Arts

"We have a basic song list, but we go with what we feel like playing for the audience," Weiskopf told us.

"It doesn't matter if the people in your life are there from the beginning of your journey to the final stop or if they ride along with you only briefly. What matters are the connections we make and what we learn from those relationships," Yarmosky told us.

"Art is a connection arising between something created by another and yourself. You are the key ingredient in that interaction," Bill Kinney noted.

"This really is an honor to be in this room," lead singer Marcus Mumford told the crowd.

"The message of my orbs on Montauk Highway is, 'Hey, there's positive energy and healing all around you, even in a traffic jam!'" Henry Richardson told us.

"My life as an artist crossed paths with politics when I met my late husband, Senator Frank Lautenberg. He taught me the equivalent of a PhD in political science. At my core I am creative, but my journey with Frank enabled an intersection of art and politics that's become who I am," remarked Bonnie Lautenberg.

"Each of these films tell a unique, thrilling story and we are excited to share them with our passionate audiences out east, with a truly remarkable lineup of some of the year's most anticipated films, events and world premiere screenings," David Nugent noted.

"This year's eclectic program includes films highlighting surf cultures and personalities from Tofino to Tasmania," Trey Highton explained.

"Supporting an organization that brings the love of the written word to people is gratifying," Cox told us.

"The majority of the works on view reflect the undeniable lure of the sea and the striking natural topography of the East End," Adrienne Conzelman explained.