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APEX ARTS LEAGUE BRINGS THE JAZZ AT NINTH-ANNUAL FESTIVAL Get ready for a jazzed-up Saturday night—The APEX Arts League presents The One O’Clock Lab Band in concert on Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m. at White’s Chapel United Methodist Church for its ninth-annual APEX Jazz Festival. The One O’Clock, under the new and exciting direction of Alan Baylock, is the premier performing jazz ensemble from the internationally acclaimed University of North Texas’ Jazz Studies Program. The One O’Clock is a seven-time Grammynominated ensemble and has produced a multitude of great composers, performers and educators all throughout the world, recording more than 60 albums in its tenure. The Carroll Jazz Orchestra, along with two other high school jazz bands, will open the program. Tickets are available at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students, seniors and Apex members. PACK MORE FUN INTO YOUR FRIDAYS AT THE BOB JONES NATURE CENTER This spring, the Bob Jones Nature Center offers a diverse slate of fun, family-oriented programming on the last Friday of each month. On March 31, take your kids on a Dino Hunt and on April 28, enjoy a spot of tea and winged beauties at the Butterfly Flutterby Tea Party. Tickets at each event are $12 for children of Nature Center members and $15 for children of nonmembers.
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DRAGON MUSICIAN TRUMPETED HIS WAY TO STATE Last month, senior trumpet player Sam Ortiz performed with the Texas All-State Band in San Antonio as part of the 2017 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Clinic/Convention. Ortiz was chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held across the state at district, region and area levels. This was Ortiz’s first time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. Only the top 2.6 percent of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians.
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