Lake City Area Arts

What makes Lake City so special?

Jan 3, 2024

What makes Lake City so special? The people who live here! For example, last Friday on Dec. 29 you might have noticed the Woman’s Club of Lake City helping fellow member Donna Brockman move her Mercy & Grace boutique across Lyon Ave. to its new home on Lakeshore Drive. Not only did this...

Big year ahead for Lake City

Jan 3, 2024

It’s 2024, and many Lake City organizations responded to a Graphic request for plans and intentions that together provide a picture (albeit incomplete) of the year ahead. In many cases, they are looking for members, volunteers, participants, and donors to help make their vision a reality. There...

Santa, community choir appear at Lake City Area Arts

Dec 20, 2023

Lake City Area Arts hosted a milk and cookies party with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Sunday, Dec. 17. Children had the opportunity to meet the Claus’s. Mrs. Claus said it was their last appearance of the season. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, Santa is expected once again to sneak into homes and leave...

Member appreciation event appreciated

Nov 22, 2023

I want to express appreciation for the Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) Member Appreciation Event on Sunday. The band (Inside Straight Blues Band) was great! It made me want to get up and dance—and so I did! And I wasn’t alone. A lot of people of all ages got up out of their chairs and let the music...

Lake City Area Arts hosts blues band at member appreciation event

Nov 22, 2023

Lake City Area Arts’ (LCAA) membership appreciation event was a success, the group reports. “The LCAA Board was so happy with how the Membership Appreciation went, and that members old and new enjoyed the social hour and two great hours of music by the Inside Straight Blues Band,” said Terri Orth...

Lake City Area Arts announces five free youth arts workshops

Nov 15, 2023

Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) will offer five free youth arts workshops this fall thanks to a grant from the Greater Lake City Community Foundation (GLCCF). On Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, youth in grades three through 12 can create mash-ups of stuffed animal characters in “...

Lake City Area Arts Young Musicians Fund pays for rentals, reeds for band students

Nov 8, 2023

Lake City Area Arts donated $255 from its Young Musicians Fund to Lake City Public Schools to pay for band instrument rentals for three students and a box of reeds for one student. In his request for donation, band teacher Willy Leafblad said school administration had informed him that the...

Five join Lake City Area Arts board

Nov 1, 2023

On Oct. 24, Lake City Area Arts voted in five new members to their Board of Directors. From left to right, they are - Jim Rahm, chairperson and acting treasurer; Terri Orth, board secretary; Brandy Klindworth, technology and art outreach; Bonnie Bakkum, vice-chairperson; and Art Orth, facilities...

‘Save the Wave’ talk is Sunday at LCAA

Oct 25, 2023

Lake City Area Arts, 105 W. Center St., will host a “Save the Wave” talk given by the Lake City Historical Society on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open the public.

Open mic is Sunday at Lake City Area Arts

Oct 18, 2023

Jim Rahm will host open mic at the Lake City Area Arts Center, 105 W. Center St. in Lake City, on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of his Sunday event series. Performers and audience members are welcome to attend this free event.