Other Highlights
Academy Chamber Orchestra - 2010 Rehearsal
Academy Chamber Orchestra Concert
Academy Concerts
Academy Masterclasses
Academy Showcases
Activities for Families
Families should also plan to attend the Coffee Concerts on Sunday mornings at 11:00 am in the Evans Center. These are fun, one-hour concerts that are performed without an intermission. Shhhh . . . don’t tell anyone, but the little people will have their own drinks! They won’t have to drink coffee!!
Don’t miss the many family-oriented events listed under Nature and Wintergreen, including Mornings in the Mountains and the Night Hike.
Wintergreen Resort has numerous programs for children and young adults. Be sure to check out the great family activities at the Discovery Ridge Adventure Center.
Outdoor activities at Discovery Ridge include the following:
• The ZIP – It’s a bird, it’s a plane – no, it’s fun on The Zip! For those adventure seekers who need a fast ride filled with thrills and chills, it’s 900 feet in under 30 seconds – don’t blink!
• The Plunge Tubing Park – Imagine being ten stories high and traveling over three football fields – that’s The Plunge. During the summer months, enjoy Summer Tubing!
• Ridgely’s Fun Park – It’s the best place for young children to play outside. Hang out in the tee pee and watch movies under the stars.
• Bungee trampoline – A hybrid trampoline/bungee apparatus, enabling jumpers to reach heights of 25 feet and higher.
• Climbing tower – A 25-foot structure with a belay apparatus on top, featuring varying degrees of difficulty.
• Miniature golf – An 18-hole course featuring a wooded playing area with trees, giant rocks, and native plants.
• Campfire facility – Available for groups and private functions, with s’mores kits available for purchase.
Indoor activities at Discovery Ridge Adventure Center include the following: NEW! 2 Kinect Systems, 12 station – 8 Xbox 360s and 4 Nintendo Wiis, 42-inch plasma TVs and comfy game rocker chairs at every station, Wi-Fi Lounge, Mechanical Bull, Foosball, Pool Table, Air Hockey,
Theater showing sporting events and videos, Skee Ball and Toddler Inflatable.
Family Fun: Families are encouraged to join us on Saturday afternoons in July from 3-5pm for family-friendly live music in the Discovery Ridge Adventure Center area. Bill Wellington, a local favorite, brings to us family entertainment at its best. Please call (434) 325-8180 for more information on the Discovery Ridge Adventure Center.
Bowen McCauley Dance
Metro DC’s premier contemporary dance company
Lucy Bowen McCauley, Artistic Director
All choreography by Lucy Bowen McCauley
Cooking Classes
Wine Tastings
Lotte Lehmann Vocal Masterclasses
Presented in collaboration with the Lotte Lehmann Foundation in New York City
Lotte Lehmann Vocal Recital
Presented in collaboration with the Lotte Lehmann Foundation in New York City
Morning Seminars
The Morning Seminars are opportunities for relaxed and informal learning. They take place on weekdays. Participants will be able to pick and choose from a host of topics during the course of the Festival. There will be a coffee break at 10:30 each morning. Feel free to come for the second half at 10:45 am if you can’t make it at 9:30 am.
Music in Unusual Places
Look for the musicians of the Wintergreen Summer Music Academy to appear in unusual places at unusual times. Wander by . . . stay a few minutes . . . take advantage of a moment to relax as you listen to music performed by the talented Academy students who come from all over the United States and beyond. The MIUP performances will include the following:
Nature and Wintergreen
Presented in collaboration with The Wintergreen Nature Foundation
Doug Coleman, Executive Director
Wintergreen is unique in that conservation of the natural environment is what sets the community apart from other destination resorts. The Wintergreen Nature Foundation (TWNF), with nearly 800 members, is at the core of this identity and a key force in Wintergreen’s vitality.
The Nature Foundation was formed as a non-profit charitable organization in 1994 with the mission of “conservation through education and research.” A small professional staff, together with volunteers, oversees programs that further the organization’s mission to include: monitoring the well being of our flora, fauna and watershed; ensuring the propagation of native plants and wildflowers; maintaining two nature preserves and 30 miles of hiking trails; educating owners, local students and the public on this area’s ecosystems and much more. The Foundation is proud to be named the protector of 1,400 acres that make up the Crawford’s Knob conservation easement, one of the largest in the state of Virginia.
Wintergreen Performing Arts is honored to have The Wintergreen Nature Foundation as a partner for the 2011 Wintergreen Summer Music Festival.
The Wintergreen Nature Foundation’s telephone number is (434) 325-8169 and their e-mail address is info@twnf.org.
Opening Night Reception and Performance
Friday, July 6 – Reception at 6:00 pm (SP) and Performance at 7:30 pm (EC) ®
Celebrate the official start of the 2012 Wintergreen Summer Music Festival and be among the first to sign up for the 2012 Events Fair parties and activities!
Black Tie optional/Golf attire perfectly acceptable!
FlexPack tickets will not be accepted for Opening Night. Please note: Both the Reception and the Performance are included as part of the Festival Season Pass.
Saturday Seminars
Set aside 90 minutes of your weekend to hear about fascinating topics from some extraordinary people. All of the Saturday Seminars will begin at 9:30 am.
