Life-Size Checkers Tournament at EEAC Community Mosaic
 
Riverhead, NY—(May 14, 2007) The East End Arts Council, with the help of The Urban League and the Council for Unity, will present a life-size checkers tournament at the 11th Annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival on May 27th. The tournament, played on a giant checkerboard, will run from 12:00pm–3:00pm. Winners will play winners, and players can enjoy the fair while they wait for the final winners to be announced. Scores will be posted throughout the day for all to view. Prizes, generously donated by The Long Island Ducks, Splish Splash Water Park, Selden Batting and Go-Karting and others, will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place winners between 3:00 and 4:00pm. Interested kids can sign up at the checkers table on the day of the event to participate in the tournament. 

The11th Annual Community Mosaic and Street Painting Festival will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2007 from noon-5pm, (rain date Monday, May 28) on East Main Street and on the grounds of the East End Arts Council at 133 East Main Street in Riverhead.  Activities include: artist paintings and handmade items on display, storytelling tent sponsored by the Riverhead Free Library, arts and crafts for kids, a life-size checkers tournament, a drum circle for all ages and abilities, live music and food.

Funds raised from the festival support scholarship opportunities for students at the EEAC Community School of the Arts.  Event sponsors include Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Riverhead Free Library, Astoria Federal Savings, Cross Sound Ferry, North Fork Bank Foundation, Knapp-Swezey Foundation, Riverhead Chamber of Commerce, Motosport Brokerage, Friends of the Riverhead Free Library, the Town of Riverhead and Suffolk County Dept. of Economic Development.  Sponsorship of street painting squares range from $75 - $300.  Your business name or dedication will be inscribed above your street square. Squares registered in advance are free or $20 day of event.  Call the East End Arts Council Community School of the Arts at (631) 369-2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org for information or to register.

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Contact:
Jean Caiola
631-727-0900