SPECIALLY-PRICED TICKETS EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 30
for NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL*
and CAREFUSION NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL*
AVAILABLE at NEWPORT VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER
NEW YORK, April 12, 2010 – George Wein announced today that the sale of General Admission tickets specially priced at $50 for the 2010 Newport Folk Festival (July 30 – August 1) and the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (August 6 – 8) will be extended through April 30 at the Newport Visitor Information Center (NVIC).
Adult General Admission tickets to concerts at Fort Adams State Park, regularly priced at $69, will be available for $50 to those fans who go in person to the Newport Visitor Information Center, located at 23 America’s Cup Avenue in Newport. Children’s tickets, (ages 3 – 15) are $15; admission for children under 3 is free. There are no service charges on tickets purchased in person at the NVIC.
Wein said, “The local people have been so excited about the discount opportunity that we want to keep it going for another few weeks.”
For more information, log on to www.newportjazzfest.net and www.newportfolkfest.net. Visit www.gonewport.com for NVIC ticket office hours and general information.
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* Newport Folk Festival® and Newport Jazz Festival® are registered service marks of George Wein and Festival Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
