Tanglewood
Unlike the other 15,000 Tanglewood attendees, we didn’t choose the John Williams’ film night specifically, it just happened to fit our schedule. We bought tickets to the lawn, outside the “music shed.” We unpacked at our B&B, took a quick nap and arrived two hours early with our picnic dinner and folding chairs. I had a sinking feeling while parking, it appeared everyone was already there.
Unlike the other 15,000 Tanglewood attendees, we didn’t choose the John Williams’ film night specifically, it just happened to fit our schedule. We bought tickets to the lawn, outside the “music shed.” We unpacked at our B&B, took a quick nap and arrived two hours early with our picnic dinner and folding chairs. I had a sinking feeling while parking, it appeared everyone was already there.
Luckily, it wasn’t as bad as feared, we managed to get a parcel of grass beneath a pine tree not far from the shed.
The shed is on the high point of the lawn and looks like a hollow wedge of cheese. Within, the neat rows of wooden chairs were as unappetizing as church pews. I was happy to be outside with the lawn crowd, who were sprinkled haphazardly around the open back-end of the shed.
In the lawn crowd pecking order I’d place us in the middle class. On the high end were those with portable tables, candlelight, bottles of wine and barbecues. On the low end, blankets, sandwiches and beer. We had two canvas folding chairs we’d borrowed from our B&B, a bottle of water and a delicious picnic dinner of pate, Camembert, chicken breast, pasta salad and two small pies for dessert.
We snacked and read our Kindles while waiting for nightfall, which arrived 30 minutes before the concert. Mr. Williams was unable to attend due to back problems but his music was well represented. The Boston Pops orchestra played the soundtracks of movie clips shown on large monitors attached to the shed. Jaws, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Arc and dozens more. It was a beautiful and enjoyable night.
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