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SPONSORED: No charge for kids on the Lawn at Blossom! as you and your family enjoy Bugs Bunny on Broadway and Fireworks! Children ages 12 and under are no charge on the Lawn at Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival concerts. Two children per adult ticket purchase. Bring a picnic and enjoy some quality time with your family on the Lawn to the stunning sounds of the Blossom Festival Orchestra. Get Lawn Tix to sit on the Lawn, or in designed sections of the Pavilion- first come, first served. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
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SPONSORED: It's Labor Day Weekend at Blossom! Two nights of the popular Bugs Bunny on Broadway with the Blossom Festival Orchestra, cartoons on the big screen, and, of course, fireworks to top it off. Bring your picnic, and there's still no charge for kids under 12 on the Lawn. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
----------08.26.09----------
SPONSORED: Last weekend to see the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom! Catch some of the coolest concert music ever written, by the best band in the land: Debussy's La Mer on Sat 8/29 and Ravel's Bolero on Sun 8/30, conducted by the magnificent Giancarlo Guerrero. No charge for kids on the Lawn, so don't let the summer escape without a visit to Blossom for The Cleveland Orchestra. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
----------08.19.09a----------
SPONSORED: No charge for kids on the Lawn at Blossom! Children ages 12 and under are no charge on the Lawn at Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival concerts. Two children per adult ticket purchase. Bring a picnic and enjoy some quality time with your family on the Lawn at Blossom to the stunning sounds of the world's-best Cleveland Orchestra. Save big with Lawn/General Admission Ticket Book, which now allows you to sit on the Lawn, or in designed sections of the Pavilion- first come, first served. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
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SPONSORED: Don't Get Sold Out! It's been 20 years since you've been able to witness the best of ballet on the Lawn at Blossom Music Center. Join the celebration as the renowned Joffrey Ballet performs with the peerless Cleveland Orchestra in 5 ballets on Sat 8/22 and Sun 8/23, including a salute to Rodgers & Hammerstein in Carousel. Read the blog for a reminiscence of the Joffrey's last visit in the 1970's. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
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SPONSORED: Sci-Fi Spectacular! The latest Harry Potter film may be the best yet, and this weekend The Cleveland Orchestra brings you the best Sci-Fi TV & film music you've ever heard: Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Harry Potter, and more. Because kids are no charge on the lawn, you can spread your blanket and pack your picnic basket to enjoy family fun time while being serenaded by the best band in the land. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
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SPONSORED: Family Day at Blossom! Join your fellow Clevelanders and take advantage of the Sci-Fi Spectacular at 7PM at Blossom on Sun 8/16, with extra fun stuff starting at 4:30PM: face painting, moon bounce, clowns, magicians and more. Then, settle in with your picnic to enjoy special guest George Takei (Star Trek's Mr. Sulu) as he narrates TV & film music from your favorite Sci-Fi shows. As always, kids on the lawn are no charge, and you can get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
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SPONSORED: Jahja returns! Popular former Blossom Festival director Jahja Ling (who now heads the San Diego Symphony) returns to Blossom to conduct the monumental Brahms Piano Concerto #2, while you pack your picnic and enjoy a beautiful evening on the lawn. This year, kids under 12 are comp on the lawn with an adult, and you can always bring your own favorite beverage, some nosh, and stretch out under the stars. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.BlossomLawnFun.com
----------07.22.09----------
SPONSORED: A Rhapsody on the Lawn! Imagine experiencing Gershwin's jazz-inspired Rhapsody in Blue with the kids on the Lawn at Blossom Music Center for The Cleveland Orchestra. And get this: no charge for kids 12 and under! Plus groove to Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and other jazz-tinged favorites while enjoying your favorite beverage and a your own picnic on the Lawn. Come early for a Wine Tasting Festival featuring 4 local wineries. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.BlossomLawnFun.com
----------07.15.09----------
SPONSORED: Weekend at Ludwig's! Find yourself humming Beethoven's Fifth Symphony whenever something dramatic happens? Hear it in person this Sun 7/19 at 7PM at Blossom, bring your favorite beverages and sit on the Lawn, or sit in the designated General Admission areas in the Pavilion (available first come, first served). Or make it a date night on Sat 7/18 at 8PM for Beethoven's fabulous Violin Concerto (he only wrote one, it's that good)! Both concerts conducted by Franz Welser-Moest. New this year: kids under 12 sit on the Lawn at no charge- 2 kids per adult ticket. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.BlossomLawnFun.com
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SPONSORED: Blossom summer fun- extended deadline for your next stay-cation right here in cool Cleveland. Check it out: enjoy the sylvan beauty of the Blossom Music Center grounds, your Cleveland Orchestra in the acoustically perfect amphitheatre, and the liberal picnic basket policy (bring your favorite beverage, and all the delicious snacks you want). Spread your blanket on the Lawn, or pop into the designated General Admission areas in the Pavilion (available first come, first served) to enjoy the best music in the world- first come, first served. Best Blossom Festival deal at $13 per ticket when you buy a book of 10 for $130. $13 ticket deadline extended to Fri 7/10 by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.BlossomLawnFun.com
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SPONSORED: $13 Blossom Festival Tickets- deadline to purchase extended to Fri 7/10. Save $100 when you purchase the new Lawn Ticket Book, with 10 tickets for $130, good for any Cleveland Orchestra concert (16 cncerts to choose from). New: Sit on the Lawn, or in specially designated seating in the Pavilion- first come, first served. Pack a delicious picnic with your favorite beverages and save. New: Kids 12 and under no charge on the Lawn, so you save even more (2 kids per adult ticket)! Enjoy the finest band in the land and trim your family budget at the same time. Get Lawn Ticket books before July 10 (deadline extended) for best discount by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.BlossomLawnFun.com
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SPONSORED: Star-Spangled Spectacular For 20 years, the Cleveland Orchestra, acknowledged as one of the very finest in the world, has performed a stupendous complimentary concert on Public Square in Downtown Cleveland, complete with fireworks, in celebration of Independence Day. This year, on Thu 7/2, the pre-concert festivities begin at 5PM, with jazz, steel drums, funk, doo-wop, gospel & barbershop, and an arts festival at Tower City, leading up to the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra at 9PM, culminating with the 1812 Overture with canons and fireworks. Join the tens of thousands who enjoy this community celebration each year, as Public Square is closed to traffic and open to the public for their blankets and lawn chairs. http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
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SPONSORED: No charge for kids on the Lawn at Blossom this summer! Children ages 12 and under are no charge on the Lawn at Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival concerts all summer long. Two children per adult ticket purchase. Bring a picnic and enjoy some quality time with your family on the Lawn at Blossom to the stunning sounds of the world's-best Cleveland Orchestra. Save big with Lawn/General Admission Ticket Book, which now allows you to sit on the Lawn, or in designed sections of the Pavilion- first come, first served. Ticket book deadline July 3 for best discount by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.BlossomLawnFun.com
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