Jul 2, 2007
Charles Ives Center
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Founded 1974 to honor Danbury native composer Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954), the Charles Ives Center for the Arts has been a summer performing arts venue ever since. Finances have always been a concern, but this season finds the Ives Concert Park, with its unique outdoor amphitheater on state-owned land, under a new performing arts authority. It’s a joint effort by the City of Danbury and Western Connecticut State University, whose Westside campus abuts the concert park, which includes 40 wooded acres, a pond, gardens and public hiking trails. The park has a seating capacity of 5,000 and in the past has hosted performers including Tom Jones, BB King, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge. Opening the season on May 26 will be Earth, Wind and Fire; they’ll be followed by Paris Bennett on July 20; Chris Isaak on Aug. 3; Foreigner on Aug. 4; and Kenny Loggins on Aug. 13. Other acts may be added.
Details
The Charles Ives Center for the Arts is reached from the Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus, off Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. Box office is 203-837-8499; at the Westside Campus Center information desk in the 2nd floor lobby.
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