The 50th Season at Birch Creek opened with food, friendship, and percussion sounds, and there's still plenty of time for you to celebrate alongside the talented musicians. Mona Christensen, Birch Creek’s Executive Director Emeritus, experienced her final opening night while Jenna Ferdon observed her first as the new Executive Director.

While both Mona and Jenna have different paths ahead of them, their takeaway from last night’s experience was similar. Christensen said she was thankful to the many donors who made her vision, which started with upgrading the lighting, come to life. Ferdon called the day electric and said she's glad she knows how to manage pre-concert jitters. State Representative Joel Kitchens also attended on opening night, where he presented a proclamation from the Governor's office to celebrate Birch Creek's 50th Season. 

The Celebration of 50 years continues during the opening weekend with Alumni Night (Friday, June 20th). The following week, there is the Steel Pan Celebration on Friday and the Closing of Percussion on Saturday. Tickets for these events are available on the Birch Creek website here. 
 

Listen to the full conversation with Mona Christensen and Jenna Ferdon on our Podcasts page, here.