A fun selection of short film and animation will be presented to highlight the independent nature of film that Coyote screens each year.

A buffet lunch is available for $5 at the door. Reservations are not required.

The Coyote Film Festival screens one Saturday a month at the Calpine Geothermal Visitors Center in Middletown from March through November. The next screening is on Saturday, May 16, with a 1:30 p.m. matinée and a 7:30 p.m. showing that will be all about pets.

Coyote Film Festival is Lake County’s own independent film festival and is the fundraising arm of EcoArts of Lake County, a South County arts nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing visual art opportunities to residents and visitors of Lake County.

For more info on EcoArts, visit www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org.

If you don’t know about the Middletown Luncheon Club (MLC), here is the perfect opportunity to tap into the 108-year continuum of community and fun.

MLC meets every third Wednesday of the month from January through November. A nonprofit organization is selected to provide lunch, and there is a different program each time to keep things lively and informative.

For more info on the MLC, contact Helen Whitney 928-9812.

The event will take place in Library Park in Lakeport from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There will be family activities, music, dancing, a DJ, food, games, information booths and lots of fun for all.

Vendors, raffle prizes and information booths are being sought.

For information, call Shushan at 707-279-4152.

The family event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the Redbud Park ball fields in the city of Clearlake.

Activities that will be going on throughout the day include children's games, throwing competitions, vendor booths, face painting, jump houses, dunk tank, water games, smash-a-car and more.

There also will be plenty of barbecue when you're ready to eat, and to top it off they will have all the treats to satisfy your sweet tooth – from snow cones to cotton candy and ice cream.

They'll have something for everyone, so bring the entire family down for a day of fun.

Community members including Lori Peters, Bill Stone, AJ Valencia and Clearlake Mayor Chuck Leonard took part on the community cleanup on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Photo courtesy of A&B Collision.

CLEARLAKE – The city of Clearlake got some sprucing up on May 9 as community members gathered for a city cleanup effort.

Trash was picked up along the main city roadways through town.

This was the second year for the cleanup.

Drop your pennies with your name and phone number at Jack's Gaslight, 135 N. Main St., Lakeport, Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., or at the Relay for Life on May 16 at Clear Lake High School in Lakeport.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three penny contributors. All pennies will benefit the American Cancer Society.

A penny alone won’t make a huge impact, but think of what we can do if we put all of our pennies together!

Normal hours at all branches will resume on Wednesday, May 27.

Call your local branch if you have any questions.

Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High St., is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m., telephone 707-263-8817.

Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m., telephone 707-994-5115.

Middletown Library, 21267 Calistoga Road, is open Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., telephone 707-987-3674.

Upper Lake Library, 310 Second St., is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., telephone 707-275-2049.