Laws Good Ol’e Days 2022 – Fun for Everyone Returns to Town
Laws Good Ole Days is a long-standing community event since 1977. On Friday,
September 1st, 1989, the Old Time Cowboy Poetry and Music Show honored Curley
Fletcher for the first time to raise funds for Laws Opera House. In the 2000s, Roberta
Matlick did breathe fresh wind into the event, each year centering on special topic. In
2000 on benefits of not smoking, in 2001 on car history and in 2015 on our armed forces and veterans – to name just a few.
Our new Covid normality has set in, and Laws volunteers and staff are ready to bring
back Laws Good Ol’e Days as the community event of the year. As in the past, we
have performances, demonstrations, and activities as diverse as our community. If you
want to participate as volunteer, demonstrator, or vendor? It’s not too late, contact us
at [email protected] or visit https://LawsGoodOleDays.org for more
details.
Come and join us in our celebration of our community and its heritage. The Laws Good Ole Days will be kicked off with a Dave Stamey Opens with Dinner Concert at Whiskey Creek on Friday the 9th. We have limited seating, don’t miss out! Tickets are available at https://LawsGoodOleDays.org. The Saturday event is, as usual, Free of Admission. A suggested donation of $15 (or more) will get you a commemorative Laws Good Ole Days tote. This is a first time, don’t miss out. Totes are available only on first come first serve basis.
On Saturday, September 10, the Laws Good Ol’e Days invites you to the Laws Railroad
Museum and Historical Site. From 11 am to 6 pm we have planned a fun-filled day.
Performances, demonstrations and activities will celebrate the Owens Valley history
and heritage, the ones that built the home and lifestyle we have inherited and cherish
in the Owens Valley today! Throughout the day, delicious food from Rosa’s Mexican or
Pino Pies food trucks will keep your taste buds happy and your energy levels up.
All around Laws – 11 am to 3 pm
Come and experience a variety of traditional demonstrations and activities. Watch,
learn and get dirty. Our local crafters, participants, and volunteers may offer special
items for sale. Check it out!
Demonstrations of traditional trades and craft
- Mike Mumford, Roadrunner Forge Ridgecrest – Blacksmithing
- Colleen Hart – Loom weaving
- Todd Bradlee & Mike Lary – Woodworking
- Norma Vedder – jewelry making
- Jay Smart – hit-&-miss engine to operate the stamp mill
- Wonders of sun & water – how to create electricity
Activities – Get creative, get cranking, get dirty – Have fun!
- Goodent team with Gladys – learn to create reuse art inspired by Gladys.
- Smokey the Bear – cut with a two-man manual saw a slice of a stomp and brand
it. All safely! - Calico Quilters Guild – see the quilt show and get a few quilting tips and tricks.
- Book signing and special tours – meet Marie Mason, book author & paranormal
researcher. Sign up for a tour and learn to investigative the unexplained or
paranormal experiences, for details see http://LawsGoodOleDays.org. - Paper bead jewelry – Can you make paper beads?
- Ride the rails – using your own power on the hand car, or taking a ride on good
ole smokey. - Mine for gold – test your skill in good ole gold panning!
- Dueling sewing machine – without using electricity, be 1st to finish your own Laws
Good Ole Days commemorative bandana.
Live Performances on the Curley Fletcher Stage – 11 am to 3 pm
Don’t miss the many great performances planned:
- 11:00 am The Bishop Community Band will welcome
- 12:00 Sage Romero and the AkaMya Cultural Dance Group: Sage was aptly
named, as the definition of “sage” is “a profoundly wise person, especially
in ancient history or legend.” Sage Romero can offer another perspective
on the “Good Ol’e Days.” - 1 pm “Return of Vaudeville!” Fiddlin’ Pete hosts a variety show – turn off the cell phones and return to the time when all music, storytelling, and verse captured you LIVE! Listen to
-Coale Johnson,
-Giacomo Trembelo,
-Duane Rossi,
-Jim Cardwell,
-Michael Tcherkersky, and
-maybe you! Want to join this fun – musicians, poets, and storytellers please contact Pete at [email protected].
Auctions – 3 to 4:30 pm
Both auctions have been tremendous annual fundraisers. Your donations to the Pie and
Silent Auction and your bids in those benefit the many improvements we can make to
the museum. Have you visited the renovated Agent House and School Building?
- 3:00 pm Laws famous live Home-baked Pie Auction!
- 3:30 pm Silent Auction closes – take a last look at your bids.
- 4:00 pm Silent Auction awards bid winners
We have several sponsors that donated items to the silent auction, for instance our
local C5 Studios. Pieces in the Silent Auction are featured on
https://LawsGoodOleDays.org/silent-auction/ or will be when we get them in. We will
accept opening bid by email. However, to claim your winning bid, one needs to be
present at 4 pm or have a designee to claim & donate. Want to help, do you have
some great pieces of local arts or crafts? Laws welcomes donations to our silent auction
– email submission inquiries to [email protected].
Dance with Sandy & The High Country to Wrap up a Great Day – 4:30 pm
Now, Laws Good Ole Days would not be complete without a Good Ole Dance!
Sponsored by the American Mule Museum, Sandy & The High Country will rock at the
depot dock from 4:30-6:00 pm, as we dance into the evening shade! Or listen to the
music while enjoying a great dinner from Rosa’s or Pino’s food trucks. What a fitting way to end our Laws Good Ole Day.
Don’t Miss Laws Good Ol’e Days 2022
The Good Ole Days is a family fun event! Along with the Community Band, a variety of
Performers, Local Food vendors, Pie & Silent Auction, demonstrations, and many
activities for adults and kids will make this the best day in 2022.
We are still open for participants in Good Ole Days! Sponsors, Silent Auction submissions, Volunteers, vendors, and demonstrators please contact Carola at
[email protected]. Musicians, poets, and story-tellers contact Pete at
[email protected].
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(From Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site)
