Full Schedule

Saturday, June 27
The Prodigals - artist site
A glorious blend of Irish traditional melodic roots and a jazz-funk rhythm section, has been proclaimed "one of the most powerful and pulsating within the genre." What makes The Prodigals unique is their merging Celtic with rock rhythms. Their song "The Open Reel" was on the soundtrack of the 2008 film Pride and Glory. This evening also features an acoustic set.

Sunday, June 28
Carrie Rodriguez - artist site
Classically trained fiddle-toting, mandoguitar-slinging Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez has a critically-acclaimed solo record and several well-received duet records.

Lucky 13, Opening Act - artist site
Three of Long Island's premier singer/songwriters, Marci Geller, Cathy Kreger and Susan DeVita, have teamed up to present a stellar evening of blues, jazzy pop and folk ballads.

Tuesday, June 30
Plaza Theatrical - artist site
"Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"
The "scrumdidilyumptious" musical of the world-famous candy man features the music of the classic film and is guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth.

Sponsored by Arrow Electronics

Wednesday, July 1
Huntington Community Band - artist site
"Red-White Blue and Brass!"
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the Huntington Community Band as they open their 64th season of summer concerts with alumni members of the SMI Brass Ensemble featuring guest conductor and principal tubist Bill Troiano.

Thursday, July 2
Broadhollow Theatre - artist site
Disney's "High School Musical"
The Disney Channel's smash hit movie musical comes to life on the Chapin Rainbow Stage, with all the songs from the film plus two new ones!

Sponsored by Astoria Federal

Friday, July 3
Long Island Dance Consortium - artist site
The goal of LIDC to keep dance "alive and kicking" on Long Island Tonight's performance will include The Red Hot Mamas, American Dance Theatre of Long Island, Dance Theatre Company and Variations.

Saturday, July 4
BelO
This Haitian singer and his band rock the house with an electrifying mix of jazz, worldbeat, rock, reggae, vodou and soul. His message is "what Bob Marley wanted: peace in the world." BelO's vocals have been compared to Sting and Bob Marley. This is a message of world harmony that will have you on your feet and dancing!

STOOSH, Opening Act - artist site
This Selden singer/songwriter has created her own form of music called Dance Hall Rock which fuses Reggae, Pop and Rock. STOOSH was a finalist in the Huntington Arts Council's "Got Talent? Long Island" competition this past spring.

Sunday, July 5
Leslie Valentine & Favrile
"Classical Music Under the Stars"
Long Island mezzo-soprano Leslie Valentine, who has toured the United States, Great Britain and Japan, will perform work from Brahms, Mozart and Rachmaninoff, as well as lighter selections from operetta & musical theater.

Tuesday, July 7
Ben Rudnick & Friends - artist site
Ben on guitar and vocals, Arnie Ashford, bass guitar and vocals, Jared Steer, percussion, Mark Yacovone, accordion and John Zevos, mandolin and vocals, combine to create fun with instantly hum-able, original songs. Their unique acoustic sound ranges from folk to bluegrass to calypso to rock. Winners of four Parent's Choice awards.

Sponsored by Arrow Electronics

Wednesday, July 8
Huntington Community Band - artist site
"America's Favorite Pastime"
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the HCB for a salute to baseball, including "Casey at the Bat" with a special guest narrator! Guest conductor, Alan Orloff. Also featured is HCB percussionist and mallet player Frank Cannella in "Flight of the Bumblebee!"

Thursday, July 9
Huntington Men's Chorus - artist site
Enjoy the vocal talent and musical experience of the Huntington Men's Chorus, presenting a wide variety of music.

Friday, July 10
An Evening of Jazz Saxophone
Joe Lovano - artist site
A giant on his instrument and a full-fledged giant in jazz! Since the 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning several Grammy nominations, a Grammy Award and numerous nods in Down Beat magazine's polls. This is serious jazz with a modern approach to improvisation. Lovano discovered Modal Harmony and is a standard when it comes to BeBop Jazz.

Shenole Latimer, Opening Act - artist site
Award-winning jazz saxophonist Shenole Latimer paints a canvas of sonic imagery that grants him the ability to effectively communicate with his listeners and live audiences through a voice and style that is uniquely his own version of modern jazz. Collaborations with artists who thrive in the Blues, Neo-Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Adult Contemporary, Rock and Pop only enhance his personal performance style.

