Appomattox Regional
Library System

Next week: Thursday, March 25 at 7pm the Prince George High School Jazz Choir will perform at the Hopewell Library.

Enjoy free musical performances by local groups, every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the month of March at the Hopewell Library.

• Fort Lee Dixieland Jazz Band, March 4
• Owen Brodie, songs and trivia of the bagpipes, March 11
• Johnny Jones Band, March 18
• Prince George High School Jazz Choir, March 25
The Hopewell Library will be hosting local musicians every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the month of March. The Fort Lee Jazz Band “Dixieland” ensemble will be the first presentation and will perform on March 4. This seven-man unit will thrill you with their virtuoso performances of standards from the history of American jazz. Come show your support for our troops!

On March 11, Owen Brodie will visit the library. Richmond resident Brodie will perform on the bagpipes, in full Scottish regalia. Brodie will also share historical lore and trivia on this most Celtic of musical instruments.

Week three, March 18, brings back “The Ralph Jones Group,” who has delighted library audiences in the past. Local musician Johnny Jones and his friends will perform Americana music standards from the worlds of folk, rock, and country accompanied by guitar and mandolin.

Then, on March 25, the series will finish with the Prince George High School Jazz Choir. This group has performed at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond among other venues and are a real crowd pleaser with their a cappella stylings.

Come visit the library Thursday evenings in March and enjoy a variety of musical traditions, in a low key, informal atmosphere. Best of all, it’s absolutely free! For information on these and other events at the Appomattox Regional Library, please call 458-6329 x1005 or visit www.arls.org.