MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — The public is invited to attend the “Water Baskets” project dedication and celebratory public reception on Sunday, Jan. 12, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

It will be held at the Middletown Art Center, or MAC, 21456 State Highway 175 at the junction of Highway 29 in Middletown.

The event is free to the public and refreshments will be available.

Tribal and civic leaders as well the artists will be present. The public is also invited to weave a small chi or hitch from tule to contribute to the piece “Calling the Chi - Hitch” at the Reciprocity EcoArts Sculpture Walk.

Community members wishing to walk up to the Water Baskets on Rabbit Hill are encouraged to do so following opening remarks by Middletown Rancheria Tribal Chair Moke Simon, Lake County’s Assembly member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, and other speakers.

The Water Baskets will be particularly spectacular at 4:30 or 5 p.m. following the reception, during the golden hour, sunset or dusk.

To learn more or to donate to support cultural and other arts programs at MAC please visit middletownartcenter.org or call 707-809-8118. The MAC is located at 21456 State Highway 175 in Middletown.