Thanks to JC's Lois and Facebook, I found out about Mike Garson's "Dreaming the Duke" at Tanglewood on Sept. 5. My buddy Dave is a Garson student and devotee and Tanglewood's only a tad over 3 hours from Syracuse. We plan to attend.

Questions:

What should we expect in terms of traffic? Is it well-organized for tourist idiots?

Can we get tix at the gate? I know it can be hard to tell what will sell, but they *do* have a place you can walk up and just buy one, right? If you tell me advance tix are a MUST, we will act.

Any other suggestions? Can you, say, bring a picnic to the lawn or is that verboten? If you're back on the lawn, can you see anything (naturally or on-screen?)? Where's the best place to see and hear?

Thanks.