Naumkeag Garden Party Sets Its Sights On New Horizon
A perfect summer day allowed guests to wander the gardens and peer at the not-yet-inflated New Horizon.
A trio from the Trustees: Pedro Alonzo, consultant curator; Jocelyn Forbush, chief, Operations and Programs; and Michael Rodriguez, director of Signature Events.
The crowd waits for New Horizon to put on a show.
There was additional excitement to this year's garden party at Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Mass. On Saturday, July 27, the Trustees of Reservations hosted the typically lovely event overlooking the spectacular grounds of the National Historic Landmark. This year, the event was also a warm-up act for the after-dark party, open to the public, that would create a happening for New Horizon, the balloon/art installation that has traveled among various Trustees sites this summer. In the “if you build it they will come” model, droves of visitors — more than 1300 in total between the garden party and the After Dark event — witnessed New Horizon’s final event, with the balloon displaying a mesmerizing light show accompanied by the new music group Bang on a Can playing an equally hypnotic minimalist piece, Terry Riley’s In C.
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Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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