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Another Jazz Festival …

Posted on 27 May 2009 by k. a. gardner

Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2009 ended  May 24 to much acclaim.  For those wishing to keep the momentum, there’s “Plenty to do at the Vieux -To-Do“  in New Orleans June 13 – 14.

A "Vieux" from the Vieux Carre

A "Vieux" from the Vieux Carre .

The 2nd annual Vieux-To-Do festival (actually, three festivals in one) is held in the French Quarter, on the banks of the Mississippi river.  Plenty of Cajun-Creole cooking  and Louisiana Seafood!

FREE music on  two stages - 

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation

is coordinating the entertainment.

Although Express Jet no longer flies directly out  of Jacksonville International Airport to New Orleans, it is possible to charter a flight direct!

Of course, it might easier  to connect through  (annoying)  Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

Who thinks JIA needs more DIRECT destination flights?

-k.a. gardner

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4 Responses to “Another Jazz Festival …”

  1. Waterboard says:

    Why would an airline stop service to New Orleans? Can’t they just leave from Ft. Walton Beach or Pensacola?

  2. weirsdo says:

    Looks like fun, except for the (truly) annoying airport part. We would drive. But the closest I’ve been is Mobile, a poor man’s New Orleans.

    • k. a. gardner says:

      w. ~ I’ve never been to Mobile. I did read, though, that Wintzell’s downtown is a great place for fried, stewed, or nude oysters.

  3. flipsideflorida says:

    Why? Because MCO is a bully. Eglin is not a tourist destination.


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