Artists in Partnership

© Copyright George Mallis

 

Artists in Partnership is a NON-Profit organization that is dedicated to fostering a partnership between the arts and the community in order to:

- raise the visibility of the arts in Long Beach, New York and the surrounding area, support current efforts and create new avenues of collaboration, and develop venues for exhibits and performance

- unite our artists (literary, performing, and visual) in a unique creative network and assist in getting their talents seen and shared with the community

- bring other segments of the population (individual patrons, business, library, educational institutions, and governmental agencies) into the dialogue so that all the arts can gain support.

AIP's mission is "to empower artists and engage the community"

(Image at left:  Digital art by George Mallis)

 

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Artists in Partnership and the Long Beach Public Library Present

10th Annual Cabaret Festival

Honoring the Great American Songbook in Long Island, NY

May 16 - May 20, 2012

Long Beach Library to Host Special Performances of Festival Artists

(Long Beach, NY, April 20, 2012) - Artists in Partnership (AIP), a non-profit cultural arts organization, will host its 10th Annual Cabaret Festival May 16-20 at the Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, NY. All performances are free to the public. The festival will be a celebration of the cabaret genre honoring the Great American Songbook with performances by renowned local and New York City-based artists.

Featured events include:

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 7:30 pm - "Why Cabaret and the American Songbook?" Susan James opens the festival with featured guest Anita Darian of Broadway and recording fame as they explore the unique contribution of the American Songbook as expressed in the intimacy of the cabaret experience with audio highlights from the past ten years of festival artists
  • THURSDAY, MAY 17, 7:30 pm - "That Could Be Arranged" with musical director Tedd Firth and vocalists Kate Cooke, Cynthia Crane, Amy Dolan Fletcher, Diane Hoffman, Susan Winter with demos of interpretative style followed by "Meet the Artists"
  • FRIDAY, MAY 18, 7:30 pm - Karen Oberlin in "Daydream" with Tedd Firth on piano followed by "Meet the Artists", a Q and A with added special guest David Hajdu, music reporter for The New Republic and author of Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn
  • SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2:00 pm - "Cabaret Conversations" Established artists perform and comment on the cabaret genre, selection/ interpretation of material, and the club scene. Critic Rob Lester, Metropolitan Room's booking manager/singer Tanya Holt and NYC MAC, BISTRO, and MetroStar award performers: Iguana's host Dana Lorge, Iridium's Terese Genecco , Sugar Bar's Shaynee Rainbolt, Aza's Marissa Mulder and Bill Zeffiro (pianist/songwriter)
  • SATURDAY, MAY 19, 7 pm - "A Tribute to Marilyn Maye" with vocalists Kevin Alvey, Deb Berman, Grace Cosgrove, Terese Genecco, Peggy Herman, Sidney Myer, Scott Neumann, Shaynee Rainbolt, Steve Webber, Susan Winter, and Bill Zeffiro with special guest MARILYN MAYE IN CONCERT with musicians Billy Stritch on piano, Steve Doyle on bass, and Scott Neumann on drums.
  • SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1:30 pm - Stephanie Nakasian in "Billie Remembered" with Hod O'Brien on piano, a tribute to Billie Holiday and her development in clubs followed by "Meet the Artists"
  • SUNDAY, MAY 20, 3:30 pm - Champagne Pam in "The Dog-Walking Diva" with Don Rebic on piano and Sean Harkness on guitar followed by "Meet the Artists"

Schedule is subject to change.  Seating is limited to 200.

 

ARTS IN THE PLAZA

The City of Long Beach and Kennedy Plaza will be host to local artist booths every Saturday in the summer starting May 26, 2012. Similar to the current Farmers Market, the Artist Market will encourage sales of artwork from local artist vendors. Membership in one of the art organizations is required, so check out AIP membership for participation.

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   AIP graciously depends on volunteers to share their talents with the organization.

A special THANK YOU to the following:
AIP Logo Design by Les Schachter.   AIP past website design and maintenance in historical order -  Dave Feldman, Alison Gilbert, Francois Rojon, Scott Evers, Peter Kuperschmid
Graphic Design - Patricia Dash, Alison Gilbert, George Mallis, Kathleen Parise, Janice Sweet.  Some Site photography by Bob Shanley 

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