LUCERNE, Calif. – The Northshore Community Center and Lucerne Alpine Seniors Inc. will present its first Rockin' Dancin' BBQ on Friday, Sept. 23, from 3 to 11 p.m.

This will be an all-day music festival featuring your favorite local bands and special guest artists joining in for the day; with a barbecue or vegetarian dinner and no-host beer and wine bar – all to be had for the most reasonable prices in the county.

Your $5 full-day admission (additional donations gratefully accepted) will afford you the many and varied talents of the music line-up: Stonelion (alternative, original blues), The Background Kings (pop/rock), Kurt @ Work (original, eclectic), Hella' Mella' (dance jam), FOGG (classic rock, dance – Open Mic Lucerne's faithful house band), Hearts & Bones (original rock 'n' roll), and special out-of-town guests Amadou Camara, Mariah Soumah & Guest (drumming, music and dance from Guinea, West Africa) and Jeff Curtis (unique, original acoustic guitar compositions, from New York).

David Howard, the stalwart and talented master of ceremonies for Open Mic Lucerne will emcee, as well as perform with his band, The Background Kings.

There will be a no-host beer and wine bar, and a choice of dinner options. Hippie Joe Fernandez is generously donating and cheffing up a tri-tip barbecue with all the fixins', available at $10 per plate. There also will be a vegetarian lasagna dinner for only $5.

All dinners include bread, salad, dessert and a cold drink, and will be served from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Rockin' Dancin' BBQ is sponsored by Odd Fellows Lodge No. 241, Upper Lake; Hippie Joe Fernandez of Upper Lake; the Lake County merchants and vendors who support the efforts to maintain and improve the quality of life on the Northshore; and the staff, volunteers and board of directors of the Northshore Community Center / Lucerne Alpine Seniors, Inc.

All proceeds to benefit the Lucerne Alpine Seniors, Inc. and the programs they support and provide to the Northshore Community.

The Northshore Community Center is located at 3985 Country Club Drive. Lucerne, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. Just turn inland from (north of) Highway 20 at the Foster's Freeze, proceed one block, and you're there.

For program details, please call Peter at 707-998-3121; Verge at 707-671-3465; or call the Northshore Community Center at 707-274-8779.