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Join us for a great night of world-class jazz on Tuesday, February 22, at 7:00 p.m. when woodwind artist Chris Vadala performs with the jazz ensembles from Central High and Central Woodlands at the Fine Arts Center.

Vadala, the director of jazz studies and a saxophone professor at the University of Maryland, is one of the country's foremost woodwind artists. He has performed on more than 100 recordings to date, as well as innumerable jingle sessions, films, and TV scores, performing on the saxophone, flute, and clarinet. His career has been highlighted by a long tenure with the Chuck Mangione Quartet, and he has performed with great artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, B.B.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) - NorthPointe Christian Schools will be hosting a meeting on Monday, February 7th to gauge interest in a Spanish immersion program.

The school system is partnering with add.a.lingua, which is an organization that helps schools design and implement Spanish immersion programs.

Elementary Principal, Gordon Nickel says administrators hope to begin a program for preschool and kindergarten and add a grade level each year through fifth grade.

Prospective parents of young children, along with anyone else interested in this educational option, are enchoraged to attend the forum, which is scheduled to go from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. next Monday night.

Organizers say attendees will get a chance to hear from experts in the Second Language Learning field concerning the latest research on how immersion programs have worked in other Mid-Western schools.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) - The Grand Rapids Audubon Club will host an event entitled "Night Flights" on Monday, January 31st at Cornerstone University, which is located at 3000 Leonard St. NE.

Caleb Putnam, a lifelong bird expert, will be the keynote speaker at the event.

Putnam will reveal his research on the phenomenon of nocturnal bird migration, and how people can monitor it at their house for less than $100.

Putnam has been recording nocturnal flight calls at his home in Sparta, Mi., since the summer of 2009, analyzing them with free software, as well as contributing his recordings to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for use in long term monitoring efforts.

Putnam will share how the microphone setup works, how to identify flight calls, and where interested birders can go get started in this groundbreaking field of ornithologhy.

The meeting is free. Social time with refreshments begins at 7 p.m.

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