"Stages With A Purpose" looks to SWAP a Year of Missed Cultural Events with a Summer of Weekly Music, Arts, History and Educational Performances in Stony Brook Village
Still facing the challenges of bringing live music and other cultural events to people during a pandemic, the Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, in partnership with Suffolk County Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn, Michael Ardolino of Realty Connect and other community businesses have come up with a unique and imaginative way to do just that. Called “Summer Stages With A Purpose ( Summer SWAP), it will offer visitors a walking experience through the Stony Brook Village area, with four stages presenting music, art, history, educational lectures, activities and other cultural happenings.
Summer SWAP launches this Thursday, May 27th, and will return each week through July 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The four stages will be set up throughout the Stony Brook Village area. Entry is FREE.
Stage areas will include: Front lawn of the Jazz Loft where musicians will perform atop the Jazz Loft's own mobile Jazz stage dubbed the "Jazz Dispatch"; Sand Street Beach, Stony Brook Village Inner Court, and the Brookhaven Town Lot by the kayak launch.
Patrons can also take advantage of the numerous local restaurants in the area, with menus accessible online. Order your food, pick it up to go and head to the stages of your choice.
I am excited to join with Tom Manuel and the Jazz Loft in helping Stony Brook village businesses and visitors SWAP the memory of this past year with one of a summer that is closer to normal. Stony Brook has a proud cultural history, and through this innovative program, we encourage tourists and residents alike to rediscover all of the art, music and creativity this region has to offer and help reinvigorate the local businesses that suffered mightily during their absence.
The SWAP is made possible through funding from Suffolk County Presiding Officer Hahn’s office and a Department of Economic Development and Planning grant. |