Swede Hollow Events
September 17, 2011

Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

Saturday September 17th at 4:00 pm
At Swede Hollow Park, Payne & Beaumont
(to be followed by annual Watch the Glow event)

Presented by Mixed Precipitation, a colorful reimagining of George Frederick Handel’s 1735 opera Alcina, will be appearing here in Swede Hollow Park. Lush gardens become a truck stop on the American highway, and Handel’s early baroque is melded with outlaw country,
trucker songs and classic old-time music.
Handel’s opera — based on Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando furious — features monsters, magic spells, rings of invisibility and a flying hippogriff. And, of course, the glory of love and music conquers all! The magic of this island will be all the more savory, with Chef Nick Schneider’s five course sampling menu of locally sourced treats created especially for this performance..

 
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Time: Following Alcina's Island (about 5:30 pm)

Place: Swede Hollow Park at “Swede Hollow Henge” - the stones
on the rise between the Drewry Lane Tunnel and the first pond.
At the bottom of the Dayton’s Bluff – Bates Avenue stairway.

Meet at Swede Hollow Henge in Swede Hollow Park near the Drewry Lane. and Beaumont/ Preble after the operetta. Come watch the glow of the setting sun and for the Friends of Swede Hollow’s community cook out and celebrate the beauty and history of Swede Hollow. Hear the delightful stories and songs from former Swede Hollow residents and Hamm’s Brewery employees at the 7th annual “Watch the Glow of the Setting Sun on the Red Brick Brewery” Everyone is welcome to attend.
For more information email SwedeHollow@gmail.com or call 651-776-0550.