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RJ SPANGLER QUARTET - JAZZ CONCERT ONLINE Saturday, October 3
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Zoom and Facebook
Join us for an afternoon with live jazz music. The RJ Spangler Quartet is featuring Detroit jazz sax great Larry Smith. Please, register to receive the zoom sign info. Register Online.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pontiac.Public.Library Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4870452854?pwd=b3pQb
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Musicians’ Bios: RJ speaks about the history of Detroit’s jazz & blues roots and performs musical examples with an all-star band.
About Larry: Born near Pittsburgh in 1947, he got his start playing jazz, showing the ropes to his friend, jazz guitar great George Benson. Smith moved to New York where he played with big names such as Shirley Scott and Rahsaan Roland
Kirk. Larry had a special relationship with one the all-time great sax players - Sonny Stitt. Sonny knew and encouraged Larry going back to his teenage years. This lead to Larry touring with Sonny as a regular member of his group. Quite an honor for a man that plays the same instrument as the leader! As Charles Latimer said in the Metro Time: “His specialty is ballads. He shuts his eyes, hunches his shoulders, and holds his saxophone like a prom date. The ballads are so touching they’d make the devil cry.” Larry appears as a special guest on James Carter’s 1996 ‘Conversin’ with the Elders’ and Live at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge. He has also toured with the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.
Drummer RJ Spangler has appeared on over 60 recordings and has toured the US, Canada, and Europe quite a few times. He lectures on Detroit jazz & blues history and beyond his trio, he leads the Planet D Nonet swing band as well as a blues band.
Guitarist Oliver Nevels is another veteran player whom has recorded & toured nationally with organist Charles Earland. He has also toured with organist Richard “Groove” Holmes and “Brother” Jack McDuff.
Bassist Greg Cook is a Detroit main stay, having proven himself playing with the top of Detroit’s jazz scene: Geri Allen, Roy Brooks, Marcus Belgrave, and many others. He toured Europe with soul great Bettye LeVette and held down the bass chair in Rat Pack show for countless performances in addition to performances with international stars like Mose Allison and Johnny Hartman.
LIBRARY FINANCIAL EDUCATION SERIES ONLINE
Tuesdays, October 6, October 20, November 3, November 17, December 1, December 15
4:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Facebook and Zoom
The Pontiac Public Library and the Cygnet Institute at Oakland Community College present the “Library Financial Education SeriesOnline”.Thisisaseriesof30-minutecourses,designedto help people of all stages in life to make the right financial decisions. Additional time will be added for participants to ask questions. There are no fees for the participation in these seminars and there are no financial sales. Please, email stsompanakis@tln. lib.mi.us after you register for the Zoom ID and password. Our Facebook page address, the Zoom link, and the registration link follow below.
Requirements: Registration is required; Minimum limit: Five (5) participants!
Schedule:
• October 6: Health Care Planning in Retirement • October 20: IRA Rollover Regulations
• November 3: Long Term Care Traps to Avoid
• November 17: Mortgage Acceleration
• December 1: Retirement Planning Review
• December 15: 401k for One-Employee Company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pontiac.Public.Library Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4870452854?pwd=b3pQbV VkdmsyRVNydWF2VVdFTG1Tdz09
HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION ONLINE
Mondays, October 12, October 26, November 9, November 30, December 14
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Zoom
Join us for our returning Heartfulness Meditation program online. The Heartfulness Meditation Program offers a simple set of relaxation and meditation exercises, which when practiced daily, help restore balance in life, manage stress, better your health, and most of all will lead you to inner calm and peace. The relaxation and meditation techniques are taught over free courses: Each class covers both the conceptual framework as well as practical meditation and relaxation sessions (classes last for 1 hour). The entire program will be conducted by certified Heartfulness trainers, who have been meditating and training for several years. The Zoom meeting link follows:
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89023319572
ADULT SERVICES FEATURED PROGRAMS
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