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Jazz Festival coming to Smithville Park

Jazz Festival coming to Smithville Park

July 17. Get ready for some jazz in the park Saturday, starting at 4 pm. The Smithville Community Coalition is presenting the Old Town Cornelius Jazz Festival in Smithville Park, featuring local jazz bands, the Smithville Community choir, food trucks and craft beer. The festival gets under way at 4 pm and will run until 9. The event is free. Tents, tables and chairs will be provided.

Five local jazz bands, among them the Calvin Edwards Trio and Exodus, will perform. There will also be a silent auction and a kid’s zone. The majority of the event’s proceeds will go towards the cost of the Splash Pad at Smithville Park. “We plan on making the festival our major yearly fundraiser,” said Lisa Mayhew, a leader of the coalition.