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UID:76692021-09-06
DTSTART:20210906T213000Z
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SUMMARY:Jazz Funeral
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DESCRIPTION:Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral is back after taking a one-year brea
 k due\nto concerns over Covid-19. To help make the switch from summer to\
 nfall a little more palatable\, locals and summer residents celebrate\nthe
  end of the Bethany Beach summer resort season with their annual\nBethany 
 Beach Jazz Funeral held this year on Labor Day Monday\,\nSeptember 6 at 5:
 30 p.m. on the Bethany Boardwalk.\n\nThe Jazz Funeral is a lighthearted ce
 lebration that allows all those\nwho attend to participate and become part
  of a “just for fun”\nboardwalk parade. The 2021 Bethany Beach Jazz Fu
 neral is described as\na \"Labor Day Farewell to Summer\" parade and celeb
 ration held on the\nBethany Boardwalk that is free to the public\, accordi
 ng to Carolyn\nBacon and Marie Wright\, the assistant chairpersons of this
  year's Jazz\nFuneral events.\n\nAt the Jazz Funeral\, spectators go to th
 e Bethany Beach Boardwalk on\nLabor Day Monday and can join the funeral pr
 ocession of mourners.\nMourners carry a casket with a mannequin representi
 ng \"Summer of 2021\"\nfrom the North end of the Boardwalk to its final re
 sting place at the\nBoardwalk Bandstand. Music is provided by the combined
  efforts of\nthree Dixieland Jazz Bands\, according to assistant chairpers
 on Bacon.\n\nPart of the Jazz Funeral festivities will be a series of brie
 f\nreflections and recollections by Bethany residents after the\nprocessio
 n arrives at the Boardwalk Bandstand. This year’s end of\nthe summer rem
 arks will highlight the survival of last year's Covid-19\nproblems to take
  a look at the lighter side of resort living in the\nQuiet Resorts\, accor
 ding to assistant chairperson Wright.\n\nOne of the distinguishing feature
 s of this \"End of Summer Season\nCelebration\" is the music. The Bethany 
 Beach Jazz Funeral will feature\nthree bands -- the Dixie Cats\, the Jazz 
 Funeral Irregulars\, and the\nDowntown Dixieland Band. The combined bands 
 usually have about 18\npieces that make this event one of the largest regu
 larly scheduled\nDixieland band performances on the Delmarva Peninsula.\n\
 nAlso in the planning stages is the return of the Bethany Beach Jazz\nFune
 ral Silent Auction on Friday\, September 3 beginning at 3:00 p.m.\nDetails
  are being worked on and an announcement is forthcoming. The\nbeneficiary 
 for funds raised at a silent auction held on the Friday\nafternoon prior t
 o Labor Day will be named shortly.\n\n \n\n \n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral is back after ta
 king a one-year break due to concerns over Covid-19.&nbsp\;To help make th
 e switch from summer to fall a little more palatable\, locals and summer r
 esidents celebrate the end of the Bethany Beach summer resort season with 
 their annual Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral held this year on Labor Day Monday
 \, September 6 at 5:30 p.m. on the Bethany Boardwalk.</p>\n\n<p>The Jazz F
 uneral is a lighthearted celebration that allows all those who attend to p
 articipate and become part of a &ldquo\;just for fun&rdquo\; boardwalk par
 ade. The 2021 Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral is described as a &quot\;Labor Da
 y Farewell to Summer&quot\; parade and celebration held on the Bethany Boa
 rdwalk that is free to the public\, according to Carolyn Bacon and Marie W
 right\, the assistant chairpersons of this year&#39\;s Jazz Funeral events
 .</p>\n\n<p>At the Jazz Funeral\, spectators go to the Bethany Beach Board
 walk on Labor Day Monday and can join the funeral procession of mourners. 
 Mourners carry a casket with a mannequin representing &quot\;Summer of 202
 1&quot\; from the North end of the Boardwalk to its final resting place at
  the Boardwalk Bandstand. Music is provided by the combined efforts of thr
 ee Dixieland Jazz Bands\, according to assistant chairperson Bacon.</p>\n\
 n<p>Part of the Jazz Funeral festivities will be a series of brief reflect
 ions and recollections by Bethany residents after the procession arrives a
 t the Boardwalk Bandstand. This year&rsquo\;s end of the summer remarks wi
 ll highlight the survival of last year&#39\;s Covid-19 problems to take a 
 look at the lighter side of resort living in the Quiet Resorts\, according
  to assistant chairperson Wright.</p>\n\n<p>One of the distinguishing feat
 ures of this &quot\;End of Summer Season Celebration&quot\; is the music. 
 The Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral will feature three bands -- the Dixie Cats\
 , the Jazz Funeral Irregulars\, and the Downtown Dixieland Band. The combi
 ned bands usually have about 18 pieces that make this event one of the lar
 gest regularly scheduled Dixieland band performances on the Delmarva Penin
 sula.</p>\n\n<p>Also in the planning stages is the return of the Bethany B
 each Jazz Funeral Silent Auction on Friday\, September 3 beginning at 3:00
  p.m. Details are being worked on and an announcement is forthcoming. The 
 beneficiary for funds raised at a silent auction held on the Friday aftern
 oon prior to Labor Day will be named shortly.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>
 &nbsp\;</p>
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