Monday, August 20, 2012

A Little Jazz

The feeling of fall is settling on Apex, mostly noted by the rain and cooler temperatures at night. I was ecstatic to open the windows the other night and fall asleep to the sound of the rain. I may be lulled to sleep by the sound of rain, but the upcoming Apex Jazz Festival is sure to get your fingers snapping to the myriad of bands slated to play during the nine hour event in downtown Apex, NC. Tickets are reasonably priced at $20 for the headliner plus all venues or $10 for all the venues (no headliner). 


Apex Jazz Festival website excerpt:
Tickets for the outdoor stage and all of the pub venues are $10.  Tickets for the headliner performance at the Halle Cultural Arts center are $20 and include access to everything else.  Admission into the beer garden is limited to those 21 years of age and older.

The festival committee is still taking volunteers for a number of posts.  Those interested in volunteering at the 2nd Annual Apex Jazz Festival, please contact the volunteer coordinator, Stephanie Carola, at stephanie.carola1@yahoo.com.



http://www.apexjazzfestival.com/Home.html

Call for Art—All That Jazz



The Halle Cultural Arts Center has put out a call for art. The show will run during the Apex Jazz Festival and has chosen the theme All that Jazz. The juror will be local North Carolina artist Eric McRay whose work takes the viewer through 
colorful coastal scenery, abstract imagery and a large collection of jazzy/blues paintings which inspire movement and a rhythmic tapping of the feet.

The deadline for the All that Jazz art submission is Saturday, August 25 (9am-1pm).




Exhibit dates: August 31-October 5, 2012Reception: August 31, 6-8 pm

Entry form can be found here: http://files.www.apexnc.org/halle/CFA_Jazz_2012_Sep.pdf

Juror Eric McRay's website can be found here: http://mcraystudios.com/