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July 2012
please click to read a pdf of the NAC Art News for July 2012, featuring pages of local art, events and information and many free performances and exhibits. The NAC Art News is brought to you for free by the volunteer board of the Northport Arts Coalition. Please consider joining NAC, as your support is vital to the life of our not for profit organization.An application can be found on our website, www.northportarts.org and our address is: PO Box 508, Northport, NY 11768. Gathering every second Wednesday at the Northport Public Library's community center located at 151 Laurel Ave.,Northport, NY 11768
POETS IN PORT
Poetry Reading at
Caffe Portofino
249 Main Street,
Northport, NY 11768
July 27th – 7:30 PM
Featured Poet: Ed Luhrs
Plus Open Reading
The Wine Cellar on Main Art Shows, sponsored by the Northport Arts Coation
NAC is proud to continue sponsoring a series of six week solo exhibits, curated by Kate Kelly, at
the Wine Cellar on Main, 70 Main Street, Northport, NY. Artists interested in an application to exhibit, should email Kate Kelly at [email protected] or download one from the home page of this website. The current exhibit will be of John Ellsworth’s photographs titled: "Local Waters—Boats, Shorelines, and Reflections", which opened on June 18 and run through July 2012.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
Happenings on Main Street 2012 - July lineup
July 6 - Annie Mark & Chris James Singer/Songwriter, Folk, Rock
July 13 - Caroline Doctorow & The SteamRollers Singer/Songwriter, Folk, Americana
July 20 - Sandy & Steve Edwards Frogs Without Boundaries
Singer/Songwriters, Folk, Country
The Misstrees Folk, Popular
July 27 - Miller's Crossing Singer/Songwriter, Bluegrass
The Summer Arts Festival, in its 47th year of bringing top performing arts
talent to Huntingtonopened on June 22 and will run through August 11 with an exciting musical
and dance performance roster that includes local, national and international artists. Presented by
the Town of Huntingtonand produced by the Huntington Arts Council, the festival offers a high
caliber musical journey that is indicative of today's global music scene that extends beyond
borders. All performances are held on the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher
Park,Huntington, at 8:30 p.m. (with an 8:00 p.m. performance on June 30) and Tuesday Family
Nights at 7:30 p.m. To download a calendar or learn more, visit huntingtonarts.org
ART
Celeste Mauro will have a solo exhibit entitled “Summer Light” at The Firefly
Artists during the month of July. A collection of watercolors, collages and digital
images that capture the special quality of summer light will be on display in the
storefront window and gallery. Artist’s Reception: 7-9pm, Friday, July 6. The
Firefly Artists is located in Northport at 127 Main Street. Gallery hours: 10-6
Thu-Sat; 12-4 Sun. View more images at: www.celestemauro.com
Ongoing to August 20, 2012.
David Jaycox, Jr. exhibits his watercolor painting, “Fleet at Rest” in the Huntington Arts Council’s 2012 Annual
Member Show, “Personal Vision” located at 25 Melville Park Rd., Melville, NY 11747(LIE Exit 49 South. Make
left at first red light off Rte. 110 at Melville Rd.). Gallery hours: Monday – Fridays, 7a.m. — 7p.m., and
Saturdays, 8a.m.- 1p.m.(call ahead to verify Saturday hours). For additional information, contact
www.huntingtonarts.org or call 631-427-8423.
Date: All of September 2012
Please visit the Northport Library in September to experience local artist, Greg Oleanik, and his impressionist
oil paintings. Greg studied at the Art Students League of Manhattan and is strongly influenced by
impressionists Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and John Singer Sargent.
Greg lives in Northport and owns Red Lion Painting Company. He provides decorative, faux, and murals, as
well as traditional painting.
