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. A special witches' brew will be available for those sophisticated monster palates...Dresscode: Scary!  The best, the scariest and the funniest costumes will win prizes!
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 and Italian food on the beautiful porch of the Valle del Rio hotel!

School Production of the musical Grease at the BCP communal theater
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 on the same day, starting at 8pm!

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

Did you know?
The Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival Foundation is donating 100% of profits of the festival to local schools in order to support and improve musical education, and to find and develop local musical talents. Altogether, the foundation has since 2012 donated $7,300 to local schools!

To learn more about this great program please go to the Music for Schools page on this website by clicking here!

We have been notified of several instances where people had trouble purchasing festival tickets or Fedora Club memberships through our website. The reason was in most cases that a wrong address was entered with the credit card details.
Please make sure that you enter the address that's on file with your credit card company or the bank which issued the credit card. Otherwise the payment will be rejected by your bank or credit card company!

If you're in the Boquete area come and support the 2015 festival at our next fundraiser on Sept. 6 from 4pm - 8pm at Hacienda Los Molinos. Your chance to win a complimentary Fedora Club membership or a free 2day festival pass, or one of other prizes to be announce at the event, and have lots of fun at the same time!

All the news about the 2015 Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival in our August newsletter - check it out here: http://t.co/DpvwVbYdkc

We just received the notice that the free 30-day health insurance for tourists in Panama has been cancelled by the new government that came into power in late June this year. It is therefore advisable for all visitors to make sure to have a health insurance for the time of their travels in Panama!

This was remarkable day indeed! 10 new Fedora club members signed up today! Obviously, the incredible deal with great discounts at the Tryp hotel in Panama City that we're offering to all Fedora Club members in addition to the festival benefits of about $140 is an offer you can't resist! Get it as long as it lasts! There are only     150 members allowed in the club!
Get your membership today!