Winterfest Jazz on the Vine Kickoff Event: January 20

Presented by East End Arts at the Hotel Indigo East End

RIVERHEAD, NY–– East End Arts is excited to announce a Winterfest Kickoff Event to take place on Friday, January 20, from 6PM to 8PM at the Hotel Indigo East End, located at 1830 West Main Street, Route 25, Riverhead, NY. This event starts the countdown to the highly anticipated 5^th Annual Winterfest Jazz on the Vine concert series commencing February 11. The kickoff event will feature a Live at the Indigo jazz jam, with surprise guest performances by this year’s Winterfest headliners. Light fare and wine will be served. Tickets are available for $25 per person in advance, and $30 at the door the night of the event. Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, and in-person, through East End Arts: www.eastendarts.org and 631-727-0900. The East End Arts Gallery is located at 133 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY. All proceeds directly support East End Arts’ programs and services.

For more information about the Winterfest Kickoff Event and for tickets, visit: http://eastendartscouncil.ticketleap.com/winterfest-2012-kickoff-event/ or http://eastendarts.org/events/index.html#WinterfestKickoff. For more information about the Hotel Indigo, visit http://www.indigoeastend.com/.

Long Island Winterfest 2012 celebrates five consecutive years of exceptional jazz performances over six weekends. From February 11 to March 18, 2012 the East End of Long Island will be alive and in full swing with more than 60 live jazz performances, featuring Grammy-nominated artists. Dozens of cultural attractions and special offers on hotel and B&B getaway packages, restaurants and winery tours will be available. Winterfest is a project of East End Arts, the Long Island Wine Council, Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Suffolk County Department of Economic Development. A full schedule of Winterfest performances will soon be announced. More information about Winterfest 2012 will be found on the Winterfest website shortly: http://www.liwinterfest.com.

For more information about the Winterfest Kickoff Event, call the East End Arts at 631-727-0900.

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East End Arts Council, established in 1972, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Proceeds of all events, sales, classes, donations and memberships benefit our mission of bringing the arts to everyone and inspiring our communities through service, advocacy and education.