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Arts council

keeps Freeport buzzing with activity

By Reine Bethany

The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport and Sparkle on Stage not only keep the arts alive, but vigorously growing. From jazz luncheons to poetry, to drama, to visual art, every year sees a lot happening.

The arts council’s most recent activities include an offering of sculpture, painting, printmaking and pop art at the Freeport Recreation Center on East Merrick Road. Its gallery included a display from 94-year-old artist Blanche Goodman, a South Merrick woman who embroiders luxuriant images of Southwestern scenery, nature and water craft in the long-stitch technique.

During National Poetry Month, high school students from across Nassau County participated in the arts council’s annual poetry contest.

At the other end of the age spectrum, the display of work from artists 60 and older has enchanted patrons visiting the lobby of the Freeport Memorial Library.

The arts council’s Summer Sunset Concert Series continues attracting audiences every Thursday evening to the Esplanade on the Nautical Mile. The evening sun gilds the groups that perform there — not least of those, Freeport’s own youth theater troupe, Sparkle on Stage.

Robyn Workman, an arts council trustee, directs Sparkle, where children ranging in age from elementary school through high school learn improv, makeup, singing and acting. The group performs on the Nautical Mile, in parks for occasions like the annual National Night Out on the green in Cow Meadow Park, and most recently, a full junior musical, Lynn Ahrens’ and Stephen Flaherty’s “Once on This Island” at Bellmore Movies.

The arts council and Sparkle have not flagged in

their efforts to find a permanent home for the theatre group. This year — supported by organizations like the Nautical Mile Merchants Association, and the yearly Arty Part fundraiser the arts council mounts each May — a permanent home was found at last at 195 Woodcleft Avenue, on the Nautical Mile. Sparkle performed there at the 32nd Annual Nautical Mile Festival on June 4.

LIACF appears at many village occasions, such as the Nautical Mile festivals in June and October, and the December holiday tree lighting, with kids' activities and information about upcoming events.

In November, the arts council’s annual juried photography show — one of the most respected throughout Long Island and the New York City metropolitan area — is expected to attract powerful photographers to once again contribute unforgettable images to the Freeport library lobby.

There is always a fresh take on the arts with Long Island Arts Council at Freeport.

Reine Bethany/Herald Top photo: Sparkle on Stage, Freeport’s youth theater group, found a permanent home on Woodcleft Avenue in May of this year.