TOM BOPP'S SCHEDULE
Updated January 28
2026
LIVE IN WAWONA
Musical Nights with TOM BOPP
3 Saturdays, 6pm - 9pm
June 27
August 22
October 17
The Redwoods Fireside Room & Deck
8038 Chilnualna Falls Road, Wawona, California 95389
FREE EVENT
Bring Your Own Grub - we recommend stopping by the
PINE TREE MARKET
to get food and beverages
I'll bring my Yamaha digital piano to serenade you for three hours of
Songs of Comfort from Yon Days of Yore
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AUGUST 28, 2026
THE LEE VINING CENTENNIAL
https://www.monobasinhistory.org/
Outdoor Dinner 6pm at the Mono Inn, Lee Vining, CA
with Vintage music by TOM BOPP
Dinner limited to 100; tickets & price to be determined
details to be posted at:
monobasinhistory.org
Tom also plans to perform at the Centennial Fair on Aug. 29 between 10 am and 4pm
For more details visit https://www.monobasinhistory.org/
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THE WAWONA HOTEL IS CLOSED
News post from the National Park Service:
“Beginning December 2, 2024, the historic Wawona Hotel within Yosemite National Park will close to allow the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a comprehensive condition assessment on the hotel complex. The NPS recently undertook a roof replacement project on the main hotel building which revealed the need for more intensive investigation and assessment of the hotel.”
I’m told that “more intensive investigation” could take a couple of years. After the assessment, sorting through bids from contractors and the actual renovation could run into more years. For reference, the ongoing Ahwahnee Hotel renovation is expected to reach the two-year mark this winter.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
I’ll be in Wawona as much as possible, and will look for places to perform there while the Wawona Hotel is closed. There’ll be time to finish my next book about Wawona, and Diane will attack her backlog of creative projects.
Our hearts go out to all of the hotel’s staff who love the Wawona and have worked there so hard and for so long, and to all of you who have made Wawona a home away from home. The good news is that they’re doing the work now, while the buildings are still vital. It’s a long chunk of time for us, but it’s only a blip for the 145-year-old centerpiece of Wawona.
Best wishes,
Tom & Diane Bopp
