Cultural Collectanea: Irish Humor, Music
A night of Irish humor and harmonies on Friday, Feb. 28, at Southampton High School will raise funds for Our Lady of Hamptons School. The fund-raiser, "A Musical Taste of Ireland," will begin at 8 p.m.
The Irish comedian Noel V. Ginnity will kick off the evening, which will also feature two musical acts and Irish dancers. The vocalist Red Hurley will perform, along with the Paddy Noonan Band.
Tickets for the show are $20 for adults and $10 for children. They can be purchased in advance at the Southampton Chamber of Commerce office, and at Doc's Grill or North Fork Bank in Hampton Bays.
P.O.'s First-Class Party
A celebration of Black History Month with music, dance, and more has been organized by Cynde Mack of East Hampton and Ruby Barrow of Water Mill.
Ms. Mack and Ms. Barrow, who both work in the post offices of their respective hamlets, had requested (by mail, of course) U.S. Postal Service funding for a simple tribute to an aspect of black history. What they received was an offer to sponsor a full-fledged celebration "of the first class," which will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Riverhead Polish Hall.
"Expressing Our Priorities . . . First Class!" will feature music, dance, poetry, song, and tributes, as well as a buffet. Admission is free, but reservations must be made by calling Ms. Mack at the East Hampton Post Office or Ms. Barrow at the Water Mill Post Office.
It's Salsa Sunday
A celebration of Latin music in New York, Salsa Sunday at Boys Harbor, will mark the opening of the organization's exhibit on the history of Latin music at El Museo del Barrio.
Free events - Afro-Cuban folklore lectures, dance classes and demonstrations, salsa, mambo, and a Latin tea dance - will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Heckscher Building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
In the evening, a concert celebrating Tito Puente's "50 Years of Magical Music" will feature Mr. Puente, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Santos Colon, Gil Lopez, the Harbor Big Band, and special guests.
Tickets for the show, at $35 and $50, may be purchased through Ticketmaster. The $100 tickets, for both the concert and a reception afterwards, may be purchased by calling Boys Harbor in New York.
Ticketmaster will also provide tickets, at $10 each, for a live simulcast party that will begin when the musicians do, at 8 p.m.
The New York Host Committee for the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, El Museo del Barrio, and Lusana Productions are all sponsors of the event along with Boys Harbor, whose activities include a summer camp for disadvantaged youth, the Harbor for Boys and Girls, on Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton.
Proceeds of the event will benefit the Harbor Conservatory, a division of Boys Harbor that sponsors Latin music study and maintains a Latin music archive.
Cole Porter Anyone?
Open auditions for the CTC Theater Live's seasonal finale, the musical "Anything Goes," will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Men and women of all ages are needed to fill roles in the large cast of this Cole Porter musical, which will be directed by Serena Seacat. Tryouts will begin at 7 p.m. both evenings, at the East Hampton Middle School on Newtown Lane in East Hampton.
No special preparation is necessary; scripts and music will be available at the auditions.
Performances will take place at the John Drew Theater of Guild Hall on four weekends beginning April 25 and 26.