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NAC To Host "Saturday Art In The Park"

Join NAC in celebrating art, music, dance and poetry this Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm at family friendly annual event.

will salute the arts in all their variety at its annual “Saturday Art in the Park” this Saturday, July 16 from 10 am to 5 pm in Northport Village Park.  All are invited to partake of the fun at this free, family-friendly event.

According to NAC Community Liaison Lauren Paige, visitors will have the opportunity to peruse the work of more than 25 artists, which will include fine arts and crafts, jewelry, photographs, children’s art, and more. 

Familiar faces will include John Ellsworth, a Northport photographer known for his riveting nautical scenes on canvas which celebrate the sea and its worthy vessels. Photographer Richard Iaboni, a former Northport resident who moved to East Setauket, will be displaying a large selection of his colorful, artfully composed images of Long Island landscapes, nautical scenes, fauna and flora.

Over the last 30 years artist Jo-Ann Corretti has created more than 1,000 paintings of our quaint seaside village. Corretti will be showing her effusively colored  paintings of Long Island landmarks, beaches, and lighthouses as well as her evocative ‘dreamscape’ photographs.

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Margery Kawaller, known for her endearing artwork for children, and  Rodee Hansen, who paints and creates images using flower petals, will also be exhibiting.

Terry Lister, who studied at clown school, will greet and entertain children with her comical antics. Children will have a chance to flex their imaginations under the aegis of Emily Eisen at her “Smart Art” booth. They’ll also have the opportunity to create sand art and make toy bows and arrows.

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At noon, Roni Yaari of the Inner Spirit Yoga and Dance Center in East Northport and her students will enthrall the audience with a colorful display of Middle Eastern dance. 

From 1 to 3 pm, singer/songwriters will perform, NAC Executive Director Daniel Paige said. Performers will include Bill Lauter, Vince Bruno, Kate Levine, Bianca and Adam Passiglia, and Patrick O’Rourke.

The poetry portion of the event, coordinated by award-winning poet Barbara Reiher-Meyers, will begin at 4 pm near the bandstand. The featured poet is Edward Stever. There’ll also be an open mike.

For more information, visit www.northportarts.org.

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