JACKSON MUNY BAND TO PLAY ON COURTHOUSE LAWN

JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Municipal Band will give its final weekly concert at 8 p.m. today on the courthouse lawn.

Special guest will be singer Crystal McCallister, a Jackson resident who has recorded three CDs: "Simple Things," combining Southern and contemporary gospel, the Christmas-themed "Angels in the Snow" and "For Sentimental Reasons," a collections of 1940s hits.

She sings with the Jackson gospel group From the Heart.

The band will perform "Gypsy Gaiety," a collection of Willie Nelson hits titled "Willie Nelson in Concert," the marches "650 East," "Pride of the Wolverines" and "Diamond Jim" along with the Dixieland favorite "When the Saints Go Marching In" and a selection featuring the flute section, "Skip to My Flute."

The audience at the gazebo concert is invited to bring lawn chairs to sit in their cars. Conductor Nick Leist says the honking of car horns is acceptable and appreciated.

The band's final performance of the year will be a program during the opening ceremonies of the Jackson Homecomers.