Saturday, July 11
Plaza Theatrical - artist site
"Camelot"
This fully-staged Broadway musical classic, filled with elegant pageantry, is based on the legendary story of King Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot. The full orchestra will perform the score, which includes If Ever I Would Leave You, How to Handle a Woman and Camelot.

Sunday, July 12
Nego Gato Ensemble - artist site
This African-Brazilian Music & Dance ensemble presents the living history of Africans brought to Brazil during the period of the slave trade through the music & dance that has survived for over 500 years. This exciting, energetic, elaborately costumed and engaging evening includes "Capoeira," a dynamic form martial art/dance. Audience Q+A after performance.

Sponsored by New York State Dance Force & Altria

Tuesday, July 14
Broadhollow Theatre - artist site
"Beauty & the Beast"
The most beautiful love story ever told. Belle's father Maurice is imprisoned by the Beast. Belle rescues her father and finds the prince inside the Beast.

Sponsored by Arrow Electronics

Wednesday, July 15
Huntington Community Band - artist site
"Classics for Concert Band"
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the HCB for concert featuring the annual return of Northport Community Band conductor Robert W. Krueger. On tonight's program: "The Peck Horn's Revenge" and a duet feature, "Cousins."

Thursday, July 16
Gretchen Parlato - artist site
"The first thing you notice about Gretchen Parlato is that she's a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music," says jazz legend Herbie Hancock. "Every note is expressive, powerful, and pretty. And most important, her heart is in the right place." In 2001, Gretchen was the first vocalist to be accepted into the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, and in 2004 won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition. Don't miss this performance!

Friday, July 17
Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance Company - artist site
"La Guitarra"
A celebration of the Spanish guitar in Flamenco music, song & dance! Includes the visual work of Pura Cruz, one of Long Island's most recognized Latina artists.

Saturday, July 18
The Kennedys
Inspiration is where you find it – and where it finds you. Open to every moment, the much-traveled married duo of Pete and Maura Kennedy have spun their personal experiences, musical influences and philosophical beliefs into nine previous albums of winsome original songs, frequently seasoned with exquisitely-performed cover tunes, that blend acoustic-based folk, rock, country, pop and secular gospel into an inclusively delightful sound that’s all their own.

The Kennedys use their full palette of vocal and instrumental colors to bring their songs to glowing life. Maura’s lead vocals range from comforting to yearning, from girlish to womanly, from exuberant to delicate, sometimes bolstered by her own sweet harmonies and those of Pete and several guests. As usual, multi-instrumentalist Pete provides a vibrant tapestry of chiming, jangling and twanging guitars, as well as mandolin, keyboards, bass and drums, interwoven with Maura’s sturdy acoustic rhythm guitar, harmonica and glockenspiel. 

“Unafraid to mix philosophy, spirituality, love and artistry  
               with a folk-rock back beat is what makes this duo  
                 a positive force on all things human."  
                   – Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange 

John-Flor, Opening Act - artist site
Singer-songwriter John-Flor Sisante writes songs about love, relationships. . .and the occasional superstar or two. In 2004, he released his debut CD The Music of Things, which Newsday called the "#1 local artist CD of the year."

Jen Chapin apologizes for not being able to perform but will return in the 2010 Summer Arts Festival.


Sunday, July 19
Long Island Dance Consortium - artist site
An evening of Long Island's best dance companies will include Circle of Dance Repertory Co., Mad Cap Dance Co. and the Long Island High School for the Arts.

Tuesday, July 21
Tom Chapin - artist site
Chapin's performances engage the hearts, minds and imaginations of children and adults alike. Parents Magazine declares, "Nobody today is writing and performing better kids' songs than Tom Chapin." Bring the entire family to enjoy remarkable musicianship combined with engaging vocals.

Sponsored by Arrow Electronics

Wednesday, July 22
Huntington Community Band - artist site
"Disney and MORE!"
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the HCB for a concert featuring our very special guest conductor and HCB Music Director Laureate Robert V. Domencetti. Special guest soloists, some lovely Disney music and rip-roaring works for band.

