Tony Leiker and Craig Shaffer, owners of the Albedor, will open the doors of their historic Fourth Lake home to the public on Saturday, June 14 for a benefit in support of performing arts programming at View, the arts center in Old Forge.
The Albedor
The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. and will include a tour of the house and grounds of the landmark estate and hors d’ouevres provided by area restaurants Five Corners Café, Billy’s Italian-American Restaurant, Knotty Pine and The Woods Inn.A highlight of the evening will be a salon performance by Duo Sonidos, which features the talents of chamber musicians Will Knuth and Adam Levin.
Knuth, a violinist, and classical guitarist Levin have performed throughout the U.S. and Europe and have been honored as U.S. Fulbright Scholars in the field of music performance in Madrid, Spain and Vienna, Austria.
Adam Levin, left, and Will Knuth
As Duo Sonidos, they released their debut album of the same name in 2010 and were subsequently awarded first prize at the 2010 Luys Milan International Chamber Music Competition in Valencia, Spain.
When the opportunity presents itself, Knuth, the son of Daniel and Danuta Knuth of Inlet, can sometimes be found behind the counter at his mother’s seasonal Inlet enterprise, Northern Lights.
Advance reservations for the one-time opportunity are $45 per person or $75 for two. The at-the-door rate is $50 per person.
Reservations, limited to 100, can be made by calling View at (315) 369-6411 or stop by Park Ave. Studio at 165 Park Ave. in Old Forge.
Due to limited parking at the venue, carpooling will be available from View. Parking will also be available across the road from the Albedor at the Rocky Mountain trailhead. Boat access is restricted.
The Albedor was built by Colonel E.A. Simmons of New York City, head of the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, as a summer home for his wife, Ida, and three daughters. Construction began in 1927 under the architectural plans of Mrs. Simmons.
When completed the following year, Colonel Simmons named the vast estate after his daughters, Aline, Betty and Doris.
