23rd Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
February 15-17, 2008
Sheraton Hotel Framingham,
Framingham, MA

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Joe Val Master Class Day (Fri)
Weekend Workshops (Sat, Sun)
Kid's Academy (Fri, Sat, Sun)
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Film Festival, (Sat)
Teacher Training Workshop (Sat)


 

 

Directions to the Sheraton Hotel Framingham
1657 Worcester Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
Phone (508) 879-7200 Fax (508) 875-7593

(provided by Michael Pavan)



The Hotel is on Rt 9 West near the Mass Turnpike / I-90.

Friday rush hour tip:
Mass Tpke / I-90 East traffic is lighter than West traffic
(approach from I-495 rather than from Rt 128 /I-95 (exit 25)]

FROM EAST (Boston area and Logan airport):
Mass Turnpike / I-90 West
Exit 12 (Route 9 West toward Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below

FROM WEST:
Mass Turnpike / I-90 East about 112 mi from NY border.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West toward Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below

FROM NORTH:
I-495 South
Exit 22 (Mass Turnpike / I-90 East toward Boston) about 5 mi.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West towards Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below

FROM SOUTH
(through NYC):
I-95 North to CT
Exit 48 (I-91 North toward Hartford) about 40 mi.
Exit 29 (to I-84 East) to end, about 45 mi.
-or-
(To avoid NYC, use Tappan Zee Bridge):
NJ Tpke to NJ Garden State Pkwy or Palisades Pkwy,
I-87 South over Tappan Zee Bridge, then
I-287 East to I-684 North to I-84 East]
I-84 East to end, about 107 mi from NY border.
-then-
Exit 4 (Mass Turnpike / I-90 East toward Boston) about 33 mi.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West towards Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below

FROM SOUTH (RI and TF Greene Airport):
I-95 North to Massachusetts
[Friday Rush hour tip: use I-295 North around Providence
(from RI I-95 exit 11 to MA I-95 exit 4)]
Exit 6B (I-495 North toward Worcester) about 27 mi.
Exit 22 (Mass Turnpike / I-90 East toward Boston) about 5 mi.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West towards Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below

DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 of the Massachusetts Turnpike / I-90 E: Bear Left after the toll. [EZ-PASS works in Fast Lane toll booths] Stay in the right lane.
The hotel is the first building on the right.