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BY ELISE PEARLMAN As you stroll through the Northport Village park or across the dock 's goltlen length, the melody of summer beckons as Northport becomes the stage for an exciting mx of free. high-quality enter: 1iinment This month. Happenings on Main Street, Summertest. and Art, Music and Poetry in the Park will ignite August nights. with the bandstand taking on a series of big band concerts. Happenings on Main Street Happenings. a co production of the Northport Chamber et Commerce and the Northport Ants: Coalition (NAC) kicked ott its season in June and contin- ues to teatute a different style of music at the entrance to the park cach Eknday at ~ pm bred Rihtberg. the director of Northport Chamber of Commerce who tust orgamzed Happenings with his wite Susan. said he has been particular 'v crtautied by the number of tamilies the Pnday might events that fill the park [ ms - Nugust % adsitets ©an Jooek - ferwaund toe ae performance ed Shy on setig Wied Rome KeoHyv s «bassn mexk stvde NAudienees got a preview of Kelly \- yore\ during her guest appearance with English ballad vinger - Siobhan carher this month. Ri hlhk'fg said (On August 12. Happenings will tea ture Sandy and Steve Edwards Open Mike The Edwards music ranges from ballads to country Retertng to the couple as the \talent Hunumgton. Riuhtberg x outs _ of Arts electrify Northport nights through August Joseph Pidal, member of the board of directors of the Northport Chamber of Commerce and an owner of Window Shop Jewelers in Northport Village, coordinates this series. According to Pidal, he and other board members thought that \it was incongruous for the bandstand to be lonely\ on Thursdays once the concerts by the Northport Community Band concluded in July. The Chamber of Commerce developed the concept of Summerfest in the late 1980s both as an extension of the July concerts and as a venue for local bands. Pidal is delighted with the way that Summertest has evolved over the years, saying that the same groups have been with the program «ince the beginning and that he finds the pertormances to be \a nice mix which attracts different crowds\ cach week The series hicks oft on August 4 with the Charles Timm Orchestra. a focal group that plays big band era music and inspifes people to dance under the stars The: group Chaser will pertorm on August H- defighting the crowd with what Pidal charactenzes as Ca night of soultul Carbbean - mus ~- August 18 will feature the very popular Lattle Wilson Band Reumon's chythm and blues group - The Long Island Jazz, Orchestra will appear on August 25. rounding out the series with what Pidal calls a \cormmucopta of jazz and danceing ~ Richtberg. who looks forward to Summertest cach summer. said that the series will \swing you from the 1940s to the 1960s All the bands inspire dane ing The paved area in tront of the bandstand sud - the - Edwards alw ays «create an exalt img evening because of the - clement ef spen tuncity and ot the unex Px‘xh‘d that the open mikc adds - Riohtherg wind that would he per tomers an svn up fet t ph 1 - * &C tho epenm mike between rock style. 6036 and C0 pme that Sanny\ This Friday, visitors can look forward to a performance of singer/songwriter Rorie Kelly's classic becomes a dance floor tor bids of all ages \ The voncerts run from 8 to 10 pm In reflecting on the events of the summer and those vet to come. bsabeila Fredita Johnson. NAC «hart woman said \This has been our husiest sum Dring - Nuvzust orgdst opy. fe the park wald hanc the chance to appreciate the work of two artists whose cartier pertor maunees - wWoere ctinelled due to tam bas kis - Rose. _ the courdinator Tot Happemings. said that singet/song w rHet lohn MiHugh s August 19 pertormance «tH appeal to those who like tulk music done im a James Tavior® style On August 26. dalented gustarist Cathy Kreger wall captivate hsteners with pop ular tolk songs and ballads woven from her life experiences Summerfest The Robert W. Krueger bandstand will come \alive\ with Summerfest, a series of Thursday night evening con- cents by local orchestras and bands. mer tilled with talent and artist energy ~ She noted the many upcoming events that contmue to - hring the artistic communi ty together in Northport Village ~ On August 3. Caffe Portofino at 244 Main Street in Northport Village wall host Opera Night from 8 to 10 pm This munth's installment of fine opeta lea tures Ruthann Furck:n. Rachel Cobb. Mane - Michaelopoulos, Linda Pytko, and Tara Kavanagh, co-founder of the Northport Opera Company. As for the ambiance of the café. Eredita Johnson said, \It's an intimate crowd,.