More events scheduled in city

Franklin’s Office of Development announced three upcoming events today.
The 2014 Franklin Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony will be Saturday, Dec. 6.
Line-up for the parade will begin at 5 p.m. on Jackson Street and the parade will begin at 6 p.m. on the corner of Jackson and Main streets. The lamp-lighting ceremony begins immediately after at the courthouse square
Also, the City of Franklin is participating in Louisiana’s “Honor Vets…Vote” campaign, which is an outreach program sponsored by the Louisiana Department of State.
The “Honor Vets…Vote” campaign allows voters to dedicate their votes to veterans. Voters who pledge their votes get to choose a bumper sticker, lapel pin or a printable certificate.
According to Mayor Raymond Harris, “This election cycle would be a good way for the people of Franklin to show their support for the veterans in St. Mary Parish.”
The City of Franklin has the forms for you to dedicate your vote to a veteran in the Tax Department on the first floor of City Hall or you can visit:
http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/GetInvolved/HonorVetsVote/Pages....
In October, the John Gray Jazz Quartet will return to perform at the Harvest Moon Festival Business after Hours kick-off party Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The John Gray Jazz Quartet is led by John Gray who is a professional trumpet player and educator from Baton Rouge who studied at Southern University in Baton Rouge. He has released two albums: “The Continuum Experience” and “Any Given Thursday.”
The others that make up the quartet are as talented and accomplished. Michael Foster, also of the Michael Foster project, attended Southern University and was a member of the “Human Jukebox,” which is Southern’s marching band. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, and he plays the upright bass and sousaphone. Ernest Jackson provides the vocals, and Dr. Charles Brooks plays the vibraphone and congas.
The John Gray Jazz Quartet performs music from a number of genres such as classic jazz, Louisiana traditional music, swing and Latin. The members perform in Louisiana and around the United States with a number of bands such as The Michael Foster Project, The Soul Jukebox and Existential Audio.
Find out more about John Gray and the Continuum Music family by going to the Web site:
www.jgrayjazz.com
Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/pages/John-Gray-ContinuumMusic