Thursday, August 21, 2008 East Central Illinois

Just Desserts & Jazz set Friday

By The News-Gazette
Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:46 AM CDT

URBANA – The Urbana Band Boosters will sponsor a fundraising evening, Just Desserts and Jazz, starting at 7 p.m. Friday at Urbana High School.

The Urbana Middle School Jazz Band and Urbana High School Jazz Bands I & II will perform. Individual servings of homemade desserts and beverages will be sold by the Band Boosters. This is the second year for the joint year-end jazz concert and dessert fundraiser.

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The high school jazz bands are finishing a busy season of concerts that included performances at Grace United Methodist Church, a Lions Club-sponsored afternoon jazz concert and featured performances at the Urbana District Band Festival. And in March, the Urbana High School Jazz Band I received a No. 1 rating at the Illinois High School Association Organizational Band Contest.

The Urbana High School Jazz Bands I and II are directed by Mark Day. The Urbana Middle School Jazz Band is directed by Erin Lodes.

The public is invited to attend Just Desserts and Jazz. For information, contact Day at 384-3505 or mday@usd116.org.

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