Treat Your Sweetie to a Dance and Portrait by Southern Photo Professional
MELBOURNE, FL, January 24, 2011 – The romantic sounds of the jazz greats will help usher in that special Valentine’s Day feeling when the Swingtime Jazz Band presents its annual “Sweetheart Ball” on Thursday, February 10, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 Hibiscus Blvd. Dance tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the door.
This year, the band has teamed with Southern Photo to enable attendees to have a portrait taken by a professional photographer while at the dance. Discounted portrait prices range from just $5 for two wallet-size photos to $35 for a complete package with multiple sizes of photos to share with family members.
Musical selections will feature original arrangements from masters such as Stan Kenton, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and Les Brown. Popular local vocalists Sally Hart and Len Fallen will sing.
The band auxiliary will have a concession table with snacks, soft drinks, bottled water and ice for sale. Tables can be reserved in advance for groups of six more by calling the band office at 724-0555.
Those who would like to brush up on their dancing skills can do so from 6 to 7 p.m., when Laura Beers (www.adancersvoice.com or 751-4766) offers lessons. Cost is $5, payable to the instructor.
Call 724-0555 or visit MelbourneMunicipalBand.org for more information.
Swingtime, part of the Melbourne Municipal Band, is a 20-piece jazz band, playing music from the 1920s to the 1970s. The for-hire band features saxophones, trombones, trumpets, a piano, guitar, bass and trap set, along with two vocalists and a conductor/announcer.
About the Melbourne Municipal Band
The Melbourne Municipal Band (MMB), established in 1965, plays free concerts for the citizens of Brevard County nearly every month, and also contributes to the community through parades, patriotic concerts and ceremonial performances. Some 30 percent of the band’s 80-plus members are professional musicians. In a typical year, the band serves 69,000 concert attendees, and its members give 27,000 hours of community service in the form of rehearsals and performance time.
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