LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Mendocino College Lake Center invites the community to a barbecue and open house marking the beginning of the new semester on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

The event will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Round Room.

All students, faculty and invited guests are welcome to come celebrate the beginning of a new school year and enjoy a delicious barbecue.

January marks the start of the sixth year of classes at the “new” Lake Center. Come out for a visit.

The college offers special thanks to the Lake County Friends of Mendocino College for their sponsorship the Kiwanis Club of Lakeport for assistance with the barbecue.

For more information, please contact Mendocino College’s Lake Center at 707-263-4944 or visit www.mendocino.edu.

The center is located at 2565 Parallel Dr., Lakeport.