Portland SummerFest Presents
A Free Concert Opera Performance of LA TRAVIATA
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi | Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave
With the Portland SummerFest Orchestra - Keith Clark, conductor
August 2008 in the Washington Park Amphitheater
Join Us For Opera In The Park
The August 6th performance of Opera in the Park will begin at 6 p.m. in the Washington Park Amphitheater, adjacent to the International Rose Test Garden. Picnics are welcome
and there will be food vendors on site. Alcoholic beverages for personal consumption are permitted in the park only during the concerts.
To avoid parking hassles, ride TriMet to the concert. Take MAX Blue or Red
line to the Zoo, then catch the Washington Park Shuttle. Bus
#63 also runs prior to the concert only. Limited parking is available in the Archery Range, about a mile up Kingston Drive from the Rose Garden toward the Oregon Zoo. TriMet's shuttle service
has been graciously extended until 9 p.m. to accommodate those returning to the Archery Range or the MAX station at the Zoo after the concert. Regular fares apply.
Wheelchair users are invited to enter and exit the concert through the accessible parking area at the stage level.
For more information, visit portlandparks.org or call 503.823.5446.
The concert will not be cancelled, except in case of serious rain.
The August 8th performance of Opera in the Park will begin at 4 p.m. in the Concordia University Green Commons 2811 NE Holman Street, Portland, Oregon 97211.
Steet parking is available at Concordia University. But you are welcome to avoid parking congestion by riding TriMet to the concerts.
Bus #75 runs across Dekum Street. The NE 27th Avenue stop will let you out a block north of Concordia.
Bus #9 runs up NE 27th Avenue. Stops between NE Holman and NE Liberty Streets will set you at Concordia's west entrance.
Bus #73 runs up NE 33rd Street. The NE Holman Street or NE Rosa Park Way stop will drop you off five blocks east of the university.
For more information, visit www.cu-portland.edu or call 503-288-9371.
The concert will not be cancelled, except in case of serious rain.

