From Hula Hoops and balloons to cool jazz stylings and craft beer, the Old Town Jazz Festival was a big hit Saturday evening in Smithville Park. Hundreds of people attended the first-ever jazz concert in the park. The Smithville Community Choir, with the indomitable Lula Bell Houston on vocals, was a big hit, along with Shades of Brown and the Brian Burton Trio. The Smithville Community Coalition hopes to make this an annual event, according to organizer Lisa Mayhew-Jones. Proceeds will help fund the new Kiwanis splash park.
Aerial footage courtesy of R3AERIAL
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- Shades of Brown from Charlotte performed their soulfull jazz songs as the crowd grew at the innaugurial Old Town Cornelius Jazz Festival.
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- Rachel Lock from Add Some Zing was selling and demonstrating her handmade unqiue hula hoops that you can even fold up.
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- The most popular booth among the children at the Jazz Festival was Linda William’s Balloon Twisting.
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- Cornelius based fine artist, Justin Christenbery was painting live and holding a silent auction to support the Splash Park at Smithville Park.
