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1. ArtNotes
Quarterly members’ magazine for the Lake County Arts Council
Fall 2006
www.lakecountyartscouncil.com
EcoArts Sculpture Walk on display through Oct. 15
by Cynthia M. Parkhill
The EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk remains
on display through mid-October at the Middletown
County Trailside Park.
EcoArts of Lake County is a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting visual art, visual art education
and ecologic stewardship to the residents and visitors of
Lake County. The sculpture walk originated through a
partnership between the Lake County Arts Council and
the County of Lake, which provided the outdoor venue.
Organized by Karen Turcotte, the sculpture walk has
been installed each year since 2003 during the summer
months. The Lake County Board of Supervisors, during
reviews of the sculpture walk, have approved its contin-
ued installations.
In 2005, EcoArts of Lake County filed for non-profit
status and was approved as a 501(c)3. A $5,000 grant
from AT&T (formerly the SBC Excelerator program)
enabled the creation of a Web site, www.EcoArts
ofLakeCounty.org. The Web site includes “cyber-walks”
of each year’s EcoArts exhibit.
The sculpture walk opened this year along the county
park’s central trail. It features work by a number of art-
ists who are locally and internationally known and will
remain in place through Oct. 15.
The Coyote Film Festival debuted this summer to
support the mission of EcoArts. Langtry Estate and
Vineyard has hosted monthly outdoor screenings of in-
dependent films, including several by local filmmakers.
For more information, visit EcoArts of Lake County’s
Web site. Tax deductible donations can be sent to Eco-
Arts of Lake County, PO Box 8, Cobb, CA 95426.
www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org
“Lake County Landscape” by Alicia Lee Farnsworth
www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org
“Shutter Bug” by Lawrence Lauterborn

2. Page 2 • ArtNotes, Fall 2006
Executive Director — Shelby Posada, 263-1871;
ESP352@aol.com
Board of Directors:
President — Sandi Ciardelli, 263-0663 (home), 263-
8132 (work); designwomen@saber.net
Vice President — John Ross, 263-6120; pogo2@
sbcglobal.net
Treasurer — Betty Lou Surber, 263-4721; surber@jps.net
Secretary — Susan Krones, 263-2251; krones@zapcom.
net
Annie Barnes, 263-3010 (work), 274-9251 (home)
Carol Dobusch, 279-1169; hansdobusch@mchsi.com
Joan Holman, 263-1345
Glenneth Lambert, glenneth@thefine-artcafe.org
Kristi Peake, 279-1130 (home), 349-4316 (cell);
kristi747@netzero.net
Luwana Quitiquit, 263-5553
Norman “Wink” Winckler, 279-2965 (home), 349-0934
(work); wink162@msn.com
Floyd Surber, 263-4721; surber@jps.net
Voris Brumfield (Board Member Emeritus), 987-3461
Staff and Office Volunteers:
Betty Lou Surber, The Great Oz
Diana Liebe, Gift Shop
John Ross, Membership
LCAC Media:
Webmaster — Xian Yeagan, yeagan@xianyeagan.com
ArtNotes Editor — Cynthia Parkhill, 277-0296 (home),
295-7554 (cell); cparkhill@jps.net
Gallery Committee Members:
Floyd Surber, Mary Lawson, Bonnie Ewing, Diana Liebe,
Gaylene McComb, Pat Courtney,Ray Farrow, John
Eells, Ron Snider, Richard Siesser, Gwen Patsy, Revina
Mitchell
Soper-Reese Committee:
Mike Adams, Bob Carpenter, Amy Casey, Sandi
Ciardelli, Carol Dobusch, Wally Fuller, Nina Marino,
John Ross, Floyd Surber
Schedule changes at Main Street Gallery
Beginning with the October 2006 show, the Gallery will be staggering
the shows in order that every First Friday Fling will also be an opening
reception for several artists.
Since the beginning of the Gallery, shows have lasted three months, and
all shows have had their openings on the same date. This has tended to dis-
courage passersby from dropping in, since everyone knew that they would
see the same art that they saw the last time they were in.
Attendance at the Gallery has improved since the establishment of the
First Friday Flings, our monthly celebrations of the arts. However, the Re-
ception/Flings were much better at-
tended than the others. In the future
every Fling will also be a reception,
with approximately a third of the art-
ists opening a new show.
In order to make the change in the schedule, some artists were willing to
shorten their shows. So for the October Fling, there will be thirteen artists
opening, some who will be there for two months, some for one. Once ev-
erything is settled, the artists will show for three months each. In November
and December, there will be several new artists. This will allow us to give
each artist more attention both at the openings and in press releases.
