The Westhampton Beach Project hosted its 4th annual public event on the Great Lawn on Main Street in Westhampton Beach, NY. While the event was free, guests interested in making a charitable donation received a VIP lawn seat among other perks. All proceeds raised went towards The Musical Mime Company, INC, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to assembling artists in all areas of creativity and collecting information on corporal movement and furthermore on art in general.
The project was conceptualized by local Westhampton resident, artist, and President of the Musical Mime Theater, Steven Colucci. Colucci, who has been working in the arts for over 45 years decided to make the Westhampton Beach Project his personal mission to expose the younger generation to some of the art forms he has spent so many years of his life dedicated to studying.
The event kicked off on July 29th with performances by The Parsons Dance Company, who are internationally renowned for their energetic ensemble work. Founded by David Parsons and Tony Award winning light designers Howell Brinkley in 1985, The Parsons Dance Company’s goal is to sustain an appreciation of dance through education and outreach programs as well as their inspiring performances
The following evening, July 30th, included an opening performance from NYC award winning singer-songwriter Eva Sita. Four-time Grammy nominated, and Tony Award-winning actress Melba Moore took it from there, performing songs from her hit Broadway shows and the Great American Song Book. Moore was the first female pop/R&B artist to do a non-operatic solo concert at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House and the Olympia in Paris. She became the first African American woman to perform the role of Fantine in Les Misérables.
Westhampton Beach Project had a mini food festival for their guests on both days of the event, featuring local bites from over 25 restaurants and cocktails from a dozen bars. Restaurant and bar sponsors included: Insatiable Eats, Brunetti, Rogue Kitchens, The Cottage, SOBOL, Mill Road Cheese Shop, Whitney’s Fine Food, Centro, One North, Buttery Cooker Café, Justin Chop Shop, Mill Road Seafood, Mary’s, Buoy One, Olish Farms-The Fruit King, Tony Asian Fusion, Salt and Loft, LT Burger, Caffeine Café West Hampton, Fishtails, Sari Riverhead, MV Marina, North Fork Roasting Co., Westhampton Beach Brewing Company, Westhampton Fine Wine, William Grant and Sons, 1875 Spirit, Zamora Company USA, LLC, Handlebar, British Ginger, Kedem Winery, Maple Tree and Monkey in Paradise.
The Westhampton Beach Project is funded by Steven Colucci and Colucci Musical Mime Theater and the Lanza Family Foundation. In addition, Drydock Digital LLC donated 3 unique 1:1 NFTs from Steven’s Mime Collection for auction at the Westhampton Beach Project. 100% of the proceeds from the auctioned pieces will be donated to The Musical Mime Company, Inc., which is the not-for-profit corporation responsible for organizing and planning the Westhampton Beach Project.
The remaining NFTs will be auctioned off online at https://rarible.com/thelingerieseries and https://rarible.com/thelittlemanseries/items.