The East End Arts Council Community School of the Arts Brings Cultural Hand Drumming to Montauk
 
Riverhead, NY (December 7, 2007)—The East End Arts Council is thrilled to announce that it will bring its cultural hand-drumming program, the Talking Drum, to the Montauk Academy of the Arts, a fledgling non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the arts to the children of the Montauk area. The program will be held at the Academy’s art center located at 89A Euclid Ave. in Montauk on Saturdays (December 8, 15 & 29) from 2 - 3:30 PM. Teens and preteens may attend one or all three FREE classes and will be instructed by drummer Jerome Liggon in the rhythms of traditional African and Afro-Cuban drumming. Each session will be filmed by the Academy and aired on LTV.

The Talking Drum began in October of 2006. The East End Arts Council received a grant in January of 2007 to bring the program to the communities of the East End. Since January the council has brought the program to various groups including Southampton Youth Services, Family Service League of Riverhead, First Baptists Church of Riverhead and held classes at the EEAC Community School of the Arts. Children between the ages of 9 and 18 are eligible to attend the program on an unrestricted scholarship, which means it’s free for kids. 

If you would like more information please contact the Community School of the Arts at 631. 369. 2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org.

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Laura Helms
Communications Coordinator
East End Arts Council
133 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
631.727.0900

The East End Arts Council Community School of the Arts Registration Now Open
 
Riverhead, NY (December 7, 2007)—The East End Arts Council is now taking registration for all Spring Art and Music Classes. The Spring semester begins the week of February 5 with lots of creative art and music programs including Group Guitar, African Drum, Theatre, Early Childhood Music & Art, After School Art, Art for Home Schoolers, Drawing & Painting, Sculpture, Polymer Jewelry and more. Classes fill up quickly so register right away.

If you would like more information or a complete listing of classes please contact the Community School of the Arts at 631. 369. 2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org.

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Laura Helms
Communications Coordinator
East End Arts Council
133 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
631.727.0900

TAUK At The Cutting Room in New York City

Manhattan, NY (December 5th, 2007) Come see TAUK (www.taukrocks.com) this holiday season as they make their highly anticipated return to New York City on Friday December 28th for one night only at The Cutting Room (which is co-owned by Chris Noth of “Sex and the City” and “Law & Order” fame) located at 19 W. 24th St. The show begins at 11pm.

Show Information:

when: Friday December 28th at 11pm
where: @ the cutting room www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
19 W. 24th Street NYC, NY 10010 212-691-7775
details: 11pm/18+/$10 door

Last summer, Tauk was one of the most played, talked about and written about bands in the tri state area. With features on Fuse, Q104.3, 102.3 WBAB, Newsday and many other positive developments, the band is becoming a household name in the area.

Their summer 2007 tour dates covered almost 40 shows with spotlight dates on Long Island opening for Colin Hay of Men at Work at The Crazy Donkey and playing alongside music legends Foghat and Richie Havens at the Great South Bay Music Festival and at Gathering Of The Vibes in Connecticut. The band is currently in the studio and will have some new music available soon so keep your bookmarks refreshed on www.taukrocks.com to stay in the know.

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Attention Artists of All Disciplines!!!
 
Riverhead, NY (December 4, 2007)—The SOS (Strategic Opportunity Stipend) grant, a joint project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and New York state arts and cultural organizations like the East End Arts Council, is specifically designed to help individual artists take advantage of career-enhancing opportunities.  The SOS, which awards anywhere between $100 and $600 to artists, writers, musicians and performers, is available to Long Islanders through the East End Arts Council. 
 
The deadline for the next upcoming round of the SOS, which is Round 2 2007-2008, is February 5, 2008, for opportunities that occur between March and June of 2008.
 
If you reside full time within Nassau or Suffolk counties, contact the East End Arts Council at 631-727-0900 for more information.  You can also download an application from and learn more about this grant and others by visiting www.eastendarts.org or www.nyfa.org. 
 
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Laura Helms
Communications Coordinator
East End Arts Council
133 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
631.727.0900

Long Island’s Teenage Phenoms Push Play at Fillmore NY / Irving Plaza - Saturday December 22nd!
 
