June 27, 2010

GIRALDA 2010

Music and Arts Festival

 

 


L-R: Jeffrey Grogan conducts the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at Giralda; The New Jersey Jewelers' Guild at the art show/sale; the Coral Belles, Chatham Chapter of the Red Hats enjoying Giralda.

 

Start the summer right by attending with the Arts Council of the Morris Area's fabulous Giralda Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Held in Madison, NJ on the gracious lawns of Giralda Farms Corporate Park (the former Geraldine R. Dodge estate), this event features a spectacular outdoor concert by The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Jeffrey Grogan, and featuring  soloists from Opera New Jersey (Inna Dukach, Ava Pine, Andrew Garland and Batthew Boehler), the program will include selections from:

     The Phantom of the Opera

     Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Porgy and Bess

    The Wizard of Oz

    Faust and

    Don Giovanni.


L-R: A prizewinning picnic, "Symphony by the Sea"; What flavor ice cream should I get, daddy?; view of the art show/sale at Giralda.

 

In addition, there will be an art/show and sale, children's activities, a drum circle, arts demonstrations, the annual picnic contest (with  fabulous dinners, show tickets, concert tickets, as prizes) and the 50/50 raffle (in support of the Arts Council's scholarship programs) where some lucky winner can pocket over $1,000 that very day!  Bring your friends, families, classmates, neighbors or come by yourself to help welcome summer with the Arts Council in this fun and very affordable way!

 

Time: Gates open at 3pm, concert starts at 6pm
 

Where: Giralda Farms Corporate Park, Dodge Drive and Madison Ave. (Rt. 124), Madison

 

Tickets:
          In Advance: $12 adults, $4 students; children under 4, free

          At the Gate: $15 adults, $5 students; children under 4, free

 All proceeds benefit the many programs and services provided to artists, arts organizations, schools and the community by the Arts Council of the Morris Area.