Birch Aquarium Hosts Venice at Green Flash Concert
Price:
$20-$25
9/16/09
The music of Venice is quintessentially Californian. Their laid-back style and soaring harmonies mix rock ‘n’ roll, folk, funk, pop, and R&B. Venice never fails to get the crowd dancing with their infectious melodies and high-energy grooves.
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Presents its Green Flash Summer Concert Series
WHERE THE SUNSET ALWAYS ROCKS!
Summer 2009 concert dates:
Wednesdays: May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug. 19, Sept. 16
6 – 9 p.m., Ages 21+
Reservations: 858-534-4109
Join Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, for a unique summertime experience combining live music and spectacular ocean sunsets during the fourth annual Green Flash Concert Series, which kicks off May 20. These monthly summer concerts, co-hosted by 102.1 KPRI, take place from 6-9 p.m.
Music lovers ages 21 and older can enjoy live music and panoramic ocean views on the aquarium’s stunning outdoor tide-pool plaza. Savory happy-hour appetizers, craft beers and wines are available for purchase by Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery. Forty percent of proceeds are donated back to Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
For its fourth season, Birch Aquarium at Scripps continues to expand its musical line-up with a sophisticated mix of national performers. Admission includes the concert, entrance to all aquarium exhibits and parking. Keep an eye out for a real “green flash,” a rare optical phenomenon caused by refraction of light as the sun sets on the horizon.
Green Flash concerts support Birch Aquarium at Scripps and its mission to provide ocean science education, to interpret Scripps Oceanography research and to promote ocean conservation.
Call 858-534-4109 for reservations.
Advance reservations: $20 per concert ($90 season)
Walk-in admission: $25 per concert
About Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Birch Aquarium at Scripps is the public exploration center for the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the aquarium features more than 60 habitats of fish and invertebrates from the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest to the tropical waters of Mexico and the Caribbean. An interactive museum showcases research discoveries by Scripps scientists on climate, earth and ocean science. Accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Birch Aquarium welcomes an annual attendance of more than 400,000, including 45,000 school children.
Location: 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, Calif.
Phone: 858-534-FISH
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Directions: From Interstate 5, exit at La Jolla Village Drive. West one mile. Left on Expedition Way.
Parking: Birch Aquarium offers three-hour courtesy parking.
