NS Events: Where to go, What to show!
North Shore and will feature art, fundraising,
music, theater, film, dance, opera, literature,
poetry, lectures and sports.
Welcome to The North Shoreian Events Calen-
for entertainment, education and charity. See Please email me at a new address: tnsevents@
dar. After a year of preparing this calendar, it
you out and about! This calendar will endeavor optonline.net 30 days prior to your event.
still amazes me the variety of events available
to be the definitive source for events along the Marie Ann Mordeno, Events Editor
Concerts/Music
Sunday, June 28
Sunday, July 5
Carrie Rodriguez
Leslie Valentine & Favrile
Tilles Center, C.W. Post Campus,
Classically trained fiddle-toting, mandoguitar-slinging
“Classical Music Under the Stars”
Long Island University, Brookville
Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez
Long Island mezzo-soprano Leslie Valentine, who has
has a critically-acclaimed solo record and several well-
toured the United States, Great Britain and Japan, will
Friday, June 19th 8:00PM
received duet records.
perform work from Brahms, Mozart and Rachmaninoff,
New York Philharmonic
Lucky 13, Opening Act
as well as lighter selections from operetta & musical
Bush-Brown Memorial Concert. Lorin Maazel, conduc-
Three of Long Island’s premier singer/songwriters, Marci
theater.
tor, Stanley Drucker, clarinet,
Geller, Cathy Kreger and Susan DeVita, have teamed
Performance PLUS!, a series of special pre-performance
up to present a stellar evening of blues, jazzy pop and
Tuesday, July 7
events to enhance your evening at Tilles Center. A con-
folk ballads.
Ben Rudnick & Friends
versation with Stanley Drucker, Principal Clarinet, The
Ben on guitar and vocals, Arnie Ashford, bass guitar and
Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair, New York Philhar-
Wednesday, July 1
vocals, Jared Steer, percussion, Mark Yacovone, accor-
monic. Mr. Drucker looks back on his career of over 60
Huntington Community Band
dion and John Zevos, mandolin and vocals, combine to
years with the orchestra before this farewell concert. Per-
“Red-White Blue and Brass!”
create fun with instantly hum-able, original songs. Their
formance PLUS! events are supported by the Gilbert and
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the Huntington
unique acoustic sound ranges from folk to bluegrass to
Rose Tilles Endowment for Arts Education. For tickets
Community Band as they open their 64th season of sum-
calypso to rock. Winners of four Parent’s Choice awards.
and more information visit www.tillescenter.org
mer concerts with alumni members of the SMI Brass
Sponsored by Arrow Electronics
Tickets to this event are $5.00 each, and may be purchased
Ensemble featuring guest conductor and principal tubist
by mail, by fax, or in person at the box office, or by phone
Bill Troiano.
Wednesday, July 8
at 516.299.3100. NOTE: You MUST have a ticket to the
Huntington Community Band
performance to which the Performance PLUS! event is
Saturday, July 4
“America’s Favorite Pastime”
related. Performance PLUS! starts at 7:00PM. For tickets
BelO
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the HCB for a
and more information visit www.tillescenter.org
This Haitian singer and his band rock the house with an
salute to baseball, including “Casey at the Bat” with a
electrifying mix of jazz, worldbeat, rock, reggae, vodou
special guest narrator! Guest conductor, Alan Orloff. Also
and soul. His message is “what Bob Marley wanted: peace
featured is HCB percussionist and mallet player Frank
Saturday, July 11th 7:30PM
in the world.” BelO’s vocals have been compared to Sting
Cannella in “Flight of the Bumblebee!”
John Tesh Live in Concert
and Bob Marley. This is a message of world harmony that
For tickets and more information visit
will have you on your feet and dancing!
Thursday, July 9
www.tillescenter.org
STOOSH, Opening Act. This Selden singer/songwriter
Huntington Men’s Chorus
has created her own form of music called Dance Hall
Enjoy the vocal talent and musical experience of the
44th Annual Huntington
Rock which fuses Reggae, Pop and Rock. STOOSH was
Huntington Men’s Chorus, presenting a wide variety
Summer Arts Festival
a finalist in the Huntington Arts Council’s “Got Talent?
of music.
June 27-August 16, 2009
Long Island” competition this past spring.
The Huntington Summer Arts Festival is presented
Friday, July 10
by the Town of Huntington, produced by the Hun-
An Evening of Jazz Saxophone with Joe
tington Arts Council and sponsored in part by the
Lovano
New York State Council on the Arts and the Suffolk
A giant on his instrument and a full-fledged gi-
County Office of Cultural Affairs. The Festival
ant in jazz! Since the 1980s, Lovano has been
runs June 27 through August 16, 2009.
Performances are FREE and open to the pub-
NEW
one of the world’s premiere tenor saxophone
players, earning several Grammy nominations,
lic at the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Huntington’s F
ath
er’s
Da
y
a Grammy Award and numerous nods in Down
Heckscher Park. Bring a blanket! The Tuesday Brunch
Beat magazine’s polls. This is serious jazz with
Night Arrow Electronics “It’s Showtime” Family
Buffet!!
a modern approach to improvisation. Lovano
Series performances begin at 7:30 p.m.; all other
discovered Modal Harmony and is a standard
performances begin at 8:30 p.m.
when it comes to BeBop Jazz.
For directions or more information, call the Fes-
tival Hotline at 631-271-8423 ext. 5, visit www.
Shenole Latimer, Opening Act
huntingtonarts.org, or stop by the Huntington Arts
Award-winning jazz saxophonist Shenole Lat-
Council, located at 213 Main Street in Huntington
imer paints a canvas of sonic imagery that grants
Village, for a FREE copy of the Summer 2009
* We Accept Reservations Everyday
Especially Father’s Day Brunch!
him the ability to effectively communicate with
Huntington Arts Council Cultural News, which
his listeners and live audiences through a voice
contains complete listings. Information about se-
and style that is uniquely his own version of
vere weather locations may be obtained by dialing
modern jazz. Collaborations with artists who
(631) 271-8423 ext. 4.
thrive in the Blues, Neo-Soul, Rhythm & Blues,
Adult Contemporary, Rock and Pop only en-
Saturday, June 27
hance his personal performance style.
The Prodigals
A glorious blend of Irish traditional melodic roots
Wednesday, July 15
and a jazz-funk rhythm section, has been pro-
Huntington Community Band
claimed “one of the most powerful and pulsating
“Classics for Concert Band”
within the genre.” What makes The Prodigals
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the
unique is their merging Celtic with rock rhythms.
HCB for concert featuring the annual return of
Their song “The Open Reel” was on the soundtrack
Northport Community Band conductor Robert
of the 2008 film Pride and Glory. This evening also
W. Krueger. On tonight’s program: “The Peck
features an acoustic set.
Horn’s Revenge” and a duet feature, “Cous-
ins.”

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