Arts

"This year we are broadening our musical genres to include not just tradtional American Roots bands, but accoustic jazz, folk, some local legends songwriting rock and of course bluegrass," shared Kim Folks.

"In the real outdoors, spring has been slow to show its glorious bounty of blossoms and blooms; three Long Island artists - Susan Nadel, Jean Arena, and Sheila Thompson - bring spring's joys to life in the works on display in A Touch of Spring," shares Elizabeth Hartman, the Chairwoman of the Quogue Library Art Committee.

"Cameras record worlds of wonder we cannot see except in award-winning films," Jacqui Lofaro reflected.

"It's a special form of music, it takes a special group of folks to make the time and effort to prepare the music and we do have fun doing so. Our scores are all alike; similar to a piano sheet music, but we each only have four notes (bells) to play in most cases," Tom White reflected.

"We are excited to showcase these well developed surrealistic artworks, an often overlooked style, that works very well within the realm of figurative art," said Richard J. Demato.

"I feel a powerful urgency to reveal so much that is 'out there' but which is refracted and altered by the inner world of memory and recollection," Nicholas Down reflected.

Led by its celebrated former music director John Daly Goodwin as guest conductor, the chorus will be joined by four young and exciting opera singers from Mexico.

"LIVE from SAC always aim to present excellent and diverse Jazz performances - this concert is no exception," said Claes Brondal.

"There is a toolbox you can use that will take the mystery out of writing. I like to boil it down to a much more mechanical process. There are certain guidelines and tools that you can implement from the idea stage that will enable you to form a narrative story, a screen play, a novel, a TV pilot,...

"Art Groove is where creativity, individuality and unity come alive in the historic Art District of SPRINGS! Come celebrate with all the artists!" says Geralyne Lewandowski.