Special to the News-Sun
LAKE WALES - Bok Tower Gardens has added a new preshow for the eighth annual Sunset & Symphony Fall Concert on Nov. 7. Area musicians Clint Dockery and James Hudson, an acoustical duo on mandolin and guitar, will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. before the concert begins at 6 p.m.
Popular operas, Broadway hits and patriotic favorites will be featured by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of guest conductor Joseph Mechavich with soprano Janette Zilioli. With this year's theme, "Fanfare for Opera," William De Turk, Singing Tower carillonneur, will perform "Round O" from "The Moor's Revenge" by Henry Purcell, "Gavotte" from "Iphigenie in Aulis" by Christoph W. von Gluck and a selection from "The Magic Flute" by W. A. Mozart.
Visitors are encouraged to bring picnics, lawn chairs or blankets, insect repellent and flashlights.
Handicapped parking and shuttle service will be available. The Instrument Petting Zoo will begin at 4:30 p.m. Located on the Garden Activities Center lawn, families can try their hands at a variety of instruments with the help of Orlando Philharmonic musicians.
Preordered boxed picnic selections are available from the Blue Palmetto Café for $8.50 and $10.50 plus tax and can be picked up Nov.r 7 until 5:45 p.m. Call 863-676-1355 for advance orders.
Chicken and yellow rice, hot dogs, snacks and beverages including beer and wine will be available for sale at the Hilltop Café from 3:30 to 8 p.m. The Gift Shop and Visitor Center will remain open until after the concert.
In addition to a drawing for a tour of the Singing Tower or a $100 gift certificate to the Tower & Garden Gift Shop, prizes will be awarded for Most Elegant, Most Original and Best Fall picnic themes.
Gates open at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for members and $15 for the general public. The day of concert tickets are $20 and children under 5 are free.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.boktowergardens.org or call 863-734-1222 for information.
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