Shortly after the October finale of “Nightscape: A Light and Sound Experience” – Longwood Gardens’ blockbuster summer show – the gardens announced plans to bring it back this year.
The exhibit, which will run Wednesdays through Saturdays from Aug. 3 until Oct. 29, sets Longwood aglow with moving imagery, lights, and original compositions projected onto a living canvas of plants. It’s a second chance for those who missed its debut; however, Longwood promises some new surprises to entice repeat visitors.
Nightscape was designed to fill the void created by the loss of the Main Fountain Garden during its 2½ -year restoration. It includes both indoor and outdoor displays, immersing visitors in a kaleidoscope of color and sound.
The outdoor Beer Garden, a popular partnership with Victory Brewing Company, is also returning. The Beer Garden’s wooden structure, constructed using wood from a fallen Longwood sequoia, will be serving pub fare as well as two signature Longwood brews: Longwood Seasons: Summer Zest, a Saison beer brewed with Longwood grown lemons; and Longwood Seasons: Autumn Harvest, a wheat ale featuring floral flavors from Longwood-harvested honey. This summer, two new brews will debut: Longwood Seasons: Grapefruit Solstice, and Longwood Seasons: Fruit House Ale.
The Beer Garden will be open Thursdays through Saturdays from June 9 to July 30 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and Wednesdays through Saturdays from Aug. 3 to Oct. 29 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. The Beer Garden will also feature live music on Thursdays. This year’s rotating performers are Ensemble Novo, a Brazilian jazz group; singer/songwriter Joy Ike; and Marc Silver, a bluegrass group, the only returning act from last year.
Tickets, which include gardens admission, are now available, and many nights are expected to sell out again since Longwood limits the number sold to keep the exhibit from getting too crowded. The gardens open at 9 a.m.; however, because the exhibit requires darkness, optimal viewing of Nightscape starts at 9 p.m. The gardens will stay open until 11 p.m.
For members, tickets are free; however, they need to make advance reservations to obtain them, Chimes Tower members and those included in their membership level do not require reservations.
For more information, visit http://longwoodgardens.org/nightscape.
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