Ravinia- A Tribute to Ira Gershwin

8/13/17

This summer’s bus trip to Ravinia will be to hear an afternoon tribute to Ira Gershwin, with musical favorites such as I Love to Rhyme, and his brother George’s Rhapsody in Blue. Before the concert we’ll enjoy our always popular “under the tent” dinner buffet. Be sure to register early to ensure a seat for another magical performance.

 SCHEDULE

    2:00 pm      Leave Tallent Hall parking lot by chartered bus. Be sure to display your parking permit.

    3:30 pm      Dinner buffet under a private tent (menu on reverse side).

    5:00 pm      Concert with Pavilion seating.

    8:30 pm      Approximate return to Tallent Hall.

PRICE            Members $ 104, guests $ 109.   Price includes one pavilion-seating concert                                  ticket, a buffet dinner with a beverage package, and bus transport.

Questions?  Call Tricia Frost at 498-6703

American conductor Emil de Cou appears regularly as guest conductor with many orchestras across the United States. After serving as Associate Conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra for eight years, he was recently appointed as Music Director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet, a position he began in 2011.                                                         https://www.emildecou.com/bio

 Kevin Cole is an award-winning concert performer, musical director, arranger, composer, vocalist and archivist with a particular affinity for the music of George Gershwin...Cole stands as the best Gershwin pianist in America today.”                                 www.williamreinert.com, Chicago Tribune

Sylvia McNair, a soprano, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and McNair has also achieved notable success in opera, on Broadway and in cabaret genres.
                                                      https://sylviamcnair.com, Wikipedia

 Buffet Menu 

STARTERS:                          SALSA CRUDA     CLASSIC CAESAR SALAD

COLD SANDWICHES:       TURKEY, CRANBERRY & SWISS         

                                                HAM & SWISS

                                                VEGETARIAN ENTREE    

                                                KETTLE-STYLE POTATO CHIPS

DESSERT:                            GOURMET COOKIES

BEVERAGES: GLASS MOUNTAIN CHARDONNAY AND CABERNET SAUVIGNON; COORS LIGHT, MILLER LITE; BOTTLED WATER, COKE, DIET COKE, SPRITE

Register Now! 

Deliver cash registration fee to Vanessa at the ALL office, Tallent Hall.

Checks should be payable to UW Parkside/ALL; deliver or mail to Vanessa.

Credit card registration fees must be submitted online!

Watch for an email with the registration LINK on or about the 1^st Monday of each month.  Note: as classes fill, members signing up get preference.

Refund policy: refunds will be issued only if the cancellation is received prior to the event deadline stated for each event. 

If you pay by credit card, your credit card will be refunded.

If you pay by check you will be issued a university refund check.