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F UN R AISER 2020
F RIDAY , F EBRUARY 21
In Concert:
D OORS OPEN AT 7:00 P . M .
John Reischman & the Jaybirds
Taft High School Jazz Band
Kate Morrison & David Captein
$
Saturday, January 25 at 7pm
Ticket Price: $25
Like the master mandolinist at their helm,
John Reischman and the Jaybirds is a
group that fashions a stylish, elegant take
on bluegrass that is at once innovative
and unadorned, sophisticated and
stripped-down, happily old-fashioned, yet
unselfconsciously new.
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S ATURDAY , F EBRUARY 22
Celtic Series:
D OORS OPEN AT 5:00 P . M .
$
95
The Browne Sisters
featuring James Keigher (Men of Worth)
Tickets for
both nights:
Sunday, February 2 at 2pm
Ticket Price: $25
Often called “The folk group for people who
thought they didn’t like folk music,” sisters
Diane, Pamela, and Laura bring powerful
lead vocals and haunting harmonies to every
song. The sisters will perform alongside
James Keigher, one half of the popular Celtic
duo Men of Worth.
Silent Auction • Live Auction,
with Auctioneer Patrick Alexander
3 Leg Torso to perform • Heavy hors d'oeuvres
$
115
Sponsored by
Buy Tickets:
https://musicisinstrumental.net
Both events held at Salishan Resort
LINCOLNCITY-CULTURALCENTER.ORG
540 NE U.S. 101, LINCOLN CITY • (541) 994-9994
Music is Instrumental (MII), a coastal non-profit, ensures that over 1,400 K-12 students have
access to quality music education, instruments, and performance. The value of music ed-
ucation appears to come with added bonuses.
Taft 7-12 Principal Nick Lupo has watched the evolution of the music program and its effects
on students over the past five years. “At the end of the first year of having music in 2015,
assessment data revealed that reading and mathematics scores tended to be higher for
the 65 students who chose sixth-grade band,” Lupo said. “Knowing that all students could
benefit, we required that the next year all 130 students take band in sixth grade.”
Oceanlake Principal Sandy Mummey notes a similar impact on students in kindergarten
through second grade. “Research shows that students who are exposed to music have in-
creased attendance and do better on academic assessments,” Mummey said. “This year we
have an increase in our regular attendance rate, and students are demonstrating increased
reading proficiency on district assessments.”
Mike Freel, Taft 7-12 Music Director, observes that, out of the student body, many of the
highest-scoring students are in band, choir, or both. “This is a true testament to the ability
of music to increase brain power and intelligence,” Freel said. “Besides,” he adds, “band
and choir are where all the fun happens.”
Sponsored in part by the following:
Rinse feet after reading,
because nothing gets you closer to the beach
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