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53 °F 5 Day Forecast Saturday, November 29, 2003 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | eSouthernOregon | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find a Rental Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Email Story to a Friend October 11, 2003 Judy Arter, left, of Beaver Creek, and her mom, Margaret Land of Medford, try on a few Medford Jazz Jubilee styles Friday at a vendor gift shop set up at the Red Lion Hotel. Mail Tribune / Bob Pennell Dressed for jazz Shop has just the right togs for Jazz Jubilee By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune If you’ve ever secretly hankered after rhinestones, a feather boa or a fringed flapper dress, shimmy on over to the Jazz Jubilee. Bohemian berets, sequined fanny packs, fedoras and lace parasols have delighted Jubilee-goers for a dozen years courtesy of All That Jazz and More. Although the jubilee is just one of 25 festivals the California vendor visits each year, owner Bev Bishop said she has a steady clientele in Medford. "It’s really about the only place to buy a really nice shimmy dress unless you make it yourself," Bishop said. "They can’t find it anywhere else, so they wait for me to come." Judy Arter, 54, of Beaver Creek, has shopped All That Jazz for 10 years in search of that perfect costume piece for her bluegrass band, or a feather boa to top off her Mae West Halloween costume. Advertisement "It’s fun to dress up and be somebody else for the weekend," said Arter. Arter sported a sequined cap and jacket Friday for the Jubilee’s opening. Today, she planned to wear a sequined vest with a tuxedo shirt, black pants and a treble-clef bolo tie. Arter’s mother, 77-year-old Margaret Land, of Medford, showed off a 1920s-style headband purchased at All That Jazz but considered donning her "sparkly" blouse for upcoming Jubilee events. "I’ve already bought Christmas presents here," Land said. With more than half of their wares designed by Bishop, All That Jazz is guaranteed to offer a unique gift for the music lover on your list. T-shirts, sweatshirts, and polar fleece vests are emblazoned with music notes and slogans. A hand-painted musical scale climbs up and down blouses and skirts. The theme is played out over and over on ties, suspenders, purses and scarves. One of the hottest-selling souvenirs is a seat cushion Bishop designed bearing the verse, "If my tush isn’t on this cush, I’m dancing my feet to the Dixieland beat." "Anyone who loves music will find something in our store," Bishop said. Located in Medford’s Red Lion Hotel, All That Jazz will be open until the jubilee’s last note sounds Sunday afternoon. Fifteen percent of the company’s sales benefit the Jazz Jubilee. There’s also The Glass Slipper, housed for the weekend in the Reston Hotel, showcasing a vast stock of dancing shoes in a similar traveling vendor set-up. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail [email protected] Tickets arestill avaliable Tickets for one day of Jazz Jubilee shows can be purchased at any of the five venues, including the Red Lion and Reston hotels, the Elks Lodge, Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater and KOBI-TV studio C. Passes are $40 today and $25 Sunday. Youth passes are $10 for all the weekend’s events. Local student bands will play at Medford’s Vogel Plaza from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Admission to this venue is free. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback 3 WEEKS FREE! ADVERTISERS SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times