Summer Symphony promises something for your soul Summer Symphony promises something for your soul (July 13, 2005)

Rhythm and blues legend Smokey Robinson will headline the 46th annual Summer Symphony on Sunday, July 17, in Frost Amphitheater at Stanford University.

The concert, which benefits the Children's Health Council, begins at 6 p.m. with a performance by the California Youth Symphony. Television personality Samantha Mohr will once again be mistress of ceremonies. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. for picnicking and pre-concert jazz entertainment.

Summer Symphony, a favorite mid-summer event on the Peninsula, has drawn fans to Frost Amphitheater since 1960 when Maestro Arthur Fiedler conducted the first concert. Featured entertainers of the past include Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Pearl Bailey, Crystal Gayle, Peter, Paul and Mary; and Bernadette Peters.

Single tickets to Summer Symphony are $75 for chair seating; $50 for lawn seating; and $25 for lawn seating for children. For more ticket information, call 617-3859 or go to summersymphony.org.

Box lunches may be ordered from Il Fornaio Catering. There are six varieties of lunches; each contains a sandwich, salad, gourmet potato chips, cookie, and small bottle of water. The cost for each is $16. Orders can be placed by calling 1-888-454-6246 or going to www.ilfornaio.com. The picnics will be available for pick-up at the event. No other food will be sold at the event.

The Children's Health Council was founded in 1953 by Dr. Esther B. Clark, the first Palo Alto pediatrician, to assist children with complex behavioral and development problems. Its services include the Esther B. Clark Therapeutic Day School located on the Health Council's campus on Palo Alto.

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