Grammy award winner and Logansport native, Med Flory.

The festival honors the legacy of the Grammy-award winning entertainer and Logansport native Med Flory and is a celebration of his artistic contributions and of America’s original art form, jazz music.

Attendees are encouraged to celebrate the jazz age by dressing in 1920s style clothing. Modern clothes are fine, also. Food, wine and beer will be available.

FESTIVAL LINEUP
The two-day festival kicks off Friday, May 15 with a New-Orleans-style parade led by grand marshal and longtime Logansport High School music teacher Joe Huffman. The parade starts at LMU Park at 5:30 p.m. and is scheduled to arrive at the festival grounds about 5:45 p.m. Med Flory was initially scheduled to participate in this year’s festival, but due to some health problems, will not be attending. We hope he’ll be back with us next year. While our thoughts and prayers are with Med, we still have a full weekend of music to look forward to — and we believe Med wouldn’t want it any other way!

Friday night’s entertainment lineup begins at 6 p.m. Lisa Terry will be the emcee on Friday night.

Performers scheduled to appear Friday night are:

• The Ones
• Tuxedo Junction Wind Band
• Tim Miller & Friends
• Toy Factory

The second session is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Dave Kitchell will be the emcee at the Saturday night session.

Performers scheduled to appear Saturday include the following artists:

• Ezra
• Wabash Valley Sound Machine
• Rhudebarb & the Beggars
• Cherresa Lawson & Friends
• Hip Cats
• The Juggernauts
• Stan Hillis, Steve Allee, and Friends
• Randy Handley Band

TICKET INFORMATION

• Advance tickets for the Med Flory Jazz and Blues Festival are $13 per session and $22 for the weekend.
• Day-of-show tickets are $16 per session and $28 for the weekend.
• Student tickets are $5 per session any time.
• A late night ticket will be available both nights at the gate for $5.

Tickets are available at Minglin Jewelers, Security Federal Savings Bank, Susan’s Corner Cupboard and Arnold’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts in Logansport. Tickets can be purchased online at www.floryfest.org or by calling the Cass County Arts Alliance at (574) 735-ARTS.

The Med Flory Jazz & Blues Festival is presented by the Cass County Arts Alliance, thanks to financial contributions by our corporate sponsors: Security Federal Savings Bank, The Andersons, the Cass County Community Foundation, and the Cass County Visitor’s Bureau. Associate Sponsors are The Care Group and Mid-America Radio, and our Tent Sponsors are American Party Time, Burkhart Advertising, Logansport MaraMart, and Woodbridge Health Campus.

For more information about the festival, visit www.floryfest.org or contact the Cass County Arts Alliance at 574-735-ARTS (2787) or e-mail at info@floryfest.org.

The Cass County Arts Alliance is a member of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation.

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Volunteers work two hour shifts and will receive one free session ticket to the festival. A volunteer orientation meeting is scheduled March 31 at the Logansport Economic Development Foundation community room, located at 310 Pearl Street. Register for the meeting by calling the alliance office at 574-735-ARTS or by email at info@casscountyarts.org.

The Cass County Arts Alliance encourages people to dress in 1920's clothing when attending the 2009 Med Flory Jazz and Blues Festival. (Photo via Flickr user Gatochy)

The CCAA is also inviting everyone, volunteers and attendees alike, to dress in 1920s attire to help make the Jazz Age come alive in the streets of downtown Logansport.

“Modern clothing is perfectly fine, also.”, festival organizer Lita Rouser stated in a prepared statement. “Having event patrons dress in a certain style is sometimes done at other festivals, such as a renaissance fair. The 1920s is called the jazz age, so we thought it would be fun to make the 20’s a visual part of this year’s event.”

CCAA recommends visiting www.dinnerandamurder.com/themes/1920s.htm for costume ideas. The Internet has several other 1920s clothing reference Web sites, as well.

The Med Flory Jazz and Blues Festival is scheduled May 15 and 16 at the corner of 4th and E. Market Street in downtown Logansport. The festival’s corporate sponsors are The Anderson, the Cass County Community Foundation, the Cass County Visitor’s Bureau, and Security Federal Savings Bank. For more information, visit www.floryfest.org or call the alliance office at 574-735-ARTS.

Photo originally scanned by and courtesy of Gatochy.

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Vicky Snipes, B.S., CHSP, has been appointed director of emergency preparedness. Vicky served previously as safety director at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Snipes is responsible for creating partnerships with community agencies to improve preparedness efforts in Tippecanoe County, conduct preparedness drills as required by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), manage preparedness grant dollars and their assigned requirements, serve as the District Four hospital preparedness chair and organize all hospital functions in the district.

Allen Borck B.S., NREMT-P, P.I., has been appointed operations manager for Ambulance and EMS Education. Borck’s responsibilities include supervision of the ambulance and EMS education department. Allen began working at St. Elizabeth ambulance department in 1985, and became the EMS education coordinator at St. Elizabeth Regional Health in 2002. He has worked in rural, urban/suburban and fire department-based EMS operations.

Jeff Houston, NREMT-P, has been appointed EMS coordinator. Houston will assist with the operation of the EMS departments and act as liaison with organizations sponsored by St. Elizabeth Regional Health and all Tippecanoe County fire departments.

Jennifer Knowles, R.N., is the new operations manager for the St. Elizabeth Emergency Care Center. Knowles previously was the center’s patient care coordinator prior to becoming the operations manager. As operations manager, Knowles oversees the operations of the department, handles concerns within the department and helps manage the flow of the department.

Beth Beebout and Sally Perdur have been appointed as patient liaisons for St. Elizabeth Regional Health.

As patient liaisons, they will visit patients at both campuses every weekday to make sure the patients’ stay is comfortable and log all compliments and complaints. Patient liaisons act as the contact between hospital administration and patients to improve patient satisfaction with hospital services. Beebout and Perdur will identify and resolve, as possible, patient concerns by explaining hospital policies and procedures and informing appropriate departments of specific issues related to patient care.

Beebout owned a small gift shop in downtown Lafayette prior to joining the staff of St. Elizabeth Regional Health. She attended Indiana University in Bloomington and majored in psychology. She is a member of the Uptown Merchants’ Association and the Indiana Chapter of the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy.

Perdur has been with St. Elizabeth Regional Health since 2005. She previously served as communications supervisor for two years and transferred to Performance Improvement. Perdur has a bachelor’s degree in human resource development from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. She is a member of Indiana Chapter of the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy.

Nicole M. Hannisick has been appointed manager of business development for St. Elizabeth Regional Health.

As manager of business development, Hannisick’s responsibilities will include development of products and services used to enhance the relationships of the hospital, physicians, and community. Additionally, she will work with physicians, promoting new or existing products and services for St. Elizabeth Regional Health.

Hannisick received her bachelor of arts from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and her master’s in health administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Recently, she completed a year-long administrative fellowship with SSFHS’ Western Indiana Region. She has also served as an administrative resident and administrative intern at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Braddock campus in Braddock, Pa.

Hannisick is a member of American College of Healthcare Executives.

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