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Summer Celebration of the Arts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] Summer Celebration of the Arts Saturday, June 8, 4:30 to 7:00 pm (rain date Sunday June 9) Cedarmere Estate, 225 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn Harbor, 11576 Dance, live music, sculpture, and spoken word will converge in the 3rd annual immersive multi-media Summer Celebration of the Arts on the gorgeous historic grounds and landscape of Cedarmere, the former estate of William Cullen Bryant, 225 Bryant avenue, Roslyn NY, Saturday, June 8 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm (rain date, Sunday June 9th). Bring a picnic (no food or beverages will be available), wander around the pond, the gardens, and trails, gaze at the sun setting over Hempstead Harbor, and immerse yourself in contemporary dance, live world beat music, art installations, paintings, spoken word, culminating in an interactive dance jam in the sunken garden, all inspired by our theme, “Water”. Synergy Dance Collective NY will premiere new nature-inspired works choreographed by Nancy Brier. MacArthur "genius" Award winning author and eco-activist (and drummer), Dr. Carl Safina will host the event. For this year’s theme, “Water”, Tecumseh Ceasar, cultural representative of the Montauketts, will sing a water song and display wampum carvings and Firefly Studios of Northport will curate a water-inspired art exhibit in the newly restored mill. William Cullen Bryant was the editor of the New York Evening Post, a civic activist who advocated for the rights of slaves, women, children, and laborers, and against deforestation. Considered America’s first great poet, he was a contemporary of and inspiration to Walt Whitman. Bryant helped promote the establishment of the NY Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, and even the election of Abraham Lincoln. At this time, one of the most challenging periods in American history, his estate, Cedarmere, is a beautiful and appropriate setting for the celebration of the arrival of summer and for the rights of all people and all of nature. Some chairs will be available. Bring and a picnic supper (please carry out all trash; no garbage facilities will be available) and bring the whole family for what will be our third and best annual seasonal celebration! This event, produced by Friends of Cedarmere and Synergy Dance Collective NY, is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Huntington Arts Council with additional support from the Chris Crosby Foundation.
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2456342-0
