This free festival will be filled with multiple stages of entertainment. Art in the Heart Downtown Art Show & Sale, Wine Down Tasting Experience, Generation Next Youth Talent Competition, Jazz Juniors educational activities, jazz exhibits and more will be there. Other festival highlights includes the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, ‘Round Midnight Jazz Jam, Jazz Talks, Sunday Jazz Brunches and other exciting activities.
This year the Jazz Festival offers free performances from renowned artists such as the Sonny Fortune Quartet, Basia and Tito Puente Jr. and his Orchestra.
The parade will be on Sunday, May 30 at 1:30 p.m. The parade in the streets led by JB Scott’s Swingin Allstars! Festival attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments and parasols to participate in this spirited celebration through downtown Jacksonville!
The 24th Annual Rivertown Music & Arts Festival will be held May 1, 2010 from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. in historic downtown Conway, South Carolina. This festival contains a lot of fun for the whole family with great live music, lots of art and a variety of food. Live performances will ranging from jazz to gospel to steel drums. Performances take place all day from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Festival-goers are encouraged to their own chairs. There’s also a Classic Car Show.
Artists, crafters and merchants will offer an assortment of wares including pottery, wood, glass, photography, jewelry and paintings 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Gourmet food, hotdogs and local cuisine will tempt visitors in the food court area from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Don’t miss the Chicora Car Clubs Rivertown Music & Arts Festival Car Show from 10:00-4:00 which is sponsored and hosted by Palmetto Chevrolet on 4th Avenue.
The Main Stage on Laurel Street hosts a fabulous line up of local talent including local big band favorite-The Stardusters, Jazz Guitarist-Jay Lynn, The Authentic Band, the Sally Woody School of Dance, the Conway Superstar Winners, the contemporary bluegrass stylings of-The Spots and funk-infused rock quartet-Ten Toes Up closes the festival at 7:00 p.m.
For more information contact Conway Main Street at 843-248-6260
It’s time for Savannah to “Go Green” and celebrate its Irish heritage and culture. On Saturday, March 13, 2010 it’s time for the annual Irish Celebration in Emmet Park – Tara Feis.
This is a great event for the whole family with irish music, dance food and fun. This year, Cathie Ryan Band will be performing.
For more information about the event, visit http://http//www.savannahga.gov/arts
Click here to read more about St Patrick’s Day in Savannah
Feel the heat at the 2009 Latin American Festival Sunday, October 4 from 12pm-6pm. Celebrate the sights and sounds of the Latino world while live Salsa and Merengue music fill the air. Showcase your skills in the Salsa dance contest hosted by DJ Luigi of Latin Groove. Enjoy authentic cuisine from Puerto Rico, Peru, Colombia, and other Latin American countries as well as craft items and plenty of activities for families to enjoy.
Kids will love the all you can ride inflatables with the purchase of a $5 wristband. Take a trip around the world in the Global Education building and learn about different cultures through crafts, storytelling, and more.
Come and enjoy the fun on Sunday, October 4 from 12pm-6pm at Wannamaker County Park for the Latin American Festival. Admission is $10 or 6 books of Greenbax. Children ages 12 and under as well as Gold Pass holders enjoy free admission. Call (843) 795-4FUN (4386) for more information.
The 28th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival is held September 20 – 27, 2009 and if you love jazz, you have to come to Savannah for this special festival. Every year the festival takes over the city with a colorful musical celebration of all genres of jazz, from Dixieland, traditional swing, straight-ahead and bop to melodic standards, Latin rhythms and funky down-home “gutbucket†blues.
Savannah Jazz festival offers the best in international, national, regional and local jazz talent. There are many live performances, jam session and also film screenings.
This festival offer free concerts.
For a detailed schedule visit the website www.savannahjazzfestival.org or call 912-675-5419.
The MOJA Arts Festival celebrates African-American and Caribbean Arts. About half of MOJA’s events are without admission, the rest are offered at affordable ticket prices. The MOJA festival in Charleston is scheduled for September 24 – October 4, 2009.
The festival includes visual arts, classical music, dance, gospel, jazz, poetry, R&B music, storytelling, theatre, children’s activities, traditional crafts, ethnic food, and much, much more.
Here are a few performances:
Saturday, Sept. 26
AN EVENING OF JAZZ UNDER THE STARS
WITH LALAH HATHAWAY
National recording artist, LALAH HATHAWAY performs under the stars in a familiar romantic cabaret setting. The evening also features two of Charleston’s favorite artists–the Charlton Singleton Group and opening the evening with his usual dynamic performance style, violinist Daniel Davis. College of Charleston Cistern Yard, 66 George Street. General Admission: $25.00; College students with ID $20.00. For reserved tables, please call (843) 724-7308. 7:30pm. Saturday, Sept. 26
Sunday, Sept. 27
A CLASSICAL ENCOUNTER
Duo recital by cellist, Kenneth Law, Professor of Cello at Converse College, Spartanburg, SC and pianist Stephen Buck performing works by Faure, Piazzolla and Rubinstein, classical composers. City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street. Admission: $10.00. 2:00pm-3:00pm.
Sunday, Sept. 27
GOSPEL CONCERT
“A Back Home Gospel Hour†– MOJA presents Gospel Divas, Lynn-Marie Boone, Joy Pryor, and Gwendolyn Rodgers and the Men of Gospel, Rev. Randolph Miller, Anthony Burke and Mario Desassure in an old fashioned Back Home Gospel Hour. Joining the ensemble is Javetta Campbell with a special appearance by Minister Herbert Beard. Enjoy gospel music at its best. Trinity United Methodist Church, 273 Meeting Street. Admission: $10.00. 4:00pm.
Saturday, Oct. 3
R&B CONCERT
The MEHD Group presents the international recording artist, THE O’JAYS performing live on stage at the Family Circle Tennis Center.
For more information and tickets visit the website www.mojafestival.com
or call 843-724-7305
Summer is here and the heat is on. Savannah is becoming hot, hot, hot when when the Fiesta Latina festival returns to Rousakis Plaza on Saturday June 20th.
Live DJ’s and bands will bring salsa, merengüe, cumbia, norteño, bachata, reggaetón and more to the river front. Featured artists include the popular “Serenata Band†from Atlanta, who visited last year, as well as many other local and regional artists. Besides music and dance, the festival also offers arts, crafts and food from different countries.
For more information about the event call 912.238.2032
Each year, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival invites internationally acclaimed talent and the finest musicians from the Southeast to Amelia Island, Florida. Performances are held at a variety of venues in Fernandina Beach during a two week period from May 21 – June 14, 2009.
The Festival includes a wide range of musical tastes, including: traditional chamber music string quartets and composers such as Haydn and Mozart; chamber music ensembles, including voice, guitar and wind instruments and also modern and non-traditional chamber music.
Click here for details about the 2009 Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival.
