Three Jazz Bands to Highlight 2010 Wooster Arts Jazz Fest!
Live jazz bands, a juried Art Festival, a New Orleans style Jazz Parade, Gourmet Food, Art Activities for Children, Free Admission. Sound enticing? All of this will take place on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on the Square in Historic Downtown Wooster.
This year marks the seventh annual festival, and it features live performances by the Jazz Unit Big Band under the direction of Jack Schantz, former Artistic Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. There will also be performances by the Ken Weaver Quartet from Columbus and the River City Jazz Band from the Cleveland area.
The Wooster Arts Jazz Fest is presented through a partnership between Main Street Wooster, the Wooster City Schools, and the Wooster Rotary Club.
In addition to providing a free, quality arts event suitable for all ages, the Wooster Arts Jazz Festival supports, through private and corporate sponsorships, arts education in the schools, economic development in downtown Wooster, and the Wooster Rotary Club’s college scholarship program for area students.
Dozens of juried artists from Ohio and surrounding states will line the downtown area selling paintings, photography, glass, ceramics, jewelry, woodturning, basketry, and other fine art and craft media.
Be sure to stop in and feast on the specialty gourmet foods sold by area restaurants in the Arts Jazz Café located behind the gazebo. And for kids of all ages there will be free children’s activities available throughout the day in a special tent set up for them.
For the third year in a row we will be offering a special event on the evening before the Festival. Art Under the Stars will take place Saturday evening September 18, from 5-8 p.m. at the Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut St. in downtown Wooster. Wine and gourmet appetizers will be served, and an artist preview will be held. Tickets for Art Under the Stars are $50 each and are available at Main Street Wooster. For tickets or more information about either of these events please call 330-262-6222.
Mark your calendars for September 19, 2010 for the Wooster Arts Jazz Fest! |
