WHAT’S NEW IN THE BLOOM
What’s Up This Week in The Bloom – 4.9.21
We had the pleasure of our daughter’s company over Easter before having to drive her back to college in the Bay Area this past week. Like bad luck, fate, or whatever it was would have it, I began my...
Retrotastic: Step Back in Time at the Lunchbox Museum
The Laughing Lady leans back and guffaws, her huge, smiling body rocking. Meanwhile, the boy above her sticks his tongue out, then slowly draws it back in. The nutcracker wiggles back and forth ...
The Bloom and Poet in Residence Georgina Marie Announce Poetry of the Body Contest
April is National Poetry Month AND National Donate Life Month. In honor of that, this month, Poet in Residence Georgina Marie and The Bloom are holding a Poetry of the Body Contest. Submit your p...
Lake County History, Chapter 123: Three Tall Stories
SASQUATCH The teller of this tale, Ms. Rae Eby-Carl, is an archaeologist. She’s held other important jobs in Lake County. At the time, she was collecting data by interviewing people as part o...
One Word, Her Name – Short Fiction by Jennifer Mills Kerr
She wrote him letters. About the time he read Neruda’s poetry to her when she was ill, the time he ran outside in the rain to fetch the chapstick from her car, the time he brought her daisies after ...
RECENT FOOD AND DRINK ARTICLES
Wine Therapy with Don Angel Cellars
Miguel Silva has a way about him. Broad-shouldered with a shaved head and short mustache, he carries an exuberant presence. He can’t help but speak with his hands and smiles broadly, punctuating his s...
“I Make Wines That Drink Well” – Gregory Graham Winery
Greg Graham, owner and winemaker of Gregory Graham Winery, stands at the edge of the patio, looking across his vineyard. A steady breeze blows across the vines. Don’t mind the wine totes,” he says,...
RECENT PRESS RELEASES
Ekphrasis: Apart and Connected, a Writers Workshop with Georgina Marie at the MAC
The Middletown Art Center (MAC) presents Ekphrasis: Apart and Connected a creative writing workshop hosted by Lake County Poet Laureate Georgina Marie, Saturday, April 10, 1-4pm in hybrid format on Zo...
Supervisors proclaim April as “Bird Appreciation Month”
On April 6, the Lake County Board of Supervisors proclaimed the month of April as “Bird Appreciation Month,” in Lake County. District Five Supervisor, Jessica Pyska, brought the request to the board o...
Middletown Broom Buster Event a Success
Our March 27th Broom Buster Event to begin the process of removing Scotch Broom a highly flammable and invasive plant from St. Helena Creek in Middletown was very successful and we cleared approximate...
Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise Poker Run & Online Auction
Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise is excited to announce the 2021 Club fundraiser. A socially distanced Poker Run will take place in downtown Kelseyville on Saturday, May 8th noon to 4:00 PM.&n...
1 Team, 1 Dream Kicks Off 2021 Small Business Competition
The nonprofit formed in the wake of the 2018 Mendocino Complex fire, 1Team 1Dream, is kicking off its 2nd small business competition, Hands Up Lake County, 2021. Small Lake County businesses and...
Join the Lakeport Police Department in Raising Awareness and Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors
The City of Lakeport and the Lakeport Police Department, in conjunction with the Lake Family Resource Center (LFRC), are raising awareness and supporting sexual assault survivors in our community. ...
Tribal EcoRestoration at Next Sierra Club Lake Group Community Meeting
The Sierra Club Lake Group will host Lindsay Dailey, co-founder and Program Director of the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA), at their next community meeting on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 6:00 P....
COVID-19 Update: Get Vaccinated As Soon as You Are Eligible, Appointments Available
We encourage Lake County residents to get vaccinated as soon as you are eligible. Our Case Rate continues to be higher than we would like. As we have previously reported, COVID-19 variants...
RECENT COLUMNS
What’s Up This Week in The Bloom – 4.9.21
We had the pleasure of our daughter’s company over Easter before having to drive her back to college in the Bay Area this past week. Like bad luck, fate, or whatever it was would have it, I began my d...
Retrotastic: Step Back in Time at the Lunchbox Museum
The Laughing Lady leans back and guffaws, her huge, smiling
body rocking. Meanwhile, the boy above
her sticks his tongue out, then slowly draws it back in. The nutcracker wiggles
back and forth ...
RECENT ARTS ARTICLES
The Bloom and Poet in Residence Georgina Marie Announce Poetry of the Body Contest
April is National Poetry Month AND National Donate Life Month. In honor of that, this month, Poet in Residence Georgina Marie and The Bloom are holding a Poetry of the Body Contest. Submit your p...
One Word, Her Name – Short Fiction by Jennifer Mills Kerr
She wrote him letters. About the time he read Neruda’s poetry to her when she was ill, the time he ran outside in the rain to fetch the chapstick from her car, the time he brought her daisies after dr...
RECENT HISTORY ARTICLES
Lake County History, Chapter 123: Three Tall Stories
SASQUATCH The teller of this tale, Ms. Rae Eby-Carl, is an archaeologist. She’s held other important jobs in Lake County. At the time, she was collecting data by interviewing people as part o...
Lake County History, Chapter 122: The Man Who Wouldn’t Die
This tale is about a hunting accident. The accident was gory and grotesque. Despite the odds, the victim not only survived, but he also got better, went back to work, and lived for another thirty-five...