A small crowd gathered on the lawn at William Ris Gallery Friday afternoon as an eye-catching new installation was unveiled. (more…)
The Arts
Greenport will be transported back in time beginning this weekend.
“Snapshot,” an East End Seaport Museum exhibit featuring photos and memorabilia on loan from the public and focusing on the Peconic bays in the 1950s and ’60s will be open to the public beginning Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Jazz musician Alex Sipiagin often draws from his experiences traveling when he composes music. The life of a musician leads to constant travel and as a trumpet player and composer, Mr. Sipiagin has been all across the world.
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As trailers with the names “Lucy” and “Desi” popped up outside the East Marion firehouse Monday, the community buzzed with anticipation of a Hollywood set taking shape in the small neighborhood. After all, what sort of A-list actors command such esteemed leading lady and man monikers?
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The stage at North Fork Community Theatre went dark after the cast members of “Seussical” took their bows last August.
Instead of actors running lines or warming up, the sounds of construction filled the 150-seat theater — which was still music to NFCT president Mary Kalich’s ears.
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Downtown Greenport has been transported into a film set for an upcoming NBC television pilot “Emergence.” READ
Students in the East End Arts 2019 Music Masters Mentorship Program performed a jazz concert Friday night with jazz pianist, educator and vocalist Eli Yamin. The performance was held at Hotel Indigo in Riverhead. (more…)
Greenport’s Village Cinema will reopen this month for a series of holiday films selected by Manhattan Film Institute, marking the first time in more than two decades the theater has been open in the winter. READ
Southold will serve as a stand-in for Gilgo Beach in an upcoming Netflix movie about the mother of one of the women whose bodies was discovered there, according to crew members on set Monday. (more…)
Shawn Hirst replaces Pat Snyder as executive director of East End Arts. (Credit: Nicole Smith)
East End Arts has welcomed a new executive director.
Shawn Hirst, 37, started Aug. 6 and spent the month working with outgoing executive director Pat Snyder. Her first official day was Tuesday. (more…)