Most Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Audrianna Brown had a standing appointment with LaKisha Jones.
Right after wrapping up her daily saxophone practice, the Albee Township teenager would plop down on the couch to watch every "American Idol" episode, cheering Jones until the end.
Now, the Chesaning Union High School student can't wait to horn in on LaKisha-Mania.
Brown and her bandmates with the Saginaw NAACP ACT-SO Jazz Ensemble will share the stage, or steps if you will, with Jones on Monday at the Capitol in Lansing.
"To come out of this community and achieve so much ... she is an idol to me," said the tenor sax-playing daughter of George and Martha Brown.
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm will honor the singing sensation.
The grand celebration will bring to an end a four-day Jonesfest, which began Friday night with her singing the national anthem before the Detroit Tigers baseball game at Comerica Park.
Today, Jones fans anticipate a turnout of 1,000 people to greet her at a 5 p.m. party at Atwood Stadium, 710 W. Third in Flint. Jones likely will sign autographs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. She'll perform a couple of songs.
On Monday, the youth jazz ensemble will perform two sets in Lansing -- one before Granholm speaks and another before Flint's favorite songbird captivates her adoring fans.
State Rep. Brenda Clack, a Flint Democrat, invited the ACT-SO group to the celebration.
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