Thank you to all who participated in the acting class with instructor/director Carol Dobusch, to producers Taira St. John and Jenna Radtke, and to all who participated in the production.
Thank you, as well, to the front of the house for handling the concessions and to my husband, Ed Posada for popping mountains of popcorn to throw at the dastardly villain. It took a great deal of work by a good many people, but it was fun and a successful fundraiser for LCAC.
The January show in the Linda Carpenter Gallery on Main Street features the work of students from Upper Lake. We are pleased that we have a gallery where students are given the opportunity of showing their work in a professional gallery setting. Kudos to them, their teachers and assistants who encourage art as one of the facets in their learning experience.
A very merry crowd attended January's First Friday Fling which was held on the second Friday of the month, Jan. 8. I apologize for the confusion with the paper first printing that the event would take place on Jan. 1, but all ended well with the new artists and continuing artists receiving good critiques and comments on their work. The music of Neon and Mike Wilhelm definitely added to the festivities.
We are busy planning for our 18th annual Winter Music Fest to be held at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre. If you'd like to help out in some way, by bringing cookies, working concessions, ushering or one of the countless theatrical opportunities, please contact Betty-Lou or the gallery at 707-263-6658.
Well, here we are half way through the first month of a new year and busier than ever. We are pleased with out partnership with Mendocino College, the recognition of the Lake County Board of Supervisors as their official representative in the state and local partnership program with the California Arts Council (CAC), being awarded three grants by CAC, the National Endowments for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation. Added to that list is an Artist in Residence Program at McLaughlin Nature Reserve from UC Davis.
Quite an accomplishment for the Lake County Arts Council, and it would not have been accomplished without your hard work and dedication. Thank you and let's add more to that list in 2010.
Shelby Posada is executive director of the Lake County Arts Council, headquartered on N. Main Street in Lakeport.
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