Doc Severinsen, Byron Stripling Quartet to perform January 11

TIFTON, Ga. — Doc Severinsen and his Big Band are coming to Tifton for a 7 p.m. performance Jan. 11 at the Tift County High School Performing Arts Center as a part of the ABAC Presents! Performing Arts Series at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Severinsen will be joined by the Byron Stripling Quartet in the fabulous show titled “Trumpet Kings.”  Stripling is a master trumpeter with a gifted voice and a captivating on-stage presence. He has played roles on Broadway and is a soloist for the Boston Pops Orchestra. Currently he serves as artistic director and conductor of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $30 for adults and $15 for students. For more information, contact Jones at (229) 391-4819. The ABAC Performing Arts Series is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.  Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

Group hopes to bring about action on climate change

DALTON, Ga. — A group is hoping to build bridges between Democrats and Republicans for action on climate change. The Northwest Georgia Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby is offering a Climate Advocate Training workshop on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church. The session is free and will teach citizens the nuts and bolts of building political will and affecting change in positive, constructive ways, organizers said. They said Citizens’ Climate Lobby is nonpartisan and has an active and growing Conservative Caucus. All are welcome to attend. Since refreshments will be served, please RSVP to chapter leader Sarah Ott at sarahgembleott@gmail.com.

 

SoulShine Band, Albert Simpson to entertain at SOSMP

LIVE OAK, Fla. — Georgia’s SoulShine Band and Alabama’s Albert Simpson will bring great musical entertainment to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on Friday and Saturday.

SoulShine Band, a high-energy cover band from Fitzgerald, Ga., features Jason “Bam” Fuqua as the front man and on acoustic guitar and vocals along with Jason “JaJo” Jordan (lead guitar/backing vocals), Casey Jones (bass), “Country” Dave Hollis (drummer) and Joe Jones (lead guitar). The band brings country, rock, blues, outlaw country, top 40 country, hip-hop, psychedelic rock, class rock and blues to satisfy its audiences. SoulShine plays more than 300 cover songs ranging from Pink Floyd to Zac Brown. On Saturday, Albert Simpson of Gadsden, Alabama, a new face in the weekend performances, will take the stage. Albert is no stranger to festival goers at the SOSMP, for he’s played all across the United States and at almost every festival held at the Music Park. A lifelong musician who followed in his father’s footsteps, Albert brings almost every genre of music to the stage including his own songs he recently recorded. A one-man band who plays multiple instruments, Albert is known as one of the best solo acts on the music scene across the country and will have his latest album with him. From the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco with Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh for a tribute to Jerry Garcia or solo at the world famous Flora-Bama in Orange Beach, or performing at the SOSMP, regardless of the venue, Albert Simpson brings with him the same passion and performance that finds its way into every show.

The Music Hall opens at 6 p.m. for dinner Friday and Saturday night with free admission. Music begins at 8 p.m. 

 

2 fatal wrecks in December brings Colquitt County’s total to 11 roadway deaths

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Traffic accidents in Moultrie and Colquitt County claimed the lives of 11 people in 2017. Monthly releases from the Georgia State Patrol showed troopers from Post 12 in Thomasville worked 164 crashes in Colquitt County during the year, including 10 fatalities. The Moultrie Police Department also investigated a wreck in July in which one of the drivers died several days after the crash. Two of those deaths came in December, when the GSP investigated 19 traffic crashes.