Tuesday, August 26, 2014

[News Boquete] BJBF calendar of events



Dear friends and supporters of the Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival,

are you already as excited as we are about the 2015 Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival? In addition to putting together an amazing line-up of top-class Jazz & Blues acts the festival crew has been working hard on a program to get you in the mood way before the actual festival. Here are a number of exciting pre-festival events coming up in the months leading up to the BIG event which we would like you to mark in your calendars:

Wine tasting dance party at the Hacienda Los Molinos hotel
Saturday, Sept. 6 from 4pm - 8pm
Live music by the Rigoberto Coba quartet, 10 wines to taste, and a raffle to win a $160 Fedora club membership or one of two 2-day festival passes worth $45 each, or a brand-new 2015 festival tile worth $20! Don't miss your chance to win one of these absolutely great prizes!!!
Have you got your tickets yet???
Tickets are available for $20 at Mailboxes ETC. in Boquete, at the Tuesday market, at the door or by phone 6519-7876. Don't wait to the last minute to get them - you might miss out on the fun!

Halloween party at the Oasis restaurant
Saturday, Oct. 25 from 6pm - 10pm
Live music by Gary Whiting&the Boqats. 3 course buffet of Scary Food included. Dresscode: Scary! 
Monster Mash admissions will go on sale in mid-September for $28 a pop.

Black&White fundraiser party at the Valle del Rio hotel
Friday, December 5, from 6pm - 10pm
Join us for an elegant evening with live music on the beautiful porch of the Valle del Rio hotel!

School Production of the musical Grease at the BCP
Early December: Production of the Academia Internacional de Boquete, put on stage with financial support by BJBF's Music for Schools program. Date&time tba.

Festival kick-off dance party
January 2015, date&time tba. The final party to put you in the mood for the 'Biggest little Festival' on the planet.

Opening of the 'Art of Music' show at the Boquete library
Tuesday, February 3 from 4pm - 7pm, with live music and a musical show by students of the Academia Internacional de Boquete, supported by the BJBF Music for Schools program.

Fedora Club VIP Gala party at the Valle del Rio hotel
Tuesday, Feb 4, 7pm, for Fedora club members only

And then? And then:
C'mon baby let the good times roll!

The 9th BJBF edition will get rolling with our traditional New-Orleans style street parade and ensuing garden party at the Panamonte hotel on Wednesday, Feb. 4, starting at the BCP parking lot at 12pm. Face painting & parade set-up starts right there at 10am. And don't forget the first of four (!) jam sessions will take place at Mike's Global Grill, starting at 8pm!

For further info about the actual festival program please go to our website: http://www.boquetejazzandbluesfestival.com/program.html
Check back frequently  because at this early time the program is still subject to change.

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