First Annual East End Music and Arts Festival Set For Friday and Saturday

The first annual East End Music and Arts Festival, presented by uniphi good, will take place on Friday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Sept. 20.

The Festival was created, by uniphi good, in response to a demand for a full cultural entertainment based experience, for visitors and residents alike, that combines multiple cultural avenues: music, art, cultural events and more, all with world-class talent and celebrities, hosted in various community based venues in the Hamptons, according to the event page.

Charity partners will benefit from each event, as community involvement and support is a critical part of festival philosophy.

For more information, visit: http://theeastendmusicandartsfestival.com/

Events:

• Artwork of Ringo Starr, Friday Sept. 19 and Saturday Sept. 20, Free and open to the public. Guests will have the opportunity to view and purchase very limited edition artwork created and signed by the one-and-only, Ringo Starr, which will be displayed in the Auer Studio on the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center grounds. Complementary wine and cheese will be served. Ringo will donate 100% of all his art revenue to The Lotus Foundation.

• Special concert event, Friday Sept. 19, doors open VIP ticket holders at 5 p.m. for an Artist Meet and Greet and pre-show hang, doors open for general admission at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. The show will feature: Grammy nominated pedal steel guitar virtuoso Robert Randolph (One of Rolling Stone – 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time), Grammy Nominated rock band Tonic, in a special acoustic performance, American Idol Alum Paul Mcdonald, singer-songwriter Toby Lightman, and NYC up and coming Hurrah! A Bolt of LIght.

• Arts and Astronauts Kids Day, Saturday, Sept. 20, Free at The Springs, East Hampton - Fellowship Hall Springs Community Presbyterian Church at 5 Old Stone Highway from 10 a.m. to noon. A special Kids Day where professional art educators will lead kids in a fun, educational art project, related to space and the abstract expressionist movement, that children will be able to take home. Featuring Commander Michael “LA” Lopez-Alegria – NASA record holder for most spacewalks and longest spaceflight - who will be on-site to meet with children to talk about space, being an Astronaut and provide insight to what being in space is like.