Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Spring Sitch @Central
Concerts, Workshops & Jams Celebrating Women's History Month
2026-03-07 13:00:00
2026-03-07 17:00:00
America/Los_Angeles
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Spring Sitch @Central
Come celebrate Women's History Month with a full day of concerts, workshops, and jams spotlighting women musicians and their impact in old time music, featuring a Stairwell Sisters reunion!
Central Library - Mystery Room
Saturday, March 07
1:00pm - 5:00pm
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2026-03-07 13:00:00
2026-03-07 17:00:00
America/Los_Angeles
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Spring Sitch @Central
Come celebrate Women's History Month with a full day of concerts, workshops, and jams spotlighting women musicians and their impact in old time music, featuring a Stairwell Sisters reunion!
Central Library - Mystery Room
Central Library
Mystery RoomCome celebrate Women's History Month with a full day of concerts, workshops, and jams spotlighting women musicians and their impact in old time music, featuring a Stairwell Sisters reunion!
We're excited to welcome back the Berkeley Old Time Tune Jam for the return of their Spring Situation, a full day of concerts, workshops, and jams during Women's History Month, spotlighting women musicians and their impact in old time music, and featuring a reunion of the much-beloved Stairwell Sisters. This program will take place across the Central Library, from the 1st Floor Commons to the 2nd Floor Mystery Room, up to the 5th Floor Art & Music Area.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
CONCERTS (Mystery Room, 2nd Floor)
- 1:00pm-1:30pm: Sophia Sparks & Jayna Manning Bluegrass
- 1:45pm-2:15pm: Suzy Thompson - Women in the Blues
- 2:30pm-3:00pm: Leah Wollenberg & Jeremy Reinhard
- 3:15pm-3:45pm: Zele (Kitka's Women's Community Chorus)
- 4:00pm-5:00pm: Stairwell Sisters Reunion
WORKSHOPS & SESSIONS (5th Floor Art & Music)
- 1:00pm-2:00pm: Duo Pizzicato and friends: Resistance & Rhythm: Songs of Women's Struggle
- 2:00pm-3:00pm: Fiddle workshop with Karen Celia Heil
- 3:00pm-4:00pm: Banjo workshop with Christine Willhoyte
JAMS (1st Floor Commons, unless otherwise noted)
- 1:00pm: Old Time Jam led by Corn Likkers
- 2:00pm: Song Circle led by Katelyn Kimmons
- 2:00pm: Teen Jam led by Clio, Helen, and Mira (in the 1st Floor Teen Room)
- 3:00pm: Irish Session led by Leah Wollenberg
- 4:00pm: Open Jam (on the 5th Floor, Art and Music Department)
Read more about each performer and workshop at the Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention Spring Situation webpage.
And be sure to check out our monthly Old Time Tune Jam hosted by BOTMC on the third Tuesday of the month, 5:30-7:30pm, on the 5th Floor of the Central Library.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Preteens | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies, Music & Performance | Creative |
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