Season 1 Episode 5
“…sometimes its hard to tell the difference!”
Welcome to this series of blogs we playfully named “Bobble Around with Doc”. In this series, we will share former student’s heartfelt tributes as well as some of Doc’s stories, adventures and fun facts.
One might ask, why the bobblehead?
At Doc’s 80th birthday party his daughter Kerri gave him a custom bobblehead. It instantly became a hit with the DocFest family, who in turn, adopted it as their mascot. The whimsical figurine has found its way on all of the DF traditional celebratory cakes as well as part of this series.
Follow us as we learn more about why Doc is so loved and adored!
DocFest family gathering took place at the satellite headquarters this weekend. There was a wave of excitement when Doc & Helen came through the door! It was a feast of fellowship, terrific chow and a meeting of the minds to discuss all things DOCFEST GALA 2023!
First off, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL weather day – WOW! It was truly perfect in every way! The fish were even seen appearing to dance in excitement! Jinx & Ron were the hostess & host with the most and mostess – is that a word? Ha! If it’s not – it should be as they are so gracious to us all! Dedicated volunteers gathered to share in their excitement on the planning and details of the annual event to be held Oct 15th at Eldorado Ballroom.
Doc was holding court – we were all in deep DocFest thought mode while hashing out the final details of this highly anticipated event! Are we all a bunch of basket cases by now? Well, sort of…….just take a look at these awesome baskets for auction and raffle! It’s going to be FUN! At the end of the day, it’s all about …….
JAZZ DOCFEST & FAMILY ……ITS ALL HAPPENING! SEE YOU IN A WEEK Y’ALL!
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DocFest Inc. was conceived in 2013 by Chris Walker and Ashley (Tamar) Davis, both alumni of Houston’s High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), to honor the career of Robert “Doc” Morgan, HSPVA Director of Jazz Studies (1976 – 1999) and Chair of Instrumental Music (1978 – 1992). The Mission is to support higher education for HSPVA jazz alumni, primarily accomplished by an annual series of benefit concerts featuring successful HSPVA graduates and renowned guest artists.
Thus far, DocFest has contributed over $200,000 to the Helen and Bob Morgan Jazz Scholarship. Your DocFest donations will help support this fund.
Tickets to DocFest ’23 Gala (Sunday, October 15th) are going fast, they are available through October 9th 12:30 am and will not be sold at the door.
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