The policy of the Main Street Gallery has always been to give an opportu-
nity to show to artists who have never shown in a gallery before, and we do
not intend to alter that policy in our effort to create a more exciting venue.
However, since many developing artists can use assistance evaluating their
work, we will be viewing it in advance of the show in order to help choose
the best.
— Xian Yeagan, Gallery Manager
Matson leads
writing work-
shop this fall
This Fall, discover your talent for
creative writing in a workshop led
by Clive Matson, author of “Let the
Crazy Child Write” (New World
Library, 1998). Learn how to put
those ideas on paper with simple ex-
ercises and basic writing techniques
then venture into the world of sto-
ries, personal essays, poems, plays or
scripts. You will finish with at least
one draft of new exciting material
and a healthy understanding of how
your talent can enhance your life.
The workshop takes place from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28,
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
29 at the Main Street Gallery. Class
fee is $55; a deposit is required.
For more information or to regis-
ter, contact the Main Street Gallery
at (707) 263-6658 or call or e-mail
Clive Matson at (510) 654-6495,
clive@matson-ford.com.
This event is supported by Poets
& Writers, Inc. through a grant it
has received from The James Irvine
Foundation.
In the future every fling
will also be a reception...

3. ArtNotes, Fall 2006 • Page 3
From the Executive Director ... A Writer’s
Bookshelf
“[T]he role of the artist is to transcend
conventional wisdom, to transcend the
word of the establishment, to transcend the
orthodoxy, to go beyond and escape what is
handed down by the government or said in
the media ...
It is the job of the artist ... to think out-
side the boundaries of permissible thought
and dare to say things that no one else will
say.”
— Howard Zinn, “Artists in Times of War”
(Seven Stories Press, 2003
A few months ago, I was asked to orga-
nize a seminar around the topic of “The
Writer’s Bookshelf” for a series of poetry
workshops that were held in conjunction
with open mic at Crave Coffee in Middle-
town. Sandra Wade and Fran Ransley
led two very productive workshops but
given the scarcity of turnout, which largely
consisted of my husband and myself, the
series discontinued and my seminar remains
untaught.
However, what better venue than the
pages of ArtNotes to offer, at least periodi-
cally, some insights into books on writing
that I have found to be of value.
A recent discovery at a local bookstore
was a small book by Howard Zinn, “Artists
in Times of War.” It talks about an artist’s
responsibility to interpret and transcend
the issues of the day and the conventional
orthodoxies that frame them..
While Zinn takes a wider approach
than simply the discipline of writing, he
showcases historic novels like “Catch-22”
and “Slaughterhouse Five,” whose authors
used the realm of fiction to criticize aspects
of “The Good War.” Zinn also credits pam-
phleteers, for the affordability of their craft,
with playing an influential role in the spread
of historic causes.
“Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine,
which Zinn argues was perhaps the most
important publication in the history of the
United States, went through 25 editions and
sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Pro-
duced by Paine in early 1776, it advocated
independence from England with simple
words and powerful logic. Imagine what a
writer could do today with the combined re-
sources of letters to the editor, pamphleteer-
ing and posting messages via the Internet.
— Cynthia M. Parkhill
The Gallery Committee continues to grow and refine and define its role within
the Arts Council. We are pleased to announce that Xian Yeagan has accepted
the position of Gallery Manager and is enthusiastically pursuing new venues and
shows for the Gallery. Floyd Surber is currently serving a Chairman of the Gallery
Committee and Carol Dobusch is Vice Chairman of this dynamic group.
Taste of Lakeport was fun and profitable, and it is good exposure for LCAC
to be actively involved in this widely publicized event which had more than 700
participants. Thank you Marie Wright for your beautiful watercolor that was one
of the prized drawings, and thank you to all of you artists who donate your valued
work to the Arts Council and help with our fundraising efforts and community
participation. Konocti Vista Casino’s caterer and Shannon Ridge Winery were so
pleased with their exposure at the Gallery that they asked if could work together
on the event in 2007.
Pastels in the Park was a happy and bustling affair with pastel artists on the
walkways, vendors and artists of all mediums showing and selling their wares. The
festivities were further enhanced by the entertainment provided by John Jennings,
Little Deer and Orion Freedom Song, Dan Meyers, Bill Barrow and Connie Miller
and our enthusiastic MC, Burt Hutt. Special thanks to Angelina’s, Curry’s Furni-
ture, Sandi’s Interiors, Mendo-Lake Office Supplies, and the Buckhorn for sup-
porting the event and to Karen Magnuson for doing our poster.
Our next event is our Children’s Creative Art Day at Museum Park on Saturday,
October 28. 2006. LCAC will provide the pastels for the sidewalk art, Frances
and Francis plan to do clay work with anyone participating, and the 4H will
handle the games. We’d also like to bring back the Scarecrow Contest. Shari’s
Secret Garden will donate to the event and anyone else wishing to participate in
the activities or has other ideas that we could add to the day, can contact me at
263-1871 or Betty Lou at 263-6658.
