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The featured wines at the “Verticals & Varietals” event planned for Saturday, September 15, 2018, at the Lake County Wine Studio in Upper Lake, Calif. Photo courtesy of Susan Feiler.


UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is presenting an interactive exploration of Lake County varietals, appellations and wine making styles co-hosted by Shannon Michele.

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The new John Lennon stamp. Image courtesy of the US Postal Service.

NEW YORK – The U.S. Postal Service honored singer and songwriter John Lennon today as the latest addition to its Music Icons stamp series at a first-day-of-issue ceremony in New York City’s Central Park.

Lennon, a rock and pop music icon, is world renowned as a founding member of the Beatles and a successful solo artist.

The Beatles still hold records for a string of hits released from 1962-1970, including “All You Need is Love,” which served as an anthem for Lennon’s humanitarian endeavors. Lennon’s last studio album was released in 1980.

Lennon was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994.

Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan welcomed Lennon family members, photographer Bob Gruen and other noted guests who were on hand for the stamp dedication at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park.

“It’s a privilege to commemorate the life of John Lennon – one of the most celebrated musicians and iconic personalities of the 20th century,” said Brennan. “The world was influenced by John Lennon’s music and his commitment to the ideals of peace and unity. We continue to be inspired by his memory.”

The Music Icons: John Lennon Commemorative Forever stamp features a photo of Lennon taken by noted rock ’n’ roll photographer Bob Gruen in August 1974.

Taken on the rooftop of Lennon’s Manhattan apartment, the photograph is part of a series of images taken by Gruen during the photo session for Lennon’s 1974 album Walls and Bridges.

The original black-and-white image was treated in gradations of color to create the artwork for this stamp, which is now available for purchase.

Other musicians who have been part of the USPS Music Icon stamp series include Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and Sarah Vaughan.

News of the stamp is being shared on social media using the hashtags #MusicIcons and #JohnLennonStamp. Followers of the Postal Service’s Facebook page can view the ceremony live at www.facebook.com/USPS. For those attending the dedication event, no autographing will take place at the ceremony.

John Lennon’s Childhood Stamp Collection

As a child, Lennon was encouraged by his cousin to collect stamps. His stamp album with handwritten notes is on display from Sept. 7, 2018, to Feb. 3, 2019, at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., and can be viewed on online at www.postalmuseum.si.edu/lennon.

The young Lennon also displayed a precocious talent for cartoons and drawings. His art and childhood stamp collection have since been exhibited around the world.

Stamp art

The stamp pane is designed to resemble a vintage 45-rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the stamps and brief text about Lennon’s legacy. A black-and-white photograph of Lennon seated at his white piano appears on the reverse, along with Lennon’s signature and the Music Icons series logo.

Taken by photographer Peter Fordham, the original photograph was used to promote Lennon’s landmark 1971 solo album, Imagine.

Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp sheet with designer/typographer Neal Ashby.

Postal products

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.

Information on ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at usps.com/shop under “Collectors.” A video of the ceremony will be available on www.facebook.com/usps.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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Wearing a virtual reality headset, a library patron “repairs ‘droids” in a virtual workshop. The monitor behind him displays a view of the virtual environment that he is seeing. Virtual Reality sessions are open to the public ages twelve and up at Lakeport Library every Wednesday in September from 4 to 5 p.m. Courtesy photo.


LAKEPORT, Calif. – Virtual Reality in the form of an HTC-Vive system comes to the Lakeport branch of the Lake County Library every Wednesday in September from 4 to 5 p.m.

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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – On Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., the public is invited to join local nonprofit and business leaders, government officials, friends and neighbors for an evening of community building, brainstorming and problem solving as they strategize on efforts to restore the community, support affected businesses and their workforce.

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Congressman John Garamendi and Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry will be on hand for the Democratic Party of Lake County’s barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, September 22, 2018, in Clearlake, Calif. Courtesy photos.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Democratic Party of Lake County will hold the 25th annual barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, Sept 22.

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