Open Call for Musicians: LI Winterfest Jazz on the Vine 2013

John Mitty Friday, September 14, 2012

Open Call for Musicians

6^th Annual Winterfest Jazz on the Vine Concert Series

(RIVERHEAD, NY, September 14, 2012) –– East End Arts is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for musicians looking to perform at Long Island Winterfest concerts at East End vineyards for the 6^th Annual Winterfest Jazz on the Vine concert series, to take place during the six week period from Feburary 9 through March 17, 2013. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2012. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.liwinterfest.com/liwinterfest/musician_form.html. Applications must be submitted electronically on the Winterfest website. Priority will be given to groups that have a website or online presence and a promotional plan in place actively promote their scheduled performances.

In 2013, Long Island Winterfest will celebrate six consecutive years of exceptional jazz performances in mid-winter over six weekends. From February 9 to March 17, 2013 the East End of Long Island will be alive and in full swing. During 2012, there were over 60 live jazz performances, featuring multiple Grammy-nominated artists, and each year the festival continues to grow. Dozens of cultural attractions and special offers on hotel and B&B getaway packages, restaurants and winery tours will be available. In 2012, Winterfest was awarded Americans for the Arts and Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)’s Arts Destination Marketing Award, an award bestowed annually to leaders from local tourism bureaus and local arts agencies who work together to effectively and innovatively use the arts to market the community as a travel destination. For more information about the award, visit http://eastendarts.org/TEMPfiles2012/WinterfestMarketingAward.pdf. 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. More information about Winterfest 2013 can be found at: http://www.liwinterfest.com.

For more information, please contact Pat Snyder at 631-727-0900 or psnyder@eastendarts.org.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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