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Artists in Partnership to Hold Second Twilight Festival & Concert
(Long Beach, NY, June 27, 2006) - Artists in Partnership, Inc. (AIP), a non-profit cultural arts organization, will host a Twilight Festival & Concert in Kennedy Plaza, 1 W. Chester St., Long Beach, NY on Sunday, August 6th, from 1PM to 9 PM. The event is free to the public.
This festival and concert will bring together hundreds of artists and members of the community in a celebratory experience “under the stars”, highlighted by a tribute to Long Beach’s Centennial “From Sandbar to City”. This event will also host artists’ booths displaying visual works and handmade crafts. A pre-concert program will include performances for the whole family as well as special arts activities for children.
Performances on the MainStage include the Long Beach Concert
Band conducted by Alex Marks, The New York Exceptions (a doo-wop
group), The Eduardo Acosta Trio (a Latin jazz band), Flute
Sweets & Tickletoons (storytheatre), the Evangel Revival
Community Church Ensemble (gospel choir), Rinaldo Toglia (Italian
tenor), the Irish DJ Tony Fallon, Swingtime Entertainment
(Buddy Holly tribute) and swing dancing demos and lessons,
Circulo De La Hispanidad Flamenco Dancers, Renaissance School
for Children music program, Cantor David Katz, Soprano Anita
Darian, Long Beach Historian Roberta Fiore, Tribal Wind Arts
(Native American flute music), MC Robert James.
All performances are free to the public, in a park-like setting, with convenient local eateries and ample near-by parking. Lawn chairs are recommended, and the event will be held rain or shine.
This event is made possible, in part, with assistance
from the Offices of Senator Dean Skelos and Nassau County
Legislator Denise Ford, the City of Long Beach, Long Beach
Reach, Lancer Insurance, Joe Sinnona Realty, and Nassau County’s
Department of Recreation, Parks, and Museums, as well as generous
donations of in-kind services and financial support from members
of our “caring about the arts” community sponsorship
program. To become a sponsor for our programs and events,
please visit our sponsorship page or contact us directly at
516-432-6342.
Artists in Partnershipis a non-profit cultural arts organization located in Long Beach. The mission of AIP, in a unique partnership with the community, is to support literary, visual and performing artists by showcasing their talents, creating new avenues of expression, developing multi-generational and cross-cultural projects, and allying with local organizations, businesses and city government to attain these goals .Visit the AIP Web site at www.aip-arts.org for more information.
1 PM NEW YORK EXCEPTIONS - doo-wop
1:45 PM TRIBAL WIND ARTS - Native American
flute
2 PM RINALDO TOGLIA - tenor vocals (Jewish,
Irish, Italian, Broadway, opera)
2:30 PM FLUTE SWEETS & TICKLETOONS –
story theatre
3 PM NEW YORK EXCEPTIONS – doo-wop
3:30 PM RENAISSANCE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
Music Program
3:45 PM EVANGEL REVIVAL COMMUNITY CHURCH ENSEMBLE
Gospel Choir
4 PM THE IRISH DJ –Tony Fallon
4:30 PM SWINGTIME ENTERTAINMENT –
“Tribute to Buddy Holly & Shania Twain”
5 PM EDUARDO ACOSTA TRIO – Latin jazz
5:30 PM SWINGTIME ENTERTAINMENT swing demo
and lessons
6 PM LONG BEACH CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE “From
Sandbar to City” 1906-2006 ROBERTA FIORE,
“Senator Reynolds”
6:30 pm CIRCULO DE LA HISPANIDAD FLAMENCO DANCERS
6:40 PM DAVID KATZ – Tenor vocals
7 PM ANITA DARIAN – Soprano “Summertime”
LONG BEACH CONCERT BAND, conducted by ALEX
MARKS
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