Many of the items from the back area have been cleared in preparation for Bob
Carpenter and Ed Posada to start framing in our “Coffee Bar”. Anyone wishing
to help with the project can contact me at 263-1871.
We have a great many new and talented community members becoming in-
volved in the many projects of LCAC. In particular, some special talents have
pulled together to raise funding for the Soper Reese Theatre. These combined
efforts are what make our organization a vital part of the community.
In October we will reach a quarter of a century of bringing the Arts to Lake
County. Each of you can be proud of your efforts on behalf of LCAC; whether
you host the Gallery, write an article, put up posters, create art, work on fund
raising and events, recruit new members or just talk about the Arts to your friends
and neighbors, you are what makes us an ever increasingly vibrant organization.
Thank you and I can’t wait to see our accomplishments in the years to come.
— Shelby Posada
Time running out for establishing a
non-profit, community radio station
by Andy Weiss
Over the years, KPFZ has chosen
to follow a fiercely independent route.
Admirable, yes, but possibly treacher-
ous as well. Corporation for Public
Broadcasting (CPB)funds will most
likely not be flowing into the coffers
of this station. Some critical listeners
might write-off KPFZ as a non-NPR
See RADIO, Page 6

4. Page 4 • ArtNotes, Fall 2006
Lake County poets laureate attend Poet Laureate Day
“It is well known that a time of
deep social problems often becomes
a time of intense intellectual, reli-
gious and artistic activity.”
—From the introduction by
Jonathan Chaves to his translation of
“Pilgrim of the Clouds,” poems and
essays by Yuan Hung-tau (Weather-
hill, 1978)
It was Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, the
61st anniversary of the day the
USA dropped the first atomic bomb
on Hiroshima, Japan. Three of our
four Lake County Poets Laureate
hitherto gathered at the Frank Bette
Center for the Arts and Gallery with
more than a dozen other poets laure-
ate, past and present, from all over
California.
From 10 a.m. to noon we mixed,
and were honored by the arrival
of Al Young, California state poet
laureate for the past year (and for
a further two years, since it took
the state legislature a whole year to
install him formally).
Coordinator of the gathering
was Alameda Poet Laureate Mary
Rudge, a true “mover and shaker”
who has been to many countries in
the cause of poetry, notably in 2005
to China, whose government is
“wooing” Western writers in prepa-
ration for hosting the Olympic
Games. Mary knew well our Lake
County poet Virginia Russ (who
would have been 100 this year),
long-time resident of Pepperwood
Cove near Lucerne, through being
active in the Ina Coolbrith Circle.
Kevin Patrick Sullivan from San
Luis Obispo handed out packs of
Major League Poet Cards (Mille
Grazie Press, 1995), two sets each
of 12 collector trading cards. The
All Stars set included Lucille Clif-
ton, poet laureate emerita of Mary-
land; Donald Hall, now U.S. poet
laureate; Hawaiian-born Garrett
Kaoru Hongo; Galway Kinnell,
then-state poet of Vermont; Max-
ine Kumin, then-poet laureate of
New Hampshire; U.S. Poet Laure-
ate Stanley Kunitz; Linda Pastan,
more recent poet laureate of Mary-
land; Adrienne Rich, long-beloved
in California; and Bay Area-based
Gary Soto.
Mary Rudge gifted each par-
ticipant with a copy of her 2002
revised edition pocketbook of
poems “When the Rapture Comes,”
originally a BEATZINE 96 publica-
tion. All exchanged business cards
and bought each other’s books.
After a buffet lunch came three
hours of continued idea-sharing
and poetry readings for the public.
We were photographed, videotaped
and sketched for posterity! These
pictorials may be used in an anthol-
ogy for exhibit at the gallery and/or
the Alameda Island Poets chapter of
the statewide California Federation
of Chaparral Poets, Inc., the state’s
oldest poetry federation, dating
from 1940. It is believed this cre-
ative historic documentation will be
of value to the State Library, various
cities, selected museums and librar-
ies such as the Bancroft Library at
U.C. Berkeley and the California
History Library in San Francisco,
or will be placed in other archival
collections and/or exhibited.
First Lake County Poet Laure-
ate “Okie” Jim Lyle read a favorite
poem by his successor James Blue-
Wolf, as well as from his own work.
Chinese-heritage Carolyn Wing
Greenlee, who succeeded BlueWolf
in 2004, was very warmly received,
and your current Poet Laureate
Sandra Wade read some of her
recent work, both philosophical and
political.
