By Kevin Clay
KeithLockhart.com
Henry Winkler (aka "The Fonz") will be the celebrity guest conductor for the 23rd Annual TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert.
The actor, director, producer, and award-winning author will join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra on the Hyannis Village Green on Sunday, August 3, 2008.
“I am delighted to join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod for Pops by the Sea,” said Winkler. “I’m very much looking forward to conducting a world-class orchestra, and to returning to Cape Cod. What a pleasure it will be to spend a summer evening with an audience of people who love music and art as much as my family and I do.”
Mr. Winkler’s television portrayal of “The Fonz” for 10 seasons made him one of the most recognized actors in the world.
Recently in 2003, Mr. Winkler began writing a series of 14 children’s novels with his partner, Lin Oliver, for Penguin Putnam, called Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Under-Achiever, which have sold over 2 million copies to date.
Along with those achievements, his humanitarian efforts have been recognized by the B’nai B’rith and the United Nations.
“We are thrilled to honor Mr. Winkler and welcome him to Cape Cod’s most anticipated cultural event of the year,” said Margaret Van Sciver, Board President of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. “Mr. Winkler is an international television and movie icon, a respected author, and a recognized philanthropist, and it will be a unique privilege for all of us attending the Pops by the Sea concert on the Hyannis Town Green in August to welcome him in this new role."
The concert is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Hyannis Village Green, featuring the only Cape Cod appearance of Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.
Festival Seat Tickets ($50) and General Admission Lawn Tickets ($15) can be purchased online at http://www.artsfoundation.org.
