{"id":1718,"date":"2010-07-26T13:22:42","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T12:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2010-07-26T13:47:23","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T12:47:23","slug":"a-gigantic-jazz-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2010\/07\/a-gigantic-jazz-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gigantic Jazz-fest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Jazz11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1725\" title=\"Jazz1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Jazz11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a>Shake out your picnic rug, pack your parasol and hamper and mosey down to Mount Stewart on the 14 August for an evening of Giant proportions.<\/p>\n<p>The Giant Jazz Festival is a fundraiser for the National Trust campaign, A Giant Cause, to raise funds for the North Coast World Heritage Site. To date over \u00a3600,000 has been raised as part of the \u00a32million needed to complete the project.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Kerr, Property Manager at Mount Stewart says;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Jazz events are one of the most popular National Trust events in the calendar and previous visitors will know what a magical evening of entertainment can be expected. The evening promises to be unforgettable as we help support our local fundraising cause for the Giant\u2019s Causeway. So come along to Mount Stewart one of Northern Ireland\u2019s most popular House and Gardens and take part in this special evening while contributing to a worthwhile cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1728\" style=\"width: 176px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/jazz31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1728\" title=\"jazz3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/jazz31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheers! A group of happy revellers engage their taste and sound senses with the perfect accompaniment of food and drink to the musical delights on offer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Locals and visitors to Northern Ireland know what an important part the Giant\u2019s Causeway plays in people\u2019s lives. From early childhood memories of family days out or school trips, to the international audience who travel from all round the world to visit each year, this World Heritage Site has helped shape our landscape and culture. The funds raised will go towards a new visitor centre, restoring the headland, building new car parks and ensuring the conservation and protection of the Causeway for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>Music from the Martello Jazz Band, and Bill Cheney &amp; the Bourbon Swing Jazz Band will provide the perfect soundtrack to your evening as your relax in the spectacular surroundings of Mount Stewart with family and friends. All you need to do is book your tickets and pack a picnic (and possibly an umbrella!). Let us do everything else!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1735\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/jazz21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1735\" title=\"jazz2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/jazz21.jpg\" alt=\"Getting cosy and soaking up the atmosphere at the Jazz evening in Mount Stewart. \" width=\"717\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting cosy and soaking up the atmosphere at the Jazz evening in Mount Stewart. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the cause is Giant, the prices certainly aren\u2019t! Tickets are priced at \u00a35 and are available in advance from Mount Stewart and all other National Trust properties.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, please contact Mount Stewart on 028 4278 8387.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shake out your picnic rug, pack your parasol and hamper and mosey down to Mount Stewart on the 14 August for an evening of Giant proportions. The Giant Jazz Festival is a fundraiser for the National Trust campaign, A Giant Cause, to raise funds for the North Coast World Heritage Site. To date over \u00a3600,000 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2010\/07\/a-gigantic-jazz-fest\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[637,633,634,635,636],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1718"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1740,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718\/revisions\/1740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}