Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact Person: Carol Short, Festival Director
Phone: (940) 565-0931
Fax: (940) 566-7007
(With proper identification, persons from the press will be admitted back of Jazz Stage)
EVENT: Denton Arts & Jazz Festival - 2008 (28th Annual)
DATES & TIMES: Fri, April 25, 5pm-11pm; Sat, April 26, 10am-11pm;
Sun, April 27, 11am-9pm
ATTENDANCE: 200,000
LOCATION: Denton Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney, Denton, Texas
(2 blocks NE of downtown square) 35 minutes from Dallas or Fort
Worth)
MAILING ADDRESS: Denton Festival Foundation, P.O. Box 2104, Denton, Texas 76202
ADMISSION: FREE admission and FREE entertainment – NO COOLERS!
Only service dogs allowed!
ACCOMMODATIONS: Denton Convention & Visitor Bureau: www.discoverdenton.com
Denton Quakertown Park and facilities are accessible for the disabled and the City of Denton provides shuttle rides from off site parking lots.
Slide into spring on April 25, 26 & 27 by attending the annual Denton Arts & Jazz Festival. Great music, good food, beautiful art and many activities are planned for the whole family in Denton, Texas, where FUN IS THE THING and JAZZ IS KING! The Denton Quakertown Park, on 20 acres in the heart of downtown, provides the perfect setting for the 2 ½ day event that is free to the public. The Denton Festival Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the City of Denton and the Dallas/Fort Worth American Federation of Musicians, produces the festival with support from individual and corporate sponsorships. Over 2,200 musicians, artists and performers attract over 200,000 annually to enjoy the culturally diverse music and art.
HEADLINERS: The Neville Brothers, Fri. April 25 at 9pm on the Jazz Stage. Delbert McClinton, Sat. April 26 at 9pm on the Jazz Stage. Brave Combo, Sun. April 27 at 7pm on the Jazz Stage.
Move to the beat at one of 6 stages with jazz, blues and cross-cultural music. Get in the groove and buy a special piece of art from 175 juried artists and crafters. The 12 and under set can mold, draw, sculpt and create at the Children’s Art Tent. Treat yourself to delicious offerings at one of 5 food courts and don’t miss the games and activities for the young and young at heart. Get inspired with festival rhythms around every corner. Come and visit the music capital of North Texas. Join in the pride and celebration of our music and arts tradition, all showcased for a weekend of enjoyment for the whole family.
(Funded in part with a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment on the Arts)
Celebrating the Best of Denton – “It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing!”