— Sandra Wade,
Lake County Poet Laureate
Photos by June Golden

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ArtNotes, Fall 2006 • Page 5
Main Street Gallery
October:
Joan Holman (two months)
Shelby Posada (one month)
Ginger Armstrong (one month)
Rhonda Rully
Richard Seisser
Sarah Tansey
Gwen Ravino
Pat Brewer (Artist of the Month)
Jo Bergeson
Tom Macomber (one month)
November:
Ray Farrow (three months)
Bill Rose
December:
Sharon Fenton
Kenneth McIntosh
Annette Higday
Bob Minenna (three months)
Floyd Surber
Trisha Tierce-Madera
Desiree Hemenger
Student Gallery —Jackie Farley/Temple of 1,000 Buddhas
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Exhibitors for October, November and December
The Main Street Gallery is moving into a
new phase. Through Gallery-centered events,
we are making the Gallery into a more exciting
and dynamic venue. While this has rewards, it
has costs, too, and one will be for a computer
system for the Gallery.
We have found a non-profit source for
nearly-free computers, but we will have to get
a monitor. It’s a small desk, and doesn’t have
room for a giant old monitor. We are looking
for an angel to give us a flat-panel monitor for
the Gallery computer. Are you that angel?
Over the last few years we have accumulated
a large number of artworks, mostly paintings,
donated to the LCAC. We will be having an
auction of this work in the Gallery in mid to
late November, proceeds to benefit the Gallery
and the LCAC.
If you would like to do something for the
always thin economy of the Arts Council, and
you have artwork that is standing and facing the
wall, please consider donating it. We are plan-
ning on having more than one auction, perhaps
on a regular schedule, at which your gifts and
your presence would be very welcome.
Thanks for your help.
— Xian Yeagan

6. Non-Profit
US Postage Paid
Lakeport, CA
95453
Permit #75
Lake County Arts Council
325 N. Main Street
Lakeport, CA 95453
(707) 263-6658
Page 6 • ArtNotes, Fall 2006
ArtNotes
player and move on up the dial. Others, the more technical-
ly-minded ones, might say that terrestrial broadcast radio is
an anachronism and part of the past. All those things may
be true. But, a more crystal truth is that KPFZ won’t be go-
ing off the air because of the whim of a congressional budget
cut. A firmer truth is that KPFZ’s opinions and music won’t
be shipped in via a Washington D.C. public radio network.
And the final truth is, you won’t be able to get Lake County
public affairs and local music on XM satellite radio.
Truly independent community radio is a rare peak in the
media consolidated hills of America. If, the station can get
on in the first place.
It took Lew Hill and Eleanor McKinney six years to found
KPFA. They did it first. Others followed. Like KZFR in
Chico, just over a hill or two from Lake County.
It took them nine years before the lights went on in their
community. Across the country, at the edge of the cold
waters of Maine, WERU spent its first eleven years broad-
casting from Noel Paul Stookey’s (Peter, Paul, and Mary)
chicken coop.
The stories and the obstacles are as varied as are the com-
munity stations in America. But for every station that made
it, a dozen more flopped. Gave up. The list of community
groups that reluctantly returned their construction permits
(right to build a station) to Washington D.C. and failed to
bring public radio into their communities is much longer
than the ones that succeeded.
What is a radio station? When is it actualized? Where does
it come into being? At the studio? From the transmitter site?
In front of the microphone? Is it floating on the air waves?
Or does it only exist in the listeners’ ear?
Community radio is ethereal in nature — you can’t put
your finger on it, or your arms around it. But you can tune
in on it, and you can embrace it. Somehow it can be as real
and as permanent and as provocative and as significant as
KPFA, KZFR, WERU, and a hundred other grassroots sta-
tions. The people who started those stations are long gone.
But the radio waves they lit up are invisible beacons that
continue to pulse through the night air.
If you would like to be a part of establishing Lake County’s
first and only community radio station that will get to every
corner of the county, or if you know where KPFZ can find
a chunk of change, let us know. Time is running out. And
money is our problem. The FCC is only giving KPFZ 18
more months to get the station on the air, then the oppor-
tunity will be lost forever. Call Andy at 274-2152. And
thanks to those of you who have supported our efforts over
the years.
RADIO, From Page 3
ArtNotes is produced four times a year, in January, April, July and October. Editorial and advertising deadlines for the
January 2007 edition is Dec. 15, 2006. Please send articles to Cynthia Parkhill, 9270 Pawnee Trail, Kelseyville, CA 95451 or
e-mail cparkhill@jps.net. Advertising rates start at $25 for a business card; for complete information about advertising, please
contact Shelby Posada, ESP352@aol.com; or Cynthia Parkhill, cparkhill@jps.net.