Woodlawn Arts Academy students to play 3 free concerts in Sterling before winter break

Woodlawn Arts Academy music students are scheduled to perform three free concerts over the next several weeks, according to the academy. All are open to the public and take place in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at the academy.The academy’s rock band, Rhythm-Quest Rocks!, opens the series with a rock concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. Doors open at 6 p.m. Concertgoers may bring their own drinks and a snack to share.Admission is free. The academy will accept a $3 donation to support its programming.Piano students of Nadine Appel will play a holiday recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.Guitar and ukulele students of James Miller close the series at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. Their recital falls during the opening of the academy’s winter art exhibit, “Community of Creators.”The exhibit features work by current and past Woodlawn instructors. Part of it honors Bruce Bley, a longtime Woodlawn and Sterling High School art instructor who died earlier this year. He was an art teacher at Ster