Kick Off Denver’s 150-Year Celebration at the 2008 Champagne Cascade

10-15-2008

 

Enjoy a slice of history…and a slice of birthday cake too!

 

DENVER, COLO. (Oct. 14, 2008) – On Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, patrons are invited to celebrate Denver’s 150-year anniversary at The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa’s 21^st champagne Cascade, one of the city’s grandest traditions featuring a special brass quintet performance from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

 

At noon, the official Champagne Cascade ceremony begins. With the stroke of an antique Napoleonic saber, a master swordsman will sever the necks of Moet et Chandon champagne bottles.

 

Once opened, the champagne will be poured into the uppermost glass of the elaborate 6,000-glass pyramid rising nearly two stories in the hotel’s atrium lobby.

 

Following the ceremony, guests can have complimentary photos taken in front of the cascade, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and enjoy a slice of birthday cake in honor of Denver’s 150-year celebration.

 

The Champagne Cascade complements The Brown Palace’s lavish Sunday Brunch, served in Ellyngton’s and the Prospector Suite from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Reservations for brunch are now being taken at 303-297-3111.

 

A special VIP area complete with champagne & hors d’oeuvres, and premier viewing of the event are available for $250 for a table of four, with all proceeds going directly towards supporting the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Reservations for the VIP area can be made at www.BrownPalace.com or 303-297-3111.

 

Open to the public. Free Admission. Reservations are not required to view the event.

 

The art of sabering to open a champagne bottle was first practiced by Napoleon Bonaparte’s troops for victory celebrations.  Because there are 100 pounds of pressure per square inch in a bottle of champagne, the saber must strike exactly at the neck for proper opening.

 

About The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa

The Brown Palace Hotel is a Mobil Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond luxury landmark located in the heart of downtown Denver. It is a charter member of National Trust Historic Hotels of America and is managed by Quorum Hotels & Resorts, a full service management company headquartered in Dallas. For more information or to make reservations please call (303) 297-3111, (800) 321-2599 or visit www.brownpalace.com.

 

About the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Established in 1989 as the successor of the Denver Symphony, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra is the state’s only full-time professional orchestra.  Each season, the CSO performs a 21-week Masterworks series of classical programs, as well as Pops, Family, Holiday and Summer Parks concerts, to approximately 220,000 patrons. Centrally located in downtown Denver, most performances are held in Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. In 2005, the CSO appointed Jeffrey Kahane as the ninth music director in the 82-year history of the Denver and Colorado Symphony Orchestras. For more information visit www.ColoradoSymphony.org.  

 

To find out more about Denver’s 150^th Anniversary visit, www.denver150.com.

 

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