Sunday November 1st, 2026
*EARLY SHOW*
Doors | 2:30 PM
Show | 3:00 PM
General Admission Seating | $23.40 + Fees
+$3 on All Day of Show Purchases
Student tickets generously provided by our sponsors – please call our Box Office at (717) 723 – 8463 to reserve yours.
No one turned away for lack of funds. Please contact our Box Office at (717) 723-8463 or email info@mickeysblackbox.com to reserve your tickets now.
This event is all ages – 21+ With Valid ID to Drink
Come hungry! Snacks and light bites will be available at the canteen.
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Presented by Mickey’s Black Box & Music For Everyone
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Jazz and blues vocalist Ava Preston is a rising star, gaining attention nationwide as an exceptional singer, composer and arranger.
Just 21 years old, Ava this year won the 2026 Ella Fitzgerald International Jazz Vocal Competition and earned her master’s degree in jazz voice from Julliard.
During her college years, Ava was a 12-time winner of the Student Music Award bestowed by DownBeat magazine — capturing the top Vocal Jazz Soloist honor six times and the top Blues/Pop/Rock Soloist honor six times.
Ava is passionate about bringing live jazz to public, creating an innovative effort called “Sidewalk Swing: Bringing Jazz & Joy to Every Corner” that places 12 combos of student musicians on the streets of Manhattan one Saturday each fall.
“I believe that music is a universal language that can unite people around the world,” Ava says.
“My hope is to move society in a positive direction with my art … My goal is to spread world tolerance and the acceptance of differences through my music.”
Check out Ava Preston here!
Website | Instagram | Facebook
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
Robert M. Lauman Charitable Foundation
John Swanson
Gaylord and Nadine Poling
Farmstead Friends of Jazz
Rich & Elena Wolman
Art Lumsden
The Fresh Takes series would not be possible without the generous support of our community.
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