It's the Tallahassee Museum's Jazz & Blues Festival. It happens Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 pm. Admission is the same as if you were just going to the museum -- $9 for adults and $6 for younguns aged 4 to 15. If you go Sunday between 11 am and 12 pm, you get in for half price. There will be food, beer and wine for sale.
This is the 20th year for the festival, which takes place on the beautiful grounds of the outdoor museum, filled with wildlife. The stage is under a nice canopy of trees with a playground close by. It is a wonderful event that features local bands, and a terrific place to take kids.
Here's a quick look at the schedule:
Saturday, April 9
11 am: Thursday Night Music Club (jazz/swing ensemble)
Noon: Royal Garden Dixieland Band (dixieland)
1 pm: Quanta (piano based jazz)
2 pm: Brett Wellman (traditional blues)
3 pm: Zach Bartholomew Trio (classic and contemporary)
4 pm: Tallahassee Swing (big band/swing)
Sunday, April 10
Noon: Swingin' Harpoon Blues Band (Detroit blues rock)
1 pm: Roadhouse (rock rhythm and blues)
2 pm: Bogazedi (contemporary blues)
3 pm: ACME Rhythm & Blues (horn driven blues)
4 pm: Riverbreeze (fusion)
You can even give blood while you tap your toes-- The Southeastern Community Blood Center will hold its blood drive at the festival on Sunday, April 10, from noon-4 pm. All who donate blood on the bloodmobile, located onsite at the Museum, will receive a free Jazz and Blues tee shirt. Each donation, they say, saves up to three lives. For more information visit www.scbcinfo.org.
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Sounds like a fun event. Thanks for posting.
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