You can contact Greg and Red Lion Painting at:
phone: 631-912-P8NT (7868)
phone: 516-322-1331
email: [email protected]
website: www.RedLionPainting.com
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RedLionPainting
Doris Rowe
July 14-30, 2012
Retablos - mixed media assemblage
by Artist Doris Rowe
Opening Party Saturday July 14th 4-7PM
Ripe Art Gallery
67 Broadway Greenlawn NY
Kayleigh The Eco-Friendly Kayaker by Jennifer Okubo is honored as an
"Award-Winning Finalist in the Children's Educational category of the 2012
International Book Awards". Her book can be purchased BOOK REVUE,
Huntington, NY, GLACIER BAY SPORTS, Einstein's Attic
Toys,Northport, NY and Goldsmith's in Greenport, NY. You can also
find the book at www.barnesandnobles.com and www.amamzon.com or at
her website www.jennspaintintings.com.
b. j. spoke gallery
July 5th the gallery artists’ exhibition fills two gallery rooms with paintings and mixed media artworks
reflecting diverse interpretations of human and Other Heavenly Bodies… and the third room is the work of
visiting artist, Henry Butz’sexhibition Banished from Sayville. Both exhibits are on view from Saturday, July 5
until July29th. Open reception: Saturday, July 21st from 2-5 pm at 299 Main St, Huntington,
NY.www.bjspokegallery.com 631-549-5106
Huntington Arts Council's First Juried Print-Making Exhibition, “Making an Impression” Opens August 1, 2012: Entry Deadline is June 29, 2012
The Huntington Arts Council's first juried print-ma"Making an Impression" opens August 1, 2012, at
our Main king exhibition,Street Petite Gallery in Huntington village and hrough September 10, 2012.
The Opening Reception will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Mediums
will include engraving, etching, linocut, lithography, screen print and woodcut. Entry deadline is
Friday, June 29, 2012. Visit our website www.huntingtonarts.org for prospectus.
MUSIC
Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM at Frank & Camille’s Keyboard Center of Huntington
“A Summer Evening with OperAlive!” at 482 Walt Whitman RoadMelville, New York
Come and enjoy a program of operatic gems from Mozart to Puccini
Reception to follow, Admission: $10.00. For more information call: 631-473-0127
NORTHPORT COMMUNITY BAND’S 54TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON TO FEATURE
“YOUR FAVORITES – AND OURS”
July 5 – Americans We
July 12 – Harbor Songs
Pre-concert: Northport CommunityJazz Orchestra
Concert Feature: Northport Chorale July 19 – Opera al Fresco
Concert Feature: Kim Ianuzzi & Maria Michalopoulos, vocalists
July 26 – If You Knew Souza
Pre-concert: Northport Community Jazz Orchestra
August 2 – From 1812 to 2012 – Spanning the Centuries
Concert Feature Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with theNorthport cannons
Bob,Don and the rest of the band invite everyone to join them and enjoy Americanaat its best by bringing a lawn chair or blanket to Northport Village Park forfive Thursday evenings beginning July 5th. All concerts begin promptly at8:30pm (rain at 8, no date) and last approximately 70 minutes. Join theNorthport Community Band for the original “unplugged” experience and find outwhy the best things in life are STILL free!
Friday, July 27th
Do-Ing Music Proudly Presents
Leslie Valentine and Nancy Loesch
in
, Two Sopranos and a Piano
Accompanied by Chad Hardin
Join two world class performers as they share an exciting and varied evening of opera favorites, with all of the
flair and theatrics worthy of true divas!
Concert begins at 7:30, Friday, July 27th
at The Northport Library, 151 Laurel Ave. Northport.
Meet the artists reception immediately following.
Wed. July 3, 1:15 pm – Family Fun concert, bandshell, through the Bay Shore-Brightwaters
Library, Bay Shore, NY. Free.
Tues. July 17, 2:30 pm – "Dream Big!" Wyandanch Public Library, Wyandanch, NY
7:00 pm – So You Want a Career in Music teen workshop, Shelter Rock Public Library,
Albertson, NY. Advance registration required, please call first. Free.
THEATER
The Minstrel Players Present "It Happened One Act" - Original One Act Play Festival
“It Happened One Act” – Original One Act Play Festival written
by playwrights from across the U.S. Presented by The Minstrel
Players of Northport. Performances will be on Saturday, July 21st
at 8 PM, and Sunday, July 22 at 3 PM at Houghton Hall theatre at
Trinity Episcopal Church located at 130 Main Street in Northport
Village. Prices are $15 Adults and $12 Seniors/Children. Group
rates (10 or more) $10 paid in advance. For more information,
please call 631-732-2926 or visit us online at
www.minstrelplayers.org or join us on Facebook.
