Celebrate the New Light Festival
Brought to you by First Night Greenport
First Night Greenport is joining forces with the local arts community and the Greenport Theater in offering a variety of events to greet the arrival of 2005 on Long Island's North Fork. All four of the Greenport multiplex theater's screening rooms will house a wide menu of events in all areas of the arts, including music, visual art, film, and poetry, for both youngsters and adults. Local artists are also working on beautiful, interactive light installations to illuminate Mitchell Park, where carousel rides will be provided free by the Village of Greenport during part of the evening.
The eighth annual First Night festivities, under the heading New Light Festival, will conclude with the midnight countdown in Mitchell Park, followed by fireworks brightly lighting up the night sky to mark the New Year's arrival. There will also be free carousel rides for the kids all night long!
The events in Mitchell Park are free to all and admission into the movie theater is $5.00, with children under five able to attend for free.
Greenport First Night 2004 Schedule of Events
Live performances Time: 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Location: Greenport Multiplex
- Dunegrass (bluegrass)
- Hidden City Orchestra (improvisational music with multi-media performance art)
- The Glenn Jochum Band
- Mark Yodice (acoustic guitar)
- Captain Bluefish (a local favorite, Greenport's own "chantey man")
- Mermaid Slide Show and Gallery Talk with local artist Gail Horton
- Gordon Hurley Big Band
- Palookaville featuring Dan Horton and Rebekah White
- Strongheart featuring Clinton Cameron (jazz)
- Open Poetry Reading with local poet Tim Morey (all poets & readers of favorite works welcome)
- Special Guests and other surprises to be announced
- Spiral Wave Poi workshop with Susan Blacklocke
- Constant Wonder (interactive storytellers/singer-songwriters)
- Vivienne Farrell (musical storyteller)
- Various craft activities
Artist Exhibits Time: All Night Location: Mitchell Park
- Clayton Orehek
- James Pritchard
- Gerard Lehner
- Slim Cook
- The Ice Palace in Mitchell ParkAn interactive art installation where visitors can make a wish for the New Year, light a candle and then add their candle to the installation. The Ice Palace will be created with the help of local artists and is being sponsored by the Greenport Business Improvement District
Don't forget the "anchor" drops at midnight in Mitchell Park, followed by the village's annual First Night fireworks display!
Tickets for events available at the door only, no advance sales!
