The Kansas City Music Blues and
Jazz Festival
September 1-3, 2006 at The Woodlands Horse Track.
Saturday -
June 10, 2006
Saturday - June 2, 2006
FOR RELEASE
CONTACT: Betsy Donnelly
June 10,
2006
913-236-7757
Email: Betsy@kansascitymusic.com
CLICK IT, PRINT
IT, SEE IT!
Wire-to-Wire
Summer Series Makes
Enjoying FREE Friday Night Movies Easy and Fun!
KANSAS CITY, KAN. Click it, print it, see it. Thats the mantra for families all over Kansas
City this summer as they enjoy the Wire to Wire Summer Series Free Friday Night Movies at
the Woodlands Race Track, I-435 & Leavenworth Rd. in Kansas
City, Kan.
The
movies are free, but viewers can actually log on to the Wire-to-Wire Summer Series
website, www.KansasCityMusic.com, and click
to print FREE tickets as a handy reminder of each Fridays movie.
The movies, a string of entertaining family favorites, begin at dusk. Prior to the start of each movie, The Woodlands
will open at 6:30 p.m., and live music from The Kansas City Power and Light Band will be
featured from 7 p.m. to dusk. The complete
line-up of movies includes:
June 16
.. Ferris Buellers Day Off
June 23
.. Forrest Gump
June 30
. Days Of Thunder
July 7
. Raiders Of The Lost Arc
July 14
.. Star Trek II Wrath Of Khan
July 21
... The Great Race
July 28
Superman
August 4
. Rocky
August 11
... Batman
August 18
... Shrek
August 25
The Hulk
September 1
Blues Brothers
Also,
each FREE Friday Night Movie will benefit The American Red Cross for those who choose to
donate.
The 2006
Wire-to-Wire Summer Series at the Woodlands features several months of good, wholesome
family entertainment.
This
first-ever fun stretch is the brainchild of local businessman and event planner Mark
Valentine, of Kansas City Music. Valentine is famous for bringing back Kansas
Citys
Labor Day Weekend Blues and Jazz Festival last year and moving it into its new home at the
Woodlands. Due to the success of last years festival and the comfortable
surroundings of the Woodlands, Valentine has expanded the fun with a wide array of summer
entertainment, from car shows to a childrens fun festival.
Fortunately,
the Woodlands covered grandstand makes enjoying outdoor entertainment all the more
pleasant. In addition, the Woodlands offers free and easy parking, disability-accessible
seating, and security. Established as a premier horse-racing track in the Kansas
City,
Kansas
area, the Woodlands and Valentine have found a wonderful way to use the facility and
provide Kansas Citians with a summer of fun!
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FREE FRIDAY NIGHT OUTDOOR MOVIES DEBUT THIS WEEK
Kansas City Music Kicks Off
Wire to Wire Family Entertainment Season at the Woodlands
Kansas City, KS : Watch out Kansas City! Theres no room for boredom with the 2006
Wire-to-Wire Summer Series at the Woodlands Race Track in Kansas City, Kansas. From movies
to music and with a whole lot more entertainment in between area residents
are sure to be pleased with this first-time series.
The summer-long fun stretch is the brainchild of local businessman and event planner Mark
Valentine, of Kansas City Music. Valentine is famous for bringing back Kansas Citys
Labor Day Weekend Blues and Jazz Festival last year and moving it into its new home at the
Woodlands. Due to the success of last years festival and the comfortable
surroundings of the Woodlands, Valentine has expanded the fun with a wide array of summer
entertainment.
Kansas Citians are looking for comfortable, inexpensive ways to have fun with family
and friends, says Valentine. And weve got just the right mix for COOL
entertainment both in temperature and entertainment lineups.
Valentines use of the term cool references the Woodlands covered
grandstand, which makes enjoying outdoor entertainment all the more pleasant. In addition,
the Woodlands also offers free and easy parking, disability-accessible seating, and
security. Established as a premier horse-racing track in the Kansas City, Kansas area, the
Woodlands management negotiated with Valentine and a mutual respect was the result.
"We had to establish a trust with Woodland's management in order to pull this
off," Valentine said. "We proved to them that we would fully respect this
facility -- and we will."
As for the entertainment, Valentine says THAT is the coolest!
Beginning with FREE Friday night movies, patrons can enjoy the night air and a lineup of
blockbuster Hollywood favorites. Then, its on to the KC Dream Job Fair, June 17th,
for those who want to bolster their careers. The Wire to Wire Summer Series will also host
the Famous Car Road Show, July 22-23, the KC Combat Self Defense and Family Security Show,
Aug. 5, the Youth Fairs of America childrens fun festival, Aug. 26-27 and conclude
with the grand finale the ever popular Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival,
Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-3.
Many of the events are free thanks to our impressive list of sponsors,
says Valentine, so theres no reason to stay at home this summer. Head on out
to the Woodlands and take advantage of three solid months of entertainment!
And this just in, adds Valentine:
"Famed musician and crowd favorite Bo Diddley is scheduled as one of the featured
headliners for this years Blues and Jazz Festival."
More about Diddleys performance and all of Wire to Wires Summer Series can be
accessed through their website, www.KansasCityMusic.com
According to Valentine, many of Kansas Citys best known businesses are to thank for
sponsoring the series. Those sponsors include: State Farm Insurance, Southwest Airlines,
Kansas Army National Guard, American Red Cross, Cumulus Broadcasting, Boulevard Beer, Jazz
Louisiana Kitchen, Time Warner Cable, Big Dudes Music City, KCStory.com, Barleys
39th Street West, 3rd Friday Art Walks, The Woodlands, 810 Zone, The Blue Moose, Wyandotte
County Visitors Bureau, 75th Street Brewery, Arthur Murray Dance Studios, Bacara,
ODowds, Kansas City Blazers and Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Fest.
These companies have made it happen so enjoy!
Visit The Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival Website >>
Betsy Donnelly
Media Relations
email: betsy@kansascitymusic.com
phone: 913.236.7757
Copyright 2005 : Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival
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Tickets are only $17.50
Children Under 12 Free with adult

On Sale June 1
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5/26/06
The start of Memorial Day Weekend is here.
Check this section for Festival updates.
We are pleased to have Southwest Airlines, State Farm Insurance, Magic 107 FM, Kansas National Guard, KC Hopps Restuarants and Breweries, Jazz Louisiana Kitchens, and the American Red Cross as sponsors.
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Blues and
Jazz Festival 2005
Talent
arrangements are being made.
Announcements will come as the contracts come in.
Blues acts, call Woody Davis, (785) 224-4848.
All other inquiries, call Mark Valentine, (816) 520-8430.
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Blues and Jazz fans
will see 24 acts over 2 days.
The facility will hold 30,000.
The covered grandstand will shelter
Kansas City Music lovers from the sun and elements.
There is plenty of free parking.
The level, paved and patrolled parking lots
will allow the physically challenged to attend
as well as those partial to high heels.
Tickets are only $17.50
Children Under 12 Free with adult

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