80th Birthday Celebration
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Montauk Playhouse
Young and old alike were on hand to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Montauk Playhouse on Sunday, August 30. Participants played in the playground, blew bubbles and enjoyed free sno-cones to celebrate the big day.
Ciaran Sheehan – COMING HOME
Sunday, August 23, 2009
St. Therese of Lisieux Church
Close to 400 attended Ciaran Sheehan COMING HOME, which featured traditional Irish music, spiritual pieces, and Broadway selections. The setting, the voices and instrumentals of Sheehan and his friends Vonnie Quinn, Eamonn O’Rourke and Brenda Landrum, and the acoustics of the church all combined for a magical evening. Many, many thanks to all who supported this event, which was a collaborative effort by the Foundation and St. Therese of Lisieux.
Peter and the Wolf
Friday, August 7, 2009
Montauk Playhouse Community Center
The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation teamed up with local youth dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School, the Hampton Chamber Orchestra, and Julianne Moore as narrator to bring Sergei Prokofiev’s famous Peter and the Wolf to the Montauk Playhouse. Nearly 300 attended this first ever theatrical performance at the Montauk Playhouse. It was such a success that we’ve already booked a performance for next summer.
Harbor Lights Gala
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Montauk Lake Club
The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation (MPCCF) hosted this year’s Harbor Lights Gala on August 1, 2009. We were delighted to honor Ted and Patricia Shaine and Palmer Vineyards, both enthusiastic supporters of the Montauk Playhouse.
The Gala was held once again at the private Montauk Lake Club on East Lake Drive (also celebrating its 80th birthday in 2009, it was built in 1929 as a summer retreat for Louis R. Wasey, a New York advertising tycoon and friend of developer Carl Fisher). Tickets cost $225 per person for Montauk’s “Event of the Season.” As always, guests were treated to live entertainment, gourmet hors d’ouevres, cutting stations, and an open bar.
58 Participate in the Open Water Ocean Swim off Montauk’s Beaches on Saturday, July 11, 2009
58 participated in the inaugural ocean swim organized by East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue (EHVOR), raising over $2,000 toward the future Aquatic Center at the Montauk Playhouse. The swimmers, ranging in age from 10 to 77 years old, swam either 1/2, 1 or 2 miles. The races began at several Montauk beaches and finished at Ditch Plain Beach.
Many thanks to the dozens of volunteers, who helped make this event a success, and kept the swimmers safe.
Earth Day Celebration at the Montauk Playhouse -
Saturday, April 18, 2009 – 1pm to 4pm
Over 100 friends and acquaintances of Suzanne Koch Gosman joined us on April 18 for the dedication the Suzanne Koch Gosman Memorial Garden and the presentation of the Senior Garden planting project led by Eagle Scout Jason Carey that followed. In addition, dozens of children created Earth Day pledges, which will be hung in the Playhouse, and decorated IGA grocery bags, that were distributed in the Montauk and Amagansett IGAs during Earth Week. The celebration culminated with an appearance by Miss Melody, who sang songs and read books with the children.
Sunday, November 9, 2008 through
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Oceans 3: Showhouse Showdown
Design Challenge House Tours
Foundation Benefitted from House Tour and Event Proceeds
Three luxury villas at the Panoramic Resort, which were designed and decorated as part of a design competition for Traditional Home Magazine, were opened to the public for tours from November 9 to 23. MPCCF benefited from tour proceeds and from a national marketing campaign conducted by Traditional Home Magazine. The villas will be featured in Traditional Home magazine beginning with the March 2009 issue.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Chinese Auction during Montauk’s Fall Festival on Montauk’s Green
This year’s event was our best yet! Our raffle of over 100 items and gift certificates donated by local businesses and families, our silent auction of sports and entertainment memorabilia, and our table of goodies all combined to gross approximately $17,000.
We thank all who made this event such a great success, from the volunteers to those who donated prizes to those who baked to the participants.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Harbor Lights Gala
The rain cleared just in time for the start of this year’s Harbor Lights Gala, which was held on Saturday, August 2, 2008 from 7 to 11 pm at the exclusive Montauk Lake Club. Longtime Playhouse supporters Jim and Lori Corless and Montauk’s own Gosman family were honored.
About 225 people attended the event. The Lake Club again provided a beautiful backdrop for socializing and dancing to the sounds of Daybreak’s Night Music.Elke Kottmair, an internationally renowned German soprano and dear friend of Jim and Lori Corless, performed several pieces and Edward Albee was honored with a cake in celebration of his 80th birthday.
The event was a huge success, netting approximately $90,000 for future construction at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Along the Waterfence Paddle
Thirty five paddlers on kayaks, stand up paddleboards, and in one Adirondack Guide Boat took to the water on Saturday, July 19 to raise funds for the future aquatics center at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center. Each participant was asked to raise or contribute $500 to participate in the 10-mile Along the Waterfence Paddle from Fresh Pond in Amagansett to Fort Pond Bay in Montauk, bringing in $18,500 in proceeds.
With a strong tail wind and the tide working with the paddlers, the paddle took about 2 hours for all participants to complete. The event culminated in a family barbeque at Eddie Ecker County Park at Fort Pond Bay, Montauk.
The event was organized by Paddlers for Humanity (www.p4h.org), a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization based out of East Hampton, whose mission is to raise funds for worthy local, national and international nonprofit organizations. Members of Paddlers for Humanity have organized the successful Miracle Paddle in past years and incorporated as a nonprofit this past year. Their signature event, the Montauk to Block Island 18-Mile Paddle (called Miracle Paddle in past years), is scheduled for September 13th or 14th this year, depending on weather conditions. Each participant in the 18-Mile Paddle is asked to raise or contribute $3,000. The funds raised will benefit the Children’s Learning Center of the East End, International Surgical Mission Support, Miracle House, and PRASAD.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Fine Art Auction at the Montauk Manor
This event was sponsored by the Montauk Manor. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation.
From GALWAY to BROADWAY
at St. Therese of Lisieux Roman Catholic Church
a Great Success
World-renowned Irish Musicians Ciaran Sheehan, Gay Willis and Eily O’Grady Patterson took to the Altar of St. Therese of Lisieux on Saturday, April 5 as a benefit for St. Therese of Lisieux and the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation, Inc. Over 180 were treated to the beautiful music created by the above performers and by Strings of Tara. In addition, the acoustics of the new church were superb. Many thanks to all who participated. The event was only the beginning of professional performing arts in Montauk.
Grand Opening, May 7, 2006
On May 7, 2006, the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation hosted a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting of the Montauk Playhouse Community Center. After years of work to save the historic Montauk Playhouse and turn it into a community center, the Montauk community has much to celebrate.