[Dixielandjazz] International Autumn Celebration With Dixieland Jazz

[Steve Barbone]

If any list mates are in the Philadelphia area the second weekend in 
September, be sure to check out "The Laurels at Landhope. Fri - Sat - 
Sun, September 10-12.

This Country Weekend Includes
1) International Carriage Driving Competition - 3 day Combined Driving Event
2) Medieval Renaissance Fair & Mock Combat in Full Armor.
3) Boutique Country (Horsey Gifts) Shopping
4) The Farmhouse Restaurant (Gourmet) Garden Annex Tent
5) The Barbone Street Jazz Band in various forms.
6) 9 Year Old Jazz Violinist Sensation Jonathan Russell

Our schedule (I'm at all of them) is as follows:

Saturday, September 11:
1) Barbone Street Trio, Patron's Tent-Mainstream Jazz
    $85 includes lunch and bar. 10 AM to Noon, Tent open all day

2) Barbone Street Jazz Band, Farmhouse Annex - Dixieland
    Free with Lunch 1 PM to 4 PM with JONATHAN

3) Barbone Street Quartet, at Competitor's Party
    Mainstream Jazz & Dance - SOLD OUT  6 to 9 PM

Sunday September 12

1) Barbone Street Trio, Patron's Tent-Mainstream Jazz
    $85 includes lunch and bar. 10 AM to Noon, Tent open all day

2) Barbone Street Jazz Band, Farmhouse Annex - Dixieland
    Free with Lunch 1 PM to 4 PM with JONATHAN

The event is spectacular if you like horse events, or medieval 
reenactors, or shopping, or music. Parking $10. In West Grove PA, 35 
miles southwest of Philadelphia. We expect 5000 visitors each day. It 
runs from about 9 to 5 each day and is on open, rural farmland.

Combined Driving is a Worldwide sport started by HRH Prince Philip of 
England shortly after WW 2. It involves one day of dressage, one day of 
cross country complete with water hazards and other types, most of which 
are visible from the Patron's Tent and the Farmhouse Restaurant and one 
day of Cones, which is like a auto gymkhana. We have 110 competitors 
this year with anywhere from 1 to 4 horse rigs. The cross country rigs 
are complete with disc brakes, delayed steering and all sorts of goodies 
and are usually aluminum or steel.

We've been performing at this event for 10 years now, as well as at 
other horse shows like it in the Eastern USA. Neat venue for jazz and a 
varied audience from hoi polloi to very rich.

Official Laurels merchandise includes:
1) Polo Shirts, Hats & Pins. (with logo)
2) Video / DVD highlights of the 2002 & 2003 events
3) Barbone Street CDs.

If you want more information, write me off list, or visit:
http//:www.laurelscde.org

Cheers,
Steve (Country except for music) Barbone