Besides honoring its previous artistic directors, the evening will also honor three playwrights, which will include Sam Shepard. Sam began his ties with Magic beginning in 1975. His plays were written and premiered during his decade-long residency, including Buried Child, True West and Fool for Love.
But when the sun sets in the western sky Monday, it will be the culmination of the longest day of the year. June 20 is the summer solstice, marking the official start of the 2016 summer season â and the day with the most amount of sunlight all across the northern hemisphere. Full 'strawberry moon' on the way.
When does summer start? The Met Office says 1 June, as it defines summer as the calendar months of June, July and August. But in many northern cultures the seasons are divided by the two spring and autumn equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices. So summer occurs later than the Met Office version: starting during the period around 21 June, and ending three months later, around 22 September.