Cost of the trip includes: round trip bus fare, entrance to the Jazz Festival, one night stay at the Saratoga Hilton Hotel, a tour of the Saratoga Race Course, and a luncheon cruise aboard the Lac du Saint Sacrement steamboat on Lake George.
Join us at the 47th Annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival! Kick off summer with good times and great vibes! Enjoy craft beer, tasty eats, a fine arts fair, family fun and more!
On Sunday, June 30, Osher will host a special overnight trip to Saratoga, New York, to experience the final day of this two-day jazz festival at the Saratoga Peforming Arts Center. Participants will meet at the lower-level parking lot behind 1 Court Street, Lebanon, NH to board the bus, which will depart at 8:30 AM. We will arrive directly at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center around 11:30 AM ready to enjoy the music and festivities! Folks will be on their own for lunch and to discover live music from the two different stages. At 3:00 PM we will head over to the Saratoga Hilton Hotel, giving everyone a chance to check into their rooms and freshen up. Around 5:30 PM our bus will then return to the festival (if you choose) to enjoy the music until 8:00 PM. There will be free time to explore Saratoga at this time as well! Acts on Sunday include the following:
Amphitheater Stage
- Norah Jones
- Laufey
- Stanley Clarke N*4Ever
- Terence Blanchard Sextet
- Cory Henry
Charles R. Wood Jazz Discovery Stage
- Pedrito Martinez Group
- Miguel Zenon Quartet
- Olatuja!
- Helen Sung: JazzPlasticity
- Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars Centennial Celebration of Max Roach, Bud Powell & J.J. Johnson featuring Clay Jenkins, Steve Wilson, Steve Davis, Mike Moreno, Bill Cunliffe, Todd Coolman & Dennis Mackrel
On Monday, July 1 we will have breakfast at the hotel followed by an optional tour of the Saratoga Race Course from 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM. Folks who are attending this tour will need to check out of the hotel with their luggage and be on the bus by 8:45 AM. Those not touring the race course will be able to explore Saratoga on their own until the bus returns for Lake George. Everyone must be checked out of their hotel and ready to board the bus with all of their luggage by 10:40 AM. We will all board the steamboat Lac de Saint Sacrement for their fantastic luncheon cruise from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM. After the whirlwind of a day, we will head home around 2:30 PM, arriving in Lebanon by 5:15 PM.
This trip is non-refundable.