We are looking for two parents who would be willing to sell tickets at the McGoff auditorium door for the Fine Arts Fest. This is next Friday evening,  May 16th.  We would need your help starting at 6:45 pm.

Please email me at kelseyl@gowcs.net if you can help.

Thanks.   Lynn Kelsey

The fourth annual Fine Arts Fest will be Friday, May 16th at 7:30 pm at the high school in McGoff auditorium. This event features performances by the WHS band, combined jazz band, choir, and theater production students. Tickets are $5.00 per person.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

6:00 pm:  Concert Band and Jazz Band members report to the high school for combined rehearsal (students should plan to eat dinner before they arrive)

7:30 pm:  Show begins

The "uniform" for the evening is jeans, plain black shirt, and tennis shoes. Please let me know if you have questions.

Thanks.  Lynn Kelsey

For those parents who don't know it yet, next Friday night, March 28, is our Evening of Jazz event. All are invited to come and hear some great jazz music. This event will be held at Williamston elementary school.

The Williamston school jazz bands will perform from 6:30 to 8:30, and the Walter White Jazz Quartet will perform from 8:30 to 10:00 pm. The Silent Auction will be held from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

A Flyer is available, and tickets can be purchased online at http://williamstonbands.weebly.com/jazz-band.html

Hope to see you there!

We are in need of white Christmas lights--both icicle type and strands of white lights--to decorate the gym for the Evening of Jazz.  Please make sure to label them with your name so we can return them to you after the event is over.  Please plan to drop off these lights by Wednesday, March 26th, at the high school or middle school band room.

If you have questions please contact Nancy Deal at msunancy@outlook.com

Thanks!

Our Evening of Jazz is fast approaching and we need some help. We have an amazing line-up of professional jazz performers coming to perform for the evening.  The MS and HS Jazz bands will also be performing.

Outside of great music we have a silent auction at the event. What we are looking for are items that can be put in the silent auction. Who do you know who could donate a service or item to the auction? Do you have a vacation home, timeshare or service that you would be willing to donate for the auction?

Things to think of:

• housekeepers
• tax services
• landscaping
• travel
• home improvement services
• catering
• massage therapy
• babysitting
• tutoring services
• personal trainers
• gym memberships, etc.

If you have an item or service to donate,  contact Nancy Deal at 517-281-0562. She is the team leader on this event and needs our support. You can also email Vicki Schneider at williamstonbandboosters@gmail.com and I will make sure she gets the information.

How else can you help? SPREAD THE NEWS OF THE EVENING OF JAZZ FEATURING THE TRUMPET SOUNDS OF WALTER WHITE, THE FRED KNAPP TRIO AND A SPECIAL GUEST AT THE PIANO. MARCH 28TH.  TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE SOON!

The Haslett Jazz Night is Saturday, February 22nd, from 7:00-11:20 pm.  The Williamston High School Jazz Band I will be performing.  WHS Jazz Band II members are encouraged to attend but are not required to.

Jazz Band I members need to report to Haslett High School at 7:00 pm.  There will not be a bus providing transportation for this event.  Students must find their own ride to and from Haslett.

Attire for the evening is Jazz Band Black.  We will be performing from 8:05-8:40 pm.  We will begin warming up at 7:15 pm.  I would like to encourage our band members to stay for the entire event.  There will be performances all evening long by area schools. 

For those attending who are not performing, there will be an admission charge.  I don't have specific information regarding this year's prices, but last year they were advertised as the following:  Prices were:  $10 adults, $20 family, $6 students/seniors, children under 5 and seniors with HIP  free. 

It should be a fun night of music.  I hope many of you can attend.

Thanks.  Lynn Kelsey

Band Booster Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 5:30 pm at Spag's. All  are welcome to attend.

High School Pre-Festival Band Concert
Wednesday, Feb. 12, will also be the High School Pre-Festival concert at 7:30 pm. Please have your students at McGoff by 7:00. We will try to keep the Band Booster meeting short to make sure everyone can attend the concert on time.

Scrip Order
Monday, Feb. 16 there will be another Scrip order going in at 5:00 p.m. Email deannamstampfly@yahoo.com with any questions.

High School District Band Festival
Friday, Feb. 28th is the District High School Band Festival, to be held at Okemos High School. The Williamston band is scheduled to play around 1:00 pm.

Middle School Pre-Festival Band Concert
Tuesday, March 4th is the 6th-8th grade Middle School Pre-Festival concert at 7:30pm in the McGoff Auditorium. Please have your students in the high school band room by 7:10pm. 

Middle School District Band Festival
March 14-15 is the weekend for the Middle School Band Festival.

Evening of Jazz
March 28 is when the Evening of Jazz will be held. 

Please keep all of these dates in mind.

Anyone interested in helping with the Evening of Jazz event that will take place March 28, we will have a meeting this Wednesday, February 5th, at 6:00 PM in the high school band room.

If you are not able to attend the meeting but still would like to be part of the committee, please contact Nancy Deal at 517-281-0562.

This is a wonderful event for our community and students. Please consider helping out.