-----Original Message----- From: Samantha Peek [mailto:sam.p...@tpwd.state.tx.us] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:25 PM To: Jim Kennedy Subject: Longhorn Caverns State Park offers concert series Nov.22
Hi, This event is coming up November 22nd in Longhorn Caverns State Park. Could you possibly share this event with your audience? If not, could you possibly include it in a calendar listing? Thanks! Nov.13, 2008 Media Contact: Tom Harvey, (512) 389-4533, tom.har...@tpwd.state.tx.us Longhorn Caverns State Park offers concert series BURNET, Texas—A piano concert in an underground cavern? That is what’s planned Nov. 22 at Longhorn Caverns State Park, when local pianist Joe Cordi will offer a jazz concert as part of the Simple Sounds Cavern Concert Series. A live entertainment series in the cave, "Simple Sounds," is exactly that, just the musicians, their instruments, and the acoustics of the cavern; a truly "unplugged" performance. On November 22, Joe Cordi, a composer, jazz pianist, guitarist, accordionist and singer of Austin, will release his new album, “When the Pianoman Plays the Blues”, in accordance with a concert performance deep within the Longhorn Caverns State Park caves. A grand piano will be brought into the cave for the event. Simple Sounds is scheduled one to three times per month from 5:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A concert schedule can be viewed online at the Web site address listed below. Concert tickets can be purchased for adults for $17 and seniors and teens ages 13 to 19 for $16. If guests wish to participate in the dinner offered before the concert at 5 p.m., tickets are $27 for adults and $26 for seniors and teens. No one under age 13 is allowed. Shoes and socks as well as a blanket or light jacket are recommended. Guests are allowed to bring flashlights, video cameras, and ice chests but food is prohibited. Longhorn Cavern State Park, south of Burnet in Burnet County, is 645.62 acres classified as a scenic park in the rugged Hill Country. The cave was first formed when the ground levels of water began to drop. As this downward movement occurred, the water began to dissolve the limestone. This downward drainage continued until great underground stream beds were cut out of solid rock. It is this unusual combination of dissolving and cutting by water that makes Longhorn Cavern one of the most unique caves of the world. The cave is 68 degrees year round. The park offers guided tours that last approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. For guest safety and comfort, low-heeled shoes with rubber soles are recommended. Open every day except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Longhorn Cavern State Park is located approximately 6 miles west and 6 miles south of Burnet, Texas on Park Road 4, off US Highway 281. … On the Net: http://www.josephcordi.com/ http://www.longhorncaverns.com/schedule.html http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/longhorn_cavern/ ______________________ Texas Parks & Wildlife, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744 United States
