Colly Concert Celebrates the Life of Corolyn Woods Soleri
Mayer, AZ, October 03, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Cosanti Foundation presents the twenty-seventh annual Colly Concert at Arcosanti on October 11, 2008, honoring the life of Corolyn "Colly" Woods Soleri.
It sounds like an architectural fairy tale. Paolo Soleri falls in love with the elder daughter of his first client, Nora Woods, as they all build an innovative desert house in Cave Creek Arizona. A honeymoon to Italy lasts five years and yields a spectacular ceramics factory on the Amalfi coast and Paolo and Colly’s first daughter. Returning to the Arizona desert, they build a 5 acre complex of surprising structures, a bell business, and momentum to launch a new kind of urban system that is Arcosanti.
Colly’s input is critical to the four large festivals at Arcosanti in the 1970’s that brought excellent performers from Richie Havens, Stephen Stills, and Todd Rundgren to the Paul Winter Consort, Louis Falco Dancers, and Gato Barbeiri. Then in 1982 she was gone. They remember her contributions to Arcosanti and its cultural life through the Colly Soleri Music Center and are pleased to celebrate a special day each year as the Colly Concert.
The twenty-seventh annual Colly Concert features pianist Sonya Kumiko Lee on Saturday October 11, 2008 at the Colly Soleri Music Center. In her seventh appearance at Arcosanti, Lee plays the works of Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert, and Chopin. Trained at Julliard, Lee is an accomplished pianist and has won numerous awards both nationally and internationally.
Guests are invited for a complimentary tour of Arcosanti at 5:00 p.m. Dinner will be served after the tour at 6:00 p.m. and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for the dinner and performance or $20 for the performance only ($10 students). Call 928-632-7135 for tickets; reservations required for dinner.
Dinner Menu
Reminiscent of meals on the Soleri table, a full dinner will be served using some of their favorite recipes. The entree, Herbed Chicken or Eggplant Parmesan, is accompanied by Granny's Borscht, Orzo with Lemon Zest and Parsley, Green Peas with Fresh Mint, Garden Salad with Paolo's Dressing, and Bread Sticks. Colly's Custard with Almonds and Shaved Chocolate completes the meal.
Arcosanti
Arcosanti is located 65 miles north of Phoenix. Take exit 262 off I-17 and follow the signs for Arcosanti. Maps and other information are available at www.arcosanti.org or by calling 928-632-7135.
Arcosanti, a project of the Cosanti Foundation, is an urban laboratory under construction in the high desert of central Arizona that seeks to reduce humankind’s ecological impact on the earth. Visitor tours are available every day (except major holidays) on the hour from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Visitor’s Center is open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Meals and overnight accommodations are also available. Famous Soleri ceramic and bronze windbells are produced and sold on site.
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It sounds like an architectural fairy tale. Paolo Soleri falls in love with the elder daughter of his first client, Nora Woods, as they all build an innovative desert house in Cave Creek Arizona. A honeymoon to Italy lasts five years and yields a spectacular ceramics factory on the Amalfi coast and Paolo and Colly’s first daughter. Returning to the Arizona desert, they build a 5 acre complex of surprising structures, a bell business, and momentum to launch a new kind of urban system that is Arcosanti.
Colly’s input is critical to the four large festivals at Arcosanti in the 1970’s that brought excellent performers from Richie Havens, Stephen Stills, and Todd Rundgren to the Paul Winter Consort, Louis Falco Dancers, and Gato Barbeiri. Then in 1982 she was gone. They remember her contributions to Arcosanti and its cultural life through the Colly Soleri Music Center and are pleased to celebrate a special day each year as the Colly Concert.
The twenty-seventh annual Colly Concert features pianist Sonya Kumiko Lee on Saturday October 11, 2008 at the Colly Soleri Music Center. In her seventh appearance at Arcosanti, Lee plays the works of Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert, and Chopin. Trained at Julliard, Lee is an accomplished pianist and has won numerous awards both nationally and internationally.
Guests are invited for a complimentary tour of Arcosanti at 5:00 p.m. Dinner will be served after the tour at 6:00 p.m. and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for the dinner and performance or $20 for the performance only ($10 students). Call 928-632-7135 for tickets; reservations required for dinner.
Dinner Menu
Reminiscent of meals on the Soleri table, a full dinner will be served using some of their favorite recipes. The entree, Herbed Chicken or Eggplant Parmesan, is accompanied by Granny's Borscht, Orzo with Lemon Zest and Parsley, Green Peas with Fresh Mint, Garden Salad with Paolo's Dressing, and Bread Sticks. Colly's Custard with Almonds and Shaved Chocolate completes the meal.
Arcosanti
Arcosanti is located 65 miles north of Phoenix. Take exit 262 off I-17 and follow the signs for Arcosanti. Maps and other information are available at www.arcosanti.org or by calling 928-632-7135.
Arcosanti, a project of the Cosanti Foundation, is an urban laboratory under construction in the high desert of central Arizona that seeks to reduce humankind’s ecological impact on the earth. Visitor tours are available every day (except major holidays) on the hour from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Visitor’s Center is open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Meals and overnight accommodations are also available. Famous Soleri ceramic and bronze windbells are produced and sold on site.
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Cosanti Foundation
Erin Jeffries
928-632-6225
www.arcosanti.org
Erin Jeffries
928-632-6225
www.arcosanti.org
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