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River Raisin Jazz Festival and Monroe Fine Arts Fair

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The crowd listening to the first group a performance by The Pulse Sunday at the 15th River Raisin Jazz Festival in St. Mary's Park in downtown Monroe.

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Three members of 'The Pulse,' a Detroit-area band: Tree-C LeBlanc, on keyboard; vocalist Mike Martinez, and Bobby McManus on guitar play at the 15th anniversary River Raisin Jazz Festival.

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Patrick, Luke 12, and Lisa Randall, all of Green Springs, Ohio, listen as Mary Minney of Monroe, talks about spinning. Minney spins, weaves, knits and crochets all of what she sells.

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Mary Minney of Monroe spins, weaves, knits and crochets all of what she sells. She is one of the exhibitors in the 13th Annual Monroe Fine Arts Fair in downtown Monroe in conjunction with the 15th Annual Jazz Festival.

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John Hoskin of Grass Lake, Mich., carves a soapstone figure while exhibiting his carvings in the13th Annual Monroe Fine Arts Fair in downtown Monroe.

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John Hoskin of Grass Lake, Mich., carves a soapstone figure.

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Patrick Leibold of Monroe speaking about the upcoming Monroe County bicentennial with Anna Burgess, of Ida. The Monroe County 200 Legacy Project is working to celebrate president James Monroe and Monroe County, the second oldest county in Michigan.

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Sylvia Colston, left, helps friend and neighbor Sylvia Scott, both of Detroit, to attach an umbrella to her chair to listen to the music at the jazz festival. At right is Harvey Colston, Sylvia's husband.

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Artist James Tidwell of Monroe paints near the jazz festival.

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A crowd gathers at the River Raisin Jazz Festival in St. Mary's Park in downtown Monroe to hear The Pulse.

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