Melville, NY (December 4, 2007) It was announced today that Long Island’s own teenage phenoms, Push Play http://www.myspace.com/pushplayrox will be holding the release party for their new CD “Deserted” on Saturday, December 22nd 2007 at 6pm at Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza in NYC, NY.
 
Tickets are $30.00 and are available at pushplaysite.com, ticketmaster.com and livenation.com and at the door on the night of the show for $35.00. (Ticket includes entry into the pre-show party, the concert and one non-alcoholic beverage. A percentage of CD sales are earmarked for EAC (Education and Assistance Corp), based in Nassau County.)
 
The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza is located at 17 Irving Place on the corner of East 15th Street in New York City. Irving Place is located between 3rd Avenue and Union Square East.
 
For driving directions please click here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=17+Irving+Pl.+New+York,+NY+10003&sll=40.735535,-73.988242&sspn=0.007967,0.019956&ie=UTF8&ll=40.735275,-73.988242&spn=0.007967,0.019956&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1
 
The closest available subway station is the “Union Square - 14th Street Station” which can be accessed by the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, or W trains. The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza is located one block east of Union Square.
 
For more information on Push Play, please check out their website at http://www.myspace.com/pushplayrox
 
ABOUT PUSH PLAY
Destined to make an impact on the musical landscape, Push Play offers great melodies, driving beats and a firm determination in reaching their goals.
 
“We are the new generation and we need to set higher standards. That’s why a portion of the proceeds from our CD sales and concerts will be set aside for a variety of charities.” Push Play is the new breed of rock star.
 
And with all of the countless gigs, radio & film appearances, interviews and songwriting sessions under their belt, it’s hard to believe the members of Push Play all under the tender age of 18. But upon witnessing them live and listening to the maturity in their prose and the complexity of the compositions, you get the feeling that these boys are for real. And you would be right.
 
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Community Church of East Williston to Host Jazz Holiday

The Community Church of East Williston to Host “A Jazz Holiday,” an multicultural evening of Holiday Music featuring the Jarad Astin Trio. Mr. Astin, also the current Director of Music at the Community Church, is an accomplished jazz artist, with 3 commercial recordings under his belt on CueZone Records, an independent record label formed in 2001 with partner Ben Senterfit, during an 8 year period in which he lived in the
Rocky Mountains, just west of Boulder Colorado.

The Concert will feature other musicians from within the New York City jazz community, forming the favorite “piano trio,”  and will play host to a repertoire of material that exemplifies the many different ways in which most people in this country celebrate the upcoming Holiday Season - from our favorite secular songs (ala  Rudolph, Santa, Frosty),  favorite Christian Hymns, as well as music from Chanukah and  Kwanzaa - all in a swinging, improvisatory setting reminiscent of Oscar Petersen and the like.

A small donation of $5 is being asked at the performance, and light refreshments will be available. Contact the church office at 516-742-9690, or email to jarad@cuezonerecords.com for additional information.

Jarad Astin
Jarad is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts (’98), where he studied closely with Edward Simon (Kevin Eubanks, Bobby Watson, Paquito D’Rivera, and Terence Blanchard), and legendary organist Trudy Pitts. After graduating in 1998, Mr. Astin began working professionally in the church as an accompanist, and has
since held Directorships in New Nation Church of God in Christ, as well as his current Music Directorship at the Community Church - working with Choirs, Praise Teams, and Pastors in many different styles of worship. Jarad also went on to produce over 15 recordings, as well as starting his own independent label in Colorado, as well as managing Modern Vintage Studio’s, the main creative outlet for CueZone Records.

Mr. Astin has worked in many capacities with the label - from engineer to producer, studio musician to recording artist, as well as in graphic design and reproductions for many of the releases under CueZone, as well as being the driving force that secured national distribution for the label in 2002.

A Jazz Holiday
Saturday, Dec. 22nd, 7p.m.
the Community Church of East Williston
East Williston ave and High St.
East Williston, NY  11516
516.742.9690

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Jarad Astin
CueZone Records
865 St. Mark’s Ave, #2
Brooklyn., NY 11213
jarad@cuezonerecords.com
609.230.2411
check out the scene @
www.cuezonerecords.com