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July 25, 2008
Sixteen
Yesterday was our sixteenth anniversary.
There was no Def Leppard show in town, so we had to make do with other arrangements. Luckily, just for last night, Eric Idle was in town performing "Not the Messiah" (an oratorio about the life of Brian) with the National Symphony Orchestra. It was fun - good music, thoroughly irreverent, funny. The soloists were wonderful, and Eric Idle does a good Dylan.
What impressed me most, though, was the venue itself. Wolf Trap is a nice little amphitheater in what is actually a National Park. I think it seats about 7,000 total, including lawn seating. It's pretty (which is too often lacking in amphitheaters), and acoustically very nice. You can bring a picnic with you if you have lawn seating. We had house seats (nice ones!) for this show, but in the future I think we're going to pack up a picnic and head for the lawn.
Wolf Trap offers quite a range of productions, including musicals, opera, and every kind of music. We just missed Mark Knopfler and the Indigo Girls (not together); Jethro Tull is about to play. There's a Beethoven night I might take Aidan to. Next month Les Mis will be there.
I can't afford to live here.
Posted by lynx at July 25, 2008 8:24 AM
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Happy Anniversary! We passed the 16 year mark this July as well. ("In my experience there's no such thing as luck" on my blog, if you're up for a read)
I'm very jealous of your new discovery. I hope Aiden enjoys the Beethoven concert.
Posted by: Obi-Mom Kenobi at July 25, 2008 11:55 AM
Wolf Trap is wonderful. I grew up *very* near there, (the town that starts with R) and sometimes they have festivals there. That whole area is incrediable and there is so much *free* stuff to do. There's an awesome museum in Winchester that is a science museum if I remember right. My brother takes his kids there and they have a ball. If you want, you can email me and ask me questions about the area. I don't know everything, but might have some tips for you. My family still lives in the area...we, however, now live in Sicily :) Have you been to Great Falls yet???
Posted by: Anne/navhelowife at August 1, 2008 7:35 AM
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, you guys! Oh, I love a nice ampitheater - sounds like you found a great alternative. ;-)
Posted by: Dy at August 13, 2008 1:04 AM