Take part in a rich, cultural Newport tradition with a winning bid on two tickets to the Newport Jazz Festival on Friday, August 1, 2014 beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Hailed by the New York Times as "the festival that put jazz festivals on the map," the Newport Jazz Festival® was founded by Jazz pianist George Wein in 1954 as the first outdoor music festival of its kind devoted entirely to Jazz, and is now universally acknowledged as the grandfather of all Jazz festivals.

Referred to as a Mecca of Jazz, the event draws thousands of people from all over the world to its uniquely picturesque outdoor stages at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park.