ascension." Poem reprinted by permission of John Stanizzi. 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.