"Our Summer Learning Odyssey" for adults kicks off this evening with a discussion on "The History of Texas Jazz" by Dave Oliphant. Author and native Texas poet Dave Oliphant was for 18 years the editor of "The Library Chronicle" at the University of Texas at Austin; becoming a noted writer on the history of Texan jazz. His books include "Jazz Mavericks of the Lone Star State," and "The Hero's Fall I Fell For," published by Alamo Bay Press in Austin.
Tuesday marked the first night of Cornyation 2024, the popular three-night Fiesta show centered around scintillating satire of local, state, national and…