A Harvest Production Event
Hankering to hear – and lift your voice in – some good old down-home gospel hymns? Come gather with us in the old packing shed and enjoy music, refreshments, and fellowship as the Riley family – along with a slew of guest singers and musicians – lead the assembly in traditional gospel music. Admission is free; a love offering will be taken. Requests are welcome, so dust off your old hymnals and tote 'em along!
Gospel Nights are the third Friday of each month. Gospel sing starts at 7:00 p.m.
Dates and Times (2013)
Jan 18
Feb 15
Mar 15
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
Aug 16
Sept 20
Oct 18
Nov 15
No Gospel night in December.
Hometown Jamboree - 6PM
On the first Saturday of each month (from May to November), Riley's at Los Rios Rancho puts on an old-time music variety show, just like those great old radio and t.v. shows of the 40s and 50s. There’s one difference — we throw in a hearty family-style dinner to boot!
At the Hometown Jamboree, families can tuck into a tasty meal and enjoy a hand-clappin’, knee-slappin’, toe-tappin’ good time as Riley’s Mountaineers and special guest performers pick, fiddle and sing their favorite oldtime bluegrass, western, and gospel tunes, as well as a few surprises along the way.
Guest musicians are always welcome to tote along an instrument or two and join in the freewheeling jam after the show. You never know who’ll turn up, or what you’ll hear next.
Come on up for some chicken and pickin’! At our reasonable adult and kid prices, it’s the best meal – and deal – around. Dinner at 6PM. Show following. Here are the dates:
Dates and Times (2013)
May 4th
June 1st
July 6th
Sept 7th
Oct 5th
Nov 2nd
Pioneer families made a custom of gathering together in late fall to cook up apple butter from the last apples of the season. It was a practical way to preserve the apples throughout the year and a pleasurable way to preserve community spirit.
Our annual Thanksgiving weekend Apple Butter Festival celebrates this fine old tradition, and we invite families to come up and share in it. We’ll have a hands-on demonstration of apple butter making the old-time (and slow!) way - outdoors in a big copper kettle. Come learn how to “start the snitz” and “add the money”, plus enjoy pioneer crafts and games, music, carriage rides, and lots more.
At day’s end on Saturday we'll cap off the evening just like our ancestors did - with a good old-fashioned hoedown, featuring music by Riley's Mountaineers.
Admission to the Festival is free; there are small fees for some activities. Apple Butter Hoedown admission includes the pumpkin stew, served up in large Cinderella pumpkins.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Saturday Nov 30th, 2013 Apple Butter Hoedown at
Sunday, December 1st, 2013
Currier & Ives Dinner
Come help us celebrate the Christmas season in classic country fashion! We'll be singing, dancing, and enjoying the chilly winter evening as we gather 'round the warm hearth for a holiday feast. So, don your country best and join us for a night of family fun you'll remember always.
You and your family will arrive to appetizers & hot cider and see the splendor of our barn all decked out in her Christmas finest. Riley's Mountaineers will sing some of those good old Country Christmas tunes as you dine on baked ham, homemade chicken pot pie, fresh green beans, dutch oven potatoes, gravy, fresh bread, and bread pudding with rum sauce for dessert. Next, we'll all sing along to the carols of Christmas as we roast chestnuts by the fire. Then we'll follow Pa Riley's lead in Christmas set dances 'round the Christmas tree!
Sold Out for 2012
Dates for 2013 will be released later this year.
Friday, December 6th, 2012 / 7pm:
Saturday, December 7th, 2012 /
Sunday, December 8th, 2012 / 6pm:
Saturday, December 14th, 2012 / 6pm
Sunday, December 15th, 2012 / 6pm:
Tickets Not Yet Availible
Join us for a full weekend of Old West fun for all ages, including cowboy encampments, Western music, Western author book signings, Old West gambling tent, vendors, and lots more!
Our vendors include: EMF Company - Authentic Cowboy Action Firearms
Sheepdog International - Subscribers to Wyatt Earp's theory, "Feared by the flock...hated by the wolves".
All Hat Company - Custom Styled 7X Beaver Hats
So put on your cowboy duds, slap on your hat, strap on your sixgun, and join us! It'll be fun for the whole family, and admission's free.
Saturday, Aug 3th, 2013 / 10am - 5pm
Sunday, Aug 4th, 2013 / 10am - 5pm
Cowboy Chuckwagon Supper & Show
Each August, we celebrate the cowboy tradition with our Cowboy Chuckwagon Supper and Show. Supper's served fresh off the tailgate of our 1880s Studebaker chuckwagon, and includes tasty BBQ prime steak, baked ‘tater, trail beans, and sourdough biscuits, washed down with lemonade, iced tea, or campfire coffee. For dessert, there's Dutch oven cobbler.
"Riley's Regulators" (our own Riley's Mountaineers, cowboyed up for the occasion) keep things lively with traditional and classic cowboy tunes. Adventurous guests can try their hands at roping, branding, or saddling. The less adventurous can take a turn cranking the ice cream freezer or the coffee grinder.
Tickets for adults and kids will be available online. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner's served at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug 3rd, 2013 / 6pm-9pm
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A Harvest Production Event
It's a mixture of square dancing and the Virgina Reel. People dance in long lines, couples facing couples across the set. Beginners should come in at 6:30 for basic instruction.
Dennis Riley calls the figures to some of the best New England style dance music you'll ever hear - on C.D. Most of the dances include a walk-thru, so don't be afraid - it's easy. Young children will find this style of dancing a little too advanced so you might want to find a baby-sitter for them. There are lots of teens and college students - along with parents.
Tickets are sold at the door or you can call Sharon Riley for advance tickets.
909-797-4061
Contar Dances are the forth Friday of each month. Jan-Nov $10.00 per person.
Enrolled college students: $7.
Dates and Times (2013)
Jan 25
Feb 22
Mar 22
April 26
May 24
June 28
July 26
Aug 23
Sept 27
Oct 25
Nov 22
No Contra Dance in December.
- Gosple Nights (Jan-Nov)
- Contra Dances (Jan-Nov)
- Hometown Jamboree (May-Nov)
- Movies on the Green (July)
- OldWest Weekend (Aug)
- Chuckwagon Supper (Aug)
- Apple Butter Festival (Nov)
- Currier & Ives Christmas Dinners (Dec)
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39611 Oak Glen Rd. #13, Oak Glen, California, 92399
Office phone: (909) 797-1005
FAX:(909) 797-2207
E-mail: Los Rios Rancho Information