Thursday, July 23
Pharoah's Daughter - artist site
Blending a psychedelic sensibility and a pan-Mediterranean sensuality, Basya Schechter leads her band, Pharaoh's Daughter, through swirling Hasidic chants, Mizrachi and Sephardi folk-rock, and spiritual stylings filtered through percussion, flute, strings and electronica.

Friday, July 24
Inter-Media Arts Center (IMAC) Celebration
Strunz & Farah - artist site
Dynamic guitar duo Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah, from Costa Rica and Iran respectively, fuse Latin American and Middle Eastern music, creating a unique form of "ethnojazz." The exotic style they originated in 1979 is now widely followed, but they remain the undisputed masters of the form they created. They have collaborated with artists like Ruben Blades and L. Subraminiam, and worked with Sting on the album The Living Sea: Soundtrack from the IMAX Film as session musicians.



Opening Act: Christopher Borger - artist site
A special evening for IMAC with Christopher Borger and other special guest artists. Borger, a 12-year-old Wantagh native, is the "Got Talent? Long Island" winner of the Huntington Arts Council's competition. His powerful voice and performance will wow you the way it wowed the judges and audience this past spring. He will be joined by Crystalyn Wynter for a duet. Crystalyn is a "Got Talent? Long Island" finalist.

Saturday, July 25
Paging Grace - artist site
An emotionally charged, crowd-pleasing foursome, this band has played to sold-out crowds at venues up and down the East Coast. These Long Islanders, voted Best Band in Long Island Press in both 2008 & 2009, will knock your socks off with their stage presence.

Sunday, July 26
Swingtime Big Band - artist site
"Benny Goodman 100th Birthday Celebration"
Celebrate the joy of swing with these 20 consummate Big Band musicians. Come at 8 p.m. for 20 minutes of pre-show dance instruction provided by Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Huntington.

Tuesday, July 28
Lou Gallo
Gallo's newest CD, "I'm Home" focuses on what is important to him: home, family, and in his case an assortment of crazy pets he calls friends. This singer/guitarist/composer is a creative performer who plays to the crowd: often he will construct a song from ideas that children call out. People of all ages find themselves singing and dancing along with his charming voice and engaging songs. He is an original member of the Imagination Workshop Band, a performance group that grew out of the Children's Museum of the Arts in Manhattan.

Sponsored by Arrow Electronics

Wednesday, July 29
Huntington Community Band - artist site
"The Band Goes BANG!"
Join Musical Director Tom Gellert and the HCB for the final concert: Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" accompanied by LIVE cannon and guest cannoneer, Jim McAward. Guest conductor Dr. Steven Schopp (NYSSMA Executive Director and HCB principal euphoniumist).

Thursday, July 30
Doc Marshalls - artist site
With influences ranging from traditionalists like Buck Owens and Johnny Cash to innovators like Gram Parsons and Dwight Yoakam, this Brooklyn-based band delivers an honest, unflinching honky tonk sound with a raucous set of Cajun and Zydeco thrown in for good measure. Wildly energetic roots music.

Sponsored by Philips-Boyne

Friday, July 31
Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez - artist site
The current long-time vocalist with the "Saturday Night Live Band," this queen of blue-eyed rock n' soul teased her hair into a beehive in honor of Ronnie Spector, picked up a guitar and forged a career as a songwriter in the process. She sang at SNL's 25th Anniversary telecast, Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary bash at The Garden, and the Central Park Summerstage Tribute to Janis Joplin.

Bossa Nova Beatniks, Opening Act - artist site
One of the most unique and original bands in New York, Bossa Nova Beatniks played CBGBs until it closed. Huntington resident and bandleader Tom Gould's songwriting constantly re-invents the band, who put on an edgy, downtown, infectious live performance. Don't miss this one!

Saturday, August 1
Peter Rowan - artist site
This skilled singer/songwriter and accomplished musician was a rhythm guitarist and lead singer with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. Rowan is such a versatile musician that he has been in bands doing folk-rock as opening act for the Doors, recorded with Jerry Garcia, worked in a rock-fusion group whose records were produced by George Martin,and a Tex-Mex band with accordion player Flaco Jimenez.

