Jazz Fest and Art Walk
May 17-18, 2008
Performance Park (417 West Elkhorn Avenue)
Jazz
Fest is one of the highlights of the springtime season, offering two days of great
jazz
and beautiful art. Jazz performances take
place between noon and 5 p.m. at
Performance Park
, located at the west end of Elkhorn Avenue. The Art Walk begins at 10 a.m. and
the self-guided tour of local galleries continues
until 5 p.m. Be sure to pick up your Art Walk map at
Performance Park.
The
Jazz Fest is directed by Max Wagner and sponsored by the Town of Estes Park,
The Silver Moon Inn, KUVO Radio, Coca-Cola and
Poppy's Pizza & Grill. Stop by just to listen briefly while you're enjoying the
Art Walk, or bring your own blanket or lawn chair and camp out for the
afternoon to listen to the great music. Food and drinks are available.
The 2008 Jazz Fest Schedule
(There is no admission fee)
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Saturday |
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Noon |
The Estes Park Big Band |
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|
1:05 p.m. |
Brad Goode with The Ken Walker Trio |
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| 2:25 p.m. |
The United States Air
Force Falconaires Big Band |
 |
|
4 p.m. |
George Whitesell and His
All-Stars, featuring Jill Watkins |
 |
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Sunday |
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|
Noon |
Max Wagner
and The Ken Walker Trio |
 |
|
1:20 p.m. |
The OTone
Brass Band |
 |
|
2:40 p.m. |
The Javon Jackson Band
with Special Guest Les McCann |
 |
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| 4 p.m. |
The Dexter
Payne Quintet featuring Derek Banach |
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For more information about Jazz Fest, call: 970-586-6104
Art Walk: May 17 &
18, 2008
Stroll from gallery to
gallery, chat with artists, or listen to a great jazz concert in Performance
Park. Art Walk is a self-guided tour of galleries in the
Estes
Park area. The tour offers a relaxed
way to see what's new and interesting from all sorts of regional artists. The
Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park (CACEP) produces a map of participating
galleries, enabling you to make your own way at your own pace to galleries
showing paintings, sculptures, pottery, weavings, jewelry, photography and
limited edition prints. Several galleries will have artists on hand,
demonstrating their talents. You can pick up a tour map at
Performance Park or at any of the participating galleries.
Galleries will be open
for the Art Walk on Saturday and Sunday from
10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
For more information on Art Walk and a gallery map, call:
970-586-9203
Good
art, great music and springtime in the
Rockies ... What a wonderful combination!
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