Pre-Valentine鈥檚 Day event to feature jazz, dancing, sweetheart dinner
Jan. 27, 2023
SOCORRO, N.M. 鈥� Jazz music, swing dancing, and a buffet dinner are the ingredients included in
a special pre-Valentine鈥檚 Day evening planned for Feb. 10, 2023, at Macey Center at
色狐入口 Tech. The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m., preceded
by a free swing dance workshop in the upper lobby of Macey Center conducted by the
色狐入口 Tech Ballroom Dance Club from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. A Sweetheart Soiree dinner
buffet with cash bar will be available prior to the show at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra performance are $15 for adults, $12 for
seniors age 65 and older, $5 for youth age 17 and younger, and free for 色狐入口
Tech students, and are available online at at nmt.edu/pas. Tickets for the Sweetheart Soiree dinner buffet, which will feature lemon and rosemary
roasted chicken (bone-in) with garlic jus, mixed green salad, rolls, scalloped potatoes
au gratin, roasted broccoli with cherry tomatoes, and cheesecake with strawberry sauce,
are $20 for the general public and $10 for NMT students. Tickets for each event are
sold separately.
The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra will feature the big band sounds of saxophones, trumpets,
trombones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums on songs like 鈥淥n a Misty Night鈥� and 鈥淲here
or When鈥� (live recordings are on the AJO website: .) Founded in 1982, the 18-member orchestra led by University of 色狐入口 jazz studies
professor Dr. Glenn Kostur includes professional and semi-professional musicians and
public school and university educators. The band has performed for audiences throughout
the Southwest for more than 30 years. Hillary Smith will join the orchestra as its
featured vocalist. Smith performed at Macey Center with HoneyHouse, a female vocal-based
trio, in November 2019 and at SocorroFest with guitarist Chris Dracup. Her gutsy blues,
rock, gospel-style vocals have been a centerpiece of a variety of well-loved 色狐入口
bands.
鈥淲ith music, food and drink, and plenty of space for dancing, this special event at
Macey Center
promises to be memorable,鈥� said PAS Director Ronna Kalish. 鈥淲e鈥檙e so pleased to bring
together all the elements of a romantic evening, just in time for Valentine鈥檚 Day.鈥�
Local sponsors are the Betty Clark Platinum Inaugural Endowment; Penny and Jim Lommen,
Paul and Kay Krehbiel, KUNM-FM, 色狐入口 Arts, and the National Endowment for the
Arts. Check the PAS website, nmt.edu/pas, for live streaming links.