"Green Flash" Seaside Summer Concert Series
MEDIA CONTACT: Cindy Clark
858/534-3624
scrippsnews@ucsd.edu
FOR RELEASE: April 3, 2006
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Presents
"Green Flash" Seaside Summer Concert Series
Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD
2006 summer concert dates
Wednesday evenings, May 17, June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, and Sept. 20
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Join Birch Aquarium at Scripps for a new, monthly, cultural arts
program for San Diego's adults on select Wednesday evenings during
the summer. The new Green Flash seaside summer concert series will
offer live music performed by singer/songwriters and local bands on
the aquarium's Preuss Tidepool Plaza, featuring stunning views
overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Keep an eye out for a real "green
flash" on the horizon during sunset.
Birch Aquarium docents will be on hand to answer guests' questions
about marine life and exhibits. Guests will have the opportunity to
experience the aquarium after-hours and enjoy delicious food and
drink for purchase, provided by Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant.
Best of all, summer music will fill the air.
Live music under the setting sun will be performed in two 45-minute
sets: 6:45-7:30 p.m. and 7:45-8:30 p.m.
Green Flash concert dates:
Wednesday, May 17 * Sunset: 7:51 p.m.
Wednesday, June 21 (Summer Solstice) * Sunset: 8:09 p.m.
Wednesday, July 19 * Sunset: 8:05 p.m.
Wednesday, August 16 * Sunset: 7:41 p.m.
Wednesday, September 20 * Sunset: 6:54 p.m.
Visit the Birch Aquarium at Scripps web site for the Green Flash
schedule of performers:
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/public/greenflash.cfm
Come experience live music in a stunning location. Green Flash
admission is $15 per person, ages 21 and up, and includes the concert
and parking. Reservations are required. RSVP: 858/534-4109.
Concerts proceeds will benefit the care and feeding of Birch
Aquarium's Pacific marine life.
Birch Aquarium's Green Flash concert series partners are: KPRI 102.1
FM and Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant
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