\ and that many guests stay to enjoy coffee and dessert. Music aficionados can look forward to the \Wednesday\ music series spon- LK. a Tat. I * Photo by Alan Pearlman Constant Wonder's Alice Weiser entertains children in Northport Vilage Park as part of Happenings on Main Street, a senes of Friday night musical events sponsored by the Northport Chamber of Commerce. sored by the NAC and the Northport Library. The August 17 program. Jazz for a Summer Night, features pranist Ranny Reeve. accompamed by Paul Mitchell, on string bass According to Eredita-Johnson, Reeve. who recently celebrated his 80th birthday. is known island-wide as a music teacher and an advocate for jazz musicians young and old Reeve's performance begins at 730 pm at the Northport Library located on Laure}! Avenue Art, Music and Poetry in the Park On August 21. NAC will present its third. day long Art. Music and Poetry in the Park: Calling it \the high point\ of the NAC calendar. Eredita-Johnson is gratufied to bring together an array of wnters. musicians. artists and dancers who will once again pertorm in at the entrance to the park. the bandstand, and n the village green winning poet and author of Sounds Famihar, will host the poeiry portion of the day's events from 2 to 4 pm in front of the village bandstand. According to Reiher- Meyers, the \fine array of poets\ includes Jay Johnson, Pat Falk and Elaine Preston. She described Johnson as \ a performance poet\ whose style is \wild wacky, and unpredictable.\ Falk is an English professor at Nassau Community College who teaches cre- ative writing and poctry. Her work fre- quently focuses on feminist, human rights and political issues. Reiher- Meyers said she believes peo- ple will enjoy Preston's poetic musings. Preston is a professor of English at Suffolk Community College's Western Campus. According to Rether-Meyers, Preston's work is \so human,.\ adding. \She (Preston) 1s so in touch with her- self and others. There is also a lot of humor in her wnaiting.\ The readings of the featured artists will be followed by an open mike. Last month's visitors to Art. Musi and Poetry in the Park will remember Thea Lanzisero Monier- Wilhams's 20 foot long tic-tac-toe board complete with three dimensional movable peces Lanzisero - Monier Williams will be back in August with a large scale maze While the project is still in the design phase. Monier Wilhams said the cloth will be used to create the ilusion of imstallation will have dead ends. Jud: Hason will be back with a demonstration of her \Bamboo Forest Tai-Chi.\ Eredita-Johnson sard that. in July, the audience thoroughly enjoyed experimenting with graceful oriental art form \built on principles of balance and strength\ and Eredita-Johnson looks forward to August's performance. Tara Kavanagh organized the musical performances which take place at the entrance to the park and at the intersection Continued on page A7 Local students among Youth Writes winners This past spring, 1.200 students entered the Huntington Youth Writes contest and the winners. whose works were published in the sixth annual Huntington Youth Writes Journal, included the following students from Northport and East Northport schools: Essays - Grades 9-12 Second place: \The Pilot, My Brother\ by Lauzen Lucas, Northport High School Fiction - Grades 4-5 First place: \The Race for Liberty\ by Brittany Byrne, Norwood Avenue School Honorable mention: \Good-bye Hollywood\ by Isabelle Hay, Ocean Avenue School Honorable mention: \The Success of Natasha,\ by Meaghan Kollmeier, . Fifth Avenue School Fiction - Grades 6-8 Second place: \Immigrant Account\ by Chloe Wendell, East Northport Middle School Honorable mention: \Diamond Heart\ by Victoria Walters, East Northport Middle School Fiction - Grades 9-12 Third place: \Her Dancer's Eyes\ by Joarina Dickman, Northport High School Poetry - Grades 4-5 First place: \Moon\ by Ben Zchren, Ocean Avenue School Poetry - Grades 6-8 Second place: \Your Sound\ by Charles Paccione, Northport Middle School Honorable mention: \Horror Tempest\ by Chris Saudino, Northport Middle School Il Cor ave! to 2 sim nun ter wi th Si CT sh CT