The Rowan Brothers, Opening Act - artist site
Chris & Lorin Rowan, with Sue Cunningham, perform songs that are laced with tight harmonies, haunting melodies and underscored by crisp guitar, mandolin and steel guitar picking. The songs are based in rock & roll, but have an intricate interweaving of vocal harmonies and chords reminiscent of The Beatles.

Sponsored by Merrill

Check out the Folk Music Society of Huntington's website http://fmshny.org for details on events occurring earlier in the day around the Heckscher Park Gazebo; bring your voice, instruments and friends!

Co-presented with the Folk Music Society of Huntington

Sunday, August 2
North Shore Pops Concert Band - artist site
The North Shore Pops Concert Band will present an evening of beautiful music by George Gershwin and Cole Porter, and the jazz of Duke Ellington. Also featuring patriotic, Broadway and classical music.

Tuesday, August 4
Zany Umbrella Circus - artist site
"Stories of the Seasons"
Four short circus stories celebrate the change of the seasons, human growth, and the different way stories can be told throughout the world. It includes performances on the aerial fabric, trapeze, masks and puppetry. Zany Umbrella has performed at the Kennedy Center, the White House, at the National Storytellers Conference and many other venues. They have traveled to New Orleans, Jordan, Ethiopia and Afghanistan to bring circus, puppetry, music and storytelling to those who need it most.

Sponsored by PennPAT/Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation & Arrow Electronics

Wednesday, August 5
The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra - artist site
The Nassau Pops is pleased to perform an evening of classical overtures,
light favorites and medleys from Broadway shows, with vocalists Jack and Ann Cassin.

Sponsored by Daniel Gale

Thursday, August 6
Heather Forest - artist site
"Summer Stories"
A storyteller who weaves a spell with the magic of words. Her minstrel style of storytelling intertwines original music, poetry and the sung and spoken word.

Friday, August 7
The Isotope Stompers - artist site
An exhilarating "Chicago Style" Dixieland Jazz Band with a New Orleans repertoire. They will have you clapping your hands and tapping your toes as you celebrate Mardi Gras in August!

Saturday, August 8
Carlene Carter - artist site
Daughter of the legendary June Carter Cash and Country Music Hall-of-Famer Carl Smith, and stepdaughter of the enduring Johnny Cash, Carlene Carter is heir to one of the richest musical legacies of all time. The Grammy-nominated Carter freely straddles the line between rock and country, and enjoys broad appeal across both genres.

Homegrown String Band, Opening Act - artist site
A tight-knit family presenting their blend of all-American roots music, using mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, fiddle and more.

Sponsored by Long Island Violin Shop

Sunday, August 9
Long Island Dance Company - artist site
Contemporary dance at its finest.

Tuesday, August 11
David Parker - artist site
"The best me I can be"
David is a veteran performer of television, theater and radio who has been entertaining audiences for the past 20 years with music, movement and humor. He is best known as the "Sign Guy" for the incredible way he entertains audiences of all ages by instantly teaching sign language.

Sponsored by PennPAT/Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation & Arrow Electronics


Wednesday, August 12
Island Hills Chorus, Sweet Adelines & Twin Shores Chorus
An evening of vibrant musical entertainment featuring quartets and full choral pieces.

Thursday, August 13
Classical Piano Evening
Tanglewood Fellow Jacob Rhodebeck
Classical pianist known for his facile technique in performing new and unknown music. He is an experienced soloist who has performed with many symphony orchestras and bands.

Vinnie Loccisano, Opening Act - artist site

Friday, August 14
Alloy Orchestra - artist site
Three-man musical ensemble that uses an outrageous assemblage of peculiar objects to perform live accompaniment to classic silent films. Tonight: Black Pirate with Douglas Fairbanks. Join us dressed in your finest pirate ensemble and talk like a pirate.

Co-presented with Cinema Arts Centre.

Saturday, August 15
Long Island Philharmonic - artist site
Enjoy a star-filled night al fresco with Music Director David Stewart Wiley performing the world's most extraordinary music.

Sunday, August 16
Duke Robillard - artist site
Duke Robillard is called "one of the great players" by the legendary B.B. King. Robillard's guitar work has made him a four-time winner for Best Guitarist at the Blues Music Awards. He has toured the world both with his own band and with The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Join us for a masterful display of blues, jazz and swing!