Due to rain, Sunday’s (August 22) Paddlers for Humanity SUP Team Challenge has been rescheduled for Sunday, August 29. This gives you more time to raise funds for the Montauk Playhouse and other worthy causes and to train for the race. We hope to see you on the 29th. Register or donate at www.p4h.org. While you’re there, check out the Montauk to Block Island 18-Mile Paddle.
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Tickets cost $15 per person and can be purchased here, at Joni’s or Willow in downtown Montauk, at the Montauk Playhouse, or by phone at 631.668.1124.
Attire for the evening is FESTIVE. No need for tuxes and ball gowns. Don’t miss Thursday’s (July 29) performance of Peter and the Wolf at the Playhouse! In this production, Sergei Prokofiev’s symphony will be brought to life by the Hampton Chamber Orchestra, dancers from the Hampton Ballet Theatre School and narration by local radio personality Bonnie Grice. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased here, at Willow or Joni’s in downtown Montauk, at the Montauk Playhouse, or by phone at 631.668.1124. Tickets are selling fast! Peter and the Wolf is the second performance in the Foundation’s FamilyFest summer series. Don’t miss Bash the Trash: Family Bash + Recycling Remix – the first event in our inaugural FamilyFest series – this Thursday, July 22. As written in the July 15 edition of the East Hampton Star: “….a quirky to say the least, musical event will take place at which the sounds of the cafooba, a styrobass, and bendjo will fill the air. Not only will the family-friendly, toe tapping concert strike a few unfamiliar cords, the sounds will also include clatterings and bangings and twittings, and an assorted array of music made with instruments fashioned from cat-food and coffee cans, spaghetti pots, cookie tins, Styrofoam, and whatever discarded item the band members come across.“ Tickets cost $15 per person and are available online, at Willow or Joni’s in downtown Montauk, by calling 631.668.1124 or at the door of the event.
There is something for everyone at FAMILYFEST, which will be held weekly on Thursday nights from July 22 to August 12. Tickets cost $15 per person per performance or $50 per person for the full series. Click here to learn more and to purchase tickets. FAMILYFEST is sponsored by Many, many, many thanks to Cindi and Dave at Sole East for putting together such a great event, and to all who attended SPLASH into Summer last night (June 19) to kick off the summer season and raise funds for family programming at the Montauk Playhouse. The performances were outstanding, the food delicious, and the setting beyond compare. Tickets for the June 19 event can be purchased online here, or by calling 631.668.2105. Don’t miss out on this fun summer kick-off event, with entertainment by the Movement Workshop Group and the East End Synchro Swans. Tickets cost $50 per person and include drinks, entertainment and flying buffet. VIP tickets cost $150 and include all of the above plus a 3-course dinner with wine pairing and gift bags.
About the book: Montauk Tango: NEW BOOK EXPLORES HOW ONE LOWER MANHATTAN FAMILY REINVENTED ITSELF AFTER 9/11 The events of September 11, 2001 rendered 30,000 apartments eligible for asbestos abatement, destroyed or displaced nearly 18,000 small businesses, caused the loss of 140,000 jobs and the displacement of approximately 20,000 residents of Lower Manhattan. Where did these residents go? How did they move on with their lives? Holistic dentist and author, Lewis Gross, a member of the Community Board, founder and president of the Downtown Little League, and self-described ‘mayor’ of Tribeca was one of those residents. Forced to decamp to his family’s summer home in Montauk, he describes his family’s journey after that fateful day in his new book, Montauk Tango: From the Ashes of 9/11 to the Frying Pan of a Hampton’s Restaurant. “We were the lucky ones,” says Gross, “we had a second place to call home. Most people didn’t. But it was no less traumatic for us, especially for my young son whose school had to be closed. He didn’t want to go, and we didn’t want to leave.” After the shock of their unscheduled move, the family had to establish themselves as residents in what was previously their weekend escape and begin to reclaim some semblance of normalcy to their shattered lives. Gross’ wife, an amateur chef and yoga instructor, had an idea: she’d trade in her yoga clothes for a chef’s apron. The family set their sights on owning a restaurant and with no prior experience, purchased a run-down ice cream parlor that they converted into a Bohemian bistro, befitting their idyllic seaside resort. But Montauk Tango is much more than an account of a family’s foray into the restaurant business. With Gross’ dental practice in Lower Manhattan, he faces another transition: weekend fatherhood. During the week, he enjoys a single life in the city and falls in love with the tango. Back on the island, his wife spreads her wings — it is her restaurant after all, he is only a silent partner — and his boys try to find theirs. Ever the modern husband, he strives to be supportive and celebrate her accomplishments but questions about his definition of happiness nag him. “In the final analysis,” says Gross, “owning the restaurant was an investment in marriage, parenting and community.” About the Author Like the striped bass, author and holistic dentist, Lewis Gross migrates seasonally between the coasts of Tribeca and Montauk. In between tango lessons, he finds time to work on his second book, The Amalgamist – the Da Vinci Code of Dentistry, a medical mystery exposing the mercury cover-up in dentistry. Montauk Tango is available on iuniverse.com, montauktango.com and amazon.com. Be one of the first to purchase your FamilyFest 2010 tickets. We have a great lineup of performances throughout the summer to keep children of all ages entertained. Click here for more information on FamilyFest, and click here to purchase tickets. |
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