The River Raisin Jazz Festival Wins the Michigan Governor's Award

The River Raisin Jazz Festival was presented with the 2011 Michigan Governor's Award at the Governor's Conference on Tourism in Kalamazoo March 21. Governor Rick Snyder presented Monroe County Convention & Tourism Bureau President/CEO John Patterson with the beautiful hand made award created at the Glass Shop at The Henry Ford in Dearborn. The River Raisin Jazz Festival will celebrate it's 10th Anniversary August 12 - 14, 2011 in St. Mary's Park in Downtown Monroe, Michigan. The Annual FREE Jazz Festival attracts over 50,000 Jazz fans each year.