music at the millpond

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Friday, August 9
6:00pm Music at the Millpond, A Benefit Concert
The Millpond

Only minutes away from home, and yet clearly miles away from our everyday lives, "Music at the Millpond" transports all those lucky enough to attend to a quiet perfection.

Edged with oaks and spreading sycamores and mirrored reflections of tree and sky, the Millpond is the ultimate setting to enjoy the exceptional talents of some of the area’s best chefs and winemakers and savor a musical finale to a summer’s day.

Against a backdrop of forested hills and huge dome of blue sky, a cathedral of redwood trees stands awaiting your arrival at the Millpond. Join our hosts, Annie and Marlin Clegg, as the Cabrillo Festival brings its annual Benefit Concert back to this magnificent setting for Festival patrons to relish and enjoy.

Sip wine, sample delicacies and stroll the verdant lawns for an unforgettable evening. Local chefs from Bittersweet Bistro, Bleu Spoon, Café Cruz, Casablanca, Clouds, Gabriella Café, Oswald, Pearl Alley Bistro, Ristorante Avanti, and Theo’s French Restaurant marry their craft to wines from Ahlgren Vineyard, Bonny Doon Vineyard, David Bruce Winery, Burrell School Vineyards, Equinox Champagne, River Run Vintners, Roudon Smith Winery, Salamandre Wine Cellars, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards, Storrs Winery and Zayante Vineyards.

After your palate is sated and the sun dips toward the horizon, members of the Festival Orchestra create a twilight fantasy, led by gifted concertmaster Yumi Hwang-Williams. Centered in a fairy ring of redwoods, they’ll perform works by Beethoven and Mozart.

Tickets to this event are $100 per person. Attendance is limited to 125 guests. Priority is given to Full Subscribers on a date-received basis. Become a Full Subscriber and enjoy everything the Festival has to offer!