Swan City Jazz Festival Moves Indoors

Organizers of this weekend’s Swan City Jazz Festival have moved the event indoors, thanks to a weather forecast calling for temperatures in the 40s and 50s. The event is part of the two-week Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Megafest.

Instead of Munn Park, the free two-day music festival — Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. — will take place in the Kathleen High School Auditorium,1100 Red Devil Way.

Saturday’s line-up includes Olyvya Wells at noon, the Women in Jazz ensemble at 1 p.m., Just the 2 of Us at 3:30 p.m. and Dimas Sanchez & the Afro Latin Jazz project at 4:30 p.m. Headliner Julian Vaughn, a bass guitar maestro with four #1 Billboard hits, will perform at 6 p.m.

Sunday’s performers include Phillip “Jazz Dad” Thomas at noon, the Swan City Jazz Project at 2 p.m., the Valerie Gillispie Ensemble at 3:30 p.m. and Shawn Brown at 4:30 p.m. The headliner, performing at 6 p.m., will be Latin Grammy award winner Lannie Battistini, known for his vibrant Latin rhythms.

For more information go to: www.swancityjazzfestival.com.

Lakeland’s 46th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade is unchanged. It will start Saturday at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Providence Road and West 14^th Street. More than 100 participants are expected.