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On October 9, the Smooth Cruise ENCORE will be cruising one last time to savor the summer moments at Chelsea Piers, 6:30pm-9:30pm. This is one of the New York’s jazz tradition every summer.

The Smooth Cruise Encore features the Grammy award-winning singer Patti Austin. You can find more details at Patti Austin’s Official website, http://pattiaustin.com.

My nephew is a great admirer of Alicia Keys. He had gone to a concert and that’s where he saw her and was totally besotted with her. Since that day, he used to talk about her to all his friends.  He was looking for Alicia Keys biography and asked me if I had any knowledge of such websites.  I told him that I had information on numerous websites that he could log on that told everything about Alicia Keys. Needless to say, my nephew was overjoyed and thanked me profusely.

It’s a wild time in May at Santa Maria at the Elks Rodeo and Parade. Spectators can watch real cowboys strut their stuff with bareback riding, calf roping, bull riding and wild horse competitions. Independence Day is marked in San Francisco with the Fourth of July Waterfront Festival at Fisherman’s Wharf. There is all day live entertainment and there is a food festival, arts and crafts and fireworks. Jazz fans will appreciate the Jazz Festival held every September in Vacaville. Halloween sees a number of California events, including the Halloween Carnival in Calabasas where there are theatre productions and games for the children.

Full article at California Events

The Chicago Gospel Music Festival takes place here in June. There are free concerts as part of the Grant Park Music Festival, which runs from the end of June to the end of August. Entertainment is provided by the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus. Country lovers have their own celebration at the Country Music Festival, held in July. Jazz fans too support the Jazz Festival, held over Labor Day weekend. This has been running over twenty years and showcases different types of jazz performed by both local and nationally known acts. Latin music fans are not forgotten and the Viva! Latin Music Festival gets everyone doing the salsa. This event is organized in either August or September, depending on the scheduling of other Chicago events in the year.

Full article at Chicago Events