Apex Hosts First Jazz fest
Dubbed a “jazz crawl,” more than a dozen jazz artists will take the stage at various venues throughout Downtown Apex on Sept. 17.
Organized by the Apex Downtown Business Association, the Apex Jazz Festival will feature headlining acts Shana Tucker and Quintessence performing at the Halle Cultural Arts Center.
Backntime, Nate Robertson Group, Steve Hobbs, Jo Gore Duo, Gregg Gelb, Gary Brunotto, Bill Mann, Cool Heat, Grant Osborne, Robert Griffin featuring Tirza Wine, and Mark Wells of Peter Lamb & The Wolves will perform in the restaurants and eateries along Salem Street.
An outdoor stage will also be set up in the Apex Chamber of Commerce lot for open mic performers, student rock bands from Music & Rock School and Peak City Sound.
For a complete schedule of events, click here.
“Downtown Apex is the perfect setting for a jazz crawl, and we’re expecting not only a great night, but for people to leave wanting to do it again next year,” ADBA member and event organizer Blaine East said in a release.
100.7 FM The River Sunday Brunch host Kitty Kinnin will act as emcee for the headlining performances at the Halle Cultural Arts Center.
Tickets are available in two formats. Silver allows access to the outdoor stage, as well as all of the restaurants and eateries, but not the headlining show at Halle Cultural Arts Center. Gold allows access to the outdoor stage, as well as all of the restaurants, eateries and the headlining show.
Silver tickets are $20, while gold will cost you $30. Access to the outdoor stage is free and open to the publlic.
Apex Christmas Parade
The Apex Christmas Parade, hosted by the Apex Rotary Club, will assume Salem Street on Saturday, December 1, 2012 for a once a year event that has been the highlight of the Christmas season for more than 50 years.
The Apex Christmas Parade is a town favorite and brings out an estimated 15,000 people who line the street with stadium chairs and blankets as early as three hours before the event. The parade begins at 5:00pm with a line up of more than 100 floats. Commercial floats, homemade floats, Apex High homecoming King and Queen, Smokey the Bear, classic cars and so much more will also be featured this year along with a special appearance from Santa.
The Apex Rotary Club’s motto is “Service Above Self” and invites all parade attendees to embrace the Christmas season by bringing along an item for Western Wake Crisis Ministry.
With all the activity and Christmas spirit, the Apex Rotary club is hoping that residents of Apex who attend the parade will be in the mood to spread Christmas joy.
To register a float to be in the Christmas Parade, visit Apex Rotary Club.
For more information about the Apex Christmas Parade contact the Rotary Club Christmas Parade Chair Brenda Steen at 362-6456 or brenda@apexchamber.com.
Christmas on Salem Street
Friday, December 2, 2011 brings yet another annual tradition in downtown Apex with Christmas on Salem Street. Complete with the lighting of the Chrismas Tree in front of the historic train depot, sleigh rides and an adundance of holiday cheer. More details to come.
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Peak Fest
The annual Peak Fest that celebrates the “Peak of Good Living” is held on the first Saturday in May each year. In 2012, the date is May 5, 2012.
This festival has grown from a small community day in a school parking lot to an event which draws hundreds of vendors and over 15,000 people to the streets of downtown Apex. Every year, the Apex Festival Commission plans a larger and more exciting day.
Children enjoy the KidsZone area with rides and games, and artists and crafters provide plenty of shopping opportunities. Festival food like cotton candy, hoagies, and ice cream are sure to please. Local talent and family entertainment provide dance, song and comedy on the stages. Festival day begins with a pancake breakfast prepared and served by the Apex Rotary Club in the historic Salem Street Fire Station. For more information, visit apexpeakfest.com
Olde Fashioned July in Historic Downtown Apex
Remember bike parades with everything decorated in red, white and blue and lots of games and water fun? Come to Apex on July 4th and bring your family and friends because we close the downtown street for just those events. Water balloons, chalk talk, a cakewalk and fishing pond, and even hula-hoop, limbo and bubble blowing contests delight young and not-so-young alike. Food concessions, clowns, and special entertainment provide hours of enjoyment for the entire family.
The highlight of the day is the children’s Parade of Wheels led by Uncle Sam. Hundreds of bikes, trikes, scooters, and even skaters decorated in red, white and blue parade down Salem Street in competition for ribbons and prizes. For information call the Apex Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources at 919-249-3402 or visit apexnc.org.