CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Barbara Flynn will be the speaker at the Soroptimist meeting at Howard’s Grotto in Clearlake at noon Thursday, Nov. 21.

Flynn will talk about business opportunities for women in Lake County.

She was born in Lakeport, raised in Sonoma County and has lived in Lake County since 1972.

Since 1972, Flynn has worked as a real estate agent, owned three restaurants, two inns, a store named Country Classics in the Santa Rosa Plaza, as well as an antique shop or two.

She has always loved the Cobb community, and produced the Cobb Jazz and Blues festival which ran for five years.

She also is behind Cobbtoberfest, and Halloween and Christmas in the Village at Cobb.

Flynn is a director on the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and on the board for Lake Family Resource Center. She currently owns and operates The Brick Oven Pizza, Pasta on Cobb and Bellissimo! Wine Country Catering.

She recently opened Trends Salon and Day Spa with her daughter, Marci, in Middletown.

All interested persons are invited to attend this talk by Flynn.

For more information, please call Wanda Harris at 707-987-9027.