The Huntington Arts Council is sponsoring a Variety Talent Competition!    Don’t miss this evening of Comedy, Music, Drama, Dance & More on March 28 at 8 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.  Celebrity judges will decide on who will win the “Got Talent” title with fabulous prizes, cash and a spot at the 2009 Huntington Summer Arts Festival. The audience will crown the “Got Talent?” Audience Choice winner at the end of the evening.

Contact the Huntington Arts Council online or call 631-271-8423 x12 for more information or to purchase tickets.  Support the arts and the community!

Enjoy a concert in the park this Tuesday! Since 1966, the Hungtington Arts Council’s Summer Arts Festival has been hosting summer concerts in Heckscher Park. The performance will feature an adaptation of music from the Wizard of Oz by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Long Island’s largest touring theater company.

The performance is on the Chapin Rainbow stage at Heckscher Park on July 3^rd,, starting at 7:30 PM. Don’t forget your blanket and chair!

Admission is FREE. In the event of rain, this Tuesday’s concert will be moved to the Elwood Middle School, 478 Elwood Road, East Northport at the John Glenn High School Elwood Complex. For more information call 631-271-8423 x5.

Looking for something to do this summer? Interested in music, dance and theater? Want an opportunity to meet and talk with performing artists? Then contact The Huntington Arts Council about their volunteer program that supports the council and its staff during the Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival, June 22 – August 19, 2007 in Heckscher Park. The festival features world renowned performers who perform in front of 80,000 visitors over the course of the summer. Call the Arts Council at 631.271.8423 x10 to register. The first orientation meeting is Wednesday, June 6 at 6:30. Check out the web site of the Huntington Arts Council  for details about the exciting entertainment planned for this summer.

Want to shop at Bloomingdale’s and take 15% off almost every item you buy?  Purchase a ticket for $10 and then present your ticket at any Bloomingdale’s on Long Island.  Your ticket fee will go entirely to charity – plus The Huntington Arts Council automatically will receive an additional $5. Then you can take 15% off almost every puchase!  And you will help The Huntington Arts Council enhance the lives of all the citizens of Huntington!  The wonderful programs presented for the enjoyment of Huntington residents during the Summer Arts Festival is reason enough to support this remarkable organization!  Call Lisa today at 631-271-8423 for more information and to purchase your ticket!

Every summer the Huntington Arts Council sponsors free concerts at Heckscher Park in Huntington – and they are always well attended by the local residents.  Friday, August 11 was a very special evening – far surpassing everyone’s expectations!  Halfway through the concert by Richard Joo, who was playing “The Classical Music Of Billy Joel” – who shows up – but Billy Joel himself!  He entertained the audience with selections from his album, “Fantasies and Delusions”.  The unexpected and wonderful surprise was a result of his close relationship with Richard Joo.  Joel – on the electronic keyboard – joined Joo on the piano in playing “Baby Grand” as their finale.  What an evening!  The crowd went wild!  (Also in the crowd was Sean Lennon, son of John Lennon – there to support his good friend, Richard Joo.)