[Dixielandjazz] Philadelphgia Flower Show Gig

[Stephen G Barbone]

On Feb 16, 2008, at 6:33 AM, dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com  
wrote:

> Ron Wheeler" <ronald_wheeler at bellsouth.net>
>
> Quote from the 'Washington Whispers' column in this week's U.S. News  
> & World
> Report...
>
> "This year's 179th Philadelphia Flower Show, the nation's largest,  
> looks to
> New Orleans for its inspiration and theme, "Jazz It Up!" Beginning  
> March 2,
> Philly's convention center will be turned into a floral landscape  
> featuring
> a French Quarter and bayou to celebrate flora of the Crescent City..."
>
> Geez, now if there was only a hot-shot, enterprising OKOM band  
> somewhere in
> the Delaware Valley looking to scare up a gig...

Hi Ron:

Yep, this is a great gig that none of the working Dixieland Bands in  
Philly were able to get.

The 7 day show has a New Orleans theme, complete with New Orleans Jazz.

The will have daily concerts and marching through the aisles of this  
New Orleans themed flower show. Going to be a blast. The students and  
instructors at the Philly area Settlement Music Schools (largest  
community based music school in the USA)  got both the concerts and  
the marching gigs.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone