Utica NY June 25, 2009

[Brian 57]

I haven't posted anything here in a few years, but I had to come out of "retirement" to say this: Gord's coming to my home town!!!!

The Stanley Center for the Arts in downtown Utica is one of the most drop-dead gorgeous theaters in existence. It was built in 1927 and received a $20 million dollar renovation completed in 2008. It includes a 6,500 pound Tiffany style chandelier-- the world's largest chandelier hanging from a single fixture.

If you want to experience a Gordon Lightfoot concert in the most beautiful interior this side of Heaven and the Canadian border, don't miss the Utica concert!!

[charlene]

It looks beautiful..enjoy the concert!
http://www.stanleytheatre.net/about/your_special_event/photos.php

[johnfowles]

Whilst a'googling yesterday I stumbled upon:-
https://www.ticketcenter.com/gordon_lightfoot_tickets.html
which currently lists an additional 3 East coast concerts that are not yet on Val's site one of which is not yet on Wayne's site either:-
July 25th Binghampton NY
July 28 Morristown NJ
August 2nd Bethlehem PA

[Brian 57]

Proceeds from the concert at the Stanley will benefit cardiac research at the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory here in Utica. Among other things, the Laboratory is now one of a handful of world centers capable of determining the genetic basis of cardiac arrhythmias responsible for sudden cardiac arrest in young adults, children and infants. http://www.mmrl.edu/lightfoot.asp has links and info about the concert and the Laboratory.

Does Gord do a lot of benefits like this?

[fezo]

Wow! That looks like some theater!

We have a really pretty one down here in NJ - the Count BAise in Red Bank, but it doesn't have a staircase like that.

July 28th in Morristown? Wrong day! I'm booked....

[jj]

yeah, quite something....look at that architectural detail




Does Gord do a lot of benefits like this?

...knock yourself out :) :

http://www.lightfoot.ca/benefits.htm

[patybear]

Welcome back Brian57! The Stanley theater looks like a very pretty venue.I have tickets to go see Gordy at Chautauqua Institution in July(come on,July!).Its sort of a plain jane ampitheater,if I remember right.But its sufficient for concerts.I'll try to get some pics and post them after the show.
patybear

[Brian 57]

...but it doesn't have a staircase like that.

The story I've heard is that the staircase is modeled after the grand staircase on the Titanic. (much dryer, though)

[vlmagee]

Whilst a'googling yesterday I stumbled upon:-
https://www.ticketcenter.com/gordon_lightfoot_tickets.html
which currently lists an additional 3 East coast concerts that are not yet on Val's site one of which is not yet on Wayne's site either:-
July 25th Binghampton NY
July 28 Morristown NJ
August 2nd Bethlehem PA

Actually, I have had the Binghamton concert on my site for months. Still waiting for the d--n thing to go on sale, as it's the weekend before the Saratoga race meet, so I will be back East in time to go to it.

[jj]

The story I've heard is that the staircase is modeled after the grand staircase on the Titanic. (much dryer, though)

nice but i think they went overboard on those spindles

[Brian 57]

She opened in 1928-- a year before the stock market crash and the beginning of the depression-- overboard was the norm! It was dawn just before the darkest.

[jj]

overboard was the norm!

i hear you...was just a distasteful pun, strike it from the record