Lake Effect Winds jam with kids Saturday

Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival hosts Lake Effect Winds at 2 p.m. Saturday at Beckwith Theatre, 100 New York Ave.

Toast ‘n’ Jam is an interactive introduction to music for children ages 3 to 12.

Lake Effect Winds, a woodwind quintet, is based in the St. Joseph area.

The quintet performs music ranging from baroque and classical to 20th century styles such as show tunes, ragtime and patriotic.

Since its formation in 1997, the group has performed for numerous civic and social events, including the WAUS Second Sunday Series at Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve, the Riverfront Concert Series in South Haven and the Niles Concert Series at Riverfront Park.

Members of Lake Effect Winds all reside in southwest Michigan.

• Jan Street of Berrien Springs plays flute. She teaches at the Creative Arts Gifted/Talented Academy in Benton Harbor and plays with the St. Joseph Municipal Band and the Southshore Concert Band.

• Ruthann Adams of Edwardsburg plays oboe.  She is a massage therapist and owner of Adams Therapeutic Massage in Edwardsburg. Adams also works part-time as a medical technologist at Elkhart General Hospital.

• Melody Prather of St. Joseph plays clarinet. She is the accompanist for the St. Joseph High School choirs and a substitute teacher in St. Joseph Public Schools. Prather plays in the St. Joseph Municipal Band and has
performed with the Andrews University Orchestra.

• DeLain Bomer of Sister Lakes plays French horn. Bomer has performed with the Toledo  Symphony, Livonia Symphony, Plymouth Symphony, Adrian Symphony, U of M’s  Gilbert and Sullivan Society, the Ann Arbor Comic Opera Guild and the Hillsdale Community Orchestra.

• Lisa Bubar of St. Joseph plays bassoon. Bubar teaches private bassoon lessons and is an Artist in Residence with the Lakeshore Public Schools band program. She performs with the St. Joseph Municipal Band and the Andrews University Orchestra, where she is adjunct faculty.

Dogwood’s Toast ‘n’ Jam is free but due to limited seating, reservations are suggested. Call (269) 782-1115.

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