The 2010 Sacramento Jazz Festival and Jubilee has kicked off Memorial Day weekend in Old Sacramento and the Sacramento Convention Center area. Festivities will continue through Monday. According to the Jazz Festival's website, over 450 sets of live music will be performed this weekend. Featured artists include Arbors "Statesmen of Jazz," Molly Ringwald Quintet, Capitol Pops Concert Band and Mariachi Los Gallos. Tickets start at $25. For a schedule of events, visit the Jazz Festival's website. The Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band & Temperance Society performs. The Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band & Temperance Society performs. The Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band & Temperance Society

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As many as 70,000 revelers are expected to hit Old Sacramento over this weekend for the 36th annual run of what used to be called the Jazz Jubilee, but is now called the Sacramento Jazz Festival. But Friday afternoon around 3, there was still plenty of room to move around the streets and alleys, and plenty of dance floor in venues such as Freeway Gardens. With temperatures around a comfortable 85 degrees, things should tighten up tonight and tomorrow as music fans arrive from all over the country. Friday afternoon, the festival got off to a smooth start as bands from the Folsom Street Band to world music stalwarts Mumbo Gumbo played sets to sizable crowds that were ready for the annual t

Although many of the events this weekend do not really reflect the true meaning of the foundation of this holiday, there are still some great things to do! Whatever your plan is this weekend, do take a moment to reflect on what Memorial Day is about and be thankful for our fellow Americans who put their lives on the line for the sake of our country. Just in case you aren't sure as to what Memorial Day is all about and why it is a National Holiday, here is the definition from Wikipedia: "Formerly known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near