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Offering a preview of his upcoming
appearance on American Idol, Newnan High School student Alan
Jackson will perform for local audiences this Saturday at the
Centre for Performing and Visual Arts in Newnan. Jackson and his band will headline the January Jam at the Centre, this Saturday, January 17, at 6:00 p.m. The January Jam at the Centre features local bands such as The NTG and Take the Oath. It is free and open to the public and doors open at 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s Jam will be part of a weekend full of performances at the Lower Fayetteville Road Centre for Performing and Visual Arts. On Friday, January 16 “The Belle of Amherst” – a Tony-Award winning, one-woman play about the life of Emily Dickenson – will be performed at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 and are on sale at the Centre box office and at Scott’s Bookstore in downtown Newnan and Morgan Jewelers at Ashley Park. Coweta County students and employees can attend the performance free of charge. And on Sunday, January 18, the United States Air Force Reserve Concert Band will perform at 2:30pm. Admission is free for the Sunday afternoon concert. On Saturday, "The Alan Jackson Band" will appear with other local bands at the family-friendly Jam. Among other selections, Newnan High student Jackson will perform “Somebody like You” by Keith Urban. Jackson performed the number during his nationwide appearance on American Idol, which he taped last fall. His appearance on the Fox show will air this season. Jackson, a senior at Newnan High School, said that he would like to “give a big thank you” to Centre Director Don Nixon, and Coweta County for all of the support he has received, before and after his American Idol experience. “It really means a lot to me…its great to know that there are people out there who support you” said Jackson, who has high hopes for the family friendly event coming up. Obviously there are only certain things Jackson can say about American Idol at this time. He did however shed some light about the music industry, mentioning that it is a game of patience. “When you sign that contract, you basically sign your life over” said Jackson. It can be a tough industry to cope with, however Jackson believes that it is one the greatest experiences for those who wish to pursue a career in the music industry. Going from Newnan to American Idol and then back to Newnan again was different for Jackson. One of the main things he picked up through this experience is that “one should never settle for less.” “To me you always need to be your hardest critic, you have to set goals to succeed. If you never try to exceed your goals, then you’ll never know how good you can be” said Jackson. Also, the Newnan native and soon to be graduating senior firmly believes that school is important. “How would a role model look without an education” said Jackson. For more information about the January Jam or other upcoming performances, please call the Centre at 770-254-2787.  Newnan High School student Alan Jackson, 17, will perform at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts this Saturday, January 17. Jackson will sing selections that he performed on American Idol, among others. |