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May 9, 2006

Lineups announced for Newport folk, jazz fests

The Meters, The Indigo Girls, Rosanne Cash, Odetta and Ronan Tynan are among the headliners of the Dunkin' Donuts Newport Folk Festival, to be held Aug. 4-6.

The Meters are the legends of '60s and '70s New Orleans funk who reunited last year.

The next weekend's JVC Jazz Festival-Newport will bring George Benson, Al Jarreau, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Dave Brubeck, Chris Botti, John Pizzarelli and more to the city Aug. 11-13.

Tickets for both festivals go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. You can get them by calling (866) 468-7619 or going to www.ticketweb.com. Call 847-3700 for more information.

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