The Salk Institute\’s 19^th Annual Symphony at Salk, one of the summer\’s premiere events, will take place on Saturday, August 23. This musical affair, featuring the San Diego Symphony along with Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe-nominated star Matthew Morrison starts with a Champagnereception at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6:30. Tickets are $250 and include the champagne reception, dinner and performance. The event will be held at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, located at 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, in La Jolla, 92037.

All proceeds from the 19th Annual Symphony at Salk support the Institute\’s wide-ranging scientific inquiry that has yielded a steady flow of life-changing discoveries, resulting in direct human impact in areas as diverse as cancer, Alzheimer\’s, Parkinson\’s, metabolic diseases, ALS, schizophrenia, autism, spinal cord injuries, crop yields and how we tackle world hunger. Proceeds also benefit Salk\’s award-winning educational outreach programs that have helped generations of students discover their passion for research and explore careers in science.