Yesterday, Mark McKenna, a LoCO photographer, again jumped into the 24th Annual Redwood Coast Jazz Festival this time capturing the energetic joy of the dance contest.
Dance contest judge Steve McDonald dances with a fellow judge Kimberly Hudson between performances during the finals at the Muni on Saturday.
Nellie Hunt, 4, of Langlois, Oregon dances between performances of dance contestants at the Muni on Saturday. Her mother Dov said this was the first time they have attended the festival, but are regulars at the Coos Bay festival.
Stompy Jones provided the music during the Jazz Festival dance contest finals at the Muni on Saturday.
Contestants perform during the final round of judging. The finalists danced as a group to one song and then each had two thirty second solo performances during a second song.
Stompy Jones guitarist and vocalist Christopher Binnings serenades a one-year-old during the dance contest finals at the Municipal Auditorium.
From the Redwood Coast Jazz Festival Schedule for today:
Hymnals
Join Blue Street for morning hymnals Sunday, March 30th, 2014 • 9:00am at The Adorni Center. Doors open at 8:30 AM.
Free to the public!
Sunday Silent Movies - Eureka Theater
Two movies - Laurel & Hardy Two Tars AND Buster Keaton Sherlock Jr. Music by the ARMACK Orchestra. Performance - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM. Doors open at 12:30 PM. Sponsored by Green Diamond Resource Company and The California Redwood Company.
Festival pass required - or $5.00 at the door.
Sunday Grand Finale
Sunday, March 30th, 2014 • 3:00 pm at the Municipal Auditorium
Festival pass required or $10.00 at the door.
After Party
Sunday, March 30th, 2014 • 5-8 pm. Red Lion, No host food and bar. The Red Skunks kick off the music @5:30pm. Come join the fun! Open to the public
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