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Labor-less Weekend Fun
There's still time to make plans for this weekend's Labor Day celebrations. Here are a few ways to enjoy the holiday.
Chicago Jazz Festival
This Labor Day weekend tradition - started 30 years ago - begins with a free evening concert at Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Thursday, August 28, and then moves to Grant Park for three days of free music, August 29-31. Performers include Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, and Dee Dee Bridgewater. In addition to this year's line-up of jazz musicians, the Chicago Jazz Festival features an art fair, food vendors, and a new kid's activity area. For more information, please visit www.chicagojazzfestival.us.
A Big Easy Weekend
This year head to the Big Easy for an easy-priced vacation -- from $89 at the five Marriott and Renaissance Hotels. And while you're there, you can experience one of the city's more celebrated events - the Southern Decadence Festival, also known as the "Gay Mardi Gras."
Labor Day weekend rates, valid August 28 through September 1, 2008, based on availability and double occupancy, are as follows:
* Marriott at the Convention Center - $89
* Renaissance Arts Hotel - $89
* Renaissance Pere Marquette - $99
* New Orleans Marriott - $99
* JW Marriott New Orleans - $109
For more information or to make a reservation call 1.866.530.3763 or log onto www.neworleans.marriott.com.
Rent a Vacation Home
Zonder.com offers vacation rentals in several popular U.S. destinations including:
* Hilton Head. With more than 400 vacation homes and condos for rent, you're sure to find something to fit your budget.
* Destin, Fla. Condo Rentals - Head to the panhandle to wind down summer in style, sitting on the beach or wading in the waves of the Emerald Coast.
* Whistler, B.C. - Canada's coolest place to spend Labor Day weekend. Head for the high speed lifts, and hit the world-class mountain biking trails or zip over to the Zip Lines for a pure adrenaline rush. And if you can't make it for Labor Day, make your Whistler winter vacation plans now.
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