Lower Lake >> The Rural Jazz Project will be the featured musical guest Saturday at the Lower Lake School House Museum in celebration of Lake Co-op’s recent transition from a cooperatively owned online food ordering and distribution business to a privately owned business now known as Lake County Organics Plus. The event is from 7 to 10 p.m. and is open to the public.
Lake Co-op, started in 2008 as part of a multi-faceted initiative-based grass roots local food movement in Clearlake, turned over its online operations in January to Val and Veronica Rasmussen. They continue to offer and deliver local organic produce and other food items to their customers in Lake County through their online store at http://www.lakecountyorganicsplus.com/.
The Rural Jazz Project, featuring Tom Aiken on keyboards; Jim Leonardis on sax and clarinet; Will Siegel on guitar and vocals; Steve Baird on bass; trumpet and vocals; and Jim Conlin on drums, will head up the festivities that include snacks, beverages and a 50/50 split-the-pot raffle. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
“This has really been an amazing journey for all of us connected with the co-op,” Lake Co-op Board President Jim Leonardis said. “We’re all so glad to see our original vision and initiatives carried on by other individuals and organizations in the county. This gathering is just a way to celebrate that.”
For more information and to purchase tickets for the event, visit https://transitionparty.yapsody.com/, https://www.facebook.com/lakecoop or call (707) 350-1719. For more information on the Rural Jazz Project, visit https://www.facebook.com/ruraljazzproject or call (707) 483-4004.
The Lower Lake School House Museum is located at 16435 Main St. in Lower Lake.
