Jazz violin:The Scott Tixier Quartet performs at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 in the “Jazz Upstairs” series, Rodale Community Room, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown. Tixier is an award-winning French jazz violinist and recording artist. Grammy Award-winning bassist Marcus Miller said Tixier “is making an international name for himself. I heard him in France and was immediately struck by his individuality and his sound.” Said guitarist Pat Metheny, “[Scott] has found a place for himself within the elite community of New York jazz musicians, no small feat.” Jean-Luc Ponty has said, “I have heard Scott’s recordings, seen his live performances and I think that he stands above the crowd of current jazz violinists around the world.” Tixier has played at every esteemed venue in New York and several around the world, sharing the stage with luminaries across genres, including Gladys Knight, Christina Aguilera and Stevie Wonder, the latter with whom Tixier toured. The Quartet includes: Tixier, violin; Glenn Zaleshi, piano; Luques Curtis, bass, and Allan Mednard, drums. Tickets: Miller Symphony Hall Box Office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; allentownsymphony.org; 610-432-6715

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Name that color:Crayola, the iconic crayon maker, is looking for help in deciding on a moniker for its new blue crayon. Jacob Robb, above, has fun with Crayola’s retiring “Dandelion” color crayon at Easton’s Crayola Experience where the six-year-old and his mom, Vicki, were visiting. Crayola announced March 31 that it would be weeding “Dandelion” out of the mix and replacing it with the yet to be named blue crayon. The Easton-based company received nearly 90,000 name submissions for the new color, which is based on a brilliant blue pigment discovered in 2009 by scientists at Oregon State University. Crayola has narrowed it down to five names: Dreams Come Blue, Bluetiful, Blue Moon Bliss, Reach for the Stars, and Star-Spangled Blue. Vote until Aug. 31 for your choice on Crayola’s website. Prizes are offered. Crayola is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, Mo. Information: crayola.com.