Monday Travel Ticker: Jazz in the desert

David Benoit, Keiko Matsui, Hiroshima and Peter White are part of the fall jazz lineup at La Quinta Resort & Club. The Grooves in the Grove series runs Oct. 7-Nov. 25. Tickets start at $35. Click here for tickets or information . . . . The Ahwanhee in Yosemite presents its 85^th annual Bracebridge Dinner, an evening of holiday songs with a cast of 60, beginning Dec. 13 . . . . The L.A. County Fair has booked Victoria Justice to replace Miranda Cosgrove Sept. 17, after Cosgrove had to cancel due to injury. Info here . . . . Temporary lane closures starting Monday will reduce access to McCarran International in Las Vegas. Drivers who would regularly use eastbound Tropicana to reach the airport are encouraged to use other routes. The work will last two weeks . . . . The Caltech Alpine Club will host another Reel Rock show, a series of climbing and adventure films, Oct. 5 in Ramo Auditorium . . . . Travel quote of the day: “Travelers never think that they are the foreigners.” (Mason Cooley)