KELSEYVILLE >> The Old Time Fiddlers Association continues its monthly First Sunday Fiddlers” Jam sessions hosted by the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum on Jan. 4. Fiddlers will meet in the Ely barn to perform Americana music.
The event begins at the museum at 11 a.m. “Old-timey” holiday decorations are still on display in the house and in the barn. Select pieces of French beading/bead weaving on display from Ellen”s Beaded Designs will be available for purchase. Musicians will play from noon through 2 p.m. There will be raffles and information about an upcoming contra dance planned for early spring.
The event is free-of-charge and family friendly. Hot beverages and treats will be available. Bring your own wine and sip it in Ely Stage Stop wine glasses that will be available for purchase. Donations benefit both the Ely Stage Stop, helping to fund a blacksmith shop that volunteers will soon build, and the Old Time Fiddlers Association, who uses it to partially fund their scholarship programs.
For information on the Ely Stage Stop, visit www.elystagestop.com, www.lakecountyhistory.org, www.facebook.com/elystagestop, or call the museum at 533-9990. The stage stop is located at 9921 Soda Bay Road (Highway 281) in Kelseyville, near Clearlake Riviera, just north of Highway 29-Kit”s Corner. Current hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.
