BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | East End Arts executive director Pat Snyder creating a large card sponsored by Dhonna and Bobby Goodale's Goodale Productions.

East End Arts held a birthday card party Friday evening in the carriage house.

The cards are for next Sunday’s 40th Birthday Brunch to be held in the EEA’s gallery from 1 to 3 pm. There are no restrictions on size or medium of the cards. They will be used to decorate the walls for the party.

Cards can be submitted to East End Arts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Jan. 12 at the gallery located at 133 East Main Street.

Birthday committee chairperson Tina Folks said the menu for the party will include mimosas, quiche, a cupcake tree and a fruit and cheese platter.

The entertainment will include Neo-Political Cowgirl (women’s theatre dance company), performance artist Kate Meuth of East Hampton, animator Don Duga of Riverhead will make snapshot characters, and there will be piano performances by Andrew Wargo and Ranny Reeve.

East End Arts’ 40th Birthday Party is a fundraising event, with proceeds to benefit the mission of bringing the arts to everyone. Tickets are $50 per person.

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East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTOS | Roland Schutt of Calverton works on an illustration of a musical artistic trio.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Roland Schutt's musical artistic trio birthday card.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Jane Tintle of Center Moriches works on her birthday card collage 'You are Riverhead' birthday card. She credits the East End Arts for keeping Riverhead 'vital' for 40 years.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Jane Tintle's birthday card collage.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Riverhead High School senior Madelyn Liso of Aquebogue making her birthday card.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

East End Arts board member and birthday committee chairperson Tina Folks of Patchogue made this card.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Painter Ron Folks of Patchogue made this card.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Madelyn Liso of Aquebogue (from left), Tina Folks and Ron Folks of Patchogue creating their 40th birthday cards.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Madelyn Liso creating her card.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

East End Arts executive director Pat Snyder creating a large card sponsored by Dhonna and Bobby Goodale's 'Goodale Productions.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Yan Peropat of Riverhead created a butterfly oragami mobile with her mother Gloria.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Sheree Elder cuts out letters for her card with her mother Evette Elder of Westhampton Beach.

East End Arts 40th Birthday Cards

Roland Schutt of Calverton illustrates the inside of his card.

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