Largest Jazz Festival of the NW.
The 16th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival will take place Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 22-25, 2013 at Esther Short Park. This four day event is a “celebration of the Musical, Enological, Visual and Culinary Arts, and brings together the best in the Pacific Northwest…international and local jazz artists, world-renowned wines, fine artists and delicious local cuisine in a 1st-class city: Vancouver, Washington!”
The Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival kicks off Thursday with free entertainment on their Jazz Education Night, featuring some amazing local high school musicians. Participating Clark County schools include Mountain View High School Jazz Ensemble, Union High School Jazz ensemble, Battle Ground High School Vocal Jazz and Battle Ground High School Jazz Ensemble. Thursday night only you can bring your own picnic, and no alcoholic beverages will be served.
“The Festival is a true arts festival, in that we present American jazz music, fine arts and crafts, premium wines and great food” says Dr. Michael Kissinger, Artistic Director. “Our goal is to create a rich cultural and artistic environment, a palate from which people can sample and hear great music, drink a nice Northwest wine, purchase a piece of art, and just immerse themselves in an arts-rich weekend.”
Bring your low back chairs or blankets for seating, and feel free to bring the kids! “We are a “family friendly” cultural arts event. We WANT kids to hear the music and see all the fantastic fine art—maybe there is a budding jazz musician or fine artist out there! So, kids under 12 are free — but they MUST be accompanied AT ALL TIMES by an adult parent or legal guardian.”
For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit the Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival online
