Marin Home Show & Benefit Jazz Fest - Home Improvement and all that Jazz

Something for all ages at this annual Marin County event

San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) May 10, 2007 -- Pack up the stroller, round-up the teens, telephone Grandma and Grandpa and head to the two-day event where there's something for all ages. It's the 2007 Marin Home Show and Benefit Jazz Fest on June 2 & June 3 at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall and Fairgrounds in San Rafael.

For the youngsters:

JustKidding Music performs a special interactive concert for children ages 3 to 10-years old set for 10 a.m. Saturday. Children are encouraged to participate on stage in this concert supporting early music education to improve cognitive development. Admission to the JustKidding Music concert is $10 adults and $5 children and includes free admission to the Marin Home Show & Benefit Jazz Fest. All proceeds from this concert aid Marin County public school early education music programs.
   
The Marin County Fire Department presents tours of its Children's Safety House Saturday at the Marin Home Show. Designed especially for children ages 3 to 10 years old, this special house tour teaches awareness and escape skills in an emergency. The specially designed house is an interactive, hands-on learning experience teaching children about fire safety, fire alarms, smoke detectors, kitchen safety, how to call 9-1-1 and earthquake safety. Parents can watch the entire learning experience from an LED monitor screen just outside the Safety House - during which their children will learn from Marin County Fire Dept. personnel and officers.

For the teens:

Tweeners can enjoy the Sinaloa Middle School Jazz Band in a special performance on Saturday and high school teens can cheer on their favorite Marin high school band competing in the Annual JamJazz Playoff - Battle of the Battles from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Sunday competition is an annual fundraiser supporting public high school music programs in Marin County.
For the folks:
   
Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa can dance to the timeless music of Rex Allen's Swing Express from 2 to 2:45 p.m. or 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. on Saturday or get their groove on when Pride & Joy performs the timeless pop and soul hits from the 1970s & '80s from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
   
Everyone can get jazzed up about home improvement with new and exciting products from more than 350 exhibitors including the amazing High Definition Home presentation with a fully functional big screen home theater display and interactive computer games; the debut of San Rafael's newly remodeled Home Depot YardBIRDS complex; and an outdoor pavilion featuring garden, landscaping and outdoor kitchens.
   
Marin Home Show general admission is $8 Saturday (and it's good for your return on Sunday) and $7 for seniors & disabled. Children 14 & under are admitted free. Plus there's plenty of free parking. Tickets are sold at the gate. Marin Home Show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 3.

For more information about the Marin Home Show & Benefit Jazz Fest visit the website at www.marinhomeshow.com