LOWER LAKE — The fourth annual Old Time Bluegrass Festival takes place today at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park.
Gates open at 9:30 a.m. and the music is non-stop from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the gate and children 12 and younger are free when accompanied by an adult.
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Highway 53 between Lower Lake and the City of Clearlake. For more information, call 995-2658 or visit www.andersonmarsh.org.
This year”s festival features three “leading ladies” of American roots music: Laurie Lewis, a Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter and fiddler; Sonoma County”s own Nina Gerber, guitar player extraordinaire; and Southern California”s Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band.
There will be special activities for children, musician”s workshops, a wine and beer garden, Art-in-the Barn displays and dozens of food and handicraft booths.
You”ll also hear master guitarists Jim Nunally and Dix Bruce, local favorite Pat Ickes with Born to Ride, the Mighty Chiplings, plus the talents of Laura and Darrin Smith, Blue Moon, Sarah Ticheva and Jill Shaul, the Cobb Stompers and Eric Brittain.
