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Here's the Featured Event for the month of December!
Event: Stompin'at the Five Points
Where: The Evanston Recreation Center
When: Saturday, December 10th, 2011; 11:30am-3:30pm
Tickets: $15
Why is this the event of the month?
Its time to kick off the holidays, and what better way than to take in a luncheon & concert on a Saturday, with plenty of time left to finish your shopping. The Evanston Recreation Center, aka "The Five Points", is hosting a Saturday affair of music, featuring sensational vocalist Lavieena Campbell, along with the Jazz and R&B group, Mocha, and Blues Performer Sonny Hill. The Jazz Half Founder and Jazz Alive Director of Media, Aubrey Johnson is your Master of Ceremonies. And be sure to stick around for a special stomp dance contest, and spoken word by Marian Muhammed.
This family-friendly event starts at 11:30am, and a $15 ticket covers the Concert and luncheon.
This event is in association with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission. The Evanston Recreation Center is located at 3204 Woodburn Ave.; phone 861-9417.
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