Auditions for roles in Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” – Monday August 6th at 7:30 PM. All parts open except for Mrs. Dilber and Scrooge. Need men, women, and children (ages 5 and up). Rehearsals will either be on Sunday afternoons, Monday or Tuesday nights. Performed by The Minstrel Players of Northport. Performances will be on Friday, December 7 and Saturday, December 8 at 8 PM and Sunday, December 9 at 3 PM, at Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church located at 130 Main Street in Northport Village. Please bring a resume and a headshot. For more information, please call 631-732-2926 or visit us online at www.minstrelplayers.org.
Auditions for roles in Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” – Tuesday August 7th at 7:30 PM. Need 7 men and 3 women ages 30-70. British accents required. Rehearsals will either be on Sunday afternoons, Monday or Tuesday nights. Performed by The Minstrel Players of Northport. Performances will be on Saturdays, October 27 and November 3 at 8 PM and Sundays, October 28 and November 4 at 3 PM, at Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church located at 130 Main Street in Northport Village. Please bring a resume and a headshot. For more information, please call 631-732-2926 or visit us online at www.minstrelplayers.org.
August 9-11 & 16-18, 8:00 PM, Bare Bones Repertory, 57 Main St, Northport, will present
“Fools” a comic fable by Neil Simon, directed by Jeff Bennett. It’s the late 19th century. All the
townspeople in a small Ukrainian village have been cursed with stupidity. A young school
master arrives to bring education to the beautiful daughter of the town’s doctor, sets out to
break the curse, and the hilarity begins. Don’t miss it.
www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/252697.
LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
THE OFF-BROADWAY SMASH HIT MUSICAL COMEDY AT THE JOHN W. ENGEMAN
THEATER!
July 5 - August 19, 2012
For a complete show schedule and more information contact the theater directly at 631-261-2900, visit the box office at 250 Main Street, Northport or visit www.EngemanTheater.com
PHOTOGRAPHY
June 19-July 30: John Ellsworth's photos are on exhibit at the newly opened "Wine Cellar
on Main," 70 Main Street, Northport. His work includes time-tested and new images
dealing with water, shorelines, watercraft, and reflections. All works are printed on
canvas and are for sale.
Ongoing: John Ellsworth's "signature" Northport photos are on display at Wilkes gallery,
91 Main Street, Northport. Each piece includes subject matter that distinctively identifies
the image as being in Northport. New images will be added on a recurring basis.
The June 2012 issue of "Village Connection" featured John Ellsworth's photography on the cover and in the
center-spread, "Local Exposure." The piece included an article about John by Elise Pearlman.
POETRY IN THE PARK
Saturday,July 14th,4 - 5 P.M.
Saturday Art and Poetry In The Park includes poetry readings
at 4:00 P.M. Nassau County Poet Laureate Linda Opyr and
Matt Curiale at the Gazebo in Northport Harbor Park. Open Mic
follows, hosted by Barbara Reiher-Meyers.
Contact Barbara Reiher-Meyres at [email protected]
JULY HIGHLIGHTS AT CINEMA ARTS CENTRE
Starts Friday, July 6: Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love
Wednesday, July 11 at 7:30pm: Sing Your Song. In Person: Daughter/Producer Gina Belafonte and Filmmaker Susanne Rostock. Told with a remarkable sense of intimacy, visual style and musical panache, an
inspiring biographical documentary surveys the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte.
Sunday, July 15 at 1pm & Tuesday, July 17 at 7pm: The Legendary Luciano Pavarotti Duets Tuesday, July 24 at 7:30pm: The Bee Gees: A Tribute to Robin Gibb – Rare Performances 1964 –1980.
Thursday, July 26 at 7:30pm: The Best of Women’s Shorts- a benefit to assist the Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival enter their 15th year, bringing quality, affirming films to the LGBT Community in partnership with the Cinema Arts Centre. On August 23, we raise the heat with Men’s Hot Shorts.
FOR TICKETS & DETAILS, GO TO: www.cinemaartscentre.org/events/2012-07