LAKEPORT – Are you ready to get in the Christmas spirit? Have you been humming Christmas carols for months?

It's time to gather with the community and share in the joy of the season.

Come enjoy some of the talented musicians and groups in our community at Lakeport's 23rd Annual Christmas Festival of Music.

The festival will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, and is hosted at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 600 16th St. in Lakeport.

An interfaith and community gathering, the festival will feature returning favorites, the Sweet Adelines, Lakeport Ward Choir, and the Clear Lake High School Sax Quintet will bring a jazzy feeling to the holiday season.

Attendees will be serenaded by vocalists Katy Tipton, Sally Spoon, and cellist Clovice A. Lewis Jr. will accompany singer Keely Southwick. Piano soloists include Matt Weiss and Shao-Jia Chang.

A particular treat will be Wesley Follett, who is conducting the Clear Lake Performing Arts Youth Orchestra, as well as the Middletown Adventist School Choir. An talented ensemble from the Mendocino College Lakeport Campus is another first-time performer this year to the festival.

Admission is free and refreshments are provided.

All are invited to support the local talent in our area and enjoy an evening of holiday cheer.

Although the program is full this year, all interested performers are invited to come and sign up for next year.

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