A-14 —HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Sunday, September 1, 2013
FALL FUNFEST
Carissa and Company will take the main stage at Fall FunFest on Friday at 6 p.m.
Carissia does more than just sing Carissia is a professional singer/songwriter, entertainer, and lecturer with more than 20 years of touring experience. She currently performs R&B, blues, jazz standards and original music with a full band, Carissia & Company, and promotes “Live Music in America” presentations. Carissia
is an educator with a bachelor of business administration degree from Belmont University, a master of arts degree in instructional leadership, a master of arts degree in curriculum and instruction, and an EdS (specialist in education) degree from Tennessee Tech University.
Tom Malone Tom Malone is a professional guitarist with more than 50 years of musical touring and performance experience. As a retired Navy chief petty officer, Malone has performed for global military events as well as with local and regional bands out
of Nashville, highlighting the music of R&B, blues, jazz, Top40 and more. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with an English and political science degree. He is also an active musician with Carissia & Company.
Live Music in America Live Music in America’s mission is to enrich, educate, empower, and entertain students and the general public by performing and using America’s diverse genres of music — blues, rock-n-roll, jazz and R&B
— to promote reading literacy, tolerance, positive collaborations and diversity. At each event, audience interaction is a key learning strategy based upon curriculum standards.