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Chicago Jazz Festival Shortened
Chicago Jazz Festival Shortened
Date Posted: November 01 2009
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Below is a letter written by the executive director of the Jazz Institute of Chicago Lauren Deutsch.
You may have already read in the newspapers recently that the budget proposal before Chicago City Council includes cutting a day from the Chicago Jazz Festival.
We wanted to give you a heads-up that another article will appear in the Chicago Tribune this weekend addressing the possible resulting scenarios. We are working hard to change the outcome and you can do your part too.
While we understand that these are difficult economic times, we also believe that as the oldest of the city's free music festivals, the Chicago Jazz Festival remains one of the most critically acclaimed and popular events in our city, with a strong attraction for tourists from our area and around the world.
We also believe that given the current economic climate, the most compelling reason NOT to downsize the festival is that through attracting high-level sponsorship and exceeding its vendor revenue projections it is also an activity that generates much needed revenue for our city.
We have written letters to each of the 50 Aldermen as well as Mayor's Office of Special Events Director Megan McDonald urging their strong support of a three-day Chicago Jazz Festival. You can read our letter here.
The second round of discussion of the budget for the Jazz Festival is set to take place November 5th. Can you do your part and call your Alderman on Monday November 2, Tuesday Nov 3 or Wednesday Nov 4 of next week? Click here to see a full list of Chicago Aldermen and their contact info.
It's important that the message you convey is positive:
* I love the jazz festival.
* I am a jazz fan who lives in your ward.
* Please keep the festival at 3 days.
* Thank you for your support of the vital role that the arts play in
our world class city.
Thanks for helping to communicate that the support from the jazz community is strong!
Feel free to pass this email to others who will be willing to voice their support. We want to send a positive message to our City Council members of the importance and impact that jazz plays in our world class city. Please contact us with any further questions, and let us know of any responses that you get.
Thank you for all your support,
Lauren Deutsch, Executive Director & Neil Tesser, Festival Committee Chair.
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