Jazz Fest
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In f o r m a t io n New OrleaNs Jazz & Heritage Festival 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | May 5-8 Fair grounds race Course, 1751 gentilly Blvd. www.nojazzfest.com
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The official new Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Congo square poster by Kenneth scott Jr. commemorates the 30th anniversary of the death of grand marshal Matthew “Fats” Houston, who was the subject of the 1976 Jazz Fest poster, a poster art4now characterizes as the most valued of any before or since its publication. Houston was a maintenance worker at Tulane University’s athletics department and on the side fronted the eureka, Olympia and young Tuxedo brass bands. He is credited with crafting the definitive grand marshal persona.
• There are taxi stands at Stallings Playground (1600 block of Gentilly Boulevard) and Fortier Park (3200 block of Esplanade Avenue). • Gray Line operates continuous round-trip transportation to the festival from the Sheraton Hotel (500 Canal St.), Gray Line Lighthouse (Toulouse Street at the Mississippi River) and City Park (Marconi Meadows) from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for $17 from downtown, $14 from City Park. A one-way ticket from the festival to downtown is $10. For more information call 569-1401 or (800) 535-7786 or visit www.graylineneworleans.com. JAZZ FEST PERMITS • Small bags and backpacks (17x12x10 inches) and 12-pack soft coolers
JAZZ FEST PROHIBITS • Large or hard coolers and thermoses • Wagons and carts • Pets • Glass • Personal tents • Metal poles • Shade canopies, or beach- or polestyle umbrellas • Athletic games • Large chairs with rockers, foot rests, side tables, etc. • Bicycles or other wheeled personal transport devices (e.g. skateboards) • Video and audio recording equipment • Unauthorized vending • Weapons, illicit drugs and other contraband • Outside beverages except factorysealed water (up to 1 liter) • Inserting stakes, poles or any other objects into the ground, or use of ropes, cords, tape, etc. to reserve space • Setting up chairs and ground tarps in dense audience areas ON THE GROUNDS • Jazz Fest is cash only. ATMs are available on the grounds. • Jazz Fest is handicapped accessible. Call 410-6104 for information. • There are two medical tents on festival grounds. One is near the edge of the track between the Gentilly and Fais Do-Do stages. The other is on the edge of the track near the Acura display tent.
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• Single day tickets cost $45 in advance, $60 at the gate. • Child’s ticket $5 (available at the gate only; ages 2-10; adult must be present with child). • Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, and by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in person at the New Orleans Arena Box Office (1501 Girod St.). All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges. • VIP ticket information is available at www.nojazzfest.com. • Re-entry to the Fair Grounds is allowed only with WWOZ Brass Pass, Foundation Gala Pass or Big Chief VIP Pass.
• Single, collapsible chairs • Wheelchairs and medical scooters • Children’s strollers • Blankets not exceeding 6x8 feet • Factory-sealed water (up to 1 liter)
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