BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:BETHANY BEACH JAZZ FUNERAL BEGIN:VEVENT UID:184762023-09-04 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230904 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230905 SUMMARY:BETHANY BEACH JAZZ FUNERAL CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:THE MUSIC IS A DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF THIS \"END OF SUMMER SEAS ON\nCELEBRATION\". DIXIELAND BANDS\, INCLUDING THE JAZZ FUNERAL IRREGULARS \nAND THE DIXIE CATS\, WILL PERFORM AT THE BETHANY BEACH JAZZ FUNERAL.\nTH ERE ARE USUALLY ABOUT 15 PIECES IN THE COMBINED BANDS\, MAKING THIS\nONE O F THE LARGEST REGULAR DIXIELAND BAND PERFORMANCES ON THE DELMARVA\nPENINSU LA.\n\n \n\nAROUND 2\,000 PEOPLE ATTEND BETHANY BEACH'S JAZZ FUNERAL YEAR LY\,\nENJOYING A \"QUIRKY\" TRADITION. ONE OF THE OLDEST \"FUN\" CELEBRATI ONS IN\nTHE LOWER DELAWARE RESORT AREAS\, THE BETHANY BEACH JAZZ FUNERAL I S 38\nYEARS OLD.\n\n \n\nTHE END-OF-SUMMER CELEBRATION WAS FOUNDED BY MOS S WAGNER\, A BETHANY\nBUSINESSMAN WHO OWNED AND OPERATED BETHANY BEACH ICE CREAM PARLOR AND\nMOSS BOSS ICE CREAM SHOP. WAGNER ORIGINALLY PLANNED A S MALL PARTY FOR\nLOCAL BUSINESSMEN TO CELEBRATE THE END OF THE TRADITIONAL SUMMER\nRESORT SEASON ON LABOR DAY. A FUNKY FUNERAL PROCESSION AND A DIXIE LAND\nBAND WERE PART OF HIS INITIAL SMALL PARTY\, WHICH GREW INTO A TOWN-W IDE\nCELEBRATION.\n\n \n\nAS THE FOUNDER'S AWARD RECIPIENT FOR THE 20TH A NNIVERSARY OF JAZZ\nFUNERAL\, WAGNER WAS THE GUEST OF HONOR AT THE 2005 EV ENT.\n\n \n\nWHILE THIS YEAR'S JAZZ FUNERAL WILL BE HELD ON LABOR DAY\, M ONDAY\,\nSEPTEMBER 4\, WITH ACTIVITIES BEGINNING AROUND 5:30 P.M. AT THE N ORTH\nEND OF THE BETHANY BEACH BOARDWALK\, IN ADDITION\, THE BETHANY BEACH \nJAZZ FUNERAL SILENT AUCTION IS HELD ON THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE\nLABO R DAY AS A KICKOFF TO THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.\n\n \n\nTHERE WILL BE A SILE NT AUCTION AND CELEBRATION FOR BETHANY BEACH JAZZ\nFUNERAL AT BETHANY BLUE S ON FRIDAY\, SEPTEMBER 1 AT 3:00 P.M. THE\nOWNERS AND STAFF OF BETHANY BL UES\, LOCATED AT 6 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA\nAVENUE IN BETHANY BEACH\, HAVE GENE ROUSLY SPONSORED THE SILENT AUCTION\nEVENTS OVER THE YEARS. THE BENEFICIAR Y OF THE SILENT AUCTION FUNDS\nRAISED ON THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON PRIOR TO LAB OR DAY WILL SOON BE\nANNOUNCED.\n\n \n\nFIVE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE BEING CONSIDERED BENEFICIARIES FOR\nTHE 2023 SILENT AUCTION. AMERICAN RED CROSS DELMARVA REGION\, SUSSEX\nCOUNTY BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS\, SUSSEX COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY\,\nAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE®\, AND DELAWARE AUDUBON AND\nCHESAPEAKE AUDUBON SOCIETIES ARE AMONG THEM. ALL THESE FIVE CHARITIES\nHAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FUNDS FROM THE BETHANY BEA CH JAZZ FUNERAL\nSILENT AUCTION.\n\n \n\nIF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTE ERING FOR THE BETHANY BEACH JAZZ\nFUNERAL OR THE SILENT AUCTION AT BETHANY BLUES\,\nCONTACT JAZZFUNERAL@COMCAST.NET OR CALL 302-537-1585 TO LEAVE A\nMESSAGE AFTER FOUR RINGS. VISIT JAZZ-FUNERAL.COM\n[http://jazz-funeral .com/] FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVENT\,\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The music is a distinctive feature of this "\;End of Sum mer Season Celebration"\;. Dixieland bands\, including the Jazz Funera l Irregulars and the Dixie Cats\, will perform at the Bethany Beach Jazz F uneral. There are usually about 15 pieces in the combined bands\, making t his one of the largest regular Dixieland band performances on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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Around 2\,000 people attend Bethany Beach'\;s Jazz Funeral yearly\, enjoying a "\;quirky "\; tradition. One of the oldest "\;fun"\; celebrations in the Lower Delaware resort areas\, the Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral is 38 years old.
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The end-of-summer celebratio n was founded by Moss Wagner\, a Bethany businessman who owned and operate d Bethany Beach Ice Cream Parlor and Moss Boss Ice Cream Shop. Wagner orig inally planned a small party for local businessmen to celebrate the end of the traditional summer resort season on Labor Day. A funky funeral proces sion and a Dixieland band were part of his initial small party\, which gre w into a town-wide celebration.
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~~A s the Founder'\;s Award recipient for the 20th anniversary of Jazz Fune ral\, Wagner was the guest of honor at the 2005 event.~~
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While this year'\;s Jazz Funeral will be held on Labor Day\, Monday\, September 4\, with activities beginning around 5:30 p .m. at the North end of the Bethany Beach Boardwalk\, in addition\, the Be thany Beach Jazz Funeral Silent Auction is held on the Friday afternoon be fore Labor Day as a kickoff to the Labor Day weekend.
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There will be a silent auction and celebration for Be thany Beach Jazz Funeral at Bethany Blues on Friday\, September 1 at 3:00 p.m. The owners and staff of Bethany Blues\, located at 6 North Pennsylvan ia Avenue in Bethany Beach\, have generously sponsored the silent auction events over the years. The Beneficiary of the silent auction funds raised on the Friday afternoon prior to Labor Day will soon be announced.

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Five non-profit organizations are being considered beneficiaries for the 2023 Silent Auction. American Red Cross D elmarva Region\, Sussex County Big Brothers Big Sisters\, Sussex County Ha bitat for Humanity\, American Cancer Society Relay For Life®\;\, and De laware Audubon and Chesapeake Audubon Societies are among them. All these five charities have previously received funds from the Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral Silent Auction.
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If you are inter ested in volunteering for the Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral or the Silent Auc tion at Bethany Blues\, contact \;jazzfuneral@comcast.net \;or call 302-537-1585 to leave a message after four rings. Visit \;jazz-funeral.com \;for an overview o f the event\,
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