The world premiere of a piece commissioned by Monmouth College music professor Justin Swearinger will be featured during the Monmouth Wind Ensemble’s final concert of the academic year. Maxwell Lafontant’s “Paideia Fanfare” will have a “soft premiere” three days prior to the Wind Ensemble’s concert, when the group performs the six-minute work as part of […]
Get in a holiday state of mind with these very merry events! Listen to some festive music, watch prima ballerinas jeté across a stage, or lose yourself in a wonderland of lights - just pick an event and off you go Dec. 1-4, 8-11, 15-31 (Closed Christmas Day) Magical Forest at Opportunity VillageThe Magical Forest celebrates its 31st season of spreading holiday cheer to families and those in need. Every dollar spent at this outdoor winter wonderland will go to the organization’s disability programs and services. Rides, escape rooms, food trucks, shops, and games offer enough stimuli to keep even the most hot-chocolate-buzzed kids busy.5-9p, for ticketing info see website, Opportunity Village – Oakey Campus, opportunityvillage.org/magical-forestPhoto: Opportunity Village Dec. 1-10Cowboy Christmas A Las Vegas tradition since 1986, the Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas is the only official gift show of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, welcoming more than 240,000 attendees over
MUSICAugust 9Jazz Without BordersWhat’s jazz? What’s not jazz? The debate has been raging (well, uh, okay, mildly percolating among a small group of interested parties) since the birth of the celebrated musical form. Trumpeter Bijon Watson and singer/songwriter Niles Thomas want to weigh in with their final answer: It’s all jazz so can’t we all just get along? Questioning the idea of limiting categories and exclusive subgenres in this dynamic art form, the two launched the Jazz Republic Entertainment Group to encourage listeners and artists to ditch the labels and get back to the music. Their Jazz Republic Concert series, presented locally by KUNV 91.5 FM, showcases talent from across the jazz spectrum to promote this quintessentially American music form, whatever the style. This concert features saxophonist Tom Luer, acclaimed for his nimble versatility a welcome virtue in the Jazz Republic’s genre-bending vision of the dynamic jazz art form. (AK) Myron’s in The Smith
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