EEAC Gears Up for ‘Year of the Game’; Looks Forward to Community Collaborations
 
Riverhead, NY - On Friday, February 27th from 5-8 pm, the juried, mixed-media art exhibit Games People Play will open at the EEAC gallery, which kicks off their Year of the Game. Artists are invited to interpret the Games People Play theme in any way using the medium of their choice.  The show will be juried by artist Jen Benton and artist/ mayor of Greenport David Nyce and will run through April 10, 2009. All those who attend the EEAC opening from 5-8 pm on February 27th will have a chance to win prizes by collecting special game-piece buttons. 

The Riverhead Business Improvement District is sponsoring a collaboration among downtown restaurants to extend the fun and games on the 27th, and the North Fork Trolley will shuttle folks from the EEAC gallery’s Games People Play to the Suffolk County Historical Society’s exhibit, Luck, Strategy and Diplomacy: Playing Games and to the Long Island Science Center’s Science of Games exhibit. Restaurants in Riverhead will play along by offering specials for diners.

“We’d like to thank the Riverhead BID for their support,” said Pat Snyder, EEAC executive director.  “We’re looking forward to seeing lots of people downtown for the exhibits and hope they check out Riverhead’s great restaurants for dinner.”

Stay tuned for information on upcoming Year of the Game events, like the Jeopardy-style East End Charity Game Show, where East End community leaders compete to benefit their favorite non-profit organizations.  Save the date: March 27, 2009.

For more information on the Year of the Game and Games People Play, please call 631-727-0900. To find out more about restaurant specials in Riverhead on the 27th of February, please call the Riverhead Business Improvement District at 631-727-0048.
 
The East End Arts Gallery exhibits are made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts, Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs and the Town of Riverhead.
 
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Laura Helms
Communications Coordinator
East End Arts Council
133 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
631.727.0900