As the sun began to set in Greenport Monday evening, families and friends of all ages gathered in Mitchell Park with blankets, beach chairs and pizza, ready to begin what’s become a favorite tradition for the summer. READ
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The lineup for this summer’s series of Dances in the Park has been announced and approved by the Greenport Village Board. The popular village concert series will present a different act in Mitchell Park each Monday night during the summer months.
The crowd in Mitchell Park.
The first of the Dances in the Park series drew a huge crowd to Mitchell Park as the Bobby Nathan Band performed and young and old alike took to the stage to dance. (more…)
(Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
Should a volunteer who spends weeks each year helping to set up Greenport events be compensated? Or would that open the door for other volunteers across the Village to get paid?
That was the question at the heart of a split vote decision at the Greenport Village Board meeting Thursday night.
In a 3-2 vote, the board rejected a motion proposed by Trustee Doug Roberts to pay longtime ‘Dances in the Park’ volunteer Diane Mulvaney $1,200 to fill a new events coordinator position created for the weekly event. (more…)
A scene from Greenport’s Dances in the Park. (Credit: Randee Daddona)
Get your groove on this summer as Greenport’s annual music and dance series “Dances in the Park” returns to Mitchell Park on July 6.
Mitchell Park, located on Front Street, is a popular tourist destination with a marina, carousel, the camera obscura display and even a skating rink in the winter.
Dances in the Park will showcase a different band and genre every Monday night from July 6 to August 31.
Greenport’s popular music and dance series “Dances in the Park” is returning to Mitchell Park this summer.
Dances in the Park will showcase a different band and genre every Monday from July 7 to Sept. 1.
Check out the full schedule on northforker.com.