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ALA joins nationwide celebration
of Jazz Appreciation Month
; The American Library Association
(ALA) is joining the Smithsonian’s Na
tional Museum of American History and
a host of other partners to launch the
first annual Jazz Appreciation Month
{JAM) in April. JAM will pay tribute to
jazz annually both as a historic and a
living American art form. April is desig
nated as Jazz Appreciation Month in
honor of the birthdays of such jazz giants
as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Gerry
Mulligan and Tito Puente.
The ALA encourages all libraries to
,farticipate in thisinitiative by highlight
‘| ng their jazz holdings and hosting public
programs, such as concerts, discussion
programs and exhibits that explore the
history and music of jazz.
“Ascommunity cultural centers, librar
fes'are an important part of this national
Initiative,” said John Berry, ALA presi
ent. “By hosting public programs, li
raries can help their communities rec-
Pgnize the importance of jazz in Ameri
fan culture and increase the public’s ex-
Posure to and appreciation of jazz mu
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; In April, schools, colleges, museums,
concerthallsand public broadcastersalso
avill host programs to celebrate JAM.
Participatingin theJAM launch are more
than a dozen national organizations in
¢luding the National Endowment for the
Arts; the U.S. Department of Education;
%he National Park Service; the Interna
%ional Association for Jazz Education;
WMENC: The National Association for
Music Education; the U.S. State Depart
'‘ment; The Grammy Foundation; the
April Brown Bag features:
*Augusta’s Historic Neighborhoods™
The Augusta Museum of History will
'present its next monthly Brown Bag
'History Series on Wednesday, April 3,
2002, at 12 noon. The speaker will be
Mr. Erick D. Montgomery, the execu
tive director of Historic Augusta, Inc.
Mr. Montgomery will be speaking on
“Augusta’s Historic Neighborhoods.”
Mr. Montgomery has been involved
with historic preservation for anumber
of years. He has been the executive
director of Historic Augusta, Inc. since
1989. Mr. Montgomery serves on nu
“merous community boards and historic
- preservation societies.
' The Brown Bag History Series pro
Jim Brickman show comes to Augusta April 21
Romantic piano sensation Jim
Brickmar gets back to basics this fall with
a new recording, book and hit song, all
called “Simple Things.”
His “Simple Things” concert comes to
Augusta on Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 7
p.m. for a performance at the Bell Audito
rium.
Brickman decided to stop, re-evaluate
and simplify when he saw his own life
revolvingaround cell phones, e-mails, red
eyes and answering services. His book is
acollection of humorous, poignant essays
that will help you get out of the fast lane
and savor life’s true pleasures. Every
song on the new album invokes a more
relaxed lifestyle. =
“It’s mostly about opening your eyes,”
explained Brickman. “You'’ve got to get
offthe treadmill and find your life again.”
Simplicity has always been the hall
mark of Jim Brickman in concert. With
Ft. Gordon museum has award winning films
FORT GORDON, Ga. .
The Signal Corps Museum of Fort
Gordon has available for viewing the
two Academy Award films the Signal
Corps won for the Army after World
War 11.
The awards are for best short sub
jects. The films are Towards Indepen
dence and Seeds of Destiny. The first
film is about a soldier recovering from a
jeep accident in World War 11. Seeds of
Destiny is about how WWII affected the
Daughters of Isis features
Manhattans for April fundraiser
Teena Scott Delgado, a native of At
lanta and graduate of Spelman College,
was elected to serve as Imperial
Commandress, Imperial Court of the
Daughters of Isis (Prince Hall affiliate)
in August 2001 at the last Imperial
Session held in Michigan. She is re
sponsible for the leadership of one of
the most charitable and community
oriented organizations in the nation.
She is the first Georgian ever elected to
serve in this capacity. The member
ship of the Daughters of Isis is cur
rently over 12,000 women from all eth
nic backgrounds. Her pledge, during
the administration, is to steer the orga
nization to a higher level of participa
tion in its support of charities and com
munity involvement.
- The public is invited to attend her
American Federation of Musicians; the
Association of Performing Arts Pre
senters; the National Endowment for
the Humanities; National Public Ra
dio; the ASCAP Foundation; BMI; the
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation;
the Music Performance Trust Fund;
and the Irving Caesar Trust.
“Our goal for the first year is to build
awareness of JAM,” said John Hasse,
curator for American Music at the
Smithsonian National Museum of
American History. “We hope that local
initiatives by libraries and performing
arts centers, for example, will turn this
into a true nationwide celebration.”
In honor of JAM, the ALA Public
Programs Office has created anew web
site (www.ala.org/publicprograms/jam)
that contains tips and ideas for library
jazz programs and the Smithsonian
has developed a new web site
(www.Smithsonianjazz.org) devoted
entirely to jazz. Smithsonianjazz.org
will explore the full breadth of jazz
related holdings and programming at
the Smithsonian, including scheduled
events for JAM 2002.
Smithsonianjazz.org is made possible
by America’s Jazz Heritage, a partner
ship of the Wallace-Reader’s Digest
Funds and the Smithsonian Institu
tion.
Founded in 1876, ALA has a mem
bership of nearly 63,000 librarians and
library supporters. Its mission is to
promote the highest quality library ser
vices and public access to information.
gram is free to members, $2 for non
members and reservations arerequired.
Bring your lunch and the museum will
provide abeverage and dessert. Please
call the Education Department for res
ervations at 722-8454.
The Augusta Museum of History is
located at 560 Reynolds Streetin down
town Augusta. Hours of operation are
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. -5
p.m.; and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Free
admission is offered on Sundays. Please
call (706) 722-8454 for more informa
tion or visit the web site at
www.augustamuseum.org.
nothing more than a piano, vocals and
lively humor, he turns a simple stage
into a place where imagination takes
off, using musical notes to weave a
tapestry of emotion, color and spirit.
Longtimefriend Anne Cochranlends
a warm, familiar voice to the “Simple
Things” tour, while electronic violin
ist Tracy Silverman adds a refreshing
instrumental dimension to the perfor
mance.
Tickets are priced at $36.50 and
$32.50, including $1 per ticket for Capi
tol Improvement Fund Fee and may be
purchased at the Augusta-Richmond
County Civic Center box office and all
Ticket Master locations, including
Publix supermarkets and Wherehouse
Music. Charge by phone at (706) 828-
7700. You can also order online at
www.ticketmaster.com.
children of Europe.
The Museum is in Conrad Hall next
to Signal Towers on Chamberlain Av
enue. It is open Tuesday through
Friday,Ba.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Sundays
andfederalholidays. Thereisnocharge
for admission.
For more information, please call
(706)791-3856.
first charity fundraiser. The charity,
extravaganza featuring the legendary
Manhattans in concert will be held on
Friday, April 12, 2002, 9 p.m. at the
Atlanta downtown Marriott Marquis.
The donation is S3O. Due to limited
seating, reservations must bemade no
later than March 22, 2002. This is an
opportunity to donate to the charity
and enjoy the evening. It takesall of us
working together to make a positive
differencein our communities. Daugh
ter Delgado extends an invitation to
everyone to visit the Daughters of Isis
headquarters in Columbus, Georgia.
For concert ticket information, please
contact B.Green at (404) 286-9314, R.
Stevenson at (404) 691-8623 or S.
Lawson at(706)682-3605.
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