Capitol City Opera to Host On the Light Side

Capitol City Opera (CCOC), a company dedicated to supporting and promoting local talent and producing opera accessible to everyone, will be holding the 26th Annual On the Light Side, a musical “indoor picnic fundraiser,” on Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Highpoint Episcopal Community Church in Sandy Springs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music begins at 8 p.m. Individual tickets are $40; tables of eight (8) are $300. Tickets are available online at CCITYOPERA.org.

This year’s On the Light Side will celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Anniversary and will feature selections from nine of Bernstein's shows: On the Town, Trouble in Tahiti, Wonderful Town, Candide, Westside Story, Mass, I Hate Music: A Cycle of Five Kid Songs, La Bonne Cuisine, and Peter Pan. Celebrated CCOC singers will perform 26 songs from these shows.

Leonard Bernstein's 100th Anniversary has become a two-year global celebration of his life and career, featuring more than 2,500 events on six continents. The celebration started on Sept. 22, 2017, and will close at the end of August 2019.

“Bring-Your-Own-Picnic” (BYOP) and enjoy a summer evening in the casual, air-conditioned indoors.

There will also be a silent auction with hundreds of items from housewares and event tickets, to a Tuscan vacation. A complete list of these items is available online at CCITYOPERA.org.