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Riverhead:EEA 19th Annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival
ACTIVITIES & LIVE MUSIC
At East End Arts 19th Annual Community Mosaic
Street Painting Festival
Sunday, May 24, 2015, in Downtown Riverhead
19th Annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival to be held Sunday, May 24, 2015, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in downtown Riverhead, NY. Admission to the festival is free. This beloved annual fun-for-the-entire-family festival will feature:
Street painting on Main Street;
Fine arts & crafts fair of local artists and artisan vendors;
Live music and performances on the Riverhead Town Show Mobile, hosted by songwriter and performing artist Sheree M.C. Elder;
East End Arts ever-popular Drum Circle;
Food trucks, including Beach Treats Ice Cream and Gelato, Crabman Crabcakes, J&L’s Chicken Fish and Ribs, and Sticky Waffles;
Arts and crafts activities for children as well as dance and music activities for the whole family;
Life-sized board games on the lawn;
And more!

All activities take place in downtown Riverhead on East Main Street, between Roanoke Avenue and East Avenue, and on the grounds of East End Arts (133 and 141 East Main Street.) In the case of rain, the event will be held on Monday, May 25, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This event is sponsored by Bridgehampton National Bank.

Live musical and performing acts on the Riverhead Town Show Mobile stage include:
· The Tewa Marimba Ensemble from Bridgehampton High School
· MadeyRey, performing artist
· Mixed Company, band duo
· Blue Spruce Cloggers
· Fem Fire Belly Dancers
· Teeny Award-Nominated Musical Selections and Scenes from Local High School Productions
· Ryan and Sam Mancini, East End Arts student performing artists brothers
· Prizes and More!

This event draws over 5,000 local residents and tourists to downtown Riverhead for a Memorial Day Weekend tradition where families and friends, artists, musicians, and lovers of the arts – young and old – enjoy the creative spirit together. Festival attendees can stay connected with our online community throughout the festival using #eearts.

For more information about the event, visit: http://www.eastendarts.org/programs/events/community-mosaic.html or call 631-727-0900.

jitneyGreetings Hamptons Mouthpiece readers…Looks like Hampton Jitney has some competition going on in the Northfork. Did you know that a round-trip to NYC from the Northfork is $40, but from the Southfork it is $53.00…Seems a bit unfair to me, but then again everyone in the Hamptons is rich..right? We don’t watch our pennies and we all have money to burn. I guess that is why the gas prices are more expensive and the food as well.

I was a bit perturbed when I picked up the Hampton Jitney bus in Manorville and my round-trip was the same cost as if I boarded from Montauk, seems ridiculous wouldn’t you say. A woman sitting next to me on the bus told me about another bus service in the Riverhead area..BOLT BUS. Have you heard of them, they are the bus that sometimes has offers for $2 seats.bolt

classicI looked them up on the Internet and called the company, they have buses that leave from 3 areas in Long Island, Riverhead, Melville and Ronkonkoma. The prices vary from $12-$20 one way, a competitive price with both the LIRR and the Hampton Jitney. Hampton Luxury Liner a division of Classic coach based out of Bohemia, NY will operate as the Long Island licensee for BoltBus a division of Greyhound. The new bus concept has the support of Islip, Brookhaven and Riverhead towns. I am excited that it is another option for the East End and for areas like Melville and Ronkonkoma areas.

So my friends unfortunately Classic Coach & Luxury Liner are working with Bolt Bus & Greyhound don’t look for any deals to come to the Southfork since the Luxury Liner dominates the Southfork with the Jitney. Your best bet is to park in Riverhead and take either the Jitney or the Bolt if you want to save some extra dollars.

luxury

iconI am bummed, it makes sense for me to take the bus if it is just me, but add another person and it is just too expensive. If you do need to drive into the city, check out the ICON APP on the iPhone and Android…special discounts for parking throughout the city.