Bringing communities together with music and art

Posted Sunday, October 14, 2012 5:55 pm

Arts Below Sunrise student volunteers from left, Jackie Mazzeo, Rebecca Kreisman, Colette Davis, Jordanna Yochai and Sophia Giordano.

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At the Knights of Columbus Father Farrell Council's booth, members James Nolan, Paul Raphael and Rob Williams offered attendees the chance to win $50,000 in cash prizes in the New York State Council's state-wide raffle.

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Arts Below Sunrise was the perfect opportunity for Hewlett-Woodmere Superintendent Dr. Joyce Bisso to spend time with her grandson, Wesley Lichtenstein, of Westchester.

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Though Captain Danny Gluck of the Five Towns Auxiliary Police Unit 109 was on duty at Arts Below Sunrise, he was able to spend time with his daughter Rylee, 3.

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There were plenty of games for kids to enjoy at Arts Below Sunrise. East Rockaway residents Olivia and Bianca Dublin and Rachel Campanile tried to win a prize by rolling a ball and scoring 30 points.

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Arts Below Sunrise, Hewlett-Woodmere's first ever music and arts festival, offered games, food, entertainment and craft vendors.

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The Hewlett Fire Department parked one of their fire trucks in the middle of Broadway and recruited potential new members at Arts Below Sunrise.

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There were plenty of student volunteers to help Arts Below Sunrise run smoothly. From left, Hewlett High School seniors and student volunteers Margo Rieman, Emily Hagen and Nicole Sellino.

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Arts Below Sunrise was a collaborative effort between the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund, the Five Towns Community Chest and the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association. From left, Five Towns Community Chest Executive Director Bob Block, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund President John Roblin, Youth Leadership Forum Advisor David Rifkind, Endowment Fund member Patty Roblin and Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association President Jamie Wysocki.

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by Ann E. Friedman

After the Five Towns Community Chest 5K run, hundreds of people strolled Broadway, between Conklin Avenue in Woodmere and Trinity Place in Hewlett at the Arts Below Sunrise, Hewlett-Woodmere’s first music and arts festival on Sunday.

Broadway was shut down to accommodate the Town of Hempstead’s show mobile, craft and food vendors, games, a demonstration by the Cornell Cooperative Extension and a child safety program organized by the Town of Hempstead’s Mobile Town Hall. The Hewlett and Woodmere fire departments also participated.

Arts Below Sunrise was a collaborative effort between the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund, the Five Towns Community Chest and the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association in an effort to bring the two communities together while raising money for scholarships and educational programs and drawing positive attention to the merchants in the area.

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