LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Be sure to bring your children or grandchildren to visit Santa, enjoy holiday goodies and listen to local musicians at the Saturday, Dec. 14, annual Christmas at the Ranch Open House at the Anderson Marsh State Historic Park near Lower Lake.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Santa Claus will be there to greet children and Christmas songs will be performed by local entertainers with the public invited to join in.
Music starts at 10 a.m. with Stephen Pollaine on the piano. David Neft will perform at 11 a.m. then Harry Lyons, Tom Nixon, Rick McCann, and others will play at noon.
AMIA board members Don Coffin, Gae Henry and Henry Bornstein will join other performers at various times throughout the event. Joan Moss will arrive at 1 p.m. to close out the fun day of music and Christmas cheer.
This is a great opportunity to visit the historical ranch house at the park. This event has been a favorite holiday tradition for many years and is continuing this year with the help of many local volunteers and members of the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association, which sponsors the event.
The public is warmly invited to attend this traditional, relaxed and fun holiday event. Join the volunteers of the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association for an old-fashioned Christmas open house at the ranch.
Parking for the event is free at the county Social Services building where a shuttle operated by Lake Transit will bring people to the ranch house. Handicapped parking for the event, also free, is available at the ranch house parking lot.