07.31.2015 The Arts Effort underway to bring the Blues Festival back The blues are coming back to Riverhead. Three years after the last Riverhead Blues & Music Festival took place downtown, a plan is underway to hold a mini blues series...
08.06.2013 News Blues Festival moving to Southampton Town? The Riverhead Blues Festival may be headed to a new home. Bob Barta, president of the Vail-Leavitt Music Hall in downtown Riverhead, said theater officials are looking into moving...
03.30.2013 News Riverhead Blues Festival likely to be held in September This year’s Riverhead Blues Festival will likely be held in September to avoid conflicting with other events, according to Bob Barta, the president of Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, which has held...
09.07.2012 News Riverhead Blues Fest organizers planning move for 2013 Organizers of the Riverhead Blues & Music Festival are drawing up plans to hold next year’s installment of the popular event in a new location. The two-day festival will...
07.27.2012 Columns Gustavson Column: Get behind live music on this fork At the risk of stirring up some of those old “Troy has South Fork envy” complaints that arose many years ago when I compared downtown Greenport unfavorably to downtown...
06.17.2012 News Complete schedule for Day II of Riverhead Blues Festival The 2012 Riverhead Blues & Music Festival began yesterday under blue skies and sunshine. The music continues today beginning at noon in downtown Riverhead. Admission is $15 for the...
06.16.2012 News Photos: Music fans enjoying first day of Riverhead Blues Festival The annual Riverhead Blues & Music Festival got off to a good start Saturday afternoon under sunny skies with cool breezes on the historic riverfront in downtown. By 3...
06.15.2012 Community Q&A: Johnny Winter headlines the Riverhead Blues Festival There will be much more at this year’s Riverhead Blues Festival than good barbecue and awesome tunes. A true musical legend who performed at Woodstock is topping the bill....
