LAKEPORT, Calif – A new mural in downtown Lakeport recognizing essential workers will be dedicated on Friday, July 1.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. at 120 N. Main St., home of the Meals on Wheels Thrift Store.

Conceived as a gift to the community, the mural project was coordinated by the Lake County Arts Council in collaboration with the City of Lakeport, Lake Family Resource Center, Lake County Rural Arts Initiative, Lakeport Main Street Association and others.

The community is invited to the dedication ceremony, followed by the monthly First Friday Fling at the Lake County Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St., at 5:30 p.m., and the summer concert in Library Park at 